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New York University Press Cecil Dreeme
Book SynopsisA curious gem of 19th-century gothic fictionCecil Dreeme is one of the queerest American novels of the 19th century. This edition, which includes a new introduction contextualizing the sexual history of the period and queer longings of the book, brings a rare, almost forgotten, sensational gothic novel set in New York's West Village back to light. Published posthumously in 1861, the novel centers on Robert Byng, a young man who moves back to New York after traveling abroad and finds himself unmarried and underemployed, adrift in the heathenish dens of lower Manhattan. When he takes up rooms in Chrysalis Collegea thinly veiled version of the 19th-century New York University building in Washington Squarehe quickly finds himself infatuated with a young painter lodging there, named Cecil Dreeme. As their friendship grows and the novel unfolds against the backdrop of the bohemian West Village, Robert confesses that he loves Cecil with a love passing the love of women. Yet, there are dark foTrade ReviewCecil Dreeme defies easy categorization. A mid-19th century queer/trans* novel, it mixes genres and perversities as it delights in combining Whitmanesque rhapsody with gothic dread, Wildean cosmopolitan seductions with very American scenes. This beguiling literary treasure provides us all with material for queer pleasure and pedagogy. -- Lisa Duggan,New York UniversityA story of treachery and tenderness,Cecil Dreemedescribes the spiritual struggles of an impressionable young American returned from Europe to the all-male haunts of lower Manhattan. This timely reprint of the popular nineteenth-century novel recalls the queer, Gothic past of the U.S. nation-state. Peter Coviellos lively introduction describes the ambiguous pleasures of ardent comradeship in a shifting erotic and political landscape. -- Heather Love,author of Feeling Backward: Loss and the Politics of Queer HistoryCecil Dreemeis more than a great New York novel. It is also a key text for anybody interested in the history of gender and queerness in American thoughtnot just thought that has taken place on these shores, but the history of ideas precisely about this nation itself, its values, and its direction in history. * Public Books *Cecil Dreemeis remarkable, compelling, and completely unclassifiable...This prophetic and rich novel whose very existence must be seen as surprising against the backdrop of 21st century skepticism as to the possibility of 'gay' literature in pre-modern times. It deserves the widest possible readership. * The Harvard Gay & Lesbian Review *
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New York University Press Cecil Dreeme
Book SynopsisA curious gem of 19th-century gothic fictionCecil Dreeme is one of the queerest American novels of the 19th century. This edition, which includes a new introduction contextualizing the sexual history of the period and queer longings of the book, brings a rare, almost forgotten, sensational gothic novel set in New York's West Village back to light. Published posthumously in 1861, the novel centers on Robert Byng, a young man who moves back to New York after traveling abroad and finds himself unmarried and underemployed, adrift in the heathenish dens of lower Manhattan. When he takes up rooms in Chrysalis Collegea thinly veiled version of the 19th-century New York University building in Washington Squarehe quickly finds himself infatuated with a young painter lodging there, named Cecil Dreeme. As their friendship grows and the novel unfolds against the backdrop of the bohemian West Village, Robert confesses that he loves Cecil with a love passing the love of women. Yet, there are dark foTrade ReviewCecil Dreeme defies easy categorization. A mid-19th century queer/trans* novel, it mixes genres and perversities as it delights in combining Whitmanesque rhapsody with gothic dread, Wildean cosmopolitan seductions with very American scenes. This beguiling literary treasure provides us all with material for queer pleasure and pedagogy. -- Lisa Duggan,New York UniversityA story of treachery and tenderness,Cecil Dreemedescribes the spiritual struggles of an impressionable young American returned from Europe to the all-male haunts of lower Manhattan. This timely reprint of the popular nineteenth-century novel recalls the queer, Gothic past of the U.S. nation-state. Peter Coviellos lively introduction describes the ambiguous pleasures of ardent comradeship in a shifting erotic and political landscape. -- Heather Love,author of Feeling Backward: Loss and the Politics of Queer HistoryCecil Dreemeis more than a great New York novel. It is also a key text for anybody interested in the history of gender and queerness in American thoughtnot just thought that has taken place on these shores, but the history of ideas precisely about this nation itself, its values, and its direction in history. * Public Books *Cecil Dreemeis remarkable, compelling, and completely unclassifiable...This prophetic and rich novel whose very existence must be seen as surprising against the backdrop of 21st century skepticism as to the possibility of 'gay' literature in pre-modern times. It deserves the widest possible readership. * The Harvard Gay & Lesbian Review *
£15.19
Open Road Media The Hanging Judge
Trade Review“I thoroughly enjoyed The Hanging Judge. . . . Among its many virtues, the book will remind many readers that the judicial process is not infallible.” —Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens “There are plenty of surprises to keep readers turning pages. Ponsor gives readers a unique look into the workings of a courtroom. But more than that, he demonstrates a feel for how ordinary families are affected by the legal system. Ponsor’s debut would make a great movie.