Sentences with phrase «who draws the reader in»

A finalist for both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize, this perceptive and dark book drew praise from our Well Read columnist Robert Weibezahl in 2002: «Haslett is an expert storyteller who draws the reader in with his compassion, then methodically unravels unexpected truths.»

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Internet search experts say the shutdown of Google News in Spain may be greater on smaller, less - well known news publishers than on name - brand news sites who are less reliant on the site to draw in readers.

Kevin Milligan's technical analysis of Tax Free Savings Accounts will not be drawing many eyeballs away from the Life pages, but it might bring in additional readers, who would otherwise not read the Globe and Mail newspaper on - line.

Today Rachel Held Evans is kind to give away to one of my readers who wins the draw a free copy of her book Evolving in Monkey Town.

or hear from readers who, for the first time in many years, feel drawn to the Bible again.

But Benjamin, while acknowledging no map will be perfect, urges readers to direct their ire at the lawmakers who failed to agree on a map and, in essence, forced a judge to step in and draw a map for them.

In his highly readable book, aimed at lay readers who know little about the history of astronomy, Repcheck draws a portrait of an unusual star of the scientific revolution.

The Hunger Games drags at times, is not particularly imaginative as much as it's campy, the romance part seems more perfunctory as touchy - feely love than steamy and any complexities in characters or angry revolutionary messages can't be drawn out on film like they were supposedly in the book (I'm not one of its 26 million readers, but I'll take the word of those who stated that was so in the book).

Unfortunately, too many older students do not receive the support they need to help them grow from fluent decoders into strategic readers — readers who know how to activate prior knowledge before, during, and after reading; decide what's important in a text; synthesize information; draw inferences during and after reading; ask questions; and self - monitor and repair faulty comprehension (Robb, 2000).

Individuals drawn to these genres tend to appreciate the feel of a paperback book in their hands — in fact, Midnight Publishing has run into dozens of readers who've told us they wouldn't even read a book in these genres unless they had a paperback version.

Setting a low price could help you draw in readers who are just browsing and came across your book.

Everyone who becomes a fan of BookPage between now and our 200th fan will win a free book * — and be entered in a drawing to win a free year's subscription to the print edition of BookPage (U.S. readers only).

Rehana's efforts to maintain some control over everyday life during the conflict draws the reader into her reality and perhaps a bit closer to the reality of those who actually lived in East Pakistan during that time.

This sequel to The Hunger Games is obviously drawing many adult readers, including several in our office who rave about this fast - paced read and its appealing young heroine, Katniss Everdeen.

Used by Stephen Colbert as the centerpiece of a protest against the online bookselling giant, the book drew readers who might otherwise have overlooked this disturbing look at one couple trying to survive in the wilderness after fleeing L.A..

The Big 5 or any traditional publisher will give the author no say and choose an illustrator who can imagine what no one else could possibly imagine from the words, and they might draw a child bouncing on a bed with crumpled sheets as waves, and the pet dog, representing the shark, jumping in the bed as well — creating a far more rewarding reading and visual literacy experience for the reader.

«THE STORY OF SAIUNKOKU will draw readers in with its beautiful artwork and smart, courageous heroine who dedicates herself to serving her country, rising in the ranks to become the emperor's trusted advisor,» says Nancy Thistlethwaite, Editor.

Draw readers in by identifying who they are and helping them relate to the solutions offered by your book.

Commentary Jed Alexander argues that Archie comics are important and deserve more attention from comics fans, pointing out that the digests outsell a lot of single - issue comics and that because they are widely available, they draw in casual readers as opposed to the serious fans who frequent comics shops.

Anecdotally, many of these readers are lapsed comics readers who are being drawn back in by the convenience of digital and, perhaps, by the content as well.

Images of users lounging on window benches while their children played in the yard or of readers under umbrellas at the beach were intended to draw in a demographic who simply wanted to enjoy a good book with the convenience of digital.

When an American woman, Charlie St. Clair, launches a search for her lost French cousin, who might have been spying on the Nazis, readers are drawn into an intriguing web of mystery and tension — stretching all the way back to the Alice Network of female spies in WWI.

Lee reminds readers (with a welcome absence of nihilism) that hardship is worth paying attention to, not just for the empathy it draws forth, or for the strength found in characters who manage to come out on the other side, but for its ability to connect people across time and cultures.

