![]() He also did a full spoiler Q&A about these preview chapters, which can be listened to on his YouTube channel.įor a chapter by chapter summary, see /Summary. On March 3, 2022, Brandon released the first five chapters along with some brief commentary, which can be read on his website and listened to on his YouTube channel. It is a cosmere novel set on a new world, with the "craziest worldbuilding" of the four secret projects. This was followed by a standard publishing release on April 4, 2023. It was released in January of that year as part of a Kickstarter Campaign. ![]() Tress of the Emerald Sea was the first of the secret projects released in 2023. Unlike other Hoid stories which tend towards more fanciful, Tress' adventures reflect real-world cosmere events that occurred, though the tale still includes artistic liberties added by Hoid as part of his storytelling style. ![]() ![]() It chronicles the journey of Tress as she travels the world of Lumar to rescue her beloved, Charlie, after he is kidnapped by the Sorceress. Tress of the Emerald Sea is a stand alone cosmere novel, told as an in-world story by Hoid. This page or section contains spoilers for Tress of the Emerald Sea! This information has the ability to potentially ruin elements of the plot for the reader. Proceed with caution if you have not read this book. ![]()
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![]() Williams charts the course that leads to our modern Equus-from the protohorse to the Dutch warmbloods, thoroughbreds, and miniature horses of the twenty-first century. ![]() Indeed, recent scientific breakthroughs regarding the social and cognitive capacities of the horse and its ability to adapt to changing ecosystems indicate that this animal is a major evolutionary triumph. Williams chronicles the 56-million-year journey of horses as she visits with horse experts around the world, revealing what our biological affinities and differences can tell us about the bond between horses and humans, and what our noble companion may think and feel. ![]() In The Horse, the journalist and equestrienne Wendy Williams brings that story brilliantly to life. ![]() Horses have a story to tell, one of resilience, sociability, and intelligence, and of partnership with human beings. The book horse-lovers have been waiting for ![]() ![]() ![]() The town is pitted against itself, and by the time the hysteria fades, 19 men and women are hanged, another pressed to death.īut what actually happened? Pulitzer Prize-winner Stacy Schiff's The Witches: Salem, 1692 steps back from more than three centuries of hyperbole and supposition, giving us our most complete account yet. Lacking other explanations-adolescent rebellion, maybe?-Satanic influence is suspected, and accusations of witchcraft soon fly like enchanted broomsticks. Everyone knows the story: The pre-teen daughters of the local minister are mysteriously overcome by convulsions, their uncontrollable screaming sending the superstitious community into fear and confusion. An Amazon Best Book of November 2015: In 1692, at the edge of the New England wilderness, an entire village went insane. ![]() ![]() Article contentĭefense attorney Jim Archibald countered that there was no evidence tying his client to the killings but plenty showing she was a loving, protective mother whose life took a sharp turn when she met her fifth husband, Chad Daybell, and fell for the “weird” apocalyptic religious claims of a cult leader. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. She was also convicted of grand theft as well as first-degree murder of the two children, a charge that indicates a more direct role in the crimes. Vallow Daybell was convicted of conspiring to commit the murders of 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow, 16-year-old Tylee Ryan, and Tammy Daybell. They resumed deliberations Friday morning and reached a verdict, which was announced shortly after noon. ![]() Jurors heard both stories Thursday during final arguments in the seven-week long trial, and deliberated for about four hours before breaking for the evening. Prosecutors in the case described Vallow Daybell as a power-hungry manipulator who would kill her two youngest children for money, while the defense team said she was normally protective mother who fell under the romantic sway of a wannabe cult leader. The next issue of Your Midday Sun will soon be in your inbox. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. ![]() Manage Print Subscription / Tax ReceiptĪ welcome email is on its way. ![]() ![]() At what cost to our lifestyles and our self-worth is our constant pursuit of low prices and almost instant delivery? What happens when we "sell our souls" to corporations? Is it OK to use any means necessary to break down those systems that may be causing us harm? A lot to take in, and sometimes the issues overpower the story. Is it the best I've read lately? Nah, but I did enjoy the story and was certainly left with food for thought. This is a good story with so many socially relevant implications, it's definitely worth the read. As new Cloud employees their paths cross. ![]() ![]() Zinnia is a "hacker for hire" whose business is to infiltrate companies and figure out their weaknesses. Cloud provides housing, food, and work for thousands (millions?) but at what cost? Paxton's business was destroyed, so he's now working for Cloud hoping for revenge. The Cloud has managed to control most (all?) of the business in an economy that has deteriorated so much that jobs with the company have become coveted positions. Set in the not too distant future, the story centers around a couple of employees of a