A viral video reveals a teen's dark family history, leaving him to reckon with his heritage, legacy, and identity in this fiery, conversation-starting novel.Eran Sharon knows nothing of his father except that he left when Eran was a baby. Now a senior in high school and living with his protective but tight-lipped mother, Eran is a passionate young man deeply interested in social justice and equality. When he learns that the Houston police have launched a program to increase traffic stops, Eran organizes a peaceful protest. But a heated moment at the protest goes viral, and a reporter connects the Sharon family to a tragedy fifteen years earlier — and asks if Eran is anything like his father, a supposed terrorist. Soon enough, Eran is wondering the same thing, especially when the people he's gone to school and temple with for years start to look at him differently. Timely, powerful, and full of nuance, Rafi Mittlefehldt's sophomore novel confronts the... Views: 641
Claim her or kill her? One could mean his demise, the other the end of creation.Epimetheus climbs out of the earth to an era he doesn't recognize and a human female that calls to every cell in his body.Wide-eyed Elpida could be another of Zeus' ploys to punish him for helping Prometheus give fire to the humans. He should heed the voice in his head, telling him to destroy the mortal or he'll never be free.But his heart insists Elpida is to be his. And there's that possibility that not bonding with her might cause Epimetheus' unravelling.There's only one right choice, and unless he makes it soon, the world will go down in flames. Views: 641
An incisive new collection of poetry on political and contemporary themesI'm made of murderers I'm madeOf nobodies and immigrants and the poor and a whole / Family the mother'sliver and her lungsIn The Gilded Auction Block, the acclaimed poet Shane McCrae considers the present moment in America on its own terms as well as for what it says about the American project and Americans themselves. In the book's four sections, McCrae alternately responds directly to Donald Trump and contextualizes him historically and personally, exploding the illusions of freedom of both black and white Americans. A moving, incisive, and frightening exploration of both the legacy and the current state of white supremacy in this country, The Gilded Auction Block is a book about the present that reaches into the past and stretches toward the future. Views: 641
Vilified by strangers, friendships aren’t Heidi’s forte. Unless it happens to be with a displaced polar bear.Hey, he’s a great listener!Alexei knows she’s his mate.But she refuses to date him.All he wants is a chance.And, as far as he can tell, there’s only one way to get it—as a Covert Bear. Views: 641
Jac Dubois never let her overbearing colonel father, or the issues with her cat, keep her from enjoying an adventurous life. She didn’t live in one place long enough to truly call it home and is looking forward to settling down in her new position at a Colorado mountain resort. All of her plans for the future change the second she meets Reese. He’s dominant, organized, and ex-military—everything she’s sworn to avoid in a male. Not to mention, he’s her mate.Wolf shifter Reese Reynolds has always been the one in charge, the one who takes care of everyone else. He’s traveled the world, served a tour for his country, all without ever finding his mate. He’s convinced that being alone is his destiny and throwing himself into the leadership role for his family’s business will have to be enough to satisfy him.At least that’s what he believes until the new photographer arrives and turns his well-ordered life into chaos. To make matters worse, she’s his mate, and totally convinced the great shifter matchmaker made a mistake.Can Reese persuade Jac to stay, or will her beliefs and a new threat to his family’s home keep them apart forever? Views: 641
