Sie kam mit 30 Dollar in der Tasche nach New York - und eroberte von dort aus die ganze Welt. Madonna Louise Ciccone, geboren 1958 in Bay City, Michigan, verlor ihre Mutter mit nur fünf Jahren und verwandelte Schmerz, Ehrgeiz und unbändige Kreativität in eine Karriere, die seit über vier Jahrzehnten die Popkultur prägt."Die Biografie über Madonna: Popikone" erzählt die Geschichte einer Frau, die als Schlagzeugerin beim Breakfast Club begann, mit der Debütsingle "Everybody" ihren Durchbruch ebnete und spätestens mit dem legendären Auftritt im Hochzeitskleid bei den ersten MTV Video Music Awards 1984 zur Ikone wurde. Von "Like a Virgin" über den Pepsi-Skandal um "Like a Prayer" bis zur Veröffentlichung des Bildbandes "SEX" - Madonna suchte stets die Provokation und setzte damit kulturelle Maßstäbe.Das Buch begleitet sie durch turbulente Ehen mit Sean Penn und Guy Ritchie, den Golden Globe für "Evita", vier Grammys für "Ray of Light" und den unvergesslichen Bühnenkuss mit Britney Spears. Es beleuchtet ihr Engagement in Malawi, wo sie David Banda, Mercy James und die Zwillinge Estere und Stella adoptierte, ebenso wie gesundheitliche Rückschläge - vom Reitunfall über eine Hüftoperation bis zur lebensbedrohlichen Infektion 2023. Eindrucksvolle Sketch-Zeichnungen machen jede Station ihres Lebens lebendig, von der Super Bowl Halftime Show bis zum Abschlusskonzert der Celebration Tour vor 1,6 Millionen Menschen in Rio de Janeiro.Ein unverzichtbares Geschenk für alle, die Madonna lieben und ihre beispiellose Karriere neu entdecken wollen.Darauf können Sie sich bei einem Kauf dieses Buches freuen:- Madonnas Lebensgeschichte von ihrer Kindheit in Michigan bis heute- Alle Alben, Tourneen und Kontroversen im Überblick- Einblicke in Privatleben, Familie und gesellschaftliches Engagement- Spannende Texte versehen mit passenden Sketch-Zeichnungen- Ideal als Geschenk für Fans und Musikbegeisterte

*** THE NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *** The stunning debut novel from one of the most creative artists of our generation, Bobby Hall, a.k.a. Logic. “Bobby Hall has crafted a mind-bending first novel, with prose that is just as fierce and moving as his lyrics. Supermarket is like Naked Lunch meets One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest—if they met at Fight Club.”—Ernest Cline, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ready Player One Flynn is stuck—depressed; recently dumped, and living at his mom’s house. The supermarket was supposed to change all that. An ordinary job and a steady check. Work isn’t work when it’s saving you from yourself. But things aren’t quite as they seem in these aisles. Arriving to work one day to a crime scene, Flynn’s world collapses as the secrets of his tortured mind are revealed. And Flynn doesn’t want to go looking for answers at the supermarket. Because something there seems to be looking for him. A darkly funny psychological thriller, Supermarket is a gripping exploration into madness and creativity. Who knew you could find sex, drugs, and murder all in aisle nine?

