Sentences with phrase «debut novels are»

Let's start with the obvious: most debut novels aren't 900 pages long.

However, debut novels are optioned: Melanie Raab's The Trap, Michael Hodges's The Puller, Kathryn Stockett's The Help.

Mysterious characters from the city surrounding the hospital will be crucial in determining the baby's fate, as will a workaholic British doctor with whom Mariam finds herself falling in love... Alice Allan's debut novel is an original, vivid and moving story about attachment and loss.

Set on both sides of the Atlantic, Iain Duncan Smith's debut novel is an ingenious fast - paced thriller with an intriguing cast of characters reaching the highest level of office.

A Manchester - based author whose debut novel was initially rejected by British publishers has won one of the world's richest literary prizes.

Set in 1987, the first few pages of Jason Rekulak's debut novel are nearly as laden with nostalgic references as Ernest Cline's books.

Audrey Niffenegger's 2003 debut novel was a wonderfully immersive and emotionally involving experience.

Jessica Jones star Krysten Ritter's debut novel is a psychological thriller about small - town corruption.

His debut novel was When I Was the Greatest and was followed by Boy in the Black Suit and All American Boys (cowritten with Brendan Kiely), As Brave As You, Jump Anyway, and the first two books in the Track series, Ghost and Patina.

Former journalist Susan Cox's debut novel was the winner of the 2014 Minotaur Books / Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Competition.

Okparanta's debut novel is a touching coming - of - age story set during and after the Nigerian Civil War.

Her debut novel is called Surviving High School and will be hitting store shelves April 5th 2016 and available as an e-book.

I think it's safe to say that Ross's debut novel is already a hit, and there will be many readers eagerly waiting for his next project: story collection Ladies & Gentlemen.

Set in Hawaii, Hemmings» page - turner of a debut novel is narrated by Matt King, a wealthy, well - connected attorney, who is the head of an unusual family.

Waldman's debut novel is so sharply observed it's a little frightening.

A new author's debut novel is a financial gamble for major publishing houses.

She also references the New York Times report that author Garth Risk Hallberg received a $ 2 million advance for his 900 - page debut, City on Fire — a clear indication a shorter debut novel is not always the best route to critical acclaim and financial riches!

I'm goofy - excited to announce that my debut novel is scheduled for release on August 1st, a few days before my birthday.

Their debut novel was not a smashing success according to industry standards.

3) A debut novel is going to get a week of promotions, thereafter it's up to you anyway.

A debut novel is like planting a sapling in a forest of redwoods.

Reading Susan Gregg Gilmore's debut novel is almost like being introduced to the author herself.

I say this not for a lack of something more insightful, but because Haley Tanner's debut novel is simply so lovable.

The setting of Sara Taylor's ambitious and unique debut novel is The Shore — three islands off the coast of Virginia,...

Sebold's beautiful debut novel is a powerful and unique coming - of - age story.

Sal by Mick Kitson Mick Kitson's debut novel is a story of survival on so many levels.

I agree with both patrician's and rebeccar's answers, and that is why I think this debut novel is very good.

If her dazzling and disturbing debut novel is anything to go by, she's got her eye on the crown and has more than the necessary talent and skills to nab it for herself.

Haddon's debut novel is an inventive mystery about self - discovery and living with illness.

Everything about this debut novel is big; from the bidding war between ten publishers which led to an advance of nearly $ 2 million to its 944 page length and its pantheon of vivid characters who live in the New York City of the 1970s.

Ramona Ausubel is one of those voices, and with her debut novel she's managed to weave a WWII story that is utterly revolutionary.»

A story about the choice of either running away from your problems or making the right decisions to carry on, Pamela Harju's debut novel is an emotional journey about coming of age and moving on even as your world collapses around you.

My debut novel is a historical fantasy set in Regency London, featuring magic, romance and lots of hijinks.

At first glance it seems as if Ullman, whose debut novel was the cult classic, The Bug, has moved into entirely new territory with By Blood.

Sharon Guskin's debut novel is The Forgetting Time (Flatiron Books).

Elizabeth Kostova's debut novel is an adventure of monumental proportions, a relentless tale that blends fact and fantasy, history and the present, with an assurance that is almost unbearably suspenseful — and utterly unforgettable.

Kathleen Winter's luminous debut novel is a deeply affecting portrait of life in an enchanting seaside town and the trials of growing up unique in a restrictive environment.

Seating Arrangements by Maggie Shipstead (Knopf) Shipstead's debut novel is a social satire set on a private New England island, as a father prepares to give away his (already pregnant) daughter, and other wedding guests and family members face lust, old rivalries and obligations that come with privilege.

Her debut novel is one of the buzziest of the summer, as a sheltered girl and a teenage maid strike up a friendship against the backdrop of the devastating violence of 1990s Colombia.

This debut novel is told in epistolary format by a young woman who has recently aged out of foster care.

Who: Katherine Langford, Christian Navarro, Michael Sadler What: A 13 - episode series based on Jay Asher's YA novel about a high school student's quest to understand why his classmate committed suicide When: Premieres March 31 Where: Netflix Why We're Excited: Asher's stunning debut novel was a # 1 bestseller in the U.S. and a hit around the world, serving as an important touchstone for discussions of teen bullying and slut - shaming.

Giles Milton's deliciously comic debut novel is a mouthwatering blend of Tom Sharpe and P. G. Wodehouse.

The Glass Sentence by S.E. Grove Ages 10 and up S.E. Grove's debut novel is set in a world unmoored from time.

Lori Ostlund's debut novel is an openhearted contemplation of how we grow up and move on, how we can turn our deepest wounds into our greatest strengths.

Her debut novel is an exploration of motherhood and immigration, unfolding through the story of a pregnant Chinese woman who is sent by her baby's father to give birth on American soil.

Her debut novel is a coming - of - age story told in the slowly maturing voice of a young girl, Darling, who moves from Zimbabwe to live with family in Detroit in her early teens.

Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg's debut novel is as dreamlike and as filled with potential horrors as one of his movies: Photographers Naomi and Nathan are lovers and competitors, but Cronenberg establishes early on that their two plotlines will not meet for a long time.

This debut novel was a word - of - mouth hit when it was published in the summer of 2005, and it also deals with a morally complicated situation: Dr. David Henry's decision to put one of his twin daughters in an asylum.

As summer quickly comes to an end, Jessica Brockmole's beautiful debut novel is a perfect way to slow down and enjoy the final days of summer.

Named a Best Book of 2017 by NPR, Entertainment Weekly, the Los Angeles Times, BuzzFeed, Bustle, and Electric Literature, Lisa Ko's debut novel is essential reading for our times.