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You had me at hola alexis daria5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() After a messy public breakup, soap opera darling Jasmine Lin Rodriguez finds her face splashed across the tabloids. ![]() Leading Ladies do not end up on tabloid covers. RITA® Award Winning author Alexis Daria brings readers an unforgettable, hilarious rom-com set in the drama-filled world of telenovelas-perfect for fans of Jane the Virgin and The Kiss Quotient. You can read this before You Had Me at Hola (Primas of Power, #1) PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom. Here is a quick description and cover image of book You Had Me at Hola (Primas of Power, #1) written by Alexis Daria which was published in. Brief Summary of Book: You Had Me at Hola (Primas of Power, #1) by Alexis Daria ![]()
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The Last Question by Isaac Asimov5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Despite the changes in time, space, and characters, each of the stories share in common humanity’s relationship with a supercomputer called Multivac and its successors – every sub plot revolves around certain characters discussing the life span of the universe and then asking the Multivac computer whether entropy (destruction) of the universe can be reversed, which is a question it has insufficient data to answer until the very end. The short story is split into seven story arcs, with the first one beginning in 2061, and each one after progressing further and further into the future. Then, too, it has had the strangest effect on my readers…” ![]() This sort of thing endears any story to any writer. “Why is it my favourite? For one thing I got the idea all at once and didn’t have to fiddle with it and I wrote it in white-heat and scarcely had to change a word. The author himself even thought so, and in 1973 he said of it: The story was first published in the November 1956 issue of Science Fiction Quarterly, and is to this day considered by many to be his best work. The following short story, written by the famous science fiction author Isaac Asimov, is a gripping tale of Man and Machine’s evolution of consciousness, and their place in the infinite yet impermanent universe. ![]()
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Not Marked by Mary E. DeMuth5/29/2023 ![]() Platform is one way to have that, but it’s not the only way. What really sells books is that elusive word of mouth. And although we hear a lot about the importance of platform, I’m not fully convinced it sells books as much as we’re led to believe. As an author, I’m really worn out from building a platform, and it sometimes pushes me to burnout. Hear me: I understand how frustrating this is to read. The author’s relationships in real life matter too. I’m actually far more partial to an author’s email distribution list. You have to have a way to sell the books, and the first thing a publisher will ask is, “Will this book sell?” Now, I’m not tied to instagram numbers. This demonstrates to us that the author doesn’t yet grasp the business nature of publishing. My assistant says no if the platform numbers are low. Read on for all the reasons my assistant Christen and I turn down a project. But I said platform is not usually the reason I say NO. ![]() My response was that platform is a reality of publishing, and that if I want to make a living as a literary agent, I have to take on projects that have a strong potential to sell. ![]() In response to that, one writer asked me (politely!) why I have such a high threshold of platform numbers as I consider a client, and that their no was possibly based on the lack of those numbers. In my last post, I talked about nefarious publishing practices. She felt authors might be curious to look beyond the curtain of this agency and see the rationale behind the NO. My friend Rebecca suggested I write this post. ![]()
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Rainbow rowell eleanor and park5/29/2023 ![]() Their love is believable and thrilling, but it isn’t simple: Eleanor’s family is broke, and her stepfather abuses her mother. Adult author Rowell (Attachments), making her YA debut, has a gift for showing what Eleanor and Park, who tell the story in alternating segments, like and admire about each other. And slowly, tantalizingly, something more. When he realizes she’s reading his comics over his shoulder, a silent friendship is born. Too nice not to let her sit next to him, Park is alternately resentful and guilty for not being kinder to her. Tall, with bright red hair and a dress code all her own, she’s an instant target. ![]() ![]() Half-Korean sophomore Park Sheridan is getting through high school by lying low, listening to the Smiths (it’s 1986), reading Alan Moore’s Watchmen comics, never raising his hand in class, and avoiding the kids he grew up with. ![]()
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Craig alanson columbus day5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() In the end, Alanson chose to publish with Podium, a company that is nontraditional in another respect. Don’t get me wrong considering the market share of the big publishers, they have a hugely successful business model. “I don’t want the shelf space and cost of printing to dictate the length of my books, and I like to price my e-books below the cost of a paperback. “The focus on print in the traditional publishing space is problematic for me,” he says. The series has grown to 12 titles, with Breakaway, the latest installment from Alanson, publishing earlier this month and immediately debuting at #1 on Audible.Īlanson likes to have creative control over his stories, which is a big reason he’s taken an indie publishing route. The series charts the course of an intergalactic war between humans and a technologically advanced alien species called the Ruhar-and a second alien race that comes to assist Earth. ![]() His conclusion? “There is no way humanity could survive a real invasion,” he says, “not without a lot of outside help.” The question of who would step up to help humans on the receiving end of an alien attack would ultimately lead Alanson to write Columbus Day, the first installment in his Expeditionary Force series of humorous military sci-fi books. As a connoisseur of alien invasion movies, author Craig Alanson has given a lot of thought to the logistics of potential encounters between humans and extraterrestrials. ![]()
