Danforth Emily M. Ordine dei libri (cronologico)

Full of Victorian sapphic romance, metafictional horror, biting misandrist humor, Hollywood intrigue, and multiple timelines, this tale is a wickedly whimsical celebration of storytelling, sapphic love, and the rebellious female spirit. Set in 1902 at The Brookhants School for Girls, it follows Flo and Clara, two students infatuated with each other and daring writer Mary MacLane. To honor Mary, they form The Plain Bad Heroine Society, meeting secretly in an apple orchard, where their happiness turns macabre as they meet tragic fates alongside a copy of Mary’s memoir, victims of a swarm of yellow jackets. The school closes shortly after, haunted by three more mysterious deaths on its grounds. Over a century later, the abandoned Brookhants resurfaces in the spotlight when writer Merritt Emmons releases a book celebrating its queer, feminist history, inspiring a controversial horror film adaptation. The film stars celebrity Harper Harper as Flo and B-list actress Audrey Wells as Clara. As filming begins, the past and present intertwine, blurring the lines between the curse and Hollywood's exploitation. This story within a story features black-and-white illustrations and combines the ghostly sensibility of Sarah Waters with the dark imagination of Marisha Pessl, resulting in a spellbinding, humorous, and richly layered read.

When Cameron Post's parents die suddenly in a car crash, her shocking first thought is relief. Relief they'll never know that, hours earlier, she had been kissing a girl. But that relief doesn't last, and Cam is soon forced to move in with her conservative aunt Ruth and her well-intentioned but hopelessly old-fashioned grandmother. She knows that from this point on, her life will forever be different. Survival in Miles City, Montana, means blending in and leaving well enough alone (as her grandmother might say), and Cam becomes an expert at both. Then Coley Taylor moves to town. Beautiful, pickup-driving Coley is a perfect cowgirl with the perfect boyfriend to match. She and Cam forge an unexpected and intense friendship--one that seems to leave room for something more to emerge. But just as that starts to seem like a real possibility, ultrareligious Aunt Ruth takes drastic action to "fix" her niece, bringing Cam face-to-face with the cost of denying her true self--even if she's not exactly sure who that is. The Miseducation of Cameron Post is a stunning and unforgettable literary debut about discovering who you are and finding the courage to live life according to your own rules.