"From gators with a taste for human flesh to a meth-addled son of a drug kingpin at the wheel of a Hummer, Mitzi Szereto's Florida Gothic exposes the world of South Florida's seediest through the rotting eyes of a revenge-driven corpse. Solid, slippery, bug-eyed fun."-Peter Straub, Interior Darkness: Selected Stories "Mitzi Szereto's dark night of the soul is one wild, soul-blasting old mother of a trip, plus maggots, cockroaches, and cocaine. (Book 1 in The "Gothic" Series from Mitzi Szereto) Set against the sweltering bug-infested backdrop of South Florida, Florida Gothic weaves a darkly unnerving and visceral tale of sex, drugs, crime and vengeance. But they'll soon know what it is to feel pain. These men care nothing for the pain they've caused. The son of a Colombian drug kingpin partying in South Beach. The judge enjoying retirement on the Gulf Coast. The meth head ex-con living in the Everglades. He thinks about his death as he watches his body slowly decompose. He thinks about his daughter, the victim of a drunk driver. He thinks about his wife, taken from him too soon by illness. Being dead gives Ernesto plenty of time to think. Then an alligator comes along to finish the job. Stuck in a twilight world between life and death…Ī hit-and-run driver leaves Ernesto Martinez to die by a Miami canal.
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The sex and drugs are thrilling, but it’s the rock ’n’ roll she loves most. in the late sixties, sneaking into clubs on the Sunset Strip, sleeping with rock stars, and dreaming of singing at the Whisky a Go Go. until now.ĭaisy is a girl coming of age in L.A. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR Įveryone knows DAISY JONES & THE SIX, but nobody knows the reason behind their split at the absolute height of their popularity. “An explosive, dynamite, down-and-dirty look at a fictional rock band told in an interview style that gives it irresistible surface energy.”-Elin Hilderbrand IN DEVELOPMENT AS AN ORIGINAL STREAMING SERIES EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY REESE WITHERSPOON.REESE’S BOOK CLUB X HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK PICK A gripping novel about the whirlwind rise of an iconic 1970s rock group and their beautiful lead singer, revealing the mystery behind their infamous breakup-from the author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and the new novel Malibu Rising, available now!.Get Daisy Jones and the Six for 20% off by phone and online during the months of November and December! Join Novel Ideas for a reading group discussion of Daisy Jones and The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid. 7/7/2023 0 Comments Mitchell albalaThe For Artists series expertly guides and instructs artists at all skill levels who want to develop their classical drawing and painting skills and create realistic and representational art. Landscape Painting - Mitchell Albala Because nature is so expansive and complex, so varied in its range of light, landscape painters often have to look further and more deeply to find form and structure, value patterns, and an organized arrangement of shapes. The Landscape Painter’s Workbook inspires and informs all artists, from aspiring to accomplished, on how to successfully portray the majesty and subtlety of the natural world. Each painting is thoroughly analyzed in terms of shape, composition, or color, with supporting diagrams, thumbnails, and photographs. With examples of work by 45 contemporary landscape painters-more than 80 paintings in all- in oil, acrylic, pastel, and watercolor, the lessons are suitable for all mediums. Written by celebrated landscape artist, instructor, and author Mitchell Albala, this richly informative and beautifully illustrated volume leads you step by step through his approach to the genre, from establishing a composition using basic shapes to applying time-tested color strategies, with all-new lessons, practical exercises, and special topics , The Landscape Painter’s Workbook is the definitive hands-on guide to the time-honored techniques and essential elements of landscape painting. 7/7/2023 0 Comments Archie by Paul KupperbergPaul Kupperberg: Because the world of Archie is where all the cool stuff in comics have been happening. So, give us the quick sell: why should our readers venture into the world of Archie? Archie books are one of those blind spots. We at Multiversity try to do our best to cover the wide spectrum of comics, but we have some blind spots in our coverage. Check out our chat, and then check out the 2-page preview below – make sure to pick up “Life with Archie” #34 on Wednesday! Our pals at Archie not only provided us with an exclusive 2-page preview of “Life with Archie” #34, but they were also kind enough to hook us up with series writer Paul Kupperberg, who did a great job filling in us Archie neophytes on what we’ve been missing out on by not entering into Riverdale. 