Guy and Laurice Butler, though her father passed away when she was a young girl. Octavia Estelle Butler was born in Pasadena, California, on June 22, 1947. Not only can we take Butler’s words at face value to understand her devotion to writing and her personality and beliefs, but we can also see the sharpness and incisiveness-even in this small sample paragraph-that characterizes her work. A pessimist if I’m not careful, a feminist, a Black, a former Baptist, an oil and water combination of ambition, laziness, insecurity, certainty, and drive.” I am also comfortably asocial, a hermit in the middle of Los Angeles. Her body of work, including such acclaimed novels as Kindred and Parable of the Sower, is lauded for its trenchant social commentary and continued pertinence well beyond its original publication.īutler’s self-penned author description in an early edition of Parable of the Sower gives us a great picture of the person she was: “Who am I? I am a forty-seven-year-old writer who can remember being a ten-year-old writer and who expects someday to be an eighty-year-old writer. Butler was a renowned Black author who wrote in, and arguably revolutionized, the science fiction genre.
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"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title. It has everything YA fiction needs to be captivating: mystery, tough women, annoyingly cute bad boys, sarcasm, and humor. “This is a great debut novel from a fantastic new Australian author. I frequently laughed aloud while reading Frankie.” ― Australian Book Review “A gritty, darkly witty debut.” ― Kirkus Reviews But no matter what she throws at you, you’ll want to keep rooting her on to the bitter end.” ― Morris Award Finalist Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock, author of The Smell of Other People's Houses Spoiler alert: it may be with a welding gun or the collected works of Shakespeare. “ Frankie will make you laugh till it hurts and then she’ll break your heart. “Frankie's a great, gutsy character, full of heart.” ― Printz Award winner Melina Marchetta, author of Jellicoe Road and Saving Francesca Bestselling author of All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven calls emerging talent Shivaun Plozza’s charming and romantic second YA novel, Tin Heart, “from cover to cover swoon-worthy, moving, deep, and funny”When Marlowe gets a heart transplant and a. A powerful debut about a girl learning to love despite the dangers.” ― ALA Booklist “Readers will love Frankie for her courage, passion, and honesty as a narrator, and supporting characters are equally well-drawn. Winner of the 2017 Sisters in Crime Davitt Award (YA) Shortlisted for the Australian Children’s Book Council Book of the Year Award, the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award, and the 2017 Gold Inky Award But now she has no choice but to ally with classmate Ellery Finch, a Hinterland superfan who may have his own reasons for wanting to help her. Alice's only lead is the message her mother left behind: "Stay away from the Hazel Wood."Īlice has long steered clear of her grandmother’s cultish fans. But when Alice’s grandmother, the reclusive author of a cult-classic book of pitch-dark fairy tales, dies alone on her estate, the Hazel Wood, Alice learns how bad her luck can really get: Her mother is stolen away - by a figure who claims to come from the Hinterland, the cruel supernatural world where her grandmother's stories are set. Seventeen-year-old Alice and her mother have spent most of Alice’s life on the road, always a step ahead of the uncanny bad luck biting at their heels. This program includes a bonus novella, The Boy Who Didn't Come Home, set in the world of The Hazel Wood and narrated by James Fouhey. Welcome to The Hazel Wood - a fiercely stunning contemporary fantasy audiobook. HIGH-DEMAND: the buzz for this debut is deafening." ( Booklist starred review)įrom rising star Melissa Albert comes a fantastical story of mythic proportions. "Highly literary, occasionally surreal, and grounded by Alice's clipped, matter-of-fact voice, it's a dark story that readers will have trouble leaving behind. I obviously agree with what your take (you said it much better than I did), but ultimately I found compelling enough to finish it and read the sequels. Now I feel sorry I didn't read this book sooner and missed that great discussion. Maybe we get another book set a few years before, and we get to see him redeem himself and find the wife he mentions in TBH? He could give Adrian a run for his money, he's like a darker, brooding version of Adrian. I did have some minor issues with it, but overall it was fantastic.ĭo you think the next book is going to be Pax's? I feel like TBH ends Adrian's story, but not the whole series. That book was a bit what this one could have been, because Justine and Annique had many things in common. They do get better and the emotional payoff in TBH was fantastic. I've already read the other books, I did it in the time between finishing this one and posting the review. Or maybe Annique and Adrian where so larger than life that it was impossible for him to shine. I agree that Grey was sort of generic and just a bunch of heroic qualities put together in order to fit the mold of a Romance hero, but no real personality. In a way, I was sad to see her overcome them, especially in such a serendipitous way. Before that, she was more conscious, and I think the circumstances you allude to are the reason why. Honestly, I thought she becomes particularly reckless after the middle mark. She was class president for six years straight, a cheerleader and voted “Most Likely to Succeed.”įun fact: Lewis isn’t the first notable to come from that small town in the Show Me State. Congresswoman Maxine Waters and comedian, Dick Gregory both hail from Kinloch. As a child and into her high school days, Lewis shined and was a natural leader. Although her family struggled to make ends meet, it never stifled her dream to make it big. As the baby of a seven-sibling family, Lewis described herself as being overlooked by her siblings, who coupled themselves off into groups of three, thus leaving her out. Jenifer Jeanette Lewis was born and raised in the small town of Kinloch, Missouri that bordered St. When Lewis released her memoir, The Mother of Black Hollywood, we couldn’t wait to get our hands on a copy to see what the actress had to say. She’s played on stages with some of greats and has honestly played everyone’s momma, from Tupac’s character in Poetic Justice and Tina Turner’s mother, Zelma Bullock, in What’s Love Got to Do With It to Ruby on ABC’s, black-ish. Actress, singer, diva and the Mother of Black Hollywood, Jenifer Lewis is a force to be reckoned with. That week in Japan will change their lives forever, well at least it changes Cleo’s. One night in Japan Dante and Cleo have sex, and they continue to do the dirty the whole time in Japan. Her brother finds a job with Dante.