Warst du dabei? Nun, das hier ist so nah, wie es nur geht! Thurston Moores fesselnder und lebendiger Bericht über die Strassen, die Lieder, die Kleidung, die Clubs und die Herausforderer ist ein sensibles und authentisches Zeugnis von Moores Leben, das durch Kunst und Musik gelebt wird. Es schlägt mit dem Herzen eines wahren Künstlers und Rebellen. Wissenschaftler in der Innenstadt freuen sich! Denn Thurston Moore hat die fehlenden Verbindungen, die heiligen Texte, die vergessenen Geschichten und die geheimen Karten des verlorenen goldenen Zeitalters ans Licht gebracht. Dies ist Geschichte, abgerieben, leicht verbogen, ziemlich laut und unverzichtbar. Eine musikbesessene Retrospektive beginnt mit seiner Kindheitserleuchtung durch Rock 'n' Roll in den frühen 1960er Jahren und führt in eine Besessenheit für die subversive Welt des Punk und No Wave der 1970er Jahre, die aus New York City hervorschoss, wo er schliesslich 1978 davonläuft, um einer Band beizutreten. Bis 1981 würde Moore die legendäre und berüchtigte Experimentalrockgruppe Sonic Youth gründen, die fast 30 Jahre lang unermüdlich aufnahm und tourte, immer fortschrittlich, immer erkundend. Unterwegs treffen wir auf eine Konstellation von Künstlern und Musikern, die mit Sonic Youth kolludierten und kollidierten, darunter Velvet Underground, Stooges, Patti Smith, Television, Sex Pistols, Clash, Nirvana, Hole, Beastie Boys, Neil Young und eine Vielzahl anderer musikalischer Visionäre sowie Figuren aus der Kunstwelt wie Jean Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring und Gerhard Richter. Einfach gesagt, Thurston Moore und Sonic Youth haben den Klang der modernen alternativen Rockmusik verändert und die Köpfe einer Generation von Künstlern für neue Möglichkeiten innerhalb der Form geöffnet. Dies ist eine essentielle Lektüre. Ich habe Thurston Moores Reise durch den Erinnerungsdschungel sehr genossen, während er Bierflaschen und Blutlachen ausweicht und die Anforderungen von Kunst und Überleben in Einklang bringt. Ausserdem bin ich ein Fan von jedem, der Saccharine Trust erwähnt. Ein rohes, mitreissendes Dokument.

A woman agrees to a sensual encounter with three masked strangers, only to find herself an initiate in a world of depraved desires, in this dark romance. Posey Reed-call her Poe please-is just a girl in search of a good time, when she and her best friend decide to give elite sex club Noire House a try. There, Poe finds herself at the mercy of three men in masks for a night of ecstasy that is beyond her wildest imaginings. Afterward, Poe cannot stop thinking about her three mysterious seducers. So when a stranger shows up at her door, she assumes he is one of them, unmasked and there to sweep her off her feet. But she couldn't be more wrong: he is part of a secret society, here to claim her. Now, Poe is back at Noire House, subjected to increasingly degrading tests and unsure whether she will make it out alive. That is, until she realizes the three men she swore never to trust again-Angel, Grey, and Hawke-might be her only chance of survival . . . Macabre Gods is a contemporary MMFM why-choose/polyamorous dark secret society romance.

Von A wie Aliens II bis Z wie Zurück in die Zukunft – 100 Filme der 1980er präsentiert die cineastischen Highlights einer spektakulären Dekade, eine repräsentative Auswahl vom Blockbuster- und Popcornkino bis zum künstlerisch ambitionierten Arthouse-Film, auf 820 opulent bebilderten Seiten. Die 1980er-Jahre waren ein an Schauwerten überreiches Kinojahrzehnt, das mit einigen verblüffenden technischen Innovationen aufwartete. So sorgte etwa George Lucas mit seiner Firma Industrial Light & Magic dafür, dass die Kinogänger Dinge zu sehen bekamen, die vorher unvorstellbar gewesen waren: vollständig am Computer generierte Figuren und Szenen, Übergänge von Trick- zu Realfilm, das Morphingverfahren und immer neue digitale Spezialeffekte. Die 80er waren auch das Jahrzehnt, in dem einige heute weltbekannte Regisseurinnen und Regisseure ihren internationalen Durchbruch schafften, so etwa Aki Kaurismäki, die Coen-Brüder, Kathryn Bigelow, John Woo, Pedro Almodóvar, Tim Burton, Susan Seidelman oder, kurz vor dem Ende des Jahrzehnts, Steven Soderbergh mit Sex, Lügen und Video. Jim Jarmusch heimste für seine Indie-Komödie Down by Law internationale Preise ein, David Lynch zeigte in Blue Velvet, wie brüchig die heile Welt sein kann, und Wolfgang Petersen bahnte sich mit seinem submarinen Nervenzerrer Das Boot den Weg nach Hollywood. Also, feiern Sie ein Wiedersehen mit Filmen wie Scarface, Blade Runner, Fitzcarraldo, I hired a Contract Killer, Indiana Jones und der letzte Kreuzzug, Leben und Sterben in L. A., Querelle, Es war einmal in Amerika, Brazil, Zurück in die Zukunft, Zimmer mit Aussicht, Lethal Weapon, Rain Man, Der Club der toten Dichter, Terminator, Batman, Robocop, u. v. m. Neben einer ausführlichen Inhaltsangabe und Kritik gibt es zu jedem Titel eine Vielzahl an Fotos, Zitaten und zusätzlichen Hintergrundinfos – kurz, alles, was Filmfreaks und Nostalgiker glücklich macht.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The stunning debut novel from one of the most creative artists of our generation, Bobby Hall, a.k.a. Logic. "Bobby Hall has crafted a mind-bending first novel, with prose that is just as fierce and moving as his lyrics. Supermarket is like Naked Lunch meets One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest-if they met at Fight Club."-Ernest Cline, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ready Player One Flynn is stuck-depressed, recently dumped, and living at his mom's house. The supermarket was supposed to change all that. An ordinary job and a steady check. Work isn't work when it's saving you from yourself. But things aren't quite as they seem in these aisles. Arriving to work one day to a crime scene, Flynn's world collapses as the secrets of his tortured mind are revealed. And Flynn doesn't want to go looking for answers at the supermarket. Because something there seems to be looking for him. A darkly funny psychological thriller, Supermarket is a gripping exploration into madness and creativity. Who knew you could find sex, drugs, and murder all in aisle nine?

