5/12/2023 0 Comments Sandman Absolute 1 by Neil Gaiman![]() ![]() 1 collects issues #1-20 of The Sandman and features completely new coloring, approved by the author on the first 18 issues, as well as a host of never-before-seen extra material including the complete original Sandman proposal, a gallery of character designs from Gaiman and the artists who originated the look of the Sandman, and the original script for the World Fantasy Award-winning THE SANDMAN #19, "A Midsummer Night's Dream," together with reproductions of the issue's original pencils by Charles Vess. ![]() ![]() The first of four beautifully designed slipcased volumes, The Absolute Sandman Vol. Now, DC Comics is proud to present this comics classic in an all-new Absolute Edition format. ![]() By the time it concluded in 1996, it had made significant contributions to the artistic maturity of comic books and become a pop culture phenomenon in its own right. The Sandman, written by New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman, was the most acclaimed comic book title of the 1990s.Ī rich blend of modern myth and dark fantasy in which contemporary fiction, historical drama and legend are seamlessly interwoven, The Sandman is also widely considered one of the most original and artistically ambitious series of the modern age. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Piety and propriety are difficult enough to maintain, but celibacy is the vow they make every minute of every day, with varying degrees of success. Tongues of Angels takes us behind the velvet ropes of the Catholic church, where secrecy and ceremony mask the daily struggle of priests grappling with their all-too-human emotions. Tongues of Angels is both sexy and spiritual." -Jordan Rosenfeld, author of Forged in Grace "Julia Park Tracey brings wicked honesty and scathingly hot nuance to this soulful novel with crackling prose, she seduces readers. Now back in print for the 10th Anniversary Edition, through Indie-Visible Ink. Based on a true story, Tongues of Angels is a canny, warm and surprisingly spiritual novel for our time. ![]() Tongues of Angels offers a peek behind the curtain of the priesthood, offering a funny, poignant look at Catholic angst and ambiguity. A Greek chorus of gossiping priests, and church politics riddled with suspicion and battling for souls, force Lawrence, Rob and Jessica to make choices they didn't intend. Rob's best friend, Lawrence, is a priest with an artistic temperament and trials of his own. The fourth in this lover's knot? God.įather Rob Souza faces the forbidden desire of his own heart when Jessica, victim of a brutal assault, comes for counseling. This edition is out of print.A Catholic priest with questions. ![]() ![]() ![]() Others, however, feel differently, causing friction within the community.įred, who has been trying to navigate her own feelings of displacement, ends up befriending a few refugees. ![]() Some people in town, like Luca, think it’s great and want to help. Soon after learning about the baby, Fred hears that the town will be taking in hundreds of refugees seeking safety from a war-torn Kosovo. According to Fred’s teacher, maps don’t always give the full picture of our history, but more and more it feels like Fred’s family is redrawing the line of their story. Her birth father was never in the picture, her mom died years ago, and her stepfather, Luca, is now expecting a baby with his new girlfriend. If you asked eleven-year-old Fred to draw a map of her family, it would be a bit confusing. "Timeless and beautiful, and it deserves to be read by people of all ages." -Printz Award-winning author Melina Marchetta ![]() Wolf Hollow meets The Thing About Jellyfish in Danielle Binks’s debut middle grade novel set in 1999, where a twelve-year-old girl grapples with the meaning of home and family amidst a refugee crisis that has divided her town. ![]() 5/11/2023 0 Comments The crown gilded bones![]() ![]() ![]() We forget that books require mental bandwidth. It took me years to understand that any kind of burnout or fatigue is the brain’s way of demanding we press pause and listen to it. Odd as it may sound, reading burnout serves a valuable, positive purpose. No matter how reading burnout takes shape in our lives, we inevitably must face the fact that our passion for reading doesn’t need to be approached as if we’re playing whack-a-mole with books. ![]() Every cell in our bodies is shouting that WE SHOULD BE READING. We miss it, we need it–and a severe case of FOMO settles into our bones. Our hands itch for a book and our minds long to delve into a satisfying tale. That’s what we tell ourselves, and what we imagine our community is thinking, even if they aren’t. Reading burnout has a way of creeping into our lives without a whisper of a warning, and at the most inconvenient of times, too! It’s invasive, exhausting, and a little confusing, especially when the desire to read is there, but the motivation to actually do the reading is not. ![]() 5/11/2023 0 Comments Emma mills first and then![]() ![]() This book really brought me back to my high school days. There wasn't really any technical stuff, just a lot of the plot revolved around what was happening on the field. I don't think this is a bad thing as someone who has no idea how football works, I was able to enjoy it immensely. Ezra, Cas, and Foster all play football and much of the story takes place on the sidelines of a game or in the aftermath of a game at school. Despite the basic storyline, this book was very interesting and didn't feel like just another high school drama.