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![]() He blames himself and thinks he could have saved her, while at the same time having visions of seeing someone who he believes is himself at random times. The story opens up with a man, Dylan, who is involved in a car accident where his wife tragically dies. You can check out more about Brain here on his own website. In 2005 his first novel Immoral won the Macavity Award for best first novel, and has been nominated for numerous other awards. He is most famous for his Jonathan Stride series he has also written novels in the Jason Bourne series. I don’t know why I do that but I have rarely been surprised or disappointed in my choice, anyways….īrian Freeman is an American writer from Minnesota. One thing I have noticed about almost every book I read is that I almost never read what the book is about. ![]() ![]() This usually gets my attention then couple that with some interesting cover art and I am sold. This one popped up on my Amazon feed a while back and had quite a lot of good reviews. ![]() ![]() ![]() It is edited by Margit Erb and Michael Parillo of the Saul Leiter Foundation, and is embellished with texts that describe how Leiter assembled his slide archive and how it is being catalogued and restored. This volume contains works discovered through this project-specifically, color photography from slides never before published or seen by the public. His studio in the East Village, where he lived from 1952 until his death in 2013, is now the home of the Saul Leiter Foundation, which has commenced a full-scale survey of his more than 80,000 works. 13 x 19 1/2 image on a 16 x 29 inch sheet gelatin silver print. ![]() 26, 2020 Be-Hold Yonkers, NY, US Muhammad Ali. Large gelatin silver print close-up Est: 1,200 - 2,000 View sold prices Jun. Silver print, the image measuring 9x13 1/2. Choosing to shoot in color when black and white was the norm, Leiter portrayed midcentury New York’s street life with a gorgeous painterliness that evoked the sensuality of his Abstract Expressionist contemporaries Rothko and Newman. SAUL LEITER (1923-2013) Man shaving with his reflection. ![]() Now firmly established as one of the world’s greatest photographers, Saul Leiter (1923–2013) was relatively little known until the 2006 publication of Saul Leiter: Early Color, when he was already in his eighties. Edited with text by Margit Erb, Michael ParilloĪ thrilling trove of newly discovered color works from the photographer celebrated for his pioneering painterly vision. ![]() ![]() ![]() Even as the sisters struggle to understand how their mother could abandon them, they keep alive the hope that she is fighting her way back to the daughters who adore her and who need her so desperately. With deep compassion and sparkling prose, Frances Greenslade’s mesmerizing debut takes us inside the extraordinary strength of these two girls as they are propelled from the quiet, natural freedom in which they were raised to a world they can’t begin to fathom. Then her worst fears come true: Not long after Maggie’s tenth birthday, their father is killed in a logging accident, and a few months later, their mother abruptly drops the girls at a neighbor’s house, promising to return. But at night, Maggie-a born worrier-would count the freckles on her father’s weathered arms, listening for the peal of her mother’s laughter in the kitchen, and never stop praying to keep them all safe from harm. ![]() ![]() Seasons in their tiny rustic home were peppered with wilderness hikes, building shelters from pine boughs and telling stories by the fire with their doting father and beautiful, adventurous mother. A gorgeous, poetic literary debut from award-winning author Frances Greenslade, Shelter is a brilliant coming-of-age story of two strong, brave sisters searching for their mother.įor sisters Maggie and Jenny growing up in the Pacific mountains in the early 1970s, life felt nearly perfect. ![]() ![]() ![]() The colors were chosen because they are opposites, yet both reference blood and the veins that carry it.”Īuthor Rin Chupeco adds, “I’ve always been fascinated with vampires from a very young age, from Carmilla and Bram Stoker’s Dracula and B-movies like the Monster Squad, to Anne Rice and Sookie Stackhouse and The Historian. Remy’s intentions are reflected in his eyes and scythe as he returns to his father in the castle where he grew up. They told Nerdist, “When coming up with ideas for the cover, I wanted to focus on the complex relationship Remy has between his upbringing and what he learns on his journey throughout the book. Kua took that into account with the cover. ![]() ![]() It sounds like Remy’s constantly balancing what other people want him to be. ![]() He’s the only son of the Duke of Valenbonne and a possible half- vampire. And today, Nerdist has the exclusive reveal of Silver Under Nightfall‘s bold and bloody cover.