Personal interview with Cecilia Velástegui, author of Gathering the Indigo Maidens. The author reveals the meaning of “indigo maidens,” and what prompted her to write about human trafficking for sexual exploitation. The author urges book clubs to read this psychological thriller dealing with art theft and human trafficking. Learn about the book and its author, http://gatheringtheindigomaidens.com/ General fiction, historical fiction, Thriller, Suspense
Fleeing into a blizzard can be life threatening. When Melanie falls into an icy lake, the most unlikely person hears her call for help. Taking refuge in isolated cabin may prove to be more difficult than escaping an abusive relationship and an icy death, in The Blizzard. his daughter’s explanation, thereby leaving everyone convinced that Chet is dangerous. Learn more about this book: http://buytheblizzard.com Learn more about this author: http://martymartins.com YA, Christian Fiction
From Yann Martel, award-winning, bestselling author of Life of Pi, comes Beatrice and Virgil, a mesmerizing new novel that explores big questions about humanity—and poses enduring questions about life and art, truth and deception, responsibility and complicity. Beatrice and Virgil Yann Martel Book Trailer Fiction Novel Find out more about this author here http://www.yannmartel.com/
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From the best-selling author of Fun Home, Time magazine’s No. 1 Book of the Year, a brilliantly told graphic memoir of Alison Bechdel becoming the artist her mother wanted to be. Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home was a pop culture and literary phenomenon. Now, a second thrilling tale of filial sleuthery, this time about her mother: voracious reader, music lover, passionate amateur actor. Poignantly, hilariously, Bechdel embarks on a quest for answers concerning the mother-daughter gulf. Find out more about the author at http://dykestowatchoutfor.com/ find out more about the book at http://bit.ly/ComicDrama non-fiction, graphic novel, gay/lesbian
Celebrating life’s simplest but most essential values, packed with laughter and tears, this is a story of forgiveness and the power of love. You will never forget the special moment in time that is an An Amish Christmas. Learn more about this book and author: http://bit.ly/9hsCLy
Bared to You by Sylvia Day is the first in the Crossfire trilogy featuring Gideon and Eva, two wounded souls who come together in an explosion of lust and passion as intoxicating as it is devastating. Intensely romantic, darkly sensual and completely addictive, Bared to You will take you to the very limits of obsession – and beyond. http://bit.ly/LAfX6K Contemporaneity Romance
Basketball star Darius Jones has broken a lot of hearts. Most women have moved on, but one obsessed fan is determined to be the only woman in his life, even if it means getting rid of Darius’s mother, wife, and anyone else who threatens her position as Darius’s next wife. Learn about this book: http://bit.ly/aKHcqU Learn about this author: http://bit.ly/b9brcc African-American Fiction
Nearer Than Sky from acclaimed author T. Greenwood is a lush, evocative novel about the fascinating and frightening world of Munchausen syndrome by proxy, and into one woman’s search for healing. As she revisits her childhood, with its nightmares and lost innocence, she must reevaluate her adulthood choices, including her most precious relationships. Learn about the book here, http://bit.ly/nFTYrf Learn about this author here, http://bit.ly/oIyepZ General Fiction
California art collector and wealthy widow Paloma Zubiondo’s life shatters when she is extorted by human traffickers and art thieves. Their demand for a coveted Spanish Colonial painting in exchange for releasing a young Ecuadorian woman has connected Paloma to the indigo maidens past and present. Learn about the book and its author, http://bit.ly/pdyPd7 General fiction, historical fiction, Thriller, Suspense
This collection of nonfiction essays edited by award winning anthologist Vince Liaguno explores the archetype of the slasher film and traces its evolution from formula to franchise. From the inventive kills to the clever taglines, BUTCHER KNIVES AND BODY COUNTS celebrates the enduring formula, frights, and fun of slasher movies. Learn more about this book here, www.DarkScribePress.com and its author here, www.VinceLiaguno.com Thriller, Horror, Suspense
A juicy, incisive exploration of gossip in all its forms. From celebrity rumors to literary romans a clef, from personal sniping to political slander, by one our great essayists, David Brooks. Learn more about this book here, http://bit.ly/qg0Sx5 and its author here, http://bit.ly/rihGG4 Non-Fiction
An Extra-Ordinary Beginning, the debut novel by A.D. Winch about a new kind of superhero, is out now. Children and adults around the world who are tired of the stereotypical superhero – white adult male with his underpants outside his trousers – will find this story is for them.
Ursula and Eric are characters readers can relate to and whose super powers are within their reach. Ursula is originally from Africa and promises to be the first significant superhero for girls regardless of colour, nationality or race. In a genre in which girls are seen as side-kicks or sub-plots, along comes a female character who is central to an entire series of books. This is not to say that the internationally educated Eric is irrelevant. There are more than three million students being educated worldwide who now have a hero who shares their experience and can truly be described as a global citizen.
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