Flash fire the extraordinaries5/11/2023 ![]() ![]() My initial reaction while reading this was literally: “if this were a TV show, the content of Flash Fire alone would be enough for ten seasons”. And while that certainly isn’t the only moment in the story where I nearly died while thinking “Nicky, no!”, a discussion of dental dams between Nicky, Nicky’s police officer dad, Nick’s boyfriend Seth, and his guardians certainly set the tone for this book.Īnd with that being said, here’s your fair warning: there is absolutely no moment of rest in this book. I’ve never read a book that had me in stitches quite this often-well, except for the first installment in this series-but there’s just something about laughing so hard you’re actually wheezing and crying at the same time when you’re not even twenty pages into the book that makes for a great reading experience. ![]() No one writes second-hand embarrassment scenes like TJ Klune, that’s just the truth. Alas, I will try my best to coherently talk about Nick and his gang of troublemakers. Oh, Flash Fire, how does one describe the sheer hilarity, epicness, and unputdownability of you? No mere human is ready for that challenge. ![]() “Remember the touching moment we had back at home when you cried and then we hugged?” The sooner you get that through your head, the sooner you can have something in your-” It doesn’t matter if you’re virgins or not. “Did you-did you just make a dad joke about condoms?” Nick slumped against the door, legs wobbly. ![]()
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The midnight library book buy5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() To see how things would be if you had made other choices. ![]() Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have lived. "Between life and death there is a library, and within that library, the shelves go on forever. "A feel-good book guaranteed to lift your spirits." -The Washington PostĪ New York Times bestseller | Winner of the Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction | A Good Morning America Book Club Pick! ![]() Lewis George Orwell Mary Pope Osborne LeUyen Pham Dav Pilkey Roger Priddy Rick Riordan J. 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The poet and composer left this world two years ago, but not before leaving a legacy and many quotes that we can all take something away from to appreciate the little things. ![]() His poems and music will live on as a reminder that between work, family, deadlines, the latest fashion trend, we tend to forget about the little things in life, and we need someone or something to remind us of what really matters.įor that reason, we’re looking at 15 quotes by Leonard Cohen about this very topic. Being a songwriter of exceptional emotional power combined with his baritone voice earned him the honor to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008 and a Grammy for lifetime achievement in 2010. ![]() Essentially all his music is his poetry, hence his nickname, The poet of brokenness. In the 1960’s he started setting his poems to music. All the poems in that book were a collection of poems he had written between the ages of 15-20 years old. His first book, Let Us Compare Mythologies was published in 1956. Before becoming a rock star, Leonard Cohen was a published poet. ![]() The Accidental Spy by J.R. Lindermuth5/10/2023 ![]() I couldn't make it this year, but hope to go again. JRL: I've not participated in any critique groups. This writing can be a discouraging process.ĮBD: Do you participate in a critique group? Attend any conferences? Ironically, Schlussel's Woman, my first novel, was also accepted by a publisher, who promptly went bust. After that, there was a long period of submissions and rejections before I started placing stories and articles in a variety of smaller magazines. My first acceptance was a little magazine called The Answer, which folded before the issue with my story came out. JRL: I was making them up before that, but I first started putting them down on paper when I was in high school. His most recent release is Being Someone Else, a "Sticks Hetrick" novel, Mr. He is the author of seven other novels and publishes regularly in a variety of magazines, both print and on line. He is librarian of his county historical society where he assists patrons with research and genealogy. ![]() Lindermuth lives and writes in central Pennsylvania. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Youngsters who are already familiar with the poem will delight in comparing the different old-fashioned Santas and the children of long ago "nestled all snug in their beds." A charming holiday gift to leave under the tree on Christmas Eve for anyone who believes in the magic of Santa Claus. This attractive edition of The Night Before Christmas will be enjoyed most by collectors of children's books or lovers of things Victorian. ![]() Santa is dressed differently by each artist, but he is always "chubby and plump-a right jolly old elf" who brings joy to all good little girls and boys. Source notes for all the illustrations are included. Most of the images are from versions of the poem a few are from antique postcards or magazines. Moore (Author), Mary Engelbreit (Illustrator) 8,977 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 0.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 8.25 129 Used from 1.38 37 New from 4.25 9 Collectible from 5. Two collectors of antique children's books have selected a variety of these charming pictures from Arthur Rackham, Jessie Willcox Smith, Thomas Nast, and other renowned children's illustrators of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Night Before Christmas Hardcover Picture Book, Septemby Clement C. ![]() Moore's beloved poem about Santa's arrival on Christmas Eve has been illustrated by hundreds of artists since its first publication in 1823. