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Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2021.
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Description
Punch Me Up to the Gods introduces a powerful new talent in Brian Broome, whose early years growing up in Ohio as a dark-skinned Black boy harboring crushes on other boys propel forward this gorgeous, aching, and unforgettable debut. Brian’s recounting of his experiences—in all their cringe-worthy, hilarious, and heartbreaking glory—reveal a perpetual outsider awkwardly squirming to find his way in. Indiscriminate sex and escalating drug use...
51) Herman Melville
Author
Series
Twayne's United States authors volume 37
Publisher
Twayne Publishers
Description
A new appraisal of Melville based on recent research: his life, writings, and personal critical judgments. The author, a professor at Colorado State College, has been teaching and writing about Melville for more than 20 years.
Author
Series
Tennyson Hardwick series volume 1
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Description
Follows the adventures of Tennyson Hardwick, a handsome, sexy actor and former gigolo, living on the fringes of the good life in Hollywood. This story chronicles the redemption of a prodigal son, combining the glamour of Hollywood with the seedy hopelessness of the inner city. Tennyson struggles to hang on to his acting career and redeem his sex-for-pay history, which estranged him from his family--especially his father, a decorated LAPD captain who...
54) Stephen Crane
Author
Series
Twayne's United States authors volume 23
Publisher
Twayne Publishers
Description
A critical interpretation of Crane and his work.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
First edition.
Description
In 2009, "New York Times" bestselling author Eloisa James took a leap that many people dream about: she sold her house, took a sabbatical from her job as a Shakespeare professor, and moved her family to Paris. "Paris in Love: A Memoir" chronicles her joyful year in one of the most beautiful cities in the world. With no classes to teach, no committee meetings to attend, no lawn to mow or cars to park, Eloisa revels in the ordinary pleasures of life--discovering...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Description
"From Jung Yun, the critically-acclaimed author of Shelter, an unflinching portrayal of a woman trying to come to terms with the ghosts of her past and the tortured realities of a deeply divided America. Elinor Hanson, a forty-something former model, is struggling to reinvent herself as a freelance writer when she receives an unexpected assignment. Her mentor from grad school offers her a chance to write for a prestigious magazine about the Bakken...
60) Kingdom of souls
Author
Series
Kingdom of souls volume 1
Publisher
Harper Teen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Description
Born to a family of powerful witch doctors, Arrah yearns for magic of her own. But she fails to read the bones, fails to see the future, and fails to call upon the ancestors. With each passing year, her ambitious mother looks upon her with ever-growing disapproval. There is only one thing Arrah hasn't tried. Charlatans in the market trade years of their own lives for a taste of magic without knowing how many each ritual will take. That is a sacrifice...
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