Howard Mittelmark: 6 books

"What do you think of my fiction book writing?" the aspiring novelist extorted. "Darn," the editor hectored, in turn. "I can not publish your novel! It is full of what we in the business call 'really awful writing.'" "But how shall I absolve this dilemma?...

His journey through the East began in 1271—when, still a teenager, he set out of Venice and found himself traversing the most exotic countries. His acceptance into the court of the great emperor Kublai Khan, and his service to the vast and dazzling Mongol empire, led him to places as far away as...

Are you tired of bland, overly earnest reading guides that discuss the same old books? Read This Next by Sandra Newman and Howard Mittlemark is the answer. A smart, irreverent, honest, and truly hilarious guide to your 500 new favorite books, Read This Next is aimed at those readers and book groups...

Nine tales showcase Twain's wit as he skewers greed and hypocrisy-and makes a memorable, tormenting statement on evil.

Gli aspiranti romanzieri hanno già a loro disposizione un nutrito catalogo di titoli sulla scrittura creativa, autorevoli tomi firmati da grandi scrittori, consigli da parte di autori minori su come impostare un arco narrativo o sviluppare un intreccio avvincente, manuali pieni di interessanti consigli...

The house has a terrifying history and now history is repeating itself.Once upon a time, a group of student radicals found a leader and followed him beyond all reason. Years before that, in the same place, a prophet was visited by an angel, and followed it to a horrible end. Peter Coulter ignored...