![]() He also had a successful parallel career as the writer of macabre adult short stories, usually with a dark sense of humour and a surprise ending. Dahl went on to create some of the best-loved children's stories of the 20th century, such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda and James and the Giant Peach. The book was commissioned by Walt Disney for a film that was never made, and published in 1943. ![]() His first children's book was The Gremlins, about mischievous little creatures that were part of RAF folklore. Its title was inspired by a highly inaccurate and sensationalized article about the crash that blinded him, which claimed he had been shot down instead of simply having to land because of low fuel. The story, about his wartime adventures, was bought by the Saturday Evening Post for $900, and propelled him into a career as a writer. ![]() Today the story is published as A Piece of Cake. Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of Norwegian descent, who rose to prominence in the 1940's with works for both children and adults, and became one of the world's bestselling authors.ĭahl's first published work, inspired by a meeting with C. ![]()
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![]() The brilliant international bestseller reissued in the new Kelley Armstrong cover style. Abandon the only people who truly understand her new nature, or help them to save the lover who ruined her life, and who still wants her back at any cost. When a series of brutal murders threatens the Pack - and Clay - Elena is forced to make an impossible choice. Betrayed and furious, she cannot accept her transformation, and wants nothing to do with her Pack - a charismatic group of fellow werewolves who say they want to help. Kelley Armstrong (author), Tanith Lee (author), Freda Warrington (author). It always does.'Įlena Michaels didn't know that her lover Clay was a werewolf until he bit her, changing her life forever. More please!' - Joanne Harris, author of Chocolate It's clever, quirky, hip and funny, skating between genres with style and grace. ![]() ![]() ![]() The heroine is the most appealing I have come across in ages. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I got to work with some amazing authors: Bradford Morrow ( totally had a crush on him) and Mona Simpson, mainly. ![]() ![]() I went through three majors there (yes, in two years), the last of which was creative writing. I went to Bard College for a couple of years, which really opened my mind to some things. Thinking back, I am so very, very grateful to them. They would read my stories and pass them around, and tell me who their favorite characters were and request that the next story have this or that in it. Writing became an escape for me.Īfter a couple of years I settled in, however, and I was incredibly lucky to have several high school friends who encouraged me to write. I was miserable and homesick for Richmond, Virgina. You might expect me to have been thrilled, but I was not. My mom and dad had just split up and my mother, a French citizen, took me back with her to live in Paris. I first started writing fiction when I was 13 years old. ![]() ![]() ![]() Rushdie combined the names of two of his favorite authors Conrad and Chekhov to come up with the name Joseph Anton. The police asked him to choose an alias in order to go underground. ![]() He was under constant vigilance by a team of armed police. ![]() Joseph Anton: A Memoir is a frank, brutal, moving, provocative, and honest account of Rushdie’s life after this fatwa. And thus began an extraordinary tale of a world renowned author who was forced to go underground for fear that he would be assassinated. Rushdie had never heard of the word fatwa and he was unaware of what was going to happen to him. His crime was that his book was accused of being against Islam and the Quran. On 14th February 1989, a BBC journalist informed Rushdie that a fatwa has been issued against him by the spiritual and political leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini. Very soon Rushdie had to face the repercussions for his work such as protests by the Muslim communities in Islamabad and the UK. The Indian government banned it even before its release, but this was not the end. Salman Rushdie published his fourth novel The Satanic Verses in 1988, which soon became his most controversial work. Joseph Anton: A Memoir is a compelling account of Salman Rushdie’s life in hiding that lasted ten years, because of the fatwa issued against him. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As we learn more about the true nature of the characters, the narrators slightly change the way they speak. “The most captivating part of the narration is the shift in the characters’ voices as the story progresses. Occult accoutrements, descriptions of the wild landscape, and a twisting-turning plot create an uncertain atmosphere that constantly shift readers’ perceptions of who is trustworthy.” shimmer with sumptuous descriptions and complicated psychologies. Nicely constructed and planned, with unexpected twists to intrigue and entertain.” An eerie, tangled story with plenty of questions: Who can be trusted? Who-or what-pulls the strings?. “Tucholke walks a fine, spine-chilling line. ![]() ![]() She became interested in writing for children when she and her husband had a son. Throughout her career, she has had writing jobs in public relations as well as freelance work in educational publishing, mass market and trade publishing. Her prize included a trip to Washington, D.C. She began her writing career at age 16 when she won a state essay contest. The Know-Nothings series now includes four books about the silly four-Morris, Boris, Doris and Norris-and their dog, F Michele Sobel Spirn has written and published over 40 books for children. Influenced by the work of children’s book authors Arnold Lobel and James Marshall, among others, she wrote The Know-Nothings, an “I Can Read” book about four foolish friends. ![]() ![]() ![]() Michele Sobel Spirn has written and published over 40 books for children. ![]() ![]() ![]() News quickly spreads that there are Carls in dozens of cities around the world - everywhere from Beijing to Buenos Aires - and April, as their first documentarian, finds herself at the center of an intense international media spotlight. ![]() The next day April wakes up to a viral video and a new life. Delighted by its appearance and craftsmanship - like a 10-foot-tall Transformer wearing a suit of samurai armor - April and her friend Andy make a video with it, which Andy uploads to YouTube. Coming home from work at three a.m., 23-year-old April May stumbles across a giant sculpture. ![]() In his much-anticipated debut novel, Hank Green - co-creator of Crash Course, Vlogbrothers, and SciShow - spins a sweeping, cinematic tale about a young woman who becomes an overnight celebrity before realizing she's part of something bigger, and stranger, than anyone could have possibly imagined. The instant number-one New York Times best seller ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() These essays are central to the liberal tradition, but their interpretation and how we should understand their connection with each other are both contentious. They have formed the basis for many of the political institutions of the West since the late nineteenth century, tackling as they do the appropriate grounds for protecting individual liberty, the basic principles of ethics, the benefits and the costs of representative institutions, and the central importance of gender equality in society. ![]() Mill's four essays, 'On Liberty', 'Utilitarianism', 'Considerations on Representative Government', and 'The Subjection of Women' examine the most central issues that face liberal democratic regimes - whether in the nineteenth century or the twenty-first. 'it is only the cultivation of individuality which produces, or can produce, well developed human beings' ![]() ![]() ![]() Robyn Carr is a RITA® Award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author of almost fifty novels, including the critically acclaimed Virgin River series. Time, and when I had more time I belonged to two Read More. 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