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Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
V. S. Pritchett called her "a genius." Gore Vidal described her as a "beloved novelist of singular brilliance... Of all the Southern writers, she is the most apt to endure..." And Tennessee Williams said, "The only real writer the South ever turned out, was Carson." She was born Lula Carson Smith in Columbus, Georgia. Her dream was to become a concert pianist, though she'd been writing since she was sixteen and the influence of music was evident throughout...
3) 1408
Publisher
Genius Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"Mike Enslin, renowned for debunking infamous paranormal events is confronted by a force that he cannot explain when he checks into room 1408 of the notoriously haunted Dolphin Hotel. Mike's latest project is a book entitled "Ten Nights in Haunted Hotel Rooms," and it seems that in room 1408 of the Dolphin Hotel, this skeptical scribe may finally find proof of the supernatural. Implored by the hotel manager not to enter room 1408, Mike defiantly procures...
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Dodging romantic (and marital) commitment, successful New York writer Malcolm Niles goes on a cross-country autographing tour that his friend and publisher Robert Hanson has been suggesting. While signing books in a small Southern town, Malcolm meets Nancy Briggs, who is about to be jilted by her fiancé. Despite the best efforts of Malcolm and Nancy, they continue crossing paths in New York. After many complications and confusions, the inevitable...
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Language
English
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""Love is our only hope," Anne Lamott writes in this perceptive new book. "It is not always the easiest choice, but it is always the right one, the noble path, the way home to safety, no matter how bleak the future looks." In Somehow: Thoughts on Love, Lamott explores the transformative power that love has in our lives: how it surprises us, forces us to confront uncomfortable truths, reminds us of our humanity, and guides us forward. "Love just won't...
Author
Series
Publisher
Mad Creek Books, an imprint of The Ohio State University Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"A memoir about a daughter trying to understand her father's genius, mental illness, violence, and past. Touches on Japanese culture, immigration, racism, WWII, and the Asian American experience"--