She recommended I read The Heirs of Cahira O’Connor series by Angela and even loaned me her set of first edition copies. I first discovered Angela Hunt through my youth pastor’s wife when I was about thirteen years old. At the end of this post there will be a link to the full list of all of Angela’s published works. So this time, I decided to just feature the books of Angela’s that I’ve already read, plus a few more that are on my to-read list. When I say she has done it all, she has done it all! And she does a fabulous job of it!Īll that said, there is no way I could include all of her works in this post, as I normally would do for one of these author of the month posts. I’m excited to share with you my last Author of the Month post of 2020! My pick for December is one of the queens of the Christian fiction world, a writer that has been publishing for decades now–Angela Hunt!Īngela has dozens and dozens of titles to her name in basically every genre you can think of, from Biblical fiction to contemporary romance to children’s books. Merry Christmas! Can you believe we are at the end of the year already (though I can’t say I’m too sad about that fact)?
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Warm, lyrical, and gorgeously illustrated by Fumi Nakamura, World of Wonders is a book of sustenance and joy. For it is this way with wonder: it requires that we are curious enough to look past the distractions in order to fully appreciate the world's gifts. Even in the strange and the unlovely, Nezhukumatathil finds beauty and kinship. "What the peacock can do," she tells us, "is remind you of a home you will run away from and run back to all your life." The axolotl teaches us to smile, even in the face of unkindness the touch-me-not plant shows us how to shake off unwanted advances the narwhal demonstrates how to survive in hostile environments. But no matter where she was transplanted-no matter how awkward the fit or forbidding the landscape-she was able to turn to our world's fierce and funny creatures for guidance. As a child, Nezhukumatathil called many places home: the grounds of a Kansas mental institution, where her Filipina mother was a doctor the open skies and tall mountains of Arizona, where she hiked with her Indian father and the chillier climes of western New York and Ohio. "Hands-down one of the most beautiful books of the year." -NPR From beloved, award-winning poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil comes a debut work of nonfiction-a collection of essays about the natural world, and the way its inhabitants can teach, support, and inspire us. "This is Mimi Shapiro reporting from Nowhere!" She swiveled the wine-red JVC HDD around to take in the countryside: the empty dirt road stretching out before her, the overgrown borders and broken-down fences, the unkempt and empty fields, the desolate forest beyond them. Gripping the wheel tightly in her left hand, she picked up her digital camcorder from the passenger seat and held it at arm's length, aimed at her face. She wore a red T-back sports bra and black low-rise capris, as if the car were an accessory. The little car was red with a black top, and Mimi had red shades and black hair. And the Mini's horn beeped twice in reply. Cooper, we are now officially not in Kansas," she said. Mimi took a deep breath and patted the leather-upholstered steering wheel. Undaunted, the dog stayed on her tail - stayed with her for a hundred yards or so - then finally fell behind, his territory no longer in danger. Then she thrust the stick shift forward and left the paved road, sending out a rooster tail of gravel. She threw the Mini Cooper into reverse again and slewed to the left, almost hitting the ugly mutt. The animal bounced up and down at her door, brindle and with far too many yellow teeth. A gargantuan dog was tearing toward her from the dilapidated house on the corner. She checked the map on the seat beside her, backed up, and squinted through her own dust at the signpost.Ī deep-throated bark seized her attention. MIMI MISSED HER TURN and screeched to a stop. Lib Wright, a veteran of Florence Nightingale’s Crimean campaign, is hired to keep watch over the girl. In The Wonder by Emma Donoghue, tourists flock to the cabin of eleven-year-old Anna O’Donnell, who believes herself to be living off manna from heaven, and a journalist is sent to cover the sensation. Books by Emma Donoghue Room Emma Donoghue 3.99 - 26.60 The Pull of the Stars Emma Donoghue 4.09 - 28.17 The Wonder Emma Donoghue 3.99 - 37.80 Kissing the Witch: Old Tales in New Skins Emma Donoghue 5.49 - 13. The Pull of the Stars is an immersive, unforgettable fever-dream of a novel. Her fiction (short and long) ranges from the contemporary (Stir-fry, Hood, Landing, Touchy Subjects) to the historical (Slammerkin, The Sealed Letter, Astray, Frog Music). Her latest novel, Life Mask, delves into the fashion-obsessed world of 18th-century London. They prove themselves to be up to the challenge of a relationship deemed unacceptable in Catholic Ireland – until Cara dies in a car accident. 'Emma Donoghue’s best novel since Room is a mesmeric, blood, sweat and placenta-soaked story' - Metro ' Julia carries the story with the affecting first-person immediacy that Donoghue is known for. In the late ’70s, convent school teenagers Pen O’Grady and Cara Wall fall in love. If You Like Emma Donoghue Books, You’ll Love…Įmma Donoghue Synopses: Hood is a standalone title by Emma Donoghue. RED also has stories by Cecelia Ahern, Rachel Cusk, Max Hastings, Victoria Hislop, Anthony Horowitz, Hanif Kureishi, Andrew Motion and Will Self. Notes: Ladies’ Night at Finbar’s Hotel was written with Maeve Binchy, Dermot Bolger, Clare Boylan, Anne Haverty, Kate O’Riordan and Deirdre Purcell. Books By Emma Donoghue The Wonder: Now a major Netflix film starring Florence Pugh 2 ( 9,921 ) Haven: From the Sunday Times bestselling author of. These are the brief portraits Egan initially provides of her flawed characters. Bennie, now an aging music executive, is attempting to salvage the deal to sign one of his similarly waning artists but is hampered by his “shame memories,” memories