Encyclopedia of World Literature
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During the run of the TV series The X-Files, many books based on it were released, written, including novels based on episodes, a series of comic books from Topps Comics, and many “official” and “unauthorized” non-fiction books. Some of the novels, which were published in both hardcover and trade paperback editions, came out as audiobooks […]
Continue ReadingThis is a list of books released for the UK World Book Day. In 1998 and 1999 a specially created WBD anthology priced at £1 (€1.50 in Ireland) was published. In 2000, instead of a single £1 special anthology, four separate £1 books were published, covering a wider age-range. Since then, each year has seen […]
Continue ReadingThe term “National Treasure” has been used in Japan to denote cultural properties since 1897,[1][2] although the definition and the criteria have changed since the introduction of the term. The written materials in the list adhere to the current definition, and have been designated National Treasures according to the Law for the Protection of Cultural […]
Continue ReadingThe original Little House books were a series of eight autobiographical children’s novels written by Laura Ingalls Wilder and published by Harper & Brothers from 1932 to 1943. The eighth book, These Happy Golden Years, featured Laura Ingalls at ages 15 to 18 and was originally published with one page at the end containing the note, “The end of the Little House […]
Continue ReadingPulitzer Prize winners 1992: Maus aka. Maus: A Survivor’s Tale — My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman (non-fiction; ISBN 0-679-40641-7) Hugo Award winners 1988: Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons (ISBN 0-930289-23-4), category “Other Forms”[1] 2009: Girl Genius, Volume 8: Agatha Heterodyne and the Chapel of Bones by Kaja & Phil Foglio, art by Phil Foglio, colors by Cheyenne Wright (Airship Entertainment),[2] Best Graphic Novel 2010: Girl Genius, Volume 9: Agatha Heterodyne and the Heirs of the […]
Continue ReadingThe Bram Stoker Award for Best Non-Fiction is an award presented by the Horror Writers Association (HWA) for “superior achievement” in horror writing for non-fiction. Winners and nominees Nominees are listed below the winner(s) for each year.[1] 1987: Mary Shelley by Muriel Spark Joe Bob Goes To the Drive-In by Joe Bob Briggs The Zombies […]
Continue ReadingShortlists Year Author Title Publisher Chair Judges 1969 P. H. Newby Something to Answer For Faber & Faber n/a David FarrerFrank KermodeStephen SpenderDame Rebecca WestW L Webb Barry England Figures in a Landscape Nicholas Mosley The Impossible Object Iris Murdoch The Nice and the Good Muriel Spark The Public Image Gordon Williams From Scenes Like […]
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