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If you were writing a book. . .
If you were writing a book, would you let anyone read it before sending it off to publishers/agents?
2gbmum
27/05/08
17:01
11 answers (last answered: 08/06/08 01:54)
Peter Robinson
I have just read the Omnibus edition of The Hanging Valley & Innocent Graves but they seem to have ended abruptly, does anyone know if it is the end or should there be more to it. They are numbers 4 & 8 of ... [more]
JulieB123
27/05/08
15:58
1 answer (last answered: 27/05/08 17:55)
Silence of the Lambs Psychology Tests
Im reading The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris presently and at one bit Lector explains a test called the House-Tree-Man test. Is there anywhere I can find more information about this and is there a place... [more]
SuperPigeon
26/05/08
16:03
1 answer (last answered: 26/05/08 22:17)
Time traveler's wife.
In the book there are... Poems and extracts. Theres an extract at the start of one of the parts and is about A girl, last line being. Would be beyond walking, and would fly. Can Someone recite that please?... [more]
Andric Polux
25/05/08
20:55
3 answers (last answered: 25/05/08 22:03)
Name of book
Small new england town gathers together to support a woman in a wheel char b making maple syrup
babsinpdx
23/05/08
09:10
1 answer (last answered: 23/05/08 14:45)
harry potter cliff wright ilastrater
I have a harry potter prisoner of azkeban,sighned first addition by the illastrater cliff wright.is it worth anything?
marshian
22/05/08
22:02
3 answers (last answered: 06/06/08 22:37)
Macbeth. HELP PLEASE
1. Why do you suppose Shakespeare opened the play with the three witches? They dont actually reveal much about the plot to come. They only say that they go to meet with Macbeth upon the heath. 2. Why would Shak... [more]
angiepangie
22/05/08
18:41
6 answers (last answered: 22/05/08 23:00)
Name of book needed
The plot is about a German pilot in WW11 who is inadvertantly involved in a plot to assassinate Hitler, becomes a target himself and decides the safest place to hide is in GB. He steals a plane and crash lands, I t... [more]
Smiffy
21/05/08
10:07
2 answers (last answered: 21/05/08 18:07)
C Day Lewis
I'm pretty sure I read a poem by C Day Lewis with the title 'The Album' many years ago. I cannot find any reference to it now. Does it exist or have I got the wrong title?
ImLostAgain
19/05/08
21:43
2 answers (last answered: 20/05/08 20:48)
1960s London
Mr Chrysaor has just asked me whether I can find him a 'book on the clubs, pubs, bars, cafes etc of 1960s London'. Any suggestions?
Chrysaor
19/05/08
19:13
2 answers (last answered: 25/05/08 10:21)
Terry Pratchett short story 'The Collector'
Theres a Terry Pratchett short story called The Collector (I think!) where Death goes to pick up a client whos a record collector. It includes a conversation where someone asks Death if hes also a collector and doe... [more]
Proofraider
19/05/08
16:40
2 answers (last answered: 19/05/08 16:53)
Reacher is back!
Joy unconfined! The new Reacher novel is out - Nothing To Lose and I have it in my hot little hands for immediate consumption. I shall enjoy this novel like a gourmet manl, but while I do - who do you see ... [more]
andy-hughes
19/05/08
11:25
19 answers (last answered: 22/05/08 14:01)
Invisible?
I found a book in a Waterstones in Birmingham that based around a man becoming invisible because no one wanted to see him. It was written in the 1950s, seemed to be considered as a classic? Cant remember the title... [more]
russiancircl
18/05/08
20:33
3 answers (last answered: 18/05/08 20:43)
disordered minds minette walters
I've just spent 2 days reading this fat book, (bought it cheapo in supermarket) got lost with all the characters, precis please, who killed whom?
corylus
17/05/08
17:37
Ernest Hemmingway starter book
I'm trying to 'educate' myself and have started reading some classics. What EH book would you recommend for someone who hasn't read one of his works before?
Zacsmaster
15/05/08
11:22
3 answers (last answered: 15/05/08 21:43)
still pool
i want to get a spiritualism poem book with still pool in the title
twivb
14/05/08
23:47
2 answers (last answered: 15/05/08 11:19)
Literary agents
Are they necessary? Invaluable maybe? What exactly do they do? Are there any in the Children's book publishing world to avoid?
2gbmum
14/05/08
17:52
2 answers (last answered: 15/05/08 15:04)
looking for author /book title
looking for book with similar characters to film, Micheal Clayton ? Fixer for legal firm looking for missing lawyer involved in betting scam. Legal firm selling up to overseas corporation and want no loose ends?
sealseal
13/05/08
21:10
does anyone recognise this book?
Evening all. Im hoping that onesome of you fantastic ABers out there can help with my search for the title and or author of a book Im sure I have read and not just imagined. It is about a young lad (I thi... [more]
twaflooers
12/05/08
18:29
3 answers (last answered: 12/05/08 19:18)
I'm Like a Legend
Can anyone recommend any good books similar to I am Legend, last man standing in post apocalyse-esque world?
lepers
12/05/08
15:32
3 answers (last answered: 20/05/08 20:06)
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