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Police procedural authors who write fiction about police work explore the dark side of human nature, the gritty realities of police work, and the moral complexities of the job. They also create memorable characters who are both complex and relatable.
One-novel wonder authors are a testament to the power of literature. They show that a single novel can have a lasting impact on readers and can become a classic of literary history and make its author immortal even if he or she never writes another word.
Romantic novels have a long and rich history, dating back to the ancient world. The genre has evolved over time, but it continues to be one of the most popular genres of literature. Romantic novels offer readers a chance to escape into a world of love, adventure, and excitement.
Psychological thrillers are a subgenre of thriller fiction that explores the deeper reaches of human nature. They often feature characters who are driven by their own twisted desires, and they may deal with themes of suspense, betrayal, and redemption.
Psychological thriller writers are a special breed. Owing to the popularity of their novels a survey of psychological thrillers would reveal some of the most famous names in the world of fiction.
Novels that are difficult to read are those that challenge the reader in some way. They may be complex in their language, structure, or themes. They may require the reader to think deeply about the text or to have a certain level of knowledge or experience in order to understand them.
Unlike scientists that turned their hand to fiction, the popular science writers listed below have played an incalculable role in the understanding of the universe that we have today. All of them adopted a public education stance in at least some of their book writing.
Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) was an essayist, literary critic and, above all, a novelist, for which she was best known. She was a central figure in the literary and artistic community known as the Bloomsbury Group, a close-knit group that featured several English artists and writers of the early years of the twentieth century.
Agatha Christie (1890–1976) was the Grande Dame of English crime fiction. She specialised in the detective novel. Her two most famous detectives are the Belgian, Hercule Poirot and the English spinster, Miss Marple.
Authors who write classic children’s books are far more important than one would think. Their stories don’t only provide the stimuli that fire up a child’s imagination, thus stretching their experience, but they provide a bridge between cultures. A balanced diet of their books allows children to enter into the lives of children in other …
