"respectively. The winner, as chosen by a public vote, was Salman Rushdie's ""Midnight's Children"", and was announced on July 10 at the London Literature Festival. ""Midnight's Children"" not only won the 1981 Booker, but also the special 1993 Booker of Bookers prize, which commemorated the award's 25th anniversary. The shortlisted titles were: The Best of the Booker The Best of the Booker is a special prize awarded in commemoration of the Booker Prize's 40th anniversary. Eligible books included the 41 winners of the Booker Prize since its inception in 1969. The six shortlisted titles were announced on 12 May 2008"
"it might be thought to be a good writing style. Mark Twain (1835–1910) wrote ""generally, the fewer the words that fully communicate or evoke the intended ideas and feelings, the more effective the communication."" Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961), the 1954 Nobel laureate for literature, defended his concise style against a charge by William Faulkner that he ""had never been known to use a word that might send the reader to the dictionary."" Hemingway responded by saying, ""Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words? He thinks I don't know the ten-dollar words. I know them all right."
"Sasha Frere-Jones Sasha Frere-Jones (born Alexander Roger Wallace Jones in 1967) is an American writer, music critic, and musician. He has written for ""Pretty Decorating"", ""ego trip"", ""Hit It And Quit It"", ""Mean"", ""Slant"", ""The New York Post"", ""The Wire"", ""The Village Voice"", ""Slate"", ""Spin"", and ""The New York Times"". He was on the staff of ""The New Yorker"" from 2004 to 2015. In January 2015, he left ""The New Yorker"" to work for ""Genius"" as an executive editor. Frere-Jones left Genius after several months to become critic-at-large at ""The Los Angeles Times"". Frere-Jones left the ""Times"" in May 2016."
"I knew they were my favorite band in New York."" Sasha Frere-Jones Sasha Frere-Jones (born Alexander Roger Wallace Jones in 1967) is an American writer, music critic, and musician. He has written for ""Pretty Decorating"", ""ego trip"", ""Hit It And Quit It"", ""Mean"", ""Slant"", ""The New York Post"", ""The Wire"", ""The Village Voice"", ""Slate"", ""Spin"", and ""The New York Times"". He was on the staff of ""The New Yorker"" from 2004 to 2015. In January 2015, he left ""The New Yorker"" to work for ""Genius"" as an executive editor. Frere-Jones left Genius after several months to become critic-at-large at ""The"
"Russ Alben Bernard Russ Alben (December 27, 1929 – August 26, 2012) was an American advertising executive and composer. He served as the Vice President and Creative Director of Ogilvy & Mather from the early 1970s until his retirement in December 1981. Alben is credited with writing the Good & Plenty's Choo Choo Charlie jingle and creating the Timex watch advertising slogan, ""It takes a licking and keeps on ticking."" Alben grew up in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York and graduated Midwood High School. He received a bachelor's degree in 1951 from Syracuse University, where he contributed to"
"Jeanpaul Ferro Jéanpaul Ferro (born January 26, 1967 in Providence, Rhode Island) is an American writer of poetry, novels, and short stories, whose works incorporate philosophical, social-political, and topical conventions. An 8-time Pushcart Prize nominee, his published works include: ""All The Good Promises"" (Plowman Press, 1994), ""Becoming X"" (BlazeVOX Books, 2008), ""You Know Too Much About Flying Saucers"" (Thumbscrew Press, 2009), ""Essendo Morti – Being Dead"" (Goldfish Press, 2009), and ""Hemispheres"" (Maverick Duck Press, 2009). Ferro’s work has been published and translated in Japan, China, India, Italy, and Serbia. His work has been featured on National Public Radio [1], Columbia"
"Byron Dobell Byron Dobell (May 30, 1927 – January 21, 2017) was an American editor and artist. He is considered ""one of the most respected and accomplished editors in New York magazine publishing history,"" the editor of several popular American magazines, including ""American Heritage"" and ""Esquire"". He is credited with helping the early careers of many writers such as Tom Wolfe, David Halberstam and Mario Puzo. In 1998, Dobell was inducted into the American Society of Magazine Editors Hall of Fame. Dobell also wrote essays and poems that were published in, among others, ""The American Scholar"", ""The Nation"" and ""The"
"Grover Lewis Grover Lewis (November 8, 1934 – April 16, 1995) was an American journalist now regarded as one of the forerunners of new journalism. His lengthy examinations of film, music and more in the 1970s included profiles of Paul Newman, The Allman Brothers Band, and an influential piece written about ""The Last Picture Show"". He also did freelance work for ""The Village Voice,"" ""Texas Monthly,"" and was an editor and contributor to ""Rolling Stone"". Lewis published two books during his lifetime: ""I'll Be There in the Morning If I Live"", a book of poetry, and ""Academy All the Way"","
"to the show, ‘Naughty but Nice With Rob.’ This is only the second time that song these Grammy winners have written a theme song for a TV show; the other was ‘American Bandstand’ for Dick Clark. Rob Shuter Naughty But Nice Rob (born Robert James Shuter on 16 July 1973, in Birmingham, United Kingdom) is a gossip columnist, magazine editor, talk-show host, and author. In 2007, he left the world of public relations to become executive editor of the struggling American edition of OK! Magazine. As an editor, OK! became the fastest growing magazine in the USA, sold its first"
"Rust Hills Lawrence Rust Hills (November 9, 1924 – August 12, 2008) was an American author and fiction editor at ""Esquire"" from 1957 to 1964, though he remained associated with the magazine until 1999. Authors he championed include Norman Mailer, John Cheever, William Styron, Bruce Jay Friedman, William Gaddis, James Salter, Don DeLillo, Joy Williams, Ann Beattie, Richard Ford, Raymond Carver and E. Annie Proulx. His 1972 book ""How To Do Things Right: The Revelations of a Fussy Man"" was a set of humorous essays filled with obsessively-detailed instructions on, for example, the correct way to make and eat milk-toast."
