![]() ![]() With today’s knowledge, she’d be diagnosed with autism. Which means Moose has to leave his friends and start over.Īll this is complicated by his sister Natalie’s condition. And, because it’s 1935, that means the family gets to come along, too. ![]() ![]() His father is a guard and an electrician at the most notorious prison in the country, especially in 1935: Alcatraz. Moose Flannigan is NOT happy about his father’s new job. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Born and raised in Hannibal, Missouri, she is a professor in Literature at American University. Jacinda Townsend is the author of Mother Country (Graywolf, 2022) and Saint Monkey (Norton, 2014), which won the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize for best. She has been the recipient of fellowships from the Bread Loaf Bakeless Camargo Foundation, the Center for Mark Twain Studies, and the Virginia Center for Creative Arts. Her work has appeared in the Atlantic, Ms., Washington Post, Poets & Writers, Ploughshares, Literary Hub, and Believer Magazine. ![]() ![]() Her first novel is called Saint Monkey, and excerpts of her forthcoming second novel, Kif, have appeared in various. Melissa Scholes Young is the author of the novels The Hive and Flood and editor of Grace in Darkness and Furious Gravity, two anthologies by women writers. Jacinda Townsend is an author and a former broadcast journalist and lawyer. She is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and teaches in the MFA program at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Jacinda Townsend is the author of Saint Monkey, which won the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize and the James Fenimore Cooper Prize. Watch the live stream of this event here!Ī transnational feminist novel about human trafficking and motherhood from an award-winning author. This event is free with first come, first served seating. Please see in-store for mask requirements. ![]() ![]() With more than 200,000 copies being sold in just 4 months of its release, the novel was an instant hit both in the United Kingdom and in the United States. Published in August 1938, Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier became world-famous almost overnight. Rebecca is one of du Maurier’s most iconic works even today, and it has had a lasting impact on literature, film, radio, and pop culture. Set in the beautiful estate of Manderley, this novel has been greatly influenced by various factors including Daphne du Maurier’s own life as well as the historical context in which it was written. ![]() ![]() Rebecca is a study in jealousy of a second wife who is constantly haunted by the ghost of her predecessor, Rebecca. ![]() ![]() It goes deeper than that of course, but what is important when getting acquainted with any form of literature is understanding the time within which it was created. What sets old-school cosmic horror apart from the newer literature within the genre, is pretty much what sets old classic literature apart from newer literature in any genre–language, surrounding culture, and societal advantage. ![]() The best of Old-school Cosmic Horror books Here are Puzzle Box Horror’s best of cosmic horror book recommendations. 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But I guess when you strip it down, The Narrow Road to the Deep North is yet another war story with plenty of gore and sadness it achieves differentiation by waxing poetic about life, love and ears. If the story had been less dressed-up with fancy trimmings, in my opinion it would have been better, had no Man Booker Prize, and sold far fewer copies. ![]() A woman's ear is an invitation to adventure? Give me a break. How can you criticise a work that sets out to tell such an horrific story of war and violence? But this book is drowning itself in its own pretentious language. It makes me feel bad saying this about a book which was clearly inspired by the author's father's own experiences on the Burma death railway. ![]() I guess I'm inviting haters and trolls by reviewing this much-loved Booker Prize winner, but the eye rolls started somewhere halfway through chapter one and they just wouldn't stop. "I shall be a carrion monster, he whispered into the coral shell of her ear, an organ of women he found unspeakably moving in its soft, whorling vortex, and which always seemed to him to be an invitation to adventure." ![]() ![]() ![]() And so Hannah-against her will and her better judgment-finds herself pretending to be Jack’s girlfriend as a cover. Only one catch: He doesn’t want his family to know about his stalker. When Jack’s mom gets sick, he comes home to the family’s Texas ranch to help out. But a few years back, in the wake of a family tragedy, he dropped from the public eye and went off the grid. Jack Stapleton’s a household name-captured by paparazzi on beaches the world over, famous for, among other