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Tamika Christy (Author)

Roux is a novel that brims with family, secrets, and love.

Award-winning author Tamika Christy writes about the devastation of loss, the difficulty of relationships, and the family ties that in the vein of Steel Magnolias, the story takes us into the lives of African American families with their unique hardships, triumphs in relationships, culture, and values. It is relatable, comforting, and challenging.

Author Biography

Award-winning author and Bay Area native, Tamika Christy has published two books, Anytime Soon and Never Too Soon. She began writing at an early age, prompted by the gift of a journal for Christmas. With pen in hand, she continued writing throughout college where she realized her talent for creating intriguing plots and multidimensional characters. Tamika continued to nurture her love for writing while attending law school, where she gave birth to her first novel, Anytime Soon. Now as a practicing attorney, Tamika still devotes time to her love of writing.r9788418933691|Filó sofo, polí tico, orador y escritor romano conocido por sus obras de cará cter Anneo Seneca is a Roman philosopher, politician, orator, and writer. He is best known for his moral works. – -r9798890680020|
Lowey Bundy Sichol is an award-winning children’s author and MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. Titles in her series From an Idea to . . . have received a 2020 Best STEM Book, a Junior Library Guild Gold Selection, and a 2020 ILA-CBC Children’s Choices Book. She is also the founder of Kids Idea Tank, the nation’s biggest entrepreneurship competition for kids age 13 and younger. She lives near Chicago, Illinois. Visit her online at .r9788418703560|Enrique Agudo es licenciado en Comunicació n Audiovisual, y ya desde joven publicó relatos y artí culos en revistas y webs relacionadas con la literatura y el cine de terror (Tercera fundació n, , Ciberanika). Ha sido organizador de La Mano, Festival Internacional de Cine Fantá stico y de Terror de Alcobendas e impartido conferencias y clases sobre el gé nero. En 2017 publicó el libro de microrrelatos Death Water Closet, y en 2021 el ensayo de cine Terror sobre ruedas. En la actualidad colabora con un Cineclub en Alcobendas. Enrique Agudo has a degree in audiovisual communication, and since he was young he has published stories and articles in magazines and websites related to literature and horror films (Third foundation , Ciberanika). He was the organizer of La Mano, Alcobendas International Fantastic and Horror Film Festival and has given conferences and classes on the genre. In 2017 he published the short story book Death Water Closet and in 2021 the film essay Terror on Wheels. Currently he collaborates with a Cineclub in Alcobendas.r9789814954631|Rohan Gunaratna is Professor of Security Studies at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technology University, Singapore. He was founder of Singapore’s International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research.r9789815058789|Joyce graduated from the National University of Singapore with a degree in English and her contemporary YA novel, Lambs for Dinner, was published by the Straits Times Press in 2013 as part of a nationwide competition. She lives in the perennially sunny island-city of Singapore, where she co-runs and publishes her short stories at Muse in Pocket, Pen in Hand and blogs at The Writes of Passage in between writing her next novel and dreaming about mythical worlds.r9789815084115|

Katherine Wallace is a writer, musician and educator whose love of words and music unite in her stories and songs. Along with children’s books, she has written and directed songs and scripts for choirs and music-theatre productions and enjoys coaching children and adults in singing and acting. A former university lecturer (English and Music), Katherine has published and presented widely in academic circles, and continues to perform and record as soloist and in professional ensembles in Canada, USA and Asia-Pacific. A keen nature enthusiast, Katherine hopes to inspire others to look around them and take care of the wonderful world we live in. She currently divides her time between Singapore, Canada and Australia. Connect with Katherine atand follow her on social media , in 2008, which showcases his creativity and skill in whipping up baked goods for all occasions.r9789815058918|An award-winning writer,
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Educated in Thailand, New Zealand, Japan and Australia, she enjoys exploring many facets of cultures worldwide and drawing inspiration from them. Peripatetic and adventurous, she is never daunted and always looks for the quietly amusing, idiosyncratic side of things regardless of the situation. When not immersed in writing stories or thinking about writing one, Pamda can be found pondering existential meanings. Her life goal is to become a tango gypsy (live in a horse-drawn caravan).r9789815127058|Dano Chow is hopeful. He was born in 1990 in Batu Pahat, Malaysia and he has an MA in Philosophy and Contemporary Critical Theory from the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy (CRMEP).r9789815058994|John Toledo is an emerging author, translator, and creative nonfictionist from the Philippines. He translated to English the Filipino original of the Six Saturdays of Beyblade and it was first published in the winter issue of the Asymptote Journal (2021). He currently writes criticism and essays about Philippine literature and pop culture in both Filipino and English. A graduate of the Filipino creative writing program at the University of the Philippines Diliman, Toledo teaches Filipino language, Philippine and World Literature and Creative Writing in various universities in the Philippines. Ferdinand Pisigan Jarin is one of the Philippine’s foremost author and creative nonfictionist. He is the author of Six Saturdays of Beyblade and other Essays (originally Anim na Sabado ngBeyblade at Iba Pang Sanaysay), which won a National Book Award for Best Book of Nonfiction in Filipino in 2014 from the Manila Critics Circle and National Book Development Board and was a finalist for Madrigal-Gonzales First Best Book Award administered by the University of the Philippines Institute of Creative Writing (UP ICW).r9789878150796|May Clerici is an Argentinean illustrator and teacher. Together with Ivanke, another Argentinian illustrator, they created Pequeñ os Grandes Mundos, a project with which they have already visited 32 countries around the world. Their objective is that children of different cultures, languages, and religions view illustration as a tool to express what they feel. Ivanke (Ivá n Kerner) currently works as a freelance illustrator and his work can be seen in books, magazines, and children’s products in Argentina, Latin America, USA, and Europe. Together with May Clerici, an Argentinean illustrator and teacher, they created Pequeñ os Grandes Mundos, a project with which they have already visited 32 countries around the world. Their objective is that children of different cultures, languages, and religions view illustration as a tool to express what they feel. May Clerici is an Argentinean illustrator and teacher. 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Ann McCallum Staats holds a BA in Education from the University of Victoria, BC, and an MA in Education from the University of Maryland. She is the author Women Heroes of the US Army as well as six children’s books, including The Secret Life of Math, which won ForeWord’s Gold Book of the Year, and the Eat Your Homework series. She is currently an ESOL high school teacher and a member of SCBWI as well as the Children’s Book Guild of Washington, DC.
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