Sentences with phrase «old novels»

I thought of this when I re-read The Magnificent Ambersons, a nearly 100 - year - old novel by Booth Tarkington that won him the first of two Pulitzer prizes for fiction, though you may know it more from the 1942 film adaptation directed by Orson Welles.

It would be a plodding old novel that simply stated these people were here.

But one of the trade - offs is that you have to continue to write things people want to buy, because it doesn't take long for sales on older novels to drop off.

Their care and dedication in scanning some of my out of print older novels has been exemplary, while they could not have been more patient in explaining some of the finer points of digital publishing to me.

The Count of Monte Cristo was published in serialized form, like serveral other old novels I've recently read on the Kindle (including The Insidious Dr. Fu - Manchu and Adventures of Sherlock Holmes).

Since it is based on an age old novel, story-wise there is not much deviation from previous installments, but it still manages to provide just enough change to entice player's curiosity and explore the branchable stories in order to see all the «what - if's.»

Claire Armistead: Sir Alex Ferguson scored more than Helen Fielding and Eleanor Catton, while the big surprise is Stoner, a 48 - year - old novel by an American university teacher who died nearly 20 years ago

Go Set a Watchman by harper lee harpercollins, 288 pages, $ 27.99 It might be the greatest American literary controversy of recent years: In summer 2015, millions of excited readers discovered to their great dismay ugly racial elements in Harper Lee's new / old novel, Go Set a Watchman.

''» that one comes across now and then in old novels, especially translations from French, where the intent is to belittle the victim, impressing him with his utter insignificance.

Valjean eventually becomes the father - figure ward of a young girl named Cosette (Amanda Seyfried, when she's older) whose mother Fantine (Anne Hathaway)-- spoiler alert for a 150 - year - old novel?

Given the speed and unpredictability of change in this arena, it's reasonable to wonder if a big - budget feature film, much less one based on a four year - old novel (by Dave Eggers, who co-wrote this adaptation's screenplay), can hope to speak to the needs of the moment.

Even though this drama is based on a 115 - year - old novel, it feels powerfully timely today in the way it recounts events surrounding a particularly grim divorce.

The British actress said the 117 - year - old novel is relevant today, and got advice from Emma Thompson, who won an Oscar for the same role.

Louisa May Alcott's 150 - year - old novel, «Little Women,» has remained in print despite a message strongly at odds with contemporary mantras of acquisitiveness, self - indulgence, self - promotion and vulgarity.

Or the fantastic Doc Savage books were packaged with two or three of the old novels in a paperback to make the price right for the publisher.

I withdrew the old novel from all distribution channels except Amazon, waited two weeks, updated the title and cover on Amazon, then enrolled in KDP.

In 2010, before I knew about self - publishing, I stupidly signed 5 year contracts for all those 15 older novels.

So I said to Louise: why don't we take our two old novels, spruce them up a bit, self - publish them and see what happens?

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But Zacharius, the chairman and CEO of Kensington Publishing Corp., wasn't content to write just any old novel.

This is especially true to those old novels and classical books.

Ahh Sarah, how timely: before I read your post this morning, I had two form - letter rejections from agents for an old novel (one even addressed, sentimentally, to «Dear Author»).

Read some old novels.

I recently sent an old novel off to reviewers from the ginormous list of indie reviewers.

Depending on what e-reader you do have, I've compiled a list of the best cases for each one of them, accounting for everything from bulk design to replicating the feeling of an old novel.

Released by AmazonCrossing, Kazuki Kaneshiro's 18 - year - old novel «Go» has found a new voice in Takami Nieda's translation.

If you aren't familiar with Hiaasen's work, one of his older novels, Stormy Weather, is a good one to start with.

Since I was just a kid, I have loved to read the old novels about Africa - it is amazing the insight into culture and language that the English authors of the 1800s had.

I feel like I'm reading those old novels that came out in installments