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Anais Nin's second work of fiction, The Winter of Artifice, was, according to Nin, her only banned book. Published in France in 1939, it consisted of 3 novellas, each of which fictionalized an important event in Nin's life: her affair with Henry and June Miller ("Hans and Johanna"), her...

Children of the Albatross is considered by critics to be one of Anaïs Nin’s most beautifully written books; it is also a groundbreaker in that it eloquently addresses androgyny and homosexuality, which few literary works dared to do in 1940s America. We are introduced to three of Nin’s most significant...

Seduction of the Minotaur is an example of Anaïs Nin’s most mature and cohesive fiction. The central character, Lillian, arrives in exotically primitive Mexico from New York, in part to forget her crumbling marriage and to find flow in her life after years of stasis. She befriends Dr. Hernandez,...

This new authoritative edition of Anais Nin's "continuous novel" contains the author's introduction to the collection and each of the five novels therein, character descriptions, publishing history, and an author's chronology. The five novels Anais Nin called her "roman fleuve"...

The Portable Anaïs Nin is not only the first anthology of the author’s work to appear digitally, it is also the first comprehensive collection in nearly forty years, during which time the Nin catalogue has doubled with the release of the erotica and unexpurgated diaries. This book can be used in...

VAL MCDERMID BOOKS IN ORDER How To Make Great Thrillers Even Better! 2019 Edition: This is the most comprehensive Val McDermid book order and checklist available. It's a complete bibliography and biography, which includes: • Tony Hill and Carol Jordan books in order • Lindsay...

It could be argued that it was mere chance that drew Barbara Kraft, a young aspiring writer, into friendship with each party of one of literature’s most famous love affairs: Anaïs Nin, and then Henry Miller; yet, upon reflection, it seems it was meant to be. In 1974 Kraft signed up for a writing...

The straight-talking, no-nonsense beginner’s guide to running. Features everything you need to start running towards a more active, slimmer, happier you. It will take you from your very first steps out the door to your first 5k race and beyond, as well as give you the encouragement and necessary tools...

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry | Rachel Joyce (Conversation Starters) A Brief Look Inside: EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPER than the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive, and the characters and its world still live on. Conversation Starters...

Having integrated the four Gospel accounts of Jesus’s crucifixion, I then did the same for the resurrection. Read the full story of Jesus’s resurrection, appearances to His disciples and ascension in one account.

Anaïs Nin made her reputation through publication of her edited diaries and the carefully constructed persona they presented. It was not until decades later, when the diaries were published in their unexpurgated form, that the world began to learn the full details of Nin’s fascinating life and...

Short and edgy, the classic SF “What if..?” An everyman “Joe the Plumber” risks everything in an attempt to prove the establishment wrong and achieve his dreams his own way… In the tradition of Fredric Brown. First published in the award-nominated webzine, HELIX

"The measure of your life will be the measure of your courage." Matthew Kelly Between 2000 and 2003, Matthew lost three people very close to him to cancer. Matthew's father died in August 2003 after a two-year struggle with cancer. During his father's illness, Matthew would jot down different...

I realized when I had finished writing this book, Peekaboo Us, that there has never been a book quite like it. And that is still a scary thought to me. A lot of rules have been broken. In 1989 we printed six copies and gave them away to friends. The book languished in a dark corner, hidden from the light....