![]() ![]() ![]() Now might be a good time for Meena to start learning to predict her own future. And while Lucien seems like everything Meena has ever dreamed of in a boyfriend, he might turn out to be more like a nightmare. See, while Meena's always been able to see everyone else's future, she's never been able look into her own. Maybe that's why he's the first guy Meena's ever met whom she could see herself having a future with. It's a dark side a lot of people, like an ancient society of vampire hunters, would prefer to see him dead for. No one ever does.)īut not even Meena's precognition can prepare her for what happens when she meets - then makes the mistake of falling in love with - Lucien Antonescu, a modern-day prince with a bit of a dark side. See, Meena Harper knows how you're going to die. by Meg Cabot (Author) (195) Former pop star Heather Wells has settled nicely into her new life as assistant dorm director at New York Collegea career that does not require her to drape her size 12 body in embarrassingly skimpy outfits. ![]() Not that Meena isn't familiar with the supernatural. Sick of hearing about vampires? So is Meena Harper.īut her bosses are making her write about them anyway, even though Meena doesn't believe in them. ![]()
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![]() Protagonist Jules is a relatable and compelling millennial: a young woman struggling against the odds to make a life for herself, who just so happens to accept a job that might be her last. In LOCK EVERY DOOR, Sager crafts a page-turning story of gothic suspense worthy of a place alongside the horror classics that inspired it. ![]() But as Jules settles in and befriends a fellow apartment-sitter, she begins to worry that this beautiful building hides within its walls secrets darker than she could have ever imagined. When down-on-her-luck protagonist Jules secures a position as an apartment-sitter in the Bartholomew, she can hardly believe her luck. Enter the Bartholomew: a (fictional) high-end apartment building overlooking Central Park. ![]() Blending horror tropes with spine-tingling suspense and juicy, just-one-more-page intrigue, LOCK EVERY DOOR invites readers inside one of New York’s most exclusive addresses-a place that might never let its readers - or its residents - go. You know those authors who just seem to get better and better with each new book? Sager is one of them, and LOCK EVERY DOOR cements him as a staple of any psychological thriller reader’s library. ![]() If you pack one book in your beach bag this summer, make it Riley Sager’s razor-sharp take on gothic suspense: LOCK EVERY DOOR, available July 2nd. The Verdict: a must-read - gothic suspense with a modern twist ![]() ![]() ![]() One of the clearest examples cited at the event was the loss of public pools in Montgomery, Alabama. Trying to understand where this mentality came from, the author looked to history, finding examples of this very theory and how it has affected us all, over time. ![]() White Americans, McGhee believes, see the world in a zero sum game where people of color have made gains at the expense of white people. McGhee, who has worked her entire career trying to find solutions to inequality in society, became frustrated when she realized solutions seemed easy, but implementation was made ever more difficult by the zero sum mentality she felt permeated among white Americans in the U.S. An expert in economic and social policy, McGhee, spoke about the ramifications of racism and the ripple effect it has for everyone, not just people of color. Throughout the evening, the renowned author shared insight into her latest book, The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together. ![]() The event was made possible thanks to a partnership with the San Diego Public Library and Copley Library at the University of San Diego, as part of their Black History Month lecture series. McGhee is a New York Times best-selling author and chairs the board of Color of Change, the nation’s largest online racial justice organization. gathered around their computers on a Monday evening to hear author Heather McGhee speak. ![]() More than 500 people from across the U.S. ![]() |