Young, arrogant tycoon Earl Grey seduces the naïve coed Anna Steal with his overpowering good looks and staggering amounts of money, but will she be able to get past his fifty shames, including shopping at Walmart on Saturdays, bondage with handcuffs, and his love of BDSM (Bards, Dragons, Sorcery, and Magick)? Or will his dark secrets and constant smirking drive her over the edge?
Zillionaire BDSM-crazed tycoon Earl Grey and his wife Anna Steal return in this follow-up to Fanny Merkin's Goodreads Choice Awards-nominated parody, Fifty Shames of Earl Grey. Earl Grey's wife disappears on their fifth wedding anniversary. He quickly becomes the prime suspect, leaving him with no friends except for his twin sister, Goonie. Can movie star Tyler Perry help him find his wife...or is she just gone, girl? And in the bonus short story "An Earl Grey Christmas," Anna searches a Seattle warehouse for the perfect holiday gift for her husband. What do you get the man who has everything? A BJ, of course. (That's basketball jersey, you pervs.) This deluxe edition of the sequel novella also includes an author Q&A, an essay on the cultural impact of Fifty Shades of Grey, and a gallery of Earl Grey series artwork.
Zillionaire BDSM-crazed tycoon Earl Grey and his wife Anna Steal return in this follow-up companion to Fanny Merkin’s Goodreads Choice Awards-nominated parody, Fifty Shames of Earl Grey. Earl Grey’s wife disappears on their fifth wedding anniversary. He quickly becomes the prime suspect, leaving him with no friends except for his twin sister, Goonie. Can movie star Tyler Perry help him find his wife…or is she just gone, girl? And in the bonus short story “An Earl Grey Christmas,” Anna searches a Seattle warehouse for the perfect holiday gift for her husband. What do you get the man who has everything? A BJ, of course. (That’s basketball jersey, you pervs.) This deluxe edition of the sequel novella also includes an author Q&A, an essay on the cultural impact of Fifty Shades of Grey, and a gallery of Earl Grey series artwork. “The funniest take on a bestseller since Harvard Lampoon’s Bored of the Rings.” — CNBC on Fifty Shames of Earl Grey
What is fanfiction, and what is it not? Why does fanfiction matter? And what makes it so important to the future of literature? Fic is a groundbreaking exploration of the history and culture of fan writing and what it means for the way we think about reading, writing, and authorship. It's a story about literature, community, and technology—about what stories are being told, who's telling them, how, and why. With provocative discussions from both professional and fan writers, on subjects from Star Trek to The X-Files and Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Harry Potter, Twilight, and beyond, Fic sheds light on the widely misunderstood world(s) of fanfiction—not only how fanfiction is transforming the literary landscape, but how it already has. Fic features a foreword by Lev Grossman (author of The Magicians) and interviews with Jonathan Lethem, Doug Wright, Eurydice (Vivean Dean), and Katie Forsythe/wordstrings. Cyndy Aleo (algonquinrt; d0tpark3r) V. Arrow (aimmyarrowshigh) Tish Beaty (his_tweet) Brad Bell Amber Benson Peter Berg (Homfrog) Kristina Busse Rachel Caine Francesca Coppa Randi Flanagan (BellaFlan) Jolie Fontenot Wendy C. Fries (Atlin Merrick) Ron Hogan Bethan Jones Christina Lauren (Christina Hobbs/tby789 and Lauren Billings/LolaShoes) Jacqueline Lichtenberg Rukmini Pande and Samira Nadkarni Chris Rankin Tiffany Reisz Andrew Shaffer Andy Sawyer Heidi Tandy (Heidi8) Darren Wershler Jules Wilkinson (missyjack) Jen Zern (NautiBitz)
For fans of SNL'S DEEP THOUGHTS BY JACK HANDEY and BILLY COLLINS, a new book of humor from New York Times bestseller Andrew Shaffer. In his debut chapbook, bestselling humorist Andrew Shaffer explores alienation in its myriad forms, from cultural (“Don’t try to explain Fortnite to me/I don’t care”) to romantic (“We’ll always have that poem about Paris”). Playful, hilarious, and affectingly human, Shaffer’s poetry will bring a smile to the face of anyone who has ever felt like an alien in this world.
Over multiple successful editions, this distinctive text puts day-to-day life under the microscope of sociological analysis, providing an engaging treatment of situations and interactions that are resonant with readers’ daily experiences. Clearly written and well-researched, it reveals the underlying patterns and order of everyday life, employing both seminal classical works and contemporary analyses that define and embrace the theories and methods of symbolic interactionism. The latest edition provides fresh insights into patterns of behavior across a wide range of settings and circumstances, connecting our individual “selves” to such issues as the effects of power differentials on social situations, changing definitions of intimacy, varied experiences of aging and the life course, and the ongoing search for meaning. Boxed inserts highlight topics of related interest, while thought-provoking discussion questions encourage readers to apply chapter content to their daily experiences.
When it comes to crime, everyone seems to take evil seriously as an explanatory concept - except criminologists. This book asks why, and why not, through exploring a variety of interdisciplinary approaches to evil from the perspectives of theology, philosophy, literary and cultural studies, and the social sciences.
A new collection of laugh-out-loud poems from the international bestselling author of Look Mom I’m a Poet (and So is My Cat) Tired of Instagram poems about whiskey and self-love? Not Today, Satan (Maybe Tomorrow) is the hilarious antidote you didn’t know you needed, complete with crap drawings that make Rupi Kaur’s look like they belong in the Louvre. From poignant odes to snack cakes (“The Last Temptation of Little Debbie”) to tough love for friends (“You are Not a Mermaid”), Shaffer’s biting satire will have you questioning why you ever wasted time reading lesser verse jockeys.
