![]() ![]() ![]() Despite these critical reservations, Shantaram soon attracted a broad readership as well as a cult following. She writes that it is " shapeless collection of action episodes, strung together by macho ruminations about the nature of love, trust, courage, and, of course, freedom." Other critics emphasized the "fun" experience of reading Shantaram despite its philosophical ambitions. ![]() Reviews of Shantaram were generally positive, though some critics, such as Julie Wittes Schlack of The Boston Globe, criticized the novel's sprawling design. In the course of this time, Roberts' fictional self, Lin, participates in numerous violent, funny, moving and dangerous events, from the intimately personal (falling in love) to the global/historical (participating in the resistance against the Russians in Afghanistan). The novel chronicles approximately seven years in Roberts' amazing life, from his arrival in Bombay in 1982 until his departure from Bombay in the late eighties (though we don't actually get an account of the departure in the novel, it is implied). Shantaram is the action-filled story of Lin, a character based very closely on the author, Gregory David Roberts. ![]()
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Which he minds a little less when he realizes it’s the same school Will goes to…except Ollie finds that the sweet, comfortably queer guy he knew from summer isn’t the same one attending Collinswood High. Now Ollie is one prince short of his fairytale ending, and to complicate the fairytale further, a family emergency sees Ollie uprooted and enrolled at a new school across the country. ![]() Will Tavares is the dream summer fling-he’s fun, affectionate, kind-but just when Ollie thinks he’s found his Happily Ever After, summer vacation ends and Will stops texting Ollie back. I couldn't put it down.” - New York Times–bestselling author Sandhya Menon “A delightful, heartwarming, heartrending story about family, love, friendship, and living your most authentic life. “ Only Mostly Devastated is the kind of book I wish existed when my kids were younger-a charming, funny, laugh-out-loud teen romance that reminds all readers love comes in a multitude of flavors, and they are ALL sweet.” -Jodi Picoult, New York Times–bestselling author of Small Great Things and A Spark of Light the Homo Sapiens Agenda meets Clueless in this boy-meets-boy spin on Grease, from NATIONALLY and INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING author Sophie GonzalesĪ Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection ![]() ![]() ![]() We can look to rocks formed in these distant times, Earth's record of its childhood and youth, for clues. Before this, Earth's mixer settings-and the extent to which surface water was stirred back into the interior-were probably different. Instead, plate tectonics could begin only when the Earth had reached a degree of thermal maturity, probably about 2.5 billion years ago (around the close of the Archean eon and the beginning of the Proterozoic). ![]() This suggests that true plate tectonics, with rigid crustal slabs, efficient recycling of ocean crust via subduction, and water-assisted production of low-temperature melts, may not have occurred on the early Earth. ![]() Details Or fastest delivery Tomorrow, March 23. But this leads to a conundrum: If convection had been faster in the past, as most geoscientists think it was, ocean crust would have arrived at subduction zones at a younger average age, still too hot and buoyant to be assimilated back into the mantle. Timefulness How Thinking Like a Geologist Can Help Save the World: .uk: Bjornerud, Marcia: 9780691181202: Books Science, Nature & Maths Earth Sciences Education Buy new: 17.06 RRP: 22.00 Details Save: 4.94 (22) FREE Returns FREE delivery Monday, March 27. When Earth was younger and hotter, however, the pace of convection may have been faster, and the ocean floor may have been resurfaced more frequently. “If we extrapolate this rate of overturn back in geologic time, the ocean floor has apparently been rejuvenated at least two dozen times since the Earth formed. ![]() ![]() ![]() But can they survive long enough to see their romance through? Or will the wild alien planet defeat them, ending their romance and their lives before anything can really begin? Marooned on the dangerous outback world, romance is the least of their concerns, and yet Meg and Red cannot help being drawn to each other once they see how well they work together. A scheduled stopover on the idyllic beach of a nature preserve planet may be his last chance to impress the girl.īut when one of the passengers is attacked by a wild animal, it becomes clear that conditions on the lushly forested Dantaralon aren't as advertised - the ranger station is deserted, the defensive perimeter is down.and then the Far Horizon's shuttle abruptly leaves without any of them. ![]() Working hard to earn a promotion to a better post (and better pay), Meg has no time for romance.įormer Special Forces soldier Red Thomsill only took the berth on the Far Horizon in hopes of getting to know Meg better, but so far, she's kept him at a polite distance. ![]() Meg Antille works long hours on the charter cruise ship Far Horizon so she can send credits home to her family. ![]() ![]() ![]() “Independent publishing is pushing on every corner of the earth with great content. This year included an array of quality and diverse independent books,” Olczak said. ![]() “We are proud to announce the winners and distinguished favorites in our annual 2023 Independent Press Award. Books submitted included writers based in cities such as Atlanta to Los Angeles London to Nova Scotia Cape Town to Mumbai Albuquerque to New York City as well as others. Authors and publishers from Australia, Canada, Germany, India, Japan, Norway, Scotland, and South Africa, participated. ![]() In 2023, the Independent Press Award had entries worldwide. While he struggles with the torment of Sade’s return, the upcoming wedding of his best friend from law school will lead to the unveiling of a secret that will change the dynamics of the Ifeanyi family forever. When his former love interest, Sade Olufemi, comes back into his life and decides to run her political campaign with the help of his wife, Nkechi, Obi’s problems are compounded because Sade is a secret Nkechi is better not knowing about. So while President Obama is contending with a tough reelection campaign, Obi Ifeanyi is dealing with the day-to-day pressures of married life and raising a son. Obi Ifeanyi’s life is moving at a fast pace. ![]() Funding and Grants For Black Women and Families! ![]() ![]() ![]() Out Now: Queer We Go Again! edited by Saundra Mitchell: All Out is an incredible YA anthology, encompassing so many queer identities, and reclaiming a happy queer past.Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust: I loved Bashardoust’s Girls Made of Snow and Glass, a fairy tale-inspired YA, so I know this one–based on Persian mythology–will be right up my alley. ![]() When We Were Magic by Sarah Gailey: I loved Gailey’s River of Teeth, and I’m excited for Magic for Liars, so of course her first YA is on my list.Blood Countess by Lana Popović: I like reading f/f horror in October, and this is an Elizabeth Báthory story, which I always find fascinating.You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson: Two girls both running for prom queen (and the associated scholarship) fall in love! (I didn’t know rivals to lovers was a trope I was looking for, but apparently it is.).The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar: Rival henna shops YA! Rivals to lovers!.This is another historical YA, this time set in the 70s, and I hope it lives up to her previous one! Music From Another World by Robin Talley: I loved Talley’s Pulp, a historical YA about lesbian pulp fiction, the 1950s, and queer girls today. ![]() ![]() Ellie keeps a secret illicit library, and it’s discovered by the alien M0Rr1S–but he’s intrigued by human art. |