įirst and foremost, when the synopsis is comparing this book to Friday Night Lights, it isn't kidding. The plot also deals with Devon's cousin, Forster, who is staying with her family after the death of his father and shakes up the dynamic Devon has come to know. ![]() Enter new student, football star Ezra and you've got a story. The premise of the story is pretty typical, she's in love with her best friend, Cas, but he doesn't know it. The story follows high school senior, Devon. Last summer, I read Mills' second book This Adventure Ends and loved it so much I knew I needed to pick up her debut. ![]() 5/11/2023 0 Comments The bourne series books![]() ![]() ![]() Interestingly, the Jason Bourne series is one of the few that endures despite the original author’s passing. However, the character also has a long literary history. Many are aware of the antics of former CIA assassin Jason Bourne thanks to Matt Damon’s starring role in the Universal-produced films. How to get celebrity voices with text to speechįind new thrills with the best Jason Bourne books.Everything you need to know about text to speech on TikTok.Alternatives to Google Cloud Text to Speech.Text to speech tools to address ADHD challenges.How text to speech helps an Individualized Education Program.Text to speech for Disabled Students Allowance.AI Voice Over Convert your content into a voice over and download it as an.Voice Over Studio Create human-quality voice over for all your content.How To Win Friends And Influence People.The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.The Chronicles of Narnia Complete Audio. ![]() Audiobooks Provide a large catalog of audiobooks with high-quality narration.Mac app Listen everywhere on your computer.Android app Listen on the go on your Android device.iPhone & iPad app Listen on the go on your Apple devices.Chrome extension Listen to Google docs, web articles, Gmail, Twitter, and more.Online Listen and organize your files in your browser.Text-to-speech Listen to docs, articles, PDFs, email – anything you usually read. ![]() 5/11/2023 0 Comments Jessica cluess house of dragons![]() I’m just as obsessed with brilliant Vespir as I am with cocky Ajax. I’ve read other books with alternative POV chapters and have found myself slogging through one character’s chapters to get to another’s. Each of the main characters is complex and interesting, and it never feels like you’re spending more time with one of them. She easily handles an impossible task – in 448 pages, she deftly alternates between five point-of-view characters while also explaining an entire empire’s history and customs. ![]() You didn’t know you needed a book that’s The Hunger Games meets Game of Thrones? Well, you did, and Cluess has far exceeded that simple tagline. These five misfits tackle four challenges to see who will be the next emperor. ![]() A royal family’s dragon trainer, Vespir, is called to the challenge, and when her younger sibling is called instead of her, Hyperia does what she must to ensure she can compete. Younger siblings Emilia, Lucian, and Ajax find themselves thrown into the competition, one of them more prepared than the others. When the emperor dies, the eldest children of the five royal houses are typically called to compete for the title. House of Dragons, by Jessica Cluess, is a story told from five points of view. ![]() 5/10/2023 0 Comments Laid Out by Sidney Halston![]() ![]() ![]() For a fully synopsis, see this book’s Goodreads page. I received a free copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.Ī writer finds himself stranded in a small town where murders are happening and the town is blaming the waitress he’s fallen in love with. Trigger warning: This book contains themes of sexual abuse and pedophilia. So even though this wasn’t for me, I’m putting it out there for others who might want to pick it up. I wasn’t going to do a blog review on this book, but I decided that just because I didn’t like it doesn’t mean that someone else won’t. ![]() It’s rare that I come across a book that I have a hard time getting through, but sadly, they do happen. With as insane as the con gets, you’d think I wouldn’t have had time to read, but I needed at least one down night, and finishing this was how I spent it. I finished this book during Gencon, which my husband and I go to every year. ![]() 5/10/2023 0 Comments The last cuentista amazon![]() A Snake Falls to Earth was longlisted for the 2021 National Book Award. The Last Cuentista also received the Pura Belpré Award, which is presented to a Latinx writer whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latinx cultural experience.ĭarcie Little Badger’s novel, A Snake Falls to Earth, received a Newbery Honor, making her the first Native author to be recognized by the Newbery Award Committee. 2022 marks the 100th Anniversary of this prestigious honor. ![]() The Newbery Medal honors the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. HOBOKEN-Monday, January 24-Independent children’s book publisher Levine Querido (LQ), received 7 awards at ALA’s Youth Media Awards Ceremony including the John Newbery Medal for The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera. Lee Wind and Paul Zelinsky named a Sydney Taylor Picture Book Notable for Red and Green and Blue and White Batchelder Honor for The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas ![]() ![]() ![]() Indie publisher Levine Querido takes 7 awards in watershed moment at ALA Youth Media Awardsĭonna Barba Higuera wins the John Newbery Medal and Pura Belpré Award for The Last Cuentistaĭarcie Little Badger wins a Newbery Honor for A Snake Falls to Earth and an American Indian Youth Literature Honor for ElatsoeĮric Gansworth wins the American Indian Youth Literature Award for Apple (Skin to the Core)ĭavid Bowles, María García Esperón, and Amanda Mijangos bring Levine Querido a Mildred L. ![]() 5/10/2023 0 Comments Instinct jason hough![]() ![]() ![]() To save Silvertown, she must distinguish the truth from paranoia-fueled lies before she ends up losing her own instincts…and her life. It's almost as if the townsfolk are losing their survival instinct, one by one…Īs Whittaker digs deeper into her investigation, she uncovers a larger conspiracy with more twists and turns than a mountain road and danger around every corner. Officer Mary Whittaker is slowly acclimating to the daily weirdness of life here, but when the chief of police takes a leave of absence, she is left alone to confront a series of abnormal incidents-strange even by Silvertown standards.Īn "indoor kid" who abhors nature dies on a random midnight walkabout with no explanation.Ī hiker is found dead on a trail, smiling serenely after being mauled by a bear.Ī woman known for being a helicopter parent abandons her toddler twins without a second thought. ![]() Population 602 (for now).ĭespite its size, the small mountain town is home to more conspiracy theories than any other place in America. Hough dives headfirst into the world of thrillers with this "gripping…timely, and entertaining" (Kevin Hearne, New York Times bestselling author of the Iron Druid Chronicles) new tale. New York Times bestselling author Jason M. ![]() |