Half bad half wild5/11/2023 ![]() ![]() At the same time, he is on a quest to find and rescue Annalise, the perfect White witch with whom he has fallen into forbidden love, while trying to maintain his floundering friendship with Gabriel. In this book, he has finally received his long awaited Gift, but is wondering if it is really all that was promised as he struggles to come to terms with his murderous instincts. It still focusses on Nathan, the classic half-bad, half-good imperfect hero, outcast and hunted by the White witches, yet hated and feared by the evil Black ones, a situation made even worse by the identity of his father, Marcus, as one of the most feared and respected Black witches around. If you haven't heard about it (I mean, where have you been?), Half Wild is the second book in the Half Bad trilogy. ![]()
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Daimones by Massimo Marino5/11/2023 ![]() ![]() I got standard rejections but also some encouraging personal notes from agents. ![]() Like most, I started submitting manuscripts to agents. It lingered for over a year, so I joined a writers’ group for peer review and honing my skills. Then, after all seemed forgotten, a story found me and kicked hard to come out. I stopped when I started my studies in physics at the university, but the urge to write always lingered. The place and the setting came from those cover pictures, and I wasn’t that concerned with temporal or structural issues. I didn’t think in those days about plot and action, character development, building my voice, or what themes and belief systems I wanted to cover. ![]() Based on those covers, I created stories in my mind, then put them down on paper so that I could re-read and never forget them. I wasn’t allowed to read those magazines, but they also had astounding covers. Writing, for me, started early in my childhood. Massimo, give us a short history of how you came to be an indie author. ![]() Jenna bush sister book5/11/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() And then we thought of writing a story about a girl who has no blood sister suddenly forming a sisterhood with her new friends. Jenna and I started talking about how friends and colleagues can make us feel less alone and bring out the best in us. Her friends gave her the same feeling of courage and strength that Barbara and I gave each other as children, before our own definition of sisterhood widened to include others as we got older.īarbara Pierce Bush: Yes, for our mom the meaning of sisters was so much broader, even from the start. Emma was very much inspired by our mom, who was an only child. That theme continues in The Superpower Sisterhood, but the notion of sisterhood widens a bit more. Jenna Bush Hager: Our first book was a love letter to each other, about how having an actual sister makes us braver than we ever thought possible. ![]() In what ways is The Superpower Sisterhood a departure from Sisters First, and what was the impetus for this story? ![]() ![]() ![]() So, over the course of her internship she’s become increasingly jaded and even more addicted to caffeine than ever before. (She’s going to be in Grapple.) Kelsey’s main intern responsibility this summer is calling all the indie bookstores in the country and setting up sales calls. She’s also very involved in the theatre department and will be making her NYC acting debut later this month at the in the Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival. Kelsey Burritt is affectionally referred to here in the office as “Intern #2.” 2 She is a rising junior majoring in English and Spanish. (Thanks Wikipedia for all the general info.) Overall, he sounds like a pretty interesting artist, and for more information, click here to see an interview with him at the Seven Stories offices. He also runs LACKTR, a sort of label/media project that helped produce the album Bring Out Your Life Vest by The Kulta Beats and noise musicians Bjørn Erik Haugen and Kelly Davis, the songs on which were written specifically for Buzz Aldrin. Since that time he’s published two more novels: Hässelby 1 and DARLAH. ![]() Buzz Aldrin, which was his third book, came out when he was 26 years old. Johan Harstad is a pretty prolific young Norwegian writer. ![]() The latest addition to our Reviews Section is a piece by Kelsey Burritt on Johan Harstad’s Buzz Aldrin, What Happened to You in All the Confusion?, which is translated from the Norwegian by Deborah Dawkin and published by Seven Stories Press. ![]() Best cs lewis books on christianity5/11/2023 ![]() ![]() Lewis graduated from Oxford University with a focus on literature and classic philosophy, and in 1925 he was awarded a fellowship teaching position at Magdalen College, which was part of the university. Teaching Career at Oxford and Wartime Broadcasts ![]() ![]() He then chose to live as a surrogate son with Janie Moore, the mother of a friend of Lewis' who was killed in the war. During WWI, he served with the British army and was sent home after being wounded by shrapnel. Lewis' mother died when he was 10, and he went on to receive his pre-college education at boarding schools and from a tutor. Lewis was enraptured by fantastic animals and tales of gallantry, and hence the brothers created the imaginary land of Boxen, complete with an intricate history that served them for years. He was close to his older brother Warren and the two spent much time together as children. As a toddler, Clive declared that his name was Jack, which is what he was called by family and friends. ![]() Early LifeĬlive Staples Lewis was born in Belfast, Ireland, on November 29, 1898, to Flora August Hamilton Lewis and Albert J. He is also known throughout the world as the author of The Chronicles of Narnia fantasy series, which have been adapted into various films for the