![]() ![]() ![]() In her book, Odell, an art professor at Stanford, chronicles her research on how to gratify the need to stay informed without trapping oneself in the exploitative “attention economy” of social media. During a check-in conversation, a friend recommended a book that he thought would help me: How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell, an artist based in Oakland. ![]() ![]() I was glued to social media, more than at any other point during the summer, doomscrolling through images of apocalypse. I was living with my mom after graduating college in May and had the privilege to sit at home and be fed, while watching ash rain down from the sky. I didn’t have one friend in Oakland who wasn’t suffering in some way, mostly artists who had lost their jobs due to the pandemic. The George Floyd protests that rocked Oakland for weeks straight met with a devastating yet predictable reaction from the Oakland City Council, denying a proposal to cut the police budget by a single vote. Houselessness in the Bay Area was reaching catastrophic levels with little help from the government. Amid record heat, we were experiencing the worst fire season in history. The COVID-19 death rate in California was reaching record highs every day. IT’S AUGUST 2020, and California is on fire - a fitting end for a summer that many believed could not possibly have gotten worse. ![]()
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![]() Again, I just needed it to take a little more time to allow the shift to be a more subtle and, in my opinion, a more natural shift. Perhaps that would have shifted after Katrina is taken, but that only seems to heighten it. Especially seeing as the whole village was involved in the fighting, one would think that they would all be seeing one another in a new light, but not particularly focusing that attention on Roran. They look at him as something apart just a little too soon. Roran's own rise in the estimation of his fellow villagers also feels forced. While the author does attempt to impress upon readership the awesomeness of this feat, it just doesn't work for me for some reason. The switch from Eragon being viewed as a boy to be manipulated to a man of renown takes place during a single battle when he defeats a shade. ![]() We spend so much time debating proper course of action etc., but not a whole lot happens in the first couple of books, and yet it is in these books that the reputations of Eragon and his cousin (in particular) are made. Perhaps I took more time the first time around, or perhaps I have just been reading too much Robert Jordan in the mean time, but I feel like the books move way too fast in terms of character making. When I read that Inheritance was coming out I decided to reread the series and found, on this second read through, that, while I still like them, I was not nearly so impressed as I had been the first time. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Between secret lessons on how to be a rogue and exaggerated public flirtations, Grace''s feelings for Sebastian grow from friendship into undeniable, inconvenient, real attraction. To further his own research on English society, Sebastian agrees to let Grace transform him from a bespectacled, bookish academic into a dashing-albeit fake-rake. Grace''s colleague, anthropologist Sebastian Holloway, is just the blank slate she requires. Her solution: to create the perfect man, to act as her suitor, and help her catch his eye. But when a handsome, celebrated naturalist returns from abroad, Grace wishes, for once, to be noticed. Lady Grace Wyatt is content as a wallflower, focusing on scientific pursuits rather than the complications of society matches. ''This superbly entertaining, perfectly executed Regency-set love story is not only dazzlingly witty and intensely sexy it is also a sweetly crafted love letter about the power of learning, literature, and lifelong friendships.'' BookList on My Fake Rake ![]() ''a jolt of electricity, a blast of fresh air - everything delightful and exciting you could want it to be.'' New York Times Book Review on My Fake Rake ![]() ''Charming, witty, and thoroughly adorable! You''ll fall in love with Grace and Sebastian. ![]() ![]() ![]() Sukegawa's writing style, delicately translated by Alison Watts, is well-matched to the subject matter: a slow, muted movement that gently guides the reader, while leaving the unnecessary unsaid. 'Sweet Bean Paste is a subtle, moving exploration of redemption in an unforgiving society. 'A poignant, poetic fable.' * Denis Theriault, author of The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman * 'As wise as it is moving, Sukegawa's novel beguiles and seduces the reader from evocative opening to compassionate close.' * The Herald * A tale of sorrow that feels uplifting by its end.' * i (The Independent) * 'Charmingly written, the plot is a continual surprise. ![]() 'I'm in story heaven with this book.' * Cecelia Ahern, author of PS, I Love You * ![]() ![]() What is probably less so, under these conditions, is first of all to write a play, and then, having done so, not to have the ghost of a notion about it either. To Michael Polac: You asked me for my notions about "En attendant Godot," extracts from which you are doing me the honor of broadcasting at the Club d' Essai, and at the same time for my notions about dramatic art. The second is to Desmond Smith, who wanted to produce "Godot" in Canada. Beckett, who refused to be interviewed about his work, wrote the first of these two letters as an introduction to the performance. Before the play finally went into production, Beckett accepted an invitation from Michael Polac, the director of the avant-garde radio program Club d'Essai, to have parts of the play read over the air. ![]() "Waiting for Godot" was completed in 1949 but wasn't produced until 1953 (in French, in Paris). LETTERS from Samuel Beckett to Michael Polac (Paris, 1952) and Desmond Smith (Apr. ![]() ![]() ![]() However, at the end of the series, the audience could see that the two had kept their promises and loved each other even when they were far away from each other. ![]() Before parting ways, the two spent a passionate and intimate night together. But in the end, the couple reassured each other that they would always love each other no matter what.