![]() ![]() Army's 1st Armored Division, in Erlangen, West Germany, then, for a short time, was a municipal police officer in Cottage City, Maryland. He was born on in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Bowie, Maryland. ![]() Lee is particularly known for over-the-top occult concepts and an accelerated treatment of erotic and/or morbid sexual imagery and visceral violence. ![]() While a number of Lee's projects have been optioned for film, only one has been made, HEADER, which was released on DVD to mixed reviews in June, 2009, by Synapse Films. He also publishes quite actively in the small-press/limited-edition hardcover market many of his books in this category have become collector's items. Several of his novels have sold translation rights to Germany, Greece, and Romania. Torso," and his short stories have appeared in over a dozen mass-market anthologies, including THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES OF 2000, Pocket's HOT BLOOD series, and the award-wining 999. He is a Bram Stoker award nominee for his story "Mr. ![]() Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.Įdward Lee is an American novelist specializing in the field of horror, and has authored 40 books, more than half of which have been published by mass-market New York paperback companies such as Leisure/Dorchester, Berkley, and Zebra/Kensington. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The book is quite hard to describe actually but the magic system is one of coolest I've ever read about, the plot follows a crew of 'uniquely talented' people who have a common goal, the characters have soo much depth, they aren't perfect and Sanderson really hooks you in. Mistborn: I just finished the second book in the series and I ADORED it. Also, the MC, Kaz, is essentially a criminal prodigy and the plot revolves around a heist, and it is quite dark, each of the characters have incredibly traumatising pasts. This book has become one of my all time favourites.There's a tv show based on this coming out later this year. ![]() I’m reading SoC without reading anything else and I understand it well -though the first 2 chapters might be a tiny bit hard with the new terminology. ![]() ![]() Warning this duology is after Grisha books but you don’t have to read the others (which are also fantasy) to understand this. All the characters are such badasses like I cannot express how much I ship these characters together.This book will make you cry. Six of crows (manipulative, morally grey, calculated characters with a messed up MC and the plot is fast paced with sooo many twists) I’m still not over certain things that happened in this book.Kaz Brekker is everything. Copied from my other recommendation posts: ![]() ![]() ![]() A Few Reviews:īeing a fan of Make Way for Ducklings, I was in search of other books by Robert McCloskey when I found this gem of a book. Read more about him here.īio from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. In longer works, he both wrote and illustrated Homer Price. His best-known work is another of the picture books, Make Way For Ducklings, set in Boston. Four of those eight books were set in Maine: Blueberries for Sal, One Morning in Maine, Time of Wonder, and Burt Dow, Deep-water Man. He both wrote and illustrated eight picture books and won two Caldecott Medals from the American Library Association recognizing the year’s best-illustrated picture book. John Robert McCloskey (Septem– June 30, 2003) was an American writer and illustrator of children’s books. The spell of rain, the gulls and a foggy morning, the excitement of sailing, the quiet of the night, the sudden terror of a hurricane, and, in the end, the peace of the island as the family packs up to leave are shown in poetic language and vibrant, evocative pictures. ![]() So begins this classic story of one summer on a Maine island. “Out on the islands that poke their rocky shores above the waters of Penobscot Bay, you can watch the time of the world go by, from minute to minute, hour to hour, from day to day. Winner of the Caldecott Medal! For fans of One Morning in Maine and Blueberries for Sal, and Make way for Ducklings. ![]() ![]() Instructions for a Broken Heart by Kim Culbertson Pizza, Love, and Other Stuff That Made Me Famous by Kathryn Williams Note: I’m defining hidden gem as a book that I don’t remember hearing much about when it came out, or a book that is so backlisted that nobody is really talking about it anymore. And I couldn’t pick just 10, so here’s twelve for you! I keep holding out hope, though, and I continue trying books and adding them to my TBR because of hidden gems like these that I’ve loved over the years. ![]() I don’t know if it’s because I’m getting older and not relating as easily as I used to, or if trends in the genre are shifting and I’m just not as happy with the new direction? I’m not sure. I’ve been having a lot of trouble with contemporary YA right now. ![]() Top Ten Tuesday is hosted over at the other blog I write for, The Broke and the Bookish. ![]() ![]() ![]() As they embark on this journey together, Paulo and Karla explore a love affair that awakens them on every level and leads to choices and decisions that will set the course for their lives thereafter. , he tells the story of Paulo, a young, skinny Brazilian man with a goatee and long, flowing hair, who dreams of becoming a writer, and Karla, a Dutch woman in her twenties who has been waiting to find a companion to accompany her on the fabled hippie trail to Nepal.Īfter meeting each other in Amsterdam, she convinces Paulo to join her on a trip aboard the Magic Bus that travels from Amsterdam to Istanbul and across Central Asia to Kathmandu. Being the author of 30 books that have sold over 320 million copies in 170 countries, he has become one of the most widely read authors in the world today. A quest for inner truth.