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The interestings5/28/2023 It's the kind of way you speak to sort of develop your humor and your irony. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Wolitzer's other novels include The Position, about how the lives of four siblings are transformed when they accidentally discover that their parents have written a sex manual and The Ten-Year Nap, about a group of highly educated working women who gave up their careers to raise their children.Ĭlose overlay Buy Featured Book Title The Interestings Author Meg Wolitzer The Interestings - a novel about lifelong friendship tinged with jealousy - comes out in paperback in March. The novel follows them through middle age, as Jules continues to see her life as ordinary, while a couple of the friends she made at the camp continue to seem special, lit by the aura that talent and recognition bring. It's 1974, and the main character, Jules, a newcomer to the camp, is invited into a circle of 15- and 16-year-olds who nickname themselves - with knowing irony - The Interestings. Teen years are sort of a "rehearsal" for adulthood, author Meg Wolitzer tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross, and that's particularly true at the performing arts summer camp where her latest novel begins. Meg Wolitzer is the author of The Wife, The Position, The Ten-Year Nap and The Uncoupling.
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‘One of the best historical novelists around’ Sunday Times ‘This is historical crime fiction at its dazzling best’ Guardian ‘Effortlessly authentic?gripping?moving and believable. Sansom, or Hilary Mantel, you’ll love Andrew Taylor’ Peter James ‘One of the best historical crime writers today’ The Times If he makes a mistake, it could threaten the King himself? Praise for Andrew Taylor Marwood is sure Cat is innocent so determines to discover the true murderer. But the dead man is known to Marwood – as is the most likely culprit, Cat Lovett. James Marwood, a traitor’s son, is ordered to cover up the killing. The discovery of a body at the home of one of the highest courtiers in the land could therefore have catastrophic consequences. In the Court of Charles II, it’s a dangerous time to be alive – a wrong move may lead to disgrace, exile or death. Over 1 Million Andrew Taylor Novels Sold! Winner of The HWA Gold Crown 2020 From the No.1 bestselling author of The Ashes of London and The Fire Court comes the next book in the phenomenally successful series following James Marwood at the time of King Charles II.
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Inheritance shapiro5/28/2023 Who knows how long I kneeled there, staring into my own eyes. This wasn’t an exercise in the simple self-absorption of childhood. I would lock myself in the bathroom, climb onto the Formica counter, and get as close as possible to the mirror until I was nose to nose with my own reflection. When I was a girl I would sneak down the hall late at night once my parents were asleep. Guestĭani Shapiro, author of " Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love." ( From The Reading ListĮxcerpt from "Inheritance" by Dani Shapiro Author Dani Shapiro tells her story in the celebrated new book, “Inheritance.” She joins us. This show originally aired January 31, 2019.įind our buildout from this hour, featuring a partial transcription, here.Ī DNA test, taken on a whim, leads to a startling result and a big meditation on the meaning of ancestry and family. (Alex Schroeder/On Point) This article is more than 3 years old.
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Anna karenina vintage classic5/28/2023 VINTAGE CLASSICS RUSSIAN SERIES - sumptuous editions of the greatest books to come out of Russia during the most tumultuous period in its history. 'I've read and re-read this novel and every time I find another layer in the story' Philippa Gregory But her story is also about a search for meaning, and by twinning it with that of Levin, an awkward idealist whose happy marriage and domestic trials form the backdrop for a similar quest, Tolstoy creates a rich and complex masterpiece that has captured the imagination of readers for decades. 'One of the greatest love stories in world literature' Vladimir NabokovĪnna is a beautiful, intelligent woman whose passionate affair with the dashing Count Vronsky leads her to ruin. Anna Karenina (Vintage Classic Russians Series) Leo Tolstoy Paperback Summary 'One of the greatest love stories in world literature' Vladimir Nabokov Anna is a beautiful, intelligent woman whose passionate affair with the dashing Count Vronsky leads her to ruin. Her story is also about a search for meaning, and by twinning it with that of Levin, an awkward idealist whose happy marriage and domestic trials form the backdrop for a similar quest. Anna is a beautiful, intelligent woman whose passionate affair with the dashing Count Vronsky leads her to ruin.
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Fever season barbara hambly5/28/2023 As in previous January mysteries, race, power, religion and sex figure prominently in the dense and intricate plot, with an abundance of historical references packed into every chapter. Thrown into the volatile mix are a merciless police chief who hates Don Prospero and his immense wealth the young German valet who proclaimed Sefton his master's killer Generalissimo Santa Anna, whose approaching war with the "Texians" is financed by Don Prospero and a host of jealous and vindictive family members who are dependent upon Don Prospero for their finances and living arrangements. Don Prospero not only believes Sefton killed his son he expects the victim to confirm his murderer's identity when he returns during the Day of the Dead celebrations. They've received an urgent plea from friend and fellow musician Hannibal Sefton (introduced in 2001's Die Upon a Kiss), who's being held by rich madman Don Prospero de Castellón. In Hambly's seventh gripping, unsettling mystery to feature free black man Benjamin January (after 2002's Wet Grave), January and his bride, Rose, leave New Orleans for Mexico in 1835.
