![]() ![]() Wise ( The Ghost Sequences, Undertow Publications) House of Crows by Lisa Unger (Amazon Original Stories) The Route of Ice and Salt by José Luis Zárate, translated by David Bowles (Innsmouth Free Press) Rocklyn (Tordotcom)Ī Rose / Arose by Michael Bailey (Written Backwards) Valente (Tordotcom)ĭirty Heads: A novella of cosmic coming-of-age horror by Aaron Dries (Black T-Shirt Books)įlowers for the Sea by Zin E. Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw (Nightfire)Ĭomfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull (Blackstone Publishing) My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones (Saga Press) Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff VanderMeer (MCD) The nominees for the 2021 Shirley Jackson Awards are:Īll the Murmuring Bones by A.G. This is a particular delight because (a) it’s my first time on the SJA list and (b) there are so many friends and colleagues also there with me! This morning there’s some undignified dancing around the house (much to the consternation of the dogs) as All the Murmuring Boneshas been nominated in the novel category of the Shirley Jackson Awards. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Label Pedal zombies : thirteen feminist bicycle science fiction stories, edited by Elly Blue Instantiates In the third volume of annual feminist bicycle science fiction series Bikes in Space, twelve talented writers bring their diverse visions to this volume: Sometimes scary, sometimes spooky, sometimes hilarious, always on two wheels Member ofĬataloging source YDXCP Dewey number 813/.0873808 Illustrations illustrations Index no index present Literary form fiction Blue, Elly Series statement Bikes in space ![]() In yet another scenario, bicycles themselves are reanimated and roam the earth. In another version of the future, those with the zombie virus are able to escape persecution and feel almost alive again on two wheels. Language eng Summary The zombie apocalypse will be pedal-powered! In the not-so-distant future, when gasoline is no longer available, humans turn to two-wheeled vehicles to transport goods, seek glory, and defend their remaining communities. 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The premises lend the erotic story a soul that makes it a winner all the way and the author depicts steamy sex scenes in a unique fashion to portray the main character Renu’s ‘desperate’ attempt to wade through the labyrinth of her mind and unfetter herself from society’s shackle. Author Shuchi Singh Kalra third and latest offering, ‘A Cage of Desire’ takes readers on an erotic trip set against a middle-class Indian background and its biggest forte is about human desires, pain, longing for love and lost emotions set against a patriarchal society. ![]() ![]() The magazine story also moved Connelly into the upper levels of journalism, landing him a job as a crime reporter for the Los Angeles Times, one of the largest papers in the country, and bringing him to the city of which his literary hero, Chandler, had written.Īfter three years on the crime beat in L.A., Connelly began writing his first novel to feature LAPD Detective Hieronymus Bosch. They wrote a magazine story on the crash and the survivors which was later short-listed for the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing. ![]() In 1986, he and two other reporters spent several months interviewing survivors of a major airline crash. In Fort Lauderdale he wrote about police and crime during the height of the murder and violence wave that rolled over South Florida during the so-called cocaine wars. Once he decided on this direction he chose a major in journalism and a minor in creative writing - a curriculum in which one of his teachers was novelist Harry Crews.Īfter graduating in 1980, Connelly worked at newspapers in Daytona Beach and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, primarily specializing in the crime beat. ![]() ![]() Michael Connelly decided to become a writer after discovering the books of Raymond Chandler while attending the University of Florida. Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads' database with this name. ![]() ![]() Skidding to a stop on the other side, he landed in a pile of leaves and quickly stood up. ![]() He was tall enough, strong enough, a good runner and jumper, to make it across so he speeded up and crossed the pit with little effort. ![]() Without warning, he reached a small clearing bordered by a gully, a remnant of the river’s previous path, that blocked their way. Athdar paused for a moment and then raced off, calling for the others to follow him. Glancing around, he realised that nothing looked familiar to him. After some time and distance, the sound of the river quieted, telling Athdar that their path had changed. Laughing, they followed the sounds ahead of them as the creature outraced them. Deer or some other wild animal-it mattered not to him what the target-scampered ahead of them as the sun’s light flickered through the leaves and branches above them. There! Something moved and he called out orders once more. Following the rough path along the river, he sought any sign of movement deep in the shadows. ‘Our enemies have taken to the woods!’Īthdar led his friends, two his cousins and two the sons of a villager, all almost the same age as him, through the thick growth of trees and bushes. With his wooden sword brandished high in the air, he pointed deeper into the forest and nodded. ‘Come with me!’ Athdar called out like the commander of his father’s warriors would. ![]() ![]() ![]() Non-librarians are welcome to join the group as well, to A place where all Goodreads members can work together to improve the Goodreads book catalog. Rachel loves to keep in touch with her readers! You can find her at:Ī place where all Goodreads members can work together to improve the Goodreads book catalog. She lives in the mountains of Vermont with her family and a variety of rescue pets. These days, the majority of her adventures take place on the pages of the books she writes. She's been climbed by a monkey on a mountain in Japan, gone scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef, and camped out overnight in New York City for a chance to be an extra in a movie. Rachel loves to keep in touch with her readers! You can find her at: Rachel Lacey Facebook Twitter Newsletter Rachel Lacey is an award-winning contemporary romance author and semi-reformed travel junkie. ![]() Rachel Lacey is an award-winning contemporary romance author and semi-reformed travel junkie. ![]() |