First, you need to know that I love octopus. They are my favorite citizens of this planet (don't tell my cat!) So of course everyone who knows me recommended this book. I loved the gentle, meandering path that every character took towards the goal. Reading this felt like watching ribbons weave together, slowly and gently, making unexpected connections as the weaving progressed. The bittersweet outcome is... well, that would be telling. Go. Read.
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK 'Full of heart and humour . . . I loved it.' Ruth Hogan 'Will stay with you for a long time.' Anstey Harris 'I defy you to put it down once you've started' Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night cleaner shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium. Ever since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat over thirty years ago keeping busy has helped her cope. One night she meets Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium who…
I wonder if author John Scalzi lost a bet and had to write this book to pay for it. He's written a story that starts with an absolutely absurd premise, and then proceeds to treat that premise as if it were absolutely real. Once you accept that, you're led through a deep dive of how this absurd premise affects various people. Sure, it affects the entire planet, but the only way to really examine what's going on is through one person at a time. And somehow, absurdly, Scalzi pulls it off.
One day, suddenly and without explanation, the moon turns into a ball of cheese.
For some, it's an opportunity. For others, it's time to question their life choices. How can the world stay the same in the face of such absurdity and uncertainty?
Astronauts and billionaires, comedians and bank executives, professors and presidents, teenagers and patients at the end of their lives - over the length of a lunar cycle, each gets their moment in the moonlight. To panic, to plan, to wonder and to hope, to laugh and to grieve. All in a story that goes all the places…
The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art suffered two horrible fires, in 2014 and 2018. Nearly everything was lost. But Dr. Robyne Calvert, a cultural historian and Mackintosh expert, poured her mind, heart, and soul into a massive book that is much more readable than you might expect. After reading this, I felt as if I had spent time in The Mack myself, even though I never physically have.
The most up-to-date account of the Scottish architect and designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh's masterwork
The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art is a monument of international significance in the history of architecture and design. Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928), its soaring studios and atmospheric spaces would serve to educate and inspire generations of architects, artists, and designers, as well as attract visitors from around the globe.
This book presents the updated story of "The Mack," incorporating for the first time the history of the building during the post-Mackintosh era up to the present day, including…
By
Lori Alden Holuta,
Olivia Wylie (illustrator),
Kenneth Holuta (editor)
What is my book about?
An illustrated A-to-Z celebration of Victorian inventions, oddities, and imagination.
From Ada Lovelace to the Zoetrope (plus a bonus ampersand), this alphabet of verse captures the quirky history of the Victorian era in poetic form. A witty, whimsical celebration of one of the most imaginative eras of all time. Includes color illustrations by Olivia Wylie.
