Sentences with phrase «by fiction authors»

«In two experimental studies, we were able to show that self - reported empathic skills significantly changed over the course of one week for readers of a fictional story by fiction authors Arthur Conan Doyle or José Saramago,» they wrote in the findings.

Not exact matches

«An unforgettable cast of small - town characters copes with love and loss in this new work of fiction by number one bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout,» explains Amazon.

Was it written to portray a god as a real enti ty or was it intended by the author to be a fictional story: Bible (God): yes — was written as a non fiction book Odyssey (Zeus): no - intended to be fiction by the author

You are correct no one would believe Harry Potter is anything more than the fiction as explained by the author.

In retrospect, most of the fiction I loved was penned by authors who were deeply informed by Christianity.

As Thomas Woodman points out: «In recent years the rise of postmodernist fiction and of such modes as «magic realism» [as exemplified most obviously by Latin American authors such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez] have called into question the whole privileging of realism in the novel genre.»

Authors and publishers would also testify to her golden touch, Of the 46 works of fiction picked by Oprah for her book club (which she recently closed down), sales averaged 1.5 million in 1999, the club's biggest year.

Interesting discussion — Totally agree about the «punching above their weight» problem with the current spate of «popular» atheists and junk writers, as well as the «Hollywood» treatment of Pullman, but you don't need to wade through Pullman's trilogy to get a useful insight into institutionalism vs genuine spirituality — just pick up the excellent «The Dragon in the Sea» by Dune author Frank Herbert or «The Moon is a Harsh Mistress» by Robert Heinlien — great works from the Golden Age of Science Fiction literature.

Are you really searching for theology and scriptural history in a book of fiction (as told by the author himself)?

But, whereas in ancient times the apocalyptic writers expected God to usher in the new world, the first science fiction authors described a future created by human invention.

Tn ar y Comin by the late T. Llew Jones, the most loved of Welsh language authors, many regard him as the father of Welsh language fiction.

James Dashner, the author of «The Maze Runner,» a top - selling dystopian science fiction series that was turned into a film trilogy, has been dropped by his publisher, Random House, due to his inclusion on a list of authors who allegedly engaged in harassment.

Authors of «hard» science fiction answer that question by speculating about where current scientific thinking might lead us.

This week, he's joined by author Andy Weir to explore the fascinating intersection of science and science fiction, delving into the biggest surprises about Mars and the Moon, and how Weir's novel, The Martian.

The scope of Why the Lion Grew its Mane: A Miscellany of Recent Scientific Discoveries from Astronomy to Zoology, as stated by the author, is to offer a «fascinating collection of recent discoveries that overturn popular conceptions, enter realms that were previously the preserve of science fiction, or simply add to the sum of human knowledge».

Your vision stabilizes by your early 30s, making it an ideal time for this surgical fix, says Clyde Kitchen, MD, an ophthalmologist in California and the author of Fact and Fiction of Healthy Vision: Eye Care for Adults and Children.

For the past decade I've been helping indie authors design, publish and promote their books, but now I want to write my own.Experiments in popular fiction by a literary scholar Frequency - about 2 posts per month

For the past decade I've been helping indie authors design, publish and promote their books, but now I want to write my own.Experiments in popular fiction by a literary scholar Frequency about 2 posts per month.

Each month, read contemporary stories by up - and - coming and established fiction authors, and classic flash - length stories from famous authors whose content is in the public.

Worldwide About Blog British history posts by authors of British historical fiction.

by Los Angeles Magazine, Syrie James is a bestselling author of historical fiction.

Cape Town, South Africa About Blog Blog is about Virology - related and hopefully educational posts authored by a virologist who dabbles in biologics - related plant molecular biotechnology, science fiction and red wine.

Dalton Kirk stared out the window and grimaced as the The Top 50 greatest fiction books of all time determined by 114 lists and articles from various critics, authors and experts.

The Top 50 greatest fiction books of all time determined by 114 lists and articles from various critics, authors and experts.

Beginning his career as an author and responsible for the source material of Danny Boyle's The Beach in 2000, Alex Garland then directly ventured into the film industry by doing screenplay's - again with Boyle on 28 Days Later and Sunshine - before he eventually took the reigns himself by making his directorial debut with the magnificent science fiction film Ex Machina in 2014.

Surprisingly enough, Jack's motive for hating Christian and Ana is not that Ana became a fiction editor at a publisher and her major contributions, as seen in this film, are finding an author named «Boyce Fox» (could've sworn my accountant worked at Boyce Fox) and increasing a font size by two points.

