

In time for Father’s Day, Wright Thompson’s Pappyland is available in paperback. Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last
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Master storyteller and award-winning author Chris Offutt’s latest book, Code of the Hills, is a dark, witty, and propulsive thriller of murder and secrets in a town where little is as it seems.Ĭode of the Hills is a harrowing novel of family-of what we’re willing to do to protect and avenge the ones we love. In this blistering return to Chris Offutt’s acclaimed crime series, Mick Hardin is tested like never before as familial allegiances and old wounds collide, threatening to destroy everything he loves.
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Masterfully weaving in humorous and heartfelt stories from her own life that illustrate an aspect of the craft of writing (such as plot, character development or dialogue), Sepetys then inspires readers with a series of writing prompts and exercises. You: The Story is a powerful how-to book for aspiring writers that encourages you to look inward and excavate your own memories in order to discover the authentic voices and compelling details that are waiting to be put on the page. After five award-winning works of historical fiction and countless hours of meticulous research, she can affirm that the secret to strong writing is embedded within your life experience. Ruta Sepetys is known for creating vivid characters and harrowing plots. You: The Story: A Writer’s Guide to Craft through Memory For award-winning historian Simon Sebag Montefiore, these poignant, familiar fossils serve as an inspiration for a new kind of world history, one that is genuinely global, spans all eras and all continents, and focuses on the family ties that connect every one of us. A recent graduate from the MFA program at the Univeristy of Mississippi, Tyriek White’s debut novel has been called astonishing by Kiese Laymon.Ī poignant debut for readers of Jesmyn Ward and Jamel Brinkley, We Are a Haunting follows three generations of a working class family and their inherited ghosts: a story of hope and transformation.Ī supernatural family saga, a searing social critique, and a lyrical and potent account of displaced lives, We Are a Haunting unravels the threads connecting the past, present, and future, and depicts the palpable, breathing essence of the neglected corridors of a pulsing city with pathos and poise.įrom the New York Times best-selling author of The Romanovs a magisterial world history unlike any other that tells the story of humanity through the one thing we all have in common: families.Īround 950,000 years ago, a family of five walked along the beach and left behind the oldest family footprints ever discovered.
