Horoscopes for the Dead - Behind the Story (A Book Companion

By Behind the Story™ Books

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If you've devoured the last morsel of your savory book, but have a stomach that yearns for more, "Behind the Story" will be a most delightful surprise. Enjoy this basket full of hand-picked treats, compiled as an easy, concise, info-rich serving just for you! You'll be on a VIP tour where we will take you by the hand to show you what is behind the curtains, what is "Behind the Story".

Introducing: Behind the Story Series
• Over 100 published titles and sold all over the world… and counting!
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The original book suddenly became much richer and more enticing after I finished this Behind the Story, I HAD to open up the original book once more! Highly recommended!
From Sherry Lawson for Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, February 22, 2012

A sneak peek of what's inside:
• Bibliography and resources, great as study guides or research resource.
• Trivia Questions and Discussion Starters, great for your book clubs!

SAMPLE EXCERPT:

“What was the inspiration behind the creation of this book?”

Collins’ poems are inspired by everyday matters, like his poem “Hell” that was inspired while he was shopping for mattresses. He says this is so because he wants his poems to be accessible so that the reader can enter it from the very simple beginning, guiding it through a gradually deepening sense as it goes along. The inspiration for the title of the collection was his longtime friend Michael Shannon (mentioned in this guide in another section), who already passed away a few years ago. They celebrated their birthdays around the same time of the year, so when he reads his horoscope in the morning he always tends to read Shannon’s horoscope, too (“So after he died, I'd read my Aries and shift over to his Pisces.”). It is a habit he hasn’t discarded and he said he likes the hopeless optimism the title conveys...
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Disclaimer: This work is not meant to replace, but to complement the original work. If you've loved the novel, then this is the book for you. It is educational in purpose, entertaining in nature, unauthorized and unofficial. It is a digestive work produced to stimulate the appetite and to encourage readers to appreciate the original work even more.

• Language: English
• Publisher: XinXii
• Release date: May 27, 2014
• ISBN: 9781301050949

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Foreword

A personal note from the editor…

What if…? was the question that gave birth to Behind the Story Books.

When I pick up a book, from the first letter to the last, I am often completely enveloped in the novel - I'm laughing, rejoicing, fighting, and crying, side by side next to the characters. Even long after the book is finished, I found myself reminiscing about the scenes and characters over and over again in my head like a broken tape recorder – I was left high and very dry.

One particularly pleasant evening, after closing the last page to a wonderful story, I just HAD to find out everything about the book - how it was created, how it was developed, who the author was, - everything.

This sudden spurt of passion has led me to create and develop Behind the Story Books, to share with you - my fellow book lovers – a fan’s love for books. I hope you can see the love that went into the creation this book. Please enjoy this book and support Behind the Story Books. It is created for a fan, by a fan.

So without further ado, I present to you…

© 2013 Behind the Story™ Books

Behind the Story: A Book Companion

for the fans, by the fans

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Props and Sets

Book Title: Horoscopes for the Dead

Author Name: Billy Collins

Time it was written: 2011

Place it was written: NEW YORK

First publication: APRIL 5, 2011

Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE

Narrator: First-Person

Point of view: FIRST-PERSON, third person

Tone: DARK HUMOUR, SWEET, SERIOUS, THOUGHTFUL

Tense: VARIOUS

Setting (Time): NOT SPECIFIED

Setting (Place): SUBURBAN

Protagonist: NOT SPECIFIED

Theme: DEATH, LOVE, THE SELF, NATURE, HISTORY, CULTURE

Motif: POEMS, MUNDANE OBJECTS, SMALL ANIMALS

Symbol: ROSES, MOUSE, TOUROISE, STONE, TWO SEATS, HOROSCOPE

Who’s the author anyways?

Billy Collins is an American poet, professor, author and anthologist. He was born William James Collins on March 22, 1941 in New York City to parents William and Katherine Collins. It was his mother, a nurse who had left her job to care for her son personally, that nurtured in him the love of words, written and spoken. He attended Archbishop Stepinac