![]() ![]() At 24, he published his second novel, Perfect Days (Companhia das Letras), which has been phenomenally successful: translation rights have been sold to 13 territories (USA, Canada, England, France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Germany, Turkey, Holland, Macau, Hong K Lawyer and writer Raphael Montes was born in 1990, in Rio de Janeiro. ![]() ![]() At the age of 20, he impressed critics and public alike with Roulette (Editora Benvirá), an action-packed crime novel that was a finalist in the 2010 Benvirá Literature Prize, the Brazilian National Library’s 2012 Machado de Assis Prize and the prestigious 2013 São Paulo Literature Prize, and has sold over 15 thousand copies. His short stories have been published in several mystery anthologies, as well as magazines. Lawyer and writer Raphael Montes was born in 1990, in Rio de Janeiro. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Muth’s brush is as sure as ever Stillwater’s big, blunt paws and hunched-over listening posture are irresistible, and Miss Whitaker’s delicate face and snow-white hair beautifully counterpoint the vignettes of youthful play. Is Japanese for “the whole” or “the entire,” as in “all of us together.”) A subplot featuring Koo, Stillwater’s nephew, drifts a bit he’s a cute little panda who punctuates the action with Zen-influenced haiku (and allows Muth another pun: “Hi, Koo!”). “Roots of words can teach you to spell”), and when Michael wins a red ribbon, the pictures show the whole group sharing his victory with their own red ribbons-the “Zen ties” of the title. ![]() She turns out to be a marvelous spelling coach (“Just like plants, words have roots,” she tells Michael. Stillwater’s inward eye sees through her anger to her fear and loneliness. This time, Michael faces a daunting spelling bee, and Stillwater, first seen wearing a necktie, introduces the three to Miss Whitaker, an elderly neighbor whose crabby outbursts have frightened them. ![]() ![]() Stillwater, the giant panda who taught Zen parables to siblings Karl, Addy and Michael in Zen Shorts,Ĭontinues to combine his slow-moving grace with genuine spiritual tranquility. ![]() ![]() Thus, given an unlimited amount of choices, we make none. In this way, we end up spending (as Thoreau put it) “the best part of one’s life earning money in order to enjoy a questionable liberty during the least valuable part of it.” We’d love to drop all and explore the world outside, we tell ourselves, but the time never seems right. Most of us, of course, have never taken such vows-but we choose to live like monks anyway, rooting ourselves to a home or a career and using the future as a kind of phony ritual that justifies the present. When the summertime came, they said to each other, “We will leave in the winter.” When the winter came, they said, “We will leave in the summer.” They went on like this for over fifty years, never once leaving the monastery or breaking their vows. ![]() ![]() So, to satiate their wanderlust, Theodore and Lucius learned to “mock their temptations” by relegating their travels to the future. Since they’d made vows of contemplation, however, this was not something they were allowed to do. In the tale, a couple of monks named Theodore and Lucius shared the acute desire to go out and see the world. “There’s a story that comes from the tradition of the Desert Fathers, an order of Christian monks who lived in the wastelands of Egypt about seventeen hundred years ago. ![]() ![]() ![]() In recent days we have witnesed the emergence of Black In Fashion Council founded by some of the top Black leaders in fashion to represent and secure the advancement of black individuals in this industry. ![]() The coverage reflects the options are endless and include luxury, beauty, essentials, books, and all the accouterment that makes life feel full. By now, all of your favorite fashion publications have included stories about Black-owned businesses to support. Choosing where you spend your money is a powerful act of resistance as it is an economical protest. A call to action has been made and as we see a shift in the fashion industry, known to protest a wide range of social issues, now is the first time we have seen such a heightened focus centered around black fashion and beauty brands. ![]() ![]() ![]() Published during the Nazi occupation of France, it went on sale without censorship or omission by the Propaganda-Staffel. The original French-language first edition of the novella was published on May 19, 1942, by Gallimard, under its original title it appeared in bookstores from that June but was restricted to an initial 4,400 copies, so few that it could not be a bestseller. Ĭamus completed the initial manuscript by May 1941, with revisions were suggested by André Malraux, Jean Paulhan, and Raymond Queneau and later adopted in the final version. ![]() The story is divided into two parts, presenting Meursault's first-person narrative before and after the killing. ![]() The first of Camus' novels published in his lifetime, the story follows Meursault, an indifferent settler in French Algeria, who, weeks after his mother's funeral, kills an unnamed Arab man in Algiers. The Stranger (French: L'Étranger ), also published in English as The Outsider, is a 1942 novella written by French author Albert Camus. ![]() ![]() ![]() But what should be a thrilling ride becomes weirder than anyone could have imagined when the train stalls at the mouth of a tunnel and an elegant woman in white offers to help the boy while away the hours by telling him stories. ![]() Tales of Terror from the Tunnel's Mouth Synopsisĭo you dare to read the Tales of Terror? A stunning and commercial new paperback package for this chilling collection of short stories, illustrated throughout by David Roberts and featuring a gloriously creepy new cover! A boy is put on a train by his stepmother to make his first journey on his own.
