![]() ![]() ![]() Ranging from provincial France in the 1960s and 1970s to New York in the 1980s – the age of AIDS – Our Young Man is, however, categorically no retread, but rather a sprightly journey through both compelling and uncannily familiar terrain. Yet it incorporates elements of the devotional narrative mode deployed in White’s second novel, Nocturnes for the King of Naples (1978), as well as the worldliness of the auto-fictional tetralogy for which White is best known. In a roundabout way, Our Young Man returns us to the world of that first novel, if it is understood as a fantastical reimagining of the tiny, self-invented, artificial and utterly hierarchical gay community of Fire Island. This remarkable novel sees America’s most significant gay writer, now well into his eighth decade, skate decorously through the preoccupations that have marked his literary career since the publication of Forgetting Elena (1973). ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But the two of them soon discover a series of connections between them-mysterious, possibly even magical puzzles they can't put together. And now a strange boy next door won't stop staring at her, like she did something wrong moving here in the first place.Īs Oak and Alder start school together, they can't imagine ever becoming friends. She has to attend a new school, find new friends, and live in a new house that isn't even ready-her mother had to cut down a tree on their property line in order to make room for a second floor. Oak doesn't understand why her family had to move to Southern California. ![]() That is, until a new family-with a particularly annoying girl his age-moves into the neighboring house and, without warning, cuts it down. And for as long as he can remember, the old, reliable, comforting walnut tree has stood between his house and the one next door. Heart-healing, hopeful, and wonderfully inventive, this beautiful novel by a master storyteller is not to be missed." -Katherine Applegate, Newbery Medal-winning author of The One and Only IvanĪlder has always lived in his cozy little house in Southern California. Arnold weaves a shimmering tapestry about the lovely and surprising ways we're connected to each other. "In this luminous story full of mystery and magic, Elana K. ![]() ![]() Doyle famously clashed with Harding over several details of the script, but later reconciled with him after the universal success of the play. The role of Sherlock Holmes was played by H. The theatrical adaptation was written and produced by Doyle himself, directed by and starring Lyn Harding as Grimesby Roylott. It is also part of the exhibit at the Sherlock Holmes Museum. It has been adapted for television, film, theatre, radio, and a video game. The story, alongside the rest of the Sherlock Holmes canon, has become a defining part of detective fiction. ![]() Tinged with Gothic elements, it is considered by many to be one of Doyle's finest works, with the author himself calling it his best story. "The Speckled Band" is a classic locked-room mystery that deals with the themes of parental greed, inheritance and freedom. It was originally published in Strand Magazine in February 1892. ![]() ![]() " The Adventure of the Speckled Band" is one of 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the eighth story of twelve in the collection The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Roylott (left) confronts Holmes and Watson. ![]() ![]() ![]() Dory and the real true friend (Dory Fantasmagory Volume 2.) Cover. In her sixth book, Dory delivers hoots and oopses on every page, entangling her friends-real and imaginary-in fabulous plots that sometimes take even Dory herself by delightful surprise. Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, 2015. Maybe a haunting is exactly what's needed to get this family back to normal. Gobble Gracker reappears, wearing a wedding dress, and Dory’s mom makes an announcement that leaves not just Dory reeling but her siblings too. signing of her new book, Dory Fantasmagory: Head in the Clouds, the fourth book in her popular Dory Fantasmagory series, on Friday, March 9th at 6:00pm. ![]() These are big feelings, and Dory knows what to do: She throws a sheet over her head and haunts her family everywhere they go so they can't leave her, much to the annoyance of her brother and sister. Dory suspects her mom will soon sail off on a ship across the world to eat cake and play kickball and never return. ![]() ![]() When Dory loses track of her mom in the hardware store, it leads to a touch of separation anxiety. Jones and Ivy and Bean will love this new story about the spunky little rascal with big ideas. The wildly popular, ever hilarious Dory Fantasmagory series is back for a sixth adventure, with Dory turning separation anxiety into a ghostly, goofy escapade. ![]() ![]() I’m a children’s book writer and illustrator. (Though I do also love the Emberley’s work, and I will be sure to check out this book.) I love your wonderful blog, and I apologize for butting in with a non sequitur comment here. ![]() The art will project well to a large crowd too. It perfectly matches the tone of the text.Ī winning version of this classic tale, this may just be the best read aloud version I have seen. Each bird has his or her own little sound that they make, from Chicken Little’s EEP! to Loosey Goosey’s ONK! And take a look at that cover, Emberley’s art is zany, colorful and almost kaleidoscopic at times. ![]() What makes this book a great version of the story is that the words are kept to a minimum and even with those few words there is a lot of humor. Let me reassure you that here he does, so it is fine to use even with sensitive toddlers and preschoolers. The only question with any new edition of the story is whether Chicken Little lives on in the end. ![]() He gathers a group of feathery friends who believe him and then meets up with the fox who knows just how to take advantage of the opportunity presented to him. Bonked on the head with an acorn, loses his grip and heads out to tell everyone of the horror that the sky is falling. ![]() Chicken Little by Rebecca Emberley and Ed Emberley. ![]() ![]() ![]() In 2021 Netflix announced plans to release an animated film of Redwall that will introduce the series to a new generation of fans.īrian died in Liverpool on 5 February 2011. Title: Pearls of Lutra By: Brian Jacques Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 Vendor: Ace Publication Date: 1998 Dimensions: 6.70 X 4.36 X 1. