This Is Where I Leave You is Jonathan Tropper's most accomplished work to date, a riotously funny, emotionally raw novel about love, marriage, divorce, family, and the ties that bind-whether we like it or not. All of which would be hard enough without the bomb Jen dropped the day Judd's father died: She's pregnant. For Judd, it's a weeklong attempt to make sense of the mess his life has become while trying in vain not to get sucked into the regressive battles of his madly dysfunctional family. As the week quickly spins out of control, longstanding grudges resurface, secrets are revealed, and old passions reawakened. Simultaneously mourning the death of his father and the demise of his marriage, Judd joins the rest of the Foxmans as they reluctantly submit to their patriarch's dying request: to spend the seven days following the funeral together. Conspicuously absent: Judd's wife, Jen, whose fourteen-month affair with Judd's radio-shock-jock boss has recently become painfully public. The death of Judd Foxman's father marks the first time that the entire Foxman family-including Judd's mother, brothers, and sister-have been together in years.
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Felony Ever After by Debra Anastasia7/6/2023 Readers of the series know they each get there in the end, but before we count smiles, we must first shed tears. But even as he plans, Beckett must decide if he’s ready to make that choice-diving into a life that trades his chance at a future, his chance at something as simple as first love with a girl named Candy Cox, for the chance for his brothers to find happiness.īlake, Beckett, and Cole’s devotion to each other is forged by fists and the driving need to belong somewhere, to do more than just survive this life. Still in high school, Beckett is already laying the groundwork for a grander life ahead, one where his brothers want for nothing and get some respect for once. But damn if they aren't closer than most blood families by their choice. Before the train station, before the church, before a criminal empire, there was a foster home and three teen boys who weren't related by blood. This legendary, indie, cult-favorite series ends its tale with the story of the Poughkeepsie brotherhood before the tattoo. Shatter me series box set 1 67/6/2023 "Tahereh Mafi’s bold, inventive prose crackles with raw emotion. “The tight focus provides an emotional immediacy.” - VOYA “ will have fans groaning aloud for the next installment.” - ALA Booklist This bestselling series from powerhouse author Tahereh Mafi showcases relentlessly thrilling action, heart stopping romance, and a war-torn world in which rebellion is the only path to freedom. But when she’s reunited with the one person who ever cared about her, she finds a strength she never knew she had. Juliette has never fought for herself before. And they’ll stop at nothing to shape her into what they want. But The Reestablishment sees her as an opportunity. It feels like a curse, like too great a burden for one person alone to bear. No one knows why Juliette has such incredible power. One touch, and Juliette Ferrars can bring a grown man to his knees, begging for mercy. Juliette can kill with a touch-will she wield her power for good, or will it turn her into the monster she’s always feared she truly is? Find out in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Shatter Me series-all six novels are now available in this paperback box set! The last kingdom novel7/6/2023 Everything hinges on a 19th century deed which proves that Ludwig’s long-rumored search bore fruit-legal title to lands that Germany, China, and the United States all now want, only for vastly different reasons. Daniels has also managed to gain the trust of the prince of Bavaria, a frustrated second son intent on eliminating his brother, the duke, and restoring the Wittelsbach monarchy, only now with him as king. After many months, Malone’s protégé, Luke Daniels, has managed to infiltrate a renegade group intent on winning Bavarian independence from Germany. But a question remains: did he succeed?Įnter Cotton Malone. A place he could retreat into and rule as he wished. Eccentric to the point of madness, history tells us that in the years before he died Ludwig engaged in a worldwide search for a new kingdom, one separate, apart, and in lieu of Bavaria. King Ludwig II of Bavaria was an enigmatic figure who was deposed in 1886, mysteriously drowning three days later. From celebrated New York Times bestselling author, Steve Berry, comes the latest Cotton Malone adventure, in which the discovery of a lost historical document challenges the global might of the United States. Yoga Bitch by Suzanne Morrison7/6/2023 All the best people write about murder and lies. Of course, you don't have to save these beauties for your next yoga retreat! but do consider this collection of inspirational and transformational reading material for your next peaceful moment: whether it be on a beach or on your sofa. Thanks also to memoirist Suzanne Morrison, author of Yoga Bitch and our gracious host novelist Jennifer Murphy, author of I Love You More, and Urban Waite who came fresh from new-dad duties to read from his just-published third novel. Here is a list of books I love, have been inspired by, or have inspired others, and I consider to be particularly great if you are seeking a little inspiration. Martha wells murderbot order7/6/2023 Wells’s publisher just announced this week in a press release that they’d