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What's the harm in a pseudonym? Bestselling sensation Juniper Song is not who she says she is, she didn't write the book she claims she wrote, and she is most certainly not Asian American--in this chilling and hilariously cutting novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author R. F. Kuang in the vein of White Ivy and The Other Black Girl. Authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars: same year at Yale, same debut year...
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"At a Texas county fair, amidst carousels and a bustling midway, children's book author Elle Portman is enjoying a rare night out with her favorite cowboy: her two-year-old son, Charlie. But just as they're about to head home, the unthinkable happens- a shooter opens fire into the crowd, causing widespread panic to erupt all around them. Also caught in the melee was corporate consultant Calder Hudson. Arrogant, self-centered, and high off his latest...
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Pippa Jones is a fortyish former literary sensation who fears she will be a one-hit wonder. After the follow-up book she was almost done writing, Podlusters, had to be tossed (it ended up sharing a plot and title with superstar author Ella Rankin's summer blockbuster!), she couldn't write a thing. Months of staring at a blank page made her confidence vanish like a one-night stand. When she finds out that she has only five days left to finish (or rather,...
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To overcome her writer's block, romance author Sophie Lyon, who's never been in love, reunites with her exes to learn why, getting some social media assistance from her reclusive landlord, a former teen heartthrob, and as they grow closer, she suggests a friends-with-benefits arrangement-what could possibly go wrong?
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"Dandelions on a Hillside" is a collection of poems about the simple, meaningful things in life that will take you back in time to childhood. It will leave you with the good feelings that love, nature, and the different seasons bring. It also touches on the depth of loss; written with tender thoughts and feelings. "Dandelions on a Hillside" has an overall sense of love of life, happiness and a hopeful outlook. At the end of the poems, there is a section...
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A JOURNEY OF HOPE is a selection of poems, written, and given to me, during the wee hours of the morning, as I am all alone and in the presence of the Lord. My alone time spent with him is inspirational as well as knowledgeable. I know that these poems are intended to bring comfort, peace, and deliverance to anyone bound by depression, obsession, confusion, and a need for true confession. My hope is that souls may be delivered from sin, and a true...
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Nina quiere suicidarse porque ya no soporta la vida tras la muerte de su hija Paula. Sus amigas, mujeres incomprendidas y rechazadas por la sociedad, intentan ayudarla, pero nada la puede convencer de lo contrario. "Ojalá los padres y los hijos vivieran para siempre. Pero eso no es posible y la gente que uno ama se muere y no nos queda más que ser valientes y hacernos pichí en la calle", dice Erika, la mujer que toca el timbre, mientras alguna...
8) As I Burn
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I'm a girlFull of fireFull of desireThis hungerIt's never fulfilledAs I Burn, explores that desire to mean more. To discover that piece of you. That you never knew was hiding. Ready to break out into the world and own those words that you've always held.Ella Rye brings that vulnerability, that many have grown to love. Giving you another chapter, another heartache. She's ready to rise above the ashes.
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Immerse yourself in the captivating world of "The Bindings: The Girl with Cerebral Palsy and the Experiences that Hold Me Together," an extraordinary book of poetry by April Williams. In this heartfelt collection, April, a self-taught poet with cerebral palsy and scoliosis, opens her soul and shares her remarkable journey through melodic, emotional, and profoundly touching verses.
Within the pages of this book, April's evocative words paint a vivid...
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Internationally acclaimed author Carolyn Gammon conjures a kind and unflinching portrait of her mother's dementia-ultimately revealing the love, joy and life which remain even as memory and past fade. Learning to speak in maybes-perhaps I told you? Were you there? and to let a mother direct memory as memory vanishes, Gammon threads a path through time, bringing us into the heart and heat of a mother-daughter relationship that is changing as each day...
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"you cannot know who you'll bewhen you will be so many differentversions of yourself in this lifetime.you cannot find the roadyou are craving, not yet.it's waiting for you to pave it."In her Letters to the Universe Series Goodreads Choice Nominated poet J.R. Rogue shares intimate poems written lovingly for her readers. Take a journey through the eyes of author and reader as Rogue shares a glimpse into the private task of writing poetry dedicated to...
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Este libro es mucho más que un conjunto de rimas. Además de estar dedicado a las mujeres que padecen y han padecido cáncer de cuello de útero, va dedicado a aquellas que necesiten sanar su alma.
Lejos de palabras sensacionalistas, la autora propone reflexionar sobre la incidencia de las emociones en los aspectos externos, teniendo en cuenta que la conciencia de empoderamiento es uno de los hilos conductores a la sanación. Por tal razón, este...
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Mi cabeza está en otra parte reúne una selección de todos los libros publicados por Damaris Calderón en Chile. El título de esta antología corresponde al título de uno de los poemas de Sílabas (2000).
El compromiso con la escritura por parte de Damaris Calderón no es otra cosa que la persistencia de sondear en el abismo; una especie de activismo del que no se hace alarde, pero del que se extrae toda la luz que puede caber en el poema...
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Dee was born in 1930 to a family in the grips of the Great Depression. This endowed her with a thriftiness and economy of living that carried her to better times. A creative soul, Dee longed to go to art school and was offered a full scholarship at Duke, but it wasn't meant to be. Her father forbade her from attending Duke, and she soon found herself married with a young baby girl.
Her creative spirit somehow survived all the demands of being a...
16) My Poetry Soul
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I have an unconditional love which I know was imparted to me from my mother and the demonstrated love she had for me and my siblings. My mother's journey caused her to observe many indifferences; she never changed, her love was unconditional. This book of poems is my way of sharing, through poetry, the love my mother gave to me. I may have been the different child out of the eleven children; not ever did she once make me feel I didn't matter. In this...
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You in Me chronicles my journey of healing, learning, and growth from the small Caribbean Island of Dominica to Canada and recognizes the many misunderstandings encountered along the way. Such misunderstandings could keep us perpetually stuck in limiting beliefs and prohibit our progression to a more productive and enjoyable life.When a change of course in life is desired in order to accommodate a more successful integration in a fast-developing...
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There's more going on in an athlete's head than the desire to win and it's time to bring these thoughts out of the shadows.
The path to success in athletics can feel taxing and never-ending. We often celebrate the tangible results but fail to recognize the internal mental struggle that comes with the journey.
The pressure to perform, unmet expectations, deteriorating self-esteem, and the mental health issues that arise haunt those involved...
20) Still Waters
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Rosa Lee Ranson took the initiative to write “Still Waters”, which is to express the heartfelt heart truth with real-life experiences through her own situations and circumstances to overcome them. Writing poems has made her realize self-improvement in herself in how she views life. Her intention is to encourage others by grace. Not a day goes by for her to just stop her dreams of writing poems for others to enjoy, imagery poems to touch the hearts...
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