Clorox Bleachman 2,560 Posted January 1 The 'actual' account has fewer followers and hasn't posted since 2018. Hmm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 13,203 Posted January 1 29 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said: You can just buy an account and wipe all the previous tweets though. If it's not blueticked then there's no penalty for changing the username. That’s a niche theory. Isn’t it more likely they genuinely built up that follower count, then simply wiped all their own tweets, then changed their display pic, handle and screen name? Not hard to achieve, but obviously takes time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,787 Posted January 1 6 hours ago, Spade_Cooley said: This is the Italian author death hoaxer, right? Confirmed as a hoax by Tommasso Debenedetti Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neol Edmunds 99 Posted January 1 French Author Pascal Lainé, potentially best known as Prix Goncourt winner for La Dentellière in 1974, dead aged 82. https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2024/12/31/pascal-laine-prix-goncourt-1974-pour-la-dentelliere-est-mort-a-l-age-de-82-ans_6475854_3382.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,787 Posted January 3 On 01/06/2015 at 13:10, Bibliogryphon said: David Lodge (80) is complaining of diminishing creativity in old age. May not write another novel. David Lodge has died aged 89. Obituaries: The Guardian, The Times, The Telegraph, The Independent, Daily Mail, BBC 5 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,765 Posted January 3 56 minutes ago, Thatcher said: David Lodge has died aged 89. Early hit for my DDP theme team Was a unique pick last year 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,787 Posted January 3 Noreen Riols, British spy and author, has died aged 98. Obituaries: The Guardian, The Telegraph, BBC, Daily Mail and The Times 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,787 Posted January 3 Derek Parker (b. 1932), British author and broadcaster, reportedly dead. He wrote Parker’s Astrology books with his wife, Julia Parker (b. 1932). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,711 Posted January 3 Feck, this week's been so deadly for British writers I'm off for a checkup! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,449 Posted January 4 Andrew Pyper, a writer of award-winning literary thrillers, has died. He was 56. Pyper had been suffering from cancer. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/andrew-pyper-toronto-writer-of-literary-thrillers-dead-at-56/article_fe3b18fa-ca33-11ef-aaa2-d7555a69d849.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,449 Posted January 5 Richard Foreman, a playwright of more than 50 plays and founder of the Ontological-Hysteric Theater, has died. He was 87. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/04/theater/richard-foreman-dead.html (Behind paywall) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heef 171 Posted January 5 On 04/01/2025 at 00:12, Thatcher said: David Lodge has died aged 89. Obituaries: The Guardian, The Times, The Telegraph, The Independent, Daily Mail, BBC I did enjoy his satires of the university system. Unsurprisingly, they're still utterly relevant today - 40+ years later. Nice Work and Small World are decent reads, even if you've never worked in the system. Really, they're so close to the reality, it's a bit rude to proffer them as satirical. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,449 Posted January 9 Joseph Monninger, author of more than 30 books and a Professor of English at Plymouth State University, has died. He was 71. https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/author-joseph-monninger-dies-at-71/ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,263 Posted January 9 7 minutes ago, alt obits guy said: Joseph Monninger, author of more than 30 books and a Professor of English at Plymouth State University, has died. He was 71. https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/author-joseph-monninger-dies-at-71/ DDP pick last year for Banana (I believe) Wonder if he's been picked this year? @Banana @Death Impends 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 8,320 Posted January 9 29 minutes ago, Octopus of Odstock said: DDP pick last year for Banana (I believe) Wonder if he's been picked this year? @Banana @Death Impends He is picked again this year. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,715 Posted January 10 Catherine Aird Telegraph Obit: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2025/01/10/catherine-aird-classic-whodunnits-waspish-wit-died-obituary/ A 2024 death. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,449 Posted January 13 Kitty Flynn, a noted Irish author and historian, has died. She was 98. https://www.westmeathindependent.ie/2025/01/12/passing-of-one-of-regions-most-remarkable-citizens/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,787 Posted January 13 Neil Gaiman facing some further unsavoury allegations including rape and sexual abuse. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,711 Posted January 13 32 minutes ago, Thatcher said: Neil Gaiman facing some further unsavoury allegations including rape and sexual abuse. The number of mutual friends, hard nosed old timer sorts who don't do this lightly, who have dropped him like a hot potato is very telling, could be tip of iceberg tbh. Lawrence Miles called him out years ago for being "creepy" around young female fans and the fact he never got warned by legal for saying it is in hindsight quite telling. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,339 Posted January 13 I hope that doesn't mean all his books will be rounded up and pulped. That seems to be the way things are heading now. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,771 Posted January 13 Archive of the article that isn't paywalled. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,771 Posted January 13 1 hour ago, time said: Is he dead? Social media wish he was. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,595 Posted January 13 Toast is right here.You cant discount a geniuses work and pretend it never existed.To do so is cultural vandalism. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,807 Posted January 14 8 hours ago, Sean said: Toast is right here.You cant discount a geniuses work and pretend it never existed.To do so is cultural vandalism. Well I'm not asking the BBC for my "Jim fixed it for me" badge back after I returned it to them in an unmarked package with a suitably horrified letter. Come to that I'm still a bit concerned about my Crackerjack Pencil to be honest. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
