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Evening in paradise more stories6/8/2023 ![]() ![]() Her first small collection, Angels Laundromat was published in 1981, but her published stories were written as early as 1960. ![]() It was a New York Times bestseller the paper's Book Review named it one of the Ten Best Books of 2015 and NPR, Time, Entertainment Weekly, The Guardian, The Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, and other outlets gave the book rave reviews.Įvening in Paradise is a careful selection from the remaining Berlin stories-a jewel box follow-up for Lucia Berlin's hungry fans.įoreword: The story is the thing / by Mark Berlin -īerlin began publishing relatively late in life, under the encouragement and sometimes tutelage of poet Ed Dorn. ![]() In 2015, FSG published A Manual for Cleaning Women, a posthumous story collection by a relatively unknown writer, to wild, widespread acclaim. A collection of previously uncompiled stories from the short-story master and literary sensation Lucia Berlin. ![]()
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Roar series cora carmack6/7/2023 ![]() I was left wanting more and I can't to find out what happens with the rest of her characters.”-Chelsea Riela, New York Public Library Cora Carmack created a beautiful world and I felt like I was transported to Pavan with her vivid descriptions of the city. “I am typically not a fantasy reader, but Roar convinced me to read more. ![]() “Well worth the wait…It crushed all of my expectations with gusto, and surprised me more than once.”- Hypable ![]() “A rich and unforgettable fantasy forged from the power of storms, the danger of secrets, and the magic of Cora Carmack’s imagination.”-Kami Garcia, #1 New York Times bestselling author She might not have magic now, but she can steal it if she’s brave enough. When a handsome young storm hunter reveals he was born without magic, but possesses it now, Aurora realizes there’s a third option for her future besides ruin or marriage… To keep her secret and save her crown, she’ll have to marry a dark and brooding Stormling prince from another kingdom: He’ll guarantee her spot as the next queen and be the champion her people need to remain safe.īut the more Aurora uncovers about him, the more a future with him frightens her. Aurora has been groomed to be the perfect queen…but she’s yet to show any trace of the magic she’ll need to protect her people. ![]() Legend says that Aurora Pavan’s ancestors first gained their magic by facing a storm and stealing part of its essence. ![]()
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![]() During his training in shamanism, Castaneda speaks of encounters with “Mescalito”, a teaching spirit inhabiting all peyote plants, as well as how to actively enter the state of dreaming where it is possible to break “reality” and enhance awareness and interaction with the universe and all its “beings”.Ĭastaneda’s books about Don Juan’s teachings have sold more than 28 million copies worldwide.īelow, we explore the story of Carlos Castaneda and Don Juan, including who they were, as well the teachings of Castaneda’s best-selling book, The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge.īorn in Peru in 1925, Carlos Castaneda moved to the USA in the early ’50s. Originally published in 1968, The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge by American author and anthropologist Carlos Castaneda is the first in a series of books Castaneda wrote, documenting his apprenticeship with self-proclaimed Yaqui Indian Sorcerer, Don Juan Matus. ![]()
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Arsenic and adobo book6/7/2023 ![]() ![]() With the cops treating her like she's the one and only suspect, and the shady landlord looking to finally kick the Macapagal family out and resell the storefront, Lila's left with no choice but to conduct her own investigation. But when a notoriously nasty food critic (who happens to be her ex-boyfriend) drops dead moments after a confrontation with Lila, her life quickly swerves from a Nora Ephron romp to an Agatha Christie case. She's tasked with saving her Tita Rosie's failing restaurant, and she has to deal with a group of matchmaking aunties who shower her with love and judgment. When Lila Macapagal moves back home to recover from a horrible breakup, her life seems to be following all the typical rom-com tropes. ![]() The first book in a new culinary cozy series full of sharp humor and delectable dishes-one that might just be killer. ![]()
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The maze runner author6/7/2023 ![]() 'I couldn’t in good conscience continue working with James, and I let him go yesterday,' his agent, Michael W. The article was originally published on January 3. The anonymous comments, which also accused Jay Asher, the author of 13 Reasons Why, of sexual misconduct, were posted on an article concerning alleged sexual misconduct involving a former board member at the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators’ (SCBWI). ![]() The Young Adult author, whose books have been turned into a successful movie franchise, was accused publicly in comments left this week on the website of School Library Journal, which is a monthly magazine for librarians, prompting him to apologize in a statement released on Twitter on Thursday. James Dashner, the author of the Maze Runner books, has been accused of sexual harassment, and dropped by his literary agent. Maze Runner author, James Dashner, has been accused of sexual harassment, and dropped by his literary agent ![]()
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![]() Watson tells the world what no one wants to hear: Holmes and his archenemy have plunged to their deaths together, locked in mortal combat. And, most notoriously, criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty makes his first appearance in "The Final Problem," a story that begins with the discovery of a secret criminal organization overtaking England, and ends on a cliff overlooking the Reichenbach Falls. In "The Greek Interpreter," Holmes and his brilliant older brother, Mycroft, team up to put an end to a diabolical extortion scheme. ![]() "Silver Blaze," a case that famously hinges on the "curious incident of the dog in the night-time," finds the detective employing his singular imagination to locate a missing racehorse. ![]() These stories, originally published in the Strand Magazine, follow Holmes from the astonishing heights of his deductive powers to the bottom of a treacherous gorge in Switzerland. The immortal Sherlock Holmes solves eleven unforgettable mysteries ![]()
