![]() A Dowry of Blood whisks readers through human history, arriving at the dawn of the 20th century, drenched in blood.-BookPage A lyrical Gothic ode to queerness, polyamory, and violence. Hannah Whitten, New York Times bestselling author of For the Wolf Review Quotes In the tradition of the best vampire stories, Gibson uses her characters to explore how centuries of time would affect a once-mortal mind. ![]() A dizzying nightmare of a romance that will leave you aching, angry and ultimately hopeful. But bonds forged by blood can only be broken by death. With the lives of everyone she loves on the line, Constanta will have to choose between her own freedom and her love for her husband. Finding comfort in the arms of her rival consorts, she begins to unravel their husbands dark secrets. But when Dracula draws a cunning aristocrat and a starving artist into his web of passion and deceit, Constanta realizes that her beloved is capable of terrible things. Saved from the brink of death by a mysterious stranger, Constanta is transformed from a medieval peasant into a bride fit for an undying king. ![]() This is my last love letter to you, though some would call it a confession. ![]() Book Synopsis This sensational novel tells the darkly seductive tale of Draculas first bride, Constanta. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae premieres in January. The book has already been adapted for the big screen the film starring Taraji P. ![]() Shetterly, a Hampton, Va., native and daughter of a former Langley scientist, tells the story of these women in the new book Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race. "When the first five black women took their seat in the office in 1943, it was in a segregated office with a 'colored girls' bathroom and a table for the 'colored' computers," author Margot Lee Shetterly tells NPR's Michel Martin. Among them were black women who played critical roles in the aeronautics industry even as Jim Crow was alive and well. Several of the NASA researchers who made space flight possible were women. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Hidden Figures Subtitle The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race Author Margot Lee Shetterly ![]() ![]() ![]() The book is a call for us to slow down and be more observant of the world around us. Johnson calls it “a guide to urban wilderness focusing in on a few city-dwellers so common that we stop seeing them.” He also explores some philosophical questions: to feed or not feed the pigeons? Why is “foraged food” associated with trendy restaurants, and not a skill we practice ourselves? His new book, “ Unseen City,” takes a close look at almost a dozen species, including ants, crows, and snails, as well as plants such as the gingko tree and edible weeds. How did they manage to become so ubiquitous in the places that humans live? Even the most common urban animals – pigeons and squirrels – were a mystery to him. When Nathanael Johnson began taking his two-year-old daughter on nature walks in Berkeley, CA, he realized that he didn’t know the names of half the trees, bugs, and other creatures she pointed to. ![]() ![]() ![]() This empowering autobiographical story belongs right next to Raina Telgemeier’s Smile (2011) and Liz Prince’s Tomboy. Bell’s bold and blocky full-color cartoons perfectly complement her childhood stories-she often struggles to fit in and sometimes experiences bullying, but the cheerful illustrations promise a sunny future. ![]() She keeps her newfound superpower a secret and daydreams about being El Deafo, a super alter ego whose deafness makes her powerful. Aside from making school easier, the Phonic Ear gives Bell a superpower: when her teachers forget to doff the microphone, she can still hear them anywhere in the school (including the bathroom!). After losing her hearing, Cece learns to navigate school and making new friends, all through the help of her superhero alter ego named El Deafo. In this graphic memoir, she tells readers about the friends and family who help her adjust, the frustration she feels when learning to communicate, and the devices she uses to assist her hearing, most notably the Phonic Ear, a large machine that connects to a microphone her teachers wear and amplifies sounds in her hearing aids. ![]() When cartoonist Bell was four years old, a case of meningitis left her severely deaf. Spoilers for El Deafo Episode 3 I Am El Deafo El Deafo is Apple TV+s newest animation series that takes us on a creative and imaginative journey through the eyes of deaf Cece. ![]() ![]() ![]() Listen to the Concord Hymn performed by the Choir of the First Parish Church, Concord, Ma.Įmerson’s words resonate today as we remember, reflect, honor and express gratitude in this April, 248 years hence. (Attributed to Louis Bourgeois,1551)īy the rude bridge that arched the flood,Īnd fired the shot heard round the world.