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Writers

Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781465483485

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Explore the fascinating lives and loves of the greatest novelists, poets, and playwrights. From William Shakespeare and Jane Austen to Gabriel García Márquez and Toni Morrison, Writers explores more than 100 biographies of the world's greatest writers. Each featured novelist, playwright, or poet is introduced by a stunning portrait, followed by photography and illustrations of locations and artifacts important in their lives - along with pages from original manuscripts, first editions, and their correspondence. Trace the friendships, loves, and rivalries that inspired each individual and affected their writing, revealing insights into the larger-than-life characters, plots, and evocative settings that they created. You will also uncover details each writer's most famous pieces and understand the times and cultures they lived in - see how the world influenced them and how their works influenced the world. Writers introduces key ideas, themes, and literary techniques of each figure, revealing the imaginations and personalities behind some of the world's greatest novels, short stories, poems, and plays. A diverse variety of authors are covered, from the Middle Ages to present day, providing a compelling glimpse into the lives of the people behind the page.

The Writing Life

Author : Marie Arana
Publisher : Public Affairs
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2003-05-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015060353599

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In this dazzling collection of essays, today's most celebrated writers explore their personal relationships with the literary life.

A Writer's Book of Days

Author : Judy Reeves
Publisher : New World Library
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2010-08-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1577313127

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A Writer's Book of Days by Judy Reeves Pdf

First published a decade ago, A Writer's Book of Days has become the ideal writing coach for thousands of writers. Newly revised, with new prompts, up-to-date Web resources, and more useful information than ever, this invaluable guide offers something for everyone looking to put pen to paper — a treasure trove of practical suggestions, expert advice, and powerful inspiration. Judy Reeves meets you wherever you may be on a given day with: • get-going prompts and exercises • insight into writing blocks • tips and techniques for finding time and creating space • ways to find images and inspiration • advice on working in writing groups • suggestions, quips, and trivia from accomplished practitioners Reeves's holistic approach addresses every aspect of what makes creativity possible (and joyful) — the physical, emotional, and spiritual. And like a smart, empathetic inner mentor, she will help you make every day a writing day.

The Book That Changed My Life

Author : Roxanne J. Coady,Joy Johannessen
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2007-10-18
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1592403174

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The Book That Changed My Life by Roxanne J. Coady,Joy Johannessen Pdf

Now in paperback, a delightful collection of essays on the transformative power of reading In The Book That Changed My Life, our most admired writers, doctors, professors, religious leaders, politicians, chefs, and CEO s share the books that mean the most to them. For Doris Kearns Goodwin it was Barbara Tuchman's The Guns of August, which inspired her to enter a field, history writing, traditionally reserved for men. For Jacques Pépin it was The Myth of Sisyphus, which taught him the importance of personal responsibility, dignity, and goodness in the midst of existentialist France. A testament to the life-altering importance of literature, this book inspires us to return to old favorites and seek out new treasures. All proceeds go to The Read to Grow Foundation, which partners with urban hospitals to provide books and literacy information to newborns and their families.

The Writer's Library

Author : Nancy Pearl,Jeff Schwager
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-08
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780062968517

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The Writer's Library by Nancy Pearl,Jeff Schwager Pdf

NEW & NOTEWORTHY ~ THE NEW YORK TIMES With a Foreword by Susan Orlean, twenty-three of today's living literary legends, including Donna Tartt, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Andrew Sean Greer, Laila Lalami, and Michael Chabon, reveal the books that made them think, brought them joy, and changed their lives in this intimate, moving, and insightful collection from "American's Librarian" and recipient of the National Book Foundation's Literarian Award for Outstanding Service Nancy Pearl and noted playwright Jeff Schwager that celebrates the power of literature and reading to connect us all. Before Jennifer Egan, Louise Erdrich, Luis Alberto Urrea, and Jonathan Lethem became revered authors, they were readers. In this ebullient book, America’s favorite librarian Nancy Pearl and noted-playwright Jeff Schwager interview a diverse range of America's most notable and influential writers about the books that shaped them and inspired them to leave their own literary mark. Illustrated with beautiful line drawings, The Writer’s Library is a revelatory exploration of the studies, libraries, and bookstores of today’s favorite authors—the creative artists whose imagination and sublime talent make America's literary scene the wonderful, dynamic world it is. A love letter to books and a celebration of wordsmiths, The Writer’s Library is a treasure for anyone who has been moved by the written word. The authors in The Writer’s Library are: Russell Banks TC Boyle Michael Chabon Susan Choi Jennifer Egan Dave Eggers Louise Erdrich Richard Ford Laurie Frankel Andrew Sean Greer Jane Hirshfield Siri Hustvedt Charles Johnson Laila Lalami Jonathan Lethem Donna Tartt Madeline Miller Viet Thanh Nguyen Luis Alberto Urrea Vendela Vida Ayelet Waldman Maaza Mengiste Amor Towles

