Good Morning Readers, This month we are reading Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novella, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde . This post is focused on a short biography of the author. I use the word, "we" because sometimes in these posts I am re-reading a work and sometimes, like you, reading it for the first time. This is the case with this novella. I choose to not read up much on an author before reading his or her or their book. I prefer to know as little as possible about the writer going into my read and let the story stand on its own. This applies only to fiction. If I am reading nonfiction, particularly one that advocates for this or that, I triple check the background, credibility etc of the author. However, once I am finished with a fiction read, I do then research the life of the author for a new perspective on the work's creation and the spirit of the times. Stevenson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on November 13,...
I am an American author of Czech and Arab heritage published in The Chicago Tribune, Fiction among others. We will be learning about authors, their books, literary movements and what it's like being a writer in the 21st century.