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1. LOVE to LOATH E You, BABY One of romance's most popular tropes turns sparring partners into sweethearts

Author

Makhijani, Pooja

Subjects
Writers -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Literary characters -- Appreciation, Figures of speech -- Appreciation, Book editors -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Advertising, marketing and public relations, Publishing industry, Business
Abstract

Petruchio and Katherina, Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy, Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolitcle, Buffy and Spike: the enemies-to-lovers trope has endured for centuries. PW asked authors and editors, What explains [...]

Published
2020

2. Ten Characters

Author

Manguel, Alberto

Subjects
Literary characters -- Appreciation, Sleep, Literature/writing
Abstract

DRACULA Apostle of blood, lord of night, invader of sleep -- Count Dracula cannot die. He returns again and again, aided by Anne Rice and Stephenie Meyer. In our bleak [...]

Published
2019

3. The Best Storybook Heroes for Dyslexics

Author

Winn, Don M.

Subjects
Dyslexia, Parenting -- Methods, Books and reading -- Methods, Literary characters -- Appreciation, Heroes -- Appreciation, Dyslexic children, Displays (Marketing), Library and information science, Publishing industry
Abstract

Everyone loves a good superhero. We love to see them display their superpowers, have adventures, and triumph over evil. It's escapism at its most glorious.But here's the thing: None of [...]

Published
2017

4. Out of My Orbit, and Loving It

Author

Schwartz, John

Subjects
The Relentless Moon (Novel) -- Authorship, Journalists -- Portrayals -- Appreciation, Novelists -- Works -- Appreciation, Literary characters -- Appreciation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

When Mary Robinette Kowal asked me to help write a fictional space news story for her latest novel, I was happy to pitch in. It turns out painting Tom Sawyer's [...]

Published
2020

5. He's Back. Here's Where He's Been

Author

Murray, Noel

Subjects
Perry Mason (Television program) -- Appreciation, Literary characters -- Appreciation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

He's more than just the Raymond Burr version from the classic TV show. Pop culture's most famous defense lawyer has also appeared in books, movies, comics and radios shows for [...]

Published
2020

6. Celebrating Pride, Panel by Panel

Author

Gustines, George Gene

Subjects
Graphic novels -- Appreciation, Gays -- Appreciation, Literary characters -- Appreciation, Comic books -- Appreciation, Martial arts, Ultimate fighting, Time, Bisexuals, Technology, Transgender people, Lesbians, Novels, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

L.G.B.T.Q. characters star in these comic books and graphic novels that are available now, later this month and in the fall. These comic books and graphic novels chronicle chance encounters, [...]

Published
2020

7. Au Revoir, Nancy!

Author

O'Connor, Jane

Subjects
Fancy Nancy (Series) -- Appreciation, Literary characters -- Appreciation, Literature/writing
Abstract

After 12 years, I'm hanging up my boa. As author of the Fancy Nancy books, I've just finished what I call the ''au revoir'' tour -- the very last tour [...]

Published
2018

8. Book World: Thomas Harris introduced the world to Hannibal Lecter, and pop culture would never be the same

Author

Sheehan, Bill

Subjects
Red Dragon (Novel) -- Appreciation, The Silence of the Lambs (Novel) -- Appreciation, Writers -- Works -- Evaluation, Literary characters -- Appreciation, Soldiers, Military personnel, Intelligence gathering, Novels, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Bill Sheehan From time to time, a work of fiction appears that exerts a powerful influence on the culture of the day, generating admiration and imitation alike. After John [...]

Published
2019

9. Arya shows 'GoT' mettle (and metal)

Author

Keveney, Bill

Subjects
A Game of Thrones: The Long Night (Television program), Literary characters -- Appreciation, Death, Assassins, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Bill Keveney, USA TODAY Spoiler alert: This story contains significant details from Sunday's 'Game of Thrones' episode, 'The Long Night.' When it came to 'The Long Night,' Arya Stark [...]

Published
2019

10. As the rain falls and the gloom increases, I read slowly, not wanting my book to end

Author

Thorn, Tracey

Subjects
Mayflies (Novel) -- Appreciation, Literary characters -- Appreciation, Music festivals -- Portrayals -- Social aspects, Literature/writing, Political science
Abstract

It has been raining forever. Three solid days now, with no let-up, and it feels like it will never stop. Outside, the garden is mud and the pond overflowing, and [...]

Published
2020

11. Write who you know

Author

Taylor, D.J.

Subjects
Scenes from Provincial Life (Novel) -- Appreciation -- Influence, Novelists -- Appreciation -- Works, Literary characters -- Appreciation, Gossip -- Influence, Literature/writing
Abstract

WILLIAM COOPER'S NOVEL Scenes from Provincial Life was first published seventy years ago this spring. Sprightly written, conversationally framed and anti-modernist in tone, it was a decisive influence on the [...]

Published
2020

12. James Bond's New Foe Looks Familiar, and His Hat Looks Sharp

Author

Gustines, George Gene

Subjects
James Bond 007 (Graphic novel) -- Planning, Literary characters -- Appreciation, Book publishing -- Planning, Company business planning, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Her Majesty's favorite spy, James Bond, will be returning in a monthly comic book series in November. The series, James Bond 007, from Dynamite Entertainment, will be written by Greg [...]

Published
2018

13. How I Made Peace With Portraying Eliza and Daisy

Author

Errico, Melissa

Subjects
Theater -- Personal narratives, Literary characters -- Appreciation, Acting -- Personal narratives, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

''It's problematic,'' my millennial co-star whispered grimly. ''The misogyny in this musical.'' ''Which moment of misogyny?'' I asked cautiously. We were sitting in the corner of the theater, on the [...]

Published
2018

14. Jo March Is Me

Author

Perkins, Mitali

Subjects
Literary characters -- Appreciation, Literature/writing, Publishing industry
Abstract

Thank goodness we live in a literary era when cultural and racial identities are seen as important mirrors in stories. That wasn't true when I came of age. Maybe that's [...]

Published
2018

15. Why I named my son Atticus

Author

Sorrell, Amy

Subjects
To Kill a Mockingbird (Novel), Personal names, Literary characters -- Appreciation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Amy Sorrell ANTWERP, Ohio - It was my husband who suggested the name Atticus for our first child. As 'To Kill a Mockingbird' was my favorite book, I immediately [...]

Published
2015

16. It's no mystery why we still love Sherlock

Author

Freydkin, Donna

Subjects
Movie adaptations -- Appreciation, Storytelling -- Forecasts and trends, Literary characters -- Appreciation, Television adaptations -- Appreciation, Market trend/market analysis, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: Donna Freydkin, @freydkin, USA TODAY No offense, Hercule Poirot, but there's no other sleuth in literary history who has so mesmerized and perplexed readers and viewers as Sherlock Holmes. [...]

Published
2015

17. A Chronicler of an America Without a Path

Author

Kakutani, Michiko

Subjects
Novelists -- Appreciation, Literary characters -- Appreciation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Robert Stone was one of the few writers to capture the apocalyptic madness of America in the 1960s and '70s, as the country lurched deeper into the jungles of Vietnam [...]

Published
2015

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