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The long way to a small and angry planet5/29/2023 ![]() Nothing’s too much to ask when it comes to brothers. “So as much as I love my present, and as nice as it is to get a thank you, I don’t need either of ’em. ![]() ![]() ![]() And even when you fight, it doesn’t matter so much, because they still have to say hi to you on your birthday, and by then, everybody’s forgotten about it, and you have cake together.” She nodded. They see you at your worst, and they don’t care. It is the first book in the Wayfarers series. They get who you are, and what you like, and they don’t care who you sleep with or what mistakes you make, because brothers aren’t mixed up in that part of your life. The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers is an adult science fiction novel, originally published on July 29, 2014. And I know married folks are supposed to be for life, too, but they’re not always. They say stupid things to each other and they ignore all their friends because they’re too busy staring, and they get jealous, and they have fights over dumb shit like who did the dishes last or why they can’t fold their fucking socks, and maybe the sex gets bad, or maybe they stop finding each other interesting, and then somebody bangs someone else, and everyone cries, and they see each other years later, and that person you once shared everything with is a total stranger you don’t even want to be around because it’s awkward. “And there’s nothing better than brothers. ![]()
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Lu legend series5/28/2023 ![]() ![]() Day served as a hero for the downtrodden masses in the slums, a filthy Hobbesian netherworld in which life is so nasty and brutish that a short life span can be seen as a blessing. “Legend” was a two-character collision: High-rise dweller June - a calculating, beautiful military prodigy who lost both of her parents while young - went hunting after Day, a good-natured street kid who happened to be the sinister government’s most wanted criminal. It has all the chivalry of “Robin Hood” and all the shine and grime of “Blade Runner.” While most of “The Hunger Games” takes place in a pseudo-pastoral setting, this series is decidedly set in an urban jungle. Her vision of a dystopian Los Angeles - which resembles Silver Lake transformed into what seems like oceanfront property by global warming - made it feel chillingly real, like any city dweller’s worst nightmare. ![]()
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Egyptology search for the tomb of osiris5/28/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() a gilded eye-of-Horus amulet with a "jewel" at the end a facsimile of the gilded mummy mask of King Tut a souvenir booklet showing how to read simple hieroglyphs a playable game of Senet - ancient Egyptian checkers - including board, pieces, original-style dice, and rules an extravagantly gilded cover, featuring a raised Horus hawk pendant with three encrusted gems Here are just a few of Egyptology'sspecial features: But luckily, her keen observations live on in the form of a lovingly kept journal, full of drawings, photographs, booklets, foldout maps, postcards, and many other intriguing samples. Alas, Miss Sands and crew soon vanished into the desert, never to be seen again. Who can resist the allure of ancient Egypt - and the thrill of uncovering mysteries that have lain hidden for thousands of years? Not the feisty Miss Emily Sands, who in 1926, four years after the discovery of King Tut's tomb, led an expedition up the Nile in search of the tomb of the god Osiris. Discover the wonders of ancient Egypt through a fascinating journal from a lost expedition - a treasure trove of fact and fantasy featuring a novelty element on every spread. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Did their mother’s murder hurt these children beyond repair? Have those terrible wounds, buried for decades, festered, and are they now about to erupt?Īs Chief Inspector Gamache works to uncover answers, his alarm grows when a letter written by a long-dead stonemason is discovered. ![]() Gamache and Beauvoir’s memories of that tragic case, the one that first brought them together, come rushing back. Now they’ve arrived in the village of Three Pines. The two were young children when their troubled mother was murdered, leaving them damaged, shattered. A young man and woman have reappeared in the Sûreté du Québec investigators’ lives after many years. Not everything lying dormant should reemerge.Īs the villagers prepare for a special celebration, Armand Gamache and Jean-Guy Beauvoir find themselves increasingly worried. But not everything buried should come alive again. It’s spring and Three Pines is reemerging after the harsh winter. Published by Macmillan Audio on November 29, 2022 ![]()
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Hilda stone forest5/28/2023 ![]() ![]() ONE OF TODAY'S PARENT'S 25 BEST KIDS' BOOKS FOR FALL 2016 ONE OF ALL THE WONDERS' BEST COMICS OF 2016 ONE OF Paste Magazine'S BEST KIDS COMICS OF 2016 ONE OF MENTAL FLOSS'S MOST INTERESTING COMICS OF 2016 ONE OF Slate'S 10 FAVORITE COMICS OF 2016 "In Hilda, Luke Pearson has created a truly odd and amazingly beautiful world-Stunningly personal and original. ![]() "Luke Pearson's Hilda stories are beloved in our house, and they will surely be enjoyed by audiences for many years to come." John Stanley's Little Lulu meets Miyazaki." "Luke Pearson is one of the best cartoonists working today. ".a charming, and surprisingly cozy, Nordic myth–inflected world full of trolls and giants and strange beasts." ![]() Hilda is now on Netflix! Season 1 is the WINNER of the BAFTA Children's Award for Best Animated Series 2019! Season 2 is out now! ![]() |