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review “That rare gem: a crackling court procedural with authentic characters and beautiful prose.” —Anita Shreve, author of The Pilot’s Wife “A masterful work that took me inside the courtroom, behind the bench, and into the hearts and minds of a cast of unforgettable characters. . . . Thrilling, perfectly paced, beautifully written, witty, so very smart and so satisfying.” —Elinor Lipman, author of Then She Found Me “A marvelous entertainment, a page-turning mystery full of romance and humor, which takes us inside the fraught and rather secretive world of a judge’s chambers. In the best way—that is, indirectly—Ponsor informs us about the facts that ought to inform debate on the death penalty. What impressed me most of all was the book’s authority; it has the heft of authenticity.” —Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Mountains Beyond Mountains “Novels have shown us what it’s like to be a juror, an attorney, even the defendant, but this is the first I’ve read that puts us up on the bench—a knowing, nuanced portrait of a judge and the often imperfect system he watches over.” —Joseph Kanon, author of Istanbul Passage “A compelling tale, with a cast of vividly drawn characters and a plot that twists and turns—it entertains, as a good novel should, but even better, it also informs, as only the best ones do.” —Jonathan Harr, author of A Civil Action “A debut that reads like the work of an accomplished master. A suspenseful page-turner written from the unique perspective not of a lawyer or defendant, but of the judge. I’ve never before read a book—either fiction or non-fiction—that conveys the dilemma of the death penalty with such a combination of sophistication and humanity.” —Joe McGinniss, author of Fatal Vision “Written with precision and heartfelt passion for the law, this riveting courtroom thriller brings the legal system to life. Filled with memorable characters, infused with a deep understanding of the death penalty and the complex interchange between crime, the police and the justice system, The Hanging Judge is an electric story, well told.” —John Katzenbach, author of Hart’s War “Both an ode to the law in all its glory and a reflection on its sometimes tragic limitations, Michael Ponsor’s The Hanging Judge will appeal to courtroom insiders as well as readers more generally drawn to a taut story well told. Set in western Massachusetts, at the center of the action is a series of trials, historic, present-day, and of the heart. The verdict: this debut author—a federal judge in his other life—is guilty of a tour de force and, we can only hope, the start of a rich new career.” —Madeleine Blais, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of In These Girls, Hope Is a Muscle “Ponsor is a talent to watch. . . . The Hanging Judge is that rarity: a story that grips the reader even as it teaches some fine points of criminal procedure.” —The Washington Post
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Open Road Media Aliens of Affection
Trade Review“Powell is an inordinately gifted writer.” —The New York Times Book Review “Powell has written a sometimes baffling, often fascinating, and always unique collection of short stories. . . . [He] has fun twisting language and exploring how the human mind works. . . . The author’s willingness to take risks is admirable.” —Library Journal “Powell’s stories are . . . gleefully non-narrative, aggressively stylized, linguistically inventive, and often very funny.” —The Washington Post
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Open Road Media Deep Summer
Book Synopsis Bristow does “a grand job of storytelling” (the New York Times) in this memorable novel of the late eighteenth-century pioneers who settled the Louisiana wilderness, establishing a civilization of charm, luxury, and tragic injustice For his service in the king’s army during the French and Indian War, Judith Sheramy’s father, a Puritan New Englander, is granted a parcel of land in far-off Louisiana. As the family ventures down the Mississippi to make a new home in the wilderness, Judith meets Philip Larne, an adventurer who travels in the finest clothes Judith has ever seen. He is a rogue, a killer, and a thief—and the first thing he steals is Judith’s heart.Three thousand acres of untamed jungle, overrun with jaguars, Indians, and pirates, wait for Philip in Louisiana. He and Judith will struggle with their stormy marriage and the challenges of the American Revolution as theTrade Review“A tremendously vital and exciting story of the founding of a colonial dynasty.” —The New York Times “Bristow has the true gift of storytelling.” —Chicago Tribune
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Open Road Media The Handsome Road
Book Synopsis New York Times–bestselling author Gwen Bristow brings to life Civil War–era Louisiana in the impassioned, poignant story of a plantation mistress and a poor seamstress—and the men they love—whose lives are irrevocably changed as the Old South fallsCorrie May Upjohn stands on the levee, watching men unload the riverboats and wishing she could travel far away. A poor preacher’s daughter, she is only fourteen, and her life is already laid out for her: marriage in a year or two, and then decades of drudgery. At nearby Ardeith Plantation, Ann Sheramy Larne lives in luxury, but feels just as imprisoned as Corrie May. Their lives could not be more different, but when the horrors of war and Reconstruction come to Louisiana, these two women will band together to survive.This is the second novel in Gwen Bristow’s Plantation Trilogy, which also includes Deep Summer and This Side of Trade Review“Very rich, very fully and carefully detailed . . . Miss Bristow belongs among those Southern novelists who are trying to interpret the South and its past in critical terms. It may be that historians will alter some of the details of her picture. But no doubt life in a small river town in Louisiana during the years 1859–1885 was like the life revealed in The Handsome Road.” —TheNew York Times “Bristow has the true gift of storytelling.” —Chicago Tribune
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Archway Publishing Never Pleasing to the World
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Simon & Schuster Persona
Book SynopsisSynopsis coming soon.......Trade Review"Beautifully brutal in the best way. By the end of this book I was on my feet cheering. You will be, too." -- N.K. Jemisin, author of the Hugo Award-winning THE FIFTH SEASON“Suyana Supaki is a heroine you wish were real. She's a living, breathing woman of spirit and mettle—the kind of woman the world hates, for having too much of a mind of her own. Her story in Persona offers the reader a reminder of the enduring power other people have to surprise you, just when it feels like all hope is lost.” -- Sonia Saraiya, television critic at Salon"Suyana is a great character—chosen as a puppet, but smarter and more determined than many of those who would pull her strings.” * Library Journal *"Valentine has crafted a really intriguing thriller with Persona, one that reminded me a bit of Max Berry’s brilliant novel Jennifer Government....a lightning fast read, but there’s as satisfying level of substance to the story that makes this an interesting read from beginning to end." * io9.com *“A tense, wonderfully satisfying tightrope walk of a novel.” * NPR *“A tense, wonderfully satisfying tightrope walk of a novel.” * NPR *
