“The Head” follows a woman haunted by her own bodily waste. But in this unforgettable collection, translated by the acclaimed Anton Hur, Chung’s absurd, haunting universe could be our own. By turns thought-provoking and stomach-turning, here monsters take the shapes of furry woodland creatures and danger lurks in unexpected corners of everyday apartment buildings. “Like the work of Carmen Maria Machado and Aoko Matsuda, Chung’s stories are so wonderfully, blisteringly strange and powerful that it's almost impossible to put Cursed Bunny down.” ―Kelly Link, bestselling author of Get In TroubleĪ stunning, wildly original debut from a rising star of Korean literature-surreal, chilling fables that take on the patriarchy, capitalism, and the reign of big tech with absurdist humor and a (sometimes literal) biteįrom an author never before published in the United States, Cursed Bunny is unique and imaginative, blending horror, sci-fi, fairy tales, and speculative fiction into stories that defy categorization. "Cool, brilliantly demented K-horror-just the way I like it!" - Ed Park, author of Personal Days SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE AND WINNER OF A PEN/HEIM TRANSLATION GRANT
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There was a colossal mirror in his brain that reflected the hells of the Past and the grinning disillusions of the Future. He was the mystery of precocious and elemental genius. He abridged the agony of years he curtailed his Drama to a curtain-raiser he compressed life to a song and a curse. He was a boy who spurned his manhood before he had lived it. The fury of a Titan foiled of his heaven, the frenzied paroxysms of a star-traveling eagle trying to gnaw its way out of its cage of flesh and bone, the rage of Ixion as he picks up the stone that he is doomed to roll forever and hurls it with imprecations against the ramparts of the gods: that was Walter DeCasseres, who, in his eighteenth year, went with the same passionate hurry and joy to the Everlasting Sleep as Youth hurries to the breasts of Venus. He walked out of life with a gesture of sublime disdain that raised him to the shining summits of the Morning Star, where the souls of all child-gods go. He walked in the few years of his life with the Crazy Beauty which hallucinated the souls of Shelley, Keats, Poe, Blake and Heine. SUBLIMITY is that which transcends circumstance by an act of beauty or sacrifice. Highly recommend it!" - ***** Reader review "Every book in the series has you on the edge of your seat. History and fiction woven together in a memorising way and creating a real and vivid picture of life in Britain 2000 years ago. Plenty of development of the main characters from the first book, lots of suspense and page turning action." - ***** Reader review "Amazing writing, spellbinding, transporting. "One of the boldest of recent adventures in historical fiction.Scott celebrates the mystic matriarchy of the British tribe with lush lyricism and story-weaving panache." - INDEPENDENT "A cry for freedom cloaked in lyrical and sensitive prose." - OXFORD TIMES "Of the recent historical novels set in Roman times, this is the best one I've read." - MAIL ON SUNDAY "So well written and atmospheric that you are 'there' along with the characters. If you like Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden, you will love this second book in THE SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Manda Scott's epic retelling of the story of Britain's great warrior queen. Carter Beckett is NHLs resident bad boy, quite possibly the. Now, she's always excited for life's next greatest adventure.īecka enjoys writing swoon-worthy romance with lovable and relatable characters, loads of humor, and a healthy dose of drama on the way to a happily ever after. Consider Me is the first novel in the Playing for Keeps series and was released in 2022. It wasn't until the unexpected loss of her brother that Becka finally decided to put pen to paper and pursue her dream, because she knew life was too short to live it any other way. Growing up, Becka's ambition was to be able to create a dream world for readers to slip into, a place to escape and fall in love, much like the ones she so enjoyed getting lost in herself. She's also a new mama to a precious baby boy, and while she might be a bit biased, she definitely thinks he's the cutest thing in the whole entire world. Writer of books, teacher of tiny children, dog/cat/baby boy mama, super fan of dragging you through hell on the way to a happily ever after.īecka is an avid and passionate romance reader, writer, kindergarten teacher, and mom of too many four-legged furballs. Ī fabulous, heart-warming Second World War novel in Ellie Dean's bestselling Cliffehaven series (previously called the Beach View Boarding House series). And Sally is forced to work out where her true loyalties lie. Sally gets a job in a uniforms factory to help pay her way - and to pay for Ernie's expensive medicines - but then Florrie arrives in Cliffehaven, bringing disaster with her. When they arrive in Cliffehaven, they're taken to live at the Beach View Boarding House where they're welcomed by the open-hearted Reilly family headed up by warm, loving Peggy, and life begins to improve. Playing mother is nothing new for Sally - their real mother Florrie, a good-time girl, hasn't even come to the station to wave them off and Ernie, crippled at an early age by polio, is used to depending on his older sister. When sixteen-year-old Sally is evacuated to the English south coast, she is terrified by what lies ahead of her. All she knows are the sights and sounds of London's East End - but Sally swallows her tears as they leave the familiar landmarks behind, knowing that she has to be a Grown-Up Girl and play mother to her six-year-old brother Ernie. When sixteen-year-old Sally is evacuated to the English south coast, she is