Sentences with phrase «fiction books of the year»

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.

«And we've also acquired a book called Elijah's Chair, by a Croatian author named Igor Štiks,» winner of the Gjalski Award for Best Fiction Book of the Year in Croatia and Kiklop Prize for the best literary work of the year 2006, Gunter says.

A critically acclaimed international best seller that was translated into 19 languages, it was short - listed for the Giller Prize, and won the People's Choice Award and the Canadian Booksellers Association Libris Award for Fiction Book of the Year.

She is a winner of the Governor General's Award for Fiction, the Libris Award for Fiction Book of the Year, the Rogers Writers» Trust Fiction Prize, and the Writers Trust Marian Engel / Timothy Findley Award.

The first book in the series, The Water Rat of Wanchai, was the winner of multiple awards including the Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel, a Toronto Star Top 5 Fiction Book of the Year, and a Quill & Quire Top 5 Fiction Book of the Year.

In the US, the number one adult fiction book of the year (on the Publisher's Weekly list) can sell as much as 5 - 6 million copies in hardcover.

He was nominated for the Prometheus Award for Best Novel for A. I. Apocalypse, won Foreword Reviews» Science Fiction Book of the Year in 2011 for Avogadro Corp, and won Independent Publisher's 2014 IPPY Bronze medal in science fiction for The Last Firewall.

It is without a doubt one of the most popular literary fiction books of the year amongst readers and critics alike.

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.

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.

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 yeaOf 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 yeaof 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

According to the terms of the deal with Simon & Schuster, Locke — a 60 - year - old former businessman who says he became fascinated by the e-book revolution and decided to start self - publishing fiction in 2009 — will continue to publish and sell his e-books himself, under his own imprint (John Locke Books), but printed versions of those books will be marketed and sold by Simon & Schuster through its distributionbooks himself, under his own imprint (John Locke Books), but printed versions of those books will be marketed and sold by Simon & Schuster through its distributionBooks), but printed versions of those books will be marketed and sold by Simon & Schuster through its distributionbooks will be marketed and sold by Simon & Schuster through its distribution arm.

After more than a year, the Full Fathom Five Fiction Contest has fully come to a close with the release of the winning book, DEAD IN BED by Bailey Simms.

All My Belongings — Christian Authors Network Golden Scroll Award Novel of the Year 2014; CLASSeminars Novel of the Year; Christian Retailing's BEST Award 2015; ForeWord Reviews IndieFab 2015 Book of the Year Gold (Religious Adult Fiction)

We're going to Canada for Christmas, then back to Taiwan, where I'll work on fiction first — I'll publish 5 books that are «part one» of independent series, do a massive launch, and experiment with all the book marketing hacks I learned this year.

Every year I've been a fiction author (except for my first where I published in December), I've beaten the 35 a year number with each of my books.

Committed to providing a broad selection of outstanding books that mixes popular appeal with literary excellence, the Books for Youth editorial staff has chosen the titles below as best - of - the - year nonfiction and fiction books and picture bbooks that mixes popular appeal with literary excellence, the Books for Youth editorial staff has chosen the titles below as best - of - the - year nonfiction and fiction books and picture bBooks for Youth editorial staff has chosen the titles below as best - of - the - year nonfiction and fiction books and picture bbooks and picture booksbooks.

The prize identifies, and puts at the forefront of the competitive publishing industry, exceptional books written by first - time authors from three categories: Literary Fiction, Genre Fiction (this year Speculative Fiction; a different genre is showcased each year), and Non-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.

This app has been requested for a number of years and authors who publish their fan - fiction on Wattpad can now design their own book covers more intuitively than ever.

Selected by the Books for Youth editorial staff, these titles represent our best - of - the year selections in fiction, nonfiction, and picture bBooks for Youth editorial staff, these titles represent our best - of - the year selections in fiction, nonfiction, and picture booksbooks.

Tor Books UK, a publisher of science fiction and fantasy, ran an experiment in which they stripped all copy protection from their books for a Books UK, a publisher of science fiction and fantasy, ran an experiment in which they stripped all copy protection from their books for a books for a year.

Eligibility: The award is eligible to Canadian citizens and / or permanent residents of Canada who have published debut books during the 2016 calendar year in the categories of Literary Fiction, Genre Fiction (Speculative Fiction this year; a different genre highlighted each year), or Non-Fiction.