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Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books

Miller, Kirsten
Innbundet / 2024 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780008654269
Publisert
2024-06-20
Utgiver
Vendor
HQ
Vekt
500 gr
Høyde
240 mm
Bredde
159 mm
Dybde
30 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
304

Forfatter
Miller, Kirsten

Om bidragsyterne

Kirsten Miller grew up in a small town in the mountains of North Carolina. At seventeen, she hit the road and moved to New York City, where she lives to this day. Kirsten's first adult novel, The Change, is a feel-good feminist revenge fantasy and was selected by The Guardian, Prima, and Woman & Home in their ‘Books of Year’ round ups. Lula’s Little Library of Banned Books is her second adult novel, and explores book banning and those brave enough to stand up against this censorship.

Lula Dean’s Little Library of Banned Books

Miller, Kirsten
Innbundet / 2024 / Engelsk
Miller, Kirsten
Innbundet / 2024 / Engelsk
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<p>
<strong>Praise for Kirsten Miller and The Change:</strong>
</p>
<p>‘A brilliant book. Thrilling, fast paced and original. I couldn’t stop reading’</p>
<p>
<strong>Sarah Morgan</strong>
</p>
<p>‘It gave me the same energy as <em>Lessons in Chemistry</em> . . . Loved it’</p>
<p>
<strong>Harriet Tyce</strong>
</p>
<p>‘A feminist thriller for our times’</p>
<p>
<strong>
<em>Prima</em>
</strong>
</p>
<p>‘Like nothing you’ve ever read before’</p>
<p>
<strong>
<em>Red</em>
</strong>
</p>

‘Clever and astute … a cracking read’ The Belfast Telegraph ‘One by one, residents read the books and find their lives changed in unexpected ways’ Hello Magazine * * * From the author of The Change, comes a novel about book banning and those brave enough to stand up against this censorship. IT’S TIME TO RISE UP In Troy, Georgia, local woman Lula Dean has campaigned to cleanse the town’s reading habits. All the ‘disgusting’, ‘pornographic’ and downright ‘un-American’ books have been removed from public spaces. Now, the townspeople are only allowed to read ‘appropriate’ books from Lula’s personal lending library. But a small group refuse to be told what they can and cannot read and, unbeknownst to Lula, her personal collection is slowly restocked with banned books: literary classics, gay romances, Black history, spell books, and more. One by one, each person who borrows the books from Lula’s library find their lives changed in unexpected ways. And as they begin to reveal their new selves, it’s clear that a showdown is fast approaching – one that will change the town of Troy forever … * * * Praise for Kirsten Miller: ‘Kirsten Miller has that rare ability to take a serious subject and make it very, very funny. I enjoyed this novel and you will too’ JAMES PATTERSON ‘A story that’s as furious as it is tender’ EMILY HENRY on The Change ‘A roar of rage … I loved it’ MARIAN KEYES ‘I couldn’t put it down’ ERIN KELLY ‘Bewitching and satisfying’ THE INDEPENDENT
Les mer
‘Clever and astute … a cracking read’ The Belfast Telegraph ‘One by one, residents read the books and find their lives changed in unexpected ways’ Hello Magazine * * *
A gripping and deeply moving novel of bravery, friendship and standing up against book banning in 2024!
A gripping and deeply moving novel of bravery, friendship and standing up against book banning in 2024! • Set in a small Southern US town, LULA DEAN’S LITTLE LIBRARY OF BANNED BOOKS is about the town’s effort to ban certain books and the uprising against this censorship. Full of timely and important themes, all wrapped up in terrific satirical and genuinely funny storytelling.• An important contribution to the very real fight against book banning. Many high-profile celebs and authors have spoken out against book banning including Bonnie Garmus, Michael Connelly, David Baldacci, Sterling K Brown, Alan Cummings, Pink, and many more.• A classic in the making and would sit alongside novels such as FAHRENHEIT 451 and BRAVE NEW WORLD, as an exploration of political influence on contemporary culture. Additionally, book-themed satire is very much in the public consciousness, thanks to novels like YELLOWFACE and DEATH OF A BOOKSELLER, and the upcoming AMERICAN FICTION film. Opportunity to tap into this audience too.• Will appeal to those readers who are drawn to books about books. Anticipate high level of bookseller support and social media word-of-mouth based on the themes of book-banning and censorship.• In the novel, the townspeople read the banned books in secret – and this causes an uprising against the fascist mayoral candidate. Some of the banned books in the fictional town include The Diary of Anne Frank, Beloved, Are you there, God? It’s me, Margaret and Maus by Art Spiegelman.• THE CHANGE: Almost 30k copies sold across formats. A Bookseller Heatseeker in paperback. A Kindle Top 20 bestseller. An Apple Books audiobook of the week and a Top Five Apple Books bestseller. One of Apple’s Books of 2022, and included in Books the Year round-ups in PRIMA and WOMAN & HOME. Competition: Death of a bookseller;Yellowface;Lost Bookshop, Fahrenheit 451, Brave New World;Lessons in Chemistry;Satsuma Complex;Midnight Library;Demon Copperhead;Really Good Actually. by;Alice Slater;Rebecca F Kuang;Bonnie Garmus;Barbara Kingsolver;Matt Haig;Emilia Hart
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<p>
<strong>Praise for Kirsten Miller and The Change:</strong>
</p>
<p>‘A brilliant book. Thrilling, fast paced and original. I couldn’t stop reading’</p>
<p>
<strong>Sarah Morgan</strong>
</p>
<p>‘It gave me the same energy as <em>Lessons in Chemistry</em> . . . Loved it’</p>
<p>
<strong>Harriet Tyce</strong>
</p>
<p>‘A feminist thriller for our times’</p>
<p>
<strong>
<em>Prima</em>
</strong>
</p>
<p>‘Like nothing you’ve ever read before’</p>
<p>
<strong>
<em>Red</em>
</strong>
</p>

