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"e;Put me in a car with Bill Sibley on a road trip across the nation and everything will be just fine. His spectacular voice, his aptitude for creating instantly indelible characters in richly funny scenes, his perfect pacing and splendid particularity are dazzling and hypnotic. Storyteller supreme! Here We Go Loop De Loop lifted my mood entirely."e; - Naomi Shihab Nye, Young People's Poet Laureate, Poetry Foundation"e;Wonderful example of generous escapism and a book to be recommended."e;- Kirkus Reviews"e;A satirical small-town Texas comedy with welcome, surprising heart. Sibley's boisterous comic novel blends small-town satire and humanist warmth as it unspools its tales of isolated people learning to love. His prose is sharp and evocative. At its best, Here We Go... finds these snared coyotes daring to find new ways to love."e; - Booklife"e;Larry McMurtry meets A Midsummer Night's Dream. This is Sibley's best yet - a rollicking screwball comedy with a heart as big as Texas."e;- Steven L. Davis, Author, Past President, Texas Institute of Letters---A cowboy, an heiress, her brother's husband...and a badass 72 Mercury Montego. This is the story of a her loving a him - who's in love with another him - and that other him enduring an unrequited love for the original her. With a small-town Texas appreciation, this book is replete with humor, adversity, and the tenacity of survivors unwilling and unable to acknowledge defeat. Here We Go Loop De Loop by William Jack Sibley has greed, lust, sexuality, spiritual enlightenment, more lust, xenophobia, and the meaning of a life worth living, all woven into a single, outrageous knot in the insulated town of Rita Blanca, Texas. The author, a fifth-generation Texan and a resolute seeker of wisdom, truth, and the occasional virtuosic lie, with humor and reflection, has wrought a story of humanity through characters doing the best they can - just not terribly well.

Helping Howard explores the fraught lifetime marriage of a straight older man, his younger gay wife, and the daughter that survives them.An anti-romantic romance, this book tells the tale of The Author who awakens Howard into consciousness in order to become her accomplice in figuring out what happens next. Their ongoing dialogue pushes the story forward through quarrelsome, humorous, psychological cliffhangers. Playing with, and exposing, the creative process adds another dimension to the narrative as The Author creates a relationship with her main character, which in turn, reflects on who she is. Helping Howard is about people struggling with understanding their own barriers to achieving and sustaining intimacy. It's a complex story of human longing and unmet desire.--"e;Through the lens of Howard's life and relationships, the novel intriguingly focuses on the psychology of its characters and what they reveal about the Author... indeed, as Schloss unlocks the pathos of her players, the reader comes to know the Author best of all...As playfulness turns to poignance and back to playfulness again, the novel reads a bit like John Updike by way of French director Michel Gondry, with all the heartbreak and panache that entails."e; "e;A savvy postmodern novel that becomes an affecting confessional..."e;- Kirkus ReviewsFrom the moment the Author hustles Howard out of bed and into the kitchen to make breakfast, we know we're on a literary adventure like no other. The Author wants her story; Howard wants to understand who he is and what he's done with his one wild and precious life. By turns comic, poignant, lacerating and profound, HELPING HOWARD probes the complex and ever-changing nature of love, and seeks to understand, in the deepest way possible, the ties that bind. Schloss has written a remarkable story; hers is a nimble, inventive and wholly original voice. -Kitty Zeldis, author of Not Our KindWhat a gorgeous novel! Romantic, deeply humane, astonishingly clever and moving - this is a love story between author and character that continually makes one gasp, even as it delivers great truths. Thank you, Sally Schloss, for writing it. -Bonnie Friedman, bestselling author of Writing Past DarkIn Sally Schloss's insightful and engrossing novel, an Author writes a novel while regularly checking in with its real-life titular character. Howard is a kind and singularly tolerant man who has greatly compromised himself within his marriage. He nervously waits as the Author unveils each new phase of his life. Their ongoing conversation affords Howard-and the reader-a unique chance to see how his choices have at once enriched and undermined him. Schloss's writing is meticulous. -Patricia Grossman, author of Radiant Daughter.For those of you who delve into transactional dynamics as a profession this book is a fascinating must read. The characters engage in the all too typical tendencies of repeating the same patterns of behavior, thoughts, and feelings with their inevitable undesirable outcomes. The book sympathetically dramatizes how these underlying negative core beliefs affect these characters' lives over the course of their thirty-five-year marriage. -Robert Pazulinec Ed.D. Licensed Psychologist

Fifth-grader Dee Lanson has had it with Samantha''s weird stares! To make matters worse, Samantha wheedles her way into Dee''s friendship circle and flips everything upside down. Dee seeks revenge against her enemy and finds herself in the deepest trouble she has ever been in. On top of that, she''s bored at school and called to the principal''s office so often that the path leading there likely has her name on it! She must find her way out of trouble and win her friends back. But how? Meanwhile, the fifth-graders are competing in girls vs. boys kickball and softball games. Each team is determined to outscore the other. Things become pretty wild both on and off the field! At home, Dee mixes it up with her little brother, Joey. Will there be any peace? Gloppy is a heartwarming tale of friendships and forgiveness that will stick with a reader long after the last page has been turned.

