![]() ![]() James is a founding partner of Booktrust's Children's Reading Fund in the UK. Inspired by his own son who was a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of books specifically for young readers. James is passionate about encouraging children to read. Four crime-solving friends face off against a killer in San Francisco in the Women’s Murder Club novel that started James Patterson’s thrilling series. He lives in Florida with his wife and son. Condition: Used - Very Good Binding: Paperback ISBN 10: 0755349261 Quantity Available: 1. He is the author of some of the most popular series of the past two decades - the Alex Cross, Women's Murder Club, Detective Michael Bennett and Private novels - and he has written many other number one bestsellers including romance novels and stand-alone thrillers. Since winning the Edgar (TM) Award for Best First Novel with The Thomas Berryman Number, his books have sold in excess of 300 million copies worldwide and he has been the most borrowed author in UK libraries for the past eight years in a row. Critics' Opinion: Readers' Opinion: First Published: Mar 2001, 432 pages Paperback: Feb 2002, 480 pages Genres. ![]() Biography: James Patterson is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. ![]()
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![]() ![]() In her debut book, Knitting for Radical Self-Care, Harper offers tips and suggestions for carving out time for creativity, alongside beautiful patterns to try yourself. Brandi Harper aims to bring those challenges to the forefront and help you unearth the immense benefits that knitting has to offer. There’s a lot to be distracted by, and the path forward isn’t always clear. ![]() Each contribution that you make to the world through knitting is meaningful, but maybe you’ve slowed your commitment to this craft, or you can’t seem to find the time to be creative. There is no such thing as being kind-of a knitter-the wobbly scarves and that oversized sweater you tried to shrink all count too. From knitting expert Brandi Harper, a must-have pattern book for modern knitters, with essays on self-care and sourcing creativity ![]() ![]() ![]() Though it’s remembered for its groundbreakingly matter-of-fact treatment of menstruation, the book Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret is equally if not more concerned with the effects of this dual-faith household on its heroine’s evolving spirituality. These additions to the character of Margaret’s mother pull from elements of the author’s own life story: In the 1960s, Blume, too, was an unfulfilled stay-at-home mother in New Jersey, trying to find a way to express herself creatively while raising two children and keeping house for a working husband. In the film, as played by a never-better Rachel McAdams, Barbara Simon is a more ambitious and complex figure: an art teacher who gives up her job in Manhattan to move to the suburbs with her husband and daughter, unsuccessfully attempting to reinvent herself as a kitchen-bound PTA mom. In Blume’s novel, Margaret’s mother is a stay-at-home parent who paints a little as a hobby. With Margaret, she takes that skill to the next level of difficulty, adapting a property familiar to generations of readers-one that its author long resisted turning over for cinematic adaptation-and finding new things for us to love in it, while staying true to those we loved already. Writer-director Craig’s 2016 debut The Edge of Seventeen established her as a keenly observant chronicler of adolescence. ![]() ![]() Does she lose control because of the donor her mothers chose? The Science of Being Angry is a heartwarming story about what makes a family and what makes us who we are. ![]() A new unit on genetics in her science class makes Joey wonder if maybe the reason is genetic. The Science of Being Angry is a heartwarming story about what makes a family and what makes us who we are from an author whose works are highly praised for their presentation of and insights into the emotional lives of tweens. After an incident at Joey’s apartment building leads to her family’s eviction, Joey is desperate to figure out why she is so angry. nurture, gives Joey the idea of tracking down her sperm donor to find out if he also has anger management issues. Or the time jealousy made her push her (former) best friend (and crush), Layla, a little bit too hard. The Science of Being Angry Nicole Melleby (Author) rrp 12.99 Description From the acclaimed author of Hurricane Season, an unforgettable story about what. But sometimes she loses her temper and lashes out, like that time she threw a soccer ball-hard-at a boy in gym class and bruised his collarbone. She has two loving moms, a supportive older half brother, and, as a triplet, she’s never without company. ![]() From the acclaimed author of Hurricane Season, an unforgettable story about what makes a family, for fans of Hazel’s Theory of Evolution and Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() LES EDWARDS is an award-winning artist who has established himself as a stalwart of the Britishįantasy, horror and science fiction illustration scene in a career spanning more than thirty He has nearly 100 books to his credit, and has won numerous awards. STEPHEN JONES is one of Britain’s most acclaimed anthologists of horror and dark fantasy. – is known all over the world and forms the basis for countless books, movies, comics, Published during his lifetime was the privately printed Shadow Over Innsmouth (1936).