![]() ![]() Growing up shy and pudgy, Lindy West had few positive role models (but several negative ones, including Ursula the Sea Witch and the Queen of Hearts). A contemporary anthem for anyone who’s been silenced for being opinionated, ambitious, and/or a woman (especially a fat, funny one), Shrill is teeming with wit and charm, but it’s also a cold slap in the face-a call to action against misogyny, rape injustice, abortion stigmatization, and fat discrimination. Using her pen like a bullhorn, West points to hot-button issues such as body shaming, male supremacy in standup comedy, and the slow mainstreaming of rape culture that buried the sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby for decades. The results of the election lent further credence to the book’s premise that our culture doesn’t believe, trust, take seriously, or even much like women. Colliding with history, Shrill was published in 2016 during a presidential campaign that saw Hillary Clinton, a qualified and experienced candidate, lose to Donald Trump, who had been recorded openly talking about sexually assaulting women. ![]() ![]() Hailed for its witty, raucous, and unapologetic views on abortion, feminism, and body image, Shrill: Notes From a Loud Woman contains essays of keen observation and analysis drawn from the author’s own personal life. ![]()
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![]() ![]() You can feel the energy pouring from the pages with this one. ![]() I loved how I instantly felt transported to this atmospheric location. McDowell brings to life the small town setting of Babylon rattled with grief and ultimately fear after the body of Margaret Larkin is discovered. Night after night it pursues the murderer waiting to bring them justice.įans of revenge stories will absolutely love COLD MOON OVER BABYLON! This story is set in a rural Florida town located near the Styx River, which just so happens to have some supernatural force committed to serving up justice. ![]() Now, in the murky depths of the local river, a shifting, almost human shape slowly takes form. Her body has been found shortly after she fails to return home one night. Margaret Larkin has been robbed of her innocence and her life. COLD MOON OVER BABYLON | Michael McDowellīabylon is a sleepy Southern town in the heart of Florida filled with throbbing sun and fog-shrouded swamps. ![]() ![]() With sister Jess demanding a vegan turkey, husband Luke determined that he just wants aftershave again, and little Minnie insisting on a very specific picnic hamper – surely Becky can manage all this, as well as the surprise appearance of an old boyfriend and his pushy new girlfriend, whose motives are far from clear. Becky Brandon (ne Bloomwood) adores Christmas. The misadventures of Becky Brandon Nee Bloomwood continue in a new novel. Kinsella Sophie 3.91 30,745 ratings3,794 reviews Celebrate Christmas with the ultimate Shopaholic The brilliant laugh-out-loud festive novel from the Number One bestselling author. Unable to resist the draw of craft beer and smashed avocado, Becky's parents are moving to ultra-trendy Shoreditch and have asked Becky if she'll host Christmas this year. Get FREE shipping on Christmas Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella, from. Sorted!īut this year looks set to be different. ![]() ![]() ![]() It's always the same – Mum and Dad hosting, carols playing, Mum pretending she made the Christmas pudding, and the next-door neighbours coming round for sherry in their terrible festive jumpers.Īnd now it's even easier with online bargain-shopping sites – if you spend enough you even get free delivery. The brilliant laugh-out-loud festive novel from the Number One bestselling author.īecky Brandon adores Christmas. ![]() ![]() Now she will have to choose not only between freedom and family-but between the boy who might help her save the world, and the one she's falling in love with. But as the clues expose a stunning conspiracy that might plunge the world into World War 3, she discovers that both boys are hiding secrets of their own. Some want her dead. To unravel the mystery putting her life in danger, Avery must follow a trail of clues from the monuments of Paris to the back alleys of Istanbul with two boys who work for the Circle-beautiful, volatile Stellan and mysterious, magnetic Jack. Part of a powerful and dangerous secret society called the Circle, they believe Avery is the key to an ancient prophecy. ![]() Avery West's newfound family can shut down Prada when they want to shop in peace, and can just as easily order a bombing when they want to start a war. A fast-paced international escapade, laced with adrenaline, glamour, and romance-perfect for fans of Ally Carter. ![]() ![]() She also owns The Bookworm Box, a specialty bookstore located in Sulphur Springs, Tx. ![]() She is the founder of The Bookworm Box, a book subscription service which donates 100% of its profit to charity. She lives in Texas with her husband and three children. ![]() ![]()
