CONTEMPORARY FICTION

Douglas Kennedy, Deborah Copaken Kogan, and Ernest Cline are contemporary fiction authors that should become household names.

Mab Aegram looks at two contemporary authors that you should know about.

The best fiction authors of today... and maybe tomorrow!

A list of a few contemporary authors who are either lesser known, or underrated in a world of pop-culture consumption.

Looking for some good contemporary children's books? From a librarian's perspective, here are three that I have come across and that my kids have enjoyed. The authors include a judge, a military brat and an artist.

This article contains a brief overview of four fan favorite Christian fiction authors who have achieved mainstream publishing success with both contemporary and historical Christian fiction novels.

A brief essay about characters in fiction.

A look at ten young adult contemporary realistic books and how and why they fit into that genre.

Here are the plots of Andre Norton's less well know juvenile and young adult fiction including The Prince Commands, Ralestone Luck, Ride Proud, Rebel!, Rebel Spurs, Stand to Horse, Scarface, Yankee Privateer, Stand and Deliver and Shadow Hawk.

I have been reading Christian fiction for quite some time now and have found several favorite authors that I would like to suggest to you if you are looking for something new to read.

In contemporary literature, love is a popular theme in many character based fictional works. These different loves include romantic love between man and woman, friendship love, parental love, and ndividual love toward a community or cause.

A concise definition of plot.

Richard Thomas may not be a name you know, currently, when it comes to your fiction reading, but you should.

Article on the many places to find science fiction texts in free, legal electronic forms.

Cornell Woolrich was a contemporary of Dashiell Hammett and James M. Cain. That he isn't as well known despite being more influential is par for the course in the history of American literature.

One of the many sub-genres of romance is the contemporary romance.

Several varied approached to Halloween exist in the non-fiction sections of video stores. If you ever wondered about Halloween's history, how a Christian can celebrate it, or how to make your Halloween scarier, check out these suggestions.

African American teenagers, who are commonly reluctant readers and who do not read on their grade level in school, are found more frequently reading urban fiction or "ghetto" books.

Create interesting characters for your fiction by giving them flaws.

Try your hand at submitting to some of these great high paying fiction print markets after taking a look at their writer's guidelines.

Hundreds of books have been written about writing and selling fiction. Here are ten of the best, and why you should own them.

A discussion of the continuing popularity of nineteenth century English comic fiction, focusing on romantic comedy - in this case, Trollope's Barchester Towers, Dickens' Great Expectations, and Austen's Pride and Prejudice.

As a literary geek working staff for the 10th time, I offer my view of what went on this year at the largest Science Fiction convention in America, plus some hints for those who may attend next year.