įeaturing art from Avery Kua, the cover focuses on Remy. If you’re into Castlevania, chances are high that Silver Under Nightfall falls right into your interests. Along the way, he finds unexpected allies and dangers. The author’s upcoming book follows Remy Pendergast as he investigates a terrifying new breed of vampire. Court intrigue, vampires, queer romance-Rin Chupeco’s Silver Under Nightfall has all of this and more. ![]() ![]() His most recent books include ZERO HISTORY and THE PERIPHERAL. In 1999 The Guardian praised him as 'probably the most important novelist of the past two decades'. His celebrated, much-awarded debut novel, Neuromancer (1984) announced him to the wider world, but it was the stories in Burning Chrome, the collection. Although best known for his early cyberpunk novels, Gibson's work has continued to evolve over the ensuing years, always casting an astute critical eye on modern societal trends. Gibson began writing in 1977 and burst upon the literary world with his acclaimed first novel, NEUROMANCER, the book that launched the cyberpunk generation, and the first novel to win the holy trinity of science fiction, the Hugo, Nebula and Philip K. Educated in the USA, he emigrated to Canada in 1968 and retains dual nationality. ![]() ![]() Detail map of Manhattan, New York, New York, United States Overview map. ![]() ![]() It opens with Mia Rosa, a not so typical troubled teen, as she is sent away to a reformer school, Dolor University, that is meant to straighten out kids with problems. It’s a dark, twisty novel that is filled with secrets that you wouldn’t dream of working within the pages of this novel, but in that magical way seem to line up perfectly. ![]() The spectrum of emotions that you feel going through the story will have you questioning your own sanity for a minute, and feeling as if you need to take a breather before moving on to something else. This emotionally charged story will have you captivated from the second you pick it up and make it nearly impossible to put down. Her writing comes off as if she’s been publishing books for years. ![]() Holy Crap! I can’t believe that Stay with Me is Nicole Fiorina’s debut novel. ![]() ![]() ![]() or is he keeping dangerous secrets about his true nature?Įmilia will be tested in every way as she seeks a series of magical objects that will unlock the clues of her past and the answers she craves. Can she even trust Wrath, her one-time ally in the mortal world. With back-stabbing princes, luxurious palaces, mysterious party invitations, and conflicting clues about who really killed her twin, Emilia finds herself more alone than ever before. After selling her soul to become Queen of the Wicked, Emilia travels to the Seven Circles with the enigmatic Prince of Wrath, where she's introduced to a seductive world of vice. The first rule in the court of the Wicked? Trust no one. Infinite deception with a side of revenge.Welcome to Hell. The Curse tetralogy is a horror series of four originally unconnected films that were retitled to be part of a supernatural franchise for the American home video market. even if that means accepting the hand of the Prince of Pride, the king of demons. She vows to do whatever it takes to avenge her beloved sister, Vittoria. Welcome to Hell.Īfter selling her soul to become Queen of the Wicked, Emilia travels to the Seven Circles with the enigmatic Prince of Wrath, where she’s introduced to a seductive world of vice. Infinite deception with a side of revenge. ![]() ![]() From a #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a sizzling, sweepingly romantic story filled with dangerous secrets, evil twins, and powerful magic. ![]() ![]() ![]() Queen Song: In this prequel novella, Queen Coriane, first wife of King Tiberias, keeps a secret diary-how else can she ensure that no one at the palace will use her thoughts against her? Coriane recounts her heady courtship with the crown prince, the birth of a new prince, Cal, and the potentially deadly challenges that lay ahead for her in royal life. ![]() Glass Sword: The hotly anticipated sequel escalates the struggle between the growing rebel army and the blood-segregated world they've always known-and pits Mare against the darkness that has grown in her soul. ![]() One wrong move can lead to her death, but in the dangerous game she plays, the only certainty is betrayal. Mare is a Red, scraping by as a thief, until, by a twist of fate, she discovers an ability all her own. Red Queen: USA Today calls Victoria Aveyard's debut novel "a sizzling, imaginative thriller, where romance and revolution collide, where power and justice duel." Mare Barrow's world is divided by blood-those with common, Red blood serve the Silver- blooded elite, who are gifted with superhuman abilities. Will her power save her or condemn her? The first two novels in the series, plus two prequel novellas, are collected here, perfect for fans of the series, and those who want to find out what all the hype is about: The #1 New York Times bestselling series! ![]() ![]() Nevertheless, finding the encounter too close for comfort, de Erauso fled Valladolid and spent time in Bilbao, Seville, and ultimately back in San Sebastian.Īfterward, she set sail for the wonders of the Americas, “New Spain,” working as a cabin boy. He did not recognize that the person standing before him was, in fact, the very runaway daughter he was inquiring about. In Valladolid, she even encountered her father. Now disguised as a man, the fugitive novice wandered mostly unnoticed through Spain. She even claimed to have fried out and flattened her breasts with a certain ointment. ![]() Imprisoned for feuding with a fellow novice (this was to become a habit for her), she stole the convent keys, then emulated the likes of Joan of Arc and Hua Mulan by running away, cutting her hair short, and disguising herself as a man.Ĭatalina De Erauso would retain this disguise for most of her life, prompting modern-day audiences to question her gender identity. ![]() Cloistered life, however, was not for de Erauso. ![]() |