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Trust Me (short story collection)
1959 book by John Updike
Trust Me: Short Stories is a collection of 19 works of short fiction by John Updike. Each story originally appeared in The New Yorker or other literary journals. The stories were collected in 1987 by Alfred A. Knopf. Stories. The stories in the collection first appeared in "The New Yorker", unless otherwise indicated. Critical assessment. Literary critic Marilynne Robinson at "The New York Times" writes:
&lt;templatestyles src="Template:Blockquote/styles.css" /&gt;There are other stories in this collection I find estimable, and others still whose virtues it is not in my gift to discover. At the end I find myself searching for language to describe the very palpable pleasure that comes with experiencing in a writer authority and also humor and elegance and honesty and generosity of spirit. Literary scholar Robert M. Luscher notes a stylistic shift in Trust Me in that “the highly adjectival style has been replaced with a slightly leaner one that accentuates his poetic precision and makes it even more evident that his command of the language exceeds that of most of his contemporaries.”
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Question: Who is the author of Trust Me?
Answer: John Updike, John Hoyer Updike
Deadline (magazine)
British comic magazine
Deadline was a British comics magazine published between 1988 and 1995. Created by "2000 AD" artists Brett Ewins and Steve Dillon, "Deadline" featured a mix of comic strips and written articles aimed at adult readers. "Deadline" sat at the forefront of the wave of British comics anthologies for mature audiences that included "Crisis", "Revolver" and "Toxic! ", and had a cultural influence beyond the comics world, most notably via its breakout star Tank Girl. "Deadline" was published by Deadline Publications Ltd.
History. The magazine's origins lie in the earlier publication "Strange Days", an anthology title created by Ewins, Brendan McCarthy and Peter Milligan. Much of the non-strip content centred on alternative and indie music. Coupled with the subversive nature of many of the comic strips, the magazine had a distinctive counterculture ethos and post-punk sensibility. The magazine was owned and financed by Tom Astor (grandson of Nancy Astor), and initially edited by Steve Dillon and Brett Ewins before transferring editorship to Dave Elliott, then Si Spencer and finally Frank Wynne (a former staff member of "Crisis" and subsequently translator of Michel Houellebecq). Alongside original material, Elliott and Wynne also introduced reprints of American alternative comics such as "Love and Rockets", Bob Burden's Flaming Carrot and Evan Dorkin strips such as "Milk and Cheese". Elliott also arranged for content from the magazine to be reprinted in the US by Dark Horse Comics as "Deadline USA".

Question: Who is the author of Deadline?
Answer: Brett Ewins
Rose (novel)
1996 novel by Martin Cruz Smith
Rose is a 1996 novel by Martin Cruz Smith. The story is set in 1872 Wigan, Lancashire, England, a district with extensive coal mines. Synopsis. Jonathan Blair, a mining engineer, returns from Africa's Gold Coast and, on finding his native England utterly depressing, falls into melancholy and alcoholism. Blair wishes desperately to return to Africa, so, in exchange, he agrees to investigate the disappearance of a local curate engaged to marry the daughter of Blair's patron. With the unexpected assistance of Rose, a Wigan 'pit brow girl', Blair solves the mystery and, in the process, finds himself as well. Analysis. As a human being as well as an (ad hoc) investigator, Jonathan Blair does bear more than a passing resemblance to the Russian Chief Investigator found in the sprawling series of seven "Arkady Renko" novels also penned by Martin Cruz Smith. He stubbornly avoids taking the easy way out and repeatedly risks life and limb in the process. Translations. The book has been translated into Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, French, German, Greek, Polish, Russian, and Hebrew. References. &lt;templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" /&gt;

Question: Who is the author of Rose?
Answer: Martin Cruz Smith, Nick Carter, Martin Smith, Jake Logan, Martin Quinn, Simon Quinn
Showdown (Flynn novel)
Romantic adventure novel by Errol Flynn
Showdown is a romantic adventure novel written by famous Tasmanian-born actor Errol Flynn (1909–1959). It was first published in 1946 by Invincible Press (Australia) and subsequently in the UK in 1952 and in paperback in 1961. Flynn draws on his experiences working in and around New Guinea when young to provide the background. Accounts of his sailing in New Guinea waters appear in his autobiographies, "Beam Ends" (1937) and "My Wicked, Wicked Ways" (1959). The novel is dedicated to German-American artist John Decker, who painted Flynn's portrait, translated in the same year to Spanish as "Un drama en los Mares del Sur" (Renacimiento, 1946). Background. The novel was originally called "One Man in His Time" and then "Charlie Bow Tie Proceeds". While writing it he was also reported to be working on another book, a novel about the nephew of Montezuma fighting the Conquistadores, called "Cuautenos". References. &lt;templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" /&gt;