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() After meeting him through her publisher, Margery married Francesco Bianco in 1904, and the two had a son and a daughter. She published her first novel, The Late Returning, in 1902, and though it failed commercially she was encouraged to write and publish several more works of fiction. Marked by her father's death, however, and by his encouragement of her literary and creative interests, Margery returned to London in 1901 to embark on a career as a professional writer. In 1890, following her father's untimely death, Williams and her sister moved with their mother Pennsylvania, where Margery was enrolled at the Covent School in Sharon Hill. Born in London, she was encouraged to read from a young age by her father, a barrister and classics scholar. Margery Williams Bianco (1881-1944) was an English American children's book writer. ![]() Kobzar shevchenko5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() The poet is honored with more than 1250 monuments in Ukraine, and at least 125 worldwide, including such capitals as Washington, Ottawa, Buenos Aires, Warsaw, Moscow and Tashkent. A multitude of translations of Shevchenko’s verse into Slavic, Germanic and Romance languages, as well as Chinese, Japanese, Bengali, and many others attest to his impact on world culture as well. That figure does not include Kobzars released before and after both in Ukraine and abroad. There is no reliable count of how many editions of the book have been published, but an official estimate made in 1976 put the figure in Ukraine at 110 during the Soviet period alone. The first editions had been censored by the Russian czar, but the book still made an enduring impact on Ukrainian culture. Masterfully fulfilled by Peter Fedynsky, Voice of America journalist and expert on Ukrainian studies, this first ever English translation of the complete Kobzar brings out Ukraine's rich cultural heritage.Īs a foundational text, The Kobzar has played an important role in galvanizing the Ukrainian identity and in the development of Ukraine’s written language and Ukrainian literature. ![]() E lily yu on fragile waves5/9/2023 ![]() ![]() Guy perhaps five years ago, while reading Krista Tippett’s Becoming Wise, which excerpts a beautiful interview she conducted with Br. Guy Consolmagno for fact-checking and correction. What I would have said a week ago is that I was struck suddenly by the idea of Jesuits on the moon, an idea that felt entirely natural and appropriate, likely as a result of reading Teilhard de Chardin and a longer-form project I recently finished that I wrote several pages of the story sitting at a Barnes and Noble signing table, in between conversations with curious browsers and that, when I realized the depths of my ignorance, I reached out to Br. Lily Yu: I think I am not the most reliable respondent in this case, although there isn’t an alternative. What was your starting point or inspiration for the story?Į. Uncanny Magazine: “The Father Provincial of Mare Imbrium” is a story of religion and science, set on a remote lunar colony. “The Father Provincial of Mare Imbrium” is her fourth story in Uncanny, a beautifully crafted tale of suppressed research, set in a Jesuit lunar colony. More than thirty of her stories have appeared in venues from McSweeney’s to Tor.com, as well as thirteen best-of-the-year anthologies, and have been finalists for the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, Sturgeon, and World Fantasy Awards. She received the Artist Trust LaSalle Storyteller Award in 2017 and the Astounding Award for Best New Writer in 2012. ![]() Lily Yu is the author of On Fragile Waves, which received the Washington State Book Award, and Jewel Box, which is forthcoming in 2023. ![]() The storyteller by dave grohl5/9/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() We also crafted an interactive, illuminated, audio-enabled billboard in the heart of Shoreditch for the occasion, shining Dave’s presence right onto the street as it played his voice reading snippets of the book to passers-by. It was paid a visit by the musician himself, with the picture earning a whopping 118k likes after being posted to Foo Fighters’ Instagram account – the campaign was a hit on Simon & Schuster’s socials too. Dave Grohl’s now doing just that with his autobiographical The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music – that sees the “beloved elder statesman of alternative rock” recount hundreds of his mind-blowing experiences first-hand.įor the Simon & Schuster publication, we worked with the team on a giant window wrap for Foyles in Charing Cross, as well as a supersized version of Dave’s book to take up residence inside. Dave Grohl has plenty of tales of musical obsession, dizzying highs and dreadful lows. Wide-eyed, he recalls moving at warp speed from sleeping on a couch in the Seattle hovel he shared with Kurt Cobain and a crazed. A music career that begins with Nirvana and winds up with Foo Fighters, via Queens of the Stone Age, Nine Inch Nails, and multiple gigs with Paul McCartney, is bound to give you a story or two to tell. Grohl is at his most poignant describing his time in Nirvana. Having entertained the idea for years, and even offered a few questionable opportunities (Its a piece of cake Just. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It would smooth the pain like cream marble on dry rot.”) and partly it’s to come across lines like “I felt so turned on doing water sports with Synyster Gates.” I was dead… I had to be with Josh Todd of Buckcherry. Partly this is out of disbelief – even talentless second-rate metal bands have hot girls showing up at their hotel rooms with Tesco bags full of lube and vibrators, ready to party and even buy them beer – partly it’s out of prurient curiosity as to who Shirazi’s going to do next and why (“My abortion was running down my leg. The memoir tells of dressing room and hotel encounters from the groupie’s perspective, although Shirazi, born and raised in Iran, isn’t your average band-aid.Īlthough the prose tends towards the purple and sometimes judgmental (particularly of audience types and other groupies), The Last Living Slut is a hard book to put down. The Last Living Slut, Roxana Shirazi‘s memoir of backstage life, has been rightfully described as a cross between Neil Strauss‘s Motley Crue bio The Dirt and Pamela des Barres‘ I’m With the Band. Interview – The Last Living Slut author Roxana Shirazi ![]() |