![]() Star Nomad - The first book I wrote and where the main adventure begins. It’s currently available as a free bonus to those who sign up for the Fallen Empire newsletter. It’s from Leonidas’s point of view and shows him carrying out his last mission before the fall of the empire. Last Command - A novella that takes place 6 months before Star Nomad. It’s the adventure where Alisa and Mica first meet, and it’s currently only available in the You Are Here SF/F anthology. Remnants - A short story that takes place 2-3 years before Star Nomad. (Note: I also publish steamy science fiction romance under Ruby Lionsdrake - those books are exclusive to Amazon and can be found there.) Science Fiction ![]() I’m updating this today in May 2021, so it should have all the novels to that point, and I’m trying to include short stories, too, though it can be harder to remember all those! With multiple series of books and a variety of novellas and short stories, the list has gotten quite long. When I first started this page on my site, I didn’t envision having so many novels out. ![]() ![]() It's hard to envision the shelf-children's or adults'-on which this volume doesn't belong. The Dillons bring luster to an already wonderful project, with polished acrylic portraits on creamy backgrounds the pictures envelop the mythic aspects of the tales without abandoning their roots in ordinary human experience. Hamilton divides the collection into "Her Animal Tales," "Her Fairy Tales," Her Supernatural," "Her Folkways and Legends," and "Her True Tales." Comments follow each story, offering insights and assurances of authenticity source notes appear in the back. ![]() All the stories collected feature females, but there similarities end a variety of ordinary girls and women, her-vampires, mermaids, and witches inhabit humorous and frightening folktales, accounts of life in slavery taken from oral history collections, and elaborate fairy tales incorporating elements from many traditions into solid, African-American renderings. A volume with as broad appeal as Hamilton's The People Could Fly (1985). ![]() ![]() ![]() Currently, Dr Cialdini is Regents’ Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Marketing at Arizona State University.ĭr. He has held Visiting Scholar Appointments at Ohio State University, the University of California, the Annenberg School of Communications, and the Graduate School of Business of Stanford University. Cialdini received his Ph.D from the University of North Carolina and post doctoral training from Columbia University. Cialdini’s cutting edge scientific research and his ethical business and policy applications, he is frequently regarded as the “Godfather of influence.”ĭr. His new book, Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade, published by Simon & Schuster, quickly became a Wall Street Journal and a New York Times Bestseller.īecause of the world-wide recognition of Dr. Influence has sold over 3 million copies in over 30 languages and is a New York Times Bestseller. His books including, Influence: Science & Practice, are the result of decades of peer-reviewed research on why people comply with requests. ![]() ![]() Robert Cialdini has spent his entire career researching the science of influence earning him an international reputation as an expert in the fields of persuasion, compliance, and negotiation. ![]() ![]() ![]() So began one of the boldest and most extraordinary episodes in the history of spying. ![]() The Safeway bag was a signal: to activate his escape plan to be smuggled out of Soviet Russia. A senior KGB officer, for more than a decade he had supplied his British spymasters with a stream of priceless secrets from deep within the Soviet intelligence machine. The bag alone was mildly conspicuous, printed with the red logo of Safeway, the British supermarket. In his grey suit and tie, he looked like any other Soviet citizen. On a warm July evening in 1985, a middle-aged man stood on the pavement of a busy avenue in the heart of Moscow, holding a plastic carrier bag. ![]() 'THE BEST TRUE SPY STORY I HAVE EVER READ' JOHN LE CARR EĪ thrilling Cold War story about a KGB double agent, by one of Britain's greatest historians - now with a new afterword *Shortlisted for the 2018 Baillie Gifford Prize* ![]() ![]() It was a style unlike anything I can recall seeing in any other YA books I’ve read. It gives the entire book a feeling of fate, as every little step leads to another crossroads. Narrators aside, my favorite thing about this book was actually the bits of backstory we got about the background characters, and the way she dove into why these seemingly insignificant characters did the things they did. Daniel, on the other hand, is a total hopeless romantic and offers a refreshing change from the usual “stoic, grounded” teen boy trope. It’s a nice role reversal from the usual “head in the clouds” teen girl trope that we see so much in YA contemporary. Natasha is a really real-feeling character she refuses to be the typical lovesick teen girl, and focuses instead on her family, her future, science, things she can touch and feel and control. While this wasn’t my favorite read, it is an easy and cute read, with endearing characters and the less-than-perfect ending that seems to be Yoon’s style. Not when he’s determined to step out of his older brother’s shadow, once and for all. ![]() Not when he’s on his way to a Yale interview, desperate to appease his demanding father. ![]() Not when she’s facing leaving the only home she’s ever known.ĭaniel doesn’t have time for love. Not when she’s on her way to a deportation tonight, thanks to her father’s mistakes. ![]() |