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Once upon a time, there was a girl named Maud who adored stories. When she was fourteen years old, Maud wrote in her journal, "I love books. I hope when I grow up to be able to have lots of them." Not only did Maud grow up to own lots of books, she wrote twenty-four of them herself as L. M. Montgomery, the world-renowned author of Anne of Green Gables. For many years, not a great deal was known about Maud's personal life. Her childhood was spent with...
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"From Zora Neale Hurston, one of the most important African American writers of the twentieth century, comes her riveting autobiography--now available in a limited Olive Edition.First published in 1942 at the height of her popularity, Dust Tracks on a Road is Zora Neale Hurston's candid, funny, bold, and poignant autobiography--an imaginative and exuberant account of her rise from childhood poverty in the rural south to a prominent place among the...
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"Peter Bagge has defied the expectations of the comics industry by changing gears from his famous slacker hero Buddy Bradley to documenting the life and times of historical 20th century trailblazers. If Bagge had not already had a New York Times bestseller with his biography of Margaret Sanger, his newest biography, Fire!!: The Zora Neale Hurston Story, would seem to be an unfathomable pairing of author and subject. Yet through Bagge's skilled cartooning,...
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Early in the twentieth century, Hanako journeys to England to follow her dream of becoming a novelist. When things don't work out quite as she planned, she finds employment as a personal maid to noblewoman Alice Douglas, who makes a most unusual request: she begs Hanako to kill her! As Hanako tries to figure out why her mistress would make such a shocking plea, their relationship grows into something far deeper.
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"Even if they have a breakout as an author, marry the girl they love, and become a dad, people can't change their stripes that easily (especially if they write novels for a living)--Itsuki Hashima is still writing and as wild as ever. Meanwhile, as his wife lovingly watches over him, his little sister Chihiro is growing increasingly tired of her unrequited love. Itsuki, Chihiro, Miyako, Haruto, Nayuta, Ashley, Kaizu, Kaiko, Setsuna, Nadeshiko--they've...
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A love that dare not speak its name. England, the early 1900s. Alice, a young noblewoman, has a Japanese maid named Hanako working in her household. Lady Alice shares the story of her love for her former governess Eliza, as well as its tragic end. In the wake of that story, Hanako finds herself harboring two secrets, including the fact that the feelings in her heart are growing all the more intense.
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The last goodbye. Alice has finally revealed her secret to Hanako: she is Victor Franks! Yet secrets that must be kept still abound, and family, status, and love bind Alice like thorns. Will she and Hanako ever be free? The beautiful and stirring finale of Goodbye, My Rose Garden!
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Library of America volume 256
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"After the success of Little Women, Louisa May Alcott brought her genius for characterization and eye for detail to a series of revolutionary novels and stories remarkable for their forthright assertion of women's rights. In the largely autobiographical Work: A Story of Experience, twenty-one-year-old orphan, Christie Devon, announces 'a new Declaration of Independence' and pursues economic self-sufficiency through a variety of jobs: servant, actress,...
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"IT'S TIME FOR NEW BEGINNINGS -- AND NEW ENDINGS. Itsuki is facing a crisis-the worst case of writer's block he's ever experienced in his life! Nayuta offers him support while Toki and Miyako grope for ways to help him break out of his slump, but the words just won't come. Meanwhile, Chihiro is experiencing some major changes now that she's no longer hiding her gender. Before any of them know it, the 16th GF Bunko New Writers Contest arrives, a full...
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"AND SO A NEW ROUTINE BEGINS. With winter behind them and spring in full bloom, the entire cast takes a new step forward. Haruto Fuwa has announced a new book series; Miyako Shirakawa joins Branch Hill Publishing and becomes a full-fledged professional editor; Chihiro is quickly becoming princess of the nerds at her college's tabletop RPG club--and after his 40,000-word love letter, Itsuki Hashima has regained his groove, writing and attempting to...
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"WORKING HARD OR HARDLY WORKING? Miyako has gotten a part-time job in GF Bunko's editorial department, thanks to the recommendation of Itsuki's editor, Toki, but she had no idea how much work it would entail. Wrangling manuscripts from troublemaking authors, modeling for manga (in the nude), providing inspiration for Nayuta (also in the nude), drinking parties, ridiculous demands from authors and editors...How will she hold up?!"--
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"NAYUTA KANI GETS SERIOUS. Itsuki and his friends want to believe they would never let confessions of love affect their relationships with one another. But beneath the surface, confessions change everything...Matters of the heart can alter the flow of a story, sweeping other characters up in the tide. Itsuki's anime project is also making waves, but rather than add a refreshing twist to his life, it threatens to swallow him whole. Meanwhile, on a...
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"WRITER VERSUS ARTIST! With Itsuki Hashima's novel series All About My Little Sister being awarded both an anime and a manga adaptation, it's full-steam ahead for his brand name! But Kaiko Mikuniyama, the artist selected by unanimous vote to handle the manga adaptation, has an unbelievable secret--one that develops into a full-fledged fracas that sucks in Puriketsu, Nayuta Kani, and even totally normal college student Miyako Shirakawa. Will Itsuki...
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"Itsuki Hashima is a novelist who's hopelessly enamored with the idea of little sisters and is constantly surrounded by colorful characters. A world class genius and love-guru who's beauty almost seems a waste on her. A girl who's constantly troubled by her friendships, love interests, and can't even find refuge in her dreams. A ridiculously talented illustrator. Each of them have as many problems and worries as the next and they never have a dull...
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"IS THIS THE END FOR KENJIRO TOKI'S CAREER .. .?! It's a new year, and the anime version of Itsuki's All About My Little Sister is about to be announced...but when a bored Itsuki is poking around for mentions of himself online, he discovers a tweet revealing the anime adaptation ahead of schedule. Who broke the embargo? None other than Gift Publishing's official website! The fallout destroys Ituski's and the anime staff's trust in GF Bunko-- who will...
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"A WRITER'S DUTY...IS TO WRITE. Giving up on becoming the hero of his own story, Itsuki Hashima listlessly cranks out his tales like a light-novel machine. Nayuta Kani, meanwhile, has given up on writing entirely, holing up in her place and gaming as if her life depends on it. Haruto Fuwa and Miyako Shirakawa are flailing to figure out how to restore the duo to their usual energetic selves, but while the protagonists are frozen in time, the clock...
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"A NEW RELATIONSHIP BEGINS. Itsuki Hashima and Nayuta Kani are now officially a couple, finding success in both love and work. This new era brings changes to not only them but Chihiro, Miyako, Haruto, and (for some reason) Itsuki's tax accountant, Ashley. Chihiro, meanwhile, has a new rival to deal with, while Haruto gets the full-court press from Ui Aioi, a beautiful rookie novelist who adores him. With Christmas bells ringing in the background,...