![]() ![]() While he has received his share of criticism for this practice, it hasn't mattered to his devoted following and as he continues to top the charts with each new release. Unlike many of his counterparts, Patterson is a fan of collaboration and works with several ghostwriters and co-authors to keep the mysteries coming for his demanding readers. ![]() There have been nine files - seven made for TV movies and three major motion pictures that were adapted from Patterson novels. His books have sold approximately 300 million copies worldwide and he is the first author to achieve ten million eBook sales. In fact, he holds the New York Times AND Guinness records for most best-selling, hardcover, fiction titles by a single author, an astonishing accomplishment of 76! Patterson is possible best known for his Alex Cross series, which has held the top selling detective series for the past ten years. James Patterson is a world-renowned mystery writer that has dominated the New York Times Bestseller list for decades. ![]()
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![]() Koestenbaum dreams about a handjob from John Ashbery, swims next to Nicole Kidman, reclaims Robert Rauschenberg's squeegee, and apotheosizes Marguerite Duras as a destroyer of sentences.He directly proposes assignments to readers: "Buy a one-dollar cactus, and start anthropomorphizing it. ![]() A subway passenger's leather bracelet prompts musings on the German word for "stranger." Montaigne leads to the memory of a fourth-grade friend's stinky feet. ![]() ![]() Through a collection of intimate reflections (on art, punctuation, eyeglasses, color, dreams, celebrity, corpses, porn, and translation) and assignments that encourage pleasure, attentiveness, and acts of playful making, poet, artist, critic, novelist, and performer Wayne Koestenbaum enacts twenty-six ecstatic collisions between his mind and the world. ![]() ![]() shows how human care can undo what human carelessness has wrought."-The Atlantic "These authors don't hesitate to present the alarming facts: More than 1,000 species of animals (and plants) become extinct every year. ![]() ![]() Praise for Last Chance to See "Lively, sharply satirical, brilliantly written. Hilarious and poignant-as only Douglas Adams can be-Last Chance to See is an entertaining and arresting odyssey through the Earth's magnificent wildlife galaxy. Join them as they encounter the animal kingdom in its stunning beauty, astonishing variety, and imminent peril: the giant Komodo dragon of Indonesia, the helpless but loveable Kakapo of New Zealand, the blind river dolphins of China, the white rhinos of Zaire, the rare birds of Mauritius island in the Indian Ocean. New York Times bestselling author Douglas Adams and zoologist Mark Carwardine take off around the world in search of exotic, endangered creatures. By turns a poignant and hilarious look at exotic, endangered creatures around the world. Last Chance to See continues the trip-but this time the place is Earth, the date is today, and every word is true. In "The Hitchhiker's Trilogy" and the bestselling "Dirk Gently" novels, Douglas Adams has taken his millions of fans on wild excursions through time and space. ![]() ![]() But Col Palafox, the son of a rival leader, is getting close enough to spot the killer inside her. When their father sends Frey in Rafi's place as collateral in a precarious deal, she must become the perfect impostor. So while Rafi was schooled to be the perfect heir, Frey was trained to be the ultimate weapon. She's the body double for her twin sister Rafia - the precious first daughter of Shreve - and her existence is a closely guarded secret. Truly dizzy-making!' - Jack Heathįrey was raised to take a bullet. 'Impostors is the best YA I've read in years. ![]() ![]() A wild, edge-of-your-seat ride that will blow your socks off.' - Lili Wilkinson ![]() ![]() ![]() I doubt that I'll go back and read the middle books of the series but will finish it out whenever the last one is published. But most of the action is in North Carolina, ending with the famous Kings Mountain battle. Lots of history to enjoy in this one, side characters make a trip up to New York & the Mohawk Nation, meeting and dealing with Joseph Brandt (a fascinating historical character, a well travelled Mohawk who eventually settled in Canada after his support of the British in the Revolution). Those just seem to get in the way of the basic story to me. But, it also leads to author temptations to have time traveling extra characters pop in who have not gotten to the 18th century accidentally but are there plotting to change history in various ways. The basic plot device, time travel through the "standing stones", gives the author a way to have a 20th century independent educated (former WWII combat nurse, then doctor) woman in the midst of all sorts of 18th century situations and battles, giving us her modern viewpoint. ![]() But, somehow, I started the last one in series and really enjoyed it, found it more of a historical novel, with details about frontier life in the North Carolina mountains. ![]() I read the first 4 in this series many, many years ago but they were starting to drag and the novels were always so very full of "high drama and trauma" that I gave them up. ![]() ![]() So, they ask – when chance serves, what revenge will Thomas Cromwell seek on his sovereign, his prince?’