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Gallery / Saga Press Icon Persona Sequence
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Gallery / Saga Press The Red
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Simon & Schuster The Unnaturalists
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Gallery / Saga Press Loosed Upon the World
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Simon & Schuster The Starlit Wood
Book SynopsisSynopsis coming soon.......Trade Review“A classy, smart, and entertaining volume of stories put together with consummate care—and featuring the best and most exciting fantasy writers working in the field today.” -- Jeff VanderMeer, New York Times-bestselling author of the Southern Reach trilogy"The modern revival of fairy tale fiction for adults began in the 20th century (with the stories of Angela Carter and Tanith Lee), and The Starlit Wood is proof that the revival is still going strong. Editors Parisien and Wolfe have brought a wide range of writers together to blaze new trails through the dark of the woods. Whether you're passionate about fairy tales, like I am, or haven't read them since childhood, I recommend this excellent anthology. I simply loved it." -- Terri Windling, World Fantasy Award-winning editor of the Snow White, Blood Red series"Lots of strange and wonderful goings-on in The Starlit Wood. Fairy tales you thought you’d left behind in childhood are back in some very poignant, sly and original versions that will touch the Wow in most readers." -- Jonathan Carroll, World Fantasy-Award winning author"This anthology is consistent throughout, with well-crafted writing and a tantalizing taste of each author’s unique journey into reimagining classic fairy tales for a new audience." * Booklist *"A great pick for readers looking for a fresh, diverse spin on standard fairy tales." * Library Journal *"A rich sample of what awaits us in the world of fairy tales...well worth making time to read." * Publishers Weekly *"Clever, touching, frightening, funny and frequently surprising, “The Starlit Wood” shines with magical possibility." * The Press Herald *"Like those oft-told tales of old, The Starlit Wood is a volume readers will want to return to often, and it deserves a place on every bookshelf left wanting a touch of the magical...For fairy tale aficionados, this volume is a must-read; for those interested in sampling the work of some of the best short fiction writers in sci-fi and fantasy today, it is no less essential." * Tor.com *"The best original fantasy anthology of the year." -- Jonathan Strahan, World Fantasy and Locus Award-winning editor"A first rate anthology of reimagined fairy tales...quite lovely." * Locus Magazine *"The Starlit Wood, edited by Dominik Parisien & Navah Wolfe is one of the best fantasy compilations of the year." * Locus Magazine *"If you're a fan of fairy tale retellings, you'll probably want to pick up The Starlit Wood. [It] offers ample delights, both profound and humorous. It's an excellent entry into the retelling tradition, tuned for the current literary moment." * Locus Magazine *"The table of contents alone reads like a who's who of fantasy authors...Highly recommended." * F&SF *"An incredible, genre-blurring collection of retold fairy tales, featuring well-published luminaries and up-and-coming voices...Like those oft-told tales of old, The Starlit Wood is a volume readers will want to return to often, and it deserves a place on every bookshelf left wanting a touch of the magical." * B&N SciFi & Fantasy Blog *"If you were ever fascinated by fairy tales as a child, if you have ever read a fairy tale to a child and watched their face light up, this is an anthology for you." -- The Little Red Reviewer
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Simon & Schuster The Starlit Wood
Book SynopsisSynopsis coming soon.......Trade Review“A classy, smart, and entertaining volume of stories put together with consummate care—and featuring the best and most exciting fantasy writers working in the field today.” -- Jeff VanderMeer, New York Times-bestselling author of the Southern Reach trilogy"The modern revival of fairy tale fiction for adults began in the 20th century (with the stories of Angela Carter and Tanith Lee), and The Starlit Wood is proof that the revival is still going strong. Editors Parisien and Wolfe have brought a wide range of writers together to blaze new trails through the dark of the woods. Whether you're passionate about fairy tales, like I am, or haven't read them since childhood, I recommend this excellent anthology. I simply loved it." -- Terri Windling, World Fantasy Award-winning editor of the Snow White, Blood Red series"Lots of strange and wonderful goings-on in The Starlit Wood. Fairy tales you thought you’d left behind in childhood are back in some very poignant, sly and original versions that will touch the Wow in most readers." -- Jonathan Carroll, World Fantasy-Award winning author"This anthology is consistent throughout, with well-crafted writing and a tantalizing taste of each author’s unique journey into reimagining classic fairy tales for a new audience." * Booklist *"A great pick for readers looking for a fresh, diverse spin on standard fairy tales." * Library Journal *"A rich sample of what awaits us in the world of fairy tales...well worth making time to read." * Publishers Weekly *"The best original fantasy anthology of the year." -- Jonathan Strahan, World Fantasy and Locus Award-winning editor"A first rate anthology of reimagined fairy tales...quite lovely." * Locus Magazine *"The Starlit Wood, edited by Dominik Parisien & Navah Wolfe is one of the best fantasy compilations of the year." * Locus Magazine *"If you're a fan of fairy tale retellings, you'll probably want to pick up The Starlit Wood. [It] offers ample delights, both profound and humorous. It's an excellent entry into the retelling tradition, tuned for the current literary moment." * Locus Magazine *"The table of contents alone reads like a who's who of fantasy authors...Highly recommended." * F&SF *"An incredible, genre-blurring collection of retold fairy tales, featuring well-published luminaries and up-and-coming voices...Like those oft-told tales of old, The Starlit Wood is a volume readers will want to return to often, and it deserves a place on every bookshelf left wanting a touch of the magical." * B&N SciFi & Fantasy Blog *"If you were ever fascinated by fairy tales as a child, if you have ever read a fairy tale to a child and watched their face light up, this is an anthology for you." -- The Little Red Reviewer
