![]() ![]() A medical school dropout, she's come back to small-town Everton, New Hampshire, to care for her father, who is dying from a mysterious brain disease. Natural-born healer Emma Starling once had big plans for her life, but she's lost her way. Both funny and sad, the kind of story we like best. ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, Book Riot - Longlisted for the Joyce Carol Oates Prize It was a source of entertainment at Maple Street Cemetery. You'll fall in love with the offbeat cast of characters (both living and dead) and find yourself rooting for them right through the last page."- Good Housekeeping (Book Club pick) A lost young woman returns to small-town New Hampshire under the strangest of circumstances in this one-of-a-kind novel of life, death, and whatever comes after from the acclaimed author of Rabbit Cake. "This tragicomic novel is heartfelt, touching, and delightfully quirky. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Heart of Darkness (first published in 1899) is a story of trade and corruption, and of our own conflicts and desires. ![]() They also form the illustrations for this new publication of Conrad’s novella, which takes the form of a luxury magazine. The resulting photographs were first exhibited at Peer, London under the title Mistah Kurtz – He Not Dead.Ī selection of these images now form part of the Archive, they can be found filed under ‘Heart of Darkness, 2014’. In a reversal of roles, Banner commissioned Paolo Pellegrin, a Magnum conflict photographer who has worked extensively in the Congo, to observe the City of London – its streets and trading floors, its costume and surrounding strip-clubs – through Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. After much time delving into the archive, Banner observed a lack of images relating to conflict in the here and now. In 2012, Fiona Banner was invited to create an exhibition of works drawn from the Archive of Modern Conflict, a London-based collection of photographs and ephemera relating to war and conflict. ![]() ![]() Speaking of bear smut, it takes forEVER to get to the "mane event" (pun intended). But on the other hand, you just wrote a book about bear smut, so was there any cognitive dissonance at all when penning this treatise criticizing other peoples' taste? Like, did I really need to know about how the author- oops, I mean the main character- ranks certain classic works of fiction, or that she considers morels superior to truffles? I mean, we've all got to soapbox and this book was published before blogs, so I get it. It's like the pretentious meanderings of a hipster with some smut thrown in. I don't even know how to describe this book. The rules of the challenge clearly state "please pick something under $5" but my friends and followers are evil people and they kept telling me to read "the bear book," AKA "Canada's Secret Shame." So I ended up spending $10 on this dumb book, and it wasn't even the version from the 70s that looks like a bodice-ripper. ![]() ![]() I have a weekly challenge called "What the Actual F*** Wednesday" where I let my readers pick something that's really weird for me to read and review. BEAR falls into a genre of fiction called "scatlit," which is my name for authors who clearly would rather be writing erotica but decided to write literary fiction for the $$$, and instead of being lambasted for being gross or smutty, they are instead praised for being "brave" and "daring," and win awards and even get their books blurbed by Margaret Atwood. ![]() ![]() ![]() His stories have also won Oppenheimer, Wrangler, and Lamplighter Awards. He is the author of the best-selling Hank the Cowdog series, which won an Audie for Outstanding Children's Series from the Audio Publisher's Association in 1993. In 1982, he started his own publishing company called Maverick Books, which published the first Hank the Cowdog book in 1983. But it’s when Slim finally awakens that their adventures really begin. While Slim naps, Hank and Little Alfred subject strawberry ice cream to rigorous product testing and then go for a ride in a mysterious spaceship. ![]() etina (cs) Deutsch (de) English (en) Español (es). Against her better judgement, Sally May leaves the ranch in Slim’s care. He began to publish short stories while working full-time as a cowboy, farmhand, and ranch manager. Erickson, Jean Little, Dec 31, 2017, Maverick Books edition, hardcover. degree from the University of Texas in Austin and studied for two years at Harvard Divinity School. John Richard Erickson was born in Midland, Texas on October 20, 1943. ![]() While Slim naps, Hank and Little Alfred subject strawberry ice cream to rigorous. Unsupervised for the day, Hank the cowdog and his human friends, Little Alfred and Slim Chance, mind the ranch with humorous results. Against her better judgement, Sally May leaves the ranch in Slims care. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Will Nikki be forced to spend eternity in the Underworld, or does she have what it takes to bring down the Everneath once and for all? But Cole isn’t the only one with plans for Nikki: the Queen has not forgotten Nikki’s treachery, and she wants her destroyed for good. Even Cole, who they expected to fight them at every turn, has become an unlikely ally - but how long can it last? Nikki needs to feed on Cole to survive, Cole needs Nikki to gain the throne in the Everneath, Jack needs Nikki because she is everything to him - and together, they must travel back to the Underworld to undo Nikki’s fate and make her mortal once more. Terrified for her survival, Nikki and Jack begin a desperate attempt to reverse the process using any means possible. which means she must feed on a Forfeit soon - or die. But Cole tricked Nikki into feeding off him, and she’s begun the process of turning into an Everliving herself. Now that Nikki has rescued Jack, all she wants is to be with him and graduate high school. