{"id":30678,"date":"2018-10-22T09:23:41","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T14:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/?p=30678"},"modified":"2018-10-22T09:23:41","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T14:23:41","slug":"a-variety-of-cheap-books-lovecraft-gaiman-holmes-bees-michener-bass-bones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/22\/a-variety-of-cheap-books-lovecraft-gaiman-holmes-bees-michener-bass-bones\/","title":{"rendered":"A variety of cheap books: Lovecraft, Gaiman, Holmes, Bees, Michener, Bass (bones)"},"content":{"rendered":"

All cheap on the Kindle:<\/p>\n

Lovecraft Country: A Novel<\/a>\"\" by Matt Ruff.<\/p>\n

The critically acclaimed cult novelist makes visceral the terrors of life in Jim Crow America and its lingering effects in this brilliant and wondrous work of the imagination that melds historical fiction, pulp noir, and Lovecraftian horror and fantasy.<\/p>\n

Chicago, 1954. When his father Montrose goes missing, 22-year-old Army veteran Atticus Turner embarks on a road trip to New England to find him, accompanied by his Uncle George\u2014publisher of The Safe Negro Travel Guide\u2014and his childhood friend Letitia. On their journey to the manor of Mr. Braithwhite\u2014heir to the estate that owned one of Atticus\u2019s ancestors\u2014they encounter both mundane terrors of white America and malevolent spirits that seem straight out of the weird tales George devours.<\/p>\n

At the manor, Atticus discovers his father in chains, held prisoner by a secret cabal named the Order of the Ancient Dawn\u2014led by Samuel Braithwhite and his son Caleb\u2014which has gathered to orchestrate a ritual that shockingly centers on Atticus. And his one hope of salvation may be the seed of his\u2014and the whole Turner clan\u2019s\u2014destruction.<\/p>\n

A chimerical blend of magic, power, hope, and freedom that stretches across time, touching diverse members of two black families, Lovecraft Country is a devastating kaleidoscopic portrait of racism\u2014the terrifying specter that continues to haunt us today.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A Book of Bees<\/a>\"\" by Sue Hubbell:<\/p>\n

A New York Times Notable Book: \u201cA melodious mix of memoir, nature journal, and beekeeping manual\u201d (Kirkus Reviews).<\/p>\n

Weaving a vivid portrait of her own life and her bees\u2019 lives, author Sue Hubbell lovingly describes the ins and outs of beekeeping on her small Missouri farm, where the end of one honey season is the start of the next. With three hundred hives, Hubbell stays busy year-round tending to the bees and harvesting their honey, a process that is as personally demanding as it is rewarding.<\/p>\n

Exploring the progression of both the author and the hive through the seasons, this is \u201ca book about bees to be sure, but it is also about other things: the important difference between loneliness and solitude; the seasonal rhythms inherent in rural living; the achievement of independence; the accommodating of oneself to nature\u201d (The Philadelphia Inquirer). Beautifully written and full of exquisitely rendered details, it is a tribute to Hubbell\u2019s wild hilltop in the Ozarks and of the joys of living a complex life in a simple place.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes<\/a>\"\", edited by John Joseph Adams and including an entry by Neil Gaiman:<\/p>\n

The game is afoot! Night Shade Books is proud to present the fantastic adventures of the world’s greatest detective \u2014 mystery, fantasy, science fiction, horror, no genre can escape the esteemed detective’s needle-sharp intellect and intuition.
\nThis reprint anthology showcases the best Holmes short fiction from the last 25 years, featuring stories by such visionaries as Stephen King, Neil Gaimen, Laura King, and many others.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Flesh and Bone: A Body Farm Novel<\/a>\"\" by Jefferson Bass:<\/p>\n

Anthropologist Dr. Bill Brockton founded Tennessee’s world-famous Body Farm\u2014a small piece of land where corpses are left to decay in order to gain important forensic information. Now, in the wake of a shocking crime in nearby Chattanooga, he’s called upon by Jess Carter\u2014the rising star of the state’s medical examiners\u2014to help her unravel a murderous puzzle. But after re-creating the death scene at the Body Farm, Brockton discovers his career, reputation, and life are in dire jeopardy when a second, unexplained corpse appears in the grisly setting.<\/p>\n

Accused of a horrific crime\u2014transformed overnight from a respected professor to a hated and feared pariah\u2014Bill Brockton will need every ounce of his formidable forensic skills to escape the ingeniously woven net that’s tightening around him . . . and to prove the seemingly impossible: his own innocence.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Drifters: A Novel<\/a>\"\" by James Michener:<\/p>\n

In this triumphant bestseller, renowned novelist James A. Michener unfolds a powerful and poignant drama of disenchanted youth during the Vietnam era. Against exotic backdrops including Spain, Morocco, and Mozambique, he weaves together the heady dreams, shocking tribulations, and heartwarming bonds of six young runaways cast adrift in the world\u2014as well as the hedonistic pursuit of drugs and pleasure that collapses all around them. With the sure touch of a master, Michener pulls us into the private world of these unforgettable characters, exposing their innermost desires with remarkable candor and infinite compassion.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

All cheap on the Kindle: Lovecraft Country: A Novel by Matt Ruff. The critically acclaimed cult novelist makes visceral the terrors of life in Jim Crow America and its lingering effects in this brilliant and wondrous work of the imagination that melds historical fiction, pulp noir, and Lovecraftian horror and fantasy. Chicago, 1954. When his … Continue reading A variety of cheap books: Lovecraft, Gaiman, Holmes, Bees, Michener, Bass (bones)<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29668,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/BookSaleImage.png?fit=784%2C704&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5fhV1-7YO","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30678"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30678"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30678\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30680,"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30678\/revisions\/30680"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gregladen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}