![]() ![]() Meddy Chan has been to countless weddings, but she never imagined how her own would turn out. I have a graveyard folder of unfinished manuscripts that got swallowed up by this inner voice! The reason for this is because I am very insecure and have a very mean inner voice who’s always telling me that my writing is terrible, so if I don’t “outrun” this voice, it will take over the writing and I will give up on the manuscript. I am a fan of writing very fast, and each book has taken me less than two months to write.
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![]() ![]() Lucas Dalton, Duke of Winterson, is anything but dull. To clear her ailing father’s name of a scandalous rumor, Cecily needs to gain admission into the Egyptian Club – and is willing to marry anyone she has to do it. But by the rules of her father’s exclusive academic society, she can only join if she marries a member. Cecily Hurston would much rather explore Egypt than marriage. ![]() Manda Collins Synopsis: How to Dance with a Duke is the first book in Manda Collins’ Ugly Ducklings series. If You Like Manda Collins Books, You’ll Love… ![]() Ayres, Sarah Castille, Tiffany Clare, Lily Dalton, Elizabeth Essex, Darynda Jones and Kieran Kramer. We (Heart) the Holidays also contains contributions by Karen Akins, Donna Alward, D.D. Past Thrills also contains stories by Jo Beverley, Darcy Burke, Christy Carlyle, Julia Justiss, Wendy LaCapra, Ann Lethbridge, Deb Marlowe, Erica Monroe and Lana Williams. Notes: Murder, Secrets, Kisses, and Lies also contains stories by Carey Baldwin, Lena Diaz, Rachel Grant, Krista Hall and Gwen Hernandez. ![]() ![]() ![]() Luckily, you don’t have to suffer in silence or give up on your dream of a college degree. You’re not alone, and it’s perfectly normal to struggle in a new environment and buckle under the weight of elevated expectations. So don’t feel bad if your thoughts go from “Can someone write my paper?” to “Write me a paper asap!” within the first few weeks of the college term. If you try to stay on top of all your responsibilities, you’ll likely burn out or suffer an anxiety attack sooner rather than later. You will soon forget about your plans to discover the party scene, visit your parents every other weekend, or find your soulmate on campus. Not only is it your first attempt at independent life free from parents’ oversight, but it’s also a completely new level of academic requirements and independent study many aren’t ready for.Īnd if you’re an overachiever or a perfectionist, keeping up with all the classes, assignments, extracurriculars, and side gigs will keep you up most nights. After all, college is an eye-opening experience for most students. If you’re suddenly wondering, “Can someone do my paper for me?”, there’s likely a very good reason for that. ![]() ![]() ![]() (Tate agreed.) It could have been worse - the group could have decided they didn’t want to be written about after all, and likely, Tate might have pulled the book entirely. “So other members of the group confronted me: ‘She gets a pass and I have to be in your book?’ Which is fair.” In the end, none asked her to change a thing - only the wife of a member, who had access to a draft and requested two details come out. One group member asked not to be included at all in Tate’s book - disguised or otherwise - and Tate agreed. Which cuts to the foundational heart of a memoir: Anything in those drafts they didn’t want in, she took out. Still, again, you have to wonder: How do you write so freely about the people with whom you share your ugliest self - and who share their lowest points with you - when you still have those relationships and see each other all the time? Tate’s answer was unusual for a memoir writer: Soon after starting “Group” in 2015, she allowed everyone in her group - including her therapist - to read drafts and request changes. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Soon the Club must join forces with veteran Secret Service agent Alex Ford, who becomes an unwilling participant in one of the most chilling spectacles to ever take place on American soil. Yet never in Stone's wildest nightmares could he imagine the conspiracy the Camel Club is about to uncover.Īfter witnessing a shocking murder, the Club is slammed headfirst into a plot that threatens the very security of the nation, full of stunning twists, high-stakes intrigue, and global gamesmanship rocketing to the Oval Office and beyond. Day and night, Stone and his friends study wild conspiracy theories, current events, and the machinations of government, hoping to discover some truth that will hold America's leaders accountable to its citizens. He has no known past and has taken the name "Oliver Stone". Their simple goal is to find the "truth" behind their country's actions. It exists at the fringes of Washington, D.C., has no power, and consists solely of four eccentric and downtrodden members whom society has forgotten. ![]() ![]() ![]() Most importantly, Hannah realizes that the only person's permission she needs to be Jewish, is her own. When they do, Hannah learns that being Jewish isn't about having a big party and a fancy dress and a first kiss - it's about actually being Jewish. As the secrets mount, a few are bound to explode. Despite her parents firm no, Hannah knows that if she can learn enough about her own faith, she can convince her friends that the party is still in motion. In this talk, Aimee Lucido will