A billion years in the future, humanity is extinct.But Shakespeare remains.A machine civilization, so far advanced that it has the power to recreate lost civilizations, stumbles upon the works of the playwright, William Shakespeare.With only those plays to represent humanity, the machines must decide whether humanity is worth resurrecting or not.The only way to know the plays is to stage them.Enter J-9, although she ...

There is something going on in this country.In case you hadn’t noticed.We’re having public and private conversations, dialogues, and debates about our core identity.As a nation. As individuals.We’re examining our principles. Those we say we live up to, and those we actually do.If it feels like we’re at a crossroads in terms of the direction of our society, it’s because we are.We are (re)considering our obligations to our neighbors, the global...

Faith, religion, godliness—these things have caused more pain, suffering, and death than all the plagues of history combined. In Fortinbras, a city built in the aftermath of a religious war that nearly ended all life on the planet, religion is considered a disease. The residents are taught that they are all that is left of humanity and the cold law of logic and reason rule their lives. Sabrina Sabryia, a young police cadet, is a resolute enforcer of the law until her loyalties are torn bet...

A billion years in the future, humanity is extinct.But Shakespeare remains.A machine civilization, so far advanced that it has the power to recreate lost civilizations, stumbles upon the works of the playwright, William Shakespeare.With only those plays to represent humanity, the machines must decide whether humanity is worth resurrecting or not.The only way to know the plays is to stage them.Enter J-9, although she ...

WILD COMPLETELY TRUE PRAISE FOR THE SNOG TEAM SIX SERIES:"This book is so good, it might be better than me."- Jesus."This book cured my cancer."- Said by no one ever.The Snog Team Six series is science fiction, fantasy, and humor mashed up in shameless—perfect—proportions. It's a story of scrappy misfits caught up in a fight they didn't pick but they will finish.You'll meet demons, gods, demigods, four nerdy k...

A billion years in the future, humanity is extinct.But Shakespeare remains.A machine civilization, so far advanced that it has the power to recreate lost civilizations, stumbles upon the works of the playwright, William Shakespeare.With only those plays to represent humanity, the machines must decide whether humanity is worth resurrecting or not.The only way to know the plays is to stage them.Enter J-9, although she ...

September 25, 2012 Ted Neill picked up a knife to cut his wrists open and kill himself. Post hospitalization and treatment for major depressive disorder, he wrote Two Years of Wonder, a memoir based on his journey towards recovery. In it, he examines the experience that left him with such despair: living and working for two years at an orphanage for children with HIV/AIDS in Nairobi, Kenya.Neill interweaves his story with the experiences of Oliver, Miriam, Ivy, Harmony, Tabitha, So...

A billion years in the future, humanity is extinct.But Shakespeare remains.A machine civilization, so far advanced that it has the power to recreate lost civilizations, stumbles upon the works of the playwright, William Shakespeare.With only those plays to represent humanity, the machines must decide whether humanity is worth resurrecting or not.The only way to know the plays is to stage them.

"The best book I've ever read. Truly life changing. Exquisite writing. Come on, what else do you want me to say? Please untie me from this chair."Someone our lawyers have asked us to swear we did not tie to a chair."I can say, with deep certainty that reading this book was the more pleasant alternative to having fire ants devour my eyeballs."Some literary critic who, you would think, would be more grateful to stil...

In this intro/prequel to the Snog Team Six series, readers encounter a princess trapped in a high tree and a brash young man determined to “rescue” her; a devoted daughter searching for a magical spring to save her ailing father; a teenage girl who is forced to replace her mobile phone with a machete to protect her family from zombies—all their stories interweave in a stirring alchemy set in a rich African backdrop. Ted Neill moves readers from folktale to action, comedy to cosmology, rura...

As a black college student in the rural West Virginia town of Selah Station, Kenia Dezy already feels out of place. But when an unexplained phenomenon starts transporting her back to pre-civil rights 1953, she finds herself woven into a tapestry of racial triumphs and tragedies. She begins to unravel secrets that powerful men would rather keep hidden, even if it means massacring an entire town through an industrial disaster. At the intersection of race, gender, class, and privilege, Kenia ...

"The greatest book of all time to conclude the greatest series of all time."Definitely not said by the author"Reading this book was better than the time my dad backed his car over my bike."Said by some kid who no longer has a bike."I think this book gave me a rash."Said by some kid who probably already had a rash and instead of "rash" meant to say, "reason to live."It's Kolkata. It's a zombie outbreak. I...