Dec 06 2024
I missed the initial surge of excitement around Zoje Stage’s bestselling debut novel Baby Teeth, but was more than happy to take on the sequel, Dear Hanna, for the day job. In the latter novel, Hanna has grown up and gotten married to an older man with a teenage daughter. This pleases her: she doesn’t …
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Dec 05 2024
I go into lots of books blind nowadays, so I definitely wasn’t prepared for how powerful this book about surviving trauma and abuse would be. I was definitely lulled into a false sense of security by Nick Cross’ art, which deliberately hearkens back to animations of the early to mid 20th century, but that — …
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Dec 04 2024
containing recipes inspired by 37 cult TV series. If you’ve ever wanted to try out the recipes featured in your favorite TV shows but are a little leery of unnecessarily complicated instructions, then this is definitely the cookbook for you! Taking cues from over thirty different fantasy/sci-fi/horror/nerdy series (and Breaking Bad, which I guess fulfils …
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Dec 03 2024
subtitled Learning To Trust A New Crew. Pedro is a child who lives in a foster home. He doesn’t trust the other kids around him, but thaws to the dog whom he calls Parrot. Whenever someone human makes friendly overtures, however, he rebuffs them, claiming that he’s a pirate who sails alone. Alas for Pedro, …
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Dec 02 2024
Readers, I’m so excited to be able to share a new format of excerpt for you! I am, unfortunately, one of those unlucky people who has trouble concentrating on audiobooks and podcasts, but I know a ton of you appreciate the convenience of those mediums. So today, in addition to the usual printed excerpt, I …
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