By: Powell's Staff,
on 10/11/2013
At Powell's, our book buyers select all the new books in our vast inventory. If we need a book recommendation, we turn to our team of resident experts. Need a gift idea for a fan of vampire novels? Looking for a guide that will best demonstrate how to knit argyle socks? Need a book for [...]
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By: Fleur Bradley,
on 3/8/2013
After reading TAKEN last year, I discovered I really like Robert Crais' books. I'm a little late to the fan party, I know--the man has written a good bookshelf full of mysteries.
So I picked up his recent release, SUSPECT. The book opens with a chapter written from a military K-9 dog's perspective; I was choked up by page ten... As a writer, it left me in awe. Don't we all wish we could write that powerful of a story?
How about you, readers and writers? Which author do you admire?
By: Maryann Yin,
on 4/28/2011
International Thriller Writers named Goosebumps author R.L. Stine (pictured, via) Thrillermaster for the ThrillerFest VI. Stine recently launched the Hall of Horrors series with book one, Claws, in March.
In addition, Fall of Giants author Ken Follett will be teaching a novel writing class during the CraftFest portion of the annual conference. The conference will also feature AgentFest–a two-hour period where aspiring writers can pitch their proposals in three-minute sessions. Sixty agents have agreed to participate.
Other special guests who will be in attendance include authors Robert Crais, Diana Gabaldon, and John Lescroart. The event will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City from July 6th to July 9th.
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Fleur, I enjoy reading books from nearly all genres except romance and one of my favourites is spy/espionage fiction, especially the very conservative thrillers by the late Craig Thomas. They have none of the glamour associated with, say, a Tom Clancy novel but the elderly Kenneth Aubrey of British Intelligence is a very realistic and grounded intel op whom I have grown rather fond of over the years.
I don't think I've ever read any of Craig Thomas' work. It's going on my list :-)
Stephen King. J.K. Rowling. Though it might be closer to "worship" than "admire."
I loved King's book on the Kennedy assassination. Brilliant. Still not a Potter fan--maybe someday :-)