![]() Lady Assassin tiptoes up behind me and plunges a big old kitchen knife deep into my left shoulder. I've got the water running full throttle because I'm Anthony Costello and I never do anything halfway. ![]() "The lady assassin approaches me from behind," I continued, "as I'm rinsing my mug. I wasn't going to let the department pin a murder on her-especially not when it was me who sent her to work for Costello in the first place. "As ticked off as I am right now?" Detective Heidi Haagen asked. I'm probably ticked off at having to do my own dishes." It's early in the morning, and either the help's asleep or they haven't arrived yet. "I'm Anthony Costello, accountant to the mob, nephew of top dog Vincent Costello. "Assume for a second that it was a female killer," I began. ![]() I took a coffee cup from the sink, started the faucet running. "LET'S KILL him again in slow motion," I said. ![]()
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![]() As it was in Ruined, the plot sticks mainly to the mystery, the horror, and the discovery. Speaking of development, for anyone whom this is a large focus, there are minor advancements in the relationship between Rebecca and Anton. It helps with character development and plot bulk. But the introduction of new characters like Raf, Phil, and Ling keep a lively feel to the socialization of the older characters like Anton and Aurelia. I find Rebecca to be a little cowardly, but that's what makes it very believable, because not all heroines are fearless. The rich history went even deeper and broader, expanding to well known history instead of pertaining to heritage of New Orleans alone. That was great! I live in Louisiana and I visit New Orleans very often, so it's great when you can read something and visualize its settings so vividly. ![]() ![]() WHAT THE FLIP?!!! I did not know she was writing a sequel to Ruined! Oh my freaking God, I am spazing out right now! I know the books arn't that long, but theyre so damn good! I need this book! ![]() ![]() As a storm rages and Willow’s emotions bubble to the surface, they suddenly take on a physical form, putting both girls in danger. Willow offers to help Pilu, and the two quickly become friends.īut the journey is long, and Pilu isn’t sure she’s ready to return home yet-which infuriates Willow, who’s determined to make up for her own mistakes by getting Pilu back safely. There, she meets Pilu, a lost tree spirit who can’t find her way back home-which turns out to be the magnolia grove Willow’s mom used to take her to. ![]() When her emotions get the better of her one day, she decides to run away into the woods. They’re calm and quiet, so different from her own turbulent emotions, which she keeps locked away. ![]() "Pilu of the Woods is a heartwarming tale full of natural wonder, with wise and lovely messages about coping with grief, facing your feelings, and learning to forgive yourself." - Katie O'Neill, Eisner Award-winning author of The Tea Dragon Societyįor fans of Hilda and the Troll comes PILU OF THE WOODS, a heartwarming and bittersweet story of friendship, loss, exploring complex emotions and finding your way home from debut creator Mai K. ![]() ![]() This glorious, dumbstruck, searing collection of poems - saturated with desperation and gratitude - includes a series of "portraits of the alcoholic": "With Home Invader and Housefly," "With Doubt and Kingfisher," "With Withdrawal." Akbar observes the granular texture of sobriety - the severity of its miracles and the range of its grace. It's a gripping story that feels simultaneously sadistic and illuminating.Ĭalling a Wolf a Wolf by Kaveh Akbar (2017). How can a book so unapologetically bleak also be so deeply compelling? With sentences like razors, Rhys makes the story of an alcoholic drinking herself to the brink of death impossible to turn away from. ![]() Good Morning, Midnight by Jean Rhys (1939). Don Gately is easily the most compelling fictional rehab house counselor you'll ever meet. ![]() I first read Infinite Jest when I was nine months sober, and found an unexpectedly poignant account of recovery where I'd been expecting mere intellectual virtuosity. Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace (1996). Ultimately, it took her to a Manhattan hospital where she died handcuffed to her bed. Instead, with her sharp eye trained on the racial politics of drug laws, she recounts the unrelenting toll of an addiction that took her to prison (where she tried to make moonshine from potato peelings). In her searing memoir, Holiday resists the ways other people turn her heroin addiction into something mythic or villainous. ![]() Lady Sings the Blues by Billie Holiday (1956). ![]() ![]() ![]() Her work inspires deep musings about love, wealth, and commitment, and embodies the best of the timeless fairy-tale aesthetic. ![]() Novik probes the edges between the everyday and the extraordinary, balancing moods of wonder and of inevitability. Secondary characters-a peasant boy, a duke’s daughter, a tsar-eventually become