*** THE NUMBER ONE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *** The stunning debut novel from one of the most creative artists of our generation, Bobby Hall, a.k.a. Logic. “Bobby Hall has crafted a mind-bending first novel, with prose that is just as fierce and moving as his lyrics. Supermarket is like Naked Lunch meets One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest—if they met at Fight Club.”—Ernest Cline, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ready Player One Flynn is stuck—depressed; recently dumped, and living at his mom’s house. The supermarket was supposed to change all that. An ordinary job and a steady check. Work isn’t work when it’s saving you from yourself. But things aren’t quite as they seem in these aisles. Arriving to work one day to a crime scene, Flynn’s world collapses as the secrets of his tortured mind are revealed. And Flynn doesn’t want to go looking for answers at the supermarket. Because something there seems to be looking for him. A darkly funny psychological thriller, Supermarket is a gripping exploration into madness and creativity. Who knew you could find sex, drugs, and murder all in aisle nine?

A dedicated single mother and a librarian with a secret write their own sweet and sexy love story in this small-town rom-com about family, friendships and embracing the next chapter. “ HAWT sex scenes… Every touch, kiss, caress, feels incredibly real and deliciously sexy.” —Autostraddle on The 7-10 Split Nothing cures a lonely heart quite like a good book and an unexpected crush… For Dani, life is a juggling act. As a single mom devoted to her son and family, she barely has a moment to herself. But when her sister announces she’s moving out of the house, the ache of loneliness creeps in, and Dani can’t help but wonder if there’s something else she’s been missing in her life… Zoey came to Peach Blossom eager to start her new job as the town’s librarian and to do a little research for her next book. Yet she never expected to find inspiration in fellow book club member Dani, whose captivating brown eyes tell a story of their own. Before they know it, lingering glances over their favorite fiction turn into first dates and sizzling nights. As their connection deepens, the two women must decide if they should turn the page on what their lives used to look like, or if this thrilling plot twist is the happily-ever-after they’ve been chasing all along. From showing up to glowing up, the characters in Afterglow Books are on the path to leading their best lives and finding sizzling romance along the way. Don’t miss any of these other fun titles… Peach Blossom Book 1: The 7-10 Split Book 2: The Relationship Mechanic Book 3: The Secret Crush Book Club

