Fawkes, Glynnis

Summary: "A graphic novel biography of Charlotte Brontë, following her and her siblings from childhood to the publication of Jane Eyre"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney - Hyperion 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 FAW

Worsley, Lucy

Summary: "Why did Agatha Christie spend her career pretending that she was "just" an ordinary housewife, when clearly she wasn't? Her life is fascinating for its mysteries and its passions and, as Lucy Worsley says, "She was thrillingly, scintillatingly modern." She went surfing in Hawaii, she loved fast cars, and she was intrigued by the new science of psychology, which helped her through devastating...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Crime 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHRISTIE, AGATHA WOR

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1 available in Adult, Call number: B CHRISTIE WOR

Gristwood, Sarah

Summary: "Interest in Beatrix Potter and her characters is undimmed, with the second Peter Rabbit film being released in summer 2021 and an exhibition at the V&A from February 2022, 'Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature'. Few people realise how extraordinary Beatrix Potter's own story is. She was a woman of contradictions. A sheltered Victorian daughter who grew into an astute modern businesswoman. A...

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Publisher / Publication Date: National Trust Books 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 POTTER, BEATRIX GRI

Thompson, Laura

Summary: Nancy Mitford was, in the words of her sister Lady Diana Mosley, “very complex.” Her highly autobiographical early work, the biographies and novels of her more mature French period, her journalism, and the vast body of letters to her family, to friends such as Evelyn Waugh, and to the great love of her life, Gaston Palewski, all tell an intriguing story. Drawing from these, as well as...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MITFORD, NANCY THO

Santoni, Manuela

Summary: "Before she was the beloved author of Pride and Prejudice and other classic novels, Jane Austen was a young woman wrestling with society's expectations and challenges of the heart. Her own story involves choices that changed literary history--and perhaps even the choice to walk away from love. This graphic imagining of Jane Austen's youth includes her creative awakening and her...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Graphic Universe 2018

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1 available in Young Adult Oversize, Call number: YA 921 AUS

Kelley, True.

Summary: Roald Dahl is one of the most famous children's book authors ever. Now in this Who Was-- ? biography, children will learn of his real-life adventures. A flying ace for the British Air Force, he was married to an Academy Award-winning actress. He also wrote books and screenplays for adults. Entertaining and readable, this biography has 80 black-and-white illustrations.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2012

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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 DAH

McGrath, Robyn

Summary: "Uncover the fascinating, inspiring, and sometimes-mysterious true story of world-renowned detective novelist Agatha Christie's journey to authorship in this picture book biography"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Beach Lane Books 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CHR

Forsyth, Frederick

Summary: "From Frederick Forsyth, the grand master of international suspense, comes his most intriguing story ever--his own"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2015

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 FORSYTH, FREDERICK FOR

Pollack, Pam

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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC 2014

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 DIC

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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 921 DIC

Sisman, Adam

Summary: Secrecy came naturally to John le Carre, and there were some secrets that he fought fiercely to keep. Adam Sisman's definitive biography, published in 2015, provided a revealing portrait of this fascinating man; yet some aspects of his subject remained hidden. Nowhere was this more so than in his private life. Apparently content in his marriage, the novelist conducted a string of love affairs...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023

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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LE CARRE, JOHN SIS

Thompson, Laura

Summary: "It has been one hundred years since Agatha Christie wrote her first novel and created the formidable Hercule Poirot. A brilliant and award winning biographer, Laura Thompson now turns her sharp eye to Agatha Christie. Arguably the greatest crime writer in the world, Christie's books still sell over four million copies each year--more than thirty years after her death--and it shows no signs of...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2018

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1 available in Adult, Call number: B CHRISTIE THO

Thompson, Laura

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Publisher / Publication Date: Review 2004

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MITFORD, NANCY THO

Fabiny, Sarah

Summary: "Step into the world of Georgian England and learn more about the genteel life of this beloved author. Although Jane Austen's works were first published anonymously and brought her little personal recognition, today they are rarely out of print and have inspired movies, television shows and mini-series, literary anthologies, and many other adaptations all around the world. Her...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2017

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB AUSTEN SPINDLE

Forrester, Viviane.

Summary: Winner of the prestigious Prix Goncourt award for biography, this remarkable portrait sheds new light on Virginia Woolf's relationships with her family and friends and how they shaped her work. Forrester's biography draws on revelations about the author that often remain buried and carefully applies them to a narrative of her development and influence. Virginia Woolf: A Portrait blends...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia University Press 2015

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WOOLF, VIRGINIA WOO

Ackroyd, Peter

Summary: Presents a short biography of the author of "The Moonstone" and "The Woman in White," two early masterpieces of mystery and detection.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday 2015

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 COLLINS, WILKIE ACK

Pliscou, Lisa

Summary: Colorful illustrations introduce the life and achievements of the nineteenth century novelist, revealing how her refusal to settle for the status quo led her to create some of the world's most beloved works.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 AUS

Zackheim, Victoria

Summary: "In Private Investigations, twenty fan-favorite mystery writers share their first-person stories of grappling with mysteries they've personally encountered, at home and in the world. Caroline Leavitt regales us with a medical mystery, a time when she losther voice and doctors couldn't find a cure; Martin Limon travels back to his military stint in Korea to grapple with the chaos of war; Anne...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Seal Press 2020

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 PRI

Summary: Shares the stories behind the creations of many of the mystery genre's most popular characters, revealing the inspirations for such examples as Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch and Alexander McCall Smith's Precious Ramotswe.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Co. 2009

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 813.087 LIN

Hoobler, Dorothy.

Summary: "The Monsters tells the story of the real-life characters surrounding the creation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Drawing on private diaries, personal letters, and contemporary accounts, Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler have crafted a spectacular narrative of artistic creation and personal destruction. They reveal not just the true origins of two of the most famous monsters in popular culture, but...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2006

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 823.7 HOO

Harman, Claire.

Summary: "A groundbreaking biography that places an obsessive, unrequited love at the heart of the writer's life story, transforming her from the tragic figure we have previously known into a smoldering Jane Eyre. Famed for her beloved novels, Charlotte Brontë has been known as well for her insular, tragic family life. The genius of this biography is that it delves behind this image to reveal a life in...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2016

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BRONTE, CHARLOTTE HAR

Sturrock, Donald.

Summary: This authorized biography, written by a BBC producer and director who knew Dahl and worked with the cooperation of the author's adult children and both wives--one of whom was film star Patricia Neal--covers the man and his reputation.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2010

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DAHL, ROALD STU

Souhami, Diana.

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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 1997

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 SOU

Hawksley, Lucinda Dickens.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Insight Editions 2011

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 823.8 DICKENS, CHARLES HAW