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Where does Holden Caulfield end up at the end of "Catcher in the Rye'?
In A Mental Institution. In 1961, Elia Kazan was denied permission from J.D. Salinger to do a stage version of "The Catcher in the Rye".
Who wrote the novel "Psycho"?
Robert Bloch. Alfred Hitchcock directed the feature film version of the novel "Psycho" in 1960.
The last Lemony Snicket book, "The End", peaked at what on the Best-Selling Children's Books list for 2006?
1st. The are 13 books in Lemony Snicket's "Series of Unfortunate Events".
In "Hide" by Lisa Gardner, which former girlfriend asks Bobby Dodge to assist in an investigation?
D.D. Warren. Annabelle Granger is the character "hiding" in Lisa Gardner's novel "Hide".
What literary classic begins with "Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again"?
Rebecca. Daphne du Maurier's classic novel "Rebecca" is set at Manderley.
Who wrote the book "A Man in Full"?
Tom Wolfe. "A Man in Full" was written in 1998.
Who is the leader of the Church of Eternal Life in "The Harlequin"?
Malcolm. The Harlequin exists to police and punish vampire leaders who violate rules.
In Don Delillo's novel "White Noise", Jack Gladney is fatally infected by what?
Airborne Toxic Event. Gladney is infected by the Airborne Toxic Event which floats over the city as a result of a train wreck.
What other name has Anne Rice written under?
A.N. Roquelaure. The "Beauty" series, by Anne Rice writing as A.N. Roquelaure, has been called "pornography" and banned from many public libraries.
What year saw the release of the science fiction book "The Left Hand of Darkness"?
1969. "The Left Hand of Darkness" was written by Ursula LeGuin.
What best selling book is about four girls who set off on adventures?
The Second Summer Of The Sisterhood. "The Second Summer of the Sisterhood" was written by Ann Brashares.
What poem begins "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both"?
The Road Not Taken. "The Road Not Taken", a poem by Robert Frost, is a wonderful metaphor for making hard decisions.
Who is the author of the book "Gorky Park"?
Martin Cruz Smith. Martin Cruz Smith published "Gorky Park" in 1981, and "Time" magazine called it "the thriller of the 80's".
Ernest Hemingway's final work published during his lifetime was?
The Old Man And The Sea. Ernest Hemingway wrote "The Old Man and the Sea" in eight weeks.
Which creatures in "The Time Machine" are described as white and ape-like?
The Morlocks. K.W. Jeter wrote a novel in 1979 called "Morlock Night" in which the Morlocks invade Victorian London.
Whose work is incorrectly quoted "A rose is a rose is a rose"?
Gertrude Stein. Gertrude Stein actually wrote "Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose".
Which bestseller is about murder clues left at a Paris museum?
The Da Vinci Code. "The Da Vinci Code" is a 2003 mystery thriller novel by Dan Brown.
Who wrote, "we are all in the gutters, but some of us are looking at the stars"?
Oscar Wilde. Oscar Wilde's only novel, "The Picture of Dorian Gray", was published in 1981.
What type of scientist is "Jurassic Park" character Dr. Alan Grant?
Paleontologist. A paleontologist studies prehistoric life.
Which classic begins "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen"?
Nineteen Eighty-Four. "Nineteen eighty Four" begins with Winston Smith's story on April 4, 1984.
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