Will You Read My Book?

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1. Which novel, eventually published in 1945, was rejected by a New York publisher stating 'it is impossible to sell animal stories in the USA'? The Tale of Peter Rabbit Watership Down Animal Farm Black Beauty

2. The 'self-help' book written by Richard Bach and published in 1970, after many rejections, featured which type of bird? Albatross Seagull Cormorant Pelican

3. 'Catch 22' was another book that struggled to get into print. Who wrote it? Joseph Heller Joseph Miller Joseph Hillier Joseph Mellor

4. Which writer of spy fiction, and creator of Smiley, was rejected with the words 'you are welcome to **** - he hasn't got any future'? John le Carré Eric Ambler Len Deighton Ian Fleming

5. Which American writer's first book was rejected over twenty times, before finding a publisher in 1937? Enid Blyton Dr. Seuss Lewis Carroll Roald Dahl

6. 'The Good Earth' was rejected fourteen times, before being published and going on to win the Pulitzer Prize. Who was the author? Pearl S Buck Edith Wharton John Steinbeck Henry Miller

7. Irving Stone's 'Lust for Life' was rejected sixteen times, with one rejection stating 'a long, dull, novel about an artist'. Which artist did the book feature? Vincent Van Gogh John Noble Michelangelo Sigmund Freud

8. Following numerous rejections, 'A Time to Kill' was published in 1989. It was the first novel from which of these best selling authors? Stephen King John Grisham Scott Turow Richard North Patterson

9. Which American poet, born in 1932, received a rejection notice saying 'there certainly isn't enough genuine talent for us to take notice'? E E Cummings Robert Frost Emily Dickinson Sylvia Plath

10. Rejected by twenty major publishers, before being issued in 1993, was 'Chicken Soup for the ******'. What is the final word of the title? Brain Body Heart Soul