When the family friend she takes refuge with dies, Honey must prove that she can care for herself-a mighty task given that Honey has a mild case of methemoglobinemia, which causes her hands to appear blue, like her mother’s. To avoid being sent to the House of Reform-essentially a prison for children-Honey absconds with her mother’s faithful old mule and hightails it back to the family homestead in Troublesome Creek. Considered “colored” under the law, Honey’s mother was prohibited from being married to Honey’s white father. Her mother-whose story is chronicled in The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek-is one of the famous “blue” people of Kentucky. In 1953, sixteen-year-old Honey Lovett watches the sheriff haul her parents to jail for violating Kentucky’s miscegenation laws. Richardson delivers another beautiful, heartbreaking, yet uplifting tale of the scrappy women of Appalachia. The Book Woman’s Daughter (Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, 2)
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Maybe the idea of Lucy Sullivan getting married isn't so unlikely, after all. Her office workers convince her to go to a fortune teller who announces, among other things, that Lucy will be married within the year. Or could it be handsome Chuck? Or Daniel, the world's biggest flirt? Or even cute Jed, the new boy at work? And she starts to wonder if he could be the future Mr. But then Lucy meets Gus - gorgeous, unreliable Gus. Lucy reassures them that she's far too busy arguing with her mother and taking care of her irresponsible father to get married.Īnd there's the small matter of no boyfriend. They might even have to-God forbid-clean up the apartment to lure in a new roommate. If Lucy leaves it could disrupt their wonderful lifestyle of eating take-out, drinking too much wine, bringing men home and never vacuuming. Lucy's roommates, Karen and Charlotte, are appalled at the news. Nolan-a local psychic-has read her tarot cards and predicted that Lucy will be walking down the aisle within the year. (To be honest, she isn't that lucky in love.) But Mrs. Lucy Sullivan is getting married.or is she? And when life in the village turns volatile and old hatreds threaten to erupt into violence, Shalini finds herself forced to make a series of choices that could hold dangerous repercussions for the very people she has come to love. But upon her arrival, Shalini is brought face to face with Kashmir's politics, as well as the tangled history of the local family that takes her in. Certain that the loss of her mother is somehow connected to the decade-old disappearance of Bashir Ahmed, a charming Kashmiri salesman who frequented her childhood home, she is determined to confront him. In the wake of her mother's death, Shalini, a privileged and restless young woman from Bangalore, sets out for a remote Himalayan village in the troubled northern region of Kashmir. The Far Field does both."-Anthony Marra, author of The Tzar of Love and Techno Gorgeously tactile and sweeping in historical and socio-political scope, Pushcart Prize-winner Madhuri Vijay's The Far Field follows a complicated flaneuse across the Indian subcontinent as she reckons with her past, her desires, and the tumultuous present. Few novels generate enough power to transform their characters, fewer still their readers. Madhuri Vijay traces the fault lines of history, love, and obligation running through a fractured family and country. " The Far Field is remarkable, a novel at once politically timely and morally timeless. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. But if he doesn't stop the king's would-be killer, it won't just be one man dead: It will be everyone Ahsan knows and loves-including the pretended queen he might just be coming to care for.Īn ancient fantasy novel, The Imposter King is first in a richly imagined five-book series spanning empires and eons, myths and monsters. The Imposter King: Volume 1 - Ebook written by Eli Hinze. Selected for the role of imposter king, Ahsan must take the fates' wrath and assassins' knives upon himself, and while his crown may be fake, the danger he faces is all too real.Ī self-proclaimed coward cursed with a monster living in his skin, Ahsan wants nothing more than to escape the deadly intrigue of Sippar's royal court. Three, Ahsan is not the real king, but a criminal condemned to die in his place. Two, his marriage to the sharp-tongued priestess Nirah is already in trouble-and they aren't even really married. One, the palace oracle foretells of a threat that could leave the king dead and the city in ruins. It's the life he's always dreamed of, except for three small problems. To thwart a curse, a fake king enters a fake marriage-but his sacrificial death will be all too real.Īs the king of Sippar, Ahsan is surrounded by unparalleled luxury, fawning attendants, and a gorgeous wife. She, too, embraced her artistic gifts early, illustrating picture books with wild animals and cowgirls with names like "Sindy." Too cute. While Meloy was in Montana blossoming, Ellis was farther east, being raised by hippie parents in Westchester County, N.Y. He even read from a piece of juvenilia entitled "The Killer Marshmellow." The punctuation was post-modern, and the plot straightforward. We'll never know if Bradbury actually read it, but even Meloy gets a kick out of it now. This precocious youngster wrote a completely self-unaware letter to Ray Bradbury, referring pointedly to his career as a writer. The frontman for lit-pop band the Decemberists and his wife/collaborator held court before a packed house to talk about their new book, as well as older work, both musical and literary.Īfter a reading from the new work, Meloy and Ellis took the audience on a journey into the past via the only available time machine: a slide show.