In this second instalment of the Cats of Katlyn series, Detective Lisa Crom has returned to Antrim County to solve a nagging problem with the closed case of Barry Newman Perkins when suddenly she, her tabby cat, Little One, seven-year-old Megan Simms, and their two animal friends are spirited away to the world of Katlyn. Lisa, who can also hear animals communicating in her mind, must find a way to get Megan home to her parents, and soon they are greeted by mystical creatures like the Greenwolves of the Green Nation, the huge Panthers and their Neptunian riders, and massive honeybees known as the Beesive. Meanwhile, the menacing Ichneumon, Possessor of Souls has escaped his watery dungeon and is building another army of enslaved souls to destroy all that is good in the world. As a mixed group of unlikely heroes embark on their quest to find the Gray Cat’s Eye Stone, a bloody battle ensues. When young Megan is confronted by Ichneumon, the monster insect, in his primordial form, the magic of her blue eyes might be the only thing that can save her.

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A vivid, highly evocative memoir of one of the reigning icons of folk music, highlighting the decade of the ’60s, when hits like “Both Sides Now” catapulted her to international fame. Sweet Judy Blue Eyes is the deeply personal, honest, and revealing memoir of folk legend and relentlessly creative spirit Judy Collins. In it, she talks about her alcoholism, her lasting love affair with Stephen Stills, her friendships with Joan Baez, Richard and Mimi Fariña, David Crosby, and Leonard Cohen and, above all, the music that helped define a decade and a generation’s sound track. Sweet Judy Blue Eyes invites the reader into the parties that peppered Laurel Canyon and into the recording studio so we see how cuts evolved take after take, while it sets an array of amazing musical talent against the backdrop of one of the most turbulent decades of twentieth-century America. Beautifully written, richly textured, and sharply insightful, Sweet Judy Blue Eyes is an unforgettable chronicle of the folk renaissance in America.

The most substantial collection of critical essays on Morrison to appear since her death in mid-2019, this book contains previously unpublished essays which both acknowledge the universal significance of her writing even as they map new directions. Essayists include pre-eminent Morrison scholars, as well as scholars who work in cultural criticism, African American letters, American modernism, and women's writing. The book includes work on Morrison as a public intellectual; work which places Morrison's writing within today's currents of contemporary fiction; work which draws together Morrison's “trilogy” of Beloved, Jazz, and Paradise alongside Dos Passos' USA trilogy; work which links Morrison to such Black Atlantic artists as Lubaina Himid and others as well as work which offers a reading of “influence” that goes both directions between Morrison and Faulkner. Another cluster of essays treats seldom-discussed works by Morrison, including an essay on Morrison as writer of children's books and as speaker for children's education. In addition, a “Teaching Morrison” section is designed to help teachers and critics who teach Morrison in undergraduate classes. The Bloomsbury Handbook to Toni Morrison is wide-ranging, provocative, and satisfying; a fitting tribute to one of the greatest American novelists.

"Ultimately, it is the feminist themes that shine throughout that make this not only a worthwhile read for any fantasy fan, but a series that will stand the test of time. Khan has proved herself a master of the genre by telling a timely, necessary story." -- Booklist (starred) A band of powerful warrior women continues its resistance against an oppressive dark regime in this penultimate installment in the Khorasan Archives fantasy quartet—a series that lies “somewhere between N. K. Jemisin and George R. R. Martin” (Saladin Ahmed). The Companions of Hira have used their cunning and their magic in the battle against the patriarchal Talisman, an organization whose virulently conservative agenda restricts free thought. One of the most accomplished Companions, Arian, continues to lead a disparate group in pursuit of the one artifact that could end the Talisman’s authoritarian rule: The Bloodprint. But after a vicious battle, the arcane tome has slipped once more beyond her reach. Despite being separated and nearly losing their lives, Arian’s band of allies has remained united. Yet now, the group seems to be fracturing. To continue the fight, Arian must make a dangerous journey to a distant city to recruit new allies. But instead of her trusted friends, she is accompanied by associates she may no longer be able to trust. Building on the brilliance of The Bloodprint and The Black Khan, this third volume in the Khorasan Archive series ratchets up the danger, taking the conflict to a darker, deadlier place, and setting the stage for the thrilling conclusion to this acclaimed #ownvoices fantasy.

Explores the role of shame as an important affect in the complex psychodynamics of literary and philosophical works.

A young Victorian lady must learn more than needlepoint when a genie appears in her bedchamber to change her life. Georgina Worthington’s life as a soon-to-be spinster takes a powerful turn when a handsome genie named Wesley materializes inside her bedchamber. He explains that he is a tutor tasked with showing her the ways of magic. Georgina tells herself the whole thing is a prank perpetrated by her sisters. Yet how can she explain how her sisters have the power to enable a man to walk through walls. The genie informs Georgina if she follows his magical instruction, she will harness her latent abilities. Freeing her from her mother and sisters. Georgina wonders how the genie knows about her mother’s intentions to marry her off and her sisters desire to tease her daily. Can genies read minds? Wesley explains all she has to do to gain her freedom is conjure a few objects, learn the ways of genies, and Georgina will never have to marry a man she doesn’t know. The offer seems too good to be true. Determined to leave her home, Georgina soon finds her magical abilities are buried deep inside her. She confronts endless struggles trying to conjure the simplest of objects. To make things even more complicated, Georgina breaks a major rule and falls for her handsome genie. Her magical future and her desire to escape her marriage obsessed mother seems doomed. Find out if Georgina learns the ways of becoming a genie or ends up a spinster after all in Karin De Havin’s The Magical Proposition, the first book in The Genie and the Lady Apprentice Series. Series Titles are Best Enjoyed in Order: The Magical Proposition The Questionable Magical Apprentice A Second Chance at Magic The Challenge of Magic The Ultimate Magical Test **This five historical novella series has alternating character points of view between the lady apprentice and her genie tutor. For optimal enjoyment, you’ll need to finish all the books to see how it comes together and how it ends!** **The Genie Academy takes place in a similar world with Wesley Robertson once again making an appearance as a genie tutor in The Genie Academy Series. ** **If you enjoy genie stories The Jin In Time Series features a genie, but takes place in the modern world.**