novelists, american

Introduces young readers to the life of Zora Neale Hurston.

"Good Boy is a universal account of a remarkable story: showing how a young boy became a middle-aged woman?accompanied at seven crucial moments of growth and transformation by seven memorable dogs.".

"In this . . . blend of memoir and insight, bestselling author Chuck Palahniuk shares stories and . . . advice on what makes writing powerful and what makes for powerful writing. With advice grounded in years of careful study and a keenly observed life, Palahniuk combines practical advice and concrete examples from beloved classics, his own books, and a 'kitchen-table MFA' culled from an evolving circle of beloved authors and artists, with anecdotes, postcards from the road, and much more . . ."--Provided by publisher.

Provides a collection of letters from Margaret Mitchell, the woman who created Scarlett from the film "Gone with the Wind.".

"In this biography, chronological chapters follow Zora Neale Hurston's family, upbringing, education, influences, and of course, her major works, and place these experiences within the context of American history"--Provided by publisher.

"Traces the author's healing journey after a traumatizing sexual assault at infamous St. Paul's boarding school, describing how she helped police uncover proof of the school's institutionalized mandate of silence"--OCLC.

"For as long as Augusten Burroughs could remember, he knew things he shouldn't have known. He manifested things that shouldn't have come to pass. And he told exactly no one about this, save one person: his mother. His mother reassured him that it was all perfectly normal, that he was descended from a long line of witches, going back to the days of the early American colonies. And that this family tree was filled with witches. It was a bond that he and his mother shared - until the day she left him in the care of her psychiatrist to be raised in his family (but that's a whole other story). After that, Augusten was on his own"--Jacket flap.

Chronicles the life and career of author and Nobel Laureate John Steinbeck, exploring his long apprenticeship as a writer struggling throught the Great Depression and his rise to greatness with novels such as The Red Pony, Of Mice and Men and The Grapes of Wrath.

The author describes how she recently submitted her DNA to a genealogy website and discovered that her beloved late father was not her biological father. Details the author's investigation into her past, her search for her biological father, and the role science, ethics, memory, and history play in one's identity.