maryportfuncity 9,980 Posted October 16, 2012 Beatrice Sparks trundled out unannounced in May...then again, given her track record, it might be a hoax! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrice_Sparks 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adrian0719 210 Posted October 19, 2012 American author and "gender theorist" Kate Bornstein has announced she has been diagnosed with early stage lung cancer. She is already suffering from a mild form of leukemia and her blog post alludes to other health problems. I quite like Bornstein's choice of titles for a couple of her books : Nearly Roadkill: An Infobahn Erotic Adventure. Hello, Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks, and Other Outlaws Kate's Twitter has proven to be a treasure trove of health info. She's going in for an operation on the 25th to have the tumor taken out. She's very optimistic about everything, but she does have a slew of other issues that could complicate matters. Plus, it is lung cancer, which from what I know is not the best kind to be having. One to keep an eye on for me, and why not with such easy access? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,001 Posted October 19, 2012 American author and "gender theorist" Kate Bornstein has announced she has been diagnosed with early stage lung cancer. She is already suffering from a mild form of leukemia and her blog post alludes to other health problems. I quite like Bornstein's choice of titles for a couple of her books : Nearly Roadkill: An Infobahn Erotic Adventure. Hello, Cruel World: 101 Alternatives to Suicide for Teens, Freaks, and Other Outlaws Kate's Twitter has proven to be a treasure trove of health info. She's going in for an operation on the 25th to have the tumor taken out. She's very optimistic about everything, but she does have a slew of other issues that could complicate matters. Plus, it is lung cancer, which from what I know is not the best kind to be having. One to keep an eye on for me, and why not with such easy access? Could we set up a Twitter list of potential DDP candidates who are dying on social media? Sid Waddell's disappearance from Twitter was the final clue that the great man had reached 140 characters and I can't be the only one annoyed that @ryan_buell throws up no more information than "DVD boxsets coming soon please RT!" for a man many of us are pinning their 2013 hopes on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 14,783 Posted October 19, 2012 the great man had reached 140 characters A euphemism new to me - like it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 8,596 Posted October 22, 2012 Happy Birthday Doris Lessing - 93 candles will take a lot of blowing out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 8,596 Posted October 23, 2012 Bengali writer Sunil Gangopadhyay dies of heart attack aged 78 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,397 Posted October 29, 2012 Dutch author J. Bernlef WP died today,. aged 75. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted November 3, 2012 The writer Janos Rozsas described as Hungary's version of Solzhenitsyn has died at 86 http://en.wikipedia....%C3%B3zs%C3%A1s Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted November 3, 2012 The renowned British Chinese writer known as Han Suyin has died at 95 http://www.shanghaid...dies%2Bat%2B95/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,323 Posted November 13, 2012 I don't have any health information on him but Laurent de Brunhoff, who continued to write the Babar the Elephant series of books after his dad's early death (his father being the creator of the series), is now 87 years of age so he might be one to watch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 8,596 Posted November 20, 2012 Nadine Gordimer is 89 today. Happy Birthday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,288 Posted November 24, 2012 She's probably not good deadpooling material, but author, poet, religious pluralist and mystic voyager Marilynn Hughes is suffering from congestive heart failure, lupus and a malfunctioning pancreas. She is the founder of the Out of Body Travel Foundation. Their website should be getting increased hits in these austere times, as people look for an alternative to conventional package holidays. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 5,611 Posted December 4, 2012 David Oliver Relin dies at 49; coauthor of 'Three Cups of Tea' died of self-inflicted blunt-force head injuries Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,397 Posted December 4, 2012 David Oliver Relin dies at 49; coauthor of 'Three Cups of Tea' died of self-inflicted blunt-force head injuries Did he hit himself with bricks? regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted December 4, 2012 David Oliver Relin dies at 49; coauthor of 'Three Cups of Tea' died of self-inflicted blunt-force head injuries Did he hit himself with bricks? regards, Hein Maybe it was writer's block... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 8,596 Posted December 18, 2012 Edna O' Brien was 82 last weekend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,358 Posted December 21, 2012 Larry L. King, the playwright who wrote The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. (not to be confused with that million-year-old TV dude) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted January 7, 2013 Sol Yurick of Warriors fame is dead http://www.wnyc.org/...ol-yurick-dies/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,358 Posted January 7, 2013 Sol Yurick of Warriors fame is dead http://www.wnyc.org/...ol-yurick-dies/ Alas, Sol Yurick... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,001 Posted January 7, 2013 Sol Yurick of Warriors fame is dead http://www.wnyc.org/...ol-yurick-dies/ And you didn't use a "come out and play" pun. See this is why guests are fucking shit on this site. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 14,783 Posted January 7, 2013 Sol Yurick of Warriors fame is dead http://www.wnyc.org/...ol-yurick-dies/ And you didn't use a "come out and play" pun. See this is why guests are fucking shit on this site. I lurve The Warriors, tis my favourite film Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,465 Posted January 7, 2013 Sol Yurick of Warriors fame is dead http://www.wnyc.org/...ol-yurick-dies/ And you didn't use a "come out and play" pun. See this is why guests are fucking shit on this site. I lurve The Warriors, tis my favourite film Can U Dig It? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 9,980 Posted January 8, 2013 Did anyone else hear (80 next week) Wilbur Smith on the radio yesterday. Just signed a new and very lucrative contract, happily married to a woman 37 years his junior and planning to work for the next ten years. Oh yeah, and he's loaded! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 8,596 Posted January 8, 2013 Did anyone else hear (80 next week) Wilbur Smith on the radio yesterday. Just signed a new and very lucrative contract, happily married to a woman 37 years his junior and planning to work for the next ten years. Oh yeah, and he's loaded! That definitely makes him a Sta Bard (anag)! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 1,845 Posted January 8, 2013 At first, this seems like a notaguest posting lifted off WIkipedia - Richard Ben Cramer, American author, has died of lung cancer. But he's someone I've actually heard off - mainly for his book, Joe DiMaggio - A Hero's Life, which I bought about a decade ago looking for 1) a weighty tome - I think it was about 600 pages but also 2) for more insight about someone I'd heard of, but knew nothing about. The book, despite clearly being aimed at Americans and baseball fans in particular achieved both aims but also, remarkably, considering its core audience that it was marketed at, explained a lot to a non-baseball fan about the sport, as well as keeping the rounder-like fans happy. Anyway, link here - http://sports.yahoo....34158--mlb.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