Von A wie Aliens II bis Z wie Zurück in die Zukunft - 100 Filme der 1980er präsentiert die cineastischen Highlights einer spektakulären Dekade, eine repräsentative Auswahl vom Blockbuster- und Popcornkino bis zum künstlerisch ambitionierten Arthouse-Film, auf 820 opulent bebilderten Seiten.Die 1980er-Jahre waren ein an Schauwerten überreiches Kinojahrzehnt, das mit einigen verblüffenden technischen Innovationen aufwartete. So sorgte etwa George Lucas mit seiner Firma Industrial Light & Magic dafür, dass die Kinogänger Dinge zu sehen bekamen, die vorher unvorstellbar gewesen waren: vollständig am Computer generierte Figuren und Szenen, Übergänge von Trick- zu Realfilm, das Morphingverfahren und immer neue digitale Spezialeffekte. Die 80er waren auch das Jahrzehnt, in dem einige heute weltbekannte Regisseurinnen und Regisseure ihren internationalen Durchbruch schafften, so etwa Aki Kaurismäki, die Coen-Brüder, Kathryn Bigelow, John Woo, Pedro Almodóvar, Tim Burton, Susan Seidelman oder, kurz vor dem Ende des Jahrzehnts, Steven Soderbergh mit Sex, Lügen und Video. Jim Jarmusch heimste für seine Indie-Komödie Down by Law internationale Preise ein, David Lynch zeigte in Blue Velvet, wie brüchig die heile Welt sein kann, und Wolfgang Petersen bahnte sich mit seinem submarinen Nervenzerrer Das Boot den Weg nach Hollywood.Also, feiern Sie ein Wiedersehen mit Filmen wie Scarface, Blade Runner, Fitzcarraldo, I hired a Contract Killer, Indiana Jones und der letzte Kreuzzug, Leben und Sterben in L. A., Querelle, Es war einmal in Amerika, Brazil, Zurück in die Zukunft, Zimmer mit Aussicht, Lethal Weapon, Rain Man, Der Club der toten Dichter, Terminator, Batman, Robocop, u. v. m. Neben einer ausführlichen Inhaltsangabe und Kritik gibt es zu jedem Titel eine Vielzahl an Fotos, Zitaten und zusätzlichen Hintergrundinfos - kurz, alles, was Filmfreaks und Nostalgiker glücklich macht.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The stunning debut novel from one of the most creative artists of our generation, Bobby Hall, a.k.a. Logic. "Bobby Hall has crafted a mind-bending first novel, with prose that is just as fierce and moving as his lyrics. Supermarket is like Naked Lunch meets One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest-if they met at Fight Club."-Ernest Cline, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ready Player One Flynn is stuck-depressed, recently dumped, and living at his mom's house. The supermarket was supposed to change all that. An ordinary job and a steady check. Work isn't work when it's saving you from yourself. But things aren't quite as they seem in these aisles. Arriving to work one day to a crime scene, Flynn's world collapses as the secrets of his tortured mind are revealed. And Flynn doesn't want to go looking for answers at the supermarket. Because something there seems to be looking for him. A darkly funny psychological thriller, Supermarket is a gripping exploration into madness and creativity. Who knew you could find sex, drugs, and murder all in aisle nine?

A woman agrees to a sensual encounter with three masked strangers, only to find herself an initiate in a world of depraved desires, in this dark romance. Posey Reed-call her Poe please-is just a girl in search of a good time, when she and her best friend decide to give elite sex club Noire House a try. There, Poe finds herself at the mercy of three men in masks for a night of ecstasy that is beyond her wildest imaginings. Afterward, Poe cannot stop thinking about her three mysterious seducers. So when a stranger shows up at her door, she assumes he is one of them, unmasked and there to sweep her off her feet. But she couldn't be more wrong: he is part of a secret society, here to claim her. Now, Poe is back at Noire House, subjected to increasingly degrading tests and unsure whether she will make it out alive. That is, until she realizes the three men she swore never to trust again-Angel, Grey, and Hawke-might be her only chance of survival . . . Macabre Gods is a contemporary MMFM why-choose/polyamorous dark secret society romance.

