Famous Last Words - Timothy FindleyTimothy Findley ( October 30, 1930 June 20, 2002) was a Canadian novelist and playwright, who was one of Canada's most famous writers. Born in Toronto, Ontario, Findley was raised in the upper class Rosedale district of the city. He pursued a career in th
Flames Across the Border - Pierre BertonPierre Berton (born July 12, 1920) is a noted author of non-fiction, especially Canadiana and Canadian history, and is a well-known television personality and journalist in Canada. Berton is one of Canada's most prolific and popular authors and an accompl
The Glitter Dome - Joseph WambaughJoseph Wambaugh (born January 22, 1937) is an American writer known for his fictional and non-fictional accounts of police work in the U. Wambaugh's unique perspective on the realities of police work comes from experience: he was a former Los Angeles poli
The Golden Age of Science Fiction - Kingsley AmisSir Kingsley Amis ( April 16, 1922 October 22, 1995) was an English novelist, poet, critic, and teacher. He was the author of more than twenty novels, three collections of poetry, a number of short stories, radio and television scripts, and books of socia
Goodbye, Janette - Harold RobbinsHarold Robbins (originally Harold Rubin ( May 21, 1916 October 14 1997) was an American author. Born in New York City, Harold Robbins spent his childhood in an orphanage. He was educated at George Washington High School and after leaving school he worked
Gorky Park - Martin Cruz SmithMartin Cruz Smith (ne Martin William Smith later changed his middle name to Cruz after his grandmother's surname) was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA in 1942. Educated at the University of Pennsylvania, Smith received his BA in 1964. From 1965 to 1969
Hotel New Hampshire - John IrvingJohn Winslow Irving (born March 2, 1942) is an American novelist and Academy Award-winning screenwriter (for The Cider House Rules based on his book of the same name). Irving was born in Exeter, New Hampshire, in unusually contradictory circumstances that
An Indecent Obsession - Colleen McCulloughColleen McCullough (born June 1, 1937) is an internationally acclaimed Australian author. She was born in Wellington in central west New South Wales. A neuroscientist by training, she worked in various Sydney and United Kingdom hospitals before settling t