From the WINNER of the 2015 Man Booker Prize for A Brief History of Seven Killings"An undeniable success." -- The New York Times Book Review A true triumph of voice and storytelling, The Book of Night Women rings with both profound authenticity and a distinctly contemporary energy. It is the story of Lilith, born into slavery on a Jamaican sugar plantation at the end of the eighteenth century. Even at her birth, the slave women around her recognize a dark power that they- and she-will come to both revere and fear. The Night Women, as they call themselves,...
From the WINNER of the 2015 Man Booker Prize for A Brief History of Seven Killings"An undeniable success." -- The New York Times Boo...
Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute Marlon James
Up, Up, and Away is a collection of writing by fifth-grade students from Farnsworth Aerospace school, who spent months writing these original works with the help of the Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute. From travel guides to alien planets to advice for chihuahuas on successfully piloting a hot air balloon, Up, Up, and Away, captures the unique and extravagant voices of the next generation of writers.
Up, Up, and Away is a collection of writing by fifth-grade students from Farnsworth Aerospace school, who spent months writing these original works...
