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Wilfred Zinavage, a seasoned military petty officer with a remarkable 20-year tenure in the U.S. Navy, embarked on a new chapter in his professional journey in 1978. Transitioning into civilian life, he found his calling as a CPR/first aid instructor in Norwich, Connecticut. This career shift began his dedication to imparting life-saving skills and knowledge …

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JJ Zerr, A Seasoned Wordsmith and Master Storyteller (Author, John Zerr) JJ Zerr is a talented and accomplished writer widely recognized for his captivating storytelling and evocative prose. With his exceptional ability to craft compelling narratives and evoke powerful emotions, JJ Zerr made his literary debut in 2010 with the publication of his first novel. …

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Nine years after receiving the Nobel Prize in Literature, Mo Yan, 66, shows no sign of letting up in his pursuit of crafting great stories, remaining a passionate storyteller as energetic as he was three decades ago. As one of China’s most accomplished contemporary writers, Mo Yan has generated tons of novels that are widely …

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Two of the three books in Dame Hilary’s Wolf Hall trilogy won the Booker Prize Dame Hilary Mantel, author of the best-selling Wolf Hall trilogy, has died aged 70, her publisher has confirmed. She won the Booker Prize twice, for 2009’s Wolf Hall, the first in the Thomas Cromwell series, and its 2012 sequel Bring …

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Sir Kazuo Ishiguro said self-censorship was “a dangerous state of affairs” Young authors may be self-censoring because they worry they will be “trolled” or “cancelled”, according to celebrated writer Sir Kazuo Ishiguro. Sir Kazuo, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2017, warned that a “climate of fear” was preventing some people from writing …

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Writer Margaret Atwood attends the 2019 NYWIFT Muse Awards at the New York Hilton Midtown on December 10, 2019 in New York City. The 83-year-old Canadian writer Margaret Atwood is a keen observer of life. “Storytelling is what human beings do. And every single person you will ever meet has got ‘a story of my …

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