Who This Author Is

PAULINE KAEL has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 13 catalog-linked books across 1965 to 2011, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Young Readers & Series Fiction, Classics & Literary Fiction.

Best for readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers. If you want the easiest first click, start with I Lost It at the Movies and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1965 to 2011; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Marion Boyars and Books On Tape.

Best Place To Start

I Lost It at the Movies

Marion Boyars • 1994 • longer commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • Classics & Literary Fiction entry points • common used copies from Marion Boyars and Books On Tape

Genres and themes: Young Readers & Series Fiction • Classics & Literary Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1965 to 2011; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Marion Boyars and Books On Tape.

Top Books To Start With

  1. I Lost It at the Movies

    Marion Boyars • 1994 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1994 • 365 pages.

  2. Deeper into Movies

    Marion Boyars • 1998 • longer commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998 • 473 pages.

  3. Going steady

    Consortium Book Sales & Dist • 1994 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1994 • 304 pages.

  4. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

    Calder & Boyars • 1970 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1970 • 404 pages.

  5. Ciudadano Kane - La Historia Detras de La Pelicula

    Grupo Editorial Norma • 2001 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 2001.

  6. When the Lights Go Down

    Marion Boyars • 1998 • oversized commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998 • 592 pages.

  7. The Citizen Kane Book.

    Proscenium Publishers • 1985 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 1985.

  8. State of the Art Part 1 of 2

    Books On Tape • 1983 • commitment varies by edition

    UPB note: year signal: 1983.

  9. State of the Art Part 2 of 2

    Books On Tape • 1983 • commitment varies by edition

    readers who want one of the clearer starting points on this page

  10. The age of movies

    Library of America • 2011 • oversized commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2011 • 828 pages.

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