![]() ![]() ![]() In 2013, Kresley won a third RITA for Shadow's Claim and was inducted as only the 14th member of the RWA Hall of Fame. 2011 brought Cole her second #1 NYT bestseller with Dreams of a Dark Warrior. In 2010, Kiss of a Demon King earned Kresley her second RITA award. ![]() In 2007, Kresley won the prestigious Romance Writers of America RITA award for best paranormal for her novel A Hunger Like No Other, and in January 2009, she became a #1 New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller with her sixth IAD installment, Kiss of a Demon King. Though they secretly live among humans, they constantly war among themselves, which gives her a lot of material. Two of her favorite places to visit include the rain forests of Central America and the Queensland area of Australia.Ĭole’s trademark action, sensuality, and humor are exemplified in her popular Immortals After Dark Series, which revolves around the Lore, a secret stratum of hundreds of immortal creatures–ranging from Vampires to Lykae, Furies to Shifters, and Fey to Valkyrie–that each have their strengths, weaknesses, and age old prejudices against the others. She has traveled over much of the world and draws from those experiences to create her memorable characters and settings. ![]() Since her first novel was released in 2003, Kresley Cole has published twenty-one books with Simon & Schuster and has seen her releases translated into seventeen foreign languages. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Read by Aunjanue Ellis, with Janina Edwards voicing the introduction and footnotes, it’s a uniquely mesmerizing listen. Walker is candid in her reflections and criticisms, a storyteller through and through, and the audiobook paints a vivid image of her life within the broader turns of history. These journals bridge the gap between public and private, allowing listeners a close perspective on Walker’s most intimate thoughts on activism, religion, women’s rights, sexuality, writing and myriad other topics. Notes from the book’s editor, Valerie Boyd, anchor listeners to Walker’s historical and personal context. ![]() This compilation takes a deep dive into Walker’s private writings, including selected journal entries, poetry and recollections of historical events. Alice Walker’s wit and wisdom are on full display in Gathering Blossoms Under Fire: The Journals of Alice Walker, 1965–2000 (23.5 hours). ![]() ![]() Vaughan and Fiona Staples' Saga Volume 5 at #10. Image Comics had two titles in the top ten - Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini's Low Volume 2: Before the Dawn Burns Us at #7 and Brian K. Thanos at #6 and Star Wars: Kanan Volume 1: The Last Padawan at #9. Marvel Volume 4: Last Days at #4 Jason Latour and Robbi Rodriguez's Spider-Gwen Volume 0: Most Wanted at #5 Deadpool Vs. Willow Wilson, Dan Slott, Adrian Alphona, and Giuseppe Camuncoli's Ms. Also in the top ten were Mark Waid and Terry Dodson's Star Wars: Princess Leia at #3 G. Marvel Comics had six titles in the top ten, led by Greg Rucka and Marco Checchetto's Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Shattered Empire at #2. Williams III for DC Entertainment/Vertigo's Sandman Overture Deluxe Edition, the best-selling graphic novel of November. Neil Gaiman returned to the world of Sandman with J.H. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() That's just the way she is Abby's self-esteem is so low that it's like a hole in the earth that you can't go all the way to the bottom of, else you'll die from lack of oxygen. But one thing is for certain: Abby's been burnt by a boy before, and she's not about to go through it again.Ībby is the type of character that you'll either love or hate, understand or not understand. To do this, Abby believes that Eli, a beautiful, racially mixed boy who has more than his own share of issues, can help her wake Tess before it's too late.īut what happens when Tess still isn't waking up? And what happens when Eli starts showing a romantic interest in Abby?Ībby is unsure of a lot of things, and there's a lot that she's missing. Suddenly, Abby's life is more intertwined with Tess's than ever before - and all Abby wants is for Tess to wake up so that things can go back to normal, back to every one loving Tess and forgetting Abby exists. Until a tragic car accident on New Year's Day lands Tess in the hospital - and in a coma. She's always had the most friends and the most suitors. ![]() Every one - male and female, young and old - loves Tess. It doesn't help that Abby is below average in the looks department and has virtually no confidence.Īnd then there's Tess: perfect, pretty, popular Tess. With Tess around, Abby fades into the background until it as if she doesn't exist. Abby's just a normal junior in high school - one who's always been used to living in her sister's shadow. ![]() ![]() Even secondary characters are well-rounded, with their own histories and motivations. Autumn’s coming-of-age is sensitively chronicled, with a wide range of experiences and events shaping her character. But on August 8, everything changes, and Autumn has to rely on all her strength to move on. ![]() In the summer after graduation, Autumn and Finny reconnect and are finally ready to be more than friends. Growing up, Autumn and Finny were like peas in a pod despite their differences: Autumn is “quirky and odd,” while Finny is “sweet and shy and everyone like him.” But in eighth grade, Autumn and Finny stop being friends due to an unexpected kiss. They drift apart and find new friends, but their friendship keeps asserting itself at parties, shared holiday gatherings and random encounters. The finely drawn characters capture readers’ attention in this debut.