If you knew one party would change your life in unimaginable ways, would you go? Senior year was supposed to be pointless and fun. For Rose Jackson, it turns into life or death when she and her bodyguard are taken as hostages to a remote island. As they struggle to understand their captivity and their growing feelings, circumstances introduce them to two very different captives: an insurance salesman and a delirious model. Trying to find a way off of Abaddon Island, our four unlikely heroes navigate complicit strangers and familiar evils. As they get to the bottom of the island's secrets, one question rises to the surface: "e;Can we live with the choices we've made?"e; Abaddon Illusion by Lindsey Bakken is a thriller about finding your identity in extreme circumstances and never letting go of the person you want to become.

In a single, blinding instant all they have known is destroyed and they awaken to a hostile and uncertain future.Marooned, Angus Hirano and Eilen Macumbo fight to survive among alien inhabitants who should not exist. Within the boughs of a vast arboreal world, Eilen adapts as Angus struggles, dreaming of once again roaming the stars. Odd hints of civilization kindle hope and set the pair upon a quest for answers to questions they can scarcely form. Nomads and traders accompany them through forest and across desert plateau, until, in the heart of a far mountain, they encounter a startling, long buried past and discover a path they could never have imagined back to the stars.Between its covers, Uko's Legacy unveils an exciting odyssey while revealing the surprising secrets of a strange new world.

Constance Studer's collection of short stories, Queen of the Sugarhouse, brings to life strongly drawn characters dealing with challenging circumstances. A registered nurse in ICU struggles to do the right thing after she makes a mistake. A homeless Desert Storm veteran grieves for his own loss of health, as well as for the loss of his father. Two women test their life-long friendship while one of them undergoes a facelift. A doctor's life is forever changed during one twenty-four hour shift in the Emergency Room. A writer, committed to a psychiatric hospital because of an accident, uses her writing to heal. A novice nurse learns her job from taking care of a confused old man who has suffered a stroke. A waitress struggles with caring for her younger brother, who has muscular dystrophy. A daughter reluctantly comes home to nurse her difficult mother, who drove first her husband then her daughter to flee the Ohio farm where their livelihood was making maple sugar. "e;Every person has a story,"e; Carl Jung observed. "e;Derangement happens when the story is denied. To heal, the patient needs to rediscover his story."e; Constance Studer's characters find healing in making pottery, taking photographs of objects not usually thought of as beautiful, in climbing mountains, in writing a novel. Healing is a process, a journey toward balance, connectedness, meaning and wholeness, rather than an outcome.

Gray Reynolds' world is violently upended when assassins wound him and kill everyone else aboard a speedboat. He then learns from his dying wife that she helped steal $100 million from a notorious drug cartel. Gray's only hope of staying alive is to disappear.Forced to flee, Gray searches out a remote trout fishing farm in the foothills of the North Cascades that seems to be the perfect hideout. But his identity is not the farm's only secret. Traumatized by the loss of her mother to cancer, a young blind woman believes the mysterious stranger is the man her mother promised would one day come. Her infatuation, however, arouses the desires of her older married sister.Tensions escalate when a tragedy occurs, raising the possibility of the farm's imminent sale and rekindling the cartel's relentless determination to discover Gray's whereabouts.In Swimming with the Angels, Colin Kersey has woven themes of longing and grief, love and sensuality into a thriller of uncommon beauty and depth.

Solo invites the reader to embark on a journey into the solitary self, exploring one's evolving relationship with the surrounding environment. This stirring and thoughtful work articulates the rewards of self-reflection, and of silence, deep listening, and meditation.---Solo: Venturing Alone in the Northern Wilds takes us to a place that nearly all of us are afraid to venture-a place where there are no lifelines or emergency exits. Finding himself face to face with challenging waters, grizzlies and extreme weather, Dick Anderson nonetheless discovers an unexpected inner peace and strength that allows him to persevere and survive. As much as it is a journey through the rugged wilds of the north, this is also a powerful journey of the soul. -Barton Rubenstein, Public Artist, Mother Earth Project cofounder and avid canoeist

Shapeshifting-a Blessing or a Curse?Crystia is not a typical teenager-she's a Cloaker. She spends her time perfecting her shapeshifting abilities under the watchful eyes of the Black Coats, who use her powers to maintain order. The good news is, she's not alone. She's trapped in The Port with other shapeshifters who were taken from their parents at birth. Under the guidance of the mysteriously tempting Pike, she and her friends realize it's time to end their involuntary imprisonment. Little do they know, Simone is leading an insurgency from the outside. With her quick-witted and fiery nature she won't tolerate Cloaker exploitation, so she teams up with them to end the tyranny once and for all.Alexandra Lapointe's Cloakers is a story of vengeance amidst a world where genetically modified teenagers are considered the greatest evil. In this action-packed novel, their shapeshifting abilities will be put to the test, and, unfortunately, not everyone will survive.

