![]() I was like, “Suddenly, people want to buy this stuff!’ But I was very pleased,” he said. ![]() “(Boyfriend Material) landed at the exact right moment for the market to be ready for it,” Hall said.įollowing "Boyfriend Material's" publication, Hall, who has been publishing books since 2013, recalls getting phone calls from his team about the title's growing success. With its Union Jack cartoon cover and British sensibility, Hall said his novel "Boyfriend Material" was a natural companion to the mega- popular 2019 novel “Red White and Royal Blue” by Casey McQuiston, also set in the U.K. ![]() The trend is apparent across pop culture, with Billy Eichner heading the first-ever gay rom-com produced by a major motion studio, out in 2022. While LGBTQ romances have been around for decades - as Hall's career demonstrates - they have been reaching wider audiences of late. ![]() Hall's recent writing schedule demonstrates a growing demand for queer romances. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Fascinating, witty, and humane, Fuzz offers hope for compassionate coexistence in our ever-expanding human habitat.Ī yellow book cover for "Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law" by Mary Roach has a nature scout arrowhead-shaped emblem depicting animals in the wild. Our recommended books this week touch on everything from science and nature (in Mary Roach’s Fuzz, that means the collision of humans and. ![]() When it comes to "problem" wildlife, she finds, humans are more often the problem-and the solution. ![]() Roach reveals as much about humanity as about nature's lawbreakers by combining little-known forensic science and conservation genetics with a motley cast of laser scarecrows, langur impersonators, and trespassing squirrels. Peter's Square in the early hours before the pope arrives for Easter Mass when vandal gulls swoop in to destroy the elaborate floral display. Intrepid as ever, she travels from leopard-terrorized hamlets in the Indian Himalayas to St. She taste-tests rat bait, learns how to install a vulture effigy, and gets mugged by a macaque. Roach tags along with animal-attack forensics investigators, human-elephant conflict specialists, bear managers, and "danger tree" faller blasters. The curious science of human-wildlife conflict, a discipline at the crossroads of human behavior and wildlife biology. ![]() ![]() ![]() 'From an opening dripping with blood, magic, and betrayal through complex interweaving plots detailing treachery, deceit, and forbidden love, this novel is the first in a projected series that will immediately engage readers and keep them intrigued' Booklist 'Once you are drawn into Falling Kingdoms' vividly imagined landscape, you won't ever want to leave it!' Mizz 'Falling Kingdoms is a great choice for lovers of Game of Thrones.' 'Ms. A Sorceress discovers the truth about the supernatural legacy she is. A rebel becomes the leader of a bloody revolution. ![]() A princess must journey into enemy territory in search of a magic long-thought extinct. In a land where magic has been forgotten and peace has reigned for centuries, unrest is simmering. Falling Kingdoms is perfect for fans of George RR Martin's Game of Thrones, JRR Tolkein'sThe Hobbit, and Trudy Canavan's Black Magician trilogy. Fantasy, romance and magic meld with unforgettable characters in this sensational series debut. Category: (G) General (US: Trade) (J) Children / Juvenile. ![]() Description for Falling Kingdoms Paperback. ![]() ![]() ![]() Her charge: recruit men of influence to champion their cause. In return for her scholarship, she must support the rising women’s suffrage movement. Annabelle Archer, the brilliant but destitute daughter of a country vicar, has earned herself a place among the first cohort of female students at the renowned University of Oxford. Synopsis: (via Goodreads) “England, 1879. Title: Bringing Down the Duke (A League of Extraordinary Women #1) ![]() ![]() Read below the review for an excerpt provided by the publisher! Oh, I knew I would like this book when I read the synopsis and boy, oh boy, did I love it! As soon as I finished this, I pre-ordered it!Ī huge thank you to Berkley for providing a free digital copy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. ![]() ![]() ![]() My trip took me to Big Island, Kauai and O’ahu. ![]() For more information, see my disclosures here. Please note: This post contains affiliate links. After that I devoured the Descendants and immediately watched the film adaptation starring George Clooney. For my visit, I started with the heartbreaking Moloka’i and enjoyed it so much I followed it up with another book from the same author the sprawling Honolulu. There is no shortage of books set in Hawaii. With volcanic landscapes, picturesque beaches and a relaxed way of life, these books set in Hawaii capture both the spirit and the often overlooked history of the islands. Filled with natural beauty, the islands of Hawaii are a true paradise. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Mephisto was also well off, though not as wealthy as his friend. Clayton was rich enough not to care what people thought of his friends, and Mephisto, as the owner of an exclusive fetish club, was not in the habit of apologizing for his piercings, dreadlocks, or gothic style of dress. ![]() If the wait staff in the glossy, contemporary eatery found them an odd lunch pair, they were too well trained to show it. Not that Clayton Copeland would feel it in his very, very deep wallet. Mephisto didn’t care to contemplate how much they’d set the man back. Clayton’s suit must have cost a cool five thousand, and his shoes. Late forties, with just a touch of gray in his blond hair. Mephisto scrutinized the gentleman sitting across from him, his friend and occasional lunch companion. Not in a romantic sense, because Mephisto wasn’t much into romance. Every time he saw them together, he knew they were meant to be. Mephisto didn’t begrudge them their happiness. ![]() Then Clayton Copeland showed up, and the whole matter had been lifted from his hands. Okay, she’d been a mess, but that had compelled him most of all. Pretty, dark haired, petite, and charmingly rough around the edges. She’d flirted with him in a skittish kind of way, and he’d found her appealing. In the beginning, when Mephisto first met Molly, he’d hoped she might be his. ![]() ![]() For adults and children alike, The 13th Reality is worth every minute. Looks like we’ll need more than one copy because my 8-year-old is dying to read it too. It’s only a matter of time before it hits the bestseller lists. ![]() So he’s surprised to receive a letter from a stranger postmarked “Macadamia, Alaska.” Intrigued, he decides to join with his correspondent to save lives.Īuthor James Dashner has a fabulous imagination and a very enjoyable writing style. Strange letters, complex riddles, and the new reality were all captivating.Ītticus is a smart loner at school, a boy who prefers his family, the library and the Internet to hanging out with friends. Names like Atticus Higgenbottom, Norbert, Mistress Jane, and Mr. The characters are vibrant and endearing. ![]() Reviewer waterdroplet wrote: What happens when you learn. Well, I found myself reading it with her, just as anxious to find out what happened next in the book. The Journal of Curious Letters (Book One of The 13th Reality Series) has 7 reviews and 8 ratings. ![]() So when I picked up The 13th Reality, I was hoping she’d like it. : The Journal of Curious Letters (Book One of The 13th Reality Series) (9781590388310) by James Dashner and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. “Why don’t you read a book?” I say to her. Reality is in danger of splitting at the seams and I hope you have the courage. Everything is boring to my 11-year-old daughter. The Journal of Curious Letters (The Thirteenth Reality 1) - James Dashner. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Naturally, they fall in love, but are both desperate to find work.Īfter a few improbable contrivances, the soon-to-be-married couple find themselves working undercover for the British government in an adventure that feels more like a low-rent espionage yarn than a mystery story. In the feature-length pilot "The Secret Adversary", Tommy returns to London after his military discharge and is reunited with Prudence "Tuppence" Crowley (Francesca Annis, "Lillie", "Cranford"), the beautiful, vivacious army nurse who helped him recover from his injuries. James Warwick, almost a dead ringer for a young Michael Palin of "Monty Python", plays wounded World War I vet Thomas Beresford. ![]() Their one-season, 11-episode TV series from 1983 can now be found in Acorn Media's 3-disc DVD set AGATHA CHRISTIE'S PARTNERS IN CRIME: THE TOMMY & TUPPENCE MYSTERIES, but how much you appreciate them depends on your tolerance for screwball detective shenanigans of a distinctly lightweight nature. While I was aware of Agatha Christie's keen sense of humor from watching the delightful "Poirot" and "Marple" television adaptations of recent years, it wasn't until I met Tommy and Tuppence Beresford that I encountered Dame Agatha's downright silly side. ![]() ![]() ![]() The hierarchy cited the proverb, “Spare the rod, spoil the child”, to justify its exploitative treatment of children. The cult, also known as The Family, is infamous for its widespread and systematic abuse, especially of children. Mestyanek Young describes her childhood as a third-generation cult member (one of the “children of the children of the Children of God”) in chilling detail - but also striking detachment. It asks readers to look closely at the power mechanisms at work within the communities we call our own. And it’s a searing indictment of groups that continue to view those who are not men as subservient to those who are.īut at its core, Uncultured is a book about groups. It’s a story about trauma, a war memoir, a meditation on the difference between culture and cults. It’s an exposé of the abuse that can run unchecked within cults. Author providedīut this book is not simply a survival story. ![]() ![]() Daniella Mestyanek Young explores the systems of control in which toxicity can thrive, from within a cult and then the US army. ![]() ![]() ![]() From that point on, Black Lena is set on seeking revenge. Black Lena Shanks runs her small empire in the Triangle until Judge Stallworth sentences 3 members of her "family" to death. ![]() (Said effort being mostly a publicity stunt designed to better the Stallworth family's standing in the community.)Īt the heart of it, this is a tale of revenge. That is until the The Tribune decides to run a series of articles about the Triangle in a supposed effort to clean up the district. Abortions, prostitution and gambling are just a few of the dark deeds that are common here.īlack Lena Shanks and family run their all female criminal empire here without interference from police or anyone else. ![]() This book was SO MUCH fun! Set in the early 1880's in the city of New York in a district called The Black Triangle,(where crime runs rampant and poverty reigns), McDowell brings the city and this district vividly to life. ![]() |