![]() ![]() His solution? He proposes fake dating to Nova. The booster club keeps shoving women at Ronan to keep him in town. ![]() Broke and desperate, Nova returns home to Blue Belle, Texas, where, by a cosmic twist of fate, her broody neighbor is none other than Ronan, the shiny new football coach everyone adores. But her hopes crash after an awful one-night stand.įast-forward two years. Scantily clad as a princess from a galaxy far, far away, she sneaks into a high-profile party to capture the attention of her favorite quarterback. When a mysterious girl shows up to his party, he feels drawn to her and makes her his…for one night.įormer beauty queen Nova Morgan is on a mission. But after losing his career and his fiancée in a car accident, he falls into a pit of grief and bad choices. ![]() Gorgeous, talented, and brilliant, NFL quarterback Ronan Smith has the world in his hands. Get Ready For → Small Town Romance, One-Night StandĪn NFL quarterback turned small-town coach gets sacked by a Texas beauty queen in this swoony, passionate romance from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills. Beauty and the Baller by Ilsa Madden-Mills ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "The only other thing more gratifying than an extraordinary read is being able to share that experience with others, and we're going to do just that by building the biggest, the most vibrant, the most stimulating book club on the planet." "For me there is nothing more thrilling than being transported by a brilliant book," she said. Almost a year after she signed a multi-year deal with Apple for original content, Winfrey introduced several new projects and "put a brief spotlight on a revamped version of her successful book club." Winfrey with Michelle Obama, author of the most recent Oprah Book Club pick.ĭuring Apple's "It's Showtime" event yesterday in Cupertino, Calif., Oprah Winfrey "was the last show biz personality to take the stage in the confab's section about the new AppleTV+ streaming service," Deadline reported. ![]() ![]() Robert lives in the south of Germany in a small village between the three Emperor Mountains. The helmet you see in the picture he does not wear because he is a cycling enthusiast, but to protect his literary skull in which a bone has been missing from birth. Becoming a storyteller, a writer, is what I've always wanted.”īesides writing and researching in dusty old archives, on the lookout for a mystery to put into his next story, Robert enjoys classical music and long walks in the country. And I've always loved the one as much as the other. “In Germany,” he says, “we use the same word for story and history. ![]() For the way he manages to make the past come alive, as if he himself lived as a medieval knight, his inventive fans have given him the nickname “Sir Rob.” All of his stories are characterized by his very own brand of humor that has gained him a diverse readership ranging from teenagers to retired grandmothers.įor Robert, becoming a writer followed naturally from his interest in history. Robert Thier is a German historian, lover of old books and award-winning writer, whose novels and stories encompass the historical, satirical, and fantastical. Rikkard Ambrose, cold-hearted billionaire and hero of the Storm and Silence series is without a doubt the richest and most powerful man of the British. ![]() ![]() ![]() Acutely aware that their trips are numbered and Grady would eventually head off to college, Sean wants to make every trip they have left together count. Sheriff Sean Oakley and his teenage son embark on their traditional father-son camping trip in the Georgia mountains. What is the worst that could happen to her? Get eaten by a bear? But not willing to back out of a challenge, she summons all her courage. ![]() Just the thought of all the dangers lurking in the wilderness makes her cringe. Even though she lived in Colorado most of her life, she has never been a happy camper and dreads traveling to the Georgia Blue Ridge Mountains. Morgan Winters can’t believe her publishing company is sending her on an immersion camping trip to breathe life into her next novel and save her writing career. ![]() |