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It is 53 years today since Denise Rudberg was born.
Denise Rudberg is dubbed the queen of Swedish chick lit, and she has scored commercial high points in Sweden as well as in other countries, not least in the US. A common denominator for most of her novels is the chronicling of a wealthy upper class. Financially independent persons have access to a closed world where common people seldom tread. Education and work are areas of fun and...
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It is 53 years today since Anders De la Motte was born.
The Swedish author, and former police officer and security director, Anders de la Motte was born in Billesholm in north-western Skåne. He completed his schooling with a three-year Economics study course at the Tycho Brahe grammar school in Helsingborg, matriculating in 1990. The following year, he started his military service which included time in the military police, and he later became an ...
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Paretsky, Sara
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The American author Sara Paretsky was a leading proponent – alongside Marcia Muller, Sue Grafton and others – during a per...
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McCall Smith, Alexander
1948 -
The British author Alexander McCall Smith – called Sandy by family and friends – was born in Bulawayo in the then British col...
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Hannah, Sophie
1971 -
The British poet and novelist Sophie Hannah was born and raised in Manchester. She grew up with her younger sister in a...
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Vallgren, Carl-Johan
1964 -
Carl-Johan Emanuel Vallgren has never been sure about whether he should focus on music or on writing. He studied music and...
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