It’s NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month)! Read All About It!
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November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). Celebrate (in between penning your own Great American Novel) by reading these books about novelists.
by: Shannon McGregor - Adult Services Librarian, Naperville Public Library |
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 | Title: Boo: a Novel Author: Gutteridge, Rene Summary: Renowned horror novelist Wolfe “Boo” Boone really horrifies his hometown of Skary, Indiana – which has created a haunted tourist trap industry around him – when he decides to quit writing and pursue the girl next door. |
 | Title: The Crime Writer Author: Hurwitz, Gregg Summary: A crime novelist in L.A. finds himself at the center of a murder investigation after he awakens in a hospital with injuries and lost memory. |
 | Title: Death of a Writer Author: Collins, Michael Summary: A thwarted suicide, a fictional crime and an unpublished novel are at the heart of the mystery set at a Midwestern college. |
 | Title: Foul Matter Author: Grimes, Martha Summary: This crime spoof set in the world of publishing involves literary hit men, an editor as ruthless with an author’s life as he is with the red pencil – and the author unaware of it all as he struggles to finish writing his current book. |
 | Title: The Last Novel Author: Markson, David Summary: An elderly author, known only as Novelist, does as he pleases with his last effort. The result is the story of other artists -- some comic, some tragic, but all ultimately revelatory of Novelist himself. |
 | Title: Maggie By the Book Author: Michaels, Kasey Summary: Maggie Kelly, a failed writer of historical romance novels, must team up with the debonair Alexandre Drake, Viscount Saint Just, and his sidekick Balder (who just happen to be two of her fictional characters come to life) in order to solve the murder of a romance magazine publisher. |
 | Title: Memoirs of a Muse Author: Vapnyar, Lara Summary: Told from the point of view of the novelist’s source of inspiration, a Russian girl who is still learning how to best fill her role as Muse. |
 | Title: Meyer Author: Dixon, Stephen Summary: A famous author suffering from writer’s block examines his life very closely…so as not to be left with only the blank page. |
 | Title: Mounting Desire Author: Killham, Nina Summary: Romance writer Jack Carter (pen name Celeste D’Arcy) finds himself in a professional and personal rivalry with a new romantic partner. |
 | Title: Portrait of an Artist, as an Old Man Author: Heller, Joseph Summary: A journey into the mind of a writer as he examines his life, seeking inspiration for his final book. |
