![]() ![]() This romance is filled with some of the best tropes in the genre, including the opposites attract trope, as well as a whole bunch of other amazing themes, including political tension, and the public responsibility vs private desires theme that runs right through this novel. If you’re looking for a great novel to get you started on your gay romance adventure, then there is arguably no better place to start than the amazing Red, White, and Royal Blue, which is a thrilling romance about two powerful men from Britain and America. ![]() Only the fake relationship leads to a secret relationship that could derail his mother’s re-election campaign and upend two nations.” “First Son Alex Claremont-Diaz isn’t one to hide his disdain for Prince Henry, but when photos of an altercation at a wedding are leaked to the tabloids and threaten American/British relations, he agrees to a fake friendship with the Prince as damage control. ![]() This list will cover some of the best gay romance novels out there across a variety of different subgenres and tropes, and while it may only contain one or two examples from an author, don’t be afraid to go ahead and explore the rest of their work, especially if you’ve enjoyed what you’ve read so far! Red, White, And Royal Blue – Casey McQuiston Love is love in any form, and true fans of the romance genre will tell you that gay romance novels are just as beautiful as any romance novel including a man and a woman. If you’re a fan of romance novels in general, then why not try out these gay romance novels? ![]()
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![]() ![]() Both offer self-made extremity in the form of religious zeal, viewed through a historical lens. This premise unites Donoghue’s two current projects, the film adaptation of her 2016 novel The Wonder (screening at TIFF next week) and her just-released novel, Haven. ![]() “But sometimes you create your own extreme situation.” “Like in Room, she’s been kidnapped and locked up,” says Donoghue, referring to her 2010 Booker Prize-shortlisted novel, which she also wrote the Academy Award-nominated screenplay for, and adapted for the stage. The hyper-pressurized scenarios are reserved for her fictional characters some self-imposed, others enacted upon more vulnerable characters. But her characters? The more intensely acute the stakes, the more interested she is. Not for herself – ”I’m very well-balanced” – she admits. Log In Create Free AccountĮmma Donoghue prefers extreme situations. ![]() ![]() ![]() I think of this every time I hear of the callow ambition to 'make a new start' or to be 'born again': Do those who talk this way truly wish for the slate to be wiped? Genocide means not just mass killing, to the level of extermination, but mass obliteration to the verge of extinction. She went on living, but with a tabula rasa as her diary and calendar and notebook. ![]() All her birthdays, exam results, illnesses, friendships, kinships-gone. ![]() No one who remembered her girlhood and her early mischief and family lore no sibling or boon companion who could tease her about that first romance no lover or pal with whom to reminisce. “I once spoke to someone who had survived the genocide in Rwanda, and she said to me that there was now nobody left on the face of the earth, either friend or relative, who knew who she was. ![]() ![]() ![]() Later in life, after years of imprisonment, Sade would become very fat, having gorged himself on the privileges offered to rich and titled prisoners of the time. When he removed his hat, the whores noted that he was rather handsome, full-faced, and blond. ![]() An épée hung at his side, a hunting knife at his belt. One of his biographers, Neil Schaeffer, describes the scene: Next to his lanky and somewhat comical valet, the much shorter Sade sported a plumed hat, a gray frock-coat with blue lining, and marigold-colored silk pants and vest. In an account from a tryst in these years with four prostitutes, Sade had his valet decked out in a nautical costume (they were in Marseille), while he himself was in attractive finery. The pencil drawing by Charles-Amédée Van Loo is of Sade in his early twenties, his head in profile, his eyes over his long sharp nose looking intently, his mouth in a mild pout. There is only one known surviving image of the Sade and only a handful of accounts. ![]() ![]() Milk will surprise and entertain in equal measure. This highly illustrated exploration of one of the most fundamental foods and drinks also includes recipes for ice-cream, milkshakes, and even milk paint. Now that milk is considered a staple of a healthy and balanced diet, Velten investigates how and why conceptions of milk have shifted in the public consciousness, from the science of nutrition to the dairy industry’s advertising campaigns. In Milk, Hannah Velten explores the myths and misconceptions surrounding the ubiquitous drink. Yet milk in the time before these scientific processes was even less natural than today-known then as the white poison, it was bacteria-ridden, mixed with additives to make it look like milk after the cream was removed, filled with chemicals to promote its shelf life, and extremely watered down. And yet, despite that natural relationship to milk, the majority of the world’s population cannot digest it in the form most often available to adultscow’s milk. Nonetheless, there are many advocates of raw milk that long for the days before pasteurization, homogenization, and standardization. Modern milk processing produces a safe, clean beverage that is very different from pure milk straight from the cow. ![]() ![]() And yet, despite that natural relationship to milk, the majority of the world’s population cannot digest it in the form most often available to adults-cow’s milk. From birth milk is the sustaining and essential food of all mammals. Milk-“It does a body good.” It’s difficult to deny the truth of the American Dairy Council’s former advertising campaign. ![]() ![]() ![]() I know this is an issue, however, so it’s something I am actively working on. I’m not so good at living in the moment-my mind tends to race ahead and dwell on potentialities more than is good for it. Yet it also possesses a bitter coating of irritating smugness that makes the primer hard to swallow.