talk about her experience growing up Jew-ish, her decision to embrace her own Judaism later in life, and the road that led to the publication of her novel RECIPE FOR DISASTER. She'd prefer to focus on her favorite pastime: baking delicious food! But when her best friend has a beyond-awesome Bat Mitzvah, Hannah starts to feel a little envious. ![]() ![]() New York Times Best-Selling Author Kwame Alexander Hannah Malfa-Adler is Jew. In this heartfelt middle school drama, Hannah's schemes for throwing her own bat mitzvah unleash family secrets, create rivalries with best friends, and ultimately teach Hannah what being Jewish is all about.With a delicious mix of prose, poetry, and recipes, this hybrid novel is another fresh, thoughtful, and accessible Versify novel that is cookin'. Aimee Lucido is the author of EMMY IN THE KEY OF CODE, and the upcoming RECIPE FOR DISASTER (Versify, Spring 2021). ![]() ![]() Born in Tokyo in 1960, Urasawa debuted with BETA! in 1983 and hasn't stopped his impressive output since. Naoki Urasawa's career as a manga artist spans more than twenty years and has firmly established him as one of the true manga masters of Japan. Will Epsilon, who refused to participate in the 39th Central Asian War, leave behind his war-orphaned charges to step onto the battlefield? It just might be that kindly Epsilon, who wields the limitless power of photon energy, will be Pluto's greatest opponent of all! Pluto has destroyed six out of the seven great robots of the world, and the pacifist robot Epsilon is the only one that remains. Interpol assigns robot detective Gesicht to this most strange and complex case-and he eventually discovers that he is one of the targets! ![]() ![]() In an ideal world where man and robots coexist, someone or some thing is after the seven great robots of the world. ![]() ![]() ![]() The second son of the family, Pierre, has no interest in glass and is sent away by the family to Martinique to work with a rich planter. This leads him into financial trouble and needs to be rescued by his father. The eldest son, Robert shows a lot of talent as a glassblower but is desperate to be part of higher society. The Bussons were a successful family of glassblowers who produced high quality pieces for the aristocracy. After meeting him and finding confirming who he is, Sophie tells the story of her family and how Robert's son grew up in England not knowing of his family in France. ![]() Sophie arranges to meet the man, Louis-Mathurin Busson, having established that he is the son of her eldest brother Robert. ![]() In 1841, Sophie Duval receives a letter from her daughter, Zoe, telling of a man she has met who shares her mother's maiden name. The story is based loosely on du Maurier's own family history, she being a fifth-generation descendant of a master glassblower who had moved to England during the French Revolution. ![]() The novel tells the story of a French family of glassblowers, the Bussons, charting their journey before, during and after the French Revolution. The Glass-Blowers is a 1963 novel by Daphne du Maurier. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fiction writer and memoirist, Joan Wickersham, was at the top of my list. Writing about this part of my life left me with some painful questions: What does it take to write an honest memoir? And what happens to us when we embark on that journey? Would I survive it? To find the answers I needed, I approached some of the writers whose memoirs moved me and asked them how they’d found the courage to put words to their difficult stories. He kept his illness secret from everyone outside our family until only months before his death ten years later. In 1985, my father, a physician, was infected with HIV as a result of a blood transfusion. ![]() Two years ago, I began writing a memoir about a hard family story. Reviews & Interviews by Melanie Brooks Interview Organizing Chaos: A Candid Conversation with Joan Wickersham About Her Memoir, The Suicide Index: Putting My Father’s Death In Order ![]() ![]() ![]() I’m a huge fan of blue, so it’s cool to see so many blue covers coming out lately. I love the cover – it’s one of the coolest ones that I’ve seen in 2017 so far in terms of being unique and full of really awesome colors. It was such a great science fiction novel that I couldn’t put it down. However, this book is so well written and so much fun that I’m thrilled to have had the chance to read it. ![]() Nyxia by Scott Reintgen is one of those books that kind of slipped under my radar somehow, and I didn’t really know about it until the publication date, so I’m a bit behind on checking it out. And Emmett will face the ultimate choice: win the fortune at any cost, or find a way to fight that won’t forever compromise what it means to be human. ![]() Now each recruit must earn the right to travel down to the planet of Eden-a planet that Babel has kept hidden-where they will mine a substance called Nyxia that has quietly become the most valuable material in the universe.īut Babel’s ship is full of secrets. ![]() Why the Babel Corporation recruited him is a mystery, but the number of zeroes on their contract has him boarding their lightship and hoping to return to Earth with enough money to take care of his family.īefore long, Emmett discovers that he is one of ten recruits, all of whom have troubled pasts and are a long way from home. Synopsis: Emmett Atwater isn’t just leaving Detroit he’s leaving Earth. ![]() |