narrators, weaving interconnections that feel simultaneously intimate and mythic. Novik ( Uprooted) begins the story through the eyes of Miryem, a Jewish moneylender’s daughter, whose pride in her ability to wring payments from borrowers draws the demanding attention of the terrifying, otherworldly, and rules-bound Staryk, who are ruled by a wintry, gold-loving king. This gorgeous, complex, and magical novel, grounded in Germanic, Russian, and Jewish folklore but richly overlaid with a cohesive, creative story of its own, rises well above a mere modern re. ![]() ![]() ![]() Mehta can be both learned and obscure-at one point, he writes, “I chase plumbers, electricians, and carpenters like Werther chasing Lotte”-but also very funny. “Bombay,” he writes, “is the future of urban civilization on the planet.” He adds: “God help us.” From its birth as an entrepôt, the island city-its booster considering it the next Singapore, “relieved of having to bear the burden of this tiresome country,” Mother India-has swelled unimaginably the population in 2005 is expected to reach 27.5 million, and “by 2015, there will be more people living in Bombay than in all of Italy.” Much demand and little supply yields challenges-Mehta had to pay $3,000 a month for a so-so apartment-but at least, Indians say, no one starves in Bombay, which is why the place adds 500 residents every day of the year. ![]() An ambitious portrait of the megalopolis-one that, like its subject, contains worlds but is too big and too crowded for comfort.īombayite–turned–New Yorker Mehta, a writer of fiction and film scripts, returned to his native city for a two-year stint in 1998, and his experiences form the heart of this excited report. ![]() ![]() ![]() When this happened, the stage manager spotted young Charlie standing in the wings and led him on stage, where five-year-old Charlie began to sing a popular tune. Unfortunately, her singing voice had a tendency to break at unexpected moments. separated from Hannah to perform in New York City, Hannah then tried to resurrect her stage career. ![]() ![]() Charles Spencer Chaplin was born in Walworth, London, England on April 16, 1889, to Hannah Harriet Pedlingham (Hill) and Charles Chaplin, both music hall performers, who were married on June 22, 1885. He is most recognized as an icon of the silent film era, often associated with his popular character, the Little Tramp the man with the toothbrush mustache, bowler hat, bamboo cane, and a funny walk. Considered to be one of the most pivotal stars of the early days of Hollywood, Charlie Chaplin lived an interesting life both in his films and behind the camera. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s a classic cocktail that’s actually on the list of International Bartender Association’s IBA official cocktails. Where’s the name from from? Well, it’s thought to have been invented at Harry’s New York Bar in Paris and named after an American writer (Erskine Gwynne) who founded a monthly magazine in Paris called the Boulevardier. It’s a variation on the Negroni that swaps gin for whiskey. The Boulevardier is a classic cocktail that was invented in the 1920’s. ![]() Consider it an improvement! Here’s how to make it. In fact, Alex and I much prefer it to the Negroni. It’s essentially a Negroni made with whiskey instead of gin, and wow! The sweetness of the bourbon perfectly balances the flavor. The vibrant red color makes it stunning to look at. It’s smooth, rich, spicy, bitter, and warm all at once. Here’s our new favorite classic cocktail in our collection: the Boulevardier. The Boulevardier is a stunning classic cocktail! This easy three ingredient drink is the improved version of a Negroni, swapping gin for whiskey. ![]() ![]() ![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. “Masterfully crafted and impossible to put down, The Flight Portfolio offers a testament to the enduring power of art, and love, in any form.” - Entertainment Weekly His many clients included Hannah Arendt, Max Ernst, Marcel Duchamp, and Marc Chagall, and the race against time to save them is a tale of forbidden love, high-stakes adventure, and unimaginable courage. ![]() Instead, he stayed more than a year, working to procure false documents, amass emergency funds, and arrange journeys across Spain and Portugal, where the refugees would embark for safer ports. In 1940, Varian Fry traveled to Marseille carrying three thousand dollars and a list of imperiled artists and writers he hoped to help escape within a few weeks. “Bighearted, gorgeous, historical, suspenseful, everything you want a novel to be” (-Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Less), a new book inspired by the World War II story you've never heard-the real-life quest of an unlikely hero to save the lives and work of Europe’s great minds from the impending Holocaust ![]() ![]() NB All our estimates are based on business days and assume that shipping and delivery don't occur on holidays and weekends. 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