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. ![]() ![]() Twenty-one further books in the series were published to global acclaim, with millions of copies sold worldwide. The Pearls of Lutra (Redwall, 9) Published February 1st 1998 by Perfection Learning. His first book for children, Redwall, was published in 1986. New York Times bestselling author Brian Jacques gives us another tale of Redwall, filled with The Knights of the Round Table with paws (The Sunday Times) along with their friends and enemies. ![]() He left school at the age of fifteen and worked as a railway fireman, bus driver, postmaster and stand-up entertainer, before beginning his writing career with a residency at the renowned Everyman Theatre. Pearls of Lutra (Redwall) Mass Market Paperback February 1, 1998. Brian Jacques (pronounced 'jakes') was born in Liverpool in 1939, and grew up in Kirkdale, close to the docks. 9780399229466 On the Isle of Sampetra, Emperor Ubla, better known as Mad Eyes, sends his lizard army on a mission to capture Redwall. ![]() ![]() ![]() All the better for us to be later caught up in optimally configured romantic agony when she realises that, with a fiance and a husband on the go, she loves both men equally. One True Loves: A Novel Kindle Edition by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 20,651 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 12. When he goes MIA, Emma seeks solace running the family bookstore and being fed a recovery diet of Thoreau and Joan Didion by her sister. ![]() But that’s the level of subtlety Andy Fickman’s mercilessly photogenic love triangle operates on, initially hyping up Emma and Jesse’s digital nomad lifestyle: she’s a journo filing hot dispatches on “Five Beijing street foods to start your days”, he’s an aspiring documentary-maker. Four years later, Emma has found happiness again and is about to marry her best friend when Jesse resurfaces, turning her world upside down and leaving her torn between two great loves. Jesse actually has been trapped on a desert island for four years. Phillipa Soo plays Emma, a Massachusetts bookseller caught in the living hell of a Shang-Chi/Point Break sandwich: about to marry her childhood best friend Sam (Simu Liu), she is bowled over when previous hunk of a husband Jesse (Luke Bracey) – who went missing in a helicopter crash on their first wedding anniversary – suddenly turns up with full Robinson Crusoe beard. ![]() A dapted from the eponymous novel by BookTok favourite Taylor Jenkins Reid, this sanitised melodrama is so algorithm-baked and slathered in life lessons it makes butane-sniffing seem like the preferable option. ![]() ![]() ![]() and above all galactically grand.” - Los Angeles Times “Resnick is thought-provoking, imaginative . . . All he needs is his century’s version of the infamous criminal . . . ![]() The find inspires him to write a new epic. Petty thief Danny Briggs discovers the original manuscript of the balladeer who wandered the spaceways a hundred years ago, recording the adventures of larger-than-life heroes, villains, and misfits-including Santiago. but there will be only one Santiago.” - The Baltimore Evening Sun It will spawn a half-dozen sequels and two dozen or more imitators that will feed on our enrapture . . . “This is one of those once-in-a-lifetime, never-to-be-duplicated stories that ensnare you in such a wondrous universe that you never, ever want to leave. But unraveling the threads of Santiago’s life might get him tangled up in something far bigger than he ever imagined . . . Now, Cain has gotten a lead on the elusive outlaw, and it’s too hard to resist. Sebastian Cain is a former revolutionary who has killed hundreds of criminals for the right price. ![]() ![]() Now in one volume: the duology featuring the folk hero who leaves a mark on the galaxy that can never be erased-from the multiple Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author. ![]() ![]() ![]() When young Henry Thorne is kidnapped and held prisoner in a remote farmhouse surrounded by miles of forest, he finds himself connecting with a strange force living in the woods-using that bond to wreak havoc against his captors. HERE’S A QUICK LOOK AT PHILIP’S LATEST RELEASE: You can follow Philip on Facebook, Instagram (pfracassi) and Twitter or at his official website at And for more about our host Lisa Kessler visit īook Lights – shining a light on good books! Philip lives with his family in Los Angeles, California. His produced screenplays have been distributed by Lifetime Television and Disney Entertainment. ![]() His work has been favorably reviewed by The New York Times, Rue Morgue Magazine, LOCUS Magazine and many others. His stories have appeared in multiple magazines and anthologies, including BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR, BLACK STATIC, CEMETERY DANCE, and NIGHTMARE MAGAZINE. His upcoming novels include A CHILD ALONE WITH STRANGERS (August 2022, Talos Press) and GOTHIC (February 2023, Cemetery Dance). His debut novel, BOYS IN THE VALLEY, premiered on Halloween, 2021, from Earthling Publications. His second collection, BENEATH A PALE SKY, received a starred review from Library Journal, and Booklist called it a “must read collection.” LOCUS Magazine said it “…recalls the work of writers such as McCammon, King, and Bradbury.” ![]() His debut collection of stories, BEHOLD THE VOID, was named “Story Collection of the Year” by both This Is Horror and Strange Aeons Magazine. ![]() Is an award-winning author and screenwriter. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Shin Buddhism is a wide-open teaching without any elements of mysticism or secrecy. Without using unnecessary Buddhist jargon, this book introduces the essence of Shin Buddhism in plain everyday English, for Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. Although this school has Japan's largest Buddhist following, led by the Honganji (east) and Hongwanji (west) Temples, was transported abroad by Japanese immigrants, and became the basis of the Buddhist Churches of America, the Buddhist Temples of Canada, Jodo Shinshu Brazil, and Pure Land Buddhism in Europe, it is not as well known in the rest of the world as some other schools of Buddhism, because of a lack of readable literature about it. This is a simple and clear introduction to Shin Buddhism, or Jodo Shinshu, a school of Japanese Buddhism founded by a priest named Shinran (1173-1263). Shin Buddhism: An Introduction by Takafumi Hirose ![]() |