"The Silence of the Lambs (novel) The Silence of the Lambs is a novel by Thomas Harris. First published in 1988, it is the sequel to Harris' 1981 novel ""Red Dragon"". Both novels feature the cannibalistic serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter, this time pitted against FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling. Its film adaptation directed by Jonathan Demme was released in 1991 to box office success and critical acclaim. Clarice Starling, a young FBI trainee, is asked to carry out an errand by Jack Crawford, the head of the FBI division that draws up psychological profiles of serial killers. Starling is"
"""Charlie Rose"" on 10 February 2012. Harris discussed his novel ""The Fear Index"" which he likened to a modern-day Gothic novel along the lines of Mary Shelley's ""Frankenstein"". Harris also discussed the adaptation of his novel, ""The Ghost"" that came out as the movie, ""The Ghost Writer"" directed by Roman Polanski. Harris was a columnist for the ""Sunday Times"", but gave it up in 1997. He returned to journalism in 2001, writing for the ""Daily Telegraph"". He was named ""Columnist of the Year"" at the 2003 British Press Awards. Harris lives in a former vicarage in Kintbury, near Newbury, Berkshire,"
"the ""Sunday Times"" bestseller list. The book won the Creative Freedom Award in 1999 and was shortlisted for the 1999 Whitbread Novel of the Year Award. The film rights were sold to David Brown and developed by Miramax Pictures. The success of the motion picture, starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp, brought Harris worldwide recognition, and in 2012 she became one of only four female members of the ""Millionaires Club"", the elite group of authors who have achieved a million sales of a single book in the UK since records began. Since ""Chocolat"" all of Harris's books have been UK"
"book that ""will come to be seen as a turning point in the history of psychology"". but Harris was criticized for exaggerating the point of ""parental upbringing seems to matter less than previously thought"" to the implication that ""parents do not matter"". The situation as it presented itself by the end of the 20th century was summarized in """" (2002) by Steven Pinker. The book became a best-seller, and was instrumental in bringing to the attention of a wider public the paradigm shift away from the behaviourist purism of the 1940s to 1970s that had taken place over the preceding"
"UK Top 10 charts at #1 as hardback in October 1996 and as paperback in November 1997. According to ""Publishers Weekly"", Pratchett used a darker than usual tone as well as edgier satire for ""Hogfather"" than usually and concludes that he has now moved beyond the realm of humorous fantasy and should be recognized instead as ""one of the more significant contemporary English-language satirists"". Hogfather Hogfather is the 20th ""Discworld"" novel by Terry Pratchett, and a 1997 British Fantasy Award nominee. It was first released in 1996 and published by Victor Gollancz. It came in 137th place in The Big"
"Hannibal Rising Hannibal Rising is a novel by American author Thomas Harris, published in 2006. It is a prequel to his three previous books featuring his most famous character, the cannibalistic serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter. It is Harris' fifth and most recent novel. The novel was released with an initial printing of at least 1.5 million copies and met with a mixed critical response. Audiobook versions have also been released, with Harris reading the text. The novel was adapted (by Harris himself) into a film of the same name in 2007, directed by Peter Webber. Opening in Lithuania during"
"with Dougray Scott and Kate Winslet starring and with a screenplay by Tom Stoppard. ""Archangel"" was another international best seller. It follows a British historian in contemporary Russia as he hunts for a secret notebook, believed to be Stalin's diary. In 2005 the BBC made it into a mini-series starring Daniel Craig. In 2003 Harris turned his attention to ancient Rome with his acclaimed ""Pompeii."" The novel is about a Roman aqueduct engineer, working near the city of Pompeii just before the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD. As the aqueducts begin to malfunction, he investigates and realises the volcano"
"Legion of Christ wrote that he was partway through reading Anthony Bannon's ""Peter on the Shore"" when he became distracted with ""Boy Meets Girl"". In 2000, Rebecca St. James anticipated using her song ""Wait for Me"" to promote ""Boy Meets Girl"". Boy Meets Girl: Say Hello to Courtship Boy Meets Girl: Say Hello to Courtship is a 2000 book by Joshua Harris. It is the sequel to ""I Kissed Dating Goodbye"". In ""Boy Meets Girl"", Harris describes his personal experiences courting the woman he eventually married. The book argues that psychological pain and trauma can result from entering an intimate"
