Elmore Leonard : Photo Gallery
Elmore Leonard : Videos
Elmore Leonard : Latest News, Information, Answers and Websites
Has anyone read Out of Sight by Elmore Leonard?
Was it good? And was it similar to the movie?
If anyone can give me a brief summary of the book from beginning to end, that would be really great.
Answer: "The story revolves around the relationship between a career bank robber, Jack Foley (George Clooney), and a U.S. Marshal, Karen Sisco (Jennifer Lopez). They are forced to share her car trunk during Foley's escape from a Florida prison. After he completes his getaway, Sisco chases Foley while he and his friends - his right-hand man, Buddy (Ving Rhames) and Glenn (Steve Zahn) - work their way north to Bloomfield Hills, a wealthy northern suburb of Detroit. There they plan to pay a visit to shady businessman Ripley (Albert Brooks), who foolishly bragged to them years before about a diamond stash at his mansion. But a vicious criminal (Don Cheadle) who also spent time in jail with Jack and Ripley, is planning on hitting up Ripley's mansion with his crew as well. The question of whether Sisco is really pursuing Foley to arrest him or for love adds to "the fun" Foley claims they are having."
That's the basic plot with the actual actors' names, in case you want to watch it. I heard it was pretty good - I never watched it though.
Category: Books & Authors
Crime Novelist Elmore Leonard Dies at 87 | KTLA 5
Elmore Leonard, the legendary crime novelist and screenwriter who wielded sharp prose and created quirky misfit characters to captivate a legion of readers, has died, his literary agent said Tuesday.
'Get Shorty' author Elmore Leonard dies three weeks after stroke ...
7 hours ago ... Famed Hollywood writer Elmore Leonard died on Tuesday after suffering a stroke on July 29. He was 87. Best known for “Get Shorty,” “Out of ...
What is a book you would highly recommend...and have you yet read this one...?
I read this book in a day
http://www.amazon.com/Road-Dogs-Novel-Elmore-Leonard/dp/0061733148
Its truly great. It got onto the NY Times bestsellers list.
Whats the last book you read that you feel is too good to keep a secret?
: )
Answer: Ubik - Philip K. Dick
Category: Polls & Surveys
Elmore Leonard Dead — Hollywood Writer Dies At 87 After Suffering ...
So sad. Hollywood writing legend, Elmore Leonard, died three weeks after suffering a stroke. Keep reading for all the details.
Crime Novelist Elmore Leonard Dies : The Two-Way : NPR
8 hours ago ... His best-sellers included Get Shorty. Movies based on his stories included Hombre. Leonard was also the creator of the Raylan Givens ...
BOOKS; Where the Beach Books Are
If a computer were programmed to create summer reading, it might outdo Hilma Wolitzers new novel. Maybe. Ms. Wolitzer has named a book Summer Reading, set it in Amagansett and centered it on a book club, the Page Turners, whose members look like sun-streaked Clairol models and take tea and sandwiches with their literature. When it comes to - Janet Maslin article notes books Summer Reading by Hilma Wolitzer, Mediterranean Summer: A Season on Frances Cote dAzur and Italys Costa Bella by David Shalleck and Erol Munuz, City of Fire by Robert Ellis, The Prince of Nantucket by Jan Goldstein, The Savage Garden by Mark Mills, Dream When Youre Feeling Blue by Elizabeth Berg, The Entitled by Frank Deford, Michael Tolliver Lives by Armistead Maupin, Straits of Fortune by Anthony Gagliano, Up in Honeys Room by Elmore Leonard and Way Off the Road by Bill Geist; drawing; photo (M) - By JANET MASLIN
Author Elmore Leonard dies at 87 - USA Today
2 hours ago ... Elmore Leonard, best known for gritty crime novels including Get Shorty and shoot-'em up Westerns including the short story 3:10 to Yuma, ...
Elmore Leonard has Died - Business Insider
Elmore Leonard. Wikimedia Commons. Crime writer Elmore Leonard has died. The author of such novels as Get Shorty and Rum Punch passed away at 7:15 this morning, per an announcement on the author's Facebook ...
