Sentences with phrase «literary mystery writers»

More - literary mystery writers with books on tap are Robert Parker, Rita Mae Brown, and Walter Mosley.

Not exact matches

Updike presents the reader of his novels and stories with the pseudo — wise men of today's society — with Jimmy, the big Mouseketeer who quotes Socrates; with the neon owl that advertises pretzels; with Ken Whitman, the scientist living in Tarbox who is considered intelligent in his field but who lacks a basic understanding of life; with Bech the writer, honored in direct proportion to the decline of his literary production; with Connor, the efficient, well - trained administrator of the old people's home who fails to comprehend as much of life's mystery as his simple and sometimes senile wards do.

The first is that studio executives and / or director and writers obviously think that after a generation of the violence in video games and blockbuster movies, the old literary institutions like curiosity, innocence, mystery and wonder simply aren't enough to entertain us anymore.

Ms. Reid is a member of the literary agents professional association AAR, She's an associate member of Mystery Writers of America and International Thriller Writers.

Love literary thrillers: The Salinger Contract by Adam Langer It seems fitting that the author and narrator of this book have the same name; it is, after all, a mystery about writers and writing.

Most people know Emma Donoghue (no relation, unless you go way back to the roots buried in the bog) as the author of Room, but she has been a prolific novelist and writer of short stories, mysteries, literary history and much more.

Perish the Day is a riveting new mystery from John Farrow, an author who «brings a literary fiction writer's sensitivity to nuance and feel for landscape to this fine, character - rich thriller with a bang - up finish» (Booklist).

For two, three or four days, you gather with other readers, writers, librarians, book dealers, literary agents, editors, magazine publishers — all of whom are seriously in love with the mystery and crime genre.

Children's writers literary agents interested in young adult books represent many sub-genres such as: mystery, romance, adventure, career, success, etc..

And as with both of its parent conferences, Writefest 18 will be dedicated to serving writers of all genres, from literary fiction to poetry to mystery to creative nonfiction to science fiction and fantasy.

Larger and deeper in scope, Publishers Weekly wrote of L. A. Requiem, «Crais has stretched himself the way another Southern California writer — Ross Macdonald — always tried to do, to write a mystery novel with a solid literary base.»

Currently Looking For: Fiction that hits the sweet spot between commercial and literary with interesting settings and a strong narrative voice; mystery (particularly cozies and crossover literary — think Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger), literary thriller, and psychological suspense; and memoir by writers who connect the events of their lives to readers through incredible storytelling, as well as a wide variety of prescriptive and narrative nonfiction and gift books.

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Arthur Ellis Awards The Arthur Ellis Awards are a group of Canadian literary awards, presented annually by the Crime Writers of Canada for the best Canadian crime and mystery writing published in the previous year.

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I wonder how she'd respond if that author knew that Lawrence Block — «recognized as a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master and the recipient of a host of other literary awards» as per Kirkus Review — went indie — and is loving it?

He was a literary and social critic, historian, playwright, novelist, Catholic theologian and apologist, debater, and mystery writer.

fl, United States About Blog The crime segments is part of my overall online book journal — it's neither a literary nor expert take on crime fiction / mysteries, but rather a way to keep a record of my reading as I explore different authors, different subgenres and currently works from obscure writers.