"is structured like a Choose Your Own Adventure book. His autobiography spent two weeks on ""The New York Times"" Best Seller List. His debut young adult novel, ""The Magic Misfits"", was released in November 2017 and is the first in a four-book series of the same name. Harris confirmed that he is gay on November 4, 2006, by saying, ""I am happy to dispel any rumors or misconceptions and am quite proud to say that I am a very content gay man living my life to the fullest and feel most fortunate to be working with wonderful people in the"
"a study of Bernard Ingham, Margaret Thatcher's press secretary. Harris's million-selling alternative-history first novel ""Fatherland"" has as its setting a world where Germany has won the Second World War. Publication enabled Harris to become a full-time novelist. HBO made a film based on the novel in 1994. Harris stated that the proceeds from the book enabled him to buy a house in the country, where he still lives. His second novel ""Enigma"" portrayed the breaking of the German Enigma code during the Second World War at Cambridge University and Bletchley Park. It went on to become a major film film,"
"with themes of slavery and freedom, innocence and experience, love and despair. Harris's work is also notable for dealing with characters on the edge of society. Other common issues in her work centre on family, immigration, exile, national identity, (particularly Scottish and Irish), crime, prostitution, madness, poverty, sexuality, gender roles and hypocrisy. Harris's best-selling debut was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2007. It was Waterstones book of the month and Faber & Faber's lead debut fiction title for spring 2006(with its biggest ever initial print run for a first book). Jane was also shortlisted for the British Book"
"age of 90 Harris acquired a new job as a voice-over artist with Soho Voices. Harris is one of the three authors who penned the six 'classic horror' novelizations credited to Carl Dreadstone and E.K. Leyton of which Harris wrote two: Werewolf of London and Creature from the Black Lagoon. Ramsey Campbell is one of the other 'Carl Dreadstones' and wrote three of the titles in the series, but the author of the sixth 'Dreadstone' title (""The Mummy"") remains unknown. Harris's New Avengers tie-in ""To Catch a Rat"" was published in 1977. Walter Harris (author) Walter Harris (born 1925) is"
"2 July 1998 and in the US on 2 June 1999. It immediately took first place in UK best-seller lists, displacing popular authors such as John Grisham, Tom Clancy, and Terry Pratchett, and making Rowling the first author to win the British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year for two years in succession. In June 1999, it went straight to the top of three US best-seller lists, including ""The New York Times""'. First edition printings had several errors, which were fixed in subsequent reprints. Initially Dumbledore said that Voldemort was the last remaining ancestor of Salazar Slytherin, instead of"
"book and an audiobook. Blackberry Wine Blackberry wine is a magical realism novel by Joanne Harris, published in 2000. It is set half in Yorkshire and half in the fictional village of Lansquenet-sous-Tannes, the setting of Harris' ""Chocolat"". The book relies on Harris' typical split-narrative technique, and follows two separate timelines, one set in present-day France, one set in Yorkshire twenty years ago, during a pivotal time in the protagonist's life. Unusually, the US and the UK versions of this book are significantly different, with the US version written entirely in the third person, but the UK version (which precedes"
"Hogfather Hogfather is the 20th ""Discworld"" novel by Terry Pratchett, and a 1997 British Fantasy Award nominee. It was first released in 1996 and published by Victor Gollancz. It came in 137th place in The Big Read, a BBC survey of the most loved British books of all time, making it one of fifteen books by Pratchett in the Top 200. The book focuses on the absence of the Hogfather, a mythical creature akin to Father Christmas, who grants children's wishes on Hogswatchnight (December 32) and brings them presents. While Death attempts to fill in for the Hogfather, his granddaughter"
"in The Thirty-Nine Steps book and films. The Artie Conan Doyle Mysteries: The Gravediggers Club The Vanishing Dragon Richard Hannay Returns: The Thirty-One Kings Robert J. Harris (writer) Robert J. Harris (Bob) is a Scottish academic and author, particularly of children's fantasies and historical novels, best known for his collaborations with Jane Yolen. He also designed the fantasy board game ""Talisman"" and its sequel ""Mythgardia"". Harris was born in Dundee and studied at the University of St. Andrews, achieving a first class honours degree in Latin. Harris lives in Scotland and is married to American author Deborah Turner Harris. His"
"July 2000 and broke sales records in both countries. 372,775 copies of the book were sold in its first day in the UK, almost equalling the number ""Prisoner of Azkaban"" sold during its first year. In the US, the book sold three million copies in its first 48 hours, smashing all records. Rowling said that she had had a crisis while writing the novel and had to rewrite one chapter many times to fix a problem with the plot. Rowling was named Author of the Year in the 2000 British Book Awards. A wait of three years occurred between the"
