![]() ![]() The EMPIRE OF THE VAMPIRE cover is live, and I have died from the awesome. If you wanna just ride the train to slackertown, here’s a sample tweet: If your tweet is cool or creative, I’ll mark you down for extra entries. You must include a link to this site and the hashtag #eotv (so I can find it). VERILY, I CARE NOT.Įach of you will be given two chances to enter. UNJUSTLY IMPRISONED RESIDENTS OF THE PHANTOM ZONE. In celebration of impending night eternal, I have three EMPIRE OF THE VAMPIRE ARCs to give away! If you’d like the chance to beat a burglar to death with one (it’s a big book), read on. ![]() Huge thanks to Micaela Alcaino for the amazing graphic design, and of course, the mighty Kerby Rosanes for his incredible illustration skillz. Since I had very little to do with creating it, I can sincerely say it’s the coolest goddamn book cover I’ve ever seen. The journey was long and drenched with the blood of fluffy kittens and holy men, but the UK/Aus EotV cover is now live! Or at least undead. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Shapiro brings us closer to the words, the plays, to Shakespeare himself, not distancing us as so many critics and scholars do. While many contemporary literary scholars are devoted to deconstructing literature, and many more to only the narrowest lines of inquiry, Shapiro has the knack of piecing together those few scraps and fragments into a coherent - and persuasive - narrative of a writer at work at a specific place and time.Ī single word, like "allegiance," elemental to both King Lear and Antony and Cleopatra, or "equivocation," which appears only once in Shakespeare's earlier plays and repeatedly in Macbeth, had powerful contemporary associations, which in turn reveal much about the dramatic intent of these plays. “Modern-day historians ignore this episode,” Shapiro writes, “though few events can rival it for what it reveals about this volatile moment.” ![]() ![]() With a colorful cast of characters including Truman Capote, Edith Head, Givenchy, "Moon River" composer Henry Mancini, and, of course, Hepburn herself, Wasson immerses us in the America of the late fifties before Woodstock and birth control, when a not-so-virginal girl by the name of Holly Golightly raised eyebrows across the country, changing fashion, film, and sex for good. reveals little-known facts about the cinema classic: Truman Capote desperately wanted Marilyn Monroe for the leading role director Blake Edwards filmed multiple endings Hepburn herself felt very conflicted about balancing the roles of mother and movie star. The first complete account of the making of Breakfast at Tiffany's, Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M. Here, for the first time, Sam Wasson presents the woman behind the little black dress that rocked the nation in 1961. Audrey Hepburn is an icon like no other, yet the image many of us have of Audrey-dainty, immaculate-is anything but true to life. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Michiko Kakutani calls it "a book that lassos you, hogties your emotions and won't let you go" in her New York Times review. The Boston Globe calls Lit a book that "reminds us not only how compelling personal stories can be, but how, in the hands of a master, they can transmute into the highest art." The New York Times Book Review calls it "a master class on the art of the memoir" in its Top 10 Books of 2009 Citation. Mary Karr's bestselling, unforgettable sequel to her beloved memoirs The Liars' Club and Cherry -and one of the most critically acclaimed books of the year- Lit is about getting drunk and getting sober becoming a mother by letting go of a mother learning to write by learning to live. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() We witness Hanff’s friendly, sarcastic and witty personality emerge in her letters. Over the next few months we see a further exchange of letters. These are books that are unavailable to her in New York at suitable prices that are affordable to ‘a poor writer with antiquarian taste in books.’Īn employee named ‘FPD’ responds to the request and supplies Miss Hanff with several of the requested books. The correspondence starts in October of 1949 when Helene Hanff responding to an advertisement in the Saturday Review of Literature, writes to ‘Marks and Co.’, located at 84 Charing Cross Road for certain antiquarian books. The book is funny and poignant and shows how people separated by great distance and circumstances can nonetheless, touch each others lives and create the most beautiful relationships. ![]() Set in the years after World War II, the reader is treated to an insight of the reality of what it was like to live in the aftermath of the war. The correspondence is spread over the years 1949 to 1969, documenting the lively dialogue between two people, with nothing in common but a knowledge and love of good books. The Story: This is an account of the correspondence between Helene Hanff, a freelance writer in New York and Frank Doel, an employee of a used antiquarian bookstore in London. Main Characters: Helene Hanff (freelance writer in New York), Frank Doel (bookseller in London) ![]() Location of the Story: New York and London from the period 1949-1969 ![]() ![]() ![]() I am the first Canadian child of Polish immigrants. Later, I discover she is the first Canadian-born child of Dutch ![]() Wheelbarrow.” It’s hard to believe Aritha grew