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Bestselling Irish Author, Maeve Binchy Dies aged 72

From Guardian.co.uk: Maeve Binchy, one of Ireland’s best-loved writers, has died after a short illness, aged 72. The books of Binchy, a former journalist, sold 40 million copies and were translated into 30 languages. Her novels included Circle of Friends, which was adapted into a 1995 film starring Chris O’Donnell and Minnie Driver. Her novels […]

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Many Stories to Remember: Maurice Sendak passes away at 83

As published on Vanity Fair: Illustrator and author Maurice Sendak died today at the age of 83 near his Connecticut home, The New York Times first reported. Sendak’s incomparable books—Where the Wild Things Are, In the Night Kitchen, Chicken Soup with Rice, and, most recently Bumble-Ardy, among many others—presented a melancholy, unsettling view of childhood—and […]

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