Inspired by Walter Tull, the first black officer in the British army, War Horse author Morpurgo examines WWI from another angle with this novel narrated in the present day by a man named Michael ...

MICHEAL MORPURGO:In almost all the stories that I write sometimes I even call the main character Michael because I can't think of anything else. I'm that pathetic. MICHEAL MORPURGO:But I do put ...

Michael Morpurgo, the author and former children's laureate, is 76 on Saturday 5 October 2019, and he's beginning to feel his age. But he's not downhearted, partly because he draws inspiration ...

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Children's author Sir Michael Morpurgo has spoken of his battle with cancer. The renowned former children's laureate, now 74, had radiotherapy last year to treat cancer of the larynx. He said he ...

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L’affaire Tarnac is a story little-followed outside of France. Horatio Morpurgo tracks down the collective – whose members have been accused by the police of terrorist activity – and explains why we ...

Oct. 20—Danville local Michael Kasper continues his run across the state of Illinois, which he began Wednesday, Oct. 16 in Keokuk, Iowa. And he's not doing it alone. Using the live tracker on ...

Michael Morpurgo is a literary treasure. The author of War Horse and Private Peaceful, he’s written around 150 books, loved particularly among children and young people. He’s returned with yet ...

Michael Nietzel is president emeritus of Missouri State University. A Forbes contributor since 2019, he writes about higher education. After earning his B.A. from Wheaton College (Illinois), he ...

DETROIT – It’s rare for a European prospect to attend training camp in his draft year, but the Detroit Red Wings believe top pick Michael Brandsegg ... round pick Marco Kasper and Elmer ...

By Richard Sandomir Michael Valentine, an electrical engineer, loved to drive fast in his MGB sports car. But in 1974, after a national highway speed limit of 55 miles per hour was mandated as a ...