The Secret Life of Writers

Author : Guillaume Musso
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2022-07-21
Category : Authors
ISBN : 1474619142

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The Secret Life of Writers by Guillaume Musso Pdf

'THE FRENCH SUSPENSE KING' New York Times 'It's no wonder that Musso is one of France's most loved, bestselling authors' Harlan Coben In 1999, after publishing three cult novels, celebrated author Nathan Fawles announces the end of his writing career and withdraws to Beaumont, a wild and beautiful island off the Mediterranean coast. Autumn 2018. As Fawles' novels continue to captivate readers, Mathilde Monney, a young Swiss journalist, arrives on the island, determined to unlock the writer's secrets and secure his first interview in twenty years. That same day, a woman's body is discovered on the beach and the island is cordoned off by the authorities. And so, begins a dangerous face off between Mathilde and Nathan, in which the line between truth and fiction becomes increasingly blurred... Praise for Guillaume Musso and The Reunion 'Extraordinary' Sunday Times 'Breathtakingly good. Do not miss it' Daily Mail 'One of the great thriller writers of our age' Daily Express 'Stylish and streamlined, nostalgic... More please' The Times 'Hugely enjoyable and beautifully staged, with an audacious authorial coup at the death that is simply breathtaking' Irish Times 'The French call it a coup de foudre: a strike of lightning. That's how The Reunion zapped me, electrified me. For almost a decade, Guillaume Musso has reigned supreme as France's most popular author, and with this he's instantly poised to join the ranks of Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbo' A.J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window

Failure, A Writer's Life

Author : Joe Milutis
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-25
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781780997032

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Failure, A Writer's Life by Joe Milutis Pdf

Failure, A Writer’s Life is a catalogue of literary monstrosities. Its loosely organized vignettes and convolutes provide the intrepid reader with a philosophy for the unreadable, a consolation for the ignored, and a map for new literary worlds.

Saskatchewan Writers

Author : University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center
Publisher : University of Regina Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0889771634

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Saskatchewan Writers by University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center Pdf

The more than 175 biographies in this volume together tell the story of writing in Saskatchewan. As David Carpenter notes in his introduction to the volume: "The writers whose lives are told in these pages are part of an extraordinary cultural community that has touched and been touched by the people and landscape of this province."

Lives of the Writers

Author : Kathleen Krull
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Authors
ISBN : 0152480099

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Short biographies of twenty writers from various countries and historical periods.

We Wanted to Be Writers

Author : Eric Olsen,Glenn Schaeffer
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011-08-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781602397354

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We Wanted to Be Writers by Eric Olsen,Glenn Schaeffer Pdf

An upbeat anthology of interviews, anecdotes and historical insights by more than 20 graduates and teachers from the famous Iowa Writers' Workshops between 1974 and 1978 includes entries about such famous attendees as John Irving, Jane Smiley and T. C. Boyle. Original.

