Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Siobhan Dowd

Born: February 4, 1960
Died: August 21, 2007 (aged 47)
Bio: Siobhan Dowd was a British writer and activist. The last book she completed, Bog Child posthumously won the 2009 Carnegie Medal from the professional librarians, recognising the year's best book for children or young adults published in the UK
Known for:
- The London Eye Mystery (2007)
- Bog Child
- A Swift Pure Cry (2006)
- Solace of the Road
- The Ransom of Dond