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Annie
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Hints: It's an author. I get to go to a booksigning dinner and lecture.

You can use yes-or-no questions to narrow it down if you wish. [Smile]

[ April 26, 2005, 04:11 PM: Message edited by: Annie ]

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Noemon
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Is this author bigger than a breadbox?

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Beanny
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Send my regards to Orson Scott Card. [Big Grin]

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Da_Goat
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Is the author currently living?

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Annie
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Noemon: yes!

Beanny: I wish. Uncle O doesn't venture out this way much, though I made a point of telling him he should last time I saw him.

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Annie
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Goat: Yes! I will not be having dinner with a corpse!

Though, if they had a corpse booksigning, that might have its own sort of intrigue.

Dang, you guys are good.

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Da_Goat
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Not a corpse! That's gross!

I was thinking of an urn, really.

Um...let's see... is the author male or female?

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Portabello
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I'll bet the answer to that question is "yes".

edit: [Razz]

edit2: Man, we are thinking alike today. [Cool]

[ April 20, 2005, 03:02 PM: Message edited by: Portabello ]

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rivka
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I can answer that one! [Big Grin]

Yes.

[addit: [Razz]

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[ April 20, 2005, 03:02 PM: Message edited by: rivka ]

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Da_Goat
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Oh, right.

Is the author male?

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Annie
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yes.

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no. 6
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It's Steven King, isn't it? [Dont Know]

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starlooker
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Is it a science fiction author?

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Annie
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Edit:

No.6: No.

Starlooker: No.

[ April 20, 2005, 03:06 PM: Message edited by: Annie ]

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no. 6
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It's not an S.F. author?

It's Dean Kootz, isn't it?

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TMedina
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Has this author released a book in the last three months?

-Trevor

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Annie
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No. 6: A very mean-looking "No." And it's not Dan Brown, either, in case you want to guess any other authors I despise.

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IanO
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:looks around innocently:

Robert Jordan?
Jackie Collins?
Dan Brown?
Carrot Top?

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Da_Goat
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Is the author female?

I know you said he was male, but, you know, you can never be too sure...

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rivka
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Porter, get out of my head! It's crowded enough in there already.

Annie, is this author a sf&f writer? [oops, took too long to post]

[ April 20, 2005, 03:10 PM: Message edited by: rivka ]

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no. 6
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It's Jackie Collins. I knew it!!!

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IanO
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its the time cube guy isn't it.

He's gonna learn ya, you educated singularity
stupid ?

[ April 20, 2005, 03:11 PM: Message edited by: IanO ]

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Annie
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Trevor: If so, I am a bad fan and am unaware of it.

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rivka
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Is the author Mormon?

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Annie
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I just realized that just because this author is big time in my region doesn't mean he's neccessarily big time anywhere else. Maybe this game is too esoteric.

Umm.... start trying to figure out genre/subject matter.

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no. 6
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19th century farming practices?

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TMedina
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Does this author write primarily fiction?

-Trevor

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Zalmoxis
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I was just going to ask if he was a regional author.

Does this author write Western novels?

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Annie
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Rivka: No

Trevor: Yes

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Annie
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Zal: Umm.... as in Louis L'Amour? No. As in set in the West? Yes.

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HesterGray
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Does he write books of a spiritual/religious nature?

Mystery?
Action?
Horror?
History?
Children's books?

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Annie
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Farmgirl is a cheater and is disqualified.

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Farmgirl
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Okay _ i'll delete the link so they can keep guessing

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Porn?

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rivka
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Farmgirl cheats far more successfully than I. [Wink]

And having read her link, I say, Who?

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Annie
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Hester: There are elements of spiritualism in them. It's not the main focus.

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TMedina
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Tony Hillerman.

-Trevor

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Annie
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Trevor: No, but you're getting warmer. More literary than Hillerman.

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And having read her link, I say, Who?

Oh, do I need to send you some books, Rivka! And don't tell me you haven't seen the movie!

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quote:
Hester: There are elements of spiritualism in them. It's not the main focus.

So, it is porn then.

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Annie
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Eslaine loses the game. [Razz]

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rivka
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Yay! Books!

And I have no idea if I've seen the movie. I don't recognize the author's name, remember? [Wink]

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*kicks stones*

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Annie
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if you can still go to the link, it mentions the movie. Look it up, and then get thee to Netflix.

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Farmgirl
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I've never heard of the author either. Or the Smoke Signals movie. But after reading this, I'm intrigued...

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Zalmoxis
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Hey -- no fair! I was just going to ask if any of his novels have been made into movies.

I missed the linkage spoliage -- I'm going to assume that the answer is -- yes.

Thus my guess is: Norman Maclean.

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IanO
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:serious:

Graham Green?

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IanO
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Cormac McMurtry?

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TMedina
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Ahhh, got it.

I would never have guessed the author.

-Trevor

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Annie
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quote:
Graham Green

Isn't he an actor?

And Zal, No. Actually I thought you might be one to guess right off.

Rats. I guess I'm not as high-connected as I thought.

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Zalmoxis
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Aargh. More spoilage.

Fine.

So let me just say that I have heard of Sherman Alexie. I haven't read any of his novels, but I did read his short story "What You Pawn I Will Redeem", which was published in The New Yorker.

It's a very, very good story.

EDIT: Added a "Very" -- AND!!!! The New Yorker has posted What You Pawn I Will Redeem online.

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