The Jesus Nut tells the parallel stories of three unlikely pilgrims--a reviled professor, a delusional homeless veteran, and a priest who loves strip clubs--searching for the greatest religious relic of the 21st century. Thrown together after a raucous showdown with evangelists, they decide to ignore their differences and work as a team in pursuit of their holy purpose. Their journey to New York City leads to a fateful encounter with a former advertising executive, whose mad ramblings suggest he might be the very oracle to help them fulfill their destiny.A quirky, subversive novel that addresses timely issues and lampoons evangelical hypocrisy, The Jesus Nut ultimately reveals itself to be a story of second chances and agape love. Along the way, you'll meet self-righteous academics, a curious and ambitious stripper, a farmer with a remarkable peanut, a trucker fascinated by the constellations, a profane church maintenance crew, and more. Prepare for an irreverent quest which will remind you of the value of friends and the miraculous power of faith.

In this gripping and poignant tale, Catherine Finley leaves her dream job and the heartbreak of a failed relationship to take a new position closer to her ailing father, Douglas. As the undergraduate dean at Franklin College, she quickly discovers the history of her boss's sexual abuse. When she becomes his latest victim, she finds herself in conflict with the college's female president who will do anything to protect its secrets. Catherine seeks refuge in visits to her father's shore home, but powerful memories unsettle her. A web of memories reveals Douglas's meaningful romance in the 1960s with Grace, a pioneer in the Civil Rights Movement, and his disappointment that social justice promised during that turbulent time was never fully realized. Catherine's professional and personal worlds collide as she discovers the College's secrets are woven into her father's story.Nancy Allen's Grace is a stirring investigation of sexual politics and women's tenuous relationship with power. The novel's lyric prose conveys the power of memory to shape and redefine struggles with faith, self-doubt, and love lost.

Ignite your imagination as you are introduced to Sadie, a wise and caring raccoon.Growing up for Charley is quite a daunting task, especially after a sudden tragedy upends her current existence. A serendipitous encounter with Sadie propels Charley into a new and enlightening reality. Walk with her as she begins a transformation that will send her down a path never before imagined.The story of Sadie and Charley will speak to readers young and old, and we''ll all remember that life can be changed in an instant: sometimes by sadness, and sometimes by the unexpected arrival of something magical.

"My tango covers the whole cemetery. It sings its joy and its pain, its melody haunts every passage of this labyrinth, and its words find homes in the most unusual mausoleums..." The Recoleta Stories reveals the intertwined histories and post-life realities of residents at the world-famous Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires, Argentina. These tales go from present to past, and grasp the future. Magically realized, they entwine with an exciting and often violent Argentine history. Throughout, the city of Buenos Aires infuses its presence onto the page.In The Recoleta Stories, Bryon Esmond Butler gives us insight into another world, at once exotic and familiar, at once dead and very, very alive.

Leo is a young lion. He has some sad moments during his day. He wonders: Do lions cry?In "Do Lions Cry" Erina White, PhD lets kids know that expression of sadness is a strength. Watch Leo grow through his sadness and become bigger and stronger through his tears. 

In this collection of twelve personal essays, Elizabeth Templeman peers into the rear-view mirror, reflecting back over two decades of family life. Her stories pull forth the joy and mystery, the hopes and fears, the antics and expeditions, of those years when the kids are coming of age and the nest is emptying. They conjure up a family coming to know themselves-who they are as individuals, and also the volatile mosaic they form stuffed in a rental van on their way across the country, crowded within a nylon tent on a windy beach, or crammed in a creepy motel room in an unfamiliar landscape.Out and Back celebrates the ordinary and captures what it means to be a family, even as that family hurtles across the expanse of seasons, space, and every conceivable mood. There are those magical moments when family-a constellation of five-all seem to be gliding in the same direction, leaning into one another. But more typical are those times when individuals careen into one another, colliding, or at the last minute, clutching that safety net. Spinning from the slapstick to the subdued, the pages tell of storm clouds and squabbles, of teenage angst and hard-won amnesty, of hockey rinks and icebergs and everything in between.