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1) Sanpaku
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English
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"An ominous condition known as Sanpaku plagues the waking life of young Marcine. Marcine is fascinated with the Japanese idea of Sanpaku. It says that seeing the white around the iris of your eyes is a bad omen. But it's everywhere Marcine looks--her grandmother has it, some classmates at Catholic school have it, JFK had it . . . even Marcine might suffer from this odd condition. Eating a strict macrobiotic diet and meditating is supposed to help,...
Author
Publisher
Plume
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Shirin, Nina, and Silvia have just gotten their first jobs in publishing, at a University Press, a traditional publisher, and a trust-fund kid's "indie" publisher, respectively. And it's . . . great? They know they're paying their dues and the challenges they meet (Shirin's boss just assumes she knows Cantonese, Nina cannot get promoted by sheer force of will, and Silvia has to deal with daily microaggressions) are just part of "a career in books."...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"At every book reading Kate Gavino attends, she draws the author and hand-letters her favorite quote from the event. Last Night's Reading is a record of her literary journey, collecting profound and witty advice from over a hundred authors. Here is a love letter to the authors we admire, the books we read, and the places we find them both."--Back cover.
4) Sanpaku
Publisher
BOOM! Studios
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Marcine is fascinated with the Japanese theory of Sanpaku. It states that seeing the white around the iris of one's eyes is a bad omen. But it's everywhere Marcine looks--her grandmother has it, some of her classmates at Catholic school have it, JFK had it . . . even Marcine might suffer from this odd condition. It's believed that eating a strict macrobiotic diet and meditating is supposed to help, but no matter how much Marcine wants it to, these...