Duraffourg, Willy

Summary: "This graphic novel explores the youth of the author of The Lord of the Rings, and his traumatic experience of the battlefields of the First World War, which will forge the imagination of his literary work" --

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ablaze Publishing 2023

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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 921 TOLKIEN, J.R.R. DUR

McGrath, Robyn

Summary: "Uncover the fascinating, inspiring, and sometimes-mysterious true story of world-renowned detective novelist Agatha Christie's journey to authorship in this picture book biography"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CHR

Summary: Lucy Worsley discovers the origins of Agatha Christie's macabre magic.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2024

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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV LUC

Levy, Deborah

Summary: "The inimitable Deborah Levy, author of The Cost of Living, traces the literary and artistic muses that have shaped her life and work as a writer"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DEBORAH, LEVY LEV

Rushdie, Salman

Summary: From internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply personal account of enduring--and surviving--an attempt on his life thirty years after the fatwa that was ordered against him. Speaking out for the first time, and in unforgettable detail, about the traumatic events of August 12, 2022, Salman Rushdie answers violence with art, and reminds us of the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2024

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 RUS

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1 available in Adult, Call number: B RUSHDIE RUS

Summary: Esteemed critic Blanche Gelfants brilliant companion gathers together lucid essays on major writers and themes by some of the best literary critics in the United States. Part 1 is comprised of articles on stories that share a particular theme such as "Working Class Stories" or "Gay and Lesbian Stories." The heart of the book, however, lies in Part 2, which contains more than one hundred pieces...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia University Press 2000

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 831.01 COL

Browning, Diane

Summary: "In 1820, the Brontë family traveled to their new home on the edge of Haworth Moor. There, the Brontë sisters and their brother were given the freedom to explore and expand their imaginative minds, providing the inspiration needed to create literary masterpieces that would be enjoyed for generations to come. In The Brontës of Haworth Moor: How the Three Daughters of a Country Parson Became the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2023

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 BRO

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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT People Bronte

Scott, Caroline

Summary: "With delectable prose, a sharp heroine ahead of her time, and an adventure across the English countryside in search of great food, Good Taste is the perfect historical novel for fans of Dear Mrs. Bird and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. You can tell a lot about a person from what they like to eat... England in 1932 is in the grip of the Great Depression. Stella Douglas,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SCO