Charlaine Harris
American popular fiction of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries saw a sustained expansion of genre literature, particularly in the areas of mystery and supernatural fiction. Charlaine Harris, born on November 25, 1951, in Tunica, was a United States citizen who worked as a novelist specializing in mysteries, writing in the English language. She was educated at Rhodes College.
Harris contributed to that literary landscape a body of work that drew on both mystery and supernatural fiction. Her notable work The Southern Vampire Mysteries became a significant part of her output, and the novel Dead Until Dark stands among her recognized titles. The series later reached a wider audience when it was adapted as the television series True Blood, which ran for seven seasons from 2008 through 2014.
Her work has been recognized with several awards across the field. Harris received the Agatha Award and the Anthony Award, both associated with mystery fiction, as well as the Inkpot Award. She also received the Grand Master award. Her authorized entry in the Library of Congress Name Authority File is listed as Harris, Charlaine.
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Of course I am grateful, and I’m sure you are, as you put it, a special vintage,” Bill said politely, “But I have my own wine cellar.
You want to own your own life,” Eric said. “As much as anyone can.” “Just when I think you’re very simple, you say something complex,” Eric said. “Are you complaining?” I tried to smile, failed. “No.
Once again, I had that feeling of drowning when I hadn’t even known I was in the pool.
There are three motels in Davy if you go north, and at least six over in Marthasville if you go west. If you go to the interstate, there are a skadillion places to stay.
Gay rights is just one of the social issues I’m interested in. I think that people might be less tense about it if we would all accept the fact that not everyone is wired the same way.
