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A New York children’s author frustrated by a delayed takeoff was escorted off the plane by police after using “salty”...

An Alabama publisher says it’s trying to get Mark Twain’s classic novel Huckleberry Finn back into classrooms by dropping instances...

There’s that famous billboard that features a photo of President George W. Bush with the phrase,“Miss me, yet?”  Though it’s...

Anne Rice, famous for novels like Interview with the Vampire and The Vampire Lestat, among others, came close to death...

I was in a bookstore the other day, just browsing, not buying, and I noticed that Stephen King has a...

A long time ago, I wrote about Stephen King’s book, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. I enjoyed the...

If you like good political discussion, the kind that is well-researched, informed and fair, then I wanted to point out...

One of my dearest friends, Linda Hansen, is a writer I’ve quoted here before.  During the presidential campaign, she was...

This weekend, author Patricia Cornwell spent $250,000 for full page newspaper ads to defend her recent $1 Million dollar donation...

A sad update to an earlier post here at Patrick’s Place: Local radio and television personality and published author Red...

Patrick’s Place received some sad news that involves local television as well as the world of local writers in the...

I’m on Dean Koontz’s mailing list because he’s my favorite author. A few times a year, I receive a newsletter...

From John Scalzi over at "By the Way...:" Weekend Assignment #105: Share a favorite poem. My favorite poem is a...

Author Tess Gerritsen, who is primarily known for medical thrillers, is offering an interesting contest on her website. At first,...