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Some authors are especially good at describing people and scenes so that a reader can imagine vividly the setting, the characters, and the action. Details set a mood as well…
Some authors are especially good at describing people and scenes so that a reader can imagine vividly the setting, the characters, and the action. Details set a mood as well…
Famous for The Exorcist, William Peter Blatty has written many books. In another tale with religious overtones, Dimiter takes readers from the capture and eventual escape of a mysterious man…
We've all seen movies based on books: The Harry Potter series is a spectacularly successful example, as is the film series from the Tolkien novels. Thinking about it recently, I…
Given the popularity of the television series, the fanatical followers in groups like "Outlanders in Ontario," "Outmander," and many more, one would think that everyone on the planet is familiar…
Life has become frantic for many of us, and while publishers may demand books with a page count that approaches a thousand, readers may balk at starting such a tome. …
Joanna Lindsey is a prolific author of sexy tales, many of them part of a series such as the Malory Family Regency Romance stories. Ms. Lindsey does not shy away…
Nigel Tranter makes Scottish history so interesting you wish his books had been part of the school curriculum. In The Clansman, he explores the persona of Roy Roy and the…
Having trouble coming up with a story idea? Non-fiction writers have an advantage: They write what they know, whether it be how to sew a quilt or how to survive…
In Murder of a Stacked Librarian, ordinary people in an average town find themselves faced with the shock of an actual murder among them. But who on earth would do…
Diana Palmer's contemporary romances connect through locations and characters, though each one is a satisfying story unto itself. Since my first encounter with her long, tall Texans in a book…