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OUT FRONT THE FOLLOWING SEA by @leahangstman ✨

OUT FRONT THE FOLLOWING SEA by @leahangstman
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Reviewed by @gena_hartman ⤵️

𝘈 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘦, 𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘶𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢

Leah Angstman’s debut novel depicts life in colonial America, set in the time of King William’s War and the clash of French and Native forces against the British-American colonies.

Swift-moving and riveting, Out Front the Following Sea both brings a lesser-told history to light, and entrances readers with the exploits of its headstrong, unpredictable heroine.
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Ruth Miner is feisty and independent long before it is acceptable for a woman to be so—which results in her being branded a witch and completely rejected by the small town that she lives in. Only Owen, her childhood friend, and a half-French sailor, knows the awful truth behind Ruth’s branding.

As the harsh winter and the angry townspeople threaten Ruth’s life, she escapes aboard Owen’s ship Primrose, hoping to make a new life for herself in the town of Stonington.

There, she befriends a Pequot warrior named Askook, and finds herself married to a tyrannical British general, all the while fighting for the chance to love Owen and for the French and Native cause.
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Out Front the Following Sea is gritty and action filled. From midnight rides, to harrowing moments aboard the Primrose, to skirmishes, to fires, to condemnation at town trials, Ruth faces uncountable struggles, still managing to remain tender in the face of hardship.

Having already lost social standing by being branded a witch, Ruth is unconcerned with the Puritanical Christian society around her.
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Instead, she stands up for what she believes in: her love for Owen, and her sympathy for the Pequot nation, largely due to her friendship with Askook. Both stances are decidedly countercultural, but Ruth is fiercely loyal, willing to go to any lengths to protect the people she cares about.

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Read more at the link in our bio 😍 #bookreview #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #historicalfiction #readersofinstagram #smallpresslit

Whatever you’re working on today, do it with you

Whatever you’re working on today, do it with your whole heart. 💚
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#writing #creativewriting #library #writingbooks #bookstagrsm #libraryvibes #writingfixtion #writingpoetry #writersofinstagram #writersofig

“Striking. Bold. Inventive. @yelenamoskovich is

“Striking. Bold. Inventive. @yelenamoskovich is in a league of her own with A DOOR BEHIND A DOOR.”
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“A DOOR BEHIND A DOOR can be read hundreds of times. The new discoveries and opportunities for interpretation won’t stop. You’ll be maneuvering through prose so poetic and sharp that you’ll long to put the fragment in your pocket, to bring with you toward whatever new life emerges from the experience.
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“Moskovich will leave one door cracked open for you, and slam another in your face. She leads you down a hall with door after door. Some are locked without a key; some need a code; a “Do Not Disturb” sign hangs on a doorknob, but in Moskovich’s world, it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t go in.”
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New review from @bigbadvoodoomami over on the site 🔥 🔥
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@tuckerlieberman stopped by the IBR vault to share

@tuckerlieberman stopped by the IBR vault to share “25 LGBTQ Books You’ll Love from Indie Presses” today! Here’s a sneak peak 👀
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“Words like lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer describe how people fall in love, present their gender, live on the margins, and find creative paths. LGBTQ is a big category, including diverse individuals and all the unique lives they lead. There are a lot of great books that address these topics.”
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In no particular order, he put together a list of some really terrific LGBTQ books from recent years. And as a bonus, each one was published by an indie press. 😍
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Check the link in the bio for all 25. But shoutout to the six stellar books in the list from this picture:
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APSARA ENGINE by Bisakh Som & @feministpress
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PEOPLE I’VE MET FROM THE INTERNET by Stephen van Dyck & @ricocheteditions
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BROKEN METROPOLIS edited by dave ring & @masonjarpress
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A HISTORY OF MY BRIEF BODY by Billy-Ray Betancourt & @twodollarradio
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FIEBRE TROPICAL by Juliana Delgado Lopera & @feministpress
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A DOOR BEHIND A DOOR by @yelenamoskovich & @twodollarradio
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