Sunyi Dean crea narrativa speculativa che approfondisce temi di identità e alterità. Il suo lavoro, plasmato dalle sue esperienze di immigrata birazziale e madre single autistica, offre una prospettiva caratterizzata da acuta intuizione e una visione del mondo unica. Attraverso le sue narrazioni, Dean esplora le complessità della condizione umana, costruendo mondi avvincenti che risuonano profondamente con i lettori. Il suo romanzo d'esordio è stato riconosciuto per la sua premessa originale e la sua narrazione avvincente.
If the word stanza means "room", then this book is an orchard. Rhiannon McGavin crafts poems with scraps of the everyday, from dream diaries to postcards. She scavenges for healing inside of lines that rise and break like bread. Led by emotions "real as the mosaic air between screen and projector", McGavin explores what it means to become your own calendar.
A collection of the iconic actress's surprising and heartfelt thoughts on topics A-to-Z, plus recipes. číst celé
The Long-Awaited New Entry in Wen Spencer’s Popular Tinker Series The war against the oni heats to a flashpoint even as Tinker learns that the enemy has a dangerous new weapon, the nactka. What’s more, the Stone Clan has sent its most famous warlords, the Harbingers, to take control of the allied war effort. Are these elves friends or foes? Tinker’s newfound baby siblings are up for grabs. The babies, though, are wood sprites and aren’t going to take things lying down. Team Mischief go! About Wen Spencer: “Each and every character is fascinating, extraordinarily well-developed, and gets right under your skin. . . . A terrific, memorable story.” —Julie E. Czerneda, author of In the Company of Others “Spencer takes her readers on a fast-paced journey into disbelief. [Her] timing is impeccable and the denouement stunning.” —Romantic Times (four-star review) “This novel [Alien Taste] is keeper-shelf material.” —BookBrowser “Wonderfully inventive . . . a fun protagonist.” —Locus
Book Eaters live among us: a secret community of people for whom books are food. As they nourish themselves with pages and bindings and gilded edges, they also consume the information inside. And what is consumed cannot be forgotten. At the old Fairweather manor, tucked away in the English moors, young Devon was raised on a diet of fairytales and dark warnings about what happens to those who disobey the Family, one of the oldest lineages of Book Eaters. As she enters adulthood, she is prepared for the life she’s been groomed for, one of wealth, arranged marriages, and forced childbearing. But when her son is born a rare Mind Eater—a child who must feed on human minds rather than books—instead of letting the Family make a monster out of him, Devon will become the monster herself in order to protect him. And she will burn down anyone who stands in her way.
This book focuses on the teaching and philosophy of the pioneering performing arts teacher and educator Marjorie Barstow. She is one of the best and brightest exponents of the Alexander Technique (AT), an approach to awareness and movement widely deployed and valued in the performing arts and... číst celé
Wie viele Menschen würdest du opfern, um dein Kind zu retten? Ein düsterer Fantasy-Roman
In den Mooren Yorkshires lebt eine geheime Gruppe von Menschen, für die Bücher Nahrung sind, die alles verschlingen, was darin steht. Devon gehört dazu - bis ihr Sohn mit einer dunkleren Art von Hunger geboren wird: nicht nach den Geschichten in Büchern, sondern nach denen in den Köpfen der Menschen. Er ist ein 'Seelenfresser', eine 'Abart', die meist schon bei der Geburt gnadenlos getötet wird. Doch Devon schwört ihn zu retten und flieht mit ihm in die Welt der Menschen, verfolgt vom eigenen Clan und seinen schrecklichen Handlangern, den ‘Rittern’. Um zu überleben, ist sie gezwungen, schlimme Dinge zu tun. Hoffnung verspricht nur ein mysteriöser zweiter Clan. Doch die Hoffnung trügt ...