Random Things
1. I have a huge vocabulary but can't spell, my grammar is weak, and English was my weakest subject in school. So, for such obvious reasons, I sold my company and became an author.
2. I have been...
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Authors
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Meet debut author Tara Hyland, who talks about writing, getting published, and imagining a fashion dynasty at war.
Watch 'Introducing Tara Hyland'
Watch 'Author Revealed - Tara Hyland'
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How did you come to write Still Alice?
“My grandmother had Alzheimer's when she was 85, and I watched this disease systematically disassemble her. As her granddaughter, I was heartbroken. But as a neuroscientist, I was fascinated…” -
Author of Half Broke HorsesThe author of the bestselling memoir The Glass Castle describes why she wrote her new true-life novel, Half Broke Horses, and shares vivid memories of her grandmother, a tough lady who made it against all odds.
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Becca Fitzpatrick discusses her upcoming book, HUSH HUSH. Her new book is a darkly romantic story featuring our heroine, Nora Grey, a seemingly normal teenage girl with her own shadowy connection to the Nephilim, and super-alluring bad boy, Patch, now her deskmate in biology class. Together they find themselves at the centre of a centuries-old feud between a fallen angel and a Nephilim…
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Author of Women, Work, and the Art of Savoir Faire
'The meaning of savoir faire is know how—literally, knowing (savoir) how to do (faire). It means competence, experience, knowing the right course of action, and knowing what to do and say and when and how to do so.'
Author Voices
My Book, "Killing Willis," Comes Out on Tuesday!
I can honestly say that this is the most special time in my entire life. I've been waiting for years to tell my side of the story. And now I finally have the chance. I'm so excited to share my...
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Susie Bright FAQ
Susie Bright FAQIs Susie Bright your real name?Yes, it really is. I was born in 1958, when "Susie" was very popular. The Bright part is my paternal family name.How many books have you written?I've...
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Keeping It Real
I’d much rather listen to a speech than give one. Nerves may have something to do with it, but I think the bigger reason is that it fascinates me to meet new people and learn new things and when...
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Bring on the night!
Hi guys,
Talk about an exciting time! VAMPIRATES: EMPIRE OF NIGHT is officially published and I’m thrilled that so many of you have got your mitts on it already and are enjoying it....
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Authors Revealed
Kate Long
Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. Better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness.
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Karyn Grice
Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. Life is short. Do it now before its too late.
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Carolee Dean
Q. What’s your fantasy profession?
A. Tour guide at Disneyland. I don't even know if this job exists anymore, but when I was a kid my grandmother took me to Disneyland every summer. I always saw these people leading around tourists and...
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Authors in the News
Hindustan Times, March 20, 2010
...The Red Saree) is selling briskly in bookshops in Spain, Italy and Latin America. Written by Spanish writer-journalist Javier Moro, The Red Saree, is a “fictionalised biography” of Sonia Gandhi...
Kane County Chronicle, March 20, 2010
... Judith Burgeson, 65, of St. Charles, was getting books from the St. Charles Public Library when Chronicle reporter Brenda Schory asked her 10 questions. Where did you grow up? Gary, Ind. Immediate...
San Francisco Chronicle, March 20, 2010
...Marion Ettlinger / picador Siri Hustvedt, author of "The Shaking Woman." Great books are answers to great questions: What do you do if you know you're dying? Ask Tolstoy...
Arizona Informant, March 20, 2010
...Shoshana Johnson has released her story as the first black female Prisoner of War (POW) and the first female POW of Operation Iraqi Freedom in a new book titled, I’m...
Yorkshire Post, March 20, 2010
...now Ian McEwan's widely-acclaimed novel Atonement is to get the opera treatment. The best-selling author and two friends are working on an adaptation which would bring the doomed love story, starring...
Irish Independent, March 20, 2010
...Ever since Ben Jonson's snide suggestion that William Shakespeare could improve his style by writing less, authors have waged tempestuous feuds, and even thrown the odd punch. Yesterday, Ian Rankin,...
Cherokee Tribune, March 20, 2010
...book. Spenser, the seven-year-old son of Mike and Tracy Smith of Canton, received 'Chicka Chicka, Boom Boom' by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault and 'Froggy's First Kiss' by Jonathan London from...
Authors from the Blogs
Comfort Spiral, March 20, 2010
...news-cast on 2 stations, and re-broadcasting it at a different time on a 3rd station. Their news director, Chris Archer , tried to sound upbeat at a conference on March 18 here in Honolulu:...
peony moon, March 20, 2010
...Stairs by Lorrie Moore (Faber and Faber) The White Woman on the Green Bicycle by Monique Roffey (Simon and Schuster) The Still Point by Amy Sackville (Portobello Books)...
a thousand beautiful things, March 20, 2010
...is her name. soooo weird/cool), ‘Opihi Baby, by J. Lovins, and Oh My Oh My Oh Dinosaurs!, by Sandra Boynton (actually, we love just about every single Sandra Boynton book). A Day on Safari is a...
The Common Room, March 20, 2010
...I'm rereading How To Read a Book by Mortimer J. Adler and Charles Van Doren and I would strongly suggest that other parents read it as well. You want to take a special look at chapter 14 as there are...
SF Signal, March 20, 2010
...Martinez on The Semantics of Fantasy Fans . Ross E. Lockhart on Genre Fiction is Going to the Dogs . Lori Devoti on Writing a book? This better be personal! @ Wired: Swift, canny book scanner bodes...
SF Signal, March 20, 2010
...Tyson's Leigh Brackett (ology) . [via The Cimmerian ] Rank the Five Greatest Star Trek Movies . Cover Pr0n: Chris Roberson shares the iZombie #2 cover . Charlie Jane Anders lists 20 Great Infodumps...
BlogDance: The best film / movie blog posts from a, March 20, 2010
...Chris Evans Offered Captain America Role post from Film School Rejects on 20 March 2010 01:46:00 AM. © Film School Rejects As any comic book shop loitering chubby guy...
My Life in 8 Words
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George M. Taber "learn, work, travel, write-then do it again" -
Kathleen Benner Duble "A treasure of shimmering bounty and wingless angels" -
Albert Clayton Gaulden "Mixed blessings ordinary man possibilities visionary servant leadership" -
Greg Logsted "I'm searching for the end of the rainbow." -
Mary Hogan "Fun. Busy. Creative. Alive. Adventurous. Tasty. Love-filled. Grateful." -
Lisa Rinna "Blessed, fabulous, real, amazing, fulfilled, big, fast, furious" -
Paul Magrs "Reading, writing, encouraging others to read and write" -
P.J. Bracegirdle "A series of naps interspersed with rude awakenings." -
Jude Deveraux "Starting over" -
James Marcus Bach "I fight bullies. I question boundaries. Eight words? Nine!!" -
Rhonda Stapleton "A crazy rollercoaster ride with lots o' chocolate" -
Christian Burch "There is always time to learn something new." -
Dan Elconin "Words are my life. So word limits suck." -
Carolyn Castleberry "A journalist and faith-filled field hockey mom" -
Debby Holt "Imaginary characters constantly butting into my domestic life" -
Starr Ambrose "Wife, mother, writer, stray cat and dog rescuer"