Sie kam mit 30 Dollar in der Tasche nach New York - und eroberte von dort aus die ganze Welt. Madonna Louise Ciccone, geboren 1958 in Bay City, Michigan, verlor ihre Mutter mit nur fünf Jahren und verwandelte Schmerz, Ehrgeiz und unbändige Kreativität in eine Karriere, die seit über vier Jahrzehnten die Popkultur prägt."Die Biografie über Madonna: Popikone" erzählt die Geschichte einer Frau, die als Schlagzeugerin beim Breakfast Club begann, mit der Debütsingle "Everybody" ihren Durchbruch ebnete und spätestens mit dem legendären Auftritt im Hochzeitskleid bei den ersten MTV Video Music Awards 1984 zur Ikone wurde. Von "Like a Virgin" über den Pepsi-Skandal um "Like a Prayer" bis zur Veröffentlichung des Bildbandes "SEX" - Madonna suchte stets die Provokation und setzte damit kulturelle Maßstäbe.Das Buch begleitet sie durch turbulente Ehen mit Sean Penn und Guy Ritchie, den Golden Globe für "Evita", vier Grammys für "Ray of Light" und den unvergesslichen Bühnenkuss mit Britney Spears. Es beleuchtet ihr Engagement in Malawi, wo sie David Banda, Mercy James und die Zwillinge Estere und Stella adoptierte, ebenso wie gesundheitliche Rückschläge - vom Reitunfall über eine Hüftoperation bis zur lebensbedrohlichen Infektion 2023. Eindrucksvolle Sketch-Zeichnungen machen jede Station ihres Lebens lebendig, von der Super Bowl Halftime Show bis zum Abschlusskonzert der Celebration Tour vor 1,6 Millionen Menschen in Rio de Janeiro.Ein unverzichtbares Geschenk für alle, die Madonna lieben und ihre beispiellose Karriere neu entdecken wollen.Darauf können Sie sich bei einem Kauf dieses Buches freuen:- Madonnas Lebensgeschichte von ihrer Kindheit in Michigan bis heute- Alle Alben, Tourneen und Kontroversen im Überblick- Einblicke in Privatleben, Familie und gesellschaftliches Engagement- Spannende Texte versehen mit passenden Sketch-Zeichnungen- Ideal als Geschenk für Fans und Musikbegeisterte

Kaum sind die Scheidungsunterlagen unterschrieben, stolpert Charlotte in niemand Geringeren als Knox, den Vollstrecker des Hell Reaper Motorcycle Clubs. Nach ihrer mehr als langweiligen Ehe will sie endlich etwas erleben und ist mehr als bereit, sich auf den höllisch heißen Outlaw einzulassen. Tatsächlich übertrifft der Sex mit dem Biker all ihre Erwartungen - doch mehr will sie nicht. Keine feste Bindung, keine neue Beziehung. Im Augenblick legt sie größten Wert auf ihre Unabhängigkeit und lässt den Rocker nach getaner „Arbeit" einfach stehen. Perplex und frustriert kann dieser nicht verstehen, was er falsch gemacht hat. Zudem gelingt es ihm einfach nicht, Charlotte zu vergessen. Ja mehr noch, seit ihrer Begegnung kann ihn kein anderes Mädchen mehr voll und ganz zufriedenstellen. Doch auch auf Charlotte hat der Outlaw einen stärkeren Eindruck gemacht, als sie es sich zunächst eingestehen wollte. Als plötzlich ihr neuer Nachbar vor der Tür steht, ist sie bereit, sich mit ihm zu vergnügen, um nicht mehr an den Rocker denken zu müssen - großer Fehler! Denn Seth entpuppt sich als gefährlicher Psychopath und die Situation eskaliert. Doch dann stehen plötzlich Knox und seine Brüder in ihrer Wohnung, die der Idiot bestohlen hatte. Keine gute Idee, denn wilde Rocker ärgert man nicht. Knox und Charlotte aber begreifen, dass das Schicksal sie erneut zusammengeführt hat und ihre Gefühle füreinander weit über einen einfachen One-Night-Stand hinausgehen ... Die neue Rocker-Serie von Bärbel Muschiol enthält: 1. Gefährliche Rocker küsst man nicht 2. Böse Rocker verführt man nicht 3. Wilde Rocker ärgert man nicht 4. Heiße Rocker belügt man nicht 5. Harte Rocker reizt man nicht. Ab 20.07 6. Wütende Rocker fesselt man nicht. Ab 27.07 7. Grimmige Rocker verarscht man nicht. Ab 03.08 Es sind in sich geschlossene, einzelne Rocker-Romane!

A dedicated single mother and a librarian with a secret write their own sweet and sexy love story in this small-town rom-com about family, friendships and embracing the next chapter. “ HAWT sex scenes… Every touch, kiss, caress, feels incredibly real and deliciously sexy.” —Autostraddle on The 7-10 Split Nothing cures a lonely heart quite like a good book and an unexpected crush… For Dani, life is a juggling act. As a single mom devoted to her son and family, she barely has a moment to herself. But when her sister announces she’s moving out of the house, the ache of loneliness creeps in, and Dani can’t help but wonder if there’s something else she’s been missing in her life… Zoey came to Peach Blossom eager to start her new job as the town’s librarian and to do a little research for her next book. Yet she never expected to find inspiration in fellow book club member Dani, whose captivating brown eyes tell a story of their own. Before they know it, lingering glances over their favorite fiction turn into first dates and sizzling nights. As their connection deepens, the two women must decide if they should turn the page on what their lives used to look like, or if this thrilling plot twist is the happily-ever-after they’ve been chasing all along. From showing up to glowing up, the characters in Afterglow Books are on the path to leading their best lives and finding sizzling romance along the way. Don’t miss any of these other fun titles… Peach Blossom Book 1: The 7-10 Split Book 2: The Relationship Mechanic Book 3: The Secret Crush Book Club