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Gallery / Saga Press Robots vs. Fairies
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Gallery / Saga Press The Tangled Lands
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Gallery / Saga Press The Tangled Lands
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Blackstone Audiobooks Triptych
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£22.46
Blackstone Audiobooks Mystery Writers of America Presents Ice Cold
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Bolinda Detection Unlimited
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House of Anansi Press Ltd ,Canada A Plea for Constant Motion
Book SynopsisQuietly atmospheric and darkly foreboding, A Plea for Constant Motion is an ominous, and occasionally unnerving, new work of fiction by award-winning author Paul CarlucciPenetrating and visceral, yet always offset by small moments of tenderness and humour, A Plea for Constant Motion is a powerful examination of the innate desire in everyone to change their lives and strive for something better.Two couples share a disastrous dinner after their children are killed in a botched kidnapping overseas. A teacher with a passion for cartography orchestrates a bizarre apology after intentionally hitting a student. Desperate to be friends, a man ignores his neighbour's strange behaviour to the peril of himself and others. A young girl babysits for a family friend, dimly aware that her presence is required for more than just childcare.Dexterously divided into two parts and a surreal intermission, the characters in these stories find themselvesTrade ReviewThe manipulation of tone within and across stories in A Plea for Constant Motion is enhanced by an overall structure that is carefully and deliberately constructed . . . [there is] much to appreciate in this tough and challenging collection. * Globe and Mail *It doesn’t make for easy reading, but A Plea for Constant Motion has an air of urgency to it, a sense of relevance which is at once odd for a collection of short stories and disturbing in and of itself. Carlucci . . . writes beautifully of ugliness, immersing the reader in the minds and hearts of characters most of us would like to avoid, or, more critically, would prefer to believe didn’t exist. It’s a perfect collection for a world which confronts us with increasing violence and ugliness every day. * Toronto Star *Completely absorbing (in a guided-tour-through-hell kind of way), the stories sketch poor choices and malfunctioning moral compasses with a festering or atrophied backdrop of corruption, brutality, abuse and death. . . a rewarding collection. * Winnipeg Review *A powerful collection of stories that draw you into their reality. * Ottawa Magazine *
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House of Anansi Press Ltd ,Canada The Path of Most Resistance
Book SynopsisA humorous and vivid collection of stories about the struggle for human connection by two-time Scotiabank Giller Prize nominee Russell Wangersky.As entertaining as they are insightful, the stories in The Path of Most Resistance are anchored by the concept of passive aggression in our everyday lives: ordinary people who are quietly, desperately, and indirectly trying to impose their will on the uncaring world around them. From a woman who compulsively shops for luggage in order to sublimate her desire for a divorce to a senior citizen who tries to force his family to visit by refusing to eat, the characters in this collection try to change their lives through oblique resistance. The Path of Most Resistance is an observant and compassionate look at the feelings of powerlessness that we all share, and will have readers silently cringing and nodding in recognition of their own bad behaviour.Trade ReviewMicrocosm and macrocosm are laid bare in this collection of 12 rigorous stories by Wangersky (Walt), whose fiction has won an Independent Publisher Book Award and many other accolades…the [stories] endings hang suspended, almost magically, in the air and continue to do so in readers’ minds long after they have put the book down and gotten on with the minutiae of their own lives. * Publishers Weekly *Wangersky eases languidly between action and imagination. Certain brief moments of memory and fantasy, a little like Richard Ford’s thoughtful, dreaming, disconnected men, suggest a different register of interest from the mostly unspectacular events the stories are about. Structurally, there’s great artistry in the way Wangersky is able to tell, somehow, two stories at the same time, the under-plot gradually easing the main plot out of sight. The stories are full of precise observations, small gifts of reality: the way damp in the air warns you of an approaching storm, a husband “sunk into his chair like a grounded ship.” It’s fine, detached, and subtle writing... At their peak, these stories have the strengths of the author’s finest work–the deeply unsettling spareness of Walt, the visceral insight of Burning Down the House. * Atlantic Books Today *Wangersky is adept at creating crystalline moments in which events or lives change or reorganize themselves; rarely does he offer closure or pat solutions to the situations he imagines. * The Globe and Mail *By tapping into the frustration that comes with being ignored or misunderstood, Wangersky is writing stories that speak to a very base emotion in all Canadians; we’re a more aggressive, competitive people than we like to think. But in The Path of Most Resistance, this is tempered by Wangersky’s humour and honest treatment of his characters – a group that readers will recognize in their friends and neighbours, people going about their lives, knowing that no matter the frustration, there’s nothing to do but keep on going. * The National Post *Russell Wangersky affirms his position as one of the finest short-story writers currently working in this country . . . Wangersky has delivered a collection unified in its quality, but eclectic and surprising in the breadth of its styles, subjects, and techniques. * Quill and Quire *