The breathtaking, richly eloquent, and visually - poetic film - deliberately filmed at a slow pace - about space travel and the discovery of extra-terrestrial intelligence (many years before Star Wars (1977), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), and E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)-RRB-, was based on the published 1951 short story The Sentinel, written in 1948 by English science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke.

The fifth and last of the original series of motion pictures based upon author Pierre Boulle's imaginative novel Monkey Planet, this science fiction film was the least - liked by the series» legion of fans.

But since he was first introduced in 1958 by author Michael Bond, Paddington has been eclipsed by other anthropomorphic bears in fiction:

In addition to running original fiction by major authors (Stephen King was a regular), the magazine contained features about older writers such as Lovecraft and Machen along with book reviews by Thomas Disch, film reviews by Gahan Wilson, interviews and more.»

And Author: The JT Leroy Story is stranger - than - fiction documentary from Jeff Feuerzeig, which follows the story behind literary persona JT LeRoy, a fictional writer created by American author Laura Albert, complete with a made - up back - story of prostitution, drugs and vagAuthor: The JT Leroy Story is stranger - than - fiction documentary from Jeff Feuerzeig, which follows the story behind literary persona JT LeRoy, a fictional writer created by American author Laura Albert, complete with a made - up back - story of prostitution, drugs and vagauthor Laura Albert, complete with a made - up back - story of prostitution, drugs and vagrancy.

In 1939 he and an author friend joined a local Science Fiction League which was presided over by Forrest J. Ackerman.

Blu - ray extras include audio commentary by author Tim Colliver (Seaview: The Making of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea); the featurette Science Fiction: Fantasy to Reality; and an interview with Eden.

Author: The JT Leroy Story Jeff Feuerzeig's stranger - than - fiction documentary follows the story behind literary persona JT LeRoy, a fictional writer created by American author Laura Albert, complete with a made - up back - story of prostitution, drugs and vagAuthor: The JT Leroy Story Jeff Feuerzeig's stranger - than - fiction documentary follows the story behind literary persona JT LeRoy, a fictional writer created by American author Laura Albert, complete with a made - up back - story of prostitution, drugs and vagauthor Laura Albert, complete with a made - up back - story of prostitution, drugs and vagrancy.

One of the most high - profile members of the controversial church says it «would be a crime» to speak negatively about the religion created by science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard

Tim Palacek stars as Katurian, an amateur author of short fiction who is being interrogated by police.

Tomorrowland: 10 Stories About the Future (Scholastic Press), compiled by Michael Cart, is a collection of stories written for this anthology by ten different authors of young adult fiction, including Jon Scieszka, Rodman Philbrick, Gloria Skurzynski, Lois Lowry, and Katherine Paterson.

Help students explore texts by authors they value in both fiction and nonfiction.

We publish fiction and non-fiction books for children aged from 0 to 14 by well - known authors and illustrators and by new talent.

Jane was a National Board Certified Teacher and is also the author of Creative Book Reports: Fun Projects with Rubrics for Fiction and Nonfiction, Active Word Play, Student Engagement is FUNdamental, and Engage Striving Students in the Common Core Classroom published by Maupin House / Capstone.

In this personal essay by Isaac Asimov, the author relates his journey of becoming a science fiction writer.

The company, founded by author Kemberlee Shortland, is primarily a publisher of adult genre fiction (from the look of...

request from an «award winning fiction author / top client» I'd never heard of (although I was obviously daft enough to accept a previous request to connect) whose 76 - page novel was compiled by a self - publishing services entity called Infinity Publishing.

The company is focused on publishing, marketing and distributing self - help, memoirs and niche fiction books by qualified and talented authors.

Note: Many fiction authors are going to feel they want to be published by a traditional publishing house no matter how well their book is selling through their own press.

He mentions a short - story collection, Godforsaken Idaho, by author Shawn Vestal, which last month won the PEN / Robert Bingham award for debut fiction.

Publishes under three imprints: Surrey which focuses on food, dining, nutrition, and entertaining; B2 Books publishing business; and Bolden, which publishes fiction and non-fiction by African - American authors.

Founded by Robert Randisi and Ed Gorman in the late 1980s to bring together professional mystery authors in a private forum to exchange ideas, the American Crime Writers League is still going strong in the 21st century as a writing organization for serious and proven writers of mystery fiction.

Genre fiction and romance will continue to be an e-book sweet spot, he added, as will e-books by self - published authors.

This site, co-founded and maintained by award - winning author Victoria Strauss, is sponsored by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and has a wide array of information on all forms of scams, ranging from vanity / subsidy publishers and literary agencies to red - flagged clauses and contractual agreements authors should steer clear of.