''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 Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high s ...

, Dr. Seuss,

Lewis Carroll Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (; 27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, poet and mathematician. His most notable works are ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (1865) and its sequel ...

, and more.

Reception

A review from ''

Kirkus Reviews ''Kirkus Reviews'' (or ''Kirkus Media'') is an American book review magazine founded in 1933 by Virginia Kirkus (1893–1980). The magazine is headquartered in New York City. ''Kirkus Reviews'' confers the annual Kirkus Prize to authors of fic ...

'' concluded with, "A lively peek into literary genius". 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''.

References

External links

Jake Grogan on a Popzara podcast about the book
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