įollowing his untimely death in 1937, Lovecraft’s work was initially kept in print byĪrkham House publishers and today his fiction – notably the influential Cthulhu Mythos ![]() A voluminous letter-writer, the only book of his fiction His tales of horror and the macabre did not see print professionally until the early 1920s, andĮven then the bulk of his work appeared in such pulp magazines as Weird Tales, along withĪ handful of hardcover anthologies. Who had an interest in astronomy, his early work was initially published in the amateur press. HOWARD PHILLIPS LOVECRAFT was born in Providence, Rhode Island, in 1890. Illustrated by Les Edwards From the End Material Edited with an Afterword by Stephen Jones and ![]() ![]() Relatable characters and a fast-paced story are hampered by a few missteps. Rose, a young woman who works at Gwen's brothel, was a witness to the plot, and now she's hunted by powerful forces on both sides. ![]() Royce cares deeply about Gwen DeLancey, a madam who has become collateral damage to an attempted coup. Refreshingly, rather than an urge for glory, it is concern for two lower-class women that leads them to get involved in some deadly court intrigue. Returning heroes Royce Melborn and Hadrian Blackwater are honorable thieves for hire. ![]() ![]() Sullivan's second Riyria Chronicles novel (after The Crown Tower) continues exploring events that set the stage for the Riyria Revelations series. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Her very existence haunts Prince Leopold, the Queen’s son, who is driven to know more about the mysterious mark that encircles her wrist. Rieker has secrets of his own, and Tiki is not all that she appears to be. Unbeknownst to Tiki, she is being watched-and protected-by Rieker, a fellow thief who suspects she is involved in the disappearance of the ring. With the ring missing, a rebel group of faeries hopes to break the treaty with dark magic and blood-Tiki’s blood. For the ring belongs to Queen Victoria, and it binds the rulers of England and the realm of Faerie to peace. One December night, Tiki steals a ring, and sets off a chain of events that could lead to all-out war with the Fey. Their only means of survival is by picking pockets. The year is 1871, and Tiki has been making a home for herself and her family of orphans in a deserted hideaway adjoining Charing Cross Station in central London. Debut novelist Kiki Hamilton takes readers from the gritty slums and glittering ballrooms of Victorian London to the beguiling but menacing Otherworld of the Fey in this spellbinding tale of romance, suspense, and danger. ![]() ![]() ![]() With that being said, I was frustrated that I couldn’t figure it out! DeBoard crafted her story so perfectly that she had me suspecting so many different characters, and it wasn’t until pages before “The Big Reveal” that I finally figured it out. ![]() I rarely call a novel a page-turner, but this book has definitely earned that label from me! I could not put it down! I desperately wanted to know the truth behind Stacy’s disappearance and I knew I wouldn’t be able to rest until I figured it out. Review: This was, perhaps, the first mystery that captivated me entirely and had me consistently intrigued. She is hoping the ordeal surrounding her family has passed and that her visit can be done peacefully, but old ghosts are hard to put to rest as new evidence comes to light and she works to clear her brother’s name and find the true perpetrator of the crime. Kirsten Hammarstrom is returning home to her small farm town for the first time in decades now that her father has passed. While never being officially convicted, the town’s ostracizing of the family made it unbearable to stay, so the children up and left with their mother, never to return… until now. Summary: When Kirsten was just nine years old, her older brother, Johnny, was the prime suspect in the disappearance of his girlfriend, Stacy Lemke. ![]() ![]() You've said that one of the ways that you were looking at this was through the lens of human trafficking, specifically because, obviously, you're Asian, and that is a huge issue there. GARCIA-NAVARRO: People with affinities in the book are treated very, very badly. ![]() So that makes her so immensely powerful, but also such a terrifying protagonist. ![]() So she has an affinity to blood, which means that she has a connection to people's blood, and she's able to wield it. So it's people with an affinity to certain elements, whether physical or metaphysical. In this fantasy world you've created, Ana is an Affinite. It's the story of an exiled princess named Ana with dangerous powers and an underworld rogue who join forces to save the kingdom from an evil system of corruption. ![]() It was written about in The New York Times, Slate, New York Magazine and The New Yorker. ![]() A Twitter storm ensues.Īmelie Wen Zhao is the author of "Blood Heir." After the online criticism of advance copies of her book, Zhao decided to hold off publishing her young adult fantasy epic. It gets snapped up for big bucks, but then there are some objections to how race is represented in your novel. Your wildest dreams come true, and there's a bidding war over your first book. ![]() ![]() ![]() The dreaded Wizard Howl, rumoured to suck the souls from innocent young girls or maybe eat their hearts, turns out to be far less evil than suspected, although with enough flaws to fill a (moving) castle. However, I’ve just finished Howl’s Moving Castle and finally understand what DWJ’s fans are going on about, because this book was utterly charming – funny, clever, warm-hearted and featuring some of the most endearing characters I’ve come across in children’s fantasy. Rowling realise that Diana Wynne Jones was the only British author ever allowed to write about orphans attending magic school?) ![]() This obliges them to not only promote her work assiduously, but also disparage anyone else who’s had the audacity to write children’s fantasy, especially if those writers manage to sell more books than their idol. I was also a bit put off by DWJ’s fans, some of whom display almost religious levels of devotion to her. I enjoyed Dogsbody, I thought Charmed Life was okay, I loathed Fire and Hemlock. I have had a mixed reaction to the novels of Diana Wynne Jones so far. ![]() |