Question: Who is the author of Showdown?
Answer: Errol Flynn, Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn
The Crucifer of Blood
Play by Paul Giovanni
The Crucifer of Blood is a play by Paul Giovanni that is adapted from the Arthur Conan Doyle novel "The Sign of the Four." It depicts the character Irene St. Claire hiring the detective Sherlock Holmes to investigate the travails that her father and his three compatriots suffered over a pact made over a cursed treasure chest in colonial India during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Broadway production. The play, directed by the author, opened on Broadway at the Helen Hayes Theatre on September 28, 1978, and ran for 236 performances. The production was nominated for four Tony Awards, including Giovanni for Best Direction of a Play, and won the award for Roger Morgan's lighting design. It also received Drama Desk Awards for Morgan as well as for John Wulp's scenic design. Bran Ferren received the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle award for Special Visual &amp; Sound Effects. London production. The play, directed by the author, opened in London at the Theatre Royal Haymarket on March 15, 1979, and ran for 397 performances. Denis Lill, who played Dr. Watson, would later go on to play Inspector Bradstreet in "Sherlock Holmes (1984 TV series)". In September 1979, the roles of Holmes, Watson and Irene were taken over by Gerald Harper, David Horovitch and Kate O'Mara respectively. Los Angeles production. The play, directed by the author, premiered in Los Angeles at the Ahmanson Theatre in the Los Angeles Music Center on December 5, 1980, and ran through January 17, 1981.

Question: Who is the author of The Crucifer of Blood?
Answer: Paul Giovanni
Island (short story collection)
Island is a book of short stories by Alistair MacLeod, first published in 2000 by McClelland and Stewart. The book collects all of the short stories published in MacLeod's earlier collections, "The Lost Salt Gift of Blood" and "As Birds Bring Forth the Sun and Other Stories", as well as two previously unpublished stories, "Island" and "Clearances". The volume was published because the success of MacLeod's 1999 debut novel "No Great Mischief" revived interest in MacLeod's prior work, which was largely out of print by this time. The book was reprinted in 2017, as "Island: The Collected Short Stories 1968–2014" and included a new story, "Remembrances". Adaptations. In 2018 Filmmakers Tom Gentle and Rupert Clague adapted "In The Fall" to screen, choosing to shoot the film in Orkney, Scotland.

Question: Who is the author of Island?
Answer: Alistair MacLeod
The Bishop's Heir
1984 fantasy novel by Katherine Kurtz
The Bishop's Heir is a fantasy novel by American-born author Katherine Kurtz. It was first published by Del Rey Books in 1984. It was the seventh of Kurtz's Deryni novels to be published, and the first book in her third Deryni trilogy, "The Histories of King Kelson". Although "The Legends of Camber of Culdi" trilogy was published immediately prior to the "Histories" trilogy, "The Bishop's Heir" is a direct sequel to Kurtz's first Deryni series, "The Chronicles of the Deryni". Plot introduction. The novel is set in the land of Gwynedd, one of the fictional Eleven Kingdoms. Gwynedd itself is a medieval kingdom similar to the British Isles of the 12th century, with a powerful Holy Church (based on the Roman Catholic Church), and a feudal government ruled by a hereditary monarchy. The population of Gwynedd includes both humans and Deryni, a race of people with inherent physic and magical abilities who have been brutally persecuted and suppressed for over two centuries. The novel begins over two years after the conclusion of "High Deryni", shortly after the seventeenth birthday of King Kelson Haldane. As a recurring political rivalry threatens to erupt into open rebellion, Kelson must face a dangerous combination of new and old foes who rise up against him. Plot summary.

