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Author Schwartz drew heavily from folklore and urban legends as the topic of his stories, researching extensively and spending more than a year on writing each book. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Acknowledged influences include William Shakespeare , T. S. Eliot , Mark Twain , Joel Chandler Harris , Bennett Cerf and Jan Harold Brunvand . [ 6 ]
Thalassophobia (from Ancient Greek θάλασσα (thálassa) 'sea' and φόβος (phóbos) 'fear') [1] is the persistent and intense fear of deep bodies of water, such as the ocean, seas, or lakes. Though related, thalassophobia should not be confused with aquaphobia , which is classified as the fear of water itself.
Jacob Geller (born February 8, 1995) is an American video essayist, critic, and writer known for his analysis of video games and popular culture.Geller's YouTube channel has over 1.2 million subscribers, [2] with videos covering topics like horror, art, frigophobia, thalassophobia, and social justice.
This is a list of best-selling fiction authors to date, in any language. While finding precise sales numbers for any given author is nearly impossible, the list is based on approximate numbers provided or repeated by reliable sources. "Best selling" refers to the estimated number of copies sold of all fiction books written or co-written by an ...
In 2019, in a two-book deal, Transworld acquired the rights to publish Pearse's debut novel The Sanatorium in 2020. [8] The Swiss Alps-set thriller, written over the course of two years, [ 9 ] introduces detective Elin Warner during her stay at the fictional Le Sonnet hotel [ 10 ] and was inspired by Pearse's time living in Crans-Montana ...
Ted Chiang was born in 1967 to a Taiwanese American family in Port Jefferson, New York. [3] His Chinese name is Chiang Feng-nan (姜峯楠; Jiāng Fēngnán). [4]Both of his parents are Taiwanese waishengren who were born in mainland China and migrated to Taiwan with their families during the retreat of the government of the Republic of China to Taiwan before immigrating to the United States. [5]
Paul Gaetan Tremblay (born June 30, 1971 [1]) is an American author and editor of horror, dark fantasy, and science fiction. His most widely known novels include A Head Full of Ghosts, The Cabin at the End of the World, and Survivor Song. He has won multiple Bram Stoker Awards and is a juror for the Shirley Jackson Awards.
David Vann. David Vann (born October 19, 1966, Adak Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska) is an American novelist and short story writer, and was formerly a professor of creative writing at the University of Warwick in England. [1]