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In the stacks
Historical
On the Road to Jericho | Sue Meredith Mann | Historical | (N) (I) (F) Audiobook ($)
First installment drops on Substack Oct 3, 2024. The entire book will be published on Substack in 2x weekly installments.
Eleanor’s timing is spot on—for better or for worse. She grows up as apartheid collapses in South Africa, becomes a diplomat amidst Israel-Palestine conflict, and moves to the U.S. a month before 9-11. Shrugging off the threat of bombs, the young Eleanor Williams starts her career as a South African diplomat witnessing Nelson Mandela’s inauguration. Thirty years later, she lies broken in the women’s bathroom of an office building in Haven, U.S.A. She’s navigated war-torn landscapes, so why does corporate scheming break her? Where does she belong? And how can she hold both adventure and loss, hope and disillusionment, lightness and abysmal darkness? Follow Eleanor’s unflinching and cathartic story, a contemporary odyssey for women who hold multitudes. Who are at times both loveable and unlikeable. Who choose the unexpected path. And who are building resilience through everyday experiences as professionals, wives, and moms.
Nonfiction
Indonesian and American Photography | Michael P. Marpaung | Photography (B) (I) (F)
Enjoy beautiful Indonesia from the perspective (and camera) of a man on the street.
Short Fiction Collections
The Holy League Universe | Michael P. Marpaung | Speculative (S) (I) (F)→($)
Some stories paid, most are free
The Holy League Universe is a whole timeline spanning 14,000 years: from the creation of the universe to the end of time itself. Within this interplay of Divine Providence and human free-will are tales of heroism, romance, and adventure.
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Speculative
The Wiccan Tales | A.C. Cargill | Fantasy (light) | (N)
Lady Krystaline Mondall, head of the Mondall Wiccan coven and living on her ancestral Mondall Estate southwest of London, England, deals with challenges when she accidentally unleashes an ancient demon on the world. It’s a game of release, capture, release, and so on, as Krystaline battles, with the aid of her coven members and the silver Sword of Deliverance, not only that demon but a rival coven bent on gaining control over it to rule the world. As romance blossoms between Krystaline and the newest member of her own coven, the chase for the demon takes them to the USA and back to England. It’s an up-and-down adventure for fantasy fans.
Oceanus | Hanna Delaney | Science Fiction, Thriller
Gripped by an inescapable pull of gravity, the SS Demeter floats helplessly in orbit around a newly discovered earth-like planet. The crew have vanished leaving all but one man behind. Survivors on the planet find themselves separated and forced to face the substance of their own dreams and nightmares. Unbeknownst to them, they are being watched. Oceanus tells a classic story of betrayal, forgiveness, love and deception. Oceanus is a futuristic thriller inspired by William Shakespeare’s The Tempest. If anyone is to find their way back home, the truth must be revealed. Also available at B&N
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From the Stacks
Featuring a different, randomly-selected book every week.
Nonfiction
Closing the Gap, a memoir | Monica Nastase | Memoir (B) (I) (F)
'Closing the Gap' is a story of breakthrough. A fictionalized memoir of a sick, poor and underappreciated woman in her 30s and her adventures during the 5 years after getting divorced that led her to live her best life. She first loses everything - people, houses and objects - which was not meant to be in her life, and then she gets rid of her own inner devils: insecurity and self-abandonment. ‘Closing the Gap’ is a warning of what could happen to any woman who silences her own intuition and heart’s longing for too long. It’s a book of comfort for women who go through similar events, a companion to remind them they are never alone through the hardships, the grief and the dark road ahead; a reminder of our shared humanity. Through personal storytelling, the fictionalized memoir ‘Closing the Gap’ represents the voice of a woman who didn’t dare speak her truth until it was almost too late. Read it, chapter by chapter here.