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"...OR a biography of an author." How about an autobiography or memoir by an author?
Owlette wrote: ""...OR a biography of an author." How about an autobiography or memoir by an author?"This time we'll just go with biography.
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Owlette wrote: ""...OR a biography of an author." How about an autobiography or memoir by an author?"This time we'll just go with biography."
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Lots of Stephen King’s novels feature an author as a main character.The Shining, Misery, Lisey's Story Bag of Bones are a few. Might be good for a creepy Halloween read.
Also there are lots of mystery series that have famous authors as the sleuth. Here is a website that has a list of them.
http://www.stopyourekillingme.com/Job...
My mother and I both really enjoyed Susan Wittig Albert’s series featuring Beatrix Potter. That series would be at the opposite end of the horror spectrum from Stephen King.
I recently read and loved A Ladder to the Sky, where the main character is an author. It's one of those books you can't tear yourself away from because you have to know what happens.
Here’s some listshttps://www.goodreads.com/list/show/6...
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Before I found those, I started this one. Feel free to add to it,
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
That's a great new list you started, Rebekah! I'll have to look over my list of books tonight to see if I could add anything. I had a lot of possibilities for this task.
There is a newish mystery series featuring Josephine Tey. The first in the series is An Expert in Murder.This morning I was alerted to a 2019 Booker nominee, Quichotte. "Quichotte's story is told by Brother, a mediocre spy novelist in the midst of a midlife crisis. "
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "There is a newish mystery series featuring Josephine Tey. The first in the series is An Expert in Murder.This morning I was alerted to a 2019 Booker nominee, [book:Quichotte|438112..."
That book (Quichotte) sounds so fun, I've put a hold on it. Of course, it is 'on order' so who knows if I will get in time for this season's challenge.
Valerie wrote: "That book (Quichotte) sounds so fun, I've put a hold on it. Of course, it is 'on order' so who knows if I will get in time for this season's challenge."It does! I have not read Rushdie before, but the plan is to read his Midnight's Children for 20.10 this season.
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Valerie wrote: "That book (Quichotte) sounds so fun, I've put a hold on it. Of course, it is 'on order' so who knows if I will get in time for this season's challenge."It does! I have not read Ru..."
I wonder if it is spec fic or NL as well as two of his books I’ve read are including Midnight's Children. I believe the same was said of The Satanic Verses.
I am reading another Anthony Horowitz book: The Word Is Murder. He is a newly discovered author for me (this year), and I am enjoying his writing.
I am in such a funk now! I read Bea’s post and I thought, I read his books but they were all history non fiction. So I wanted to see when he started writing murder mysteries but turns out the guy I was thinking of was Tony Horwitz. The one married to Geraldine Brooks. On his author page he had posted in April “I’m Back!” and went on to tell how his new book was about to be published. So I wrote this comment to him about his take on his journey through the South and how I agreed that there are “echos of polarization “ now that were so prevalent in the antebellum south. When I posted my comment, I was able to read other comments and saw that a little over a month after he posted, he died suddenly on his book tour! Just about a week or so after his book was released! 😢. So I watched a video clip about that and then saw under “others you might like” Toni Morrison’s picture and it said she WAS an author. Looked that up and she died only a month ago! Which then led me to Ursula Le Guin and I found out she died the very same day as my mother in 2018! 😓I have to go now and grieve for my three friends.
Quichotte arrived in my lap (from the library) much sooner than I expected, and I've started reading it. It also qualifies for Non-linear (which I guess I should have suspected, being Rushdie).
Valerie wrote: "Quichotte arrived in my lap (from the library) much sooner than I expected, and I've started reading it. It also qualifies for Non-linear (which I guess I should have suspected, bei..."I picked up my copy at the library yesterday, too! I'm looking forward to it as soon as I finish Inland which I'm also enjoying!
i just finished The Lost for Words Bookshop and one of the main characters is a poet—the performance of poetry by him and later by the female lead play a big part in the story, even though “writer” would not be considered their profession. would this work for this task?
