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Tribute to Ray Bradbury

June 7, 2012

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BBC News. President Barack Obama has led the tributes to science-fiction author Ray Bradbury, who died on Tuesday aged 91. The US President said: “His gift for storytelling reshaped our culture and expanded our world. “But Ray also understood that our imaginations could be used as a tool for better understanding, a vehicle for change.” […]

Anne Boleyn: witch, bitch, temptress, feminist | Books | The Guardian

May 14, 2012

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Anne Boleyn: witch, bitch, temptress, feminist | Books | The Guardian.

Harry Potter author JK Rowling gets freedom of the City – UK Wired News

May 9, 2012

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Harry Potter author JK Rowling gets freedom of the City – UK Wired News.

BBC News – Links between our landscape and literature

May 9, 2012

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BBC News – Links between our landscape and literature. From the London suburbs, through the rolling Cotswolds, and out to the rugged coastline of western Scotland – the UK’s landscape has influenced authors for centuries. In turn, their literary works have helped define how we think of Britain both culturally and geographically.

BBC News – Wild Things author Maurice Sendak dies at 83

May 9, 2012

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BBC News – Wild Things author Maurice Sendak dies at 83.