![]() ![]() ![]() Smith became that most surprising of things, a celebrity poet.Īt the church, where Ms. (The first was “Keep Moving,” released in 2020.) Somehow between the publication of “Good Bones” and now, Ms. 3 position for hardcover nonfiction, is actually the second book Ms. “You Could Make This Place Beautiful,” which just made its debut on The New York Times’s best-seller list in the No. Alert readers will recognize the title as a line from her viral 2016 poem “ Good Bones,” which became a social-media hit and then a wider cultural phenomenon, a “mantra of hope in hard times,” as Slate put it. Smith’s marriage - from her discovery of her husband’s affair to his decision to walk out - and how writing helped her survive it. The book, “You Could Make This Place Beautiful,” is about the collapse of Ms. The pews were crowded with admirers, many feverishly reading her new memoir even as they waited for her to speak. The American poet and writer Maggie Smith exudes a beatific warmth, so it seemed apt - a felicitous pairing of author and venue - that her recent book tour included an evening at a Brooklyn church. ![]()
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![]() ![]() She self publishes her historical and gothic stories. ![]() She writes thrillers for Harlequin Romantic Suspense/Mills and Boon Heroes and also writes paranormal romance. Social Media Links Website: JANE GODMAN is a 2019 Romantic Novelists’ Award and National Readers’ Choice Award winner and double Daphne du Maurier Award finalist. When she isn’t reading or writing romance, Jane enjoys cooking, spending time with her family, and enjoying the antics of her dogs, Gravy and Vera. Although she still gets the urge to travel, these days she tends to head for a Spanish beach, or a European city that is steeped in history. Jane was born in Scotland and, throughout her childhood, lived in Germany, Wales, Malta, South Africa, and England. JANE GODMAN is a 2019 Romantic Novelists’ Award and National Readers’ Choice Award winner and double Daphne du Maurier Award finalist. ![]() ![]() With knife in hand she checked every room of the cabin, which didn’t take long. And he was off fishing or chasing a rabbit in the forest, while she was being.haunted. The other reason was so they could spend time together. He knew she didn’t care for his hobby of ghost hunting, which was one reason they were in this little cabin tucked in the woods. “Harmony?” Maybe he was playing a little trick on her. ![]() Like this morning, her bathrobe had been draped at the foot of her bed, but she found the garment hanging neatly in the closet along with her husband’s and he hadn’t placed it there. She’d have dismissed her feelings as ridiculous if strange things didn’t keep happening. Nothing was in the area that she could see, but she felt something. Her heart raced and she sucked in a breath to steady her rapid pulse. ![]() She gripped the knife handle tighter and whirled, brandishing the blade in front of her. Breath, warm and a little wet, fluttered her hair.įloorboards creaked and something brushed her shoulder. She had the sensation of someone standing behind her. ![]() The hair at the nape of her neck lifted and Jade paused in chopping the stalk of celery for soup. ![]() ![]() ![]() Whiny little beta-boy 'heroes' who let the girls beat them up, and then wonder why the princess doesn't appreciate their awesome sensitive wonderfulness. Gritty urban fantasy heroines who cause most of their own problems, and then constantly bitch at the male love interest who has to save them. Especially if they have to use their brains and do some badass level grinding along the way.ĭislikes: Clueless idiot heroes who survive on pure luck and the bad guy's mistakes. Likes: Heroes who actually go out and solve their problems instead of sitting around whining about them. I'm just a middle-aged American guy, writing fanfics for fun after a long day at the bit mine. ![]() Dislikes: Clueless idiot heroes who survive on pure luck and the bad guy's mistakes. Especially if they have to use their brains and do some badass level grinding along the way. William Brown Narrated by: Guy Williams Series: Daniel Black, Book 3 Length: 14 hrs and 13 mins Release date: 08-22-16 Language: English 1,405 ratings Regular price: 21.70 Sample Perilous Waif Alice Long, Book 1 By: E. Likes: Heroes who actually go out and solve their problems instead of sitting around whining about them. Extermination Daniel Black, Book 3 By: E. ![]() ![]() ![]() Jason Carey, Angelica Sgouros (office manager for the Feminist Press), Gabrielle Korn and Terry Ferreira, keeping it cute. For those who have yet to pick up Bond’s memoir, recently released from the Feminist Press at CUNY, its philosophical treaties and bold recounting of Bond’s unceasing uniqueness should be considered essential reading, and not only for those interested in gender, LGBTQ rights, and performance.ġ. While reading from Tango: My Childhood, Backwards and in High Heels, on Sunday night at Le Poisson Rouge, Bond settled into a bar stool with a cocktail and reminisced about early experimentations with lipstick and boys as though swapping life stories in the wee hours of a friend’s living room. There is something about Justin Vivian Bond that is so wholly glamorous and personable that it’s hard not to fall in love. Feminist Press interns India Hoppen and Andrea Espinoza bask in Le Poisson Rouge’s red glow. ![]() |