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House of Anansi Press Ltd ,Canada That Tiny Life
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewReading Fisher can feel like being belly down in nature, watching the advance of some obscure insect, baffled that such an intricate, weird, small thing could be conventionally alive in the world . . . These stories wade, lope, and glide. * Bookshelf *
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House of Anansi Press Ltd ,Canada Son of Two Fathers
Book SynopsisThis long-awaited final novel in the bestselling Grazia dei Rossi Trilogy follows Grazia dei Rossi's only son, Danilo del Medigo, as he returns to the Republic of Venice at the height of Christendom's persecution of the Jews.April, 1536. Danilo del Medigo arrives incognito in Venice from Istanbul, with two assassins hot on his trail. Western civilization is in crisis. Jews and New Christians people whose families had converted from Judaism are threatened with expulsion, imprisonment, and death. Danilo seeks refuge in the Venetian Ghetto, and promptly falls in love with the beautiful Miriamne Hazan. But soon Danilo is blackmailed into becoming a spy for Venice, which means he must abandon Miriamne in order to save her. The only safe place is hiding in plain sight, so embeds himself within an itinerant group of actors travelling the Italian countryside. With assassins close behind, Danilo, together with a cast of libertines, courtesans, and fellow spieTrade ReviewA deeply satisfying conclusion to the writing that Park began more than two decades earlier . . . Son of Two Fathers offers readers a great deal. It has many thrilling moments laden with suspense, scalding tension, and unpredicted twists and turns of plot. It also provides thoughtful explorations and mini-dissertations on subjects as diverse as visual art, theatre art, philosophy, political history, and Jewish history. Readers interested in history will enjoy this book. Readers interested in Jewish history will delight in it. * Canadian Jewish News *
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House of Anansi Press Ltd ,Canada Autopsy of a Boring Wife
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewLavoie’s fiercely hilarious take on the pains and triumphs of marital abandonment feels perfectly right. * Toronto Star *Lavoie keeps her novel short, offering chaotic humour and snappy observation to balance the pain and loss . . . A readable, recognizable, tragicomic account of coping with domestic disaster. * Kirkus Reviews *With great humour and tenderness, Marie-Renée Lavoie recounts Diane’s journey to regain trust in both herself and the people around her . . . A piercing commentary on gender, marriage, and the nuances of self-love. * Toronto Life *A provocative, funny, and candid story. * Winnipeg Free Press *The characters are vivid and entertaining . . . The scenes and dialogue can be laugh-out-loud funny, and the narrative hums along smoothly, facilitated by the fine translation from French by Arielle Aaronson. * Montreal Review of Books *
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House of Anansi Press Ltd ,Canada Divided Loyalties
Book SynopsisAcclaimed poet Nilofar Shidmehr's debut story collection is an unflinching look at the lives of women in post-revolutionary Iran and the contemporary diaspora in Canada.The stories begin in 1978, the year before the Iranian Revolution. In a neighbourhood in Tehran, a group of affluent girls play a Cinderella game with unexpected consequences. In the mid 1980s, women help their husbands and brothers survive war and political upheaval. In the early 1990s in Vancouver, Canada, a single-mother refugee is harassed by the men she meets on a telephone dating platform. And in 2003, a Canadian woman working for an international aid organization is dispatched to her hometown of Bam to assist in the wake of a devastating earthquake.At once powerful and profound, Divided Loyalties depicts the rich lives of Iranian women and girls in post-revolutionary Iran and the contemporary diaspora in Canada; the enduring complexity of the expectations forced upon them;Trade ReviewA deeply felt portrait of a particular place and its people . . . The stark, protean beauty of Shidmehr’s writing recalls the shape-shifting work of Denis Johnson’s collection Jesus’ Son . . . Shidmehr’s is a necessary, feminist voice that is at once defiant and humbling. * Quill and Quire *Showcases an impressive range. * Vancouver Sun *Divided Loyalties offers an in-depth view into the complex traditions, taboos, and social mores of Iranian society from the 1970s to the present day. * Winnipeg Free Press *Divided Loyalties should be required reading. * Refinery29 *Shidmehr’s sentences are complex and packed with information, at once crystal clear and highly nuanced, metaphoric and ruthlessly specific, held together by powerfully resonant central images that reverberate retroactively and knit together many levels of reference and meaning … These are stories of ordinary lives, starkly rendered and held in tender suspension, often between a ‘home’ which is beloved yet toxic, and an ‘away’ that is lonely and insulting in its oppressiveness. Panoramic yet intimate, they enact a kind of investigative surgery, each one plunging beneath the surface of a situation and penetrating it to the cellular level before re-emerging only a few minutes or hours later to reveal the context surrounding what has come to pass. * EVENT Magazine *
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Sourcebooks, Inc House of Cards 1
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Sourcebooks, Inc Whiskey and Charlie Target Book Club Edition
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Sourcebooks, Inc The Other Einstein A Novel
Book SynopsisIn 1896, the extraordinarily gifted Mileva is the only woman studying physics at an elite school in Zurich. There, she falls for charismatic fellow student Albert Einstein, who promises to treat her as an equal in both love and science. But as Albert's fame grows, so too does Mileva's worry that her light will be lost in her husband's shadow.