up on a farm she seems so ![]() I readĪdmire its crude opening: “Pig shit and wet greasy straw were piled high in the Aritha says you must become an avid reader to be a good writer. I have little life experience, but Aritha tells meĪfter workshopping my first story that I don’t seem like a kid to her. Writers wait for her weekly class with blatant desire. I resolve to be just like her in that way. Aritha van Herk is the first married woman I’ve met who did not take Aritha van Herk, author of No Fixed Address, teaches my creative writingĬlass! Bright red hair. ![]() ![]() ![]() Published in 1958, I wondered if Heyer was writing as much about the women of her own generation who had been given unprecedented independence and responsibility during World War II while the men in their lives were away and then compressed back into their old roles when peacetime returned, as she was about Venetia herself. ![]() She wanted to see what the rest of the world as like: marriage only interested her as the sole means of escape for a gently born maiden.” ![]() “So far from being content, she had never imagined that this could be her ultimate destiny. She is determined to choose her own freedom. Much of the tension in the novel comes from Venetia saying, “I want this,” repeatedly and dealing with virtually everyone else in her life, including the man she loves, trying to tell her no. Venetia, as much as almost any romance I’ve read, is about the heroine’s effort and insistence on choosing her own life. This time, I kept going and was well rewarded for my determination. I did try to read it once before, but didn’t get very far. Venetia was my first Georgette Heyer novel which seems odd given my love of the genre and the author’s lauded status in it. ![]() ![]() ![]() At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. The House in the Cerulean Sea, by TJ Klune This means that if you choose to purchase, I’ll make a small commission.) The House in the Cerulean Sea Synopsis Unfortunately this book doesn’t appear to be part of a series, but we’ve also got three suggestions for books like The House in the Cerulean Sea that will help you scratch a similar itch. Does it accurately reflect your experience of the book? Then transition to our selected reviews and 10 book club questions for The House in the Cerulean Sea. Start your book discussion with the synopsis below. ![]() Carriger nailed it by recognizing some key themes in The House in the Cerulean Sea, which include: institutional overreach, hard to control magic, fear of the other, found family and no small dose of the absurd. When Gail Carriger blurbed the book, she said it was like when “ 1984 meets The Umbrella Academy with a pinch of Douglas Adams thrown in.” For reference, Adams was the author of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Our The House in the Cerulean Sea book club questions will help you uncover that complexity and get your group talking. There’s a lot of complexity to the characters and the plot drivers in this book. ![]() The book is delightful and inviting, but it isn’t simplistic. This novel is such a great book club pick, especially for groups who like their magic surrounded by a big warm hug. ![]() ![]() Wilhelm was born in Bremen, (Germany) where he grew up. Some of his best-known books include "I'll Always Love You", "Bunny Trouble" series, "Tyrone The Horrible" series, "Waldo" series, and the "Noodles" books. Presently there are over forty two million books by Hans Wilhelm in print. Many of them have been made into animated television series. They have been translated in more than thirty languages and have won numerous international awards and prizes. ![]() Hans Wilhelm has written and/or illustrated over 200 books – mostly for children. Hans Wilhelm (born September 21, 1945) is a German-American writer, children's book author and illustrator, and artist. ![]() ![]() ![]() Even in the face of being bullied he stays true to his own values. Unlike a small child Cap never seems to get angry at others, though he is often baffled and confused over their behavior. Cap has the innocence of a small child wanting to do what is right. Respect, tolerance, kindness and honor in fulfilling a job are all lessons that are taught in Schooled. ![]() One of the highlights is that it teaches a good message without preaching. I highly recommend this book to all teens. Schooled is a great book, blending humor, tender moments and poignant questions. The big question is who will really be schooled by the end of the year? When Cap is elected president he is surprised, but is determined to do the job he has been elected to do. The new president will be harassed by the student body for the entire year. The students have dubbed their school, C Average Middle School, and have an old tradition that the biggest weirdo gets elected class president. Donnelly’s daughter, hates Cap from the moment she sees him, which he finds incomprehensible.Ĭap’s major obstacle is attending public school and learning about his peers. Donnelly, who also had lived on Garland Farm as a child, feels a responsibility to try to help Cap when he is facing an unfamiliar world. When Rain falls out of a tree and is injured Capricorn has to be removed from his home, and is taken in by Mrs. Capricorn Anderson has grown up on Garland Farm, of course now days the only people on the commune are him and his hippie grandma, Rain. ![]() |