Biography of the life and works of author George Eliot, one of the world's best British short-story writers, famous for Middlemarch and Silas Marner.

Jan 21, 2008 - Tel Asiado

Brief biography and works of American-born British poet, critic, essayist and dramatist T.S. Eliot, 1948 Nobel laureate for literature.

Jul 31, 2008 - Tel Asiado

A boy and his talking dog race for survival through the gritty fantasy world of Patrick Ness' novel for young teens, The Knife of Never Letting Go

Jun 17, 2010 - Ed Mayhew

Brief biography of Mexican poet Octavio Paz, famous for The Labyrinth of Solitude, Sun Stone and other poetry on the theme of harmony.

Nov 5, 2009 - Tel Asiado

Brief biography of Czeslaw Milosz, Polish-American poet and writer. He was the 1980 Nobel laureate for literature; his first poetry book was Poem of the Frozen Time.

Dec 14, 2009 - Tel Asiado

American poet, short story writer and novelist W.C. Williams, also an obstetrician, was a prolific poet and writer. He is best known for Pictures from Brueghel.

Nov 24, 2009 - Tel Asiado

Brief biography and works of Sir Stephen Spender, English poet, professor, and novelist noted for his honours in poetry, poetic translations, and academic posts.

Aug 18, 2009 - Tel Asiado

Biography of French author George Sand, famous for her Bohemian lifestyle. Like George Eliot, Sand was a woman.

Jul 3, 2009 - Tel Asiado

Biography of Anglo-Irish author, philosopher, and playwright Iris Murdoch, best known for books The Bell and Under the Net.

Jul 18, 2008 - Tel Asiado

Life and works of Irish poet and playwright William Butler Yeats or W.B. Yeats, one of the most influential 20th century writers. 1923 Nobel Laureate in literature.

Jun 15, 2008 - Tel Asiado

Biography of novelist Evelyn Waugh, a leading satirist of his time, and famous for his popular Catholic book Brideshead Revisited.

Apr 8, 2008 - Tel Asiado

Brief biography and works of American novelist and short-story writer Harriet Beecher Stowe, famous for anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Mar 16, 2008 - Tel Asiado

Brief biography of influential English author Virginia Woolf, founder of Bloomsbury Group of Writers, famous for feminism, Mrs. Dalloway, Orlando, and The Waves

Jan 25, 2008 - Tel Asiado

Biography of Charles Baudelaire, radical but influential poet famous for The Flowers of Evil, a collection of poetry, including sonnets.

Sep 23, 2009 - Tel Asiado

Joseph Conrad, best known for his unsettling novella Heart of Darkness, lived a life of adventure on the high seas that ultimately inspired his writing.

Jul 15, 2010 - Carly Nugent

Walt Disney, for better or worse, was a major force in creating American popular culture. Neal Gabler examines in fine detail Disney's cultural legacy.

Mar 17, 2010 - Chris Saliba

David Fincher (Se7en) has optioned the film rights for Eric Powell's horror comic The Goon, with Blur Animation studio and Dark Horse Entertainment.

Jul 3, 2008 - Dominic von Riedemann

Finland has a lively electronic music scene with many popular artists, DJs and clubs. Websites and Internet radios make it accessible to the foreigner, too.

Aug 22, 2008 - Maija Haavisto

The most infamous crime boss of the Prohibition years was tied to the St. Valentine's Day Massacre.

Feb 23, 2008 - Scott Hayden