DRAWN FROM AUTHOR’S PERSONAL EXPERIENCE: The charming characters and their stories were conjured by LaCour and her young daughter during the long walks they took through San Francisco during the early days of Covid-19 and inspired by the people they encountered along the way

well- meaning people

Love serves up a blistering account of four decades of educational reform through the lens of the people who lived it

an oblate on a mission from his monastery

Cade doesn’t know that Gael and Valencia are the same person

To Shape a Dragon's Breath: The First Book of Nampeshiweisit Buddhism DRAWN FROM AUTHOR’S PERSONAL EXPERIENCE:NATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE NEBULA AND LODESTAR AWARDS FINALIST FOR THE ASTOUNDING, LOCUS, AND BRITISH FANTASY NEWCOMER AWARDS My favorite book of the year . . . a coming of age story that is cozy and hair raising in equal measure.Charlie Jane Anders, The Washington Post I tore through it, caught up in an enthusiasm for dragons that I hadnt experienced since I was a teenager obsessed with Ursula Le Guins Earthsea and Anne McCaffreys Pern.NPR A