terrified by what lies ahead of her. THE FIRST CLIFFEHAVEN NOVEL BY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR ELLIE DEAN The "musical" love of her life is Sarah Brightman, who she tosses a mention of in every book she can. She is a huge fan of music, including musical theater. She is always adding to her ever-growing collection of swords and historic memorabilia. She enjoys spending time with her family, friends and her beloved cats. Their first feature film, Self Portrait – written, directed and co-produced by Kim – premiered in Denver in June of 2013. Kim has followed her dreams right into the film industry, writing screenplays for production companies in Los Angeles, as well as for her own production company, Asp Films with business partner, Kelly Neal. She was published for the first time at age 24 with her novel, First. Her love of writing began at age 9, and she wrote her first novel at age 12, wishing to follow in the footsteps of childhood idol, S.E. She is the Royal Academy of Bards 2005 Hall of Fame Author. She is also a very popular online author of many novels, novellas and short stories. Kim Pritekel is a published author living in Denver, Colorado. It also prevented my various aunts, uncles, and kitchen-sink cousins from feeling like they had to offer me temporary employment in their restaurant/butcher shop/legal practice/boutique. It was a summer job, and that kept Nonna off my back. The tips were worse, and the majority of my coworkers definitely left something to be desired, but c’est la vie, que sera sera, insert foreign language cliché of your choice here. But watching her, counting her breaths, you smile, because deep down, you know that she isn’t going to stop you.Īnd the one thing this so-called psychic won’t see coming is you. Maybe she’s everything she claims to be and more. That otherworldly glint she uses to convince people that she’s the real deal. No, it’s what’s behind those icy blues that brings the audience out in droves. Not the lashes, or the shape, or the way she doesn’t need eyeliner to give them the appearance of a cat’s. You think it’s her eyes-not the color: an icy, see-through blue. The only thing that is certain is that she’s special. Maybe this one will be the one who stops you. More sweet medieval romance by Jody Hedlund:įor a complete list of Jody's novels, visit her Amazon page or website - jodyhedlund. will make a solid addition to any YA romance collection." School Library Journal With the rebellion underway, can Cole forgive Izzy and find a way to save her from an unhappy marriage? Or will he and his peasant army be destroyed before he has the chance to fight for the people and the woman he loves? Entwined by Hedlund, Jody During a time when legends were born. When Izzy's true identity is revealed, Cole feels betrayed. But the longer she stays, the more he hopes she'll never leave. As the leader of an imminent uprising against the nobility, he tries to resist his growing feelings for Izzy to protect her from the dangerous life he's chosen. Rescued by a young peasant man, she hides her identity as a noblewoman for fear of reprisal from the peasants who are bitter and angry toward the nobility.Ĭole Warwick cannot turn his back on a person in need and soon finds himself falling for Izzy, the gentle and beautiful runaway who is mending in his cottage. While fleeing an arranged betrothal to a heartless lord, Lady Isabelle becomes injured and lost. Jody lives in central Michigan with her husband, five busy children, and five spoiled cats. She writes sweet historical romances with plenty of sizzle. A desperate noblewoman, a rebellious peasant, and a forbidden love. Jody Hedlund is the best-selling author of over forty books and is the winner of numerous awards. How do a writer and his family live with the threat of murder for more than nine years? How does he go on working? How does he fall in and out of love? How does despair shape his thoughts and actions, how and why does he stumble, how does he learn to fight back? In this remarkable memoir Rushdie tells that story for the first time the story of one of the crucial battles, in our time, for freedom of speech. He thought of writers he loved and combinations of their names then it came to him: Conrad and Chekhov - Joseph Anton. He was asked to choose an alias that the police could call him by. So begins the extraordinary story of how a writer was forced underground, moving from house to house, with the constant presence of an armed police protection team. His crime? To have written a novel called The Satanic Verses, which was accused of being "against Islam, the Prophet and the Quran." For the first time he heard the word fatwa. On February 14, 1989, Valentine's Day, Salman Rushdie was telephoned by a BBC journalist and told that he had been "sentenced to death" by the Ayatollah Khomeini. "I have great respect for the children who are looking at these books," says Craig. "I think Helen's illustrations have created such a magical world for Angelina," says Holabird. It's a fully-realized snapshot of village life. It's where Angelina goes to buy balloons on her birthday. Thimble's store in the village sells dresses, potatoes, cut glass and sweets. The china has patterns, the butter melts on the table, the sink is full of dishes. "So that I could move around and always get it right, because children are very sharp." The house - and the town, and the ballet studio - are incredibly detailed. "I made a plan of Angelina's cottage," Craig says. What's not simple, though, are her illustrations of Angelina's world. "In a small cottage without any running water. "I lived in a very small village in Essex," she says. Kids will notice if the drawings don't make senseĪngelina Ballerina is set in in the village of Chipping Cheddar - all thatched cottages and winding roads - a look from the 1940s East of England, where Craig grew up. |