7/6/2023 0 Comments Immoral by G. BaileyPottersville looks fun as hell! At least, more fun than sleepy Bedford Falls, where the coolest thing you can do is throw rocks at a condemned house or sled into an icy pond and suffer lifelong hearing loss.Īdmit it, Clarence–Bedford Falls is better off without George Bailey. Potter, the immoral real estate mogul who stakes claim to the place, is obviously is a very shitty old coot, so it's sad to see him in power, but you just can’t deny the irony of the situation. Can you imagine? Jazz music! Not in my Christian street!īut over 60 years after the film was released back in 1946, Pottersville doesn't look quite so bad anymore. Without George Bailey, Bedford Falls becomes "Pottersville," a hive of sin and villainy, where sex workers roam the streets freely and the film's orchestral soundtrack is replaced with jazz music. The picturesque storefronts on the town's main road turn into a drag of "jitterbug" bars and billiards halls, there's flashing lights everywhere, and we even see advertisements for strip clubs. When George Bailey contemplates suicide and recedes into the Twilight Zone in It's A Wonderful Life, the old-fashioned American values of Bedford Falls go dark. 7/6/2023 0 Comments Bryn greenwood booksObsessed with the constellations, she finds peace in the starry night sky above the fields behind her house, until one night her star gazing causes an accident. Struggling to raise her little brother, Donal, eight-year-old Wavy is the only responsible adult around. It's safer to keep her mouth shut and stay out of sight. Louis Post Dispatch A beautiful and provocative love story between two unlikely people and the hard-won relationship that elevates them above the Midwestern meth lab backdrop of their lives.As the daughter of a drug dealer, Wavy knows not to trust people, not even her own parents. 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Summary Raven and her sister, Cara, are at the mercy of a small detachment of Florentine vampyres, who are delivering them as a peace offering to the feared Curia in Rome. But please don't worry, you still have more than 500,000 other books you can enjoy! The Roman - Florentine Series Book 3 Sylvain Reynard We are sorry! The publisher (or author) gave us the instruction to take down this book from our catalog. 7/5/2023 0 Comments Jessica jones alias vol 1In truth, Jessica was hopelessly lost in life, struggling financially, and unable to escape her past. As the series progressed, the creative team did a fantastic job exploring how she hid her vulnerabilities behind her tough demeanor. What Jessica lacked in a traditional superhero costume she more than made up for with her colorful, no-nonsense personality. Throughout the series, Bendis and Gaydos boldly shattered every preconception of the superhero genre. 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Webber's experiences make for fascinating, engrossing, and revelatory reading in her new graphic memoir, Dumb. Webber's meditative graphic memoir is an ode to doggedness and a testament to resilience through change. Dumb is a graphic memoir by Toronto artist Georgia Webber, who recounts the months she spent in silence recovering from chronic throat pain. 7/5/2023 0 Comments I am c3po audiobookDaniels will be taking over Queen Elizabeth Hall at 7.00pm where he will regale his audience with tales from a galaxy far, far away…Ī post shared by Anthony Daniels Official the official line: In I am C-3PO: The Inside Story, Daniels candidly relays his humorous, unvarnished, and extraordinary story as the man inside the machine, providing fresh new insights for even the most die-hard of Star Wars fans.Įven though Daniels is currently hard at work recording the audiobook version, the screen icon has been added to the impressive line-up at the Southbank Centres London Literature Festival. The book, entitled I Am C-3PO: The Inside Story and published by our friends at DK Books is set to be released on the 31st October and looks to be one of the hottest literary titles of the year. With the release of his incredible autobiography fast approaching, Star Wars icon Anthony Daniels is jetting off around the world to spread the message far and wide in over six million forms of communication. The screen legend will regale his audience with tales of being the galaxy’s greatest protocol droid on Sunday 27th October |