BEST SELLERS: May 27, 2007
Rankings reflect sales, for the week ended May 12, at many thousands of venues where a wide range of general interest books are sold nationwide. These include hundreds of independent book retailers (statistically weighted to represent all such outlets); national, regional and local chains; online and multimedia entertainment retailers; university,
No Headline
DEVILS IN THE SUGAR SHOP. By Timothy Schaffert. (Unbridled, paper, $14.95.) Think Sex and the City. Now make the city ... Omaha. The circle of women in this sprightly and eager-to-please novel -- an artist, a writer, a hostess of sex-toy parties and a pair of twins who own a bookstore -- are wise and worldly, enjoying the gentrification - Jeff Turrentine Fiction Chronicle notes books Devils in the Sugar Shop by Timothy Schaffert, Who is Lou Sciortino? by Ottavio Cappellani, The Faith Healer of Olive Avenue by Manuel Munoz, The Folded World by Amity Gaige and Thoreaus Laundry: Stories by Ann Harleman; photo from Taking Things Seriously: 75 Objects With Unexpected Significance edited by Joshua Glenn and Carol Hayes (M) - Jeff Turrentine is a writer and critic whose work has appeared in Slate and The Washington Post. - By Jeff Turrentine
A POll For Us Grown Ups: What are some books you might recommend to a friend?
Here are some good ones Ive read:
The Stand, The Eyes of the Dragon, The Greenmile, & Different Seasons - by Stephen King.
Pagan Babies - by Elmore Leonard
Naked - by David Sedaris
Middlesex - by Jeffery Eugenides
Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates - by Tom Robbins
Any of Carl Hiaasens fiction
Answer: the curious incident of the dog in the nightime....
Category: Polls & Surveys
Elmore Leonards Men of Few Words, In a Few Words
IN the short story 3:10 to Yuma, written by a Detroit advertising copywriter named Elmore Leonard and published in Dime Western Magazine in 1953, an ordinary man takes on the extraordinarily dangerous job of escorting -- all by his lonesome -- a notorious outlaw to federal prison, and does it courageously and well. The story occupies a grand - Article discusses how Hollywoods adaptations of Elmore Leonards stories have to add motivation to characters, since Leonard deliberately supplies so little; newly-released film 3:10 to Yuma discussed; photo (L) - By TERRENCE RAFFERTY
Which Elmore Leonard book do you think was made into the best movie?
9:10 to Yuma or Get Shorty or Out of Sight?
Answer: all three were GREAT
but 9:10 to Yuma was shockingly good, the best western since Tombstone and the Unforgiven.
Category: Books & Authors
The Blue-Collar Thoroughbred
LIKE many New Yorkers, she came to the city from someplace else, aiming to go as far as her talent could take her. She was just starting out, and when she arrived from rural Florida, she moved into a small place in South Ozone Park, Queens, so close to Kennedy Airport she could hear the planes roaring overhead as she ate breakfast. Her new home was - Article on Karakorum Starlet, 2-year-old thoroughbred racehorse and member of Karakorum Racing Team at Aqueduct Race Track, whose owners are three dozen New York City residents, mostly from boroughs outside Manhattan; buyers each paid $499 initially and monthly maintenance fee of $29 for 0.5 percent stake in a racehorse; photos (L) - By JOHN FREEMAN GILL
Elmore Leonard - IMDb
Elmore Leonard, Writer: Jackie Brown. ... Elmore Leonard, Walton Goggins and Timothy Olyphant Elmore Leonard and Getty Images Elmore Leonard, George ...
Recommend Elmore Leonard books?
I finally read an Elmore Leonard novel for the first time. It was Killshot. Id like to read more. Which of his novels are his strongest work that youd highly recommend reading?
Answer: Get Shorty
Category: Books & Authors
"Cant put it down" book recommendations for my long plane trip?
I am taking my first long (more than 5 hours) plane flight in a few weeks and am looking for some stellar books to make the time go by faster. To give you an idea of what I like, recent reads I have really enjoyed include A Confederacy of Dunces, The Kite Runner, Running with Scissors, & The Poisonwood Bible. Favorite authors include David Sedaris, Carl Hiaasen, & Elmore Leonard (I have read all of their stuff already). Many Thanks!!!
Answer: Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen
Daughter of Fortune by Isabelle Allende
In the time of the Butterflies by Julia Alverez
Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
all very good books, and long
Category: Books & Authors
MOVIE REVIEW | 3:10 TO YUMA; In the Ol West, a Very Tough Commute
Russell Crowe, who wears the black hat in 3:10 to Yuma, is a native of New Zealand. Christian Bale, the good guy, was born in Wales. Lou Dobbs and other commentators who have lately been sounding the alarm about outsourcing, immigration and the globalization of the labor market may want to take note. The hero and the villain in a cowboy movie: - A O Scott reviews film 3:10 to Yuma, directed by James Mangold; Russell Crowe and Christian Bale star; photo (M) - By A. O. SCOTT
Elmore Leonard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elmore John Leonard, Jr. (October 11, 1925 – August 20, 2013) was an American novelist and screenwriter. His earliest published novels in the 1950s were ...
