Sentences with phrase «beloved author of the novels»

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Legend has it that author Ken Kesey hated the big - screen adaptation of his beloved novel so much that he refused to watch it.

William Goldman, the author of the beloved Princess Bride novel that became the beloved Princess Bride movie, told fans that he'd love to write a sequel to his book, but has not been able to think of an idea for it.»

Ernest Cline, author of the beloved sci - fi novel Ready Player One, has reportedly netted a mid-seven-figure deal for his third book.

J.R.R. Tolkien, the architect of Middle - earth and the author of beloved novels like The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, both of which were famously adapted into live - action film trilogies, will provide the source material for yet another movie.

It's a buddy movie too, as Walt Disney (Tom Hanks) takes demanding author PL Travers under his wing to help her get through the trauma of beloved novel Mary Poppins being adapted for the screen.

All My Puny Sorrows is the latest novel from Miriam Toews, one of Canada's most beloved authors — not only because her work is rich with deep human feeling and compassion but because her observations are knife - sharp and her books wickedly funny.

Other authors you can see live and in person: Chris Pavone, author of The Expats; Padgett Powell, author of You & Me; Jay Jennings, editor of Escape Velocity: A Charles Portis Miscellany; Amy Franklin - Willis, author of The Lost Saints of Tennessee; Lauren Groff, author of Arcadia; Margot Livesey, author of The Flight of Gemma Hardy; Katherine Paterson, the former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature who is beloved for her novel Bridge to Terabithia; David Maraniss, author of Barack Obama: The Story; Dan Chaon, author of Stay Awake: Stories; Alice Randall, author of Ada's Rules: A Sexy, Skinny Novel; Ta - Nehisi Coates, author of The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, and the Unlikely Road to Manhood (and a contributor to The Atlantic); Sharon Creech, author of The Great Unexpected (and Walk Two Monovel Bridge to Terabithia; David Maraniss, author of Barack Obama: The Story; Dan Chaon, author of Stay Awake: Stories; Alice Randall, author of Ada's Rules: A Sexy, Skinny Novel; Ta - Nehisi Coates, author of The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, and the Unlikely Road to Manhood (and a contributor to The Atlantic); Sharon Creech, author of The Great Unexpected (and Walk Two MoNovel; Ta - Nehisi Coates, author of The Beautiful Struggle: A Father, Two Sons, and the Unlikely Road to Manhood (and a contributor to The Atlantic); Sharon Creech, author of The Great Unexpected (and Walk Two Moons!)

Author Jan Karon will return to her beloved fictional town of Mitford, North Carolina for the first time since 2005 with the upcoming novel, Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good.

Inspired by a true story, People of the Book is at once a novel of sweeping historical grandeur and intimate emotional intensity, an ambitious, electrifying work by an acclaimed and beloved author.

Finalist for the 2016 Prix Médicis Etrangere An epic novel of intertwining friendships and families set in the Northwoods of Wisconsin at a beloved Boy Scout summer camp — from the bestselling author of Shotgun Lovesongs

I have favorite food - centered novels, such as The Secret of Everything by Barbara O'Neal, with its 100 Breakfasts Café in fictional Las Ladronas, New Mexico; and Angelina's Bachelors by Brian O'Reilly, which makes the author's beloved Philadelphia come alive through food.

Our Souls at Night, the final novel by beloved author of small - town life Kent Haruf, who died in November 2014, is also one to look out for.

Jennifer Chiaverini is the New York Times bestselling author of several acclaimed historical novels and the beloved Elm Creek Quilts series, as well as six collections of quilt patterns inspired by her books.

In this rich and deeply satisfying novel by the beloved author of The Art of Mending, and Open House, a resilient woman embarks upon an unforgettable journey of adventure, self - discovery, and renewal.

Soar back to the fearless 1920s with # 1 New York Times bestselling writer Laurie Notaro - beloved author of The Idiot Girls» Action Adventure Club - in a stunning historical novel that tells the true, little - known story of three aviatrixes in a race to be the first woman to fly across the Atlantic.

Life - affirming without being cloying, this Pulitzer finalist is one of the author's most beloved novels.

Harper Lee herself couldn't come up with a better plot: Famously private author suddenly decides at age 88 to publish a sequel to her beloved original novel after 55 years of barely a word from her.

This is a big - hearted novel, and fans of its beloved author will savor every page.

From the beloved New York Times bestselling author of The Language of Flowers comes Vanessa Diffenbaugh's much - anticipated new novel about young love, hard choices, and hope against all odds.

Who better to wreak havoc with eight beloved fairy tales than Gregory Maguire, the brilliant, funny, and nationally best - selling author of the adult novel Wicked as well as the hilarious middle - grade series the Hamlet Chronicles.

The Passage of Love is a moving novel from one of Australia's most beloved authors, two - time winner of the Miles Franklin Award, Alex Miller.

From Jamie Ford, the New York Times bestselling author of the beloved Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, comes a much - anticipated second novel.

From the author of the beloved novel Three Junes comes a rich and commanding story about the accidents, both grand and small, that determine our choices in love and marriage.

«Perfect for fans of Jane Austen, this engrossing debut novel offers an unusual twist on the legacy of one of the world's most celebrated and beloved authors: two researchers from the future are sent back in time to meet Jane and recover a suspected unpublished novel.

Patricia Crossley, author of Beloved Stranger, a paranormal romance novel, available January 2001 from www.novelbooksinc.com.

com Brought to you by OBS Reviewer jerjen Synopsis: The beloved author of the Mystic Creek series gifts readers with a novel of homespun holiday cheer, as two families discover the joy of hope and redemption....

In the fourth novel of best - selling author Barbara Hinske's beloved Rosemont series, Maggie Martin faces her biggest cha

It is being created by a team that includes: Richard «Lord British» Garriott, the creator of the Ultima series, Starr Long, the original Director of Ultima Online, and Tracy Hickman, the author of the beloved Dragonlance Novels and a number of Dungeons & Dragons modules.

The unsealing of Harper Lee's will this week in Alabama yielded few insights into the life of the beloved author of the American classic novel «To Kill a Mockingbird,» according to a post on the website of Androvett Legal Media & Marketing.