Ī lot of Taoist thought appeals to me and agrees with how I try to lead my own life. ![]() For people like me who aren’t familiar with Taoism, it’s an interesting and accessible primer. Hoff examines how some of the other inhabitants of the Hundred Acre Wood embody competing schools of thought-Confucianism, Buddhism, etc.-or how their actions and statements are not compatible with a Taoist outlook. Pooh is the “Uncarved Block” who simply takes life as it is and learns to enjoy the little things, whose simple-mindedness and child-like state of wonder and enjoyment means he is never far from a good day. According to Benjamin Hoff (who, incidentally, has the best first name ever), Pooh is a textbook Taoist. The Tao of Pooh is a short book written before I was born that purports to elucidate certain concepts related to Taoism through the characters and story of A.A. ![]() This need to achieve things rather than “living in the moment” of simply existing and enjoying the book goes against the principles of Taoism, of course. ![]() It looked short and light enough to finish in an afternoon. It was a Friday I wasn’t working, I’m a little behind on my read count, so I took this off the stack. ![]() ![]() If you have a costume that has something to do with your book wear it! You will be approached and people want to know why. If you are at a bookstore be professional, at a winery in the country, jeans would be nice. You will find that they can help engage readers and it's nice to have someone who can say, “Yes, I’ve read the book, series, etc.” If you are nervous with your first signing bring a friend or family member to sit with you. I have recently had small heart sachet soaps to give out. You will also want to have items to give away, pens, magnets, book markers. ![]() If you have something unusual or different people will stop. In the past, I have had flowers in a teapot, an old suitcase filled with goodies, a lantern with a battery operated candle. I have a lace cover I put over them which changes the environment. Some places provide a table and colored table cloth. ![]() You want a reader to feel at ease to approach you. The more knowledge you have about your books the easier it is to present them to a reader.įirst, you will need a welcoming table. ![]() ![]() I love to talk to people and enjoy explaining how and why I wrote my series. It allows us the opportunity to present our work and to meet readers. Book signings are an awesome time for authors. This is a little tidbit on how that happens. New authors are always inquiring how I manage to have such a great turn out and experience at my events and book signings. ![]() ![]() Scroll down to check out the 42 best vampire books to read now. And visit a boarding school for immortals, interested loft apartments, and extravagant castles - all occupied by, you guessed it, vampires! Meet a prince racing against the clock to solve a string of palace murders, an Aztec vampire on the run with her thrall in the dimly lit corners and alleyways of contemporary Mexico City. You’ll find no fewer than three Dracula retellings below, where ancient immortals and eternal Victorians sharpen their fangs alongside the modern-day deathless. ![]() The books below run the gamut from YA to erotica, and from more unconventional tales to clear and deserving Twilight heirs. Butler’s Fledgling, but what about Jewelle Gomez’s time-hopping epic, The Gilda Stories, or Claire Kohda’s literary vampire novel, Woman, Eating? Sure, you’ve probably heard of Octavia E. We’ve gone wide with everything from classics, new additions, and under-read phenoms. If you’re searching for your next favorite story of seduction, horror novel, literary interpretation, dark romance, or urban fantasy, you’ve come to the right place: at least one of the vampire books included below is sure to fit the bill. She is best known as a film historian with expertise in Black horror. 1966 Tananarive Priscilla Due (/t n æ n r i v dj u / t-NAN -reev DEW ) (born January 5, 1966) is an American author and educator. ![]() ![]() More than 200 years after John Polidori’s gothic novel ignited our fascination with bloodsucking immortals, readers still can’t get enough of vampire fiction. Due is also the author of the African Immortals novel series and the Tennyson Hardwick novels. ![]() ![]() The ducks really do originate from China, are highly intelligent, and were known to live on houseboats with their master. Always intrigued by the history of how books came to be, the decision to feature Ping came after learning Flack became fascinated with Pekin ducks while doing research for her book Angus and The Ducks. Written by Marjorie Flack and illustrated by Kurt Wiese, the two created an endearing book that has maintained its popularity for over 80 years and continues to be included on recommended lists of classic picture books and "best" picture books. ![]() ![]() Originally published in 1933, The Story About Ping is one of the most beloved picture books ever published. ![]() ![]() Perhaps it was the pandemic-induced isolation coupled with the sun setting at four in the afternoon. My idea of a good time was going to a Moby-Dick marathon at the Whaling Museum, staying up late into the night listening to community members read aloud from Melville’s masterpiece under a whale skeleton suspended from the ceiling. ![]() Up until that point, most of my reading about the island I’ve called home for eight years was confined to the classics. It was 28 Summers, Hilderbrand’s take on the 1978 film Same Time Next Year, in which a city-dwelling man and a woman who lives in a simple beach cottage on Nantucket begin a torrid love affair that lasts for-you guessed it-28 summers. I read my first Elin Hilderbrand novel on a cold January day two years ago. Our second greatest export is signed copies of Elin Hilderbrand’s beachy novels: more than 5,000 copies of The Hotel Nantucket were shipped to readers from the island’s independent bookstore, Mitchell’s Book Corner, this past June. Today, the island’s primary export is middle- and lower-income families who can no longer afford to live here. In the first half of the 20th century, writers like Nathaniel Benchley, Tennessee Williams, Carson McCullers, John Steinbeck, and the Gilbreth family all found inspiration in summer homes 30 miles out to sea. Nantucket Island was once the whale oil capital of the world. ![]() |