Sentences with phrase «literary bent»

This entry is part 2 of 20 in the series BackstoryLots of books — especially, it seems, those of a more literary bent — focus on revealing backstory as unlocking a key in a mystery, whether it be finally understanding another person to the character finally discovering the truth about his / her own life.

But for those of a more adventuresome literary bent who are looking for a frank — and often, frankly funny — glimpse into the troubled mind of a female sexual predator, this swiftly paced novel will generate as many intriguing questions about contemporary sexual mores as it does laughs.

That the coming Biennial will have a strong literary bent is immediately clear from the fact that the late novelist David Foster Wallace is the biggest celebrity name included, following in the footsteps of Werner Herzog's surprise 2012 appearance.

It is my pleasure to share them with readers with a literary bent — or those who are just bent, period.

What surprises many readers is the quality of the writing, the gratifying ability of the athlete with a literary bent to communicate his moments of ecstasy, the weight of his agony, the fun of his frolics.

Unflinchingly honest, often with a literary bent, it is built on personal essays rather than how - to pieces.

The Botany of Desire: A Plant's - Eye View of the World, Michael Pollan (Random House) A gardener with a literary bent explores how four plants — the tulip, the apple, the potato, and marijuana — coevolved with humans.

Gia isn't hagiography, I'll give it that, but it is reductive to a fault; once known as a screenwriter with a literary bent, having risen to the challenge of distilling novels by no less than John Updike and Tom Wolfe, Cristofer turned into a sensationalist when he started directing, and virtually anything that's not an exploitation staple is relegated to the margins in Gia — not to mention in Cristofer's sophomore efforts Body Shots and Original Sin.

This is a personal decision, based in part on the fact I write general fiction with a literary bent.

Reviews of books with a literary bent.

We are looking for contemporary short fiction with a literary bent.

I started working on a story with a literary bent and character - driven suspense with twists, thrills and emotion.

Finding any worthwhile list of literary novels — or novels with a literary bent — that have been published independently in the Kindle store is just....

I finally met up with Joe in Portland this year, and we got to discuss books for awhile (I'm shooting for mainstream pop fiction, he wants to write high quality fiction with a literary bent).

There's a literary bent to the program, starting with the first show, of work by Oakland artist Eric Martin on the theme of «Wild Fire.»

This two - part class with Whitney teaching fellow Paula Burleigh takes two themes as starting points for discussion: on the one hand, the literary bent of many Biennial participants as well as the widespread interest in language and, on the other hand, a burgeoning of craft traditions and a focus on materiality seen in fiber and ceramic art and in many examples of gestural abstract painting.