January 2020 Sofia Segovia

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January 2020 Book of the Month

The Murmur of Bees

by Sofia Segovia

Published by: Amazon Publishing/Amazon Crossing

ISBN-10: 1542040493

ISBN-13: 978-1542040495

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS:

From the day that old Nana Reja found a baby abandoned under a bridge, the life of a small Mexican town forever changed. Disfigured and covered in a blanket of bees, little Simonopio is for some locals the stuff of superstition, a child kissed by the devil. But he is welcomed by landowners Francisco and Beatriz Morales, who adopt him and care for him as if he were their own. As he grows up, Simonopio becomes a cause for wonder to the Morales family, because when the uncannily gifted child closes his eyes, he can see what no one else can—visions of all that’s yet to come, both beautiful and dangerous. Followed by his protective swarm of bees and living to deliver his adoptive family from threats—both human and those of nature—Simonopio’s purpose in Linares will, in time, be divined.

Set against the backdrop of the Mexican Revolution and the devastating influenza of 1918, The Murmur of Bees captures both the fate of a country in flux and the destiny of one family that has put their love, faith, and future in the unbelievable.

 

BIO:

Sofía Segovia was born in Monterrey, Mexico. She studied communications at Universidad de Monterrey, thinking mistakenly that she would be a journalist. But fiction is her first love. A creative writing teacher, she has also been a ghostwriter and communications director for local political campaigns and has written several plays for local theater. Her novels include Noche de huracán (Night of the Hurricane), El murmullo de las abejas (The Murmur of Bees)—which was called the literary discovery of the year by Penguin Random House and named Novel of the Year by iTunes—and Huracán. Sofía likes to travel the world, but she loves coming home to her husband, three children, two dogs, and cat. She writes her best surrounded and inspired by their joyous chaos.

Website: www.sofiasegovia.com

Twitter: @msofiasegovia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

January 2020  Conversations Book

 


LIVEWIRE: FUGITIVE (Vol 1)  



by Vita Ayala

Published by: Valiant Entertainment LLC

 

ISBN-10: 1682153010

ISBN-13: 978-1682153017

 

 

SYNOPSIS:

Accomplice.  Mentor.  Savior.  And now, Enemy of the State
Seeking to protect other vulnerable superpowered individuals like herself, Livewire plunged the United States into a nationwide blackout, causing untold devastation and unintended consequences.  With the whole world hunting her, what kind of hero will Livewire be … or will she be one at all?  LIVEWIRE: FUGITIVE is a stunning, character-driven story of loss and redemption, told through the eyes of your new favorite superhero.  

 

 

BIO:  

Vita Ayala is a queer Afro-Latinx writer out of New York City, where they live with their wife and cat sons. Their work includes THE WILDS (Black Mask Studios), SUPERGIRL (DC), XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS (Dynamite), MORBIUS: THE LIVING VAMPIRE (Marvel), LIVEWIRE (Valiant), and SUBMERGED (Vault), among others.

 

Author webpage:  http://valiantentertainment.com/comics/livewire/livewire-vol-1-fugitive-tpb/

Twitter:  @definitelyvita