ĭrawing on the rich experience of his own life, bestselling author Paulo Coelho takes us back in time to relive the dreams of a generation that longed for peace. Paulo Coelho is the author of 'The Alchemist', he was born in 1947 in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ![]() ![]() ![]() Irene frowned and tilted her head to the side charmingly. Is it some kind of chest or something?” Sometimes the direct approach was the best one. Maggie started at the resemblance between them…she had only to look at her aunt to see what she would like in fifty odd years. ![]() Her hair was disheveled and there was a dirty smudge on her nose. ![]() Irene looked up absently from the photo album she was lost in. “Aunt Irene?” Maggie asked tentatively, brushing her dusty hands on her faded jeans. You can’t exactly bring up ghostly apparitions over the breakfast table. She’d never said anything to her aunt about it, obviously. The spring clean reminded her of the locked window seat in her room. ![]() She set a few things aside, unwilling to try them on but unwilling to give them away, and organized and catalogued everything else, filling several boxes with items Irene was ready to get rid of. The blue dress had been relegated to the farthest corner of her closet, tucked away from sight in its protective zipper bag. Irene told her she could have anything she wanted, but Maggie realized playing dress-up would only remind her of the blue dress and dancing with Johnny. She cleaned Irene’s house from top to bottom, discovering a few unbelievably cool things in the process: old vinyl records, a working record player, clothes and handbags and shoes that would make any little girl – or big girl - squeal with delight. Maggie spent most of Christmas vacation trying to be the best niece in the universe. ![]() ![]() ![]() He’s the author of No Plot? No Problem! and co-author of Ready, Set, Novel. He also teaches classes on writing and creativity through Stanford University’s Writer’s Studio. Chris now serves as a Board Member Emeritus for NaNoWriMo. The event includes more than 250,000 writers in ninety countries. What began as a local lark has grown into an international annual event that breaks loose perfectionist restraints and sparks the imagination of hundreds of thousands. ![]() The result? National Novel Writing Month, better known as NaNoWriMo. The goal? To write a 50,000-word novel in a month. In 1999 Chris Baty and nearly two dozen others set out on a writing odyssey, a month of literary abandon when word counts reigned supreme, when tight plotlines and punchy prose didn’t matter. ![]() ![]() ![]() He was nominated for the Prometheus Award for Best Novel for A. William Hertling is the author of six self-published books, including four techno thrillers in the Singularity series a middle-grade detective novel, The Case of the Wilted Broccoli and the guide Indie and Small Press Book Marketing. For some perspective I spoke with freelance editor Jessica Page Morrell, an author and writing instructor, and Jessica Glenn, founder and CEO of Mindbuck Media, a firm specializing in author publicity. We discussed his self-publishing experiences, how he found success in the process, and some of the mistakes he admits he made along the way. Hertling spent a month completing the initial draft of Avogadro Corp, the first novel in what would become his popular four-book Singularity series, which together have sold more than sixty thousand copies. ![]() ![]() But a lengthy conversation about artificial intelligence with a friend back in 2010 inspired William Hertling to write his first techno thriller-a move that would jump-start a successful career as a self-published author. To go from software programmer to successful novelist isn’t an obvious evolution, even for an experienced technology blogger. ![]() ![]() I spent about three years researching The Rebel Nun and material for two other novels from the same time period. ![]() ![]() What research did you undertake when writing The Rebel Nun? It turned into a bit of a rabbit hole, but when I came out, I had a story I was really proud of. What inspired you to write The Rebel Nun?Īs I was walking my dog one morning in the woods near my former home in Washington State, I was listening to a lecture from The Great Courses, and the professor’s brief mention of the rebellion at the Monastery of the Holy Cross whetted my curiosity. The Rebel Nun is my first historical novel, but I have more coming. Since retiring, I have written 12 novels. I have been writing for a living all my life, and it’s still the one thing I’d rather do with my time-other than reading, perhaps. I have had a few careers in my life, first “practicing” journalism for 20 years, including 12 at the Wall Street Journal another 20 years in corporate finance, a short stint in corporate philanthropy, and finally, semi-retirement as a hybrid publisher and novelist. ![]() To begin, can you please tell us a little about yourself and your writing? ![]() Hello Marj and welcome to Passages to the Past! Thanks so much for stopping by today to talk about The Rebel Nun! ![]() ![]() ![]() is so well crafted that readers can easily picture Luce walking among the marshes and crumbling buildings.” “Twilight-style success could be in the cards for the fallen-angel saga.” “This epic romance is a perfect blend of mystery, intrigue, and celestial imagery with a beautiful, bittersweet ending.” “Readers will pine right alongside Luce.” “This series has delivered glorious settings, fast-paced action and a love that transcends death.” “This emotional roller coaster will have you turning the pages nonstop!” “Bloodsuckers are about to have some competition for the hearts of YA readers.” PRAISE FOR FALLEN, THE BESTSELLING SERIES BY LAUREN KATE Cast, New York Times bestselling author on Fallen He’s hiding something-something dangerous. What if Daniel’s version of the past isn’t actually true? What if Luce is really meant to be with someone else? Yet the more Luce learns, the more she suspects that Daniel hasn’t told her everything. Daniel hides Luce at Shoreline, a school on the rocky California coast with unusually gifted students: Nephilim, the offspring of fallen angels and humans.Īt Shoreline, Luce learns what the Shadows are, and how she can use them as windows to her previous lives. ![]() Just long enough to hunt down the Outcasts-immortals who want to kill Luce. That’s what it’s like for Luce to be apart from her fallen angel boyfriend, Daniel. It took them an eternity to find one another, but now he has told her he must go away. More than 3 million series copies in print! The second novel in the addictive and worldwide bestselling FALLEN series. ![]() |