Topic: Raymond Chandler

Don't Waste Raymond Chandler's Time; Roald Dahl Achieves Stamp Immortality

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Today in books: The author of The Big Sleep did not like it when Alfred Hitchcock ignored his script suggestions on Strangers on a Train, today's the day to pay your postage with Matilda and Mr. Fox, and the age of the digital cookbook may be arriving sooner than you think.

By Ray Gustini

Jun 13, 2011

Cautionary Tales for New Screenwriter Salman Rushdie

Chandler, Fitzgerald and Amis should curb the author's enthusiasm about his TV project

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