"following anthologies: Joanne Harris Joanne Michèle Sylvie Harris, is an English author, known for her award-winning novel ""Chocolat"". It was later turned into the 2000 film ""Chocolat"". Harris was born in Barnsley in Yorkshire, to an English father and a French mother. Her parents were both teachers of modern languages and literature at a local grammar school. Her first language was French, which caused divisions between her English family, where nobody spoke French, and her French family, where nobody spoke English. Both families had turbulent histories and a tradition of strong women, kitchen gardening, storytelling, folklore and cookery. Harris began"
"Rosie Harris Marion Rose Harris (known professionally as Rosie Harris and born Marion Rose Young on 12 July 1925) is a British author of romantic fiction. Her work is mainly set in Liverpool and Cardiff in the 1920s and 1930s. Harris was born in Cardiff, but from the age of five she went to live with her grandparents and grew up in an isolated cottage in the Dorset countryside. As a result of being very lonely only child she had plenty of time to read and also to dream up stories which she told to her imaginary friends. After leaving"
"Robert Harris (novelist) Robert Dennis Harris (born 7 March 1957) is an English novelist. He is a former journalist and BBC television reporter. Although he began his career in non-fiction, his fame rests upon his works of historical fiction. Beginning with the best-seller ""Fatherland"", Harris focused on events surrounding the Second World War, followed by works set in ancient Rome. His most recent works centre on contemporary history. Harris was educated at Selwyn College, Cambridge, where he was president of the Union and editor of the student newspaper ""Varsity"". Born in Nottingham, Harris spent his childhood in a small rented"
"Marilyn Harris (writer) Marilyn Harris (June 4, 1931 — January 18, 2002) was an American author best known for her seven-novel ""Eden"" series, an historical saga about the Eden family of England. The series contains ""This Other Eden"" (1977); ""The Prince of Eden"" (1978); ""The Eden Passion"" (1979); ""The Women of Eden"" (1980); ""Eden Rising"" (1982); ""American Eden"" (1987); and ""Eden and Honor"" (1989). She is also the author of the best selling novel, ""Hatter Fox"" (1973), adapted into a 1977 CBS movie, ""The Girl Called Hatter Fox"". Harris was born on June 4, 1931, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the"
"pioneers in the Christian homeschooling movement. He is of Japanese descent on his mother's side. He published ""New Attitude"", a magazine aimed at fellow homeschoolers, from 1994 to 1997. His first book, ""I Kissed Dating Goodbye"" was published in 1997 and has sold nearly one million copies worldwide, though in 2016, Harris was interviewed as reconsidering the book's prescriptions, and apologized to people who said they had been hurt by them. Subsequent publications include """" (2000), in part describing his engagement to his wife, Shannon; ""Not Even a Hint: Guarding Your Heart Against Lust"", released in 2003 and renamed ""Sex"
"night and computers during the day. In 1999, he was teaching a night class and he posted to his teacher's website his 2nd novel he wrote in 1989, https://www.amazon.com/Nowhere-Near-Sea-Cortez-catfish-ebook/dp/B076X7FGMS/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=, a student downloaded it, read it, and told him it was amazing and he should try to get it published. He decided to look for a publisher. The first publishing house he sent the novel to, Willowgate Press, accepted the novel, gave him an advance, and the novel was named the May book of the month by the Small Press Review in 2001. Harris would go on to write another novel,"
"2001 which also won The Stockton Children’s Book of the Year Award and ‘The Vampire Blog’ 2010 which won The Brilliant Book Award's His anti-bullying novels ‘Traitor’ 2002 and ‘Avenger’ 2004 have also earned special praise and several prizes. In more recent years though, he has achieved his greatest success with comedies such as, ‘Trust me I’m a Troublemaker,’ 2005 winner of ‘The Calerdale Children’s Book Award and shortlisted for the Lincolnshire Young People’s Award. ‘Help I’m a Classroom Gambler’ 2006, winner of both The Sheffield and Leicester Children’s Book Awards. And ‘The Bad Spy’s Guide’ 2007 shortlisted for The"
"Gentlemen & Players Gentlemen & Players is a novel by Joanne Harris first published in 2005. A dark psychological thriller, some of the themes may be partly based on Harris' experiences as a teacher at Leeds Grammar School. Set in the present day during Michaelmas term at St Oswald's, a grammar school for boys somewhere in the North of England, the book is a psychological thriller about class distinctions, damaged childhood, secrets, identity and revenge. St Oswald's is a long-established boys' grammar school in the North of England. A new academic year has just begun and change is afoot. Roy"
