Search results for #onthisday1974
Published #onthisday1974 Jaws a #novel by American writer Peter Benchley Tells the story of great white shark preying on a small resort town Hardback was on bestseller list for 44 weeks & paperback sold millions of copies Reviews were mixed despite the novel's effective suspense
Born #onthisday1974 Alyssa Brugman Australian #YAfiction #author x12 1st Finding Grace shortlisted for New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards (2002) (Ethel Turner Prize) 2nd Walking Naked (2002) won IBBY Australia Ena Noël Award for Encouragement Alex as Well (2013)
Published #onthisday1974 Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values (ZAMM) is a fictionalized autobiography by Robert M. Pirsig Received 126 rejections before an editor accepted it Featured on best-seller lists for decades sold 5+ million copies worldwide
Born #onthisday1974 Shane Jiraiya Cummings award-winning Australian #horror #writer & #editor Known 4 #shortstory 100+ short stories pub in Australia New Zealand USA Europe Asia #author 12 books edited 10 genre fiction magazines anthologies inc. bestselling Rage Against the Night
Published #onthisday1974 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy iconic #espionage #novel by British #author John le Carré received critical acclaim for complex social commentary drew on Kim Philby defection adapted for film & TV series made 70-book Big Jubilee Read Commonwealth #authors
Born #onthisday1974 Emma McLaughlin American #novelist x 6 Co-authored The Nanny Diaries (2002) tale about a 20-something New York nanny hit #1 on New York Times Best Seller list (2002) Adapted for film (2007) Sequel Nanny Returns (2009) Latest #novel is The First Affair (2013)
Born #onthisday1974 Shannon Hale American #author x 18 co-author x 11 predominantly of #YAfiction #fantasy including debut #novel The Goose Girl (2003) Princess Academy (2005) winner Newberry Honor (2006) Austenland (2007) was 1st book for adults adapted for film (2013)
Published #onthisday1974 Tim #novel by Australian #author Colleen McCullough Work explores relationship between a handsome developmentally impaired 24-year-old gardener Tim Melville & Mary Horto older middle-class woman living alone set McCullough on path to international stardom
Born #onthisday1974 Nicola Kraus American #novelist x 9 Best known for The Nanny Diaries (2002) its sequel Nanny Returns (2010) Cinderella Gets a Brazilian (2011) The First Affair: A Novel (2013) Over You (2012) & How to be a Grown-Up: A Novel (2015)
Born #onthisday1974 Matthew Reilly prolific Australian frenetic #action #thriller #novelist Self-published 1st book Contest International best-selling Ice Station (1996) followed 1st in 5-book Shane Schofield series + 7-book Jack West Jr series Sold 7 million copies 20+ languages
Published #onthisday1974 Jaws a #novel by American writer Peter Benchley Tells the story of great white shark preying on a small resort town Hardback was on bestseller list for 44 weeks & paperback sold millions of copies Reviews were mixed despite the novel's effective suspense
Born #onthisday1974 Alyssa Brugman Australian #YAfiction #author x12 1st Finding Grace short listed for New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards (2002) (Ethel Turner Prize) 2nd Walking Naked (2002) won IBBY Australia Ena Noël Award for Encouragement Alex as Well (2013)
Published #onthisday1974 Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values (ZAMM) is a fictionalized autobiography by Robert M. Pirsig Received 126 rejections before an editor accepted it Featured on best-seller lists for decades sold 5+ million copies worldwide
Born #onthisday1974 Shane Jiraiya Cummings award-winning Australian #horror #writer & #editor Known 4 #shortstory 100+ short stories pub in Australia New Zealand USA Europe Asia #author 12 books edited 10 genre fiction magazines anthologies inc. bestselling Rage Against the Night
Published #onthisday1974 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy iconic #espionage #novel by British #author John le Carré received critical acclaim for complex social commentary drew on Kim Philby defection adapted for film & TV series made 70-book Big Jubilee Read Commonwealth #authors
Born #onthisday1974 Emma McLaughlin American #novelist x 6 Co-authored The Nanny Diaries (2002) tale about a 20-something New York nanny hit #1 on New York Times Best Seller list (2002) Adapted for film (2007) Sequel Nanny Returns (2009) Latest #novel is The First Affair (2013)
Born #onthisday1974 Shannon Hale American #author x 18 & co-author x11 predominantly of #YAfiction #fantasy including debut #novel The Goose Girl (2003) Princess Academy (2005) winner Newberry Honor (2006) Austenland (2007) was 1st book for adults adapted for film (2013)
Published #onthisday1974 Tim #novel by Australian #author Colleen McCullough Work explores relationship between a handsome developmentally impaired 24-year-old gardener Tim Melville & Mary Horto older middle-class woman living alone set McCullough on path to international stardom
Born #onthisday1974 Nicola Kraus American #novelist x 9 Best known for The Nanny Diaries (2002) its sequel Nanny Returns (2010) Cinderella Gets a Brazilian (2011) The First Affair: A Novel (2013) Over You (2012) & How to be a Grown-Up: A Novel (2015)
Born #onthisday1974 Matthew Reilly prolific Australian frenetic #action #thriller #novelist Self-published 1st book Contest International best-selling Ice Station (1996) followed 1st in 5-book Shane Schofield series + 7-book Jack West Jr series Sold 7 million copies 20+ languages
