| Lilian Jackson Braun (1913–2011)Includes the names: Lilian Braun, BRAUN LILIAN, BRAUN LILLIAN, Braun Lillian, Lilian J Braun, Lilian Jackson, Lillian Jackson, Braun Lillian J., L. Jackson Braun, L. Braun Dzhekson ... (see complete list), Lillian Jacks Braun, Braun Jackson Braun, Lilan Jackson Braun, Lilian Jckson Braun, LILIAN JACKSON BROWN, Liliam Jackson Braun, Lilian Jackson Brown, Lilian Jackson Braun, Lilian Jackson Braun, Lilian Jackson Brawn, Lilian Braun Jackson, Jackson Lilian Braun, Lilian Jackson Braun, Lilliab Jackson Braun, Braun Dzhekson Lilian, Lilian Dzhekson Braun, Liliane Jackson Braun, Lillian Jackson Braun, Braun William Jackson, Lillian Jackson Braun, Lillian Jackson Brown, Lilllian Jackson Braun, Lilian Jackson PBS W Braun, Лилиан Джексон Браун, Lillian Jackson Lilian Jackson; Braun Braun, James Mackintosh Lilian Jackson; Qwilleran Braun | 42,169 (43,538) | 528 | 329 |  (3.49) | 71 | 0 | Lilian Jackson Braun was born on June 20, 1913. After starting out as a copywriter for Detroit department stores, she worked for The Detroit Free Press for nearly 30 years. In the 1960s, her cat died in a fall from a 10th-floor window in Detroit. Neighbors later told her that someone pushed the cat. To work through her feelings, she wrote a short story based on the incident. The result was her first three novels, The Cat Who Could Read Backwards, The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern, and The Cat Who Turned On and Off. After an 18-year break, she published The Cat Who Saw Red. During her lifetime, she wrote 29 titles in The Cat Who... series. She died on June 4, 2011 of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at the age of 97. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from The Cat Who Could Read Backwards … (more) |
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Lilian Jackson Braun has 1 past event. (show) Just Desserts mysery fiction discussion group Lilian Jackson Braun, The Cat Who Could Read Backwards. Monthly mystery fiction discussion group at a neighborhood library. Participants are encouraged to read the same mystery novel in advance of the meeting, to discuss as a group. Participants are also encouraged to bring a small dessert selection to share with other readers during the meeting. Coffee and/or juice will be provided. This month's selected mystery novel: The Cat Who Could Read Backwards, the very first book in Lilian Jackson Braun's popular, long-running "Cat Who..." series, in honor of Braun's passing in June. (cannellfan)… (more)
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The history of Lilian Jackson Braun is perhaps as exciting and mysterious as her novels. Between 1966 and 1968, she published three novels to critical acclaim; The Cat Who Could Read Backwards, The Cat Who Ate Danish Modern and The Cat Who Turned On and Off. In 1966, The New York Times labeled Braun, "the new detective of the year." Then, for reasons unknown, the rising mystery author disappeared from the publishing scene.
It wasn't until 1986 that the Berkley Publishing Group reintroduced Braun to the public with the publication of an original paperback, The Cat Who Saw Red. Within two years, Berkley released four new novels in paperback and reprinted the three mysteries from the sixties.
Braun was the "Good Living" editor of The Detroit Free Press for 29 years. She is retired from journalism and is currently writing mysteries full-time. She lives with two Siamese cats and her husband, Earl Bettinger, in North Carolina.  | |
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