In poetically simple words Lowry draws the reader into her story about Littlest One, a trainee dream - giver, assigned to the house of an elderly woman who agrees to foster an «angry boy».

With the launch of their third series to incorporate a print or digital book — an actual stand - alone title within a series, not an enhanced interactive format — that also happens to include an online gaming world that corresponds to the book, readers are taking to the series from both sides of the book: those who love to read and are intrigued by the game aspect, as well as those reluctant readers who get drawn into the books because of their involvement in the online game.

In the tradition of the best investigative journalism and the finest writing on medicine, physician and reporter Sheri Fink reconstructs five days at Memorial Medical Center and draws the reader into the lives of those who struggled mightily to survive and to maintain life amidst chaos.

What I see is a gold rush, with millions and millions of readers flush with money just waiting for more good books to read — and a bunch of authors who are standing by the river saying, «Oh, I didn't bring a bucket, I don't have a shovel, I don't want to get my shoes wet, this area has probably already been panned dry...» So they sit and draw pictures in the sand, dreaming of success that will never come, because all the gold is down in the river.

In this impeccably researched history, drawn from primary sources, readers learn about Hans and Sophie Scholl, former members of the Hitler Youth, who sacrificed their lives to spread the truth about the Nazi regime.

In Banquet at Delmonico's, Barry Werth, the acclaimed author of The Scarlet Professor, draws readers inside the circle of philosophers, scientists, politicians, businessmen, clergymen, and scholars who brought Charles Darwin's controversial ideas to America in the crucial years after the Civil WaIn Banquet at Delmonico's, Barry Werth, the acclaimed author of The Scarlet Professor, draws readers inside the circle of philosophers, scientists, politicians, businessmen, clergymen, and scholars who brought Charles Darwin's controversial ideas to America in the crucial years after the Civil Wain the crucial years after the Civil War.

He feels that he has drawn the short straw in life but has never quite got his act together to do much about it; occasionally, his actions border on the idiotic (but who are we to say how another would react under stress); and he is so lacking in personal charm that readers who prefer to spend their time with protagonists that they like might want to look elsewhere.

Even readers ambivalent to punk will be drawn in by the peculiarly irresistible voice of Jason, who is at turns heartthrob, heartbroken and healed.

Price the first book in your series for free to draw in readers who might end up liking the book and buying the rest in the series.

Boosting is a great way to draw in readers who don't know about you yet!

As it is we'd recommend the Sony Reader Touch edition to anyone who feels they want to stay out of Amazon's Kindle empire, but with Amazon's prices looking so appealing, it's difficult not to be drawn in Read full verdict

As it is we'd recommend the Sony Reader Touch edition to anyone who feels they want to stay out of Amazon's Kindle empire, but with Amazon's prices looking so appealing, it's difficult not to be drawn in.

You will still draw in a few of Eric and Misty's readers who want to see what else this other author writes, but not nearly so many as pick up AMW, and most that do pick up the Forlorn will do so AFTER picking up AMW, so of course AMW will have the better numbers in comparison.

I do think that over time — and how good you're invoking the long - term, as Brian DeFiore does, too, at one point — I think that one of the great benefits of the entrepreneurial author movement will be that readers, drawing nearer to their authors and being in touch and meeting them and interacting with them, are starting already to get a clearer, more real - world look at who and what authors are.

What I mean is, if your poetry is very uplifting and designed to empower the reader, using the keyword «self - help for women» will likely draw in people who didn't even know they'd like your book.

And then there are the readers who left comics for one reason or another — often because of finances, lack of a local store, or storage issues — but have been drawn back in by digital comics.

Readers who download your book agree to review it on Amazon, and those who do are put into a drawing for something you offer, which I will explain in a moment.

The new capability has the obvious benefit of drawing in readers who are new to comics.

Readers who want to learn to paint trees and woodlands but can not rely on their drawing skills have everything they need in this book.

From the time Charlotte Brontë's novel Jane Eyre was first published in 1847, readers have been drawn to the orphan protagonist who declared herself «a free human being with an independent will.»

The TechnoLawyer Blog drew the most votes in this category only after it ran a sweepstakes campaign offering readers who claimed to have voted for it the opportunity to win one of two $ 500 first prizes and five $ 100 second prizes.

This instantly draws the attention of the reader who will quickly and instantly identify the role (s) in which the owner of the resume will be able to make a contribution.