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Megan wrote: "Can I get approval for Hernan Diaz? I can't find online a straightforward mention of his birth year to link to, but the copyright page for In the Distance has his bi..."

Yes, I can confirm 1973 for his year of birth.

Kazen wrote: "Jasmine Guillory

I don't have a birth date but she graduated law school in 2002 and was on the reunion committee. Also a link to her reference page at the California State Bar.

..."

Yes - she's definitely not over 100 or under 11.

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Yes - she's definitely not over 100 or under 11."

Yea, thank you.

Question - what should we do for "obvious" authors like this one going forward? Would you like us to get preapproval, put a link in when claiming the book, or just claim the book as usual? I want to make sure you get all the info you need while creating the least amount of work :)

eta: Oh geesh, I see reading back that you asked for preapproval here so you can preload them into the spreadsheet. Never mind, carry on!

Again just checking for combo points, Anja de Jager, I can't find any details of birth year for her but looks like she fits?

Sorry, not sure how far I can stretch this task in terms of 'evidence'

Tien wrote: "Again just checking for combo points, Anja de Jager, I can't find any details of birth year for her but looks like she fits?

Sorry, not sure how far I can stretch this task in te..."

Yes, you can have her. (Once started down this path ...)

Thanks, Elizabeth.

Should I check each & everytime? I just don't want to clog up the thread if unnecessary...?

Tien wrote: "Thanks, Elizabeth.

Should I check each & everytime? I just don't want to clog up the thread if unnecessary...?"

Yes, for each of them for whom you don't easily find dates (not in their GR profile, not quickly seen in a google search, not in the google.doc). We log the dates in the database for those who are found/easily found and can easily see them when we're scoring, so you don't need to take time to post about those. But the others without dates we'll need to put in a list for just this task/season.

EDIT: I edited the above several times. If it didn't make sense the first time you read it, you might not have gotten the "right" version.

Ok, will do, thanks :)

Can I add Sandhya Menon to the list, on the basis that (1) she's currently alive (2) she looks pretty spritely in the picture and (3) she doesn't look utterly precocious and is over 10?

Thanks!

Cat wrote: "Can I add Sandhya Menon to the list, on the basis that (1) she's currently alive (2) she looks pretty spritely in the picture and (3) she doesn't look utterly precocious and is ov..."

You can have her, despite your arguments. ;-)

I'd just like to point out that not every living author was born after Muriel Spark. See (and his pic makes him look so young!):

Sailor and Fiddler: Reflections of a 100-Year-Old Author

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Cat wrote: "Can I add Sandhya Menon to the list, on the basis that (1) she's currently alive (2) she looks pretty spritely in the picture and (3) she doesn't look utterly precocio..."

It was a series of ANDs, not ORs!

Help--I mixed up two priest authors with the same name: Robert Wild. I discovered this when I looked at the author's photo and brief bio on the back of this book that I started to read:

Comrades Stumbling Along: The Friendship of Catherine de Hueck Doherty and Dorothy Day as Revealed Through Their Letters by Robert Wild.

This Robert Wild is not at Marquette and does not have an honorary doctorate, so I won't be claiming the points. (I had asked for Robert Wild in the 20.4 help thread, but it was the wrong priest.)

I think my book's author, Fr. Robert "Bob" Wild lives in Ontario at Madonna House and may be near or over 75 years old. Here is some information he wrote about himself in 2017, I think, saying he has been a priest for 50 years and was ordained in 1967. I have not been able to find his birth year.
I think he has a blog, too.

Thank you.

Owlette wrote: "Help--I mixed up two priest authors with the same name: Robert Wild. I discovered this when I looked at the author's photo and brief bio on the back of this book that I started to read:

[book:Comr..."

We can extend 20.1 Lifetime, but we'll have to have a birth date or something that will tell us more clearly that he is over 75.

Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Owlette wrote: "Help--I mixed up two priest authors with the same name: Robert Wild. I discovered this when I looked at the author's photo and brief bio on the back of this book that I started to r..."

I understand--thanks!

Just for combo: Kylie Fornasier

I can't find any birth year on Google.

Can I get approval for Rakesh Satyal? I can't find his birth year online, but his mentions that comedian , born in 1976, is his older brother.

Megan wrote: "Can I get approval for Rakesh Satyal? I can't find his birth year online, but his Wikipedia page mentions that comedian Rajiv Satyal, born in 1976, is his older brother."

Yes.