Ĭromwell still has to manage and navigate the various factions in the Court and Kingdom those who think Anne’s downfall will mean Princess Mary will be reinstated as heir and a reconciliation with Rome will follow those who think Cromwell owes them favours for his rise in power and success in the Boleyn matter, and the King’s illegitimate son who thinks he could be put in line to the throne as well. ‘I only report what the people are saying.’ ‘They ask,’ Wriothesley says, ‘who was the greatest of the cardinal’s enemies? They answer, the king. He says, ‘If I wanted revenge on Wolsey’s enemies, I would have to strike down half the nation.’ They look at those who slighted him, in his lifetime – Brereton, Norris – though Norris was not the worst…’ ![]() They say, look at what Cromwell has wreaked, in two years, on Wolsey’s enemies. ![]() ‘People have been talking of the cardinal. ![]() ![]() ![]() In 1989, her novel La testa fra le nuvole ( Head in Clouds) was published by Marsilio. Her first novel Illmitz was completed in 1981 but rejected by all the publishing houses she approached. In 1978, she started writing her first short stories. ![]() She worked as a writer and editor in the television industry for several years. She received a scholarship to study at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, an Italian school of cinema, where she obtained a diploma in direction in 1977 and began working with director Salvatore Samperi. But then she read about Asperger's syndrome and received her diagnosis. She also described herself as a "strange child", and being treated by neurologists and taking medications. After her parents separated, she was raised by her maternal grandmother. Her parents separated, and she has described her father as an alcoholic and her mother as "cold and cruel". The mother's family was Jewish she is also a distant relative of the Italian writer Italo Svevo. Susanna Tamaro was born and raised in Trieste in 1958. Her novel Va' dove ti porta il cuore ( Follow your Heart) was a bestseller, translated into 44 languages, and received the 1994 Premio Donna Citta di Roma. She is an author of novels, stories, magazine articles, and children's literature. Susanna Tamaro ( Italian pronunciation: born 12 December 1957) is an Italian novelist and film director. ![]() ![]() ![]() However, the underlying messages of this hugely popular film struck me as cause for feminists to rip out their hair. I am a guy, so I will skip my tirade about how corny and cheesy I felt it was. “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” was an interesting experience to say the least. I received enthusiastic responses ranging from a rather harmless, “Oh, my God, yes … you need to see it! It’s so cute!” to a more R-rated, “Oh, my God, yes … yes … yes … YES … YEEESSSSS!!!” Since I am interested in keeping my girlfriend happy, I grudgingly bought two tickets and apprehensively submersed myself in the most anticipated vampire saga of the millennium. ![]() My concerns about the new “Twilight” movie began when my girlfriend, after watching the “New Moon” trailer with me, whispered into my ear: “We have to see this!” I inquired with my female friends, who had seen the movie already, whether it was worth 10 bucks and a 45-minute-long T-ride to Boston Commons. ![]() ![]() ![]() Switched may not be the great introduction to this series, but Torn made it all up. YouTube: Pinterest: What happens when everything changes? Website: Amazon Author Page: /author/amandahocking Her newest book is gothic romance written for adults called BESTOW THE DARKNESS.įor more info about her and her books, here are some other places to check out and ways to contact her: She has published over twenty novels, including The Kanin Chronicles, the Watersong quartet, My Blood Approves series, the Valkyrie duology, and Freeks. Her zombie series, The Hollows, has been adapted into a graphic novel by Dynamite. Several of her books have made the New York Times Bestsellers list. ![]() ![]() She spends her time in Minnesota, taking care of her menagerie of pets and working on her next book. Her love of pop culture and all things paranormal influence her writing. AMANDA HOCKING is the author of over twenty young adult novels, including the New York Times bestselling Trylle Trilogy and Kanin Chronicles. ![]() ![]() "A beautiful and evocative story of sacrifice that will stick with you long after the final page. Amparo Ortiz, author of Last Sunrise in Eterna “Revenge is certainly sweet, but Gia and Milo's journey to rewriting their history-and falling in love-is this debut novel's greatest delight.” “With intricate world-building, two main characters so fully-realized they feel like living, breathing people, and one of the best premises I've read in years, Schwartz's debut novel is absolutely compelling.” Laura Weymouth, author of A Consuming Fire "A fierce, sun-soaked and inventive ode to sisterhood and second chances." "An exploration of both hope and revenge, Schwartz’s debut creates a mosaic of enchanting prose with endearing characters you’ll want to follow through blood and stone." ![]() Lyndall Clipstone, author of the World at the Lake's Edge duology, and Unholy Terrors “As sweeping as a Roman epic, A Prayer for Vengeance combines high-stakes action with the intimacies of small moments.” ![]() “A refreshing fantasy debut about vicious girls and the boys who love them, A Prayer for Vengeance is as compelling and unapologetic as its characters. ![]() |