Sentences with phrase «surprise readers of the book»

Things got slightly awkward when O'Brien accidentally let slip a spoiler that really wouldn't surprise readers of the book, but was a bit of a giveaway for those who will just be seeing the film.

Not exact matches

«As a long - time reader of both Jay Levinson's and Shel Horowitz's previous books, I have to keep wondering why I'm surprised to see such a remarkable collection of wisdom - busting innovative ideas, all in one place.

Such advice comes as no surprise to readers of Fried's 15 years of posts on his company's popular and influential blog, Signal vs. Noise or who have read any of his books, like Rework, the New York Times best - seller he co-wrote with his Basecamp partner, David Heinemeier Hansson.

This would later surprise me, because I thought of myself as a tuned - in reader, especially when it comes to personal finance books.

Readers of William Safire's columns and books will not be surprised by the perspicacity of his introductions in this volume.

In fact, the reader will perhaps be surprised to learn, David Novak's book is not only a most effective and learned defense of the use of natural law in Judaism, it is also one of the most brilliant expositions of natural law theory I know, fully worthy to join ranks with works on natural law by Yves Simon, Russell Hittinger, and John Finnis.

It might come as a surprise to readers who know the work of Stanley Fish only by his reputation among conservative literary critics, but every sentence in his new book How Milton Works validates» indeed depends on» Hirsch's principles of interpretation.

In her 2013 book, Parenting Without Borders: Surprising Lessons Parents Around the World Can Teach Us, Christine Gross - Loh, who has also written a series of articles for The Atlantic magazine, takes readers on an educational around - the - world parenting tour.

That a major university press would publish a series of graphic novels may come as a surprise to those who think of these works as comic books on steroids, offering plots about superheroes to younger readers.

Feige kept saying often that he'd love for audiences to have the same experience that comic book readers have - where characters make surprise appearances almost out of nowhere in issues they pick up.

«We have chosen 100 books from the Penguin Classics series to continue our tradition of engaging the next generation - to surprise, provoke and delight young readers.

For now, though, I'd encourage readers to absorb the many surprising insights from Top Dog (of which I've barely scratched the surface) and consider how this science of competition, adeptly captured in the book, might point us toward a more enlightened approach to school improvement.

Ask yourself this, considering the fact we don't know who was surveyed in the Pew study, is it any surprise that the majority of readers had read printed books instead of e-books?

A surprising number of authors end their book with a period and that's it, and not with enhanced back matter and navigation that drives readers to your other books and drives the growth of your social media platforms.

The big surprise (and scare) in this title come in the middle of the book after readers have reached ten.

Condense the plot to one major arc (any subplots and twists should be left as surprises for readers to find) and introduce only the main characters so readers get an overview of your book's story.

Kris just banged her head on the same wall a couple weeks ago in her blog, and had all kinds of readers surprised that their books were already in bookstores when they went and looked.

Considering how poorly trained the volunteers were — most of whom are readers and have zero idea of author politics or the indie / trad battle of bruised egos — I'm not surprised if a) one or two volunteers got the designation wrong and / or b) the overheard conversations had zero to do with the book signing and were instead «why does your name badge say that / what do you write / do you have a book out?»

What should come as no surprise is that Cambridge, Massachusetts is the city whose readers bought the most books in the business and investing category, which can safely be assumed is the result of also being the home of Harvard University.

That's still not surprising to those who aren't schooled in the ways of the comic book market, because most fiction readers are used to enjoying the ability to buy digital copies of bestselling fiction titles as soon as they are released, or at least very soon afterward.

We readers may give ourselves over to the power or charms of a narrative, relishing small surprises along the way, but upon reflection at book's end, we have to admit there was only one direction the story was ever meant to go.

Some surprising information from Nielsen Book Scan has showed that, not only has the young adult genre grown by 24 % in the last year, but that 80 % of the market for young adult fiction is actually made up of adult readers.

She is also a deft storyteller; many readers will be floored by an unexpected narrative twist in the middle of the novel that upends the conventions of plot structure and adds depth to the second half of the book — a welcome, if initially unsettling, surprise.

2) Compared to the numbers in the graph above, 86 % of readers buy selfpublished titles in online book stores, and only 9 % from physical stores, which isn't surprising.

