![]() ![]() ![]() is a space that is just as real as face-to-face space. “I’ve seen the absolute best and the absolute worst in race and racism in America on the web,” Oluo continued, “in ways that have had true-life consequences for me and for people I love. The cafe is not far from Oluo’s home in Shoreline, Washington, a city just north of Seattle. Oluo and I were talking this January, just before the global pandemic struck, at One Cup Coffee: a no-frills, “more than profit” coffee shop that shares a storefront with a church, and is just down the road from a methadone clinic. “…I don’t think there’s a more important space to be talking about it.” ![]() “A lot of people denigrate the value of talking about race and racism in technological spaces,” said Ijeoma Oluo, author of So You Want to Talk About Race, which has surged to the top of the New York Times best sellers list in paperback nonfiction, two and a half years after its initial January 2018 publication. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() In this sequel to her critically acclaimed first novel WHO GOT LIZ GARDNER, author Elizabeth Allen cleverly takes us back to the moment when Eric Alexander gets Liz. ![]() How do you handle all the crap after Happily Ever. Fears of old habits, pining ex-lovers, the discovery of an ill-fated dark family secret and even murder threaten to sabotage the happily ever after she's worked so hard for. Even though she feels healthy and balanced, her destructive patterns have their teeth deeply embedded into her ankles like a persistent rabid Chihuahua she can't shake off. Unfortunately, she soon learns that real life doesn't mimic fairy tales or chick flicks. She has lived an admittedly reckless and debauched life, all the while questioning, "Why does everything happen to me?" Enlightenment finally kicks in and Liz's forward path leads her directly to her soul mate. Books by Elizabeth A Allen: sort alphabetically, ![]() ![]() ![]() But the Grand Season has just begun and already Nina's debut has gone disastrously awry. They are the Beautiful Ones, Loisail's most notable socialites, and this spring is Nina's chance to join their ranks, courtesy of her well-connected cousin and his calculating wife. 'One of the most beautiful books I've read in a long time' MJ Rose, New York Times bestselling author of the Reincarnationalist series From the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic comes a sweeping Belle Epoque romance rich with love and betrayal, with more than a dash of magic. ![]() ![]() ![]() Let’s dive right in and discover how to become more confident!
![]() ![]() Tripping Arcadia follows med school dropout and poison nerd Helena as she’s hired to work for a rich family as the caretaker of their chronically ill son, a boy rumored to be addicted to alcohol and cruel as a viper. ![]() And, of course, I loved our relationship: our main character Lena’s with rich siblings Audrey and Jonathon in particular. Kit Mayquist’s writing is absolutely, entirely gorgeous, descriptive and vivid and dark, with each word carrying a certain weight. Sapphic characters and twisted, broken boys speckle this book like stars in the night sky-or, aptly, like the poisons dotting the pages of this book-and bring to life a world which I enjoyed and despised in equal measure. What can I say about it? An atmospheric debut, reminiscent of THE GREAT GATSBY, with raging parties and drugs and alcohol galore. ![]() ![]() ![]() Although Conor senses this and pleads with Sapphy to stay away from Ingo, he cannot get through to her. But Ingo is becoming a more dangerous place. There she makes new friends: Faro's powerful, wise teacher, Saldowr, the dolphins, a whale and even sharks. ![]() Unhappy in the world of Air, Sapphy finds herself increasingly drawn to the underwater world of Ingo and to her Mer friend, Faro. Ever since, Sapphy has felt withdrawn and restless she can't adjust to her new home and new life, and can't suppress the memories of her father and his mysterious disappearance. It's got me, like a cat with a bird in its claws." Sapphy, Conor and their mum have moved away from the cottage by the cove - away from the memories of their father, who disappeared two years ago - to the nearby town of St Pirans. I'm jolting, juddering, struggling in its grip, but I can't break away. The current is so strong that it crushes me. ![]() The world of Ingo is once again brought to life in Helen Dunmore's newest spellbinding sequel "The Tide Knot." "There's a current racing ahead, the colour of the darkest blue velvet. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Her second book Belabored, was published in 2020 by Bold Type Books. Her book God Land was published in 2019, through Indiana University Press. Lyz’s writing has appeared in the Huffington Post, The Washington Post, the Columbia Journalism Review, The New York Times, Pacific Standard, and others. ![]() She lives in New York City with her husband and son. She has hosted true crime podcasts for CBS and Investigation Discovery, and is the host of her own podcast Criminal Broads. ![]() Tori Telfer is the author of Lady Killers: Deadly Women Throughout History and Confident Women: Swindlers, Grifters, and Shapeshifters of the Feminine Persuasion. If you're not in Los Angeles, don't forget to support your local bookstore! This event is free, and we will have Confidence Women available for sale at the store. Why do we enjoy these rollicking tales so much, and forget the human cost so easily? Tori Telfer and Lyz Lenz will dive into the murky world of swindlers-turned-celebrities, and try to put the “anti” back in “antiheroine.” Hey! It's our first non-book club ZOOM event! We are proud to host house-fave TORI TELFER with her latest book, in conversation with special guest Lyz Lenz.įor con women, it’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt-but as a con-loving public, most of us stop at the “fun and games” part. ![]() ![]() ![]() is stratified not just by money but by history, lineage. But there’s a difference between ‘street people’ and ‘show people’. ![]() “When you think of L.A., you think of Hollywood. Having lived in Los Angeles for much of her life, Revoyr says she set A Student of History there for good reason. Revoyr, 49, who herself is Japanese-American, says she wrote A Student of History because “I wanted to have my own take on the American story of class that also deals with race.” And, she adds, since she is fascinated by history, she wanted to write a story in which she could incorporate the historical record into the storyline to emphasize the past’s continuing influence upon the present, just as she has done in her five previous novels. ![]() ![]() She can bend others to her will, a psychic talent she’s kept hidden since the brutal murder of her parents. The lines between charade and reality blur as a dark romance brews between two unlikely soulmates… Welcome to a world of cursed immortals, broken rules, and eternal love… I’m eagerly awaiting the next book in this fantastic new series.Īward Winning & Bestselling Series – Read the first three books NOW! Foss has crafted a world so rich and nuanced that the potential for new stories is almost limitless. ![]() Her journey from pet to powerful was breathtaking and I’m looking forward to seeing her appearances throughout the rest of this series. I adore Darius and Jace but its Juliet who captured my heart. This is the supernatural world I’ve been waiting for.Ī world where vampires, and lycans, rule and humans are the bottom of the food chain. Welcome to the future where the superior bloodlines make the rules. I’ll break her, train her, and use her to take down everyone who stands in my way. ![]() Twenty-two years of conditioning has crafted the perfect poison–a weapon my enemies won’t see coming. ![]() It is my duty to obey, to give my body and blood to a vampire master until he no longer has use for me. Once upon a time, humankind ruled the world while lycans and vampires lived in secret. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The freedom of the free, the growth of freedom experienced in the American Revolution depended more than we like to admit on the enslavement of more than 20 percent of us at that time. Morgan writes: Human relations among us still suffer from the former enslavement of a large portion of our predecessors. Virginians drafted not only the Declaration but also the Constitution and the Bill of Rights they were elected to the presidency of the United States under that Constitution for thirty-two of the first thirty-six years of its existence. Thomas Jefferson led them in declaring independence. George Washington led the Americans in battle against British oppression. About the Book Thoughtful, suggestive and highly readable.- New York Times Book Review Book Synopsis In the American Revolution, Virginians were the most eloquent spokesmen for freedom and quality. ![]() |