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Sourcebooks, Inc Girl in Disguise
Book SynopsisElectrifyinga rollicking nineteenth-century thrill ride. Amy Stewart, New York Times bestselling author of Girl Waits with GunInspired by the real story of investigator Kate Warne, this spirited novel follows the detective''s rise during one of the nation''s times of crisis, bringing to life a fiercely independent woman whose forgotten triumphs helped sway the fate of the country.With no money and no husband, Kate Warne finds herself with few choices. The streets of 1856 Chicago offer a desperate widow mostly trouble and ruinunless that widow has a knack for manipulation and an unusually quick mind. In a bold move that no other woman has tried, Kate convinces the legendary Allan Pinkerton to hire her as a detective. Battling criminals and coworkers alike, Kate immerses herself in the dangerous life of an operative, winning the right to tackle some of the agency''s toughest investigations. But is the woman she''s becomingcapable of any and all lies, swapping identities li
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Sourcebooks, Inc Carnegies Maid
Book SynopsisThe USA Today BestsellerFrom the bestselling author of The Only Woman in the Room comes a mesmerizing tale of historical fiction that asks what kind of woman could have inspired an American dynasty.Clara Kelley is not who they think she is. She''s not the experienced Irish maid who was hired to work in one of Pittsburgh''s grandest households. She''s a poor farmer''s daughter with nowhere to go and nothing in her pockets. But the woman who shares her name has vanished, and assuming her identity just might get Clara some money to send back home.Clara must rely on resolve as strong as the steel Pittsburgh is becoming famous for and an uncanny understanding of business, attributes that quickly gain her Carnegie''s trust. But she still can''t let her guard down, not even when Andrew becomes something more than an employer. Revealing her past might ruin her futureand her family''s.With captivating insight and heart, Carnegie''s Maid is a book of fascinating 19th century h
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Sourcebooks, Inc Lady Clementine
Book SynopsisFrom Marie Benedict, the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Woman in the Room! An incredible novel that focuses on one of the people who had the most influence during World War I and World War II: Clementine Churchill.In 1909, Clementine steps off a train with her new husband, Winston. An angry woman emerges from the crowd to attack, shoving him in the direction of an oncoming train. Just before he stumbles, Clementine grabs him by his suit jacket. This will not be the last time Clementine Churchill will save her husband.Lady Clementine is the ferocious story of the ambitious woman beside Winston Churchill, the story of a partner who did not flinch through the sweeping darkness of war, and who would not surrender either to expectations or to enemies.Other Bestselling Historical Fiction from Marie Benedict:The Mystery of Mrs. ChristieThe Only Woman in the RoomCarnegie''s MaidThe Other EinsteinPraise for Lady Clementine:"Benedict is a true master at weaving the threads of the past into a compelling story for today. Here is the fictionalized account of the person who was the unequivocal wind beneath Winston Churchill''s wings ? a woman whose impact on the world-shaper that was WW2 has been begging to be told. A remarkable story of remarkable woman."?Susan Meissner, bestselling author of The Last Year of the War"The atmospheric prose of Marie Benedict draws me in every single time. Lady Clementine''s powerful and spirited story is both compelling and immersive. Benedict fully inhabits the measured and intelligent voice of Clementine Churchill. Entranced throughout, I discovered the secrets behind a familiar story I thought I knew. Deftly moving from the early nineteen hundreds through World War II, Benedict skillfully paints a vivid picture of the times and life of Clementine, the remarkable woman who was the steady force beside Winston Churchill."?Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times bestselling author of Becoming Mrs. Lewis "In her latest novel, Lady Clementine, Marie Benedict has gifted us all with another thoughtful and illuminating behind-the-scenes look at one of history''s most unusual and extraordinary women. Benedict stuns readers with a glorious assortment of Clementine Churchill''s most personal secrets: her scandalous childhood, her unexpected role as a social outsider, her maternal insecurities, and the daily struggles she faces to smooth her husband''s political blunders and to keep up with his relentless demands for guidance and attention. With a historian''s eye and a writer''s heart, Benedict provides an unforgettable glimpse into the private world of a brilliant woman whose impact and influence on world events deserves to be acknowledged."?Lynda Cohen Loigman, USA TODAY author of The Two-Family House and The Wartime Sisters
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Sourcebooks, Inc These Old Shades
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Sourcebooks Landmark Mystery of Mrs Christie
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Sourcebooks, Inc For You No One Else
Book SynopsisNew York Times and USA Today bestseller Roni Loren brings the heat in this compelling story of: A woman struggling to find her place in the world A man with a secret inner life An unexpected friendship with sizzling benefits And an emotional turning point that changes everythingEliza Catalano has the perfect life. So what if it actually looks nothing like the story she tells online? As a therapist, it''s part of her job to look like she has all the answers, right? But when Eliza ends up as a viral Worst Date Ever meme, everything in her Instagram-filtered world begins to crumble.Enter the most obnoxiously attractive man she''s ever met, and a bet she can''t resist: if she swears off social media for six months, Beck Carter''ll teach her the wonders of surviving the real world. No technology, no dating apps, no pretty filters, no BS.It seems like the perfect deal-she can lay low until her su
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Sourcebooks, Inc The House on the Borderland
