From internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply personal account of enduring--and surviving--an attempt on his life thirty years after the fatwa that was ordered against him. Speaking out for the first time, and in unforgettable detail, about the traumatic events of August 12, 2022, Salman Rushdie answers violence with art, and reminds us of the power of words to make sense of the unthinkable. Knife is...

"This fascinating work shares the intimate details of the Brontë sisters' lives and reveals how their imagination, creativity, and passion helped them achieve their childhood dreams of being published authors"-- Provided by publisher.

Presents meditations on the author's life from the nineteenth-century events that shaped his world to his transformative experiences with ballooning, photography, love, and loss.

Dame Agatha Christie sheds light on her secretive life and tells of her early years, her marriages and rise to success.

Topics discussed in the interview: --Money in literature, folklore and history . --Threat of annihilation. --Changing characteristics of the hero in literature.

Topics discussed in the interview: --Experiences as a young mother --Position of black women in society --Incest Role of women in Nigeria and --Living in Britain.

Topics discussed in the interview: --Structure and language across the forms. --The short story. --Childhood experiences and memories. --Writing about places.

British actor Sir Derek Jacobi narrates this portrait of author Graham Greene: a British spy, doubting Catholic, and manic-depressive who wrote critically acclaimed best-sellers including The quiet American, Brighton Rock, The end of the affair and The third man. Weaving Greene's novels and movies into the story of his life, Dangerous edge reveals an extraordinary and enigmatic man who traveled the globe to escape the boredom of ordinary existence....

Containing excerpts from earlier tributes to Dahl's work and wit, this is an eclectic and funny collection of tidbits by and about the late author. It also features a missing chapter from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."

Topics discussed in the interview: --The history contained in ephemera . --Women and virginity. --Influences of Catholicism Women's history within fairy tales. --Gender and separation.