Ī young Colin Meloy showed off his 1980s bona fides in a picture that showed him sporting not only moon boots but a "Breakin'" T-shirt. With their newest novel, Wildwood Imperium, recently released, Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis welcomed a large crowd of excited kids – and not a few bearded hipsters – to BookPeople Wednesday night for a reading and remembrance of things past. Ellis (l) and Meloy (Photo by Rod Machen) When Geoffrey’s injured falling from his spying post, Vaughn comes to his rescue and Geoffrey doesn’t think he can be more horrified.īut he could be in for a sweet holiday surprise. In search of some relief, he camps out in his backyard, where he also has a prime view of Vaughn swimming… naked. Vaughn has invited Geoffrey to join his pool parties, but Geoffrey knows it’s only pity.Īs if things can’t get worse, Geoffrey’s air conditioner breaks during a heat wave in Western Australia-and just before Christmas. However, what they don’t know is that Geoffrey sometimes watches his hot young neighbor, Vaughn, in the pool. Geoffrey Saxon is in his forties, a bit plump, a lot fuzzy, and rather boring in bed-and thanks to a very public breakup, everyone in his street knows it. A Story from the Warmest Wishes: Dreamspinner Press 2018 Advent Calendar Item should be shipped back to Galleon within seven (7) calendar days upon receipt of the item Product is malfunctioning or is defective when it arrives Send us an email at Include videos of item/s showing item damage/defect. Item should be shipped back to Galleon within seven (7) calendar days upon receipt of the item. Karen, her husband Gary Richards, and their daughter, Lena, divide their time between New York City and Saugerties, New York. Scholastic Parent & Child and was a Children’s Book-of-the-Month Club Main Selection. Her book,Ĭounting Kisses, was named one of the 100 Greatest Books for Kids by Where Is Baby’s Belly Button? After graduating from the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, she attended the Yale Graduate School of Art and Architecture where she became interested in folk art, Indian miniatures, Shaker art, and Mexican art. Karen Katz has written and illustrated more than fifty picture books and novelty books including the bestselling How many kisses does a tired baby need before they say goodnight? Find out in this adorable kiss-and-count concept book from Karen Katz!Ĭount and kiss along with this lift-the-flap bedtime book, from children’s book legend, Karen Katz! Counting Kisses: A Kiss & Read Book FeaturesĪbout Counting Kisses: A Kiss & Read Book A hopeful examination of grief and gender, and a good ghost story to boot." – School Library Journal, starred review Lukoff navigates Bug’s journey of identity and discovery with grace, welcoming. ★ "Lukoff’s three primary themes-gender identity, grief, and ghostly hauntings-work in elegant harmony despite the load. ★ “Equal parts unsettling, heartwarming, and satisfying…a nuanced and compelling exploration of gender, friendship, and family.” – Booklist, starred review Through Bug’s journey to self-realization and self-acceptance, and the wonderfully nuanced understanding of gender he comes to, Lukoff provides a tender rumination on grief, love, and identity." – Publishers Weekly, starred review ★ “This coming-of-age and coming-out story takes a needed departure from other stories about transgender youth.A chilling, suspenseful ghost story balances the intimate, introspective narrative style.… Haunting and healing.” – Kirkus, starred review “A tender portrayal of a kid who is just coming to understand who he is.” – TIME It will almost certainly be banned in many places, but your child almost certainly needs to read it." – The New York Times Book Review "This book is a gentle, glowing wonder, full of love and understanding, full of everything any of us would wish for our children. In the 1990s she blessed my college campus for a week, and I was mesmerized by lectures that were deliciously brilliant yet full of humor. If you ever heard hooks speak, it would come as no surprise that she first attended college to study drama, as she recounted in a 1992 essay. I've retrieved every bell hooks book today, and the unwieldy stack comforts me as I assess the impact of her loss. I doubt I would have survived this long without her work, and the work of other Black feminist thinkers of her generation, to guide me. She's in nearly every section – race, class, film, cultural studies – and, as expected, her books take up an entire shelf in the feminism section. There are well-worn bell hooks books scattered throughout my library. Arts & Life Trailblazing feminist author, critic and activist bell hooks has died at 69 Agent: Pam Hopkins, Hopkins Literary Associates. Readers will want to see more in this vein from St. The two story lines converge on a satisfyingly settled if unhappy ending. Read an Excerpt Chapter One Claire Lake, Oregon The Greer mansion sat high on a hill, overlooking the town and the ocean. She spent twenty years behind the scenes in the television business before leaving to write full-time. Mary is a pervasive but subtle influence who makes everyone in both eras feel “so horribly afraid.” All the characters must also cope with human-produced horrors such as torture and neglect. James is the New York Times bestselling author of The Sun Down Motel and The Broken Girls. Flashback to 1950, when four roommates at Idlewild build deep friendships while dealing with the sinister presence of Mary Hand, a veiled ghost whom generations of students claim haunts the garden where her dead baby is buried. Fiona’s boyfriend and the police in his family, however, don’t want her digging too deep. In 2014, journalist Fiona Sheridan’s interest in finding out the truth about her sister’s murder-which occurred 20 years earlier near Idlewild Hall, an abandoned girls’ boarding school-is revived by the news that the property is being restored by a mysterious out-of-towner. James ( Lost Among the Living) graduates to hardcover with this creepy supernatural thriller set in small-town Vermont. |