Elmore Leonard, Who Refined the Crime Thriller, Dies at 87 ...
2 hours ago ... Mr. Leonard's louche characters, deadpan dialogue and immaculate prose style in novels like "Get Shorty" secured his status as a modern ...
I like these books, can you suggest another Id like?
Im looking for a seriously good book to read and Im always distrustful of reviews. I thought if I gave a short list of books I really enjoy then maybe you guys could recommend others.
So, here are some of my favourite books as of this year
The Buddha of Suburbia - Hanif Kuereshi
The Time Travelers Wife - Audery Neiffenegger
Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy
Gullivers Travels - Jonathan Swift
Freaky Deaky - Elmore Leonard
The Gormenghast Trilogy - Mervyn Peake
Ok, I know that list isnt exactly suggestive of a single genre but I figured Id pick books representative of a range of tastes. Any input as to future purchases would be most appreciated.
Answer: Any book by Bryce Courtenay. I specifically recommend "The Power of One" or " The Potato Factory" they are both the first books in a trilogy.
Category: Books & Authors
Elmore Leonard's Life in The Times - NYTimes.com
Praise for Mr. Leonard in The Times culminated in Janet Maslin declaring him a “national treasure.”
In terms of "best book" by Elmore Leonard; what in your view was his "best" work?
The crime novelist just passed away today - I was just reading a part of his bio.
BQ: What were Mr. Leonards best five works in your estimation?
Category: Books & Authors
Readers! Please tell me which author does dialogue best?
Im thinking Elmore Leonard
I am looking for well written stories/novels by established authors, in the public domain or not. No vampires (unless it is Anne Rice), trashy novels, 50 Shades of Grey, Twilight, Modern YA, or anything available only as an ebook. Thank you.
Anyone posting Hemingway automatically takes themselves out of running for BA!
Thank you!
OMG - (((Occulty)))!!!! How could I forget your dialogue??? Youre right, Peter Straub is another good one!
Answer: Twain, London, Dickens, Cornwell, DeMille, Shakespeare, Conroy, and Sheldon all do dialogue well.
If you are looking for classics only, I will say Dickens.
Category: Books & Authors
The Elmore Leonard Website - Home/Weblog
Official web site with pictures, biography, the fan club, and information on his short stories, novels, and movies.
where can i purchase a cd for a novel ?
i need an audio cd for the novel "The Switch" by Elmore Leonard but cant seem to find it.
Answer: You can purchase The Switch by Elmore Leonard in audio cd format at: www.recordedbooks.com
http://www.recordedbooks.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=rb.show_prod&book_id=63979&prod_id=CG665
Category: Books & Authors
Elmore Leonard Was Great To Women - Jezebel
Elmore Leonard passed away Tuesday morning at the age of 87 of a stroke, "at home surrounded by his loving family." If you're not familiar with this man with a particularly notable name, he was an author who wrote ...
What are your three favorite MYSTERY books?
For instance,Sue Grafton,Jeffrey Deaver,Kathy Reich, Elmore Leonard,
Agatha Christie, and James Patterson? ----------- if dont read mysteries, then any 3 books !
Answer: Anything by James Patterson! Great mystery writer!
Category: Books & Authors
TBR: Inside the List
LEONARDs FINAL FOUR: Whats Elmore Leonards best novel? In the right bar, that question could start a rumble. But Mark Reiter tackles it with elegance and wit in his recent book The Enlightened Bracketologist: The Final Four of Everything, which he wrote with Richard Sandomir and Nigel Holmes. According to Reiter, the novels that make it to - By Dwight Garner
Crime novelist Elmore Leonard dies at 87 - latimes.com
8 hours ago ... Elmore Leonard, one of America's best known crime novelists, died due to complications from a stroke.
FILM IN REVIEW
ADRIFT IN MANHATTAN Opens today in Manhattan Directed by Alfredo de Villa 93 minutes; not rated Incubated at this years Sundance Film Festival, Adrift in Manhattan is an all-too-familiar wallow in urban woe and artfully photographed isolation. The ultra-slight story (by Alfredo de Villa, who also directs) hovers around three miserable, - By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
Could anyone recommend a good writer similar to Elmore Leonard?