big and small screens. Lewis taught at Oxford University and became a renowned Christian apologist writer, using logic and philosophy to support the tenets of his faith. ![]() Stray by Stacey Goldblatt5/11/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() And who can blame her when the gorgeous and mysterious Carver Reed comes to live with the Kaplan family for the summer? Little by little, Natalie is drawn to Carver's spontaneity and free spirit, and before long, she turns into another breed of girl, who surprisingly bites the hand that feeds her. Just like the Ibizan, Natalie is very mindful of her master's rules, but at the first sign of freedom, she is prone to stray. (Her mom is a respected veterinarian with a successful clinic, so it's not that much of a stretch.) Actually, Natalie has been trained so well that sometimes she thinks her mother is secretly controlling her with a dog whistle. Natalie herself resembles an Ibizan hound-quiet, playful, loyal, smart, and above all, obedient. ![]() When 16-year-old Natalie Kaplan meets a new person, she knows right away what kind of dog they'd be. ![]() Tired of the Drama by Alan Godwin5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() Discover how manipulators succeed at getting inside people’s heads, how they wreak havoc in all aspects of a person’s life, the best treatment interventions to assist your clients in their recovery, and strategies to avoid being manipulated. Godwin focuses on the psychological effects of manipulation and how therapists can help clients recover from this deeply damaging emotional abuse. ![]() The manipulators might be relationship partners, neighbors, co-workers, family members, or -friends, and they occupy psychological space so pervasively that many clients present with complaints of confusion, exhaustion, and the struggle to even know what’s real.ĭr. These are common ways of expressing the all-consuming intrusiveness of being emotionally manipulated. Course Description The Psychological Disorientation of Manipulation: Strategies to Recover from the Drama – Alan Godwin ![]() Hate to want you forbidden hearts5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() fo difcreet as to hate from the very bottom of their hearts, their averfion. Being together might be against all the rules. I should think if you advised to hate or love fincerely it would be better. ![]() Alisha Rai, one of contemporary romance’s brightest stars, makes her Avon Books debut with the first novel in the sexy Forbidden Hearts series One night. Meet Cute: Livvy and Nicholas have known and loved each other their entire lives, and their current situation isnt so. Although the passion between them might have once run hot and deep, not even love can overcome the scandal that divided their families. 4.0 113 Ratings 8.99 8.99 Publisher Description. so why can’t he forget how right she feels in his bed? Livvy didn’t come home for Nicholas, but fate seems determined to remind her of his presence-and their past. ![]() He doesn’t have time for distractions and Livvy’s sudden reappearance in town is a major distraction. The forbidden hours let them forget the tragedy that haunted their pasts-and the last names that made them enemies. Every year, Livvy Kane and Nicholas Chandler would share one perfect night of illicit pleasure. Alisha Rai, one of contemporary romance’s brightest stars, makes her Avon Books debut with the first novel in the sexy Forbidden Hearts series!One night. ![]() Freezing Point by Grace Hamilton5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() Nathan, along with his family and friend, set off towards Detroit in hopes of finding the refuse a friend has told them about. ![]() I like the idea of an Ice Age apocalyptic event. This is the seventh book I’ve read/listened to by this author and I have enjoyed every book so far. ![]() But with dangerous conditions and roving gangs, getting there seems like an impossible dream. ![]() When an old friend of Nathan’s tells him that Detroit has become a paradise, with greenhouses full of food and plenty of solar energy for everyone, it sounds like the perfect place to escape. With an asthmatic young son and a new baby on the way, they’ll have to find a safe place they can call home or risk freezing to death in this harsh new world. His wife, Cyndi, has diligently prepped food and supplies, but it’s not enough to get them through a never-ending winter. Nathan Tolley is a talented mechanic who has watched his business dry up due to gas shortages following the drastic tectonic shifts. Shifts in the Earth's crust have led to catastrophe, and now the North Pole is located in the mid-Atlantic, making much of the eastern United States an unlivable polar hellscape. No one could have predicted the terrifying impact of human interference in the Arctic. In the dawn of a new Ice Age, families everywhere are taking to the road to escape the frigid landscape - but you can’t outrun the cold. ![]() Not my cross to bear book5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() In the end, "My Cross to Bear" remains true to the spirit of the song lyrics that inspire the title. Pretty standard rock memoir fare, but what reaches beyond the expected is a revealing, though sometimes rambling, look into a man who fears being alone and who still struggles to see his part in certain difficulties surrounding his drug and alcohol abuse, namely his failed marriages and the conviction of John "Scooter" Herring, the band's assistant tour manager, on drug-selling charges in 1976. Between the prologue and the eventual return to that embarrassing evening, Gregg tells stories of growing up with his brother in Daytona his love of music relationships with band members, management, and many women (including Cher) and his long history of drug and alcohol abuse. ![]() |