Book SynopsisWilliam Hope Hodgson''s cosmic horror classic continues the Haunted Library of Horror Classics series.In a ruined house at the edge of an abyss lies the diary of a madmanTwo friends on a fishing trip make an unsettling discovery when the river they''ve been following abruptly ends and reappears some 100 feet below the edge of an abyss. If that wasn''t unnerving enough, the river runs along the remains of an oddly shaped house, half-swallowed by the pit.Within the ruins, they discover the moldering journal of an unidentified manthe Reclusewho had lived in the house years ago. Its pages reveal the man''s apparent descent into madnesswhy else would he chronicle haunted visions, trips to other dimensions, and attacks by swine-like creatures that have followed him home? After a horrific vision in which he witnesses the end of the earth and time itself, the Recluse awakens in his study to find nothing has changedexcept that his dog has dissolved into a pile of dust. And then tTrade Review"Seasoned horror readers will be taken in by the atmosphere of existential dread Hodgson evokes in the Recluse's descriptions of his torment. Weird fiction fans should snap this up." - Publishers Weekly
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Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Snowflakes and Coffee Cakes 1 The Winter Novels
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Rowman & Littlefield Mistletoe and Holly
Book SynopsisTo help stoke the Christmas spirit and provide a respite from the annual blizzard of commercialism and family obligations, these twenty tales offer a heartwarming and enlightening look at Christmas from the perspective of some of America''s most gifted and well-loved writers of the early twentieth century and before. Some celebrate traditional Yuletide sentiments while others present surprising twists on the Christmas theme or portray alluring characters involved in unexpected circumstances. Many take place in America, but some are set on foreign soil, such as in Italy and the Arctic. A wide range of social situations is represented (i.e., not all are about New York socialites discovering the true meaning of Christmas), and not every one has a conventional happy ending, but all offer compelling and original insights into the human condition within the context of Christmas.There are well-known tales of love and sacrifice such as O. Henry''s The Gift of the Magi but also more obscure sto
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Globe Pequot Mountains of the Misbegotten
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewSet in 1914, Heywood’s stirring second Lute Bapcat mystery (after 2012’s Red Jacket) takes the “Deputy State Game, Fish and Forestry Warden” to Ontonagon County, on Michigan’s sparsely populated Upper Peninsula, to locate missing deputy Farrell Mackley.... Besides wonderfully odd characters, Heywood offers strong descriptions of the region’s rugged topography. * Publishers Weekly *Red Jacket (A Lute Bapcat Mystery) “Joseph Heywood has long been a red-blooded American original and an author worth reading. With Red Jacket—a colorful and sprawling new novel with a terrific new protagonist named Lute Bapcat—he raises the bar to soaring new heights.” —C.J. Box, New York Times bestselling author of Force of Nature “In 1913, Theodore Roosevelt recruits former Rough Rider Lute Bapcat to become a game warden on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in Heywood’s absorbing first in a new series. Outsized characters, both real (athlete George Gipp before his Notre Dame fame, union organizer Mother Jones) and fictional (randy businesswoman Jaquelle Frei; Lute’s Russian companion, Pinkhus Sergeyevich Zakov), pepper the narrative.” —Publishers Weekly Joseph Heywood’s Previous Novels “Joseph Heywood writes with a voice as unique and rugged as Michigan’s Upper Peninsula itself.” —Steve Hamilton, two-time Edgar® Award winner and bestselling author of The Lock Artist and the Alex McKnight novels “A truly wonderful, wild, funny and slightly crazy novel about fly fishing. The Snowfly ranks with the best this modern era has produced.” —San Francisco Chronicle “A magical whirlwind of a novel, squarely in the tradition of Tim O’Brien’s Going After Cacciato and Jim Harrison’s Legends of the Fall.” —Howard Frank Mosher, author of The Fall of the Year and others “Heywood has crafted an entertaining bunch of characters. An absorbing narrative twists and turns in a setting ripe for corruption.” —Dallas Morning News Hard Ground (Woods Cop Stories) "Heywood displays uncommon storytelling versatility in this brilliant collection of . . . tales about the game wardens who patrol Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.... This volume should be read for pleasure, but would do equally well as an instruction manual for aspiring writers."—Publishers Weekly, starred review
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Rowman & Littlefield Incredible Pirate Tales
Book SynopsisFrom Long John Silver to Captain Hook, from Blackbeard to Captain Kidd, pirates have made off with our imaginations for centuries with their charisma and adventurous living. Truth be told, these capricious cutthroats are not only figures of horror but also of vicarious delight. Incredible Pirate Tales captures the most incredible stories of actual and fictional characters who took up the black flag and a life on the high seas. In these pages meet L'Olonnois the Cruel, the most notorious and wicked pirate of his day, whose ardent cravings for plunder sailed him down a path of treachery and brutality. Witness the rise of a pirate named Peter, who successfully manages his career and settles in France, where he retires as a gentleman. Learn about the exploits, arrests, and executions of infamous sea wolves such as Jean Lafitte, Captain Charles Vane, and the Joassammee Pirates of the Persian Gulf. From the women who married them to their hostages and slaves, from the sailors defending their
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Rowman & Littlefield Buckular Dystrophy
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Rowman & Littlefield Buckular Dystrophy
Book SynopsisThe 10th installment of the beloved Woods Cop Mystery series! The traditional firearm deer season in Michigan lasts two weeks, a time in which the most hunters are afield during the year and the time when most things happen. Game wardens cannot count on having any life but work during this period, and in this case Grady Service, who takes longtime violator and archrival Limpy Allerdyce on as his partner for deer season runs into the most bizarre string of big cases involving deer that he has ever encountered. Buckular Dystrophy is the term coined by Conservation Officers to describe the condition whereby people cannot help killing deer, not for sport or food, but for other reasons an addiction of sorts, and unlike other addictions, one not medically organized, but just as real.