‘Clever and astute … a cracking read’ The Belfast Telegraph ‘One by one, residents read the books and find their lives changed in unexpected ways’ Hello Magazine * * * From the author of The Change, comes a novel about book banning and those brave enough to stand up against this censorship. IT’S TIME TO RISE UP In Troy, Georgia, local woman Lula Dean has campaigned to cleanse the town’s reading habits. All the ‘disgusting’, ‘pornographic’ and downright ‘un-American’ books have been removed from public spaces. Now, the townspeople are only allowed to read ‘appropriate’ books from Lula’s personal lending library. But a small group refuse to be told what they can and cannot read and, unbeknownst to Lula, her personal collection is slowly restocked with banned books: literary classics, gay romances, Black history, spell books, and more. One by one, each person who borrows the books from Lula’s library find their lives changed in unexpected ways. And as they begin to reveal their new selves, it’s clear that a showdown is fast approaching – one that will change the town of Troy forever … * * * Praise for Kirsten Miller: ‘Kirsten Miller has that rare ability to take a serious subject and make it very, very funny. I enjoyed this novel and you will too’ JAMES PATTERSON ‘A story that’s as furious as it is tender’ EMILY HENRY on The Change ‘A roar of rage … I loved it’ MARIAN KEYES ‘I couldn’t put it down’ ERIN KELLY ‘Bewitching and satisfying’ THE INDEPENDENT
Les mer
‘Clever and astute … a cracking read’ The Belfast Telegraph ‘One by one, residents read the books and find their lives changed in unexpected ways’ Hello Magazine * * *
A gripping and deeply moving novel of bravery, friendship and standing up against book banning in 2024!
A gripping and deeply moving novel of bravery, friendship and standing up against book banning in 2024! • Set in a small Southern US town, LULA DEAN’S LITTLE LIBRARY OF BANNED BOOKS is about the town’s effort to ban certain books and the uprising against this censorship. Full of timely and important themes, all wrapped up in terrific satirical and genuinely funny storytelling.• An important contribution to the very real fight against book banning. Many high-profile celebs and authors have spoken out against book banning including Bonnie Garmus, Michael Connelly, David Baldacci, Sterling K Brown, Alan Cummings, Pink, and many more.• A classic in the making and would sit alongside novels such as FAHRENHEIT 451 and BRAVE NEW WORLD, as an exploration of political influence on contemporary culture. Additionally, book-themed satire is very much in the public consciousness, thanks to novels like YELLOWFACE and DEATH OF A BOOKSELLER, and the upcoming AMERICAN FICTION film. Opportunity to tap into this audience too.• Will appeal to those readers who are drawn to books about books. Anticipate high level of bookseller support and social media word-of-mouth based on the themes of book-banning and censorship.• In the novel, the townspeople read the banned books in secret – and this causes an uprising against the fascist mayoral candidate. Some of the banned books in the fictional town include The Diary of Anne Frank, Beloved, Are you there, God? It’s me, Margaret and Maus by Art Spiegelman.• THE CHANGE: Almost 30k copies sold across formats. A Bookseller Heatseeker in paperback. A Kindle Top 20 bestseller. An Apple Books audiobook of the week and a Top Five Apple Books bestseller. One of Apple’s Books of 2022, and included in Books the Year round-ups in PRIMA and WOMAN & HOME. Competition: Death of a bookseller;Yellowface;Lost Bookshop, Fahrenheit 451, Brave New World;Lessons in Chemistry;Satsuma Complex;Midnight Library;Demon Copperhead;Really Good Actually. by;Alice Slater;Rebecca F Kuang;Bonnie Garmus;Barbara Kingsolver;Matt Haig;Emilia Hart
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780008654269
Publisert
2024-06-20
Utgiver
Vendor
HQ
Vekt
500 gr
Høyde
240 mm
Bredde
159 mm
Dybde
30 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
304

Forfatter
Miller, Kirsten

Om bidragsyterne

Kirsten Miller grew up in a small town in the mountains of North Carolina. At seventeen, she hit the road and moved to New York City, where she lives to this day. Kirsten's first adult novel, The Change, is a feel-good feminist revenge fantasy and was selected by The Guardian, Prima, and Woman & Home in their ‘Books of Year’ round ups. Lula’s Little Library of Banned Books is her second adult novel, and explores book banning and those brave enough to stand up against this censorship.

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