His work has appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, Rolling Stone and the Guardian. His first book, Fast Food Nation, was a major international bestseller. Thanks to this man, you'll never eat a burger again' Evening StandardĮric Schlosser is a correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly. 'Has wiped that smirk off the Happy Meal. 'Fast Food Nation has lifted the polystyrene lid on the global fast food industry. Eric Schlosser visits the lab that re-creates the smell of strawberries examines the safety records of abattoirs reveals why the fries really taste so good and what lurks between the sesame buns - and shows how fast food is transforming not only our diets but our world. It looks good, tastes good, and it's cheap.īut the real cost never appears on the menu. Britain eats more fast food than any other country in Europe. The subject of a film by Richard Linklater, Eric Schlosser's explosive bestseller Fast Food Nation: What the All-American Meal is Doing to the World tells the story of our love affair with fast food.
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A 75,000 print order was made for the first edition (as opposed to the usual 10,000 order for a debut novel) and the book became a bestseller. The novel was originally titled The God of Illusions, and its first-edition hardcover was designed by the acclaimed New York City graphic designer Chip Kidd, and Barbara de Wilde. The novel explores the circumstances and lasting effects of Bunny's death on the academically and socially isolated group of classics students of which he was a part. The Secret History is an inverted detective story narrated by one of the six students, Richard Papen, who reflects years later upon the situation that led to the murder of their friend Edmund "Bunny" Corcoran – wherein the events leading up to the murder are revealed sequentially. Set in New England, the campus novel tells the story of a closely knit group of six classics students at Hampden College, a small, elite liberal arts college located in Vermont based upon Bennington College, where Tartt was a student between 19. The Secret History is the first novel by the American author Donna Tartt, published by Alfred A. To Charis, who lost a boyfriend, quarts of vegetable juice, and some pet chickens, Zenia is a kind of zombie, maybe "soulless" (Lorrie Moore, New York Times Book Review). To Roz, who did lose her husband and almost her magazine, Zenia is "a cold and treacherous bitch". To Tony, who almost lost her husband and jeopardized her academic career, Zenia is "a lurking enemy commando". At various times, and in various emotional disguises, Zenia has insinuated her way into their lives and practically demolished them. All three have lost men, spirit, money, and time to their old college acquaintance, Zenia. 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The things that are done to children, that's where I get them from. The same is true for her Casteel Family series - Heaven, especially - which airs as a five-part movies series on Lifetime starting July 27.Īlthough many people think Andrews' storylines were too crazy to be true, she said otherwise. Andrews' books, then you know that the late author leaned on major family drama to write best-sellers like Flowers in the Atticand My Sweet Audrina.
Six essays introduce the reader to the person of J. Lavishly illustrated with three hundred images of his manuscripts, drawings, maps, and letters, the book traces the creative process behind his most famous literary works- The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion-and reproduces personal photographs and private papers, many of which have never been seen before in print. Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth explores the huge creative endeavor behind Tolkien’s enduring popularity. Drawing on these talents, he created a universe which is for many readers as real as the physical world they inhabit daily. Not only was he an accomplished linguist and philologist, as well as a scholar of Anglo-Saxon and medieval literature and Norse folklore, but also a skillful illustrator and storyteller. This is the premise for the first Detective By Day novel, Hollywood Homicide. So Dayna decides there and then to become an amateur sleuth. There’s a $15,000 reward offered for any imformation that leads to apprehension and conviction. As luck would have it, on the night of the incident, Dayna and her friends were witnesses to what would turn out to be murder. She’s a proud woman who refuses to capitalise on her fame, instead she’s focusing on how she can save her parents’ home from going into foreclosure.Īn opportunity arrives in the form of a billboard asking for information on the hit-and-run death of local shop worker Haley Joseph. Now broke and unable to afford gas, Dayna has taken up residence in a room the size of a closet at her best friend Sienna’s apartment. Her two books to date feature Dayna Anderson, an actress who was well known for being the face behind the Chubby Chicken commericals ( I don’t think so, boo!), and is consistently almost recognised wherever she goes ( Didn’t we go to high school together?). Like Rachel, Los Angeles is in Kellye’s heart, blood, and soul. Eight years of working in Hollywood, including writing for the TV show Cold Case gave Kellye an insider’s view on the rat-race that is entertainment’s premier capital town. Another Black writer to feature on BestBub’s 100 Best Crime Novels Of All Time is Kellye Garrett. My previous post recommended Rachel Howzell Hall’s new novel, as well as her back catalogue (seriously, why are you waiting?). |