The prolific author, who died Thursday at 66, was known for his novels about the fantasy planet Discworld, populated by humans, witches, trolls and dwarves — and a very human, sympathetic Death.
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100-Year-Old Message In A Bottle Plucked From Baltic Sea
On a nature hike along Germany’s Baltic Coast in 1913, 20-year-old Richard Platz scrawled a note on a postcard, shoved it into a brown beer bottle, corked it and tossed it into the sea.
Tom Clancy, Master Of Military Techno-Thrillers, Dies
Tom Clancy, the best-selling writer of such “techno-thrillers” as The Hunt for Red October, Red Storm Rising and Patriot Games, has died.
Book News: Amazon Posts Loss As It Focuses On Long Game
Amazon reported an unexpected second-quarter Thursday of about $7 million — though revenue rose 22 percent — as it continues to bet big on investments in digital content.
Arctic Son: Fulfilling the Dream
– Tuesday at 8:00 pm – One family, alone in the Brooks Range for 14 Months. A true Alaska documentary, “Arctic Son” describes their adventures. Author Jeanie Aspen, daughter of Alaskan adventurers Constance and Bud Helmericks, sets out with her husband, Tom, their 6-year-old son, Luke, and friend Laurie for fourteen months alone in Alaska’s […]