Īutumn and Phineas, nicknamed Finny, were born a week apart their mothers are still best friends. ![]() ![]() ![]() But in 1912, discouraged by American magazines’ constant rejection of his work, he took his family to England, where he found more professional success. During this time, Frost sporadically attended Dartmouth and Harvard and earned a living teaching school and, later, working a farm in Derry, New Hampshire. Over the next eight years, however, he succeeded in having only 13 more poems published. To celebrate his first publication, Frost had a book of six poems privately printed two copies of Twilight were made-one for himself and one for his fiancee. ![]() Frost's first book was published around the age of 40, but he would go on to win a record four Pulitzer Prizes and become the most famous poet of his time, before his death at the age of 88. Frost graduated from Lawrence High School, in 1892, as class poet (he also shared the honor of co-valedictorian with his wife-to-be Elinor White), and two years later, the New York Independent accepted his poem entitled “My Butterfly,” launching his status as a professional poet with a check for $15.00. The move was actually a return, for Frost’s ancestors were originally New Englanders, and Frost became famous for his poetry’s engagement with New England locales, identities, and themes. ![]() Robert Frost was born in San Francisco, but his family moved to Lawrence, Massachusetts, in 1884 following his father’s death. ![]() ![]() Through the wide-flung systems of humanity, Colonel Aliana Tanaka hunts for Duarte’s missing daughter. In the dead system of Adro, Elvi Okoye leads a desperate scientific mission to understand what the gate builders were and what destroyed them, even if it means compromising herself and the half-alien children who bear the weight of her investigation. But the ancient enemy that killed the gate builders is awake, and the war against our universe has begun again. The Laconian Empire has fallen, setting the thirteen hundred solar systems free from the rule of Winston Duarte. “An all-time genre classic.” – Publishers Weekly (starred review) ![]() Corey’s Hugo-award winning space opera that inspired the Prime Original series. The biggest science fiction series of the decade comes to an incredible conclusion in the ninth and final novel in James S.A. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Tomi Adeyemi, and Sabaa Tahir, this is the explosive first book in a new fantasy trilogy from the New York Times bestselling and National Book Award-nominated author Tahereh Mafi. But he could never have imagined that the servant girl with the strange eyes, the girl he can’t put out of his mind, would one day soon uproot his kingdom-and the world. The crown prince, Kamran, has heard the prophecies foretelling the death of his king. To all the world, Alizeh is a disposable servant, not the long-lost heir to an ancient Jinn kingdom forced to hide in plain sight. New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestseller! Clashing empires, forbidden romance, and a long-forgotten queen destined to save her people-Tahereh Mafi’s first in an epic, romantic trilogy inspired by Persian mythology. ![]() ![]() ![]() After 20 years, six books and three novellas, Noughts & Crosses, Blackman’s most famous series, is finished. What she was doing is probably the hardest thing an author can do: writing the ending. I wasn’t saving lives, but I was doing something.” Endgame was a good thing because it felt like I was doing something. But you do what you can, so I focused on my writing. “I was getting government letters saying: ‘Don’t go out.’ I was trying to live as normal a life as possible, knowing full well it was extraordinary circumstances. “It has been a very strange time,” she says. Having been classed as extremely vulnerable due to a health condition, Blackman has been isolating for most of the pandemic – and it is clear that, as she puts it, she “loves a chat”. The last 18 months, however, have been a significant challenge. ![]() She felt it even when going into schools to a sea of white faces, where the librarian would say: “But you’re just writing for black children.” She did when she went into bookshops and found her books hidden away on the “multicultural” shelf she’d simply pull them out and refile them under B. ![]() She remained so when she opened her 82nd rejection, before her first book, Not So Stupid!, was published in 1990. M alorie Blackman is used to staying hopeful. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "Kim Ventrella knows when to be playful and when to break your heart.” -Cassie Beasley, NYT-bestselling author of Circus Mirandus “Ventrella’s comforting storytelling reveals a magical world where a skeleton can grow and where a family’s love for each other can provide healing.” -School Library Journal “ emotional roller coaster tempered by a touch of magic and a resilient, likable protagonist.” -Kirkus Reviews However, Miren is desperate not to lose her friend, forcing Stanly to question everything he's ever believed about life, love, and the mysterious forces that connect us. ![]() When Miren starts to grow sick, Stanly suspects that the skeleton is responsible and does everything in his power to drive the creature away. Mischievous Miren adopts the skeleton as a friend, and soon, the two become inseparable playmates. ![]() There's just one person who doesn't find any of this weird-Stanly's little sister. Even stranger, it seems to be growing into a full skeleton. With such a unique find, he's sure to win the grand prize.But, oddly, the bone doesn't appear in any photos. Twelve-year-old Stanly knows the bone growing in his yard is a little weird, but that's okay, because now he'll have the perfect photo to submit to the Young Discoverer's Competition. and the power of friendship to transcend them all. A staggering debut that will forever change the way you think about life, hope, death. ![]() |