A collection spanning the whole of Derek Walcott's celebrated, inimitable, essential career "He gives us more than himself or 'a world'; he gives us a sense of infinity embodied in the language." Alongside Joseph Brodsky's words of praise one might mention the more concrete honors that the renowned poet Derek Walcott has received: a MacArthur Fellowship; theQueen's Gold Medal for Poetry; the Nobel Prize in Literature.The Poetry of Derek Walcott 1948-2013 draws from every stage of the poet's storied career. Here are examples of his very earliest work, like "In My Eighteenth Year," published when the poet himself was still a teenager; his first widely celebrated verse, like "A Far Cry from Africa," which speaks of violence, of loyalties divided in one's very blood; his mature work, like "The Schooner Flight" from The Star-Apple Kingdom; and his late masterpieces, like the tender "Sixty Years After," from the 2010 collection... Views: 62
Thirteen Short Stories from Bold New YA Voices & Writing Advice from YA Icons Created by New York Times bestselling authors Emily X. R. Pan and Nova Ren Suma, Foreshadow is so much more than a short story collection. A trove of unforgettable fiction makes up the beating heart of this book, and the accompanying essays offer an ode to young adult literature, as well as practical advice to writers. Featured in print for the first time, the thirteen stories anthologized here were originally released via the buzzed-about online platform Foreshadow. Ranging from contemporary romance to mind-bending fantasy, the Foreshadow stories showcase underrepresented voices and highlight the beauty and power of YA fiction. Each piece is selected and introduced by a YA luminary, among them Gayle Forman, Laurie Halse Anderson, Jason Reynolds, and Sabaa Tahir. What makes these memorable stories tick? What sparked them? How do authors build a... Views: 62
Second in the Kurt Wallander series.On the Swedish coastline, two bodies, victims of grisly torture and cold execution, are discovered in a life raft. With no witnesses, no motives, and no crime scene, Detective Kurt Wallander is frustrated and uncertain he has the ability to solve a case as mysterious as it is heinous. But after the victims are traced to the Baltic state of Latvia, a country gripped by the upheaval of Soviet disintegration, Major Liepa of the Riga police takes over the investigation. Thinking his work done, Wallander slips into routine once more, until suddenly, he is called to Riga and plunged into an alien world where shadows are everywhere, everything is watched, and old regimes will do anything to stay alive. Views: 62
It is 1665, and all the signs and portents foretell that next year the Antichrist will appear and the world will come to an end. Antiquarian merchant and sage Balthasar sets out in search of a rare book that may bring salvation to a distraught world, a mysterious work entitled The Hundredth Name. In the course of his odyssey throughout the Mediterranean and beyond, Balthasar travels through countries in ruin, cities in flames, and stricken communities awaiting the Apocalypse. He encounters fear, falsehood, and disillusion, but he also discovers love at a time when he had given up all hope. Views: 62
A NOVEL OF LOVE AND LOSS FROM BESTSELLING AND PRIZEWINNING AUTHOR JOYCE CAROL OATESAmid a starkly beautiful but uncanny landscape in New Mexico, a married couple from Cambridge, MA takes residency at a distinguished academic institute. When the husband is stricken with a mysterious illness, misdiagnosed at first, their lives are uprooted and husband and wife each embarks upon a nightmare journey. At thirty-seven, Michaela faces the terrifying prospect of widowhood - and the loss of Gerard, whose identity has greatly shaped her own. In vividly depicted scenes of escalating suspense, Michaela cares desperately for Gerard in his final days as she comes to realize that her love for her husband, however fierce and selfless, is not enough to save him and that his death is beyond her comprehension. A love that refuses to be surrendered at death—is this the blessing of a unique married love, or a curse that must be exorcized? Part intimately... Views: 62
"She's one of my personal favorites." – Debbie Macomber Captured by Confederate spies to heal thier comrade, Yankee doctor Adam McClain realized the man in grey named "Nick" was actually a woman! Her beauty and bravery struck him to the core, and after a brief kiss, she helped him leave her life forever… Nichole never forgot the man who'd evoked powerful new feelings within her. And months later, she was sent to the Texas frontier to ask for his help once again. But could she also hope for love from this handsome Texan? Views: 62