Question: Who is the author of The Bishop's Heir?
Answer: Katherine Kurtz, Katherine Irene Kurtz
Talent (comics)
Talent is a comic book series written by Christopher Golden and Tom Sniegoski, drawn by Paul Azaceta, published by Boom! Studios. Plot. A college professor, Nicholas Dane is the only survivor of flight 654, a plane that crashes into the sea and kills the crew and 148 other passengers. Unable to account for how he was able to survive underwater for 12 hours, he is suspected of involvement in the incident. Fleeing as a fugitive, Dane finds that he now possesses the talents of the other passengers and crew and must evade members of a shadowy conspiracy out to get him. Collected editions. The series has been collected as a trade paperback:
Adaptation. On May 13, 2011, the film rights were optioned by Universal Studios via producers Marc E. Platt, Ross Richie and Andrew Crosby (the latter two being BOOM! Studios' cofounders) and Zack Whedon, brother to Joss Whedon, set to write the screenplay. On February 13, 2017, Neal H. Moritz’s company Original Film took over the film adaptation from Platt and won’t use Zack’s script. On February 6, 2019, Moritz moved the project to Sony Pictures Television, which got a straight-to-series order from Fox and Graham Yost set as the showrunner. Notes. &lt;templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" /&gt;
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Question: Who is the author of Talent?
Answer: Christopher Golden
Private (novel)
2010 novel by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
Private is the first book of the Jack Morgan series. This novel was written by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. The Private London series was spun off from the Jack Morgan series. Reviews. This book has been reviewed by readers on at least three websites. On the Amazon.com website 219 reviewers gave "Private" an average of three of five possible stars. On the goodreads website the book had 650 reviews as of February 2012. Reviewers gave "Private" 3.73 stars of a possible five stars. The Reader Store website had nine reviews as of February 2012. The book only rated two of five stars on this site. References. &lt;templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" /&gt;

Question: Who is the author of Private?
Answer: James Patterson, James Brendan Patterson, James B. Patterson, Maxine Paetro
The Demon (novel)
1976 novel by Hubert Selby, Jr. The Demon is the third novel by Hubert Selby, Jr., first published in 1976. Overview. The story of Harry White, a man haunted by lust and an insane need for sin and retribution. Influence. It was Andy Kaufman’s favorite book and he said of it, “That’s my mind in a nutshell.“
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Question: Who is the author of The Demon?
Answer: Hubert Selby Jr.
Aliens (Tappan Wright novel)
1902 novel by Mary Tappan Wright
Aliens is a novel by Mary Tappan Wright. It was first published in hardcover by Charles Scribner's Sons in March, 1902. It was Wright's first published novel and second published book. It was reprinted by Kessinger Publishing, LLC, in June, 2007. Reception. According to its review in "The New York Times", the novel presents "a wonderfully graphic picture of the South as it is to-day. A picture vivid with the descriptions of the violent antagonisms which still sway that unhappy region, pathetic in the portrayal of the misery of the negroes, and full of charm in the lovely pictures of the soft beauty of the Southern savannahs. ... No one can read the book without learning much of the beautiful and unhappy South land, of which most Northerners are ignorant ..."

Question: Who is the author of Aliens?
Answer: Mary Tappan Wright
Frankenstein's Cat
Frankenstein's Cat is a 2001 children's picture book written and illustrated by Curtis Jobling. The story follows the exploits of Doctor Frankenstein's first experiment. The cat is created by the Doctor out of nine different cats, leading to his name being Nine. He has no friends and feels lonely, which leads up to him asking the Doctor to create him a friend. Nine learns to be "careful what you wish for", as the Doctor creates a companion that is more than Nine can handle. The picture book was republished by Hodder. Characters. The main characters are Nine, Lottie, Dr Franken, Fifi, Heidi, Igora, Pipsquawk, Trevor, Sweeny, Bigtop, Mr Crumble and Gutner Van Halen. Nine. Nine is Dr Frankenstein's first creation: a creature stitched together out of nine different cats (his name is also a pun on the myth that cats have nine lives). Unfortunately for the Doctor, Nine isn't very menacing, although many might consider his smell to be quite frightening. Like all cats, he is naturally curious, and very playful. He might make mistakes sometimes, but he always means well. He is often tricked or bullied by his three ugly sisters, Igora, Heidi and Fifi. His best (and only) friend is Lottie, and he is fiercely protective of her. His voice is provided by comedian Joe Pasquale
Lottie. 8-year-old Lottie is the only girl in Oddsburg, and a relative newcomer.

