Best known for writing thrillers involving fictional forensic psychologist Alex Cross, American author James Patterson has experienced monumental success since publishing his first book in 1976. Decades and millions of book sales later, it is Patterson’s philanthropy which is taking centre stage.
By Charlotte Dibley
Best known for writing thrillers involving fictional forensic psychologist Alex Cross, American author James Patterson has experienced monumental success since publishing his first book in 1976. Decades and millions of book sales later, it is Patterson’s philanthropy which is taking centre stage. By Charlotte Dibley This is actually a really straight-forward question to answer. Wonders never cease! My answer is… Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh. I’d had it on my Kindle for ages but always assumed it would just be one of those books that I’d never get round to. By Charlotte Dibley *Strokes imaginary beard and scratches head thoughtfully* OK, I have an answer. The winner is… The delightful We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver. Wow, where do I begin? By Charlotte Dibley Tom Ripley is struggling to stay one step ahead of his creditors and the law, when an unexpected acquaintance offers him a free trip to Europe and a chance to start over. Ripley wants money, success and the good life and he’s willing to kill for it. When his new-found happiness is threatened, his response is as swift as it is shocking. By Charlotte Dibley I’m not pointing a gun at your head and saying ‘read this book OR ELSE.’ This is just a bit of gentle coercion. To be honest, I’m amazed I’ve managed to limit myself to one answer so you’re witnessing a miracle right here. My answer is: By Charlotte Dibley It begins as an assignment for English class: write a letter to a dead person. Laurel chooses Kurt Cobain – he died young, and so did Laurel’s sister May – so maybe he’ll understand what Laurel is going through. Soon Laurel is writing letters to lots of dead people – Janis Joplin, Heath Ledger, River Phoenix, Amelia Earhart, Amy Winehouse…It’s like she can’t stop. She writes about her new high school, her new friends, her first love – and her shattered life. But the ghosts of Laurel’s past can’t be contained between the lines of a page forever. She must face up to them – before they consume her. By Charlotte Dibley After my discussion on book art (which you can check out HERE) I thought I’d continue along a similar theme and talk about my book reading etiquette. All bookworms undoubtedly have little quirks regarding the way they treat their books and with these quirks comes the spectacular annoyances towards other people’s treatment of literature. By Charlotte Dibley You’d be forgiven for thinking that the pages of a book merely hold the words of a story. In fact, there’s been a recent surge in creating an entirely new bookish medium: the physical paper is now being used to create striking images. Whether it’s vandalism or imaginative beauty is what we’re here to debate! It seems that physical books are becoming increasingly marginalised in the face of the digital format. So, giving books a new lease of life as works of art: does this help or hinder their plight? Does it make people see the multiple possibilities in a hardcover or does it underscore their growing irrelevance? By Charlotte Dibley Raffles is a public-school cad and master burglar, with an aptitude for cricket and a passion for crime – a loveable rogue who steals from the rich not to give to the poor, but rather to subsidize his own splendid lifestyle (he has an unimpeachable address at Albany in St James’). Along with his sidekick – his former schoolmate and fellow gambler Harry ‘Bunny’ Manders – he embarks on a series of thefts. But will they get away with it? By the IWG Book Team The Elevator Pitch, that terrifying thing where you have to sell your entire concept for your book/film/TV show in the length of time it takes to travel in a lift. The I'm With Geek site have all come together to create pitches for their sections given a title to work from, and now, it is the Book Team's turn to present our own ideas under the title of Rings in the Rainbow. How have our team interpreted the title, and whose pitch is the best? Check them out below (a couple even have accompanying book covers!), and be sure to let us know your favourite in the comments! |
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