Can I get approval for Douglas Wickard? Not seeing a birth date on his web site, by he talks about growing up in Ohio in the 60's. douglaswickard.com

Norma wrote: "Can I get approval for Douglas Wickard? Not seeing a birth date on his web site, by he talks about growing up in Ohio in the 60's. douglaswickard.com"

Yes!

Elizabeth, you may have missed my request on #65?

Tien wrote: "Elizabeth, you may have missed my request on #65?"

Yes, I'm sorry, I did. Thanks for the bump and I've put her on the list!

Ruth Rendell, Baroness Ruth Rendell of Babergh, CBE HonDLitt (1990)



Kind of hard to get to, but scroll down to "Alphabetical list of all Honorary Graduates" and there she is in the "R's"

wrong thread!

Thanks, Elizabeth

I can't find a birth date for Dayo Forster, but she seems to be born in the required timeframe - her first novel was out in 2007 and she has a blog. Check out her website here: Can I get approval for her?

Marina wrote: "I can't find a birth date for Dayo Forster, but she seems to be born in the required timeframe - her first novel was out in 2007 and she has a blog. Check out her website here: http..."

Yes!

Thanks!

Aaron Bobrow-Strain

Born in 1969 according to google search and

Tony Ardizzone

Born in 1949

Got it! - Both!

Can I get approval for C.J. Petit?
He spent his first eighteen and half years in Warwick, Rhode Island and enlisted in the Air Force on October 18, 1968 and headed for Lackland AFB outside of San Antonio for basic training.

Norma wrote: "Can I get approval for C.J. Petit?
He spent his first eighteen and half years in Warwick, Rhode Island and enlisted in the Air Force on October 18, 1968 and headed for Lackland AFB outside of San ..."

Yes!

I would like to request approval for Matthew J. Sullivan, but although I can find indicators that say he's of the correct age, there are no specific dates on his profile (or website, etc.) He has answered questions on his page and joined in 2014.

Karen Michele wrote: "I would like to request approval for Matthew J. Sullivan, but although I can find indicators that say he's of the correct age, there are no specific dates on his profile (or websit..."

Well, I forgot the easiest check - my library has 1970 as his birth year and so does BPL

I can't find a birth date for Sallie Muirden but all the little information I can find indicates that she is of the correct age.

Coralie wrote: "I can't find a birth date for Sallie Muirden but all the little information I can find indicates that she is of the correct age."

I agree - added!

Thank you.

Here is another I can't find a birth date for but all the available information suggests she should fit.
Katherine Arden

Coralie wrote: "Here is another I can't find a birth date for but all the available information suggests she should fit.
Katherine Arden"

Yes. I was looking at her earlier today and agree.

Ann B. Ross seems to have been successful in keeping her date of birth private ... I cannot find it on Google or Brooklyn library system. From her photos she is perhaps not in the first flush of youth. However, she is still writing, publishing, and planning a book promotion tour for the coming year:


I'll be claiming the book in 20.10 but could you give a ruling on this one for combo points, please?

Rosemary wrote: "Ann B. Ross seems to have been successful in keeping her date of birth private ... I cannot find it on Google or Brooklyn library system. From her photos she is perhaps not in the fi..."

yes.

two more should work:

Maggie Sefton
Elan Mastai

A few more to add to the list:

Andy Weir
Emil Ferris
Kimberly Cutter
Sarah Graves
Yewande Omotoso

Rachael Treasure

Born 4 December 1968 ()

and Kimberley Freeman aka Kim Wilkins

Born 1966 ()

Tien wrote: "Rachael Treasure

Born 4 December 1968 (wikipedia)

and Kimberley Freeman aka Kim Wilkins

Born 1966 (wikipedia)"

Got 'em.

Gail Honeyman's first book was published in 2017 and she says in an interview "my impending 40th birthday was what finally prompted me to make a start on a novel" so she was presumably born in the 1970s:

Rosemary wrote: "Gail Honeyman's first book was published in 2017 and she says in an interview "my impending 40th birthday was what finally prompted me to make a start on a novel" so she was presu..."

Added!

Can Sarah A. Denzil be added? I can't find a birthdate, but she is a fairly new author who published a new book in 2017.

Karen Michele wrote: "Can Sarah A. Denzil be added? I can't find a birthdate, but she is a fairly new author who published a new book in 2017."

Added!

A few more:

Omar El Akkad
Jane Mayer
Ottessa Moshfegh

Can I get approval for Alexis Okeowo? According to , she's currently working as a foreign correspondent, something that might be improbable for someone born outside the task's age range.