"Bill Backer William Montague ""Bill"" Backer (June 9, 1926 – May 13, 2016) was an American advertising executive. He became an industry legend for creating the slogans ""Things go better with Coke"", further defining the product as ""the real thing"", and convinced the world that Miller Lite was ""everything you ever wanted in a beer, and less"", and should be consumed at ""Miller Time"". In 1971, Backer created the Coca-Cola campaign and accompanying song ""I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)"". His advertising career started in the mailroom of McCann Erickson in 1953, rising to creative"
"Frederik Pohl Frederik George Pohl Jr. (; November 26, 1919 – September 2, 2013) was an American science-fiction writer, editor, and fan, with a career spanning more than 75 years—from his first published work, the 1937 poem ""Elegy to a Dead Satellite: Luna"", to the 2011 novel ""All the Lives He Led"" and articles and essays published in 2012. From about 1959 until 1969, Pohl edited ""Galaxy"" and its sister magazine ""If""; the latter won three successive annual Hugo Awards as the year's best professional magazine. His 1977 novel ""Gateway"" won four ""year's best novel"" awards: the Hugo voted by"
"A. A. Gill Adrian Anthony Gill (28 June 1954 – 10 December 2016) was a British writer and critic. Best known for food and travel writing, he was ""The Sunday Times""<nowiki>'</nowiki> restaurant reviewer as well as a television critic. He also wrote for ""Vanity Fair"", ""GQ"" and ""Esquire"", and published numerous books. Gill wrote his first piece for ""Tatler"" in 1991, and joined ""The Sunday Times"" in 1993. Known for his sharp wit, and often controversial style, Gill was widely read and won numerous awards for his writing. On his death he was described by one editor as ""a giant"
"succeeding Benjamin Bradlee. As National Editor, Managing Editor and then Executive Editor, Downie personally oversaw the Washington Post's coverage of every national election from 1984 through 2008. During his 17 years as Executive Editor, Downie led the newsroom to 25 Pulitzer Prizes, including three gold medals for public service. Downie's mantra—reflected in routine stories as well as such Pulitzer-winning efforts as the 2007 exposé of shoddy conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center—was ""accountability journalism."" After 44 years in the Post newsroom, Downie retired as Executive Editor in 2008. That year, the National Press Foundation named Downie the Benjamin Bradlee"
"Norman Rockwell Norman Percevel Rockwell (February 3, 1894 – November 8, 1978) was an American author, painter and illustrator. His works have a broad popular appeal in the United States for their reflection of American culture. Rockwell is most famous for the cover illustrations of everyday life he created for ""The Saturday Evening Post"" magazine over nearly five decades. Among the best-known of Rockwell's works are the ""Willie Gillis"" series, ""Rosie the Riveter"", ""The Problem We All Live With"", ""Saying Grace"", and the ""Four Freedoms"" series. He is also noted for his 64-year relationship with the Boy Scouts of America"
"actress Julianna Margulies. Paul Margulies Paul Eli Margulies (1935–2014) was an American writer, philosopher and advertising-industry creative director. Margulies was famous for writing jingles (""Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz, Oh What a Relief it Is!"") and inventing tag lines such as ""I Can't Believe I Ate the Whole Thing."" A graduate of Dartmouth, with a degree in philosophy, Margulies retired at an early age to write about philosophy. Margulies was the son of Henrietta (née Greenspan) and Irving Margulies. Although famous on Madison Avenue for his innovative work in advertising, Margulies was best known, at the time of his death, as"
"""liberal"" rather than ""left-wing"". Prior to his broadcasting career, O'Brien was an editor of the ""Daily Express"" gossip column written under the pseudonym William Hickey, and has had work published in ""Cosmopolitan"" and ""The Spectator"". In 2015, he published a book on attitudes about immigration, ""Loathe Thy Neighbour"". On 1 November 2018 he published a book called ""HOW TO BE RIGHT... in a world gone wrong"" in which he spells out how he tries to expose and conquer prejudice. The book achieved one of his childhood dreams when it reached the Sunday Times Top 10 best sellers' list on Sunday"
"Mr. Food Art Ginsburg (July 29, 1931 – November 21, 2012), commonly known as Mr. Food, was an American television chef and best selling author of cookbooks. He was known for ending each of his TV segments with the catch phrase """"Ooh! It's so good!"""" The signature phrase, as spoken by Mr. Food, is registered as a sound trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Ginsburg was a pioneer of ""quick & easy cooking"" who, for over 30 years, paved the way for other TV food personalities to follow. With his enthusiastic style, Mr. Food specialized in practical food"
