A Child's Book of True Crime
A Child's Book of True Crime

Author: Chloe Hooper

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-01-29

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 1439125910

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With the dark suspense of Donna Tartt’s The Secret History and the frank and shocking eroticism of Josephine Hart, this debut novel tells the story of a young teacher’s illicit affair and obsession with a historical murder. Tasmanian schoolteacher Kate Byrne is having an affair with the father of her most gifted fourth grader, Lucien. Her lover’s wife has just published Murder at Black Swan Point, a true-crime story about the brutal slaying of a young adulteress in a nearby town. Kate herself has become so obsessed with the murder and so convinced that the published account has it all wrong that she sets about writing her own version—this one for children, narrated by Australian animals. Though Lucien’s father brings Kate to life sexually in encounters of escalating eroticism, he cannot dull her obsession. Fixated on the crime of passion, Kate is becoming less and less aware of the present and of how her behavior may align her fate with that of the dead girl. Chloe Hooper chillingly captures this young woman’s unraveling in an intense, witty, superbly crafted novel.

Judging a Book by Its Cover
Judging a Book by Its Cover

Author: Nickianne Moody

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-12-05

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 1351924672

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How do books attract their readers? This collection takes a closer look at book covers and their role in promoting sales and shaping readers' responses. Judging a Book by Its Cover brings together leading scholars, many with experience in the publishing industry, who examine the marketing of popular fiction across the twentieth century and beyond. Using case studies, and grounding their discussions historically and methodologically, the contributors address key themes in contemporary media, literary, publishing, and business studies related to globalisation, the correlation between text and image, identity politics, and reader reception. Topics include book covers and the internet bookstore; the links between books, the music industry, and film; literary prizes and the selling of books; subcultures and sales of young adult fiction; the cover as a signifier of literary value; and the marketing of ethnicity and lesbian pulp fiction. This exciting collection opens a new field of enquiry for scholars of book history, literature, media and communication studies, marketing, and cultural studies.

A Child's Book of True Crime
A Child's Book of True Crime

Author: Chloe Hooper

Publisher: Random House Australia

Published: 2012-09-01

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1742749259

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In a small town near Port Arthur in Tasmania in the mid-nineties, Kate Byrne is having an affair with the father of her most gifted student. As the young teacher's sexual life is awakened by the father in scenes of escalating eroticism, the guilt she feels towards the son is compounded. Meanwhile, Veronica, her lover's wife, has just published Murder At Black Swan Point, a true crime book about the brutal slaying of a young adulteress some years before, set in a nearby town. Kate becomes fixated on the unsolved crime of passion that occured years earlier, less and less aware of her own reputation in the present. Is it her imagination, or is someone stalking her? Is she caught playing a game where she no longer knows the rules? Has her obsession with the crime aligned her fate with that of the murdered adulteress? Chilling, erotic and rivetingly suspenseful, A Child's Book Of True Crime marks the arrival of a powerful and startlingly original new voice. 'People don't make this kind of fuss for nothing. Hooper's novel is extraordinary...there's a confidence and imagination in the writing that you rarely see in a first novel.' Kerryn Goldsworthy, THE AUSTRALIAN

#SaveOzStories
#SaveOzStories

Author: Various Authors

Publisher: Melbourne Univ. Publishing

Published: 2016-08-12

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 0522870813

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'Australians deserve that their lives, experiences, country and culture be reflected in the literature that they read.' —Tom Keneally. #SaveOzStories is a gift to book lovers from Australia's finest writers and the industry that supports them. David Malouf, Tim Winton, Jackie French and many more of our best writers have come together to issue a clarion call to all Australian citizens to defend writers and writing. If politicians have their way we will be the only nation to give away our right to tell our own stories. If you think a world without the next Richard Flanagan, Di Morrissey or Andy Griffiths will be a poorer one, then read this collection of impassioned arguments from our most esteemed wordsmiths. Contributors include Geraldine Brooks, Isobelle Carmody, Peter FitzSimons, Richard Flanagan, Jackie French, Anna Funder, Nikki Gemmell, Morris Gleitzman, Kate Grenville, Andy Griffiths, Jane Harper, Chloe Hooper, Toni Jordan, Thomas Keneally, David Malouf, Monica McInerney, Alex Miller, Frank Moorhouse, Matthew Reilly, Michael Rowbotham, Magda Szubanski, Christos Tsiolkas and Tim Winton.

International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature
International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature

Author: Peter Hunt

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2004-08-02

Total Pages: 1399

ISBN-13: 113443684X

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Children's publishing is a huge international industry and there is ever-growing interest from researchers and students in the genre as cultural object of study and tool for education and socialization.

The Spectator
The Spectator

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1869

Total Pages: 1258

ISBN-13:

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A weekly review of politics, literature, theology, and art.

Pages Of Me, Chapter 6
Pages Of Me, Chapter 6

Author: Dionne Fields

Publisher: Dionne Fields

Published: 2014-07-01

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 1500510033

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Pages Of Me, Chapter 6 My parents are , who I am today. I love you both, mom and dad. And I miss you both so, very much. This novel is dedicated to my mother Theresita Fields. October 16, 1948 - October 26, 2012 This book is dedicated to my father Waverly Fields. February 5, 1948 - June 30, 2014

Pages Of Me: Chapter 7
Pages Of Me: Chapter 7

Author: Dionne Fields

Publisher: Dionne Fields

Published: 2014-08-22

Total Pages: 54

ISBN-13: 1500557366

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These three people, was the most important people in my life. And also in the life of , my two sons. I'm learning, how to trust God, through all my heart ache and pain. I hope this book, will encourage others to still trust in God. Even through, you are hurting from the inside, out. This novel is dedicated to my son dad and both of my parents.

Tasmanian Tiger
Tasmanian Tiger

Author: David Owen

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780801879524

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The last known specimen of "Thylacinus cynocephalus," a.k.a. the doglike "Tasmanian tiger," died in a zoo in 1936, two months after the Australian government declared it a protected species. This book chronicles the tragic story of the thylacine, from its evolutionary origins and physical and behavioral characteristics to its ill-fated encounter with European civilization.

Writer's Market 2020
Writer's Market 2020

Author: Robert Lee Brewer

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2019-11-05

Total Pages: 898

ISBN-13: 1440301220

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The Most Trusted Guide to Getting Published! Want to get published and paid for your writing? Let Writer's Market 2020 guide you through the process with thousands of publishing opportunities for writers, including listings for book publishers, consumer and trade magazines, contests and awards, and literary agents—as well as new playwriting and screenwriting sections. These listings feature contact and submission information to help writers get their work published. Beyond the listings, you'll find articles devoted to the business and promotion of writing. Discover 20 literary agents actively seeking writers and their writing, how to develop an author brand, and overlooked funds for writers. This edition also includes the ever-popular pay-rate chart and book publisher subject index! You also gain access to: • Lists of professional writing organizations • Sample query letters • How to land a six-figure book deal