In novels like "Jitterbug Perfume," the writer Tom Robbins dazzled readers with colorful characters and effusive language. He died over the weekend at 92. Tom Vitale has this appreciation. TOM VITALE: ...

Tom Robbins, the novelist and prankster-philosopher who charmed and addled millions of readers with such screwball adventures as "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" and "Jitterbug Perfume," has died. He was ...

It feels like just about every month I’m coming here to remember a recently deceased writer who had some profound effect on my life as a reader. This month it’s Tom Robbins, author of numerous classic ...

“It was more important to Tom to be right than to be famous — ‘right’ meaning not just factually accurate but also morally correct. Tom was not a prophet or zealot; he lived in a complicated city like ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The author of bizarre, hilarious, and very often, controversial novels, Tom Robbins has died at the age of 92. His death was ...

Novelist Tom Robbins, whose counterculture works included “Even Cowgirls Get the Blues” and “Jitterbug Perfume,” died Sunday. He was 92. Robbins’ death was announced by his wife, Alexa Robbins, on ...