ĭown the dark stream which seaward creeps. ![]() The poem called “The Concord Hymn” was sung at the dedication to the tune of the “Old Hundred”. The bridge had since fallen into disrepair and was no longer there. The white granite obelisk was erected on the east bank of the Concord River. Ralph Waldo Emerson was asked to compose a poem for the dedication of a commemorative monument on July 4, 1837. Skirmishes along the way and the Battle at Lexington Green culminated in the Battle of the “Old North Bridge” in Concord, sending the British into retreat.Įmerson’s grandparents, the Reverend William Emerson and Phebe Bliss Emerson witnessed the struggle from their home, “The Old Manse,” located adjacent to the Old North Bridge. ![]() That day, full of fear and anticipation, hope and dread, leaving the past, with hearts, minds, bodies and a vision for a free future, is remembered with Ralph Waldo Emerson’s poem, “The Concord Hymn.”Īlerted by a single lit lantern at the Old North Church, riders including Paul Revere, Samuel Prescott, and William Dawes rode to warn the militia and Minutemen from local towns that the British army was on the move to Lexington and Concord seeking stores of arms. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Within it gun the engines of Neuromancer.įurther discussion of Burning Chrime can be found on Literature in a Wired World Wikia, specifically "Literary Analysis" section. In it, Gibson confirms explicitly the precursorship to Neuromancer: In 2002, Gibson published an "author's essay" on Harper Collins website ( Dead link), titled "William Gibson on Burning Chrome: SOURCE CODE". While we can agree or argue with Olsen's interpretation, we can always listen to what the man himself said. The main theme of the story is, according to Olsen, " betrayal, violation, and manipulation" (which I fully agree with, having read it). The story heroes and setting and ideas are prototypes for later work - Olsen calls it a "blueprint" for Neuromancer. The story - like some others in the Burning Chrome collection, but even more pronounced - sets the stage for his Matrix trilogy (especially Neuromancer etc.). First of all, we can learn what the point was from 1992 "burning chrome" essay/review by Lance Olsen. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As is often the case with these larger category romance series, the Family Secrets books are connected by themes and genre. Linda Castillo’s next publishing venture was in a much larger category romance series that features dozens of other authors. These books are very different from the mystery thriller books that Castillo has become most well-known for, and even from her later romances as she grew within the craft and found her niche. All she knows is that she’s pregnant and someone wants to kill her, and that the sexy stranger who saved her is stealing her heart. The first book follows a woman suffering from amnesia who was saved by a rescue medic, John. Linda Castillo’s debut was part of a three-book category romance series. Linda Castillo Books in Order High Country Heroes Books Her Kate Burkholder books are by far her most popular, but Castillo has been combining elements of mystery and romance since her debut. From her category romance debut to the latest installment in her Amish mystery thriller series, there are a significant number of Linda Castillo books in order from the last last two decades. ![]() ![]() ![]() It is perhaps the accessibility of her work which most appeals combining precise yet subtle artistic invention with an astonishing variety of subjects – most prevalently, scenes of urban life – her work symbolises harmonious accord between aesthetics and narrative. ![]() While she made no attempt to showcase her photographs during her lifetime, they have attracted widespread interest and critical acclaim posthumously. An enigmatic figure, she lived in relative obscurity not far from her birthplace of The Bronx, New York, spending the majority of her career working as a nanny in the suburbs of Chicago and remaining there until her death in Oak Park, Illinois, at the age of 83. Despite the recent popularity of her work, however, her life remains shrouded in mystery. With a body of work spanning more than four decades, Vivian Maier (1926 – 2009) is one of the most prolific and distinctive American photographers of the mid to late twentieth century. ![]() ![]() Click here to see all the Wales Online newsletters. ![]() Love nostalgia? Have the best articles emailed to you for free with our nostalgia newsletter. Scary characters from '80s and '90s kids' TV shows that are just as creepy today.The long-forgotten Welsh TV shows you may have overlooked.The stars of BBC's Coupling who made it to Hollywood after starring in the UK's version of Friends.BBC's This Life cast: What's happened to the stars of the cult series 25 years after it ended.However, late last year the news that there were several studios in a bidding war to adapt the source material for film and TV means we could be going back to Fantasia sooner rather than later. ![]() ![]() Over the years there have been rumoured talks of a second adaptation of the novel. Tami and Noah attend Comic Con Liverpool 2020 (Image: Shirlaine Forrest/WireImage) ![]() ![]() ![]()
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