Ive read a lot of Leonard, like his stuff, but would like to try another similar writer. Any recs would be greatly appreciated.
Answer: Lawrence Block
Category: Books & Authors
CRITICS CHOICE; New DVDs
3:10 TO YUMA With James Mangolds remake of 3:10 to Yuma scheduled for release next week, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has thoughtfully rereleased Delmer Davess original 1957 version in an excellent widescreen transfer. Glenn Ford, who could be a bland hero but never an uninteresting villain, plays Ben Wade, the leader of an outlaw gang - Dave Kehr reviews DVDs of movies 3:10 to Yuma and D W Griffiths True Heart Susie; photos (M) - Dave Kehr
Which movie is closest in comparison to the novel by Elmore Leonard:Three-Ten to Yuma?
Which one of the movie versions of 3:10 to Yuma(1957 or 2007) most resembles the book version written by Elmore Leonard?
Answer: 1957
Category: Books & Authors
Elmore Leonard Dead at 87 — Author's Work Inspired FX's 'Justified ...
Legendary author Elmore Leonard, whose work inspired FX's Justified and ABC's short-lived Karen Sisco before it, died Tuesday three weeks after suffering a stroke. He was 87. Justified antihero Raylan Givens (played by ...
Newly Released
Judging by some of this months new books, the transition from childhood to the adult world remains as rich a vein for writers as it was when Holden Caulfield first wandered around New York (and one of the authors goes the ducks one better by giving his protagonist a job at the Central Park Zoo). In these books, children are beset by their parents, - Amy Virshup notes newly released books Flower Children by Maxine Swann, Zoology by Ben Dolnick, Up In Honeys Room by Elmore Leonard, A Good and Happy Child by Justin Evans, The Ministry of Special Cases by Nathan Englander and The Cure by Varley OConnor; photos (M) - By Amy Virshup
Elmore Leonard, RIP - Brooklyn Vegan
Legendary novelist, screenwriter, and all around badass Elmore Leonard has died at the age of 87. The New Orleans-born writer passed away three weeks after suffering a stroke in his hometown of Detriot. Some may know ...
Can you recommend a good caper novel?
I enjoyed the "Oceans Eleven" series--I know, dont judge--as well as
Answer: Here are a few that might interest you:
Double Indemnity by James M. Cain
http://www.amazon.com/Double-Indemnity-James-M-Cain/dp/0679723226/ref=pd_sim_b_27
Void Moon by Michael Connelly
http://www.amazon.com/Void-Moon-Michael-Connelly/dp/0446609145/ref=cm_lmf_tit_10
The Getaway by Jim Thompson
http://www.amazon.com/Getaway-Jim-Thompson/dp/0679732500/ref=cm_lmf_tit_14
Two-Way Split by Allan Guthrie
http://www.amazon.com/Two-Way-Split-Allan-Guthrie/dp/1930997493/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276021312&sr=8-3
18mm Blues by Gerald A. Browne
http://www.amazon.com/18mm-Blues-Gerald-Browne/dp/0517131692/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276021413&sr=1-1
32 Cadillacs by Joe Gores
http://www.amazon.com/32-Cadillacs-Joe-Gores/dp/0892962984/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276021474&sr=8-3
Cheers.
Category: Books & Authors
What are some Crime Novels set in Florida?
Blood, Guts, and foul language do not matter.
Except dont use anything by these authors:
Tim Dorsey
Elmore Leonard
or
Carl Hiaasen
Please tell me the name of the book and the author except those 3 I listed.
Thanks.
Answer: Doc Ford series by Randy Wayne White. His latest book is Deep Shadow. I would recommend reading them in order though it's not necessary..
John Deal series by Les Standiford
Hothouse Orchid by Stuart Woods
Category: Books & Authors
Does anybody actually know when Killshot will be released in the UK?
Im talking about the film based on an Elmore Leonard book and starring Thomas Jane,Diane Keaton,Mickey Rourke and the always impressive Joseph Gordon Levitt.
Answer: It probably won't - at least not theatrically. (DVD probably)
The Weinstein Company has been sitting on that movie for three years here in the States. They are scheduled to dump it in a very limited release this month, followed by a hasty video/DVD release.
Category: Movies
Crime Writer Elmore Leonard (1925-2013) Provides 13 Writing Tips ...
httpv://youtu.be/PeZQl2nvnfM Note: Elmore Leonard, the crime writer who gave us Get Shorty, Freaky Deaky, and Glitz, died at his home in Bloomfield Vi.