She knows little about running a business and depends heavily on loyal cousin Pansy’s expertise. Miranda, a quirky, strong-minded and lovable young woman, splurges her inheritance on the old Miranda Bay Sanatorium in the sub-tropical Bay of Islands, New Zealand, simply because it bears her name. I was raised within the community of the Seacliff Mental Hospital village so it was difficult to know where fiction ended and the greater truth took over… Yet he ultimately rose above it all, and with admirable strength, courage and innate resilience, was finally able to free ‘the regular boy within’ as he had always wanted. When considering the tragedy and abuse of Malcolm’s wasted earlier years, it is a story of immeasurable sadness. We followed his story from childhood to adulthood as best we could even after he was eventually discharged back into the community. Malcolm was one of the ‘lost children’ forgotten or abandoned by their families. Susan’s books will intrigue you, and she’s brought loads of pictures to show, some of them old ones related to her book, Phenomena, inspired by a real story.Īs a child I knew Malcolm, who was then a young man. Hello peeps! I’m thrilled to host today fellow member of eNovel Authors at Work, Susan Tarr.
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Hessler tells the story of modern-day China and its growing links to the Western world as seen through the lives of a handful of ordinary people. That sense of time - the contrast between past and present, and the rhythms that emerge in a vast, ever-evolving country - is brilliantly illuminated by Peter Hessler in Oracle Bones, a book that explores the human side of China's transformation. Today the coun-try has become one of the most dynamic regions on earth. A century ago, outsiders saw Chinaas a place where nothing ever changes. 393 150, rue Ste-Cath.O - local #113įrom the acclaimed author of River Town comes a rare portrait, both intimate and epic, of twenty-first-century China as it opens its doors to the outside world. And let me tell you, it was totally worth it!! Each book initially follows a different couple, but there is a common storyline that continues from one book to another, and as we move through the series, couples we’ve met already get additional books dedicated to their story arc. This is one of the most addictive series out there, so much so that when I first discovered it, I spent a whole week of my vacation cooped up in my room, devouring one book after another, instead of enjoying the gorgeous sights of a holiday destination that I now only remember from the four walls of my hotel room. If you’re into sexy, über-alpha heroes, who also happen to be badass vampires, there is nothing in the world quite like the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. And there exists a secret band of brothers like no other-six vampire warriors, defenders of their race. Ward In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there’s a deadly war raging between vampires and their slayers. READING GUIDE: Black Dagger Brotherhood by J.R. Told in alternating points of view, the narrative is filled with texts, tweets, and tech slang and terminology which YA readers might love. I appreciate the page-turning plot and the complicated relationships add depth. If parents are looking for appropriate reads for younger YA readers, this is suitable for 14+. I appreciate the minimal use of profanity, no drug use, and the innocent romance and first-love story line. The Writing: Tweet Cute is a fun, engaging, and fast-paced read with a multilayered plot. A few things happen to put the story in motion: the big burger chain copies (steals) Jack’s family’s grilled cheese sandwich, a twitter war ensues that Jack and Pepper instigate and fuel, and Jack and Pepper find themselves becoming close friends on the school’s app where identities remain anonymous. Jack’s family owns a small downtown deli. He secretly develops apps, enjoys being a class clown, and experiences episodes of sibling rivalry with his twin brother. Jack is a classmate and fellow swim team member. Her family owns a large fast-food burger chain, and Pepper runs the twitter account. Pepper (Patricia) is the swim team captain at her private school, achievement-focused, and a perfectionist. You’ve Got Mail meets Tell Me Three Things meets With the Fire on High… *This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Genre/Categories/Setting: YA Contemporary Fiction, Family Life, YA Romance, YA RomCom, Coming of Age, New York City He spent a little over a year learning the trade, including basic cutting, sewing, and pressing techniques, after which, he was allowed to design items such as scarves and eventually garments, which were sold at Van Den Akker’s Madison Avenue store. Roth was born in New York City in 1969 and began his career as an apprentice to designer Koos Van Den Akker in the summer of 1986. Several of Roth’s designs can be found in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute, with work appearing in eight exhibitions from 1993 - 2021. Roth's designs were seen frequently throughout the 1990s in publications such as Vogue, Elle, W, New York Magazine, Harper's Bazaar, The New York Times, and others. Roth was awarded the Perry Ellis Award for New Fashion Talent in 1990 at the age of 21 by the Council of Fashion Designers of America. Roth's "Crayon" dress from 1990-91 on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibition, In America: A Lexicon of FashionĬhristian Francis Roth is an American fashion designer based in New York. Reviews About the Author Reviews Praise for Cleopatra and Frankenstein Whether it's Cleo's best friend struggling to embrace his gender queerness in the wake of Cleo's marriage, or Frank's financially dependent sister arranging sugar daddy dates to support herself after being cut off, or Cleo and Frank themselves as they discover the trials of marriage and mental illness, each character is as absorbing, and painfully relatable, as the last.