At Lafayette’s Acalanes High School nearby, Cedric He, 17, says he spent most of his junior year writing and self-publishing the 30-page text.

British crime novelist Mick Herron won the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Diamond Dagger award for lifetime contribution to crime writing. Herron, 61, is best known for his ‘Slough House’ spy series ...

Newcastle-born author Mick Herronrom , who studied English Literature at Oxford, has been named the 2025 recipient of the Crime Writers' Association (CWA) Diamond Dagger.

Diana Wharton Sennaar is an award-winning composer and a founding member of the internationally-renowned vocal ensemble, Sweet Honey in the Rock. Her noted career includes composing for the Broadway ...

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Part-time Vermonter Gregory Maguire, who wrote the bestselling novel 'Wicked,' visited with Ariana Grande on the movie set in London and knew there would be Oscar buzz for her performance.

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