Anita Hayes Books

In Lasagne, acclaimed poet Wayne Holloway-Smith moves between internal and external landscapes with pace, panache and vulnerability. This short collection of poems is a defibrillator resurrecting a small part of the universe at each new twist: a silent scream rearranging the flowers in a window, the miracle of a near-dead cow sprung back to life and feeding orphans, tears coming at the speed of cars. When these poems hit, you hardly see it coming.

A surreal and darkly humorous vision, David Lynch's Eraserhead (1977) has become a cult classic since its midnight movie success in the late 1970s. Claire Henry's study delves into its netherworld, offering a detailed account of its production history, exhibition, reception, and elusive meanings. Through original archival research, she traces Lynch's transformation of his Philadelphia nightmare into a film infused with the industrial cityscapes and sounds of the Callowhill district, shot in LA. Henry engages with the film's inscrutability, presenting a fresh interpretation that reframes auteurism to focus on Lynch's creative processes as a visual artist and Transcendental Meditation practitioner. She outlines how Lynch's 'dream of dark and troubling things' became a model midnight movie, growing in reputation and influence within broader film culture. From the opening chapter on the film's iconic 'baby' to the final chapter on its extensive influence, Henry's compelling account provides illuminating perspectives on the film's making, meaning, and legacy. Through in-depth analysis of its rich mise en scène, cinematography, sound, and connections to visual art and screen culture, she affirms the film's significance as Lynch's first feature and its status as a film classic.

* Amazon Best Book of the Month August 2018 * New York Public Library Best Books 2018 * Put an atheist in a strict Catholic school? Expect comedy, chaos, and an Inquisition. The Breakfast Club meets Saved! in debut author Katie Henry’s hilarious novel about a band of misfits who set out to challenge their school, one nun at a time. Perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Robyn Schneider. When Michael walks through the doors of Catholic school, things can’t get much worse. His dad has just made the family move again, and Michael needs a friend. When a girl challenges their teacher in class, Michael thinks he might have found one, and a fellow atheist at that. Only this girl, Lucy, isn’t just Catholic . . . she wants to be a priest. Lucy introduces Michael to other St. Clare’s outcasts, and he officially joins Heretics Anonymous, where he can be an atheist, Lucy can be an outspoken feminist, Avi can be Jewish and gay, Max can wear whatever he wants, and Eden can practice paganism. Michael encourages the Heretics to go from secret society to rebels intent on exposing the school’s hypocrisies one stunt at a time. But when Michael takes one mission too far—putting the other Heretics at risk—he must decide whether to fight for his own freedom or rely on faith, whatever that means, in God, his friends, or himself.

Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - On the twenty-second of February, 1916, an automobile sped northward along the French battle line that for almost two years had held back the armies of the German emperor, strive as they would to win their way farther into the heart of France. For months the opposing forces had battled to a draw from the North Sea to the boundary of Switzerland, until now, as the day waned - it was almost six o'clock - the hands of time drew closer and closer to the hour that was to mark the opening of the most bitter and destructive battle of the war, up to this time. It was the eve of the battle of Verdun.

In Lobsters, Wayne Holloway-Smith's unique voice undoes and remakes a self, moving into and out of tender proximity to other humans and objects of desire. Somewhere, in between the expansive and claustrophobic, the reader is offered a new space, crammed full with the music of what life gives and withholds.