"member of the dying breed of classics teachers. The other narrator is the perpetrator, whose identity is only revealed in the final part of the book, and whose plotting the reader is able to follow first hand. Time and again, flashbacks detail the second narrator's childhood, adolescence and young adulthood, thus giving a fully rounded picture of a deranged mind and explaining why someone should want to demolish a school's reputation and do harm to members of the staff. Gentlemen & Players Gentlemen & Players is a novel by Joanne Harris first published in 2005. A dark psychological thriller, some"
"20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction The 20th Century’s Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction is a popular ""best of"" list compiled by Larry McCaffery largely in response to the Modern Library 100 Best Novels list (1999), which McCaffery considered out of touch with 20th-century fiction. McCaffery wrote that he saw his list ""as a means of sharing with readers my own views about what books are going to be read 100 or 1000 years from now"". The list includes many books not included in the Modern Library list, including five of his top ten, Thomas"
"Blackberry Wine Blackberry wine is a magical realism novel by Joanne Harris, published in 2000. It is set half in Yorkshire and half in the fictional village of Lansquenet-sous-Tannes, the setting of Harris' ""Chocolat"". The book relies on Harris' typical split-narrative technique, and follows two separate timelines, one set in present-day France, one set in Yorkshire twenty years ago, during a pivotal time in the protagonist's life. Unusually, the US and the UK versions of this book are significantly different, with the US version written entirely in the third person, but the UK version (which precedes it) written from the"
"best-selling books of all time. In the UK, ""The Horse Whisperer"" was listed on the BBC's Big Read, a 2003 survey with the goal of finding the ""nation's best-loved book"". It was made into a film in 1998; Robert Redford directed, and he starred opposite Kristin Scott Thomas, along with Scarlett Johansson and Sam Neill. Evans has revealed on his personal website that he has agreed an option to make a film of his third novel, ""The Smoke Jumper"". Evans is married to singer/songwriter Charlotte Gordon Cumming. He lives in Devon and has three children: a son, Max Evans, who"
"The Ghost (Harris novel) The Ghost is a contemporary political thriller by the best-selling English novelist and journalist Robert Harris. In 2010, the novel was adapted into a film, ""The Ghost Writer"", directed by Roman Polanski and starring Pierce Brosnan, for which Polanski and Harris co-wrote the screenplay. In 2007 British prime minister Tony Blair resigned. Harris, a former Fleet Street political editor, dropped his other work to write the book. The ghost of the title refers both to a professional ghostwriter, whose lengthy memorandum forms the novel, and to his immediate predecessor who, as the action opens, has just"
"Joanne Harris Joanne Michèle Sylvie Harris, is an English author, known for her award-winning novel ""Chocolat"". It was later turned into the 2000 film ""Chocolat"". Harris was born in Barnsley in Yorkshire, to an English father and a French mother. Her parents were both teachers of modern languages and literature at a local grammar school. Her first language was French, which caused divisions between her English family, where nobody spoke French, and her French family, where nobody spoke English. Both families had turbulent histories and a tradition of strong women, kitchen gardening, storytelling, folklore and cookery. Harris began writing at"
"different pseudonyms. Ten years later, and with three children, Harris and her family moved to Buckinghamshire where she has lived ever since. Her children have all made their homes in the area and she now has six grandchildren and four great-grandchild. Since 2000 Harris has been writing as Rosie Harris. She has focused on romance sagas. These works are all set in the 1920s and 1930s and concentrate on strong and courageous female characters. As of 2015 she is published by Heinemann and Arrow Books Ltd, an imprint of Random House. Rosie Harris Marion Rose Harris (known professionally as Rosie"
"Robert J. Harris (writer) Robert J. Harris (Bob) is a Scottish academic and author, particularly of children's fantasies and historical novels, best known for his collaborations with Jane Yolen. He also designed the fantasy board game ""Talisman"" and its sequel ""Mythgardia"". Harris was born in Dundee and studied at the University of St. Andrews, achieving a first class honours degree in Latin. Harris lives in Scotland and is married to American author Deborah Turner Harris. His recent adult suspense-adventure works ""The Thirty-One Kings"" and ""Castle Macnab"" feature the return of John Buchan's classic adventurer-spy character Richard Hannay, first made famous"