Zadie Smith is quite simply one of the most important authors of the 21st century, and she has a handful of titles to her name that could make this list. But her debut novel stands apart as a mission statement of sorts. The story at its center is fairly simple: two friends, one from...
Canada is a country with a richhistory, and this includes literature. Much Canadian literature has been influenced by authors from the United States, England, and France. Canadian writers have become prolific in their own right, with some of them listed among the greatest writers of all time....
Growth matters less than inequality, the authorsargued: whether the issue is life expectancy, infant mortality, crimerates, obesity, literacy or recycling, the Scandinavian countries,say, will always win out over, say, the UK. NK Jemisin explores urgent questions of power in The Fifth Season. ...
70 best comedies of the 21st century – from rom-coms to raunch-coms, 'Anchorman' to 'Wet Hot American Summer.'
100 best albums of the 21st century, according to critics Stackerset out to find the best albums of the 21st century, compiling data fromMetacritic(as of October 2022). We ranked albums according to their Metascore, which represents an aggregation of critic reviews. ...
Haruki Murakami is arguably one of themost difficult authors to adaptto the big screen, but "Drive My Car" succeeds particularly because it does the exact opposite of what a Murakami story is known for. Light and feathery where Murakami's writing is cold and cynical, "Drive My Car is Ryus...
Giving away free books has proven to be one of publishing’s most effective ways of building up an audience. And as the world’s #1 retailer of books, Amazon has becometheplace where many authors choose to make their titles available at no cost. If you search for “Free Books” on the...
A quarter-century after one of our co-authors explored the need for, and value to society of, the best mode disclosure requirement in patent practice,'the authors are revisiting the subject. During the intervening years, there have been significant changes in howCarlson, Dale L...
teens, so he's on this list quite a bit. Other top choices include Suzanne Collins'sHunger Gamestrilogy of books, J.K. Rowling'sHarry Potterseries. and certainly J.R.R. Tolkien'sThe HobbitandThe Lord of the Rings. All of these writers are no doubt among thebest young adult authors...
Rumor has it he writes all of the first drafts of his books with an old-fashioned fountain pen, and he loves to use a Pilot 823 at book signings. If you’re a fan ofauthors like Neil Gaimanwith novels featuring mythology, dark fantasy, fairy tales, or good stories with a surprising...