Tweet us today with author birthdays! April 25 Grace Rasp Nuri (born April 25, 1899) – Turkish Cypriot-German novelist https://androom.home.xs4all.nl/biography/p072334.htm “Mostly unknown today, Grace Rasp-Nuri was an early mediator between German and Turkish culture. … Grace Rasp-Nuri wrote for adults … Continue reading
Tweet us today with author birthdays! April 18 Costas [or Kostas] Ferris (b. 1935) – Greek film director, screenwriter, lyricist – Rembetiko (1983) Read a biography of Costas Ferris http://www.vangelislyrics.com/costas-ferris-biography.htm Watch a film clip from Rembetiko (in Greek) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDYB79AaML4 Read … Continue reading
Tweet us today with author birthdays! April 11 Sergei Vasilievich Lukyanenko (Серге́й Васи́льевич Лукья́ненко) (b. 1968) – Russian science fiction writer – Night Watch Read the Wikipedia entry for Sergei Lukyanenko April 12 Tama Janowitz (b. 1957) – U.S. novelist, … Continue reading
Tweet us today with author birthdays! April 4 Maya Angelou (Marguerite Ann Johnson) (b. 1928) – U.S. poet, autobiographer, playwright, essayist, singer, dancer – I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Read a biography of Maya Angelou Watch a … Continue reading
