A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle was first published way back in 1962, but has remained a firm favorite with children and adults ever since.
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The Peter Benchley novel, Jaws, was published in 1974 and his tale of a great white shark that terrorizes a small resort town quickly became a bestseller. While reviews from critics were mixed, readers couldn't get enough of the shark and millions of copies were sold.
In this spellbinding legal drama, Garrett Goodlove finds himself in a race against time to save his sister from a fate she doesn’t deserve.
Both January and February featured plenty of stellar books across all genres for readers. March certainly did not disappoint either, so check out what the top books in each category is that kept readers burning the midnight oil last month.
Long before Jurassic Park was a movie franchise that grossed billions of dollars, it was a science fiction novel that was written by Michael Crichton in 1990. His tale about cloned dinosaurs running amok in a theme park became one of his most successful novels.
Cormac McCarthy is an author who built a reputation for himself with his gritty novels. He has written ten novels over his career and all of them have received critical acclaim and numerous awards.
Vladimir Nabokov wrote Lolita in 1995 and the novel quickly grabbed the attention of readers due to its controversial subject matter. The story is written from the perspective of an unreliable author using the pseudonym of Humbert Humbert.
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown may not be the most historical or scientifically accurate of novels, but this hasn't prevented it from becoming an international bestseller. The book also stirred up a lot of controversy due to the religious content that it contains.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a coming of age story that explores the themes of friendship and first love. The novel, written by Stephen Chbosky, was published in 1999 after a five year writing process.
Canadian author William P. Young originally wrote his novel, The Shack, without any intention of publishing it. Instead, the story was meant to be a Christmas gift to his children, but he eventually did publish the book in 2007 after being urged to do so by friends.
FEATURED AUTHOR - Lloyd Lofthouse is a former U.S. Marine and Vietnam Veteran, who worked as a maître d’ in a 15 million dollar nightclub for a few years. He also taught English literature in the public schools for most of 30 years where he explored Romeo and Juliet with thousands of high school students.