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Alison tells the story of a young British woman who, in her twenties, seizes upon the opportunity to escape from her quiet life in Dorset to the thrumming art scene of late-1970s London. But the vehicle for her escape is a charismatic older man whose reputation as an artist and philanderer casts a shadow which will follow Alison for years as she pursues her painting career. Combining immaculate prose and stunning artwork, Alison is a complex love...

Nikki Haley has always felt like an outsider, but a better label would be "trailblazer." She's the first Indian American to hold office in South Carolina, the first female governor of the state, the youngest governor in the United States, and only the second governor of Indian descent. Born Nimrata Nikki Randhawa in Bamberg gave her a unique perspective as she battled racism and religious disparity to become the Ambassador to the United Nations. As...

Born Anna Mae Bullock, Tina Turner started her life as a singer in her local church and elementary schools. Her ill-fated relationship with Ike Turner coincided with her meteoric rise up the Billboard charts, leading to her eventual fall. After retooling her image, Tina again exploded on the scene in the 80s. She passed from natural causes May 24, 2023. Twice inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with a musical career that spanned half a century,...

Associate justice Sonia Sotomayor is the first Hispanic person and third woman to serve on the US Supreme Court. She has been breaking barriers since reading detective novels and watching legal dramas first inspired her childhood dream of becoming a lawyer. Her motivation carried her from high school debate club to working as an assistant district attorney to finally becoming a judge in 1992.Sotomayor's outgoing relationship with the public, straightforward...

After a long reflection on the journey in search of her mother, the Midnight Witch finds herself surrounded by the darkest shadows of your nights - the wounds of time. By prevailing over her enemies, Leona obtains the guidance that establish a north in their journey and finally guiding her towards her ultimate goal. On one of these trips, Leona is taken to places in Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries other realities, in one of them there is a slaughter...

Louisiana, 1961. The elderly Louise shoos away questions from granddaughters eager to know more about the familys distant past. But what is she hiding? As she unburdens herself to Hazel, the maid, memories and legends come pouring out from the years following the birth of the American nation: a sugarcane plantation, an abusive patriarch, a fearful wife, a headstrong daughter, and a mysterious voodoo priestess. What other dark secrets lurk, long-repressed,...

From the creators of Legend of Isis comes this new spin-off series! TidalWaves most misunderstood anti-hero, the Lynx wants to be good and shes trying. Really. Sure, she fought Isis and the malevolent Egyptian goddess, Sekhmet, possesses her, but she doesnt have to listen to her right? Can Crystal overcome her personal demons to be the hero she dreams of being?

Anais Nin, the author of works such as Delta of Venus and House of Incest, is the patron saint of taboo-breaking pop culture sexual iconoclasts. Not only is she an inspiration for contemporary figures such as Madonna, but her oeuvre, which encompasses erotica, autobiography, essays, short fiction, novels, and much more, has been adapted into film (Henry and June), television (Little Birds), and other media. The cartoonist Lonie Bischoff traces the...

Crossover with "Bold and the Brave": PART ONE: Wizards of the moon, called Loam, are desperate to rid themselves of an eldritch djinn threatening their peaceful existence. They are so desperate, in fact, that they are willing to trick one God and kidnap another in order to solicit their assistance. Isis and 10th Muse are thrust together and are forced to make a choice with the fate of an entire society hanging in the balance.