Sentences with phrase «favorite fiction reads»

Blog Farnam Street recently did readers a favor by compiling several billionaires» favorite fiction reads into one long list.

Not exact matches

My favorite high school memories take place in the library: lounging by the magazines, Quiz Bowl practice, the time I spent reading The Lord of the Rings at a table in the fiction section.

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Much of our compendium of personal favorites — to read and to teach — is made up of memoir and biography, but it is also worth noting that these are the forms of nonfiction that most closely resemble fiction and therefore are most intuitive to students already.

Bringing more nonfiction into students» lives will require many educators to stretch a little — from English teachers who love to inspire others through their favorite poems to science teachers accustomed to relying on textbooks to kids whose reading of choice is fiction, fiction, and more fiction.

Growing up, my favorite reading was historical fiction.

The Children's Book narrowly missed our 2009 Fiction Top 10 and was a personal favorite of mine this year — if I haven't gone on about it enough to convince you here, read the full review.

Her second novel, March, a riff on Little Women, won the Pulitzer for fiction [read our interview with Brooks about March] and her two other novels were also BookPage favorites.

As far as other Pulitzer news, I admit that I was even more excited about the finalists for the fiction prize, because both novels are very special to me — two of my favorite reads of 2010, in fact.

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I read books of all genres, but my favorite fiction books are Christian historical romance novels, with my all - time favorite author being Lori Wick.

Awards etc. for The Confessions of Max Tivoli: New York Public Library Cullman Center Fellowship NEA Fellowship New York Public Library Young Lions Award California Book Award Gold Medal - Fiction Northern California Book Award - Fiction Los Angeles Times Bestseller San Francisco Chronicle Bestseller Contra Costa Times Bestseller Barnes & Noble Discover Selection Borders Recommends Selection NYT Book Review Summer 2004 «Vacation Reading / Notable Books» Selection Amazon Top 10 Books of 2004 San Francisco Chronicle Best Books of 2004 Chicago Tribune Best Books of 2004 Newsday Favorite Books of 2004 Miami Herald Noteworthy Books of 2004 Christian Science Monitor Noteworthy Books of 2004 Bookmarks Magazine Favorite Books of 2004 Newcity Chicago Top 5 Book of 2004 Journal News Best Books of 2004 Entertainment Weekly Must List 2004

KUEHN: I don't read much science fiction, but one of my favorites I read this year was Parker Peevyhouse's upcoming debut, Where Futures End.

I don't read the fan fiction people write for my books, but I do sometimes read fan fiction of OTHER books, favorite TV shows / movies / etc.

With over one million words of romantic fiction from all of your favorite genres, this limited edition omnibus will provide over 100 hours of reading!

Her favorite activities include reading Christian fiction (especially romance!)

He says that he reads very little fiction, and when he does he tends to revisit old favorites such as Greene, Conrad, Orwell and Waugh.

Kaye told us her favorite book of 2010 was Pat Conroy's My Reading Life, and she asked to receive a mix of women's fiction and mystery.

While I love reading many genres, my favorite to write is Science Fiction.

One colleague, aghast at the prospect of this «new thing» (creative nonfiction), carried a dozen of his favorite books to the meeting — poetry, fiction, and nonfiction — gave a belabored mini-review of each, and then, pointing a finger at the editor of the paper and pounding a fist, stated: «After you read all these books and understand what they mean, I will consider voting for a course called creative nonfiction.

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My favorites include Christy by Catherine Marshall (my first Christian fiction), The Captive Maiden by Melanie Dickerson, and well - written Regencies, my favorite era to read thanks to my Jane Austen obsession.

The first Christian fiction book that I read was by Julie Klassen so she is my go - to favorite author.

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Becky narrates many different genres with a vast variety of characters, but her favorite books to read are Young Adult and Women's Fiction.

I am old enough to know that supporting my favorite authors (usually) keeps them writing the fiction I want to read.

You can organize your e-books by making collections («Science Fiction,» «Romance,» «Read,» «Favorites,» etc.).

Her favorite genres to read and review are contemporary and historical inspirational fiction, romance, and literature.

When the work day is over, and the pets are fed and cared for, Dr Jerry relaxes by reading (fiction - especially historical romance), practicing yoga, dancing (Cajun and line dancing are favorites) and walking.

Her goal for the reading challenge is to read additional titles in her favorite genres — historical fiction, biography, travel memoir — and expand her horizons via the recommendations of others in the challenge.

When I am not hiking or traveling, I enjoy reading a good book; my favorite genre is science fiction.