“I think the movie is very good,” Lowry says, which counts as pretty serious praise considering it was so long stuck in development hell (Bridges first bought the rights in 1995) and how hard a time Lowry had at first with the decision to age the movie’s characters from 12 and wondrous to 16 and plausible romantic leads. Then Lowry spots a woman at the dump: “If I were writing a short story, I’d be sure to include that woman over there with the back tattoo and the thong sticking out of her jeans. “I am not one of them.” She bought the dress she plans to wear to the movie’s New York premiere online, she says, from Neiman Marcus. “There are those, I think, who are attracted to the glitz of celebrity life,” Lowry tells me. Bridges, a lead producer, plays the supporting role of the title character the movie also stars Meryl Streep and Taylor Swift. It’s a misty morning in late July, and I’m in Bridgton, Maine, watching the young-adult god as she separates cardboard boxes from newspapers and bottles, two days before she heads to Comic-Con, where she’s been roped into a panel with Jeff Bridges to promote the film adaptation of her 1993 classic The Giver-the start of a publicity tour, followed by a major movie release, which will make her dystopian novel, one of the most beloved books of the YA “golden age,” a whole other kind of famous. “So, shall we go to the dump?” Lois Lowry is now a slightly salty 77, with a sort of Elaine Stritch side-mouth speech and no Mother Goose orb about her.
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Fans of Evie Dunmore, Sarah MacLean, and Eloisa James will delight in this innovative, empowering, and sexy story from acclaimed author Minerva Spencer. There will also be a limited-edition hardcover released that will feature two new cover paintings by artist Gregory Manchess, one for Later itself and the other for a fictitious novel within the novel that is featured prominently in the plot of the story. Later will be published initially as a paperback featuring original cover art by Paul Mann. It’s terrifying, tender, heartbreaking and honest, and we’re so excited to bring it to readers.” “ Later is a beautiful story about growing up and facing your demons - whether they’re metaphorical or (as sometimes happens when you’re in a Stephen King novel) the real thing. “I love the Hard Case format, and this story - combining a boy who sees beyond our world and strong elements of crime and suspense - seemed a perfect fit.”Ĭharles Ardai, the editor of Hard Case Crime added: The first was 2005's The Colorado Kid and the second was 2013's Joyland. This is actually the third book King has written for Hard Case Crime. Stephen King Hard Case Crime Box Set by Stephen King: 9781789097566 : Books The Complete Hard Case Crime Stephen King Collection, featuring the bestselling titles The Colorado Kid, Joyland, and his newest novel, Later, plus exclusive. Later is being published by Hard Case Crime, Titan Books' line of pulp-styled crime novels. The Hard Case Crime series is a wonderful idea: a mix of original and reprinted. A new crime novel for Stephen King has been announced! It’s titled Later, and the story concerns “a boy named Jamie Conklin whose unusual abilities could aid his single mom and her police detective lover – but only at a terrible cost.” Hard Case Crime, 5.99 (184pp) ISBN 978-0-8439-5584-2 Signature Reviewed by Orson Scott Card. When she’s not spending time with her family, she’s writing, reading or doing her version of housework – sweeping the house with a look. Suzanne Wright lives in England with her husband and two children. Time is running out–will Piper, used to putting everyone else first, learn to fight for what–and who– she wants? They are cold, ruthless and will stop at nothing to achieve their twisted ends. Then an old terror appears from Levi's past–a serial killer everyone had believed was dead. The whole thing is like a bad dream–and Piper knows all about them since she's a Nightmare, a demon with the ability to trap people in their worse memories forever. Neither Piper nor Levi are used to needing anyone, the crackling attraction between them is making both their demons crazy and to make matters worse, Piper's narcissistic stepsister is Levi's ex–and she's not ok with the situation. But it's not until her psyche brushes his in an unguarded moment that they both realise: they are anchors. With his broad, muscular frame and gunmetal grey gaze he makes a statement without saying a word. He's the kind of man who it's impossible to ignore. And by the time I returned home, his contract was waiting in my email inbox. I saw Chip’s email on my iPhone, emailed back, and the next day he called while I was in a WalMart parking lot. To be contacted by an agent interested in your work. And during the third year, a reader with connections started the chain of events that led my agent, Chip MacGregor, to contact me. The blog attracted a fairly large, very devoted following. I’m not posting every week anymore, but any new posts always appear on a Friday evening. For about 2-1/2 years, I kept that schedule every week, come whatever. I wasn’t sure of how it would develop, but Friday evening turned out to be my time to post a new blog. When did you start blogging? Tell us about the moment Chip MacGregor contacted you and expressed his interest in having you write a book. Please consider ordering Ira’s beautifully written new book, Growing Up Amish (link provided at the bottom of the page). I have enjoyed our lunches at the DutchWay Value Mart immensely. An Anabaptist Libertarian (okay, that’s not entirely true, at least not the Anabaptist part). When I moved home to Lancaster, PA, almost two years ago, I started bumping into various writers in the community – Ira was one of them. Today I’m proud to introduce a friend of mine, Ira Wagler. Kristin introduces readers to the Israeli bartenders, Finnish poker players, sexy Bedouins, and Argentinean priests who helped her transform into "Kristin-Adjacent" on the road–a slower, softer, and, yes, sluttier version of herself at home. In addition to falling madly in love with the planet, Kristin fell for many attractive locals, men who could provide the emotional connection she wanted without costing her the freedom she desperately needed. Not ready to settle down and in need of an escape from her fast-paced job as a sitcom writer, Kristin instead traveled the world, often alone, for several weeks each year. Kristin Newman spent much of her twenties and thirties buying dresses to wear to her friends' weddings and baby showers. A funny, sexy, and ultimately poignant memoir about mastering the art of the “vacationship”-the inspiration for the upcoming Freeform series While You Were Breeding Not only do they discover that they are the offspring of ancient gods, but they also learn that they are three of seven demigods mentioned in the Great Prophecy uttered by Rachel in The Last Olympian. Jason, Piper, and Leo, three students at a wilderness school for troubled teens, are transported to Camp Half-Blood after an unexpected encounter with evil storm spirits on the rim of the Grand Canyon. Clever plot devices-like gods who shift back and forth between their Greek and Roman personae-keep the book from feeling like a retread of Riordan's previous novels. But to survive the journey, they’ll need the help of some familiar demigods.Publishers WeeklyPercy Jackson fans can rest easy: this first book in Riordan's Heroes of Olympus spin-off series is a fast-paced adventure with enough familiar elements to immediately hook those eager to revisit his modern world of mythological mayhem. Here, a new group of heroes will inherit a quest. After saving Olympus from the evil Titan lord, Kronos, Percy and friends have rebuilt their beloved Camp Half-Blood, where the next generation of demigods must now prepare for a chilling prophecy of their own:Seven half-bloods shall answer the call,To storm or fire the world must fall.An oath to keep with a final breath,And foes bear arms to the Doors of Death.Now, in a brand-new series from blockbuster best-selling author Rick Riordan, fans return to the world of Camp Half-Blood. |