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More than a Game
In More Than a Game, Hall of Fame coach Jim Calhoun, with journalist Dom Amore, reflects on a career that transcended the basketball court and shaped countless lives. From humble beginnings in Braintree, Massachusetts, to building the UConn men's basketball dynasty, Calhoun shares the inspiring stories of players, coaches, and colleagues who embodied his philosophy: relationships and perseverance are the keys to greatness. Through the highs of national championships and the quiet moments of mentorship, this book reveals the essence of Calhoun's legacy: a commitment to being there for others. This heartfelt and candid memoir goes beyond the stats and trophies to showcase a life devoted to building a culture of family and care. Featuring tales of iconic players like Ray Allen, Kemba Walker, and Rip Hamilton, as well as unsung heroes who found success off the court, More Than a Game celebrates the power of belief, community, and resilience. Whether you're a basketball fan or simply inspired by stories of transformative leadership, this is a must-read for anyone striving to make a difference.
A Body Across Two Hemispheres
" A Body Across Two Hemispheres is a timely book, one many of us need and will be grateful to have read. Never shying from what is difficult to reconcile, A Body Across Two Hemispheres introduces an utterly engaging, assured new voice in nonfiction. In her memoir-in-essays, Buitron lays bare various forms of grief but presents them with equal measures of resilience. She posits love—ultimately—as the curative for loss." —Shara McCallum In this electrifying debut, Victoria Buitron comes of age between Ecuador and the United States as she explores her ancestry, learns two languages, and searches for a place she can call home. It portrays not only the immigrant experience, but the often-overlooked repatriate experience while interweaving facets of depression, family history, and self-love. With the utmost honesty, A Body Across Two Hemispheres encompasses the deep and complex layers of teenage life into adulthood—and the sacrifices made along the way for Victoria to become who she was meant to be all along.
This Is How a Villain Is Made
Fleeing her father's cruelty, Beatrix Beaumont arrives in Yellow Creek City with little more than a name and a will to survive. When she lands work as a caretaker in the home of a respected town leader, it seems like a stroke of luck. But the house holds dark secrets-and Bea is no longer free. As she's drawn deeper into a twisted world of control and illusion, Bea must confront the shadows within and around her. To escape, she'll have to decide what she's willing to endure... and who she's willing to become. EARLY PRAISE FOR THIS IS HOW A VILLAIN IS MADE! "A fierce and gripping "Good for her" story. Headlee's characters are mesmerizing and have you holding your breath--and clutching your throat--until the very last page. I loved it." Sonora Taylor, award-winning author of Little Paranoias: Stories and Without Condition "Amanda Headlee is one of the most insightful writers of her generation. This is How a Villain is Made is direct, brutal, and a masterclass in tension-filled storytelling. This book shows us that though we fear the villain, we should loathe the circumstances that made them."--Somer Canon, author of You're Mine
Connecticut Literary Anthology 2023
Praise for the 2021 Connecticut Literary Anthology "The Connecticut Literary Festival Anthology offers a lush bouquet of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry that readers are sure to relish. Within its pages, I found new works by writers I have long admired: Chris Belden, Lary Bloom, Ken Cormier, Margaret Gibson, Raouf Mama, and Bessy Reyna. Just as enjoyable is the work of writers who are, for me, new discoveries. The literary arts are alive and well here in the Constitution State. This collection is ample proof." —Wally Lamb Celebrate the many voices of the Connecticut literary scene with previously unpublished work from established to emerging writers. Guest editor and Nutmeg State resident...
Till We Become Monsters
Darkness is brewing under the skin of the Perrin household, birthed by a disastrous sibling rivalry between two brothers. Korin, an imaginative boy, grew up living in the shadow of his older brother. Davis wants life to be on his own terms and wishes he were an only child. After the death of their grandmother, Korin blames Davis for her demise and tries to destroy him. Sixteen years after the attempt on Davis's life, Korin comes to terms that his brother isn't the one who's the monster, and suppresses his tormented feelings of guilt by ostracizing himself from his family. Yet, after a few years of being away from the family while attending college, a persistent nagging feeling of belonging somewhere haunts Korin, and he agrees to a family hunting trip to the forests of Grand Portage. The Perrin brothers, their father, and two family friends never make it to their final destination. A wake of destruction and bodies follow those who are trying to escape the forest alive.
Madness and Greatness Can Share the Same Face
The line between madness and greatness is as delicate as a golden silk thread. It's a tricky balancing act to dance upon this fragile line for those seeking greatness. An outsider may perceive the endeavor as wandering a road toward insanity and crumbling dreams. However, in the eyes of the beholder, they don't see themselves as walking a tightrope between genius and insanity but rather paving a road to success— where no expense is spared. Madness and Greatness Can Share the Same Face is a collection of thirteen dark fiction tales that spiderweb across space and time to explore the line where, with a step, one can be pitched into the realm of greatness or depths of madness. Come into a twi...
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In My Secret Life
Rife with sex, drugs, and rock and roll: Take a hit and follow Amelia on her strange trip. In My Secret Life follows the adventures of Amelia, a freelance art and fashion model who also does adult content. She becomes bored working for amateur photographers, and so she begins following them in her off-time— taking pictures of them. Searching for meaning in her life and her work while also navigating what she wants in a romantic partner after being single and focused entirely on her modeling for long.
My Body Is A Big Fat Temple
"Alena Dillon is one of my favorite writers and to read her journey through pregnancy is a great joy and heartbreak." - Amy Schumer My Body Is A Big Fat Temple, a memoir of pregnancy and early motherhood, follows a writer as she debates having children, miscarries, faces morning sickness, uncertainty, physical impairments, labor, breastfeeding, the “baby blues,” the heartache of not loving her son as she thinks she should, parenting through a plague, until finally (basically, mostly) blossoming into her new identity. The undertaking of creating life is airbrushed to preserve the ideal of motherhood, and exacerbated by a culture that dictates what women can do and how they should feel. We don’t get the full story, so mothers with unromantic experiences feel like aberrations, and worse, alone. This is why the voices of women matter. The voices of mothers matter. Here’s one to remind you of the important thing
