![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But is it enough to bridge their differences in person? When Abelard posts a quote from The Letters of Abelard and Heloise online, their mutual affinity for ancient love letters connects them. It doesn't hurt that he's brilliant and beautiful. When Lily Michaels-Ryan ditches her ADHD meds and lands in detention with Abelard, she's intrigued-he seems thirty seconds behind, while she feels thirty seconds ahead. This funny, heartwarming story about human connection from a truly exciting talent is perfect for fans of Eleanor and Park and Marcelo in the Real World. Print The Love Letters of Abelard and LilyĪ YA debut called "rich and thoughtful" by Booklist, The Love Letters of Abelard and Lily follows the budding romance of two unbelievably lovable neurodivergent teens. ![]()
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![]() ![]() "This book is full of surprises and fun to be had for all. Do not walk run to get your copy of First Grave on the Right when it debuts." - Night Owl Reviews "A true paranormal princess has been proclaimed. ![]() "It's a fun, sexy, exciting read." - Suspense Magazine "Jones makes a truly memorable debut with her unique tale that is sexy, mysterious, and sarcastically fun!" - RT Books Reviews "Fast-talking Charley's wicked exuberance and lust for life will appeal to fans of MaryJanice Davidson and Janet Evanovich and maybe fill a hole for those mourning the recently canceled Ghost Whisperer." - Publishers Weekly Fans of Sherrilyn Kenyon and other authors of paranormal romance will love this series debut." - Library Journal (starred review) And let's be honest-the sex is pretty hot, too. "Jones skillfully establishes the novel's setting and keeps up the pace with plenty of action. "Jones's wickedly witty debut will delight aficionados of such humorous paranormals as Casey Daniels's Pepper Martin Mysteries and Dakota Cassidy's Accidental Friends series." - Booklist (starred review) Jones's characters, both living and dead, are colorful and endearing. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() While we all wonder how our lives might have been, what if you had the chance to go to the library and see for yourself? Would any of these other lives truly be better?In The Midnight Library, Matt Haig's enchanting new novel, Nora Seed finds herself faced with this decision. One tells the story of your life as it is, along with another book for the other life you could have lived if you had made a different choice at any point in your life. Would you have done anything different, if you had the chance to undo your regrets?' A dazzling novel about all the choices that go into a life well lived, from the internationally bestselling author of Reasons to Stay Alive and How To Stop Time.Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality. To see how things would be if you had made other choices. Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have lived. 'Between life and death there is a library, and within that library, the shelves go on forever. ![]() ![]() This book left me wondering what truly happened, similar to Iain Reid's I'm Thinking of Ending Things.įurther comment added May 19, 2021: I'd add that something seems odd about that last chapter. ![]() Violet may simply be an adolescent experiencing normal pressures and set-backs, rather than be the serial killer Blythe imagines. Blythe divorces her husband, but still wants to be a mother for Violet. Cecilia dealt with her unhappiness by leaving her family in search of a new life. ![]() Gemma's final call to Blythe is what Blythe wishes she would hear (validation of her fears), but is it realistic that Gemma would have called Blythe if something actually happened to Jet? Looking at the inter-generational story, Etta couldn't deal with her unhappiness and hanged herself. When Violet drew the picture of Elijah, was she admitting guilt or expressing grief? Was Violet reaching to push Sam's stroller, or to grab it? In the final chapter on Christmas Eve, Blythe thinks she hears Violet say "I pushed him", but isn't sure. The introduction ends with the words "This is my side of the story." Many of the key events had alternate, more realistic, explanations. I felt this story was told by a subjective narrator whose interpretation of events is affected by her fears and paranoias. (view spoiler) [I had the same reaction as Lori. ![]() ![]() ![]() This memoir is both a stirring account of Glennon realizing what she really wanted out of life, and an inspirational book for women to closely examine their own lives to recognize if they were living according to other people’s expectations, or their own dreams and aspirations. Was her life the result of something she’d created for herself, or was she adhering to the expectations of those around her? Once she found the courage to be honest about what she wanted, she made the bold move to ask her husband for a divorce and began to reshape her life to be with Abby. ![]() ![]() But while speaking at a conference, she looked across the room and saw professional soccer player Abby Wambach and thought, “There she is.” While she questioned where this powerful feeling was coming from, Glennon reckoned with what she really wanted out of life. ![]() Glennon Doyle has always strived to be good: a good mother, partner, friend, and more. It’s been a book club favorite (Reese