"Joseph Dennie Joseph Dennie (August 30, 1768 – January 7, 1812) was an American author and journalist who was one of the foremost men of letters of the Federalist Era. A Federalist, Dennie is best remembered for his series of essays entitled ""The Lay Preacher"" and as the founding editor of ""Port Folio"", a journal espousing classical republican values. ""Port Folio"" was the most highly regarded and successful literary publication of its time, and the first important political and literary journal in the United States. Timothy Dwight IV once referred to Dennie as ""the Addison of America"" and ""the father"
"2008. Pohl went to the hospital in respiratory distress on the morning of September 2, 2013, and died that afternoon at the age of 93. Frederik Pohl Frederik George Pohl Jr. (; November 26, 1919 – September 2, 2013) was an American science-fiction writer, editor, and fan, with a career spanning more than 75 years—from his first published work, the 1937 poem ""Elegy to a Dead Satellite: Luna"", to the 2011 novel ""All the Lives He Led"" and articles and essays published in 2012. From about 1959 until 1969, Pohl edited ""Galaxy"" and its sister magazine ""If""; the latter won"
"California but later moved to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Robert Gover Robert Gover (November 2, 1929 – January 12, 2015) was an American journalist who became a best-selling novelist at age 30. His first novel, ""One Hundred Dollar Misunderstanding"", a satire on American racism, remains a cult classic that helped break down America's fear of four-letter words and sexually explicit scenes, as well as sensitizing Americans to sanctimonious hypocrisy. Gover worked with writers for three decades, and one of his best known students was American writer Christopher Klim. ""On the Run with Dick and Jane"" was his ninth novel. His previous"
"moved to Lexington shortly thereafter. Joseph Dennie Joseph Dennie (August 30, 1768 – January 7, 1812) was an American author and journalist who was one of the foremost men of letters of the Federalist Era. A Federalist, Dennie is best remembered for his series of essays entitled ""The Lay Preacher"" and as the founding editor of ""Port Folio"", a journal espousing classical republican values. ""Port Folio"" was the most highly regarded and successful literary publication of its time, and the first important political and literary journal in the United States. Timothy Dwight IV once referred to Dennie as ""the Addison"
"Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint-Exupéry (; 29 June 1900 – 31 July 1944) was a French writer, poet, aristocrat, journalist, and pioneering aviator. He became a laureate of several of France's highest literary awards and also won the U.S. National Book Award. He is best remembered for his novella ""The Little Prince"" (""Le Petit Prince"") and for his lyrical aviation writings, including ""Wind, Sand and Stars"" and ""Night Flight"". Saint-Exupéry was a successful commercial pilot before World War II, working airmail routes in Europe, Africa and South America. At the outbreak of war, he joined"
"Hills. Rust Hills Lawrence Rust Hills (November 9, 1924 – August 12, 2008) was an American author and fiction editor at ""Esquire"" from 1957 to 1964, though he remained associated with the magazine until 1999. Authors he championed include Norman Mailer, John Cheever, William Styron, Bruce Jay Friedman, William Gaddis, James Salter, Don DeLillo, Joy Williams, Ann Beattie, Richard Ford, Raymond Carver and E. Annie Proulx. His 1972 book ""How To Do Things Right: The Revelations of a Fussy Man"" was a set of humorous essays filled with obsessively-detailed instructions on, for example, the correct way to make and eat"
"Best Seller list. In 2003, Penguin Books published his """", a satirical book on American politics and conservatism. The book's title incorporated the Fox News slogan ""Fair and Balanced"", and had a cover photo of Fox News commentator Bill O'Reilly; that August, Fox News sued, claiming infringement of its registered trademark phrase. A federal judge found the lawsuit ""wholly without merit."" The incident focused media attention on Franken's book and, according to him, greatly increased its sales. The publicity resulting from the lawsuit propelled Franken's yet-to-be-released book to number 1 on Amazon.com. Franken signed a one-year contract in early 2004"
