Over a career that spans fifty years, Larry McMurtry has been celebrated as “one of America’s great storytellers” (The Wall Street Journal) and a writer who “stands among our best not only because of his uncanny ability to compress a cogent narrative arc but also because his eye for the moving detail is infallible” (Los Angeles Times).
Beginnings by Rochelle Jewel Shapiro November 2011 "The beginning really is the most important part of your writing." —Shapiro The beginning really is the most important part of your writing. If the reader doesn’t like the beginning, you’ll...
Ellen Hopkins Captivates Both Young Adults and Adults in Novels of Verse Audio Interview (about 15 minutes) An exclusive Authorlink interview with the author of numerous YA books, including, PERFECT, and her latest adult novel, TRILOGY By Paige Crutcher November, 2011...
Jerzy, Mahault, Ao, and Käinam return to The Berengia in their ship after battling the Washers and Ximen. Ao needs more assistance than Jerzy can give on shipboard and Jerzy needs to return to the vineyard. There Jerzy is stronger and he will confront Ximen on his own turf.
These nuggets of wisdom are offered by an Academy Awardnominated actor (James Woods), a popular comedian (Aasif Mandvi), and a world-famous novelist (Jodi Picoult) to their sixteen-year-old selves. No matter how accomplished and confident they seem today, at sixteen, they were like the rest of usoften unsure, frequently confused, and usually in need of a little reassurance.
From New York Times bestselling author John Connolly, a wonderfully strange and brilliant novel about a boy, his dog, and their struggle to escape the wrath of demons. Young Samuel Johnson is in trouble. Not only is his eyesight so poor that he mistakenly asks out a letter box on a date, but an angry demon is seeking revenge for Samuel’s part in foiling the invasion of Earth by the forces of evil.
To simply say that Connolly is an Irish author who writes thrillers is like saying Mozart was simply some ‘dude’ who composed music. Private detective Charlie Parker has become a beloved character in the world of crime – not to mention the paranormal, and supernatural – clique of readers. A former police officer, Charlie is a private detective who is always on the hunt to find the killer of his wife and daughter, and these ‘hunts,’ in each and every novel, wrap around another completely different crime that he must investigate.
For Riveting Characters, Change the Reader's Point of View by Rochelle Jewel Shapiro October 2011 "We’ve all read that the character has to come to an aha moment in order to change and grow." —Shapiro We’ve all read that...
When an author saves the best for last, her fans are not only exceedingly happy, but they also experience some deep-seeded disappointment that this is the very last book about what has become their favorite story. This is what Anna Elliott has accomplished. Being the final book of the Twilight of Avalon trilogy, Sunrise offers a wealth of adventure, action, deception, and one of the most beautiful romances in history – the love of Trystan and Isolde.
This is the fourth book in the seriously addictive series, A Chet and Bernie Mystery. These fascinating stories focus on Chet and his constant companion, Private Detective Bernie Little. As you might imagine, Bernie and Chet are hired as a team to solve crimes, yet the beloved dog, Chet, is the true leader of this daring duo.