The raging fury of war was ending. But their perilous passion had just begun… Hauntingly beautiful Perry McLain was desperate to escape the powerful Union Army captain who pursued her, seeking vengeance for her rebellion. Yet, her vow to save the handsome Hunter Kirkland plunged her deep into enemy territory… and into the tortuous flames of desire. To Hunter, weak with fever, she was nothing but an alluring dream visiting him in the darkness… a sultry vision he could embrace only in the heat of his own imagination. Yet the memory of her warm caresses, the urgent ecstasy of her closeness refused to fade in the morning light. He did not realize that underneath the dirt-caked, boyish clothes of his daytime companion was the body of the woman whose nighttime passion he craved… Views: 62
Sometimes love...can drive you
crazy.Adelaide Carmichael and Damien Allen couldn't be more
opposite.Adelaide's mother abandoned her when she was ten years old,
leaving her to be raised by her abusive and alcoholic father.Damien on
the other hand came from a wealthy family, was a local celebrity, and seemed to
have a bright future ahead of him.Despite their differences, Adelaide
and Damien were young, wild, and fiercely in love.And they had a
plan.They were going to run away.Be together forever.And
their plan was set in motion, until tragedy struck and for some reason, Adelaide
wound up in The Oakhill Institution for the insane.Adelaide has no idea
what she did to wind up at Oakhill, but she knows one thing for
sure...She wants out.And after Damien follows her there to aid
her in escaping, Adelaide slowly begins putting together the pieces of her
memory that are missing.And it doesn't take Adelaide long to figure out
that sometimes...That one true love never
dies.Excerpt~Shoving my feet off the side of the bed, new
surroundings burn my eyes. Tan plaster walls instead of thick white padded ones.
One oblong barred window. Two dressers. Two closets. Two beds.They've
moved me to a different room.A gentle squeaking noise bounces off the
walls and my eyes avert to my right. Oh crap. They put me in a room with a nut
job. They say I'm a nut job. But not like this. Not even
close.She rocks back and forth on her cot, knees to her chest, twisting
a piece of her wiry, red hair between her fingertips. Her freckled arms are
trembling. She sings with vibrato.I am slowly going crazy. One. Two.
Three. Four. Five. Six.Switch.Crazy going slowly am I. One. Two.
Three. Four. Five. Six.Switch.I think about screaming again. I
think about plugging my ears. Somebody turn her off. She lifts her head
slowly, a maddening look in her big, brown eyes, an eerie smile crawling across
her pale, freckled lips. “Shh,” she whispers. “They're coming for
us.”“Who's they?”She shakes her head and lets out a cackle laced
with the deepest kind of crazy. I think they put her in here with me purposely.
They're trying to break me. They think if they put me around truly insane people
that I'll accept my place here. Well...They are wrong ... Views: 62
Once in a lifetime, a writer puts it all together. This is James Patterson’s best book ever. Total For 36 years, James Patterson has written unputdownable, pulse-racing novels. Now, he has written a book that surpasses all of them. ZOO is the thriller he was born to write. World All over the world, brutal attacks are crippling entire cities. Jackson Oz, a young biologist, watches the escalating events with an increasing sense of dread. When he witnesses a coordinated lion ambush in Africa, the enormity of the violence to come becomes terrifyingly clear. Destruction With the help of ecologist Chloe Tousignant, Oz races to warn world leaders before it’s too late. The attacks are growing in ferocity, cunning, and planning, and soon there will be no place left for humans to hide. With wildly inventive imagination and white-knuckle suspense that rivals Stephen King at his very best, James Patterson’s ZOO is an epic, non-stop thrill-ride from “One of the best of the best.” ( TIME ) Views: 62
Good things do come in small packages in the latest book in Lilian Darcy's new miniseries, The Cherry Sisters! Independent Lee knew she had a cushy life in Aspen. A great job as a ski instructor, a luxury home (well, the caretaker's apartment, but it was right on the slopes). And a new fling with new coworker Mac Wheeler. He was handsome, athletic, sexy--the après-ski had just gotten a whole lot better! Only it was never meant to get serious. She's pregnant. Mac's baby, conceived at Christmas. Overnight, her plans change: she's moving back East to work at the family hotel with her sisters. But the real shock is...Mac has followed her. Yes, 1,700 miles, determined to be...what? Angry? Sure. Daddy? Guess so. Husband...? Who knew... Views: 62