This sequel to Goodbye Junie Moon begins where she left off in Washington D.C. She has just testified in Senate Hearings about the corruption among the sergeants managing the army NCO and enlisted men's clubs in Vietnam. By succumbing to her conscience and becoming a whistle blower, she had put her life at risk and lost her business of providing rock bands for the military clubs. Her testimony made front page headlines all over the United States. With her life in tatters, she hopes to make a fresh start and that fresh start includes adopting a poverty stricken child from the streets of Asia. She has seen so much death and so many devastated lives that she now hopes, in some small way, to save a little life. This seems impossible. She is not the usual PTA candidate. A divorced, ex-exotic dancer, suffering P.T.S.D. from the Vietnam War has little chance of meeting the adoption agencies stringent guidelines for adoptive parents. And even in the 1970's, such overseas adoptions were expensive. Even worse, the rules required that she be married. She had tried that once - briefly, and vowed she would never marry again. So, with no husband, no money, and a life best suited to the future TV series, Sex and The City, what hope did she have? Her only assets are courage, persistence, and determination. The only glimmer of hope comes from the royalties she hopes to accrue from a book she plans on writing about her Vietnam experiences. Can she change her hedonistic ways, find a husband and become an acceptable adoptive parent? Only time will tell. It is hard to believe that this story is not fiction but it has all been repeatedly verified.

REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE PAPER PALACE IS: Filled with secrets, love, lies and a summer beach house. What more could you ask? Parade A deeply emotional love story the unraveling of secrets, lies and a very complex love triangle. Reese Witherspoon (Reese s Book Club July 21 Pick) "Nail-biting." Town & Country A magnificent page-turner. Cynthia D Aprix Sweeney, New York Times bestselling author [An] irresistible placement of a complicated family in a bewitching place. The New York Times A story of summer, secrets, love, and lies: in the course of a singular day on Cape Cod, one woman must make a life-changing decision that has been brewing for decades. This house, this place, knows all my secrets. It is a perfect August morning, and Elle, a fifty-year-old happily married mother of three, awakens at The Paper Palace the family summer place which she has visited every summer of her life. But this morning is different: last night Elle and her oldest friend Jonas crept out the back door into the darkness and had sex with each other for the first time, all while their spouses chatted away inside. Now, over the next twenty-four hours, Elle will have to decide between the life she has made with her genuinely beloved husband, Peter, and the life she always imagined she would have had with her childhood love, Jonas, if a tragic event hadn t forever changed the course of their lives. As Heller colors in the experiences that have led Elle to this day, we arrive at her ultimate decision with all its complexity. Tender yet devastating, The Paper Palace considers the tensions between desire and dignity, the legacies of abuse, and the crimes and misdemeanors of families.

REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER OVER 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE THE PAPER PALACE IS: “Filled with secrets, love, lies and a summer beach house. What more could you ask?”—Parade “A deeply emotional love story…the unraveling of secrets, lies and a very complex love triangle.” — Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book Club July ’21 Pick) "Nail-biting." —Town & Country “A magnificent page-turner.” —Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, New York Times bestselling author “[An] irresistible placement of a complicated family in a bewitching place.” — The New York Times A story of summer, secrets, love, and lies: in the course of a singular day on Cape Cod, one woman must make a life-changing decision that has been brewing for decades. “This house, this place, knows all my secrets.” It is a perfect August morning, and Elle, a fifty-year-old happily married mother of three, awakens at “The Paper Palace”—the family summer place which she has visited every summer of her life. But this morning is different: last night Elle and her oldest friend Jonas crept out the back door into the darkness and had sex with each other for the first time, all while their spouses chatted away inside. Now, over the next twenty-four hours, Elle will have to decide between the life she has made with her genuinely beloved husband, Peter, and the life she always imagined she would have had with her childhood love, Jonas, if a tragic event hadn’t forever changed the course of their lives. As Heller colors in the experiences that have led Elle to this day, we arrive at her ultimate decision with all its complexity. Tender yet devastating, The Paper Palace considers the tensions between desire and dignity, the legacies of abuse, and the crimes and misdemeanors of families.

REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER OVER 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE THE PAPER PALACE IS: “Filled with secrets, love, lies and a summer beach house. What more could you ask?”—Parade “A deeply emotional love story…the unraveling of secrets, lies and a very complex love triangle.” — Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book Club July ’21 Pick) "Nail-biting." —Town & Country “A magnificent page-turner.” —Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, New York Times bestselling author “[An] irresistible placement of a complicated family in a bewitching place.” — The New York Times A story of summer, secrets, love, and lies: in the course of a singular day on Cape Cod, one woman must make a life-changing decision that has been brewing for decades. “This house, this place, knows all my secrets.” It is a perfect August morning, and Elle, a fifty-year-old happily married mother of three, awakens at “The Paper Palace”—the family summer place which she has visited every summer of her life. But this morning is different: last night Elle and her oldest friend Jonas crept out the back door into the darkness and had sex with each other for the first time, all while their spouses chatted away inside. Now, over the next twenty-four hours, Elle will have to decide between the life she has made with her genuinely beloved husband, Peter, and the life she always imagined she would have had with her childhood love, Jonas, if a tragic event hadn’t forever changed the course of their lives. As Heller colors in the experiences that have led Elle to this day, we arrive at her ultimate decision with all its complexity. Tender yet devastating, The Paper Palace considers the tensions between desire and dignity, the legacies of abuse, and the crimes and misdemeanors of families.

REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE PAPER PALACE IS: Filled with secrets, love, lies and a summer beach house. What more could you ask? Parade A deeply emotional love story the unraveling of secrets, lies and a very complex love triangle. Reese Witherspoon (Reese s Book Club July 21 Pick) "Nail-biting."  Town & Country A magnificent page-turner. Cynthia D Aprix Sweeney, New York Times bestselling author [An] irresistible placement of a complicated family in a bewitching place. The New York Times A story of summer, secrets, love, and lies: in the course of a singular day on Cape Cod, one woman must make a life-changing decision that has been brewing for decades. This house, this place, knows all my secrets. It is a perfect August morning, and Elle, a fifty-year-old happily married mother of three, awakens at The Paper Palace the family summer place which she has visited every summer of her life. But this morning is different: last night Elle and her oldest friend Jonas crept out the back door into the darkness and had sex with each other for the first time, all while their spouses chatted away inside. Now, over the next twenty-four hours, Elle will have to decide between the life she has made with her genuinely beloved husband, Peter, and the life she always imagined she would have had with her childhood love, Jonas, if a tragic event hadn t forever changed the course of their lives. As Heller colors in the experiences that have led Elle to this day, we arrive at her ultimate decision with all its complexity. Tender yet devastating, The Paper Palace considers the tensions between desire and dignity, the legacies of abuse, and the crimes and misdemeanors of families.

Bloomsbury presents Quit Like a Woman written and read by Holly Glenn Whitaker.*The book that inspired Chrissy Teigen and Sex and The City's Miranda to quit drinking*_____________'An incredible read' – Chrissy Teigen'Has the power to change your relationship with your entire life' – Glennon Doyle'This thoughtful, moving book will help a lot of people get to a healthier place' – Johann Hari_____________We live in a world obsessed with drinking. We drink at work events, lunches, book clubs and weddings. Yet no one ever questions alcohol's ubiquity. In fact, the only thing ever questioned is why people don't drink. It is a qualifier for belonging. As a society, we are obsessed with health and wellness, yet we uphold alcohol as some sort of magic elixir. It is anything but.When Holly Whitaker started to look for a way to recover, the support systems she found for recovery where archaic and patriarchal. Urging drinkers towards a newfound humility is great if you're a man, but if you're a woman and not in a position to renounce privileges you never had, a whole other approach is needed.Honest, witty and trenchant, Quit Like a Woman is at once a ground-breaking look at drinking culture, a call to arms, and a celebration of learning how to claim everything life has to offer.