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... there, the really troubling thing - as with so much in society today - is that the fun-house distortions of popular fiction are, to everyday America, more recognizable than ever. The main reflection looks a lot like us. That's how Stephen King, at ... Comment?
Senator Muggle -- By: Robert Costa
... e Senate GOP should be able to thumb though Reid's bill. Hey, if the Democrats want to compare their bill to popular fiction, fine by me. If I were J.K. Rowling, however, I'd be offended. Share Comment?
Maurice Sendak and the call of the wild
At just 338 words, Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are must be among the shortest books in the canon of popular fiction. Comment?
Call of the wild: Maurice Sendak
At just 338 words, Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are must be among the shortest books in the canon of popular fiction. Comment?
... so when something has that kind of wide cross appeal, it becomes a media phenomena. In this case, both in popular fiction, now with the second film coming out." Professor Hoppenstand says he expects the Twilight phenomena to continue to grow and ... Comment?
A Book A Week: Best Friends Forever by Jennifer Weiner
Popular fiction is a genre that is distinct from literary fiction, though the boundaries are fluid. Comment?
Stephen King's dome yarn among his best
... the really troubling thing -- as with so much in society today -- is that the fun-house distortions of popular fiction are, to everyday America, more recognizable than ever. The main reflection isn't that of Frankenstein or Dracula or the Joker or ... Comment?
Give It Up For Romance
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... nce writers hit that "formula" the way the Babe, Hammerin' Hank, or Barry Bonds applied wood to a fast ball. Popular fiction may be denigrated by the few, but, fortunately, it's appreciated by the millions. I write it. I read it. I adore it. Comment?
Self-proclaimed lazy' author Stephen King releases his 51st novel
... take to occupy the hours on a beach vacation. "Misery," a lean, horrifying and grimly comic account of a popular fiction writer held captive by a sweet crazy fan, was the first book it was OK for critics to like, it being meta and self-referential ... Comment?
Review: Stephen King's 'Dome' is among his best
... the really troubling thing -- as with so much in society today -- is that the fun-house distortions of popular fiction are, to everyday America, more recognizable than ever. The main reflection isn't that of Frankenstein or Dracula or the Joker or ... Comment?
What We're Reading This Week: Nov. 17
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The books over at What We're Reading are really interesting this week. I didn't read the Sarah Palin book , but I read all four of the others -- including the Stephen King, which I'm glad we could cover, since some of you had specifically asked that we make sure popular fiction isn't left behind. Comment?
Alcott was a Jo,a but there was nothing a littlea about her life
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... and notes her rare skill at tailoring her work for the market, producing and selling poems, stories, popular fiction and literary fiction to support herself and her family. Fans of "Little Women" will be intrigued by Reisen's detailed account of ... Comment?
`Under the Dome' among King's finest works
... there, the really troubling thing - as with so much in society today - is that the fun-house distortions of popular fiction are, to everyday America, more recognizable than ever. The main reflection isn't that of Frankenstein or Dracula or the Joker ... Comment?
An author's anxieties in print
... Danny the life I have not had, but I'm deathly afraid of. Can you draw a line between literary fiction and popular fiction? I don't think it's an area that interests me. I kind of think you like what you like. I'm on a lot of airplanes. Every once ... Comment?
... there, the really troubling thing - as with so much in society today - is that the fun-house distortions of popular fiction are, to everyday America, more recognizable than ever. The main reflection isn't that of Frankenstein or Dracula or the Joker ... Comment?
STRINGER: Tarleton, father of a university
A popular fiction writer of the late 19th century was Horatio Alger. His books, which dealt with the theme of "rags to riches," described boys who rose from humble circumstances and through hard work and persistence achieved success. Comment?
Casual Fridays: What makes a good writer?
... just seem to be natural writers -- they can write perfect, elegant sentences with a minimum of effort. Some popular fiction novelists crank out 6 or more novels per year. Some bloggers write 10 or more posts per day. Others labor over every word, or ... Comment?
Review: Stephen King's dome yarn is among his best
... there, the really troubling thing - as with so much in society today - is that the fun-house distortions of popular fiction are, to everyday America, more recognizable than ever. The main reflection isn't that of Frankenstein or Dracula or the ... Comment?
'Under the Dome' a crazy concept that is one of Stephen King's best, most epic
... there, the really troubling thing - as with so much in society today - is that the fun-house distortions of popular fiction are, to everyday America, more recognizable than ever. The main reflection isn't that of Frankenstein or Dracula or the Joker ... Comment?
... is still a lingering misapprehension that Freemasonry is a 'secret' society, a notion fuelled by writers of popular fiction (Dan Brown) and screenplays (National Treasure)," Grand Master Raymond S. J. Daniels said in a statement posted online. ... Comment?