things, rising out of the waves in all manner of clingy board shorts and glistening like a Roman deity. But the truth is, she’s an Executive Protection Agent (aka "bodyguard"), and she just got hired to protect superstar actor Jack Stapleton from his middle-aged, corgi-breeding stalker. Hannah Brooks looks more like a kindergarten teacher than somebody who could kill you with a wine bottle opener. ![]() ![]() You know how sometimes you get a gift you had no idea was coming? It’s a gift you didn’t know you wanted. “The plot sucks you in like the giant kraken monster that nearly sinks our hero’s galleon.” (Benjamin Svetsky, Entertainment Weekly) Review Crichton has done his homework.” (Bob Minzesheimer, USA Today) “A lusty, rollicking 17th century adventure…. Go figure.” (Michael Berry, San Francisco Chronicle) It’s simply an entertaining tale filled with crafty privateers, despicable villains, treasure hoards, double crosses and a sea monster. It’s not a pirate novel with a secret gimmick. “Offers unexpected turns and plenty of yo ho ho’s.” (Richard Eisenberg, People (3 out of 4 stars)) “Unabashed fun.” (Cameron Martin, New York Times) ![]() ![]() Editorial Reviews – Pirate Latitudes ePub Review Pirate Latitudes is Michael Crichton at his best: a rollicking adventure tale pulsing with relentless action, crackling atmosphere, and heart-pounding suspense. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It offers practical strategies to help you master small actions that produce tangible results. Nothing can change everything offers you an effective method that will shake up your habits! Whatever your goals, this book gives you the keys to improve through small, everyday changes gradually. “Every action you take is a vote for the person you wish to become.” He draws on biology, psychology and neuroscience concepts to help you change your actions. He is renowned for transforming complex processes into simple behaviours easily applied to everyday life and work. James Clear is the world’s leading expert on habit creation. In addition, it offers practical strategies to give you complete control over small actions that lead to tangible results. Whatever your goals, this book provides the keys to gradual improvement through small daily changes. ![]() ![]() ![]() Choose from Same Day Delivery, Drive Up or Order. ![]() ![]() The battles are just beginning in the sumptuous sequel to Melissa de la Cruz's New York Times bestselling Alex & Eliza: A Love Story. Read reviews and buy Love & War - (Alex & Eliza Trilogy) by Melissa de la Cruz (Paperback) at Target. Torn apart by new trials and temptations, can Alex and Eliza's epic love survive life in the big city? And with Alex's star on the rise, Eliza can't help but feel neglected by a husband who seems to have time for everyone but her. Eliza struggles to build a home in the hustle and bustle of New York City just as Alex's burgeoning law practice brings him up against his greatest rival-the ambitious young lawyer Aaron Burr. Yet even after the Revolution comes to its historic close, Alex and Eliza's happily-ever-after is threatened. But when the war unexpectedly arrives on Eliza's doorstep, she must fight for a better future-for their fledgling country and for her marriage. even if that means leaving his beloved Eliza behind to join the front lines at the Battle of Yorktown. Still, Alex is as determined as ever to prove his mettle and secure his legacy. The thrilling romance of young Alexander Hamilton and Eliza Schuyler continues in the sizzling sequel to the New York Times bestselling Alex & Eliza: A Love StoryĪs the war for American independence rages on, Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler begin their new life as a married couple. ![]() ![]() ![]() For me, this was a bit of coming-of-age mixed with ominous small town curse vibes. I’m a huge fan of this author! This is my first work by her that’s not a dark retelling. And that if nobody else stands for the missing, she will. ![]() But as she draws closer to answers, she realizes that the foundation of her seemingly normal town might be rotten at the center. So when Lauren has a vision of a monster dragging the remains of the girls through the woods, she knows she can’t just do nothing. ![]() Even her best friend, Miranda, has become more interested in boys than in spending time at the old ghost tree, the way they used to when they were kids. After all, the year before her father’s body was found with his heart missing, and since then everyone has moved on. When the bodies of two girls are found torn apart in the town of Smiths Hollow, Lauren is surprised, but she also expects that the police won’t find the killer. When people go missing in the sleepy town of Smith’s Hollow, the only clue to their fate comes when a teenager starts having terrifying visions, in a chilling horror novel from national bestselling author Christina Henry. ![]() |