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The 1980s was his decade

His novel Clear and Present Danger was published in 1989, but it was so incredibly successful (selling more than 1.6 million hardcover copies) that it...... Read More »

He owns a tank

Ever the military technology enthusiast, Clancy in fact owned a tank. Yep, that's right. A tank.(AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)...... Read More »

He has bad eyesight

As a young man, Clancy dreamed of joining the military, but was rejected from The Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) because of poor eyesight....... Read More »

His books make great video games

Clancy started Red Storm Entertainment in 1996, a company that marketed games based on his stories. In 2008, a French video game manufacturer company called...... Read More »

He was on The Simpsons

In one of the top author guest appearances on the show, Tom Clancy graced The Simpsons screen in cartoon form in the episode "Diatribe of...... Read More »

5 Interesting Facts About Tom Clancy

(AP Photo/G.P. Putnam Sons, David Burnett) Best selling thriller author Tom Clancy has died at age 66. Clancy's publisher confirmed earlier this morning that he...... Read More »

How well do you know the 2013 GG Literary Award finalists?

It's award season, and the finalists for the Governor General's Literary Awards have recently been announced. How well do you know the books that...... Read More »

The New Rules of Boy World

First aired on Day 6 14/09/13 In her 2002 book Queen Bees and Wannabes, Rosalind Wiseman advised parents on how to help their teenage daughters...... Read More »

Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize: Evan Solomon's Literary Feast

Hungry for some great nonfiction reads? We're celebrating this year's Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction with our Cook Up a Literary Feast contest....... Read More »

A reading list for those having Walter White withdrawals

This past Sunday night the world said goodbye to acclaimed TV drama Breaking Bad, which featured one of the most memorable anti-heroes in recent years...... Read More »
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