THE STORY: It's Thanksgiving of 2000 and the presidential election still has not been decided. Ellen insists that her friends and family don't understand how bad the situation really is. But no one--not her loving partner, Danny, nor the passionate
In The Wake, a postapocalyptic novel set a thousand years in the past, Paul Kingsnorth brings this dire scenario back to us through the eyes of the unforgettable Buccmaster, a proud landowner bearing witness to the end of his world.
Timely and provocative essays on bioethical questions brought to the forefront by the bioterrorist threat.
This story of a personal and national legacy is a powerful reminder that while the past is gone, we still live in its wake.
Moving among these diverse contexts, this book tells stories of extermination and extinction alongside fragile efforts to better understand and make room for other species.
Lastly, the tendency to abide by the guidelines of proper English (and by now, I hope I've made myself clear that “proper” more often than not means white) can also show up through the use of coded and covert language to cover up bias ...
With his remarkable range of vision, the author takes us on a voyage of discovery that leads from Eden to Fellini, from paradise to parody - plotting the various models of the imagination as: Hebraic, Greek, medieval, Romantic, existential ...
Set in the American South between 1950 and 1973, In the Wake of Our Past weaves multiple tales of self-discovery after loss as each character learns how not be defined by personal tragedy.
Chilling, complex and profoundly moving, In Her Wake is a gripping psychological thriller that questions the nature of family – and reminds us that sometimes the most shocking crimes are committed closest to home. ...
Arguing that the fundamental, familiar, sexual violence of slavery and racialized subjugation have continued to shape black and white subjectivities into the present, Christina Sharpe interprets African diasporic and Black Atlantic visual ...
As events spiral out of control, Kay discovers that those close to her may be harbouring another secret - the story of a missing girl. Can Kay discover the truth before her life unravels and she risks losing everything?