ĭante is a Dick, he doesn’t trust anyone, he’s selfish, and just Ruthless I needed a drink and for my boyfriend to tell I was loved after this book.Ĭleo is a sweet girl, she lost her dream to be a dancer and she can’t let go. I can’t even bag the book because, face it, if a book can bring those emotions out that is damn good writing. I kicked a flower pot over after reading one part. Now we all know I love an asshole, but Dante takes Asshole to new heights. I was disappointed, but not how you think. I worked through it because of the author. So, this book was blowing my goodreads up, so I took the plunge.Īt first, I didn’t know if I was going to finish this book because it was a bit long winded to begin with. If more than one action is required-as is the case with “Write an Article on How to Set Up GTD in Notion,” a project I’m running currently-move it to Projects. If an item is actionable and will not take two minutes or less to complete, move it to Next Actions. One quick win is if an item is actionable and will take two minutes or less to complete, do it immediately. Then, once a week, review and process your inbox. The Inbox is where you capture and collect everything that has your attention, including articles you want to write, purchases you’re considering, projects you might pursue someday, and everything in between.Īnytime you have an idea-add it here. However, my template is available for free as part of my course, Getting Things Done with Notion. I’m regularly updating my setup based on new Notion feature releases so I’ve chosen not to make it available here. Note: I’ve been asked if I can make my template available. Fast-paced and heartwarming, this story captures the essence of familial duty through a warm family dynamic and a child protagonist with genuine agency. Considering her family legacy, Shenice struggles to maintain her focus as captain while following Jack’s clues to clear JonJon’s name. When Shenice meets her great-uncle Jack, JonJon’s brother, in an assisted living facility, she learns that her great-grandfather was almost one of the first Black MLB players-until he was kicked out of the league for a theft that Jack insists JonJon was framed for. Now captain of the Fulton Firebirds, the first all-Black team in Georgia’s Dixie Youth Softball Association, her goal is to lead her team to the championship and send a message that “girls like us do belong on the field.” When that goal sees a setback, Shenice’s father gives her Great-Grampy JonJon’s mitt “as a reminder of what’s in you.” But the item that truly captures her attention in JonJon’s off-limits trunk is his leather journal-and his story. Nic lives in Atlanta with her adorable little family. Twelve-year-old Shenice “Lightning” Lockwood has been playing “base-related ball” her whole life-just like her father, grandfather, and great-grandfather before her. Nic spent several years on the softball field as a kid, and her YA book Fast Pitch grew out of her love of the sport and the movie The Sandlot, and her desire to see more Black female athletes represented on the field and on the page. Black girl magic hits a home run in Stone’s (Clean Getaway) latest novel. Though she goes into detail about the unstable upbringing, it’s still in this upbeat, comedic tone. She talks about her father, who was an alcoholic who would go missing days at a time and when he was home would bring illegal trouble into the home. Samantha doesn’t mention her late mother as much, but she mentions her late father a lot. It’s like they’re constantly at war, and Samantha only got stuck with the cat because of her job at a veterinarian office. The cat, named Helen Keller, gives her trouble the entire time, but the dialogue she puts in the cat’s mouth is funny. The chapters that really stand out are the ones around her cat and her father. She goes from her childhood, including her troubled family background college, where she dropped out liking men then liking women adopting a sassy cat (probably similar to the cat on the cover) her irritable bowel syndrome (it does get gross) staying in the same assistant job for 15 years. The title is an ode to her telling you everything, and being comfortable with that. Samantha is from the Chicago area and still lives there, so the first chapter is about how she’s never leaving her hometown, with adding that she still sees an elementary school teacher when she gets coffee. “We Are Never Meeting in Real Life” by Samantha Irby is a hilarious collection of biographical essays that tell the craziest situations in the most verbose way. We Are Never Meeting In Real Life by Samantha Irby Lush and striking, hopeful and devastating, We Free the Stars is the masterful conclusion to the Sands of Arawiya duology by New York Times–bestselling author Hafsah Faizal. But time is running out, and if order is to be restored, drastic sacrifices will have to be made. In spite of everything, Zafira and Nasir find themselves falling into a love they can’t stand to lose. Zafira battles a very different darkness festering in her through her bond with the Jawarat-it hums with voices, pushing her to the brink of sanity and to the edge of a chaos she dares not unleash. He must learn to hone his power, to wield it against not only the Lion but his father as well, trapped under the Lion’s control. A New York Times bestseller The second book in the Sands of Arawiya duology by the masterful Hafsah Faizalthe follow-up to the smash New York Times bestselling novel We Hunt the Flame. But they are low on resources and allies alike, and the kingdom teems with fear of the Lion of the Night’s return.Īs the zumra plots to overthrow Arawiya’s darkest threat, Nasir fights to command the magic in his blood. Altair may be captive, but Zafira, Nasir, and Kifah are bound for Sultan’s Keep, determined to finish the plan Altair set in motion: restoring the hearts of the Sisters of Old to the minarets of each caliphate, finally bringing magic to all of Arawiya. The second book in the Sands of Arawiya duology by the masterful Hafsah Faizal-the follow-up to the smash New York Times bestselling novel We Hunt the Flame.ĭarkness surged in his veins. |