Īs hilarious as it is heartbreaking, entertaining as it is deeply moving, Cleopatra and Frankenstein marks the entry of a brilliant and bold new talent. But their impulsive marriage irreversibly changes both their lives, and the lives of those close to them, in ways they never could've predicted.Įach compulsively readable chapter explores the lives of Cleo, Frank, and an unforgettable cast of their closest friends and family as they grow up and grow older. He offers her the chance to be happy, the freedom to paint, and the opportunity to apply for a Green Card. Twenty years older and a self-made success, Frank's life is full of all the excesses Cleo's lacks. Twenty-four-year-old British painter Cleo has escaped from England to New York and is still finding her place in the sleepless city when, a few months before her student visa ends, she meets Frank. Media Issues, Communication & Journalism.Computer Science & Information Technology. What I love of about meeting each of these authors is that there was no pretension and instead of "rockstar narcissism", I was treated like a peer, a colleague. Some of these authors, I have been so blessed to actually meet like Coe Booth, Rita Williams-Garcia, Toni Morrison, Staceyann Chin, Jacqueline Woodson, Nnedi Okorafor, Edwidge Danticat, and Zadie Smith. I thought, wouldn't it be neat to do a photo shoot tributing Black women authors including ones whose books I have loved over the years, have served as mentors for me from a far, and books I have read throughout the years and have come to admire. It was then that I took my hair out to vary the look and then I realized that I looked like Nalo Hopkinson. As the weeks progressed and I took out this hairstyle, I took a photo of myself. This past March, for my launch, I wanted to have a look which was reminiscent of one of my favourite authors, Chimamanda Adichie- stylish, modern, tailored African dress with beautiful coiffed natural hairstyle. Torrès to find her books canonical status peculiar. Tereska Torrès, a convent-educated French writer who quite by accident wrote Americas first lesbian pulp novel, died on Thursday at her home in Paris. Tereska Torrès, 92, Writer Of Lesbian Fiction, Dies It was also denounced by the House Select Committee on Current Pornographic Materials in 1952 as an example of how the paperback industry was promoting moral degeneracy.” But in spite of such effortsor perhaps, in part, because of themthe novel became a record-breaking bestseller and inspired a whole new genre: lesbian pulp. Womens Barracks was banned for obscenity in several states. But Womens Barracks is no ordinary war story.Īs the Blitz rains down over London, taboos are broken, affairs start and stop and hearts are won and lost. She arrived as a refugee in London and joined other exiles enlisting in Charles de Gaulles army, then stationed in Britain awaiting an invasion of their homeland by Allied forces. The novel is based on the real-life experiences of the author, Tereska Torres, who escaped from occupied France. Originally published in 1950, this account of life among female Free French soldiers in a London barracks during World War II sold four million copies in the United States alone and many more millions worldwide. Germany, however, was determined to change the rules of the game, and Walther Schwieger, the captain of Unterseeboot-20, was happy to oblige. But the Lusitania was one of the era’s great transatlantic “Greyhounds”-the fastest liner then in service-and her captain, William Thomas Turner, placed tremendous faith in the gentlemanly strictures of warfare that for a century had kept civilian ships safe from attack. For months, German U-boats had brought terror to the North Atlantic. The passengers were surprisingly at ease, even though Germany had declared the seas around Britain to be a war zone. On May 1, 1915, with WWI entering its tenth month, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York, bound for Liverpool, carrying a record number of children and infants. “Both terrifying and enthralling.”- Entertainment Weekly Residents are sworn to respect and protect the history of the Silo even though no one seems to know how it really came to be. Rashida Jones and David Oyelowo in “Silo,” premiering on Apple TV+. Outside is not an option due to the toxic environment rendered from mysterious circumstances. An unnamed event has forced the last remnants of the human race to call the Silo their home. Read on to find out what you can expect from the sci-fi series based on our preview of episodes 1 and 2.ĭavid Oyelowo plays Holston the current sheriff of the Silo, who is there to enforce the many rules of the cylindrical underground dwelling. I became invested very early on while previewing the series’ initial episodes. The show is based on a book series from author Hugh Howey, who also serves as an executive producer on Silo. The new original from Apple TV+ becomes available on May 5th. Silo was named as one to watch in our recent round table discussion on the So Many Shows podcast. Silo is a gripping tale of a futuristic society that may not be all that it seems. |