pickEvery Weds, we pick a new author to be our #writercrush, from bookseller favorites to underrepresented authors you need to know about. This week, we're loving Justina Ireland, author of the YA epic Dread Nation. Set in post-Reconstruction America, Dread Nation focuses on the life of Jane McKeene, a young Black girl trained with other Black and Native people to kill zombies that have risen at the site of Civil War battlefields.
pickThis book discusses events in King's life that contributed to his development as a writer, such as his early exposure to writing, his early attempts to get published, his relationship with his wife, the death of his mother, and his history of drug and alcohol abuse.
In a nutshell..it's part biography, part collection of tips for the aspiring writer.
I loved it, it was very informative, interesting and occasionally hilarious! ☺
#stephenking
pick❤️ phenomenally talented author of Children of Blood and Bone Tomi Adeyemi. This fierce debut novel is led by Zélie, a young women who is determined to avenge the death of her mother. The monarchy is relentless in its pursuit to eliminate all magic in Orïsha, but it is the magic alive in Zélie that could save them all. Dark-skinned, clever and impulsive, she carries the weight of the world while on her journey of self discovery. #YA #writercrush
pickYou‘re lookin' at one of our top sellers of the month, “My Year of Rest and Relaxation” by Ottessa Moshfegh! Our #writercrush this week has crafted a darkly humorous story about alienation, pharmaceuticals and extreme “self-care”. See Ottessa sit down with Lena Dunham to discuss the book of the summer at Strand next Monday! https://buff.ly/2LAfcnj | #ottessamoshfegh #strandevents
pickDo you like short stories? Do you like short stories about women? Do you like fascinating but slightly depressing short stories about women that make you ruminate on the degradation of love and the decay of passion? You'll love this book! Simone de Beauvoir's masterful and raw stories are worth the read this Writer Crush Wednesday. #wcw #writercrushwednesday #writercrush #simonedebeauvoir #shortstories #shortreads | https://buff.ly/2jIvfjl
pickLooking for a quirky and hilarious read? Try Two Serious Ladies by our #WriterCrush Jane Bowles! Two acquaintances who conform to strict roles in society start making unusual choices that lead them to debauchery! From the outside, it seems as if these women are becoming immoral and possibly mad, but they are actually gaining control of their lives in nuanced ways and living, at last, the way they have always wanted. #wcw https://buff.ly/2E5SAVO
