Research Catalog

Title

• The official Nora Roberts companion / edited by Denise Little and Laura Hayden.

Publication

New York : Berkley Books, 2003.

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Holdings

Details

Additional Authors

• Hayden, Laura
• Little, Denise.

Description

xv, 463 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

Presents information on the life and career of Nora Roberts, offering a cross-referenced list of the author's books, accompanied by quotes, a timeline of Roberts' career, and facts about her works.

Subject

• Roberts, Nora > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Romance fiction, American > Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Suspense fiction > Handbooks, manuals, etc

Genre/Form

Handbooks and manuals

Note

• "Introduction by Nora Roberts ; foreword by Julie Garwood"--Cover.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Pt. 1. Nora, up close and personal ("True-life romance: Nora Roberts revels in the pleasures of success" / Nanci Hellmich -- Sound bites from Nora on hwo to learn to write: "Nora Roberts: a celebration of emotions / Judy Quinn) -- pt. 2. The career (A publisher's journey: an interview with Leslie Gelbman -- From the beginning: Nora Roberts at Silhouette -- Timeline of a career -- The mind of an agent: an interview with Amy Berkower) -- pt. 3. The books (The Nora Roberts concordance: a complete alphabetical guide to the books of Nora Roberts -- The Language of Love reprints -- From book to screen: Nora's books into movies -- On location with Nora: a state-by-state and country-by-country title listing) -- pt. 4. a.k.a. Robb, J.D. Robb (The life of "In death": an in-depth look at the J.D. Robb books -- J.D. Robb's In Death books: in chronological order). pt. 5. The series (The MacGregors: America's family? -- The Bonds of Brothers: the Quinns of Chesapeake Bay -- The Luck of the Irish: the Irish connection and Nora -- A series of miracles: a look at the rest of Nora Robert's series) -- pt. 6. Traveling with Nora (Venice -- The Cayman Islands -- Prague -- Irish eyes are smiling -- Cork, Ireland -- Galway, Ireland) -- pt. 7. The booksellers (The family bookstore -- An interview with Tommy Dreiling, romance buyer for Barnes & Noble / Susan C. Stone -- Appreciating Nora: a talk with Sharon Kelly Roth at Books & Co. -- Selling Nora: an interview with Anne Marie Tallberg, former national romance buyer for Waldenbooks -- Bookseller's corner: a talk with Beth Anne Steckiel). pt. 8. A circle of friends (Nora in their own words) -- pt. 9. The fans -- pt. 10. Nora by net (Connecting Nora's fandom) -- pt. 11. A last word from Nora (The votes in a kiss [an editorial on the 2000 presidential campaign which appeared in The New York Times, August 23, 2000])

ISBN

0425183440

LCCN

^^2001056599

OCLC

48578951

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library