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In America is a 1999 novel by Susan Sontag. It won the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction . [ 1 ] It is based on the true story of Polish actress Helena Modjeska (called Maryna Zalewska in the book), her arrival in California in 1876, and her ascendancy to American stardom.
It's Kind of a Funny Story is a 2006 novel by American author Ned Vizzini. The book was inspired by Vizzini's own brief hospitalization for depression in November 2004. [1] Ned Vizzini later died by suicide [2] on December 19, 2013. The book received recognition as a 2007 Best Book for Young Adults from the American Library Association. [3]
John William Cheever (May 27, 1912 – June 18, 1982) was an American short story writer and novelist. He is sometimes called "the Chekhov of the suburbs". [1] [2] His fiction is mostly set on the Upper East Side of Manhattan; the Westchester suburbs; old New England villages based on various South Shore towns around Quincy, Massachusetts, where he was born; and Italy, especially Rome.
Come celebrate Reader's Digest's 100th anniversary with a century of funny jokes, moving quotes, heartwarming stories, and riveting dramas. The post 100 Years of Reader’s Digest: People, Stories ...
Edison Price Vizzini (April 4, 1981 – December 19, 2013) was an American writer. [1] He was the author of four books for young adults, including It's Kind of a Funny Story (2006), which NPR placed at #56 in its list of the "100 Best-Ever Teen Novels" [2] and which is the basis of the film of the same name.
James Grover Thurber (December 8, 1894 – November 2, 1961) was an American cartoonist, writer, humorist, journalist, and playwright.He was best known for his cartoons and short stories, published mainly in The New Yorker and collected in his numerous books.
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for Emily Henry’s new romance novel, “Funny Story,” released April 23. “Happy Place” and “Book Lovers” author Emily Henry’s latest ...
His essay "Free Rent at the Totalitarian Hotel" (originally published in The Sun) opened Best American Essays 2013. Ballantine's essays and short stories have also appeared in the Coal City Review, Kenyon Review, and Atlantic Monthly. He has guest blogged for PowellsBooks.Blog [1] and Marion Roach Smith's "Writing Lessons." [2]