Witherspoon selected it for her Hello Sunshine book club), so if you and your book club haven’t had a chance to read it, now is the perfect moment! We’ve come up with a summary, reading guide, and Untamed book club questions to help kick off your meeting. Untamed by Glennon Doyle is a memoir about how Doyle, a popular writer and speaker, one day realized that she wasn’t living the life she wanted, and how she found the courage to radically change her life. ![]() ![]() ![]() Our guidelines were designed to foster a diverse and welcoming discussion community while avoiding drama, flamewars, and promotional activity. Say "hi" at our sister subreddits- SpecArt and SF Videos-and join our reader-managed Goodreads group. The key is that it be speculative, not that it fit some arbitrary genre guidelines. History, Postmodern Lit., and more are all welcome here. Not sure what counts as speculative fiction? Then post it! Science Fiction, Fantasy, Alt. ![]() Canticle for Leibowitz Rendezvous with Rama Princess of Mars Altered Carbon Foundation Blindsight Accelerando Old Man's War Armor Cities in Flight A Brave New World Children of Dune Stranger in a Strange Land Dhalgren Enders Game Gateway A Fire Upon the Deep Neuromancer A Clockwork Orange Ringworld Diamond Age Lord of Light Hyperion Startide Rising Terminal World The Forever War Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy The Hunger Games Left Hand of Darkness Man in the High Castle The Martian Chronicles The Player of Games The Shadow of the Torturer Sirens of Titan The Stars my Destination To Your Scattered Bodies GoĪ place to discuss published Speculative Fiction ![]() ![]() Yet, I think that there's a couple more comparisons that are worth doing, inspired by Rosling's approach. ![]() In the case of this infographic above, they compared the media coverage of Covid-19 to past pandemics. In any event, as Hans Rosling likes to do in order to read data, it's best to compare. But the general gist is there and surely, I can be happy that I only have to wait for a 1/2 second for Google to count the total number of hits. I must point out that the number of results on Google News varies dramatically day by day, and, I would say, rather disarmingly so. In an exchange with the makers of this infographic, I learned that their data set is open access ( Google Doc) and available to all. ![]() ![]() ![]() In Jesmyn Ward's first novel since her National Book Award-winning Salvage the Bones, this singular American writer brings the archetypal road novel into rural twenty-first-century America. ![]() *WINNER of the NATIONAL BOOK AWARD for FICTION *A TIME MAGAZINE BEST NOVEL OF THE YEAR and A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 OF 2017 *Finalist for the Kirkus Prize *Finalist for the Andrew Carnegie Medal *Finalist for the Aspen Words Literary Prize *Publishers Weekly Top 10 of 2017 *Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award A finalist for the Kirkus Prize, Andrew Carnegie Medal, Aspen Words Literary Prize, and a New York Times bestseller, this majestic, stirring, and widely praised novel from two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward, the story of a family on a journey through rural Mississippi, is a "tour de force" ( O, The Oprah Magazine ) and a timeless work of fiction that is destined to become a classic. ![]() ![]() ![]() The "hardness" of this science fiction novel is the realistic treatment of alien races and astrophysics. It did not arouse any strong reaction in me at all, positive or negative. ![]() This is a hard book to review, because basically it was a pretty good and utterly forgettable space opera. Only interstellar archaeologist Richard Wald and starship pilot Priscilla Hutchins are convinced that uncovering the secrets of the monuments may hold the key to survival for the entire human race. But their time is running out.Įarth's ravaged environment is quickly making it unlivable, and colonizers want to begin terraforming these abandoned worlds for human habitation. Searching for clues about the Monument-Makers, teams of 23rd century linguists, historians, engineers and archaeologists have been excavating the enigmatic alien ruins on a number of planets, uncovering strange, massive false cities made of solid rock. ![]() An unknown race, they left stunning alien statues scattered on distant planets throughout the galaxy, encoded with strange inscriptions that defy translation. ![]() ![]() ![]() Also included is a special index of small images and facts about each. Many works have never before seen publication, some are printed as special multi-page fold-outs, and several have detail views. Book is new, very slight damage to the bottom right corner point of cover from package delivery. Morris, John Jude Palencar, and dozens of others, as well as twenty thousand words of original essays. Giger, Raymond Bayless, Ian Miller, Virgil Finlay, Lee Brown Coye, Mike Mignola, Michael Whelan, John Coulthart, Harry O. At 400 pages, this tome features the work of over forty artists including J.K. This is an art book unlike anything ever published. Lovecraft Introduction by Harlan Ellison Big And Beautiful! An 80-year period of illustration inspired by a man whose fiction influenced such writers as Robert Bloch, Ray Bradbury, and Harlan Ellison (who provides a preface for this volume). A Lovecraft Retrospective: Artists Inspired by H.P. ![]() |