6/27/2023 0 Comments Post traumatic chantal v johnson![]() ![]() Will she find a way to repair what matters most to her?Ī debut from a stunning talent, Post-traumatic is a new kind of survivor narrative, featuring a complex heroine who is blazingly, indelibly alive. But after a family reunion prompts Vivian to take a bold step, she finds herself alone in new and terrifying ways, without even Jane to confide in, and she starts to unravel. ![]() She lives in a constant state of hypervigilant awareness that makes even a simple subway ride into a heart-pounding drama.įor years, Vivian has self-medicated with a mix of dating, dieting, dark humor and smoking weed with her BFF, Jane. Privately, Vivian contends with the memories and aftereffects of her bad childhood-compounded by the everyday stresses of being a Black Latinx woman in America. To the outside observer, Vivian is a success story-a dedicated lawyer who advocates for mentally ill patients at a New York City psychiatric hospital. In this “deeply original” (Elif Batuman) and “violently funny” (Myriam Gurba) story, a young lawyer finally confronts her dark past so she can live in a more peaceful future. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Challenging myself and growing creatively has always been vitally important to me. Sarah: I’ve written everything from investigative newspaper series to magazine features to short stories to seven solo novels. Plus, I adored Sarah and the collaboration sounded a lot more fun than working alone. While I had published a few personal essays and edited hundreds of books, I knew I had a lot to learn about writing an actual novel. Then I realized it would be crazy to turn down this opportunity. When she approached me about writing together, I initially worried it would be copping out to work with someone else, that it would be less of an accomplishment. I didn’t reveal this secret to many people, but I did tell Sarah. Greer: When I left Simon & Schuster, I had some editorial and consulting projects lined up, but I also knew, in the back of my mind, that I wanted to write fiction. ![]() ![]() Not only do we share strikingly similar narrative instincts and approaches to storytelling, but we have developed a strong friendship through the years. Sarah: After working together on seven novels as an author-editor team, Greer and I knew we had a unique relationship. Could you tell us a little bit about your backgrounds and why you decided to work together on a novel? ![]() 6/27/2023 0 Comments Gruffalo witch![]() ![]() ![]() This handy board book format is perfect for younger readers. It's a case of the more, the merrier, but the broomstick isn't used to such a heavy load and it's not long before.SNAP! It breaks in two! And with a greedy dragon looking for a snack, the witch's animal pals better think fast!Ī very funny story of quick wits and friendship, The Room on the Broom is another smash hit from the unparalleled picture-book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo. Luckily, they are retrieved by a dog, a bird and a frog, who are all keen for a ride on the broom. ![]() The witch and her cat fly happily over forests, rivers and mountains on their broomstick until a stormy wind blows away the witch's hat, bow and wand. How the cat purred and how the witch grinned, As they sat on their broomstick and flew through the wind. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Thrown into an unlikely alliance, chasing a ghost through parties, break-ins, puzzles, and secrets revealed on monogrammed stationery, Chloe starts to suspect there might be more to this small town than she thought. It'll be worth it, if Chloe can drag Shara back before graduation to beat her fair and square. The three have nothing in common except Shara and the annoyingly cryptic notes she left behind, but together they must untangle Shara's trail of clues and find her. There's also Smith, Shara's longtime quarterback sweetheart, and Rory, Shara's bad boy neighbor with a crush. On a furious hunt for answers, Chloe discovers she's not the only one Shara kissed. Her only rival: prom queen Shara Wheeler, the principal's perfect progeny.īut a month before graduation, Shara kisses Chloe and vanishes. The thing that's kept her going: winning valedictorian. ![]() ![]() After her moms moved her from SoCal to Alabama for high school, she's spent the past four years dodging gossipy classmates and the puritanical administration of Willowgrove Christian Academy. From the New York Times bestselling author of One Last Stop and Red, White & Royal Blue comes a romantic comedy about chasing down what you want, only to find what you need.Ĭhloe Green is so close to winning. ![]() ![]() ![]() ESSAY: Where Political Science Can Help Us Deal with Climate Change: Political science has been slow to grapple with climate change, but it can play a critical role in addressing obstacles to nation-wide action. (Francis Fukuyama, September 2022, Journal of Democracy) If Ukraine defeats Russia's massive army, the ripple effects will be felt across the globe. ESSAY: Why Ukraine Will Win: The country's military is advancing on the battlefield. ![]() ESSAY: The Triple Justification for Liberalism: It advances peace, prosperity, and human dignity (Francis Fukuyama, 7/25/22, The UnPopulist) ESSAY: More Proof That This Really Is the End of History (Francis Fukuyama, Oct. (FRANCIS FUKUYAMA, MAY 10, 2023, Persuasion) ![]() ESSAY: The New Right Loves the State: American conservatives are flirting with the authoritarian-adjacent European conservatism of old. PODCAST: Francis Fukuyama on the War in Ukraine, Authoritarianism, and Liberal Democracy (Conversations