Annie Dillard, a practitioner of the literary epiphany, has become a representative of a neoromantic movement that combines the ecological interest of wilderness literature with the aesthetics of a highly stylized literature. This study of the Pulitzer prize-winning essayist considers her as wilderness philosopher, critic, and arch-romantic.
Everything's great for Harper Isabelle, the most popular girl in grade nine.
As with the best truth-telling, it gives language to a thirst we had forgotten, while also quenching it. This is a book about addiction, familial trauma, and gender—yes—but more so it is about living.
. . . The pages practically turn themselves.”—The Arizona Republic, on Dragonfly in Amber “Wonderful . . . This is escapist historical fiction at its best.”—San Antonio Express-News, on Drums of Autumn
You might be thinking that despite the mocking the suburbs receive from each generation, they seem to be doing just fine. ... Presumably, authenticity lay in the orgiastic, liberated irresponsibility of urban bohemia.[7] The suburbs ...
WINNER OF THE COMPTON CROOK AWARD • FINALIST FOR THE LOCUS AWARD • “Gorgeous writing, mind-bending world-building, razor-sharp social commentary, and a main character who demands your attention—and your allegiance.”—Rob Hart, ...
... out for Jonah Luks. It's early when I drive into the neighborhood, so everyone's still sleeping. Me, I'm wide awake to see all those Hokepe houses cast in blue like the light in a movie theater after the ... Space Between Trees: Chapter One.
A Recommended Summer Read from The Verge and io9 A Recommended June Read from Hello Giggles and Tor.com When the world ends, where will you go?
When I turn to face her, Lilith is standing in front of the portrait of Azrael, which blazes a violent red on the wall behind her. ... The sky burns red as roses suddenly, lit with a glow so much brighter than the furnace.
Through the lens of numerous examples across the globe and drawing on a compelling combination of research techniques including field and laboratory experiments, big data analysis, and small-scale interactions, this timely book provides a ...
As new friends help her to translate the archaic French, they uncover the story of Adeline Baillard, a young woman who lived centuries before—her faith condemned, her life endangered, her community decimated by the Huguenot persecution. ...