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![]() This story contains some classic aspects of NA: college setting, main characters coming to terms with identity, lots of angst, struggles with family and carving out their own path. I do not recommend this book to ace spectrum readers. ![]() But as their senior year begins, they must decide if they will part ways and return to the dull futures they had planned, or if they will take a risk and leap into a brightly colored future-together.Ī copy was provided by the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review ![]() Through a summer of art and friendship, Xander and Skylar learn more about each other, themselves, and their feelings for one another. There’s something about the antisocial artist’s refusal to yield that forces Skylar to acknowledge how much his own orchestrated future is killing him slowly…as is the truth about his gray-spectrum sexuality, which he hasn’t dared to speak aloud, even to himself. Xander himself does plenty of damage too. Skylar’s life has been laid out for him since before he was born, but all it takes is one look at Xander’s artwork, and the veneer around him begins to crack. He came to idyllic, Japanese culture-soaked Benten College to hide and make manga, not to be transformed into a corporate clone in the eleventh hour. ![]() ![]() Xander Fairchild can’t stand people in general and frat boys in particular, so when he’s forced to spend his summer working on his senior project with Skylar Stone, a silver-tongued Delta Sig with a trust fund who wants to make Xander over into a shiny new image, Xander is determined to resist. ![]() ![]() ![]() American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon.Meat Eater: Adventures from the Life of an American Hunter.The Scavenger’s Guide to Haute Cuisine.The Meateater Guide To Wilderness Skills and Survival.The show also has its own YouTube channel, with over 550,000 subscribers and more than 69 million views.Ī post shared by Steven Rinella far, Steven has published six books: Alaska (black bear, caribou, Dall sheep, mountain goat, and waterfowl).New Zealand (red stag, chamois, and tahr).Arizona (Coues deer and mountain lion). ![]()
![]() ![]() Whatever the origin story, once Persians arrived on the western side of the world, they quickly became one of the globe's most beloved / Instagram ![]() Similar theories say that they were brought to Europe by sailors (who often brought kitties on board for good luck), merchants, or travelers. The true origins of Persian cats may remain a mystery, but one popular theory says that an Italian nobleman named Pietro della Valle brought some Persians home to western Europe after learning about the breed while traveling through Iran. Despite this widely held belief, some research shows that Persians' genetic make-up is very similar to that of cats that originated in western Europe. Eventually, this country came to be what we know as modern-day Iran. It's commonly believed that Persian cats originated in Mesopotamia, which was later named Persia-explaining the name "Persian" cats. Although Persian cats can be traced back to the 1600s, their origin story is still somewhat of a mystery. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Since I’m about to get fired - from my dream job no less - I think I’m gonna need a rain check.” Tamara Keller cut the engine of her rental car and stared at the white trailer with its signature blue accents that was parked perpendicular to her space. Karen Barna, Brian Fagan, Sharline Liu, Far Shariat, Lena Waithe, Speed Weed, Heather Zuhlke. Every single one of you is priceless.īig thanks to the folks who’ve been so generous with their time, advice and encouragement. I appreciate all of you for pushing me to be a better writer and opening up avenues I had no idea even existed. Madelynn Amalfitano, Ada Chin, Kathleen Cromie, Dedi Felman, Lorelei Ignas, Brittney Jeng, Craig LaMarsh, Joey Mascio, Marisa Tam, Eva Taylor, Alex Vaz. This is for all my television writing peers out there. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book, or portions thereof, in any form. All characters and events portrayed in this novel are fictitious or used fictitiously. Cover art by Valerie Tibbs © December 2014 ![]() |