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Exotic Desires Vol. 3 by M.S. Parker6/6/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() isn’t writing, she can usually be found reading- oops, scratch that! She is always writing. She is still waiting for the call for her to appear on Dancing With The Stars. Parker hasn’t retired her dancing shoes just yet. Parker’s sexy and intense Exotic Desires Series. So far only the latter has come true but M. When I saw the bruises on Nami’s arms, I wanted to kill the man who’d put them there. Growing up all she wanted to be was a dancer, actor or author. Living in Southern California, she enjoys sitting by the pool with her laptop writing on her next spicy romance. Parker is a USA Today Bestselling author and the author of the Erotic Romance series, Club Privè and Chasing Perfection. Princess Namisa Carrmoni has resigned herself to a future of pain and misery in exchange for the safety of her little sister, but when she sees Reed again, she can’t help but hope for a better ending.ĭon’t miss the final installment of M.S. Even if it means paying with his freedom…or his life. When Reed Stirling discovers that the woman he loves is being abused by her brute of a husband, he knows he can’t just leave. ![]() Now that I realized just how far her marriage was from a fairy tale, I knew that something had to be done. When I saw the bruises on Nami’s arms, I wanted to kill the man who’d put them there. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Items in order will be sent via Express post as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.Ģ-10 days after all items have arrived in the warehouse Items in order will be sent as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. It's clear that they were destined to meet-and that Rory may hold the key to righting a forty-year wrong and opening the door to shared healing and, perhaps, a little magic. When Rory returns the mementos, an unlikely friendship develops, and eerie parallels in Rory's and Soline's lives begin to surface. She boxes up her memories, stowing them away, along with her broken dreams, determined to forget.ĭecades later, while coping with her own tragic loss, aspiring gallery owner Rory Grant leases Soline's old property and discovers a box containing letters and a vintage wedding dress, never worn. But devastating losses during World War II leave Soline's world and heart in ruins and her faith in love shaken. It's said that the bride who wears a Roussel gown is guaranteed a lifetime of joy. For generations her family has kept an exclusive bridal salon in Paris, where magic is worked with needle and thread. Soline Roussel is well schooled in the business of happy endings. An enchanting novel about fate, second chances, and hope, lost and found, by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Last of the Moon Girls. ![]()
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Fantasy Lover by Sherrilyn Kenyon6/5/2023 ![]() Something much easier said than done, since it was the ancient gods who cursed him to his fate. Now it’s a race against time to free him. Worse, they learn too late that part of the spell means Grace will lose her sanity should he return to his captivity. Now, she finds an ancient Greek general in her living room and trapped in her life for the next month. But when her “psychic” girlfriend talks her into performing the spell as a joke on her birthday, the last thing she ever imagines is it working. Grace Alexander doesn’t believe in much of anything. ![]() With the modern age, those summonings are becoming fewer and fewer, and he lives in fear of the day when they’ll stop for good. Cursed into an eternity of slavery by his own brother, Julian of Macedon has spent centuries in hell, where the only respite he knows is measured in a handful of weeks whenever he’s summoned through an arcane spell. ![]()
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This book is gay author6/5/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Follow Juno on Twitter: or on Facebook at Juno Dawson Books. She writes full time and lives in Brighton. Author of This Book Is Gay Stands Firm Against Anti-LGBTQ+ Opponents Juno Dawson says the book is meant for teens as a way to provide them with an additional resource in sex education. In 2015, Juno announced her transition to become a woman, having lived thus far as the male author James Dawson. Juno's titles have received rave reviews and her books have been translated into more than ten languages. After graduating from Bangor University, she worked as a primary school teacher and later became a PSHE co-ordinator. Dawson lived in Bingley and was educated at Bingley Grammar School. She is a School Role Model for the charity Stonewall, and also works with charity First Story to visit schools serving low-income communities. Juno Dawson was born James Dawson on 10 July 1981 at Bradford Royal Infirmary in West Yorkshire. Juno is a regular contributor to Attitude, GT, Glamour and the Guardian and has contributed to news items concerning sexuality, identity, literature and education on BBC Woman's Hour, Front Row, This Morning and Newsnight. Her first non-fiction book, Being a Boy, tackled puberty, sex and relationships, and a follow-up for young LGBT people, This Book Is Gay, came out in 2014. In 2015, she released her first contemporary romance, All of the Above. Former PSHCE teacher and acclaimed YA author Juno Dawson gives an uncensored look at what its like to grow up as LGBT. Queen of Teen 2014 Juno Dawson is the multi award-winning author of dark teen thrillers Hollow Pike, Cruel Summer, Say Her Name and Under My Skin, written under the name James Dawson. ![]() |