Anika wrote: "i just finished The Lost for Words Bookshop and one of the main characters is a poet—the performance of poetry by him and later by the female lead play a big part in the story, even..."That sounds as if it will fit.
I've just finished The Yield which is told by 3 perspectives in 3 different ways. one of them is an old Aboriginal man who in effort to save his culture decided to write a dictionary of his language. His perspective is being told like dictionary entries though each word has own story.Would this count? I guess it's less than 50% of the book so it may not...?
Tien wrote: "I've just finished The Yield which is told by 3 perspectives in 3 different ways. one of them is an old Aboriginal man who in effort to save his culture decided to write a dictionar..."With less than half the book, I think it's too much of a stretch for this task.
I thought that might be the case. Not to worry, fits in task 10.3 :)
Would Traveling with Pomegranates: A Mother and Daughter Journey to the Sacred Places of Greece, Turkey, and France work? It has two authors (mother and daughter) and both biography and autobiography as MPGs.
Ed wrote: "Would Traveling with Pomegranates: A Mother and Daughter Journey to the Sacred Places of Greece, Turkey, and France work? It has two authors (mother and daughter) and both biography ..."No, sorry. This is more autobiographical and we were looking for a biography or a novel.
Would Lamb by Christopher Moore count for this? The main character is Biff, currently an angel, formerly the best friend of young Jesus, and he is writing a book for The Bible. So it's a non-linear story set in current day, as he writes, and the past, which is what he's writing about.
Lara wrote: "Would Lamb by Christopher Moore count for this? The main character is Biff, currently an angel, formerly the best friend of young Jesus, and he is writing a book for The Bible. So it's a non-linear..."Hi Lara! Sorry for the delay on this one. Although Biff is attempting to write in this story, much as any of us might compose diaries or tell stories in letters, he isn't actually an author so that this won't work here. I'm glad you'll have other places for it, though.
And welcome to Reading with Style! Feel free to post and claim any books you're read since September 1 that fit the tasks.
Would this book work: Exiles at Home: Australian Women Writers 1925-1945? I note the task is "biography of AN author" & the book, I think, explores a number of Australian women writers...
Tien wrote: "Would this book work: Exiles at Home: Australian Women Writers 1925-1945? I note the task is "biography of AN author" & the book, I think, explores a number of Australian women writ..."Yes, that will work.
I claimed a combo for On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous because the main character is an author and it's a fictional letter to his mother. He talks about being an author during the book, but I'm still not sure it fits the spirit of this task. If not, just let me know and I'll remove that extra 5 points.
Karen Michele wrote: "I claimed a combo for On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous because the main character is an author and it's a fictional letter to his mother. He talks about being an author during the bo..."Although autobiographical in nature, this is a novel and should work for this task.
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Yes, that will work. "Ooh, Best news ever! Thanks :)
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Karen Michele wrote: "I claimed a combo for On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous because the main character is an author and it's a fictional letter to his mother. He talks about being a..."OK, thanks!
In Looking For Rachel Wallace Rachel (the subject of the mystery and an important character in the book) is an author. However, the detective is not, and I’d say he is “the central” figure. Rachel is another central figure but if there can only be one central figure of course has to be the detective himself.Does this qualify or not?
Thank you,
Christine
Christine wrote: "In Looking For Rachel Wallace Rachel (the subject of the mystery and an important character in the book) is an author. However, the detective is not, and I’d say he is “the central” fi..."Sometimes books have more than one central character. We will have to leave it to you to decide if the author plays a prominent enough position throughout to qualify.
Elizabeth (Alaska) wrote: "Christine wrote: "In Looking For Rachel Wallace Rachel (the subject of the mystery and an important character in the book) is an author. However, the detective is not, and I’d say he i..."Thank you. I think she does.
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