Sentences with phrase «fiction books a year»

This has been one of the most acclaimed science fiction books this year, so I was quite excited to receive a copy from LibraryThing's Early Reviewers

Four of the first seven Harry Potter titles were also in the top ten most read fiction books this year, as was the first title in George RR Martin's Game of Thrones series.

My wife, who is an artist, probably spends 5x - 10x buying print books about artists she likes than I do reading 80 - 100 fiction books a year.

I have an author who does about 4 or 5 romance fiction books a year and she's at number 30 or something.

Not exact matches

This year, though, Brin kicked off the Founders Letter with a quote taken from the very beginning of «A Tale of Two Cities,» a book written over 150 years ago by Charles Dickens — a historical fiction about the French Revolution.

Over the course of two years I read 197 books on different topics ranging from business to physics, from nonfiction to fiction and made every second of my days productive.

This year the list includes a science fiction novel in which the moon blows up as well as books by a mathematician and a biochemist.

Seriously, just try to name a popular science - fiction movie, book, or television series released in recent years that doesn't portray the future as a stomach - dropping, throat - lumping nightmare.

When it comes to reading, I try to alternate between tucking into business books and fiction throughout the year.

I had to fight my immediate prejudice and remind myself of something I've talked with others about for years — the increasing size of books, both fiction and non-fiction, to justify the inflated pricing from publishers.

John Wilson, editor of Books and Culture, wrote about Stern's stories as part of a year - end fiction roundup in our December 2005 issue:

«We realize that a thinking person would not consider a 2000 year old book of fiction to be «evidence» of anything... but we need it to prove our point so we're going to use it anyway.»

The book first appeared as a series of articles in the New Yorker and years later, writes Ben Yagoda in Slate, the fact checker reported that «he had never seen such an accurate account and that whatever the fiction veneer, In Cold Blood was a scrupulous non-fiction report.»

In the more than 40 years since that move, Berry has written over 40 books of fiction, poetry, essays and biography.

Life is what you make it... not what some book of fiction written and conceived by man, thousands of years ago, wants you to be.

The fiction from the 4,500 year old book isn't enough, read some NEW fiction.

Are you so damn blinded by your 2000 year old book of fiction to see that our world population is at a hefty 7 billion and is set to increase by another 2 billion in the next 8 years?

After all, the best «selling nonfiction book of the past thirty years is Hal Lindsey's The Late Great Planet Earth (1970), and the Left Behind books are the all «time best «selling works of Christian fiction.

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.

This did not happen 2000 years ago has not happened since except in books of fiction, which is what the bible is, really.

I've also been reading a lot, as usual — currently historical fiction (Hundred Years Wars / Wars of the Roses period) and the real period of history that is the subject of my historical fiction reads as well as Tom Standage's books about the Turk, a chess - playing automaton, (reviewed here) and the history of the telegraph.

This year's books had something for everyone with mysteries, historical fiction and non-fiction, books in a series and books that have been made into films.

Other categories include Political Biography of the Year, Polemic of the Year, Political History Book of the Year, International Affairs Book of the Year, Political Process Book of the Year, Political Humour / Satire Book of the Year, Political Fiction Book of the Year and the Lifetime Achievement Award in Political Literature.

The average fiction book in city school libraries was about 20 years old when we started our program a decade ago.

Indeed the average city school fiction book is 20 years old, so students are often frustrated when seeking out a timely book.

Living with his parents and 6 - year - old sister in Lafayette, California, a scenic town east of San Francisco, he was a science fiction fan who aspired to explore the galaxy and devoured Isaac Asimov books.

I've also been reading a lot, as usual — currently historical fiction (Hundred Years Wars / Wars of the Roses period) and the real period of history that is the subject of my historical fiction reads as well as Tom Standage's books about the Turk, a chess - playing automaton, (reviewed here) and the history of the telegraph.

I'm a voracious reader and work in publishing, so the amount of books I read per year is probably more than the average person, but I primarily read fiction.

I've covered quite a few books on my blog over the past year or two, all of them being related to ethical fashion on varying levels, however, I've never read or reviewed a fictional book until I discovered A Harvest of Thorns and realised that fiction could be another way to help people understand and come to terms with fast - fashion.

BUSINESS WEEK ONLINE — May 7 — It has been a while since 18 - year - old Abe Hassan read a book of fiction or went to bed before 10 p.m. Hassan's social life revolves around LiveJournal.com.

About Blog After many years as a teacher, I retired and began researching for a Ph.D. on the fiction of the Great War - especially the books, stories and plays that were written during the War or immediately afterwards.

When: October 2nd Why: Andy Weir's 2011 science fiction novel, «The Martian,» was one of the most talked about books of that year, so it's not surprising that producer Simon Kinberg was so quick to nab the rights to adapt it for the big screen.

It's been nearly 50 years since François Truffaut directed an adaptation of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 (and more than 60 years since the novel was published), but with poorly - written slash fiction now running rampant, HBO is looking to thin the book herd a bit.

In addition to the plethora of comic book - based superhero movies in the next few years, there are a variety of other films such as science fiction, fantasy and action under the umbrella description of «genre.»

The author Carmen Maria Machado, a finalist for this year's National Book Award in Fiction, discusses the brilliance of an eerie passage from Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House.

Rickman's Hogwarts odyssey was singular in one major way: Early on, years before the ending of the book series, «Potter» author J.K. Rowling took him aside and revealed the secret back story of Snape, trusting Rickman and Rickman alone with one of the biggest twists in contemporary popular fiction.

The debut feature of comic book artist Dash Shaw, My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea, begins by firmly zeroing in on the concerns of young adult fiction: the new school year, the character's social status, and all the insecurities that are inherent in being a teenager.

There are corporate bad guys and hidden agendas, but in the end, the book is most memorable for small, personal story beats that explore bigger questions, making Last Year exemplary of traditional Science Fiction.

This year we visited with authors of fiction and nonfiction, picture books and novels, from places near and far.

The books, we told them, can be fiction, non-fiction, humor, mystery, biography, pedagogy; for teachers, about teachers, for children, for parents; long, short, old, new... in other words, any book at all that you have enjoyed or learned from within the last few years.

The average fiction book in city school libraries was about 20 years old when we started our program a decade ago.

Eight thousand - six fiction books were circulated this year which is down from previous years.

Throughout the school year, children write their own personal narratives, fiction stories, research reports, how - to texts, book reviews, opinion speeches, and more.

Years ago, I noticed that my students seemed to really enjoy reading a historical fiction together, but that when it came time for independent reading, they rarely selected books from that genre.

We have twenty years of experience working with a wide range of best - selling books and authors including narrative and literary fiction and non-fiction; memoirs; self - help; spirituality; cookbooks; politics; children's books; photo books; commercial fiction; history; science and the environment; fashion, and more.

(Some series now can go to two books a year in science fiction through traditional, but that takes some clout.)

But when Kris first sold the Retrieval Artist series, one book a year was all that was allowed in science fiction.

After six years of attempting to go down the more traditional route for my first fiction book, I decided to venture out on my own and self - publish.

In recent years, Breakwater has successfully begun publishing cutting edge literature in all genres, including children's books, literary and commercial fiction, educational curricula, non-fiction, and poetry, while at the same time continuing to support its culturally significant backlist titles.

But any new developments / massive expansions in book publishing and fiction publishing usually take 2 - 3 years of adjustments before they are fully up and working.