tech/warehouse/online sales company that dominates the retail industry - think WalMart, Costco, and Amazon, combined. ![]() ![]() ![]() He has also been shortlisted for the Anthony Award in the USA, won Denmark's Palle Rosenkrantz Prize, the French Grand Prix du Roman Noir and the Deutscher Krimipreis. In 2004, Ian won America's celebrated Edgar Award for Resurrection Men. He is the recipient of four Crime Writers' Association Dagger Awards including the prestigious Diamond Dagger in 2005. ![]() Ian Rankin has been elected a Hawthornden Fellow, and is also a past winner of the Chandler-Fulbright Award. ![]() His first Rebus novel was published in 1987, and the Rebus books are now translated into thirty-six languages and are bestsellers worldwide. Born in the Kingdom of Fife in 1960, Ian Rankin graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1982, and then spent three years writing novels when he was supposed to be working towards a PhD in Scottish Literature. ![]() ![]() Siri Weber Feeney submitted Fatty in the Back Seat designed by Siri Weber Feeney. e-Book Cover Design Award Winner for November 2013 in Fiction ![]() Now, without any further ado, here are the winners of this month’s e-Book Cover Design Awards. Please leave a comment to let me know which are your favorites or, if you disagree, let me know why.Īlthough there is only winner in each category, other covers that were considered for the award or which stood out in some exemplary way, are indicated with a gold star: ★Īward winners and Gold-Starred covers also win the right to display our badges on their websites, so don’t forget to get your badge to get a little more attention for the work you’ve put into your book.Īlso please note that we are now linking winning covers to their sales page on Amazon or Smashwords. ![]() Remember that the aim of these posts is educational, and by submitting you are inviting comments, commendations, and constructive criticism. I’ve added comments ( JF: ) to many of the entries, but not all. This edition is for submissions during November, 2013.ġ7 covers in the Nonfiction category Comments, Award Winners, and Gold Stars Welcome to the e-Book Cover Design Awards. ![]() ![]() ![]() There’s also Smith, Shara’s longtime quarterback sweetheart, and Rory, Shara’s bad boy neighbor with a crush. On a furious hunt for answers, Chloe discovers she’s not the only one Shara kissed. Her only rival: prom queen Shara Wheeler, the principal’s perfect progeny.īut a month before graduation, Shara kisses Chloe and vanishes. The thing that’s kept her going: winning valedictorian. After her moms moved her from SoCal to Alabama for high school, she’s spent the past four years dodging gossipy classmates and a puritanical administration at Willowgrove Christian Academy. We hope they will help you find something new to watch, read, and listen to as well as tv shows, movies, books and podcasts to avoid completely! I Kissed Shara WheelerĬhloe Green is so close to winning. Note: Our reviews will contain just the basics – no spoilers. Let’s talk about I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston, a YA romantic comedy about chasing down what you want, only to find what you need. ![]() ![]() ![]() It also helps Laurence gain entrée to a group of rocket scientists who adopt him as an unofficial mascot. He finds it useful for avoiding bullies and boring dinner table conversations with parents. When she emerges, she’s lost the ability to understand the speech of animals: Her memory of the event becomes dreamlike but never completely recedes.Īt the same time, a boy named Laurence Armstead is developing his own precocious gifts - he invents a time machine that only propels him forward two seconds. The sparrow takes her to a tree that resembles Yggdrasil, the World Tree of ancient Norse myth, where she is asked the baffling Endless Question: “Is a tree red?” Before Patricia can answer, her father finds her and locks her in her room for a week. As a child, Patricia Delfine wanders off into the woods, comes across an injured sparrow and learns that she can talk to animals. “All the Birds in the Sky” begins as a somewhat conventional young adult novel. ![]() ![]() Less is lost (published in Spain by ADN), continues the adventures of Arthur Less, a gay novelist in his 50s who walks the fine line between feeling recognized and completely forgotten. More informationDave Eggers, the successful writer who does not want to sell on Amazon: "Spain is the most evolved society in the world" I do what I want and my agent gets angry." And I thought, well, winning the Pulitzer, doesn't that mean you can write whatever you want? I said to myself: 'Well, to the baton. ![]() ![]() "I was writing little things that I knew weren't going anywhere. After reading it, he issued a judgment on the other hand very literary laureate: "This is very bad." What he wanted, he finally admitted, was to return to Less, his previous novel, the fifth, a lyrical, pessimistic and plethoric work, about writing and growing old and being a gay man as he is. ![]() One afternoon in 2019, writer Sean Greer (Washington DC, 52 years old) sat down with the manuscript, of about 150 pages, of what was to be his new work after the award, about a car trip through the United States. ![]() The agent denies having opposed continuing that best-selling novel ("but he said it!" insists Greer), although the question is rather whether he ever had a choice. "When I won the Pulitzer, my agent told me: 'Now don't even think about doing a second part,'" recalls Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer winner for Less (2017) and, now, of the second part Less is lost. ![]() |