How might this book surprise readers of your previous novels, Typical American and Mona in the Promised Land?

No surprise here, but the reluctant readers I know all go crazy for Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Dav Pilkey's Captain Underpants books.

Denton's debut novel, The Hideaway, was a word - of - mouth surprise hit, so we expect readers to be clamoring for her next book, the story of two sisters whose lives are forever changed when a hurricane threatens their dairy farm.

The fact that the book corresponded to the tastes of readers, and that it has crossed the borders into other countries, surprises me.

So put some energy into building that community of readers first, then create a book that's squarely aimed at what those readers want and expect, something that will really surprise and please them.

With the increasing amount of readers, especially among the youth, it's not a surprise that according to the Book Market Production and Sales Research, 385 million books were sold in 2016, resulting in a total revenue of BRL 5.27 billion (almost 1.65 bn USD).

One of my favorite things about the life of a book - lover is discovering new writers — and not just writers who are new to me (although, that's always a welcome surprise) but writers who are new to everybody: new to readers, new to publishing, new to bookstore shelves.

It is full of surprises and a book the reader will not want to put down.

While it is no surprise to habitual readers of our blog that the single best way for an indie author to get out into the world and to sell books is by using social media, every single one of the authors at this event had the same issue with social media: it was scary.

Once it is formed, the reader shouldn't have questions about it or be surprised later in the book, unless that's part of the plot and it's explained.

My loyal readers expect a few very creative surprises in each book and a heavy dose of realism.

I would be very surprised if the vast majority of readers ever check to see who published a book they enjoyed.

I'm hoping this new book surprises me and really does well in a few categories I haven't written as much in yet, bringing a new group of readers to my other books.

This month we're letting you in on some secrets: How Snapchat — yes, Snapchat — can help you reach an untapped market; the best ways to use the power of Medium to reach more readers; a surprising resource that offers you the best odds of getting your book reviewed; and insider advice on getting... Continue Reading

This month we're letting you in on some secrets: How Snapchat — yes, Snapchat — can help you reach an untapped market; the best ways to use the power of Medium to reach more readers; a surprising resource that offers you the best odds of getting your book reviewed; and insider advice on getting your book optioned for a movie.

It's no surprise to me that some traditional publishers think this way — they have long cared more about sales that reader satisfaction and relied for too long (forever) on being the only source of books while selling the idea that they have some mysterious and unknowable skill — and 90 % of books fail anyway donchaknow?

To her surprise, the tree opens up, sending Sadie falling down into the abyss, into a land she's only ever read about — where she must begin a long, terrifying, and heartbreaking journey home.This book is intended for mature audiences and contains disturbing content that may cause the reader to delve into his or her own land of fantasy... just like Sadie.This is the first novella...

Friends who are avid readers gave me the answer to that question when I was surprised by New Year's Day sales of my first book.

A number of readers have expressed surprise about how I manage to blog in addition to holding down a full - time book publicity job.

While that was a surprising omission, at least there's a new and well - implemented Mac book reader app that handles the EPUB format of most iBooks with ease and grace.

In my opinion the design shouldn't look so exactly the same that it's an obvious copy of one other book; the sales description shouldn't be based on one other book (word for word at least); nor should the plot or story line — and ideally the story line will actually be very, very different or lead off in a strange, twisted new direction that surprises readers.

In other cases, I wouldn't be hugely surprised if a reader found similarities between my book and another and accused me of copying.

I'm sort of surprised with my experience since I thought the idea of downloading books to the reader would be the «killer app» and for me it's not.

I think it's a combination of changes: * the distributor's algorithm changes and wall of entrance (trying to block scams etc. but often over-reaching) * the marketing sites like BookBub, Gorilla etc.are adding more traditional books into the stream of adverts * the Freebies (everywhere) don't carry as much weight with readers any longer This doesn't surprise me.

It's an important question so that readers aren't unpleasantly surprised when they try to buy a book prior to a trip and find out it's useless because of the format.

Thus, with video content websites proving unpopular with readers, and a clear demand to view book trailers offline, it is surprising that publishers have not yet tapped into other methods of reaching potential viewers.