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Rowman & Littlefield Frozen in Time
Book SynopsisThe estimable Joseph Epsteinâessayist, past editor of The American Scholar, and recipient of the 2003 National Humanities Medal along with Hal Holbrook and John Updikeâbrings together twenty short stories in his first such collection since 2010. Most, though not all, of the stories are set in Epsteinâs hometown of Chicago, but otherwise they have a variety of subjects: among the titles are Dad's Gay, The Casanova of LaSalle Street, JDate, Adultery, Widow's Pique, Race Relations, The Man on Whom Everything Was Lost, My Five Husbands, and Second Family. Most are stories about family and friendships.Trade Review[Epstein’s] themes and insights are universal, and his humor is for all time. * American Spectator *
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RLPG Shadow Warrior
Book SynopsisA captivating novel about a wagon train scout who crosses paths with a band of Apaches, who are determined to hunt him down, no matter the cost.Trade Review"The author's detailed knowledge of the area and the history and some nice plot twists help sustain the pace of this tale." -- Denver Post & Rocky Mountain News
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Rowman & Littlefield Blue Wolf In Green Fire
Book SynopsisA string of protests by animal-rights activists appear to have culminated in a double murder at a wolf lab, which releases into the wild a rare animal: a blue wolf. To the Ojibwa a blue wolf means luck; but if captured or killed, Armageddon. Grady Service is in a race against time as an elusive poachers' ring chooses its final target: the blue wolf. For more on Joseph Heywood and the Woods Cop Mysteries, visit www.josephheywood.comTrade Review"A gripping plot, replete with memorable surrounds and spiky characters, makes this second in the series (after Ice Hunter) an excellent choice for most collections. A good pick also for readers who enjoy outdoor mysteries by such authors as Nevada Barr or Dana Stabenow."--Library Journal"This second Woods Cop procedural is well written, suspenseful, and bleakly humorous while moving as quickly as a wolf cutting through winter woods. In addition to strong characters and a compelling romance, Heywood provides vivid, detailed descriptions of the wilderness and the various procedures and techniques of conservation officers and poachers. The tricky, evasive behavior of federal officials recalls the atmosphere of The X-Files, while the police procedure and banter evoke K.C. Constantine’s Mario Balzic series. Highly recommended."--Booklist"Compelling ideas and taut suspense distinguish the second in Heywood's series...When the action takes over, Heywood is incomparable. One hopes Heywood has a long writing career ahead of him."--Publishers Weekly
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Globe Pequot Chasing a Blond Moon
Book SynopsisStrange things are happening to the black bear population in Michiganâs Upper Peninsula. The animal-parts market is highly organized, and its practitioners are ruthless and dangerous. Service finds himself chasing illusive poachers, and wrestling with the usual cast of eccentric and entertaining characters in the third Woods Cop Mystery series.Trade Review“Top-notch action scenes, engaging characters both major and minor, masterful dialogue and a passionate sense of place make this a fine series.”—Publishers Weekly "This is a tightly written mystery/crime novel...which offers a nice balance between belly laughs, head-scratching plot lines and the real grit of modern police work."--Petersen's Hunting"Heywood takes the reader right along through Michigan's Upper Peninsula. His love for the land, and its animals, shines through the book. And you have to love a story whose action slows when the hero is called to a moose-vehicle collision."--Gracie Gregg, Times Record News"Mr. Heywood has crafted an entertaining bunch of characters, highly eccentric and in some cases lovable, and set them in the Upper Peninsula wilderness [of Michigan], where independence is a byword and fast action is inevitable. An absorbing narrative twists and turns in a setting ripe for the corruption that inevitably occurs when obscene profits encounter a simpler way of life."--Laurie Trimble, The Dallas Morning News
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Rowman & Littlefield Running Dark
Book SynopsisWe go back in time twenty-five years to meet Service as a young conservation officer. Still fresh from Vietnam, but on home turf, Service has been tapped for an unusual assignment that threatens to be his last. Full of outrageous characters, Running Dark is the fourth book in the Woods Cop Mystery series and is a wild and is a riveting ride.For more on Joseph Heywood and the Woods Cop Mysteries, visit the author''s website.Trade Review"Engrossing stuff. Lots of well-plotted action and an offbeat, affecting love story."--Kirkus Reviews "Outdoors-types will especially appreciate the involved battles over commercial fishing limits and poaching."--Publishers Weekly" . . . easy to read . . . full of engaging characters . . ."--Bay City Times
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