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Cain conceived the story and characters during his frequent visits to the Goebels Lion Farm near Thousand Oaks, California in 1932, a measure of his fascination with large felines. [9] Cain mentor H. L. Mencken, editor of The American Mercury paid Cain $250 for the story and published it in the journal’s January 1933 edition. The story ...
Canadian-based critic Literary Lion provided a more neutral review, saying, "The Bone Houses is a beautiful story about loss and letting go. The base plot is a bit formulaic and I didn’t feel much for the romance but both Aderyn and Ellis are wonderful characters and the ending is supremely satisfying."
Bethanne Patrick's December standout books include a Gen X caper, a wild adventure tale and surprising new novels from Jane Smiley and Cormac McCarthy.
Joan Cooper (November 10, 1931 – September 20, 2014), known by her pen name, J. California Cooper, was an American playwright and author. She wrote 17 plays and was named Black Playwright of the Year in 1978 for her play Strangers. [1]
Robert Downey Jr. makes his Broadway debut playing a writer who succumbs to AI in the world premiere of Ayad Akhtar's "McNeal" at Lincoln Center Theater's Vivian Beaumont.
Aged 41, he was the darling of London and New York’s literary establishment, hunted only by international publishers, when Viking Penguin paid a £500,000 advance for his next book, The Satanic ...
Paul Noden West (23 February 1930 – 18 October 2015) was a British-born American novelist, poet, and essayist. [2] He was born in Eckington, Derbyshire in England to Alfred and Mildred (Noden) West.
George Palmer Garrett (June 11, 1929 – May 25, 2008) was an American poet and novelist. [1] He was the Poet Laureate of Virginia [2] from 2002 to 2004. [3] His novels include The Finished Man, Double Vision, and the Elizabethan Trilogy, composed of Death of the Fox, The Succession, and Entered from the Sun.