For thousands of weekend sailors, summer means just one thing The brilliant palette of Dacron sail stands taut in the breeze, while below it the bright twin pontoons slice the sea into a foaming, sun-dazzled wake. As the breeze quickens, one of the pontoons flies free of the water, bringing whoops of excitement from the boat’s two occupants. Welcome to the world of the Hobie Cat addict, that 100,000-strong armada of hopelessly smitten enthusiasts who insist that nothing in life quite measures up to the unrestrained joy of breezing along on a twin-hulled Hobie. Read More...
When Kate Reese flees an abusive boyfriend with her son Christopher, she hopes small-town life will provide a bright future. But the creepy cover art and October release date suggest a darker fate is held within the 700 twisted pages of Stephen Chbosky’s Imaginary Friend.
Chbosky, an author and a filmmaker, is known in publishing for his only novel, 1999’s The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Fans of that book should be warned: though centered on a young person, Imaginary Friend is less a story of awkward youth and more a gleeful meditation on human brutality. Read More...
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