Origins of a Story

Origins of a Story: 202 True Inspirations Behind the World's Greatest Literature is a 2017 non-fiction book by Jake Grogan. It is about authors' inspirations for well known stories, including inspirations of Stephen King, Dr. Seuss, Lewis Carroll, and more.^[1]

Reception

A review from Kirkus Reviews concluded with, "A lively peek into literary genius".^[2] Matt Sutherland of Foreword Reviews wrote, "If you’ve wondered how your favorite masterpieces got their starts, the itch can now be scratched". The book was a 2017 INDIES finalist on Foreword Magazine.^[3]

References

^ Melgaard, Michael (November 22, 2017). "Oscar Wilde and Lewis Carroll based their most iconic characters on real people, and other things we learned from Origins of a Story". The National Post. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
^ "Origins of a Story". Kirkus Reviews. July 28, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
^ Sutherland, Matt (October 2017). "Origins of a Story". Foreword Reviews. Retrieved January 1, 2019.

External links

Jake Grogan on a Popzara podcast about the book

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[1] Melgaard, Michael (November 22, 2017). "Oscar Wilde and Lewis Carroll based their most iconic characters on real people, and other things we learned from Origins of a Story". The National Post. Retrieved January 1, 2019.

[2] "Origins of a Story". Kirkus Reviews. July 28, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2019.

[3] Sutherland, Matt (October 2017). "Origins of a Story". Foreword Reviews. Retrieved January 1, 2019.

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