that extinguish the creative spark he so desperately hopes to re-create later in life. Sasha, recently let go by Bennie, is on a date and indulging in the kleptomania that has left her both unemployed and living in a tiny apartment filled with random, useless objects. Both Bennie and Sasha narrate in the present day to allow the reader a first-person account of when they knew one another intimately. The first chapters of the novel alternate between their two points on view. Meet music mogul Bennie Salazar and his young personal assistant, Sasha. That is the idea, at least, behind Jennifer Egan’s Pulitzer Prize–winning masterpiece, A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD. But no matter the inevitability of time’s march, it is life’s twists and turns that afford each of us the opportunity to grow and impact our surrounding world. This thinking is frequently applied to aging sports legends, veteran employees, and fading musicians. The saying goes, “Father Time is undefeated,” and the meaning is pretty straightforward: as a person ages, their potential for significance (whether in an athletic or a creative capacity) ultimately dwindles. And yes, this is a kissing book.”-Ashley Poston, author of Heart of Iron “Full of inconceivable wit, daring adventure, and cunning political machinations…It’s as if Sarah Henning looked into my soul that yearned for a book like The Princess Bride and said-as you wish. Sure to please anyone who grew up loving tales of princesses.”-Emily Lloyd-Jones, author of The Bone Houses “An action-packed adventure with a fierce heroine that is sure to enthrall! Sarah Henning has created a fantasy narrative that weaves together love and betrayal, pirates and swordplay. There’s something for everyone in this book.”-Adrienne Young, New York Times bestselling author of The Sky in the Deep “Everything we love about YA fantasy, complete with first love, sweeping adventure, and a fierce heroine who holds her own. And nothing will stop her from saving her true love. But Amarande was raised to be a warrior, not a sacrifice. To force her hand, her beloved, the stableboy Luca, is kidnapped. When her father dies, Princess Amarande is given an ultimatum: marry the leader of a neighboring kingdom, or lose her crown-and possibly her life. A doctor looks on during the experiment, making suggestions, and finally telling Ed that he "may ejaculate now". In the book, Roach describes a session in which she and Ed, her husband, volunteer to have sex while being recorded by a groundbreaking 4D ultrasound, in the interests of science. Her footnotes provide additional humor: as in a sentence that includes several DSM diagnoses listed as acronyms, she adds, "And from HAFD (hyperactive acronym formation disorder)". Of the book's numerous accounts, Roach discusses artificial insemination of sows in Denmark, the history of sex machines, and provides commentary on Alfred Kinsey's notorious attic sex experiments. Throughout, Mary Roach provides a humorous and often very personal view-both as a participant and observer-of humans, scientists, animals, and sex machines. It follows the winding history of science and its exploration of human sexuality, going back as far as Aristotle and finally ending with recent discoveries about the origination and anatomy of the female orgasm. Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex is a 2008 book by Mary Roach. "Octavia Butler: Telling My Stories" is an exhibit currently at the Huntington Library, in the Pasadena suburb of San Marino, Calif. "They don't call it that," she corrected him firmly "somebody probably made that up.") When she died in 2006, she was lauded as a pioneer, an icon and one of America's best writers. ("You have a Genius Grant," Charlie Rose said in a 2000 interview. Octavia Estelle Butler became one of the world's premier science fiction writers, the first black female science fiction writer to reach national prominence, and the only writer in her genre to receive a prestigious MacArthur Fellowship. First: "Geez, I can write a better story than that!" And second: "Somebody got paid for writing that story!" If they could, she decided, then she could, too.Įventually she did exactly that. She was 9 years old and saw a 1954 B-movie called Devil Girl from Mars, and two things struck her. Octavia Butler used to say she remembers exactly when she decided to become a science fiction writer. (c) Patti Perret/The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens A lifelong bibliophile, she considered libraries sacred spaces. More literary inspiration in the Lyric Hammersmith studio this time from Raymond Briggs. And the title song is disturbingly catchy. The Gruffalo, a favourite since its 2011 premiere, is on at the Lyric and there’s also a festive re-run of Scamp Theatre’s spirited take on Stick Man at Leicester Square Theatre (until Jan 5, Who’d have thought the world could be such a dangerous place for a twig? Sally Cookson directs the story with a cartoon-like energy: Alex Tosh (providing wonderfully varied musical accompaniment) and Cassie Vallance create a cast of loud and likeably roguish characters to menace Richard Kiess’s hapless Stick Man, until he’s saved by Santa. In fact, Donaldson fans are well served this year. Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association listed the book as one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children." In 2012 it was ranked number 13 among the "Top 100 Picture Books" in a survey published by School Library Journal. Miss Rumphius was inspired by the real life "Lupine Lady," Hilda Hamlin, who spread lupine seeds along the Maine coast, as well as Cooney's own experiences traveling the world.Ĭooney and William Steig ( Doctor De Soto) shared the 1983 National Book Award for Children's Books in the hardcover Picture Books category. It features the life story of fictional Miss Alice Rumphius, a woman who sought a way to make the world more beautiful and found it in planting lupines in the wild. Miss Rumphius is a picture book for children written and illustrated by Barbara Cooney and first published by Viking Books in 1982. |