A Sense of Place

Author : Michael Shapiro
Publisher : Travelers' Tales
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2009-05-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781932361810

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In A Sense of Place, journalist/travel writer Michael Shapiro goes on a pilgrimage to visit the world's great travel writers on their home turf to get their views on their careers, the writer's craft, and most importantly, why they chose to live where they do and what that place means to them. The book chronicles a young writer’s conversations with his heroes, writers he's read for years who inspired him both to pack his bags to travel and to pick up a pen and write. Michael skillfully coaxes a collective portrait through his interviews, allowing the authors to speak intimately about the writer's life, and how place influences their work and perceptions. In each chapter Michael sets the scene by describing the writer's surroundings, placing the reader squarely in the locale, whether it be Simon Winchester's Massachusetts, Redmond O'Hanlon's London, or Frances Mayes's Tuscany. He then lets the writer speak about life and the world, and through quiet probing draws out fascinating commentary from these remarkable people. For Michael it’s a dream come true, to meet his mentors; for readers, it's an engaging window onto the twin landscapes of great travel writers and the world in which they live.

A Reader's Book of Days: True Tales from the Lives and Works of Writers for Every Day of the Year

Author : Tom Nissley
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-04
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780393241495

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A Reader's Book of Days: True Tales from the Lives and Works of Writers for Every Day of the Year by Tom Nissley Pdf

A witty and addictively readable day-by-day literary companion. At once a love letter to literature and a charming guide to the books most worth reading, A Reader's Book of Days features bite-size accounts of events in the lives of great authors for every day of the year. Here is Marcel Proust starting In Search of Lost Time and Virginia Woolf scribbling in the margin of her own writing, "Is it nonsense, or is it brilliance?" Fictional events that take place within beloved books are also included: the birth of Harry Potter’s enemy Draco Malfoy, the blood-soaked prom in Stephen King’s Carrie. A Reader's Book of Days is filled with memorable and surprising tales from the lives and works of Martin Amis, Jane Austen, James Baldwin, Roberto Bolano, the Brontë sisters, Junot Díaz, Philip K. Dick, Charles Dickens, Joan Didion, F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Keats, Hilary Mantel, Haruki Murakami, Flannery O’Connor, Orhan Pamuk, George Plimpton, Marilynne Robinson, W. G. Sebald, Dr. Seuss, Zadie Smith, Susan Sontag, Hunter S. Thompson, Leo Tolstoy, David Foster Wallace, and many more. The book also notes the days on which famous authors were born and died; it includes lists of recommended reading for every month of the year as well as snippets from book reviews as they appeared across literary history; and throughout there are wry illustrations by acclaimed artist Joanna Neborsky. Brimming with nearly 2,000 stories, A Reader's Book of Days will have readers of every stripe reaching for their favorite books and discovering new ones.

A Writer's Workbook

Author : Caroline Sharp
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781250122490

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Aspiring doctors have medical school. Karate students have belts of different colors. Pianists have scales and arpeggios. But what system do writers have for getting and staying "in shape," to help them focus, practice, and make progress? A Writer's Workbook is Caroline Sharp's ingenious collection of exercises to inspire, encourage, warm up, and jump-start anyone who writes. A wise and funny friend who will cheerlead you through even your darkest can't-write days and "every idea I've ever had is awful" nights, she provides encouraging suggestions, hilarious observations, and an amazingly vivid catalogue of writers' neuroses (with advice on overcoming them, of course). From "Roget's Resume" and "Emulating Ernest" to "End Well," "The Rewrite Rut," and "Dear John," the exercises in this generous, wry workbook will keep your ideas fresh, your mind open, and your pen moving.

These are Our Lives

Author : Federal Writers' Project
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1939
Category : Southern States
ISBN : UVA:X000548635

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Shelf Life

Author : Alex Johnson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Books and reading
ISBN : 0712352864

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"Without answering in detail, I shall assume that the book-buyer is a book-lover, that his love is a tenacious, not a transitory love, and that for him the question is how best to keep his books."--W.E. GladstoneBooks; reading, collecting and the physical housing of them has brought the book-lover joy - and stress - for centuries. Fascinated writers have tried to capture the particular relationships we form with our library, and the desperate troubles we will undergo to preserve it. With Alex Johnson as your guide, immerse yourself in this eclectic anthology and hear from an iconic Prime Minister musing over the best way to store your books and an illustrious US President explaining the best works to read outdoors. Enjoy serious speculations on the psychological implications of reading from a 19th century philosopher, and less serious ones concerning the predicament of dispensing with unwanted volumes or the danger of letting children (the 'enemies of books') near your collection.