reached an agreement for 6 more books, “the largest deal for the imprint to date,” which will include three Murderbot books and three unrelated titles, starting with “Witch King” next year.) After 2017’s “All Systems Red,” Wells published three more novellas and the 2020 novel “Network Effect.” Now there’s “Fugitive Telemetry,” a new novella to be published April 27 by Tordotcom, in which Murderbot must solve, not commit, a murder. Despite its intimidating name, Murderbot spends its time watching what sounds suspiciously like soap operas when not protecting - or avoiding - its human clients, colleagues and friends. Admissions by kendra james7/6/2023 Her new job forced her to reflect on her own elite education experience, and to realize how disillusioned she had become with America’s inequitable system. As an admissions officer specializing in diversity recruitment for independent prep schools, she persuaded students and families to embark on the same perilous journey she herself had made-to attend cutthroat and largely white schools similar to The Taft School, where she had been the first African-American legacy student only a few years earlier. "A sharp-witted and deeply insightful look into the storied world of elite prep schools from the first African-American legacy student to graduate from The Taft School.Įarly on in Kendra James’ professional life, she began to feel like she was selling a lie. Admissions: A Memoir of Surviving Boarding School Description Duel by Richard Matheson7/6/2023 Science fictions forward-looking sense of wonder curdles into an. Matheson also talks about trying to get this as a TV show but everyone turned him down so he simply shelved the idea before eventually getting it to Playboy. Tor, 27.95 (400pp) ISBN 978-0-7653-0695-1. I thought the featurette did a good job at talking about the writing of the original story and what he wanted to change with the screenplay. Fans of the film or Matheson in general should really enjoy this featurette as the writer tells some great stories and he's as compelling as ever. From here Matheson discusses certain aspects in the screenplay including not showing who was driving as well as his opinions on Dennis Weaver, the score and Steven Spielberg's handling of the film. It was Thursday and unseasonably hot for April. He was heading west, en route to San Francisco. Matheson starts off by saying his original idea came on the day that Kennedy was assassinated because on the way home from a golf course a trucker got behind him and his friend and eventually ran them off the road. But Duel is only one of the classic suspense tales in this outstanding collection of stories by the Grand Master of Horror, which also contains Mathesons. rating 2,065 Ratings The late Richard Matheson's classic tale of highway terror. Richard Matheson: The Writing of Duel (2004) *** (out of 4) Nice interview with legend Richard Matheson who discusses his story and eventual screenplay of DUEL. Atonement by Sloane Kennedy7/5/2023 But with his iron will, unfailing self-control and unflappable discipline, Magnus knows he can start a new chapter and get his life back on track.if he can just get past the disturbing, unexpected feelings one young man stirs in him.Because everything about Dante Thorne is wrong for Magnus. The only bright spot in his life is the young grandson whose suddenly been returned to him after going missing two years earlier and the new family of men that he's been welcomed in to with open arms. Instead, he's mourning the loss of the daughter he couldn't save and contemplating a future that looks nothing like the one he had planned. A good philosophy to live by until Dante meets the one man who might actually having him wishing he was something more.At forty-one and with a distinguished career as a Texas Ranger under his belt, Magnus DuCane should have been in the prime of his life. And since he can't deny the truth of the words, why not live by them instead? Fucking up, fucking, it doesn't matter as long as it feels good and makes him forget the day he failed the one person he'd always sworn to protect. "Once a fuck up, always a fuck up."Words twenty-six-year-old Dante Thorne has had to live with for more years than he can count and a title he finally earned at the tender age of sixteen when one careless decision led to tragedy. When we were sisters fatimah asghar7/5/2023 Like even just being like: who is this character? What are they trying to show me? And it wasn’t chronological, so there were some of the vignettes that I would write that felt very adult and then there were some that felt very youthful, and so it was even thinking about-woah, this character is coming to me in so many different ways, at so many different ages, and how do I build a path for the reader to experience who this person is. So, I just let these small vignettes pour out of me and then would back up and observe it and then sculpt. And I just trusted that it was showing up to me as it needed to and that I needed to follow it. And it was different from anything else that I had ever written before because it wasn’t showing up as a poem or as dialogue or film, it was showing up as fiction, as narrative fiction. And I don’t even think I knew it was a novel-I just was writing. And I honestly just started showing up at my computer and writing, and letting the writing lead me to where it wanted to go. Fatimah Asghar: This project started when I was in a really low moment and had just been through so much rejection. |