with Bill Kristol, 1/26/23) PODCAST: Democracy IRL (Francis Fukuyama) ![]() 6/26/2023 0 Comments The blazing world by siri hustvedt![]() She writes that she has been creating dolls and fetishes, all of them seemingly phallic in nature. Now, recovered from his death, Harriet, who has reclaimed her maiden name of Burden, and has dropped her dead husband's last name of Lord, has entered a frenzied creative phase. In this section the reader is introduced to Harriet Burden Lord, whose husband, Felix, a prominent art dealer, has died the year before. Reasons for this become clear throughout the reading of the novel. However, her children, Ethan and Maisie Lord, produced nearly 25 journals/notebooks that their mother had kept over the years. ![]() Unfortunately, Burden, herself, had passed away from cancer two years previously and was not available to be interviewed. Hess contacted Harriet Burden's family who graciously offered to speak with Hess. Hess reveals himself/herself as the author of the book, The Blazing World, and states that he/she has compiled the work based on the fact that he/she stumbled across a reference to an artist that Hess had little information for. ![]() The novel begins with an Editor's Note, which is part of the overall work and is not a true editor's note. ![]() The Blazing World by Siri Hustvedt is a tour de force novel chronicling the ficticious life, love, and work of Harriet Burden, an artist whose lack of recognition fueled her desire to lash out at the art world. ![]() 6/26/2023 0 Comments Return of the jedi by james kahn![]() ![]() Luke Skywalker constructs his new lightsaber in Obi-Wan Kenobi's hut. ![]() Several of the red-robed Imperial guards are already present on the Death Star before Darth Sidious arrives, although more arrive with him later.Several characters such as Darth Sidious and Mon Mothma have elaborate backstories provided for them.Development Īuthor James Kahn's manuscript included a chapter about Leia Organa's backstory on Alderaan, but George Lucas removed it as he had his own ideas for the character. And Darth Vader and the Emperor, who had ordered construction to begin on a new and even more powerful Death Star, were making plans to crush the Rebel Alliance once and for all. The Rebel commanders gathered all the warships of the Rebel fleet into a single giant armada. Determined to rescue him, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, and Lando Calrissian launched a hazardous mission against Jabba's Tatooine stronghold. It was a dark time for the Rebel Alliance… Han Solo, frozen in carbonite, had been delivered into the hands of the vile gangster Jabba the Hutt. ![]() ![]() ![]() Rock, authors of When All the World Sleeps. But Daniel's demons won't leave him alone, and he'll need Bel's help to slay them once and for all - assuming Bel is willing to risk everything to stand by him. And submitting to Bel gives Daniel the only peace he's ever known. ![]() Yet as he's drawn further into Daniel's dark world, Bel finds that he likes being in charge. Daniel's fascinating, but Bel's not going there. Bel agrees to control Daniel at night - for the sake of the other townsfolk. But when Bel saves Daniel from a retaliatory fire, he discovers that Daniel might not be what everyone thinks: killer, liar, tweaker, freak. Like the rest of Logan, local cop Joe Belman doesn't believe Daniel's absurd defense. Back in the tiny town of Logan after serving his prison sentence, Daniel isolates himself in a cabin in the woods and chains himself to his bed at night. Including burning down Kenny Cooper's house - with Kenny inside it - after Kenny brutally beat him for being gay. And rightly so: he sleepwalks, with no awareness or memory of his actions. ![]() When All the World Sleeps Publisher: Riptide PublishingĪmazon | Barnes & Noble | The Ripped Bodice | Google Play Booksĭaniel Whitlock is terrified of going to sleep. ![]() 6/26/2023 0 Comments The darkness that comes![]() ![]() Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. And the one walking in the darkness does not know where he is going. Walk while you have the light, so that darkness might not overtake you. Therefore Jesus said to them, "Yet a little while, the light is with you. The one who walks in the darkness does not know where he is going. Walk while you have the Light, so that darkness will not overtake you. Then Jesus told them, “For a little while longer, the Light will be among you. ![]() Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you. So Jesus said to them, “The light is among you for a little while longer. Those who walk in the darkness cannot see where they are going. Walk in the light while you can, so the darkness will not overtake you. Jesus replied, “My light will shine for you just a little longer. Whoever walks in the dark does not know where they are going. Walk while you have the light, before darkness overtakes you. Then Jesus told them, “You are going to have the light just a little while longer. ![]() 6/25/2023 0 Comments Surveillance valley yasha levine![]() ![]() So they've welcomed money from Radio Free Asia's Open Technology Fund with open pockets. Moreover, it might seem curious that its money would be so warmly welcomed by some of the Internet's fiercest antigovernment activists.īut, as folks in the open-source privacy community will tell you, funding for open-source encryption/anti-surveillance tech has been hard to come by. Readers might find it odd that a US government agency established as a way to launder the image of various shady propaganda outfits (more on that soon) is now keen to fund technologies designed to protect us from the US government. ![]() |