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The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells5/28/2023 A one-time member of the Fabian Society, Wells sought active change. He continued to openly have extra-marital liaisons, most famously with Margaret Sanger, and a ten-year relationship with the author Rebecca West, who had one of his two out-of-wedlock children. Although his second marriage was lasting and produced two sons, Wells was an unabashed advocate of free (as opposed to "indiscriminate") love. Wells created a mild scandal when he divorced his cousin to marry one of his best students, Amy Catherine Robbins. Moreau (1896), The Invisible Man (1897), and The War of the Worlds (1898). After marrying his cousin, Isabel, Wells began to supplement his teaching salary with short stories and freelance articles, then books, including The Time Machine (1895), The Island of Dr. Wells earned his bachelor of science and doctor of science degrees at the University of London. Wells earned a government scholarship in 1884, to study biology under Thomas Henry Huxley at the Normal School of Science. The headmaster of Midhurst Grammar School, where he had spent a year, arranged for him to return as an "usher," or student teacher. Young Wells received a spotty education, interrupted by several illnesses and family difficulties, and became a draper's apprentice as a teenager. Herbert George Wells was born to a working class family in Kent, England.
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Waterfall book lauren kate5/28/2023 Even after the death of her mother, Eureka locked her emotions inside and didn’t break down. At the same time, it kind of made sense to Eureka, her mother Diana had always forbidden Eureka to cry. Eureka was obviously astounded by this revelation (who wouldn’t be) and also a bit sceptical. So, in the rather dramatic conclusion to ‘Teardrop’, we discovered that our heroine Eureka’s ancestors were part of the ‘Tearline’ this means that Eureka has the power to raise the lost city of Atlantis, by flooding the earth with her tears. If you haven’t read ‘ Teardrop‘ the first book in this series by Lauren Kate, you may want to read that first, and stop reading this review, because there will be spoilers it was a long novel so I’m going to summarise the main plot points in preparation for the sequel.
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Wade in the water tracy k smith5/27/2023 Her latest collection ties the truths of America’s present to its fraught founding history. A professor of creative writing at Princeton and contributor to myriad anthologies and periodicals, Smith earned a fellowship with the Academy of American Poets. Her other work includes the celebrated poetry collections Duende, winner of the James Laughlin Award The Body’s Question, winner of the Cave Canem Poetry Prize and the memoir Ordinary Light, a finalist for the National Book Award. Art: Anna Bogatin, Tracy Longley-Cook, Matthew Shain, Will Steacy, Meg Madison. Smith is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Life on Mars, a “strange and beautiful” book of verse that “pulses with America’s adolescent crush on the impossible, on what waits beyond the edge of the universe” ( New York Times). Poetry: Rigoberto González, Jeff Gundy, Dilruba Ahmed, Carole Simmons Oles, Bradford Gray Telford, Jennifer K. The United States Poet Laureate, Tracy K.
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Ace of spades book genre5/27/2023 Can Devon and Chiamaka stop Aces before things become incredibly deadly? Shortly after the announcement is made, though, someone who goes by Aces begins using anonymous text messages to reveal secrets about the two of them that turn their lives upside down and threaten every aspect of their carefully planned futures.Īs Aces shows no sign of stopping, what seemed like a sick prank quickly turns into a dangerous game, with all the cards stacked against them. After all, not only does it look great on college applications, but it officially puts each of them in the running for valedictorian, too. When two Niveus Private Academy students, Devon Richards and Chiamaka Adebayo, are selected to be part of the elite school’s senior class prefects, it looks like their year is off to an amazing start. Gossip Girl meets Get Out in Ace of Spades, a YA contemporary thriller by debut author Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé about two students, Devon & Chiamaka, and their struggles against an anonymous bully.Īll you need to know is.
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If there’s one man who can suck all the joy out of Christmas-it’s my boss, Damon Wells. Those eight little words whispered in my ear by my boss were my undoing.Īnd what we did after he said them, most definitely landed me on Santa’s naughty list. “Sweetheart, I know exactly how to handle you.” It’ll take some winter magic to preserve their happiness and keep these rival neighbors together longer than one holiday season. And steaming up his new flannel sheets with Gideon. Soon Paul’s hanging lights, trimming trees, and rolling out cookies. Luckily, Gideon is there with a color-coded plan to save Christmas. But when his beloved younger brother announces an unexpected visit, Paul needs all the trimmings for a festive homecoming-and fast. Even if his spunky bowtie-clad neighbor does look perfect for unwrapping, Paul would prefer to hide away until December is done. Paul Frost has no intention of decking his halls or blazing any Yule logs. But this December, Gideon would be happy if he could just get the Scrooge-like Paul on board with the neighborhood holiday lights fundraiser. And he’s waited years for his hot, grumpy, silver fox neighbor, Paul, to need him. Need a cup of sugar? Spare folding chair? Extra batteries? He’s always ready to help. His grumpy neighbor needs some holiday sunshine… |