Question: Who is the author of Frankenstein's Cat?
Answer: Curtis Jobling
Declaration (book)
Declaration was originally a self-published electronic pamphlet by Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri on the Occupy movement that was released as a "Kindle single" in May 2012. The book explores the new democratic politics of organization, representation, and resistance that have been inaugurated by the movement. It has since been published in paper form by Argo-Navis. An excerpt from the introduction was published in "Jacobin" magazine under the title "Take Up the Baton". References. &lt;templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" /&gt;

Question: Who is the author of Declaration?
Answer: Antonio Negri, Toni Negri, Antonio Neguri, Michael Hardt
One Day at a Time (novel)
2009 novel by Danielle Steel
One Day at a Time is a novel by Danielle Steel, published by Delacorte Press in February 2009. The book is Steel's seventy-seventh novel. Synopsis. Coco Barrington, the wayward member of a family of Hollywood celebrities, agrees to dog-sit in her successful sister's house. There, she meets Leslie Baxter, a British actor hiding from a vindictive ex with his six-year-old girl. Following that encounter, Coco finds love but also reconciliation with the rest of her family, healing old wounds One Day at a Time. List of characters. Coco Barrington. Daughter of a wealthy dramatic agent Buzz Barrington in Hollywood and a best-selling romance novelist mother Florence Flowers
Jane Barrington. Elder sister of Coco, a successful movie producer
Leslie Baxter. World-famous British movie star who happens to stay at Jane's house while Coco house-sits during her sister's absence
Ian White. Ex-lover of Coco who died and left his Australian shepherd, Sallie
Florence Flowers. Coco's mother, a successful novelist
Chloe. Daughter of Leslie, living with her mother Monica who is an ex-girlfriend of Leslie
Elizabeth. Jane's gay partner
Gabriel. Florence's young boyfriend
Footnotes. http://www.randomhouse.com/features/steel/bookshelf/display.pperl?isbn=9780385340298
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Question: Who is the author of One Day at a Time?
Answer: Danielle Steel, Danielle Fernandes Dominique Schülein-Steel, Danielle Fernandes Dominique Schuelein-Steel
The Barracks Thief
1984 novella by Tobias Wolff
The Barracks Thief is a novella by American writer Tobias Wolff, first published in 1984. The story concerns paratroopers in training during the time of the Vietnam War. Readers of Wolff's memoir "In Pharaoh's Army: Memories of the Lost War" (1994) will note that the author trained as a paratrooper and served in Vietnam. Plot. In Fort Bragg, North Carolina, three recent paratrooper training graduates are temporarily attached to an airborne infantry company as they await orders to report to Vietnam. Because most of the men in the company fought together in Vietnam, the three newcomers are treated as outsiders and ignored. When money and personal property are discovered missing from the barracks, suspicion falls on the three newcomers. The narrative structure of the book contains several shifts of tone and point of view as the story unfolds. Reception and awards. "The Barracks Thief" won the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction in 1985. References. &lt;templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" /&gt;

Question: Who is the author of The Barracks Thief?
Answer: Tobias Wolff, Tobias Jonathan Ansell Wolff
Ang Singsing ng Dalagang Marmol
1905 novel by Isabelo de los Reyes and Sr.
Ang Singsing nang Dalagang Marmol ("The Ring of the Marble Maiden"), contemporarily rendered as Ang Singsing ng Dalagang Marmol in the Tagalog language, is a historical novel written by Filipino novelist, scholar, and labor leader Isabelo Florentino de los Reyes (also known as Isabelo de los Reyes, Sr.) before 1905. It is one of the first historical novels written in the Philippines during the first decade of the 20th century (1900 to 1910). It was also one of the first novels during the period that was written using the technique of blending fact and fiction. Through the novel, De los Reyes revealed his knowledge of the actual events during the Philippine–American War, making the subject as "integral elements" of the book. Based on the original 1912 bookcover for the novel, "Ang Singsing ng Dalagang Marmol" is alternatively titled Si Liwayway ng Baliwag ("Liwayway of Baliwag"). History. The novel was originally written by De los Reyes in Tagalog, and was published in the "Ang Kapatid ng Bayan" (literally "The Sibling [Brother or Sister] of the Country") newspaper. De los Reyes translated the Tagalog version into the Spanish language. The Spanish version was published in "El Grito del Pueblo" ("The Cry of the People") in 1905.

