One of my favorite things about skulking around old bookstores is the possibility of chancing upon a first edition of a beloved author’s early work and looking at it in its original context—n…
Readers will judge the author based on them, but how much can you say with one photo? These iconic author photos speak volumes.
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There are as many different author photos as there are authors (naturally), but if you look at a lot of them, as I do in my line of work, you begin to notice some trends. Some are good. Some are pe…
Erin Benzakein interviews Jamie Beck for the blog about her book, An American in Provence, and her creative approach. Get ready to be inspired!
The public life of Maya Angelou, who has died at eighty-six, spanned decades and included countless honors.
Literarily speaking, we worship at the dark altar of Gillian Flynn. But what's a murky mystery-loving girl to do when she's already powered through all three of Flynn's novels—Gone Girl, Dark Places, and Sharp Objects—and still has a ways to go till the awesome movie versions come out? Read the scary books that actually give Flynn the heebie-jeebies, of course. So we went straight to the source. "I've always had a fondness for the Gothic," Flynn said. "That's what kind of stories attract me: Why do people do bad things?" Speaking of people doing bad things: Flynn is clearly thrilled about which actors will bring the ones she created to life. We spoke before Gone Girl finalized its castings, but Dark Places had already signed up Charlize Theron as Libby and Chloe Moretz as Diondra. "Charlize is such a brilliant actress and about as far away physically from Libby as described in the book as you can get," Flynn said. "I can't wait to see her get down and dirty." And Moretz taking on the role of teenage mega-manipulator made total sense—especially considering a random observation Flynn's husband made years ago. "When Chloe was on 30 Rock, my husband turned
In 2010 Zadie Smith told the Guardian her ten rules of writing: When still a child, make sure you read a lot of books. Spend more time doing this than anything else. When an adult, try to read your…
I’m pleased to announce a forthcoming book of fairy tale poetry, created by some amazing writing friends and me. Introducing: You get the cover art and title in one fell swoop. Lucky you! We …
Sally Rooney's debut novel, Conversations With Friends, was the smash hit of summer 2017. Her new novel, Normal People, is set to make her an overnight household name
One of my favorite things about skulking around old bookstores is the possibility of chancing upon a first edition of a beloved author’s early work and looking at it in its original context—n…
A step-by-step guide to creating an author brand that is visually beautiful and communicates who you are as a storyteller through your author platform.
William Faulkner, age 33, modeling the open-collar look in this publicity shot for his novel “Sanctuary.” Photo by J. R. Cofield of Oxford, Mississippi. © The Cofield Collection. The Cofields were family friends, and photographed Faulkner over the years from 1930 to 1962. * “Man knows so little about his fellows. In his eyes all men or women act upon what he believes would motivate him if he were mad enough to do what that other man or woman is doing.” —“Light in August” (1932) * “William Faulkner: The Cofield Collection,” by Jack Cofield and J. R. Cofield (Yoknapatawpha Press: Oxford, Miss., 1978). www.abebooks.com/William-Faulkner-Cofield-Collection-Jack... An excellent series of Carl Mydans’s photos for LIFE magazine of Faulkner visiting West Point in April 1962 shortly before his death and in Hollywood in 1940 can be found at the always interesting blog A Continuous Lean: www.acontinuouslean.com/2011/05/09/faulkner-at-west-point...
Brief biography of Carson McCullers (1917-1967), author of novels, short stories, and plays, best known for The Heart is a Lonely Hunter.
From Pucci to top hats to pastel suits, these writers had a way with fashion.
Author Jared A. Brock gathers photos and inspirational quotes by more than 150 world-famous writers including Hemingway, Dickens, Orwell, and Shakespeare.
What is a perfect society, and what’s the best kind of utopianism? Terry Eagleton looks at future thinking and concludes that our system is run by dreamers who call themselves realists
George Orwell Si desiderava essere capiti. – È il destino inevitabile del sentimentale. Tutte le sue opinioni mutano e si trasformano in quelle opposte al primo tocco della realtà. – L…
She’s one of the greatest writers of the 20th century -- responsible for classic crime chillers like Murder on the Orient Express (1934), The ABC Murders
Two weeks before the release of her sixth novel, the author and essayist spoke to her friend about middle-age injuries, SoulCycle shame, and what to do when mortality and creativity collide.
Aldous Huxley—English writer, humanist, early-modern psychedelic advocate and original dangerous mind—would have turned 116 years old today. In May 1958, five years after his first mescaline trip and three years after his first LSD trip, the author of Brave New World and The Doors of Perception appeared on the late-night show The Mike Wallace Interview. Wallace had previously interviewed everyone from Margaret Sanger to Salvador Dali, and he works beautifully here with the dapper 63-year-old thinker. The future anchor of 60 Minutes ran through a range of subjects with Huxley, including how overpopulation relates to freedom; technological development in proportion to authoritarianism; future dictatorships; Brave New World in America; the power of advertising in politics; subliminals and brainwashing; education and group morality; societal decentralization; how productivity necessitates freedom; and of course drugs. Five years later, Huxley would die of cancer on the same day of President Kennedy’s assassination, tripping on 100 micrograms of LSD injected by his wife.
This article delves into Sarah J Maas net worth, her personal life, and her remarkable success in the competitive world of being an author.
A planned Virginia Woolf monument overlooking the Thames River is under fire as the celebrated author committed suicide by drowning.
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Hannah Aizenman reflects on the poetry of Mary Oliver, who died on Thursday, that was published in The New Yorker.
Author: EvanescenceBrand: AlfredFeatures: Titles are: Bring Me to Life Everybody's Fool Going Under Haunted Binding: PaperbackNumber Of Pages: 68Publisher: Alfred MusicRelease Date: 01-12-2003Details: Product description Led by the soaring vocals of Amy Lee, Fallen is Evanescence's major-label debut. This album-matchin