"3, 1879. The title was a variation (""snowclone"") on a cliche used in personal advertisements in newspapers like ""The Times"", indicating that the advertiser was ready for anything. It was used this way from the early twentieth century. A trope common in theatrical advertising was ""Have tux, will travel"", and CBS claimed this was the inspiration for the writer Herb Meadow. The television show popularized the phrase in the 1960s, and many variations were used as titles for other works, but was antedated by ""Have Space Suit – Will Travel"" by Robert A. Heinlein. Paladin prefers to settle without violence"
"leukemia in 2009. At the end of his life span, he wrote a quote for the book wonder. ""When given the choice between being right or kind, choose being kind."" Wayne Dyer Wayne Walter Dyer (May 10, 1940 – August 29, 2015) was an American self-help author and a motivational speaker. His first book, ""Your Erroneous Zones"" (1976), is one of the best-selling books of all time, with an estimated 35 million copies sold to date. Dyer was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Melvin Lyle Dyer and Hazel Irene Vollick, and spent much of his first ten years in an"
"who was inspired by Capote's memories of Lee as a child, was played by Aubrey Dollar. Harper Lee Nelle Harper Lee (April 28, 1926February 19, 2016) was an American novelist widely known for ""To Kill a Mockingbird"", published in 1960. Immediately successful, it won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize and has become a classic of modern American literature. Though Lee had only published this single book, in 2007 she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her contribution to literature. Additionally, Lee received numerous honorary degrees, though she declined to speak on those occasions. She was also known for assisting"
"even years before publication, to a working writer this was a crucial difference in cash flow. Some pulp editors became known for cultivating good fiction and interesting features in their magazines. Preeminent pulp magazine editors included Arthur Sullivant Hoffman (""Adventure)"", Robert H. Davis (""All-Story Weekly""), Harry E. Maule (""Short Stories""), Donald Kennicott (""Blue Book""), Joseph T. Shaw (""Black Mask""), Farnsworth Wright (""Weird Tales"", ""Oriental Stories""), John W. Campbell (""Astounding Science Fiction"", ""Unknown"") and Daisy Bacon (""Love Story Magazine"", ""Detective Story Magazine""). Well-known authors who wrote for pulps include: Sinclair Lewis, first American winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, worked"
"ever grateful for the efforts of the ""Evening Standard"" and its readers for raising money through a tree appeal, led by Angus McGill.” Angus McGill Angus McGill MBE (26 November 1927 – 16 October 2015) was an English journalist who made his name writing a humorous weekly column in the ""London Evening Standard"", which ran for 30 years documenting all that was eccentric about London life. In 1968, with the illustrator Dominic Poelsma, he also created a daily cartoon strip called Clive, later renamed Augusta. McGill won the British Press Award as Descriptive Writer of the Year 1968 and was"
"Simeon Booker Simeon Saunders Booker Jr. (August 27, 1918 – December 10, 2017) was an African-American journalist whose work appeared in leading news publications for more than 50 years. He was known for his journalistic works during the civil rights movement and for his coverage of the 1955 murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till. He worked for ""The Washington Post"", ""Jet"", and ""Ebony"". Born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Simeon Saunders Booker and Roberta Waring Booker, Booker moved with his family to Youngstown, Ohio, when he was five years old. There, his father opened a YMCA for African-Americans. While attending Madison Elementary"
"Tom Rolf Ernst R. Rolf (December 31, 1931 – July 14, 2014), better known as Tom Rolf, was a Swedish-born American film editor who worked on at least 48 feature films in a career spanning over fifty years. Most notable among these films are Martin Scorsese's ""Taxi Driver"", for which he was nominated for the 1976 BAFTA Award for Best Editing, and Philip Kaufman's ""The Right Stuff"", for which he and his editing team won the 1983 Academy Award for Best Film Editing. Other notable films he edited include ""WarGames"", ""Jacob's Ladder"", ""Heat"" and ""The Horse Whisperer"". A member of"
"Harold Evans Sir Harold Matthew Evans (born 28 June 1928) is a British-American journalist and writer who was editor of ""The Sunday Times"" from 1967 to 1981. In 1984 he moved to the United States, where he had leading positions in journalism with ""U.S. News & World Report"", ""The Atlantic Monthly"", and the ""New York Daily News"". In 1986 he founded ""Condé Nast Traveler"". He has written various books on history and journalism, with his ""The American Century"" (1998) receiving particular acclaim. In 2000, he retired from leadership positions in journalism to spend more time on his writing. Since 2001,"