Books

An excellent and imaginative writer described as one of the most entertaining storytellers of our time, no true fan of literary works in the fantasy, science fiction, horror, dark fantasy, and comedy genres would not have read any book by Neil Gaiman. The renowned English writer began his career as a journalist before writing comic books and then becoming a New York Times bestselling author of novels. Gaiman is the...

Throughout the ages, historians and biographers from all across the world have written books about presidents and other political leaders whose policies and actions have had an impact on history. Sometimes, these world leaders have gone ahead to write these books about themselves, giving first-hand accounts of events that transpired and all the ways through which they came to a particular decision. Books about presidents from either the United States...

Skip Hollandsworth is not just an excellent writer, he captures true crime stories in his books in the most surreal manner. Most of his works are inspired by real-life incidents, mostly tragic, and he has bagged some prestigious journalism awards for his writing skills, including a National Headliner Award. Of course, Skip is also a screenwriter and some of his works have been adapted into movies, notably Bernie (2011),...

The key to good writing, they say is to always keep reading other people’s works. However, that doesn’t stop even after you must have published a book because the more you read, the more your writing skills get better. There are many popular book authors who have led interesting lifestyles, giving room for adventure and exploring new things and their books have become fans favorite. These authors, particularly novelists,...

J K Rowling has become an incredibly successful author, screenwriter, and producer, all thanks to her books – the Harry Potter series, which announced her to the world and made her a household name. Dubbed as one of the bestselling British authors of all time, Rowling first worked as a researcher and bilingual secretary for Amnesty International before her writing career began. However, she conceived the Potter series while...

Dr. Bill Donahue, Ph.D. is an American Christian and prolific author who has written a good number of books focused on the nurturing of small groups in the church for sustained growth of the entire ministry. He writes his books with biblical backings and experience he has in small group ministry for many years now and still counting. Notably, he created leadership strategies used for training over 10, 000...

There is nothing you can tell an avid reader of Stephen King books to convince them that the author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, and fantasy novels is not one of the greatest writers to have come out of America. A testament to this is that the Maine native has sold more than 350 million copies of his work and has been bestowed with some of the most prestigious...

It was not as an appeasement to black voters in the United States that President Bill Clinton requested for Maya Angelou, an author of numerous books and literature, to write and recite the poem "On the Pulse of Morning" at his first inauguration in 1993. The St. Louis, Missouri native, who was active in the Civil Rights Movement and worked with notable activists like Martin Luther King Jr. and...

In Death is a police procedural series of novels set in the mid-21st-century (beginning from 2058) and written by Nora Roberts, otherwise referred to by her alias J.D. Robb. The novel is centered around New York City Police and Security Department (NYPSD) staff, lieutenant Eve Dallas and her better-half Roarke. The couple lives in New York City around. Apart from these two main characters, Dr. Charlotte Mira, Captain Ryan...

A straight line can be drawn from a person's personal development to their habit of always reading books. This is because books illuminate a person's imagination, help in the formation of unique perspectives, and provide in-depth knowledge on life, among many other things. For someone interested in reading, you will always find multiple shelves of books in their abode as they are frequently on the lookout to acquire the...

Have you ever found yourself asking this question, "what should I do with my life?" This may be due to a poor decision you have made or perhaps your inability to make a certain decision, or due to a recent depressing experience. Whichever one it might be, know that you are not alone. When one feels stuck and not knowing what to do, embarking on a journey of discovering...

Books are one of the commonest things we can find around us. They exist in various forms and volumes containing different types of information for various uses. They have come a long way and experienced several modifications since they were first mentioned in recorded history, circa 10th or 9th century BC. In all these years, books have been used to store and transmit information from one generation to another. Thus,...

The most expensive books in the world at this time might be hundreds of years old, but the value attached to them seems to appreciate with time. Apparently, they are like wine that gets better with age. John James Audubon’s Birds of America has sold several copies at record prices, with the highest pegged above $11 million, and there are several other books with more jaw-dropping price tags on...