Īt the very end of From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke, Kazehaya enrolled in the local college to fulfill his desire to become a sports trainer, while Sawako headed off to Sapporo University to become a teacher eventually. The two also feared that they might both meet other individuals in their colleges and get closer to them. ![]() Towards the end of the series, Kazehaya became intentionally distant when he feared that he had gotten selfish and extremely greedy in his love for Sawako and was now capable of hurting her feelings. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I did not find information on the Wee Books For Wee Folks series.Į. did a number of children’s book series including the Altemus’ Mother Goose and Altemus’ Fairy Tales series in the first decade of the 20th century. ![]() These books revealed that the Henry Altemus Co. EW, NorthamptonĪ - I began my research by consulting Diane McClure Jones and Rosemary Jones’ “Collector’s Guide To Children’s Books, 1850 to 1950: Identification & Values Volume I” (Collector Books, 1997, 2001 value update, $18.95, 173 pp.) and “Volume II” (Collector Books, 1999, $19.95, 212 pp.). I would appreciate any information you can provide about my book. There is no copyright or printing date on my book. I wish I had all the books in the series. The book was part of the Wee Books For Wee Folks series published by the Henry Altemus Company of Philadelphia. A friend recently found a copy for me at auction. I grew up in Hawaii and remember reading the book as a child. Q - I own a copy of “The Story of Little Black Sambo,” a little black boy who wore a beautiful red coat and a pair of blue trousers. ![]() ![]() ![]() A refreshingly strong heroine carries readers into the setup for book two. Though weirdly inconsistent perspective, startling shifts of voice and scenes that feel like they've been copied almost directly from Twilight break the flow, the drama's epic scale complements the love story's pacing. ![]() The cousins, meanwhile, help Helen develop her powerful demigod abilities while tutoring her on the massive forces arrayed against her. Lucas and Helen are both drawn together and forced apart by fate and desire. In their blonde beauty (really!), they look exactly like their quasi-mythological ancestors and are cursed by the Furies and the gods to replay ancient dramas across history. ![]() (Some complicated handwaving explains why he is named Lucas instead of-as was intended-Paris.) Readers trained on trendy Greek mythological fantasy won't be surprised to learn both Helen and the newcomers are demigods. But she can't stay hidden in the presence of the Delos cousins, Jason, Hector, Cassandra, Ariadne and the sexiest one, Lucas-yes, Lucas. It's not just her looks that attract attention Helen knows her strength, speed and hearing all approach superpower levels. Helen is the loveliest girl on Nantucket, but until the sexy Delos family comes to the island, she's always tried to stay under the radar. ![]() ![]() ![]() I could list probably a million names here. I do not know what I would be without any of you. If it weren’t for her, none of these books would be here) to my author friends and reader group. From my ride or die, Richelle (she’s the one that pushes me to publish. I think with each book this list gets longer and longer. There are so many people I want to thank. But what is a storyteller, if we have no one to tell the story to? Thank you for exploring new worlds, falling in love multiple times, slaying dragons, and riding them. From the bottom of my heart, I appreciate every single reader out there. Photographer: Furiousfotog: Golden Czermakĭisclaimer: This title is intended for mature audiences due to adult situations and languages. All characters and towns are figments of the author’s imagination and bear no resemblance to any person living or deceased if there is any resemblance it is entirely coincidental. ![]() No part of this book may be reproduced or copied without prior consent of the author & publisher. ![]() This includes, but is not limited to, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwise. Stored in any retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means. ![]() This book or parts thereof may not be reproduced in any form. ![]() ![]() ![]() In 2018, Sophie moves with her boyfriend, Shaun, to the campus of a boarding school in Tallulah’s hometown, where he will be the new head teacher. Now Kim knows for sure, she feels it in her gut, something has happened to Tallulah. Not returning home, and not notifying Kim as to why, is far from typical behavior for rule-following Tallulah.Ĭalling Tallulah’s friends, Kim quickly discovers no one knows where she is. ![]() She’s happy Tallulah is letting loose for once.īut as the sun rises the next day and Tallulah still isn’t home, Kim begins to worry. Later that night, Kim receives a text from Tallulah that she is heading to the home of one of her friend’s from college. Tallulah works so hard going to college and being a Mom, she deserves a nice night out. ![]() Kim, Tallulah’s Mom, who the kids live with, is happy to sit Noah for the night. The young couple have a beautiful baby boy, Noah, so don’t get to spend a lot of time alone together. In 2019, 19-year old Tallulah heads out on a date with her live-in boyfriend, Zach. ![]() |