Sir William Golding was born in Newquay, Cornwall on September 19 1911. His father was a science master at Marlborough Grammar School and his mother was a suffragette. He was 81 years old when he died on June 19 1993 (The Famous People). William Golding He was a British novelist, playwright, and poet and his debut… Continue reading August 2021 – Sir William Golding
Tag: Author of the Month
July 2021 – Lewis Carroll
Early Life of the Author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson - We know him by his pen name, Lewis Carroll. He was an author of children's literature and poetry as well as a mathematician, inventor and photographer. Born into a conservative Anglican family. A great deal of the male ancestors in the family became clergy of the… Continue reading July 2021 – Lewis Carroll
May 2021 – P.D James
I was searching for an author who wrote in a similar style to Agatha Christie (My favourite author. You can find out more about her here), I came across P.D James and decided to get a copy of one of her novels. It was an impulsive buy as I didn't do enough in depth research… Continue reading May 2021 – P.D James
April 2021 – Celeste Ng
This month we celebrate Celeste Ng! Author of the acclaimed novel Little Fires Everywhere. A miniseries, of the same name, based on the book premiered on March 18, 2020.Wikipedia Tony Luong for The New York Times Upbringing and Schooling Celeste was born on the 30th July 1980 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. But when Ng was 10… Continue reading April 2021 – Celeste Ng
March 2021 – Jill Churchill
I've sadly only read one book by Jill Churchill, Silence of the Hams, one of the Jane Jeffry series books. I truly cannot wait to get my hands on more…I've checked online, no luck and my local bookstore doesn't seem to stock her novels. But I know I haven't done a thorough search yet so… Continue reading March 2021 – Jill Churchill
February 2021 – Jon Krakuauer
Jon Krakauer, author of 1996's "Into The Wild" and 1997’s “Into Thin Air” So in the spirit of the most romantic month of the year, I am doing a feature on a totally unrelated author - Jon Krakuauer!!! Early Life:He was born April 12, 1954 in born in Brookline, Massachusetts and from the age of… Continue reading February 2021 – Jon Krakuauer
January 2021 – Marian Keyes
About the Author Marian Keyes was born on 10 September 1963. She was born in Limerick and raised in Monkstown, Dublin. Keyes is a writer of fiction, as well as novels, she produces non-fiction and is best known for her work in women's literature. Much of her writing deals with family life with themes of… Continue reading January 2021 – Marian Keyes
December 2020 – The Brontë Family
I'm doing things a bit differently this month…instead of just one author, I'm doing a whole family - The Brontë Sisters! The sisters are, from the eldest; Charlotte, Emily and Anne. All the sisters worked as a governess at some point in their lives, which served as inspiration for certain writing, themes and novels. Their… Continue reading December 2020 – The Brontë Family
November 2020 – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.” Digital Image. CHIMAMANDA ADICHIE, Web. 1 Nov. I'm sure many of us only recognize the name Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie due to the 2014 Beyoncé song Flawless. I myself was guilty of this, I liked the song and all, very catchy but the hype about the song has faded (except to true Beyoncé… Continue reading November 2020 – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
October 2020 – James Patterson
About the Author Born James Brendan Patterson on March 22, 1947. He published his first novel in 1976 called The Thomas Berryman Number. The novels featuring his character Alex Cross, which has become one of his well-known character Patterson worked in advertising before leaving in 1996 to focus solely on writing. In 1997 Patterson married Sue Solie; the… Continue reading October 2020 – James Patterson