The first question on the lips of anyone trying to enter a particular career field is; "how much can I possibly make from doing this?" While a significant amount of people get into a career out of the passion they have for it, a lot more do it because of what they are to gain from doing so. Writers are not different, most especially because a large number of book...

Jon Krakauer is an extraordinary writer and a skilled mountaineer. He is known to have authored several best-selling books which are surprisingly non-fiction. He writes on an array of topics of interest and has contributed articles in several renowned magazines. Biography  Jon Krakauer was born in Brookline. Massachusetts on the 12th of April 1954. His parents Lewis Joseph and Caroline Ann Krakauer raised him alongside his four siblings in Corvallis Oregon. Jon's...

If you are a fan of the famous 2015 American drama-film titled The End of the Tour which narrates the epic tale of the 5-day long interview between the popular writer and novelist David Foster Wallace and David Lipsky; then it doesn’t just stop there because there is more to the life and fantastic stories written by the renown novelist that should be on your bookshelf in your private...

On the list of the distinguished American writers to have won multiple literary awards, including the Pulitzer Prize and the Livingston Award, is a journalist and author Harry Gerard Bissinger III, better known as Buzz Bissinger. He is the writer of The New York Times number one bestseller, Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream. A native of New York City, Bissinger was born in 1954. His...

Most known for his interests in self-fulfilling prophecies through non-verbal communication, and his extensive research and ground-breaking investigations into the Pygmalion Effect; the influence that a researcher can have on the outcome of an experiment, the effects of teacher’s expectations on students’ academic and physical performance, and the effects of clinicians’ expectations on their patients’ mental and physical health, Robert Rosenthal is a renowned and Distinguished Professor of Psychology. Born...

Roger Angell Books are generally among the must-read works for anyone interested in books or materials on sports in general and baseball in particular. He is one of the few individuals who have established themselves as literary icons of high repute. An alumnus of Harvard and one-time Air Force veteran during the World War ll, he settled into the writing franchise and immediately made his way into the New...

Research has found that books are one of the greatest foods you can ever give the brain, with the benefits of reading regularly being almost directly correlated with one living a better life. This means that frequent reading can help reduce stress, increase vocabulary, stimulate imagination, improve concentration and memory, as well as give knowledge. The added entertainment received and the time it gives the reader away from the...

The world of writing, specifically the genres of fantasy, science fiction, horror, and mystery fiction, will forever be grateful to Ray Bradbury, one of the most celebrated 20th- and 21st-century American writers, who according to The New York Times was the writer most responsible for bringing modern science fiction into the literary mainstream. The author and screenwriter, who in 2007 received a Pulitzer Citation, is best known for writing...

In the crossroads of sports and novel writing, there is no other person who has been able to have as huge an impact as Frank Deford, the longtime Sports Illustrated magazine writer. In his over five-decades-long career, the six-time National Sportswriter of the Year and two-time Magazine Writer of the Year, wrote 18 books, nine of which were novels. His outstanding achievements and contributions to the journalism world further...

With the release of her first novel White Teeth in 2000, Zadie Smith immediately made the world fall in love with the novelist, essayist, and short story writer that she is. Close to two decades, five more novels, and many short stories later, the English writer still maintains her place as the beloved writer of many. Smith has become a bestselling author with many awards to her name, but...

After first harboring the hopes of attending law school and making something out of her law degree, Susan Orlean abandoned that career path to do something she said she always wanted to do. The Ohio native had longed to become a writer of long stories about interesting things rather than news stories about short-lived events, and as things would pan out, she has been able to go ahead and...

Christopher Hitchens was a prolific writer who authored many books on a lot of things including philosophy and religion. He was also a media personality, an orator, and critic whose work in the area of literature, religion, and social critiquing gained fame for him in different parts of the world. With both English and American citizenship, he had already had more than 30 books which he had written, co-authored, or...