Feral Creatures

Feral Creatures

Author: Kira Jane Buxton

Publisher:

Published: 2022-06-28

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 9781538735251

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In this stunning follow-up to Hollow Kingdom and Seattle Times/Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association bestseller​, the animal kingdom's "favorite apocalyptic hero"is back with a renewed sense of hope for humanity, ready to take on a world ravaged by a viral pandemic (Helen Macdonald). Once upon an apocalypse, there lived an obscenely handsome American crow named S.T. . . . When the world last checked-in with its favorite Cheeto addict, the planet had been overrun by flesh-hungry beasts, and nature had started re-claiming her territory from humankind. S.T., the intrepid crow, alongside his bloodhound-bestie Dennis, had set about saving pets that had become trapped in their homes after humanity went the way of the dodo. That is, dear reader, until S.T. stumbled upon something so rare--and so precious--that he vowed to do everything in his power to safeguard what could, quite literally, be humanity's last hope for survival. But in a wild world plagued by prejudiced animals, feather-raising environments, new threats so terrifying they make zombies look like baby bunnies, and a horrendous dearth of cheesy snacks, what's a crow to do? Why, wing it on another big-hearted, death-defying adventure, that's what! Joined by a fabulous new cast of animal characters, S.T. faces many new challenges plus his biggest one yet: parenthood. Includes a Reading Group Guide.


Hollow Kingdom

Hollow Kingdom

Author: Kira Jane Buxton

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Published: 2019-08-06

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 153874581X

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A finalist for the 2020 Thurber Prize for American Humor! "The Secret Life of Pets meets The Walking Dead" in this big-hearted, boundlessly beautiful romp through the Apocalypse, where a foul-mouthed crow is humanity's only chance to survive Seattle's zombie problem (Karen Joy Fowler, PEN/Faulkner Award-winning author). S.T., a domesticated crow, is a bird of simple pleasures: hanging out with his owner Big Jim, trading insults with Seattle's wild crows (i.e. "those idiots"), and enjoying the finest food humankind has to offer: Cheetos ®. But when Big Jim's eyeball falls out of his head, S.T. starts to think something's not quite right. His tried-and-true remedies—from beak-delivered beer to the slobbering affection of Big Jim's loyal but dim-witted dog, Dennis—fail to cure Big Jim's debilitating malady. S.T. is left with no choice but to abandon his old life and venture out into a wild and frightening new world with his trusty steed Dennis, where he suddenly discovers that the neighbors are devouring one other. Local wildlife is abuzz with rumors of Seattle's dangerous new predators. Humanity's extinction has seemingly arrived, and the only one determined to save it is a cowardly crow whose only knowledge of the world comes from TV. What could possibly go wrong? Includes a Reading Group Guide.


Feral Kingdom

Feral Kingdom

Author: James H. Duncan

Publisher: Kung Fu Treachery Press

Published: 2019-04

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 9781950380183

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James H. Duncan is the editor of Hobo Camp Review and the author of Nights Without Rain, Dead City Jazz, What Lies In Wait, and We Are All Terminal But is Exit Is Mine, among other collections of poetry and fiction. Between jobs at daily newspapers, overnight security posts, and magazines like Writer's Digest, he spends most of his time wandering train station platforms, quiet dive bars, and roadside diners looking for a hot meal, a good rest, and a little inspiration. He also reviews indie bookshops at his blog, e BookshopHunter. For more about his work, visit www.jameshduncan.com


WICKED

WICKED

Author: Beth Henderson

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2014-04-15

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 1460360095

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Working as an amateur photographer in San Francisco's sordid Barbary Coast, Lilly Renfrew stumbled upon the grisly stabbing of a prostitute. Fleeing the murder scene with the killer fast in pursuit, she crashed into a man as handsome as sin who vowed to protect her! As a former con artist, Deegan Galloway knew every back alley of the Barbary Coast, but as a newly accepted member of the upper classes, he was stifled by his boring, respectable life. When a beautiful damsel in distress begged his help in unearthing a murderer, he couldn't resist joining in the search. But he never imagined he'd be in danger of losing his heart.…


Ritual

Ritual

Author: Jennifer Engel

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2016-11-27

Total Pages: 90

ISBN-13: 1365567222

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Friendship, motherhood, the bounty of nature, mythology and the tarot are subjects explored in a series of poems found in Ritual, Sacred Moments in Everyday Life, written by Tina Brady and Jennifer Engel. The authors met and became friends in 2011 and soon discovered that they have a similar passion for poetry. They often read poetry together, bouncing ideas off one another and edit each other's work. This ultimately led to their collaboration on Ritual in 2015. In its unique format, Ritual contains 28 pairs of poems, one written by each author, on a similar subject. In Ritual, the reader will find personal visions on love and hate, life and death, the mundane world and a spiritual relationship with both the earth and the universe.


The Matchmaking of Marielle Clarac

The Matchmaking of Marielle Clarac

Author: Haruka Momo

Publisher: J-Novel Club

Published: 2021-04-11

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 1718322364

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Newlywed Marielle is settling into life as a married woman. Now that she’s moved in with Simeon, the gorgeous military officer who happens to be her ideal man in every way, she wants to spend every moment she can with him. However, it’s not long before their lives take another turn as Prince Severin’s troubled love life comes to the fore. Will Marielle’s friend Julianne return Severin’s affections, and will the royal family accept her? To help out, Marielle is brought to the palace under the guise of being a personal attendant to the queen. As a romance author, amour is Marielle’s specialty, so she’ll do what she can to bring the crown prince and the lowly baron’s daughter together. Her task is tricky enough—but then an assassination plot throws everything into chaos! The sixth volume in the adventures of the now happily married fangirl who obsesses over her husband and everyone around him!


The Kingsburg Elixir

The Kingsburg Elixir

Author: Saitarg

Publisher: Saitarg

Published: 2014-04

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13:

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Frank Xavier retreat to the East Coast to rehabilitate himself and an old Cape homestead. While hiking with his dogs Harry and Henry, he comes across an osprey nest and the dogs take off. Frank follows them to the end of the land mass where he discovers a mysterious island. He comes across a paralyzed chestnut stallion who has been swept off Sable Island and beached on a patch of marram. Franks meets Kate Sutherland, a healer, who launches a plan to resuscitate the horse with an elixir made from a long lost treasure. But enchantment takes hold and the elixir has a strange effect on the dogs.


Daring to Date Again

Daring to Date Again

Author: Ann Anderson Evans

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-11-11

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 1631529102

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Ann has two kids, two careers, two divorces, a pile of friends and sings soprano in the church choir. But after twelve years single, she is sick of celibacy. She’s been through enough to know that marriage is not what she was brought up to expect, and that love can be slippery and uncertain. With a re-awakened libido and a longing for adventure, she steps outside her comfort zone—embarking on a boundary-pushing, soul-searching journey into the world of online dating. Ranging from Montclair, New Jersey to Harare, Zimbabwe, Daring to Date Again: A Memoir is a compelling, often racy memoir of one woman’s late-life adventures with sex and dating in the modern world. As she rollicks (and bawls) her way through dozens of relationships, Evans tackles some touchy topics with humor and insight: the morality of dating married men, whether women over sixty should consider having children, what age difference is too much, and more. Daring, frank, and a little bit nutty, Daring to Date Again is a story about what happens when a lonely, sex-starved sixty-year-old woman decides to put herself on the market again—but on her own terms.