Question: Who is the author of Ang Singsing ng Dalagang Marmol?
Answer: Isabelo de los Reyes, Isabelo de los Reyes Sr., Isabelo de los Reyes, Sr., Isabelo de los Reyes y Florentino
Skyscraper (play)
Skyscraper is the first full-length play by David Auburn. It premiered Off-Broadway in 1997. It is a serious comedy about the deterioration of ingenuity and art. Production. "Skyscraper" ran Off-Broadway at Greenwich House from September 20, 1997 through October 26, 1997. The play was produced by The Araca Group. Directed by Michael Rego, the cast featured John Wylie (Louis), Marianne Hagan (Vivian), Jeffrey Donovan, Nina Landey, Andrew Sgroi and Jenna Stern. The play was written during Auburn's time as a Juilliard Fellow and was re-worked during his Juilliard residency in 1993-95; the play had a workshop presentation at the Berkshire Theatre Festival (Massachusetts). The play takes place in Chicago, Illinois, where several people are attempting to save an historic skyscraper from being demolished. Critical reception. The "CurtainUp" reviewer wrote: "At its comedic best 'Skyscraper' gently satirizes the less enlightened city planners' tendency to tear down edifices of historic and artistic significance... The play has too many serious undertones to quite fit its advance billing as a romantic comedy. A more accurate description would be serio-comedy with a generous dash of reality-based fantasy." Peter Marks, in his review for "The New York Times", wrote: " "Skyscraper," in fact, fairly teems with intriguing notions. But none of them, ultimately, amount to much. Mr. Auburn has expended all of his energy on the structure of "Skyscraper" without paying enough attention to the people who inhabit it.

Question: Who is the author of Skyscraper?
Answer: David Auburn
Every Third Thought
2011 novel by John Barth
Every Third Thought: A Novel in Five Seasons is a novel by American writer John Barth, published in 2011. The book is narrated by retired creative writing professor George Newett, who lives with his poet wife Amanda Todd. The couple are living in a cramped rental while deciding what to do after the destruction of their Heron Bay Estates home, as depicted in Barth's previous book, "The Development". As the book opens, the two are planning a trip to Shakespeare's birthplace. George hits his head when they get there and experiences past memories as if they were present, each occurring on the first day of a new season, and each corresponding to a new "season" of George's life. The novel's title is taken from the final scene of Shakespeare's final play, "The Tempest". At the end of a speech in which he promises to renounce magic, Prospero says, "And thence retire me to my Milan, where / Every third thought shall be my grave." The line is about considering one's mortality near life's end, and Barth's title invokes this theme. References. &lt;templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" /&gt;
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Question: Who is the author of Every Third Thought?
Answer: John Barth, John Simmons Barth
Country (book)
Country was the first book published by "Rolling Stone" magazine critic Nick Tosches. Released in 1977 under the title Country: The Biggest Music in America, it was retitled in later editions as Country: Living Legends and Dying Metaphors in America's Biggest Music and Country: The Twisted Roots of Rock and Roll. Rather than a detailed, chronological study of country music, the book is arranged like a fan's scrapbook, leaping across time and subject. Throughout "Country", Tosches makes a point of paying tribute to pivotal but undersung figures in country, hillbilly, and blues music, including Emmett Miller, Cliff Carlisle, and Val and Pete. He also pays tribute to early music writers, such as Emma Bell Miles, whose 1904 essay "Some Real American Music" Tosches called "the most beautiful prose written of country music." References. &lt;templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" /&gt;

Question: Who is the author of Country?
Answer: Nick Tosches, Nicholas P. Tosches
The Memorial
1932 novel by Christopher Isherwood
The Memorial is a 1932 English novel by author Christopher Isherwood. The novel tells the story of an English family's disintegration in the days following World War I. Isherwood's second published novel, this is the first of his works for which he adapted his own life experiences into his fiction. Notes.

Question: Who is the author of The Memorial?
Answer: Christopher Isherwood, Christopher William Bradshaw Isherwood