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() His grandmother, Maybelline “Granny May” Docherty, opposes this match for her own reasons, believing that "some things are best left buried." A folk healer whose powers are rumored to rival those of a wood witch, she concocts potions and cures for the people of the mountains while harboring an explosive secret about Rory’s mother - the truth behind her long confinement in a mental hospital, during which time she has not spoken one word. ![]() In the mill town at the foot of the mountains - a hotbed of violence, moonshine, and the burgeoning sport of stock-car racing - Rory is bewitched by the mysterious daughter of a snake-handling preacher. Between deliveries to roadhouses, brothels, and private clients, he lives with his formidable grandmother, evades federal agents, and stokes the wrath of a rival runner. Slowed by a wooden leg and haunted by memories of the Korean War, Rory runs bootleg whiskey for a powerful mountain clan in a retro-fitted '40 Ford coupe. In Gods of Howl Mountain, award-winning author Taylor Brown explores a world of folk healers, whiskey-runners, and dark family secrets in the high country of 1950s North Carolina.īootlegger Rory Docherty has returned home to the fabled mountain of his childhood - a misty wilderness that holds its secrets close and keeps the outside world at gunpoint. “A fresh, authentic, and eloquent new voice in American fiction.” - Robert Morgan, New York Times bestselling author of Gap Creek ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Lunacy, Alaska – population 506 – is Nate Burke's last chance. However, when two climbers find a corpse on… ( tovább) ![]() But there's something about Nate's sad eyes that gets under her skin, and warms her frozen heart. But as he wonders whether this was all a big mistake, an unexpected kiss from feisty bush pilot Meg Galloway under the brilliant Northern Lights of the Alaska sky lifts his spirit – and convinces him to stay just a little longer… Born and raised in Lunacy, Meg has learned to be independent. Aside from sorting out a run-in between a couple of motor vehicles and a moose – and pulling apart two brothers fighting over John Wayne's best movie – Nate's first weeks on the job are relatively quiet. It isn't as if he has anywhere else to go. Maybe serving as Chief of Police in this tiny, remote town, where darkness falls by mid-afternoon and temperatures fall to below zero, will bring some kind of solace. As a Baltimore cop, he had watched his partner die – and the guilt still haunts him. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "Mystery, romance, jealous, betrayal, humor, and gorgeous, historically accurate details. ![]() As all of New York grieves, some begin to wonder whether life at the top proved too much for this ethereal beauty, or if, perhaps, someone wanted to see Manhattan's most celebrated daughter disappear. But when her carriage overturns near the East River, the girl whose glittering life lit up the city's gossip pages is swallowed by the rough current. With the fate of the Hollands resting on her shoulders, Elizabeth must choose between family duty and true love. ![]() When the girls discover their status among New York City's elite is far from secure, suddenly everyone-from the backstabbing socialite Penelope Hayes to the debonair bachelor Henry Schoonmaker to the spiteful maid Lina Broud-threatens Elizabeth's and Diana's golden future. This is Manhattan, 1899.īeautiful sisters Elizabeth and Diana Holland rule Manhattan's social scene. White lies, dark secrets, and scandalous hook-ups. Irresistible boys with mischievous smiles and dangerous intentions. Pretty girls in pretty dresses, partying until dawn. This thrilling trip to the age of innocence is anything but innocent. In a world of luxury and deception, where appearance matters above everything and breaking the social code means running the risk of being ostracized forever, five teenagers lead dangerously scandalous lives. The Luxe is the first book in the New York Times bestselling Luxe series by Anna Godbersen. A review of The Luxe by Anna Godbersen, a fun young adult book set at the turn of the century. The Luxe by Anna Godbersen 71,904 ratings, 3. ![]() ![]() ![]() The original Grinch book has sold nearly 10 million copies in North America alone and like other Seuss books has been translated into multiple languages. ![]() “One of the most asked questions we receive from Seuss fans of all ages is ‘What do you think happened to the Grinch after he stole Christmas?” said Alice Jonaitis, executive editor at Random House Children’s Books, in a statement. Seuss Enterprises, L.P., All Rights Reserved, via AP) Seuss intellectual property, is releasing the sequel to the iconic children’s book “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” (Photo/TM & © 2023 Dr. ![]() Seuss Enterprises shows the cover of the new book “How the Grinch Lost Christmas!” Seuss Enterprises, the company that owns the Dr. ![]() ![]() ![]() He must take on a mission that could save – or destroy – all that he knows. To uphold his oath and protect the human world from the supernatural, the Soul Catcher must look beyond the borders of his own land. Yet doing so means ignoring the trail of murder left by the Nightbringer and his jinn. And deep in the Waiting Place, the Soul Catcher seeks only to forget the life – and love – he left behind. In the process, she awakens an ancient power that could lead her to victory – or to an unimaginable doom. Determined to stop the approaching apocalypse, she throws herself into the destruction of the Nightbringer. Laia of Serra, now allied with the Blood Shrike, struggles to recover from the loss of the two people most important to her. At the top of the list? The Blood Shrike and her remaining family. At his side, Commandant Keris Veturia declares herself Empress and calls for the heads of any and all who defy her rule. But for the Nightbringer, vengeance on his human foes is just the beginning. ![]() The long-imprisoned jinn are on the attack, wreaking havoc in villages and cities alike. This book picks up just a few months after where ‘A Reaper at the Gates’ left off. Synopsis Prepare for the jaw-dropping finale of Sabaa Tahir’s beloved New York Times bestselling ‘An Ember in the Ashes’ fantasy series, and find out who will survive the storm. In her spare time, she enjoys freelance writing, watching anime, and creating art. Author bio: Mineli Kahanda is a student of Lyceum International School and is also the biggest bibliophile. ![]() |