British novelist with Alzheimer’s donates $1 million: British novelist Terry Pratchett said Thursday he will donate $1 million to fund research into Alzheimer’s disease, the incurable illness he was diagnosed with last year. [SFGate]
In Hong Kong, exploring the many Asian faces of Islam: Why is it acceptable for a Muslim writer to clone the Prophet Muhammad, but not acceptable for Danish newspapers to produce cartoons of the Prophet? Why is diversity so much more interesting than demonization of Islam? And why is history so important? Some answers emerged at the eighth Man Hong Kong International Literary Festival this month, as part of efforts to inject intellectual content at its annual collection of disparate teas and talks. [IHT]
Former ‘chick lit’ author wins PEN/Faulkner award: An author initially marked as a purveyor of chick lit has won one of the US’s most prestigious literary prizes. Kate Christensen took the 2008 PEN/Faulkner award for her novel The Great Man. She is only the fifth woman to win in the prize’s 28-year history. [Guardian]
Shy school librarian finds success as author: Laura Schlitz lives out her own real-life fable – her children’s book is ‘discovered,’ wins a prestigious award, and fame comes knocking. [CSM]
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