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Amanda’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Amanda’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Amanda Firestone
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June 2012
ICFA 41
Hi Everyone!
Once again, I want too let everyone know that the call for abstracts is live for the International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts (ICFA 41). Our special guest author is Jeff VanderMeer.
This conference takes place annually in Orlando, and it brings together scholars and authors to share work about all things Fantastic. If your scholarship veers into the Fantastic, please submi Read more of this blog post »
Once again, I want too let everyone know that the call for abstracts is live for the International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts (ICFA 41). Our special guest author is Jeff VanderMeer.
This conference takes place annually in Orlando, and it brings together scholars and authors to share work about all things Fantastic. If your scholarship veers into the Fantastic, please submi Read more of this blog post »
* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.
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"Oh my goddddd, this is my favorite book of the year. It's perfection. Crimson Peak meets Secret Garden meets Addie LaRue. Everything I ever wanted in a book.
The writing is beautiful. The imagery soars. The characters are complex. And it's a standalo" Read more of this review » |
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Hungerstone
by Kat Dunn (Goodreads Author) Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee in Readers' Favorite Horror |
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Buckeye
by Patrick Ryan (Goodreads Author) Goodreads Choice Awards Nominee in Readers' Favorite Historical Fiction |
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“He[Tom] read from the Almenak."'The song that the Vigil Snake sings is in fact one immensely long word; the longest in the ancient language of the species. It is so long that an individual can sing it for a lifetime and never come to the end of it.'"
"That sounds like a Kleppism to me," Geneva said. "How would they ever learn it?"
"Good question," said Tom. "Maybe they're born with it, like a migration instinct?"'
"Born with a song,"said Geneva.
Tom smiled. "Yes. Don't you like that idea?"
"Liking it and having it be true aren't the same thing, Tom."
"Huh. Sometimes you need to let things strike your heart and not your head, Geneva.”
― Abarat
"That sounds like a Kleppism to me," Geneva said. "How would they ever learn it?"
"Good question," said Tom. "Maybe they're born with it, like a migration instinct?"'
"Born with a song,"said Geneva.
Tom smiled. "Yes. Don't you like that idea?"
"Liking it and having it be true aren't the same thing, Tom."
"Huh. Sometimes you need to let things strike your heart and not your head, Geneva.”
― Abarat
“Some people think art is pretending, but to me it’s the opposite. It’s the one place where you can’t pretend.”
― Sorrow
― Sorrow
“There's nothing like heartbreak to crack a person wide open. But the cracks can sometimes act as reservoirs too.”
― Sorrow
― Sorrow
