The very nature & special excellence of this contemporary stream of writing is that it’s primarily a performative form. It was (so to speak) rap for a politically thoughtful intelligentsia: hip-hop’s verbal stylings with a spiritual vision & a humanitarian core. One thing I especially like is how fully her writing integrates the qualities & strengths & techniques of rap / hip-hop / spoken word traditions with a well-read / wide-viewed / keen literary sensibility. That might be somewhat a truism for poetry in general, yet it holds deeper layers of truth in an event of this nature: where the recited poem - in a lone human voice - at once celebrates, reflects on & participates in a historical moment. For this sort of poetry, hearing is far better than merely reading on the page. The poem she recited is entitled “ The Hill We Climb.” Of course a Presidential inauguration is a very tour-de-force situation & she rose to the occasion. When 22-year-old poet Amanda Gorman stepped into view and began to speak, this was the first I’d heard or read from her work. On January 20, 2021, watching - like everybody - the momentous event of the US Presidential inauguration, I hadn’t looked into details about the inaugural poem’s author - although I’d heard there would be a poem. Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer” (courtesy PBS News Hour) “Amanda Gorman ’20, the first Youth Poet Laureate of the United States, is pictured in Harvard Yard at Harvard University.
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The only problem? Codi never tells Maritza or JaKory about any of it. In return for never talking about that kiss, Ricky takes Codi under his wing and draws her into a wild summer filled with late nights, new experiences, and one really cute girl named Lydia. Straight kids.īut then Codi stumbles upon one of those cool kids, Ricky, kissing another boy in the dark, and an unexpected friendship is formed. So when Maritza and JaKory suggest crashing a party, Codi is highly skeptical. It’s because she and her two best friends, Maritza and JaKory, spend more time in her basement watching Netflix than engaging with the outside world. She’s never crashed a party, never stayed out too late. Seventeen is nothing like Codi Teller imagined. She initially pursued self-publishing with Her Name in the Sky (2014), which sold more than 30,000 copies through word-of-mouth marketing in the queer community, before she pursued traditional publishing with Late to the Party (2020) and the IndieBound. Available now in hardcover, paperback, and audiobook! Kelly Quindlen is the bestselling author of the young adult LGBTQ novels She Drives Me Crazy, Late to the Party, and Her Name in the Sky. 7/2/2023 0 Comments Warcross book seriesBut Emika soon learns that Zero isn't all that he seems-and his protection comes at a price.Ĭaught in a web of betrayal, with the future of free will at risk, just how far will Emika go to take down the man she loves? Someone's put a bounty on Emika's head, and her sole chance for survival lies with Zero and the Blackcoats, his ruthless crew. Now that she knows the truth behind Hideo's new NeuroLink algorithm, she can no longer trust the one person she's always looked up to, who she once thought was on her side.ĭetermined to put a stop to Hideo's grim plans, Emika and the Phoenix Riders band together, only to find a new threat lurking on the neon-lit streets of Tokyo. Return to the immersive, action-packed world of Warcross in this thrilling sequel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Marie LuĮmika Chen barely made it out of the Warcross Championships alive. Her major books are slowly making their way into English. “Zinky Boys” (1992), for example, about Soviet soldiers in Afghanistan, led her to be put on trial for defaming the Soviet Army. Alexievich is an investigative journalist who compiles, in Studs Terkel-like fashion, dense volumes of oral history about postwar Russia. I’m thinking too of Svetlana Alexievich, born in Ukraine, winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature. I’m thinking of Anna Politkovskaya, who was assassinated on Vladimir V. There’s a bit of Danko, an element of self-sacrifice, in the lives and work of Russia’s best journalists. He rips it from his chest and uses it to light the way. His heart burns with such desire that it catches fire. In “Danko’s Burning Heart,” a short story by Maxim Gorky (1868-1936), a group of people are lost in a forest at night. Arsenault Rivera's The Tiger's Daughter is an Asian-fantasy inspired adventure in which a katana-swinging sword-princess and her Mongol-ish best friend tool around and fight demons and fall in love. Along the way she romances a fellow outcast, who happens also be a princess with even MORE forbidden magic powers. It's a sci-fantasy sort of take in which a young street thief (who has stabby magic powers) gets shanghaied into infiltrating a weird society of outcasts on an enormous, monster-infested ship (that may be a spaceship? I haven't read the sequels). The first thing that comes to mind is Django Wexler's Ship of Smoke and Steel. Likewise, while not novels, there's a lot of super-gay cartoons out these days: Steven Universe, the She-Ra Reboot, etc. She might also check out the Legend of Korra graphic novels- they're set after the show, and delve into Korra & Asami's relationship a bit, in ways the cartoon couldn't do at the time. Oooh, beat me to the Kiyoshi recommendation. Price New from Used from Kindle 'Please retry' 12.99 Audible Audiobook, Unabridged 'Please retry' 0. His favorite film is "Rear Window." Or maybe "Jaws." But probably, if he's being honest, "Mary Poppins. by Riley Sager(Author) 4.3 out of 5 stars13,620 ratings Editors pickBest Mystery, Thriller & Suspense See all formats and editions Sorry, there was a problem loading this page. When he's not writing, he enjoys reading, cooking and going to the movies as much as possible. His latest novel, THE ONLY ONE LEFT, will be published in June.Ī native of Pennsylvania, he now lives in Princeton, New Jersey. His first thriller, FINAL GIRLS, won the ITW Thriller Award for Best Hardcover Novel and has been published in more than thirty countries. His favorite film is "Rear Window." Or maybe "Jaws." But probably, if he's being honest, "Mary Poppins." Website: Facebook: Twitter: Riley Sager is the New York Times bestselling author of seven novels, most recently THE HOUSE ACROSS THE LAKE and SURVIVE THE NIGHT. A native of Pennsylvania, he now lives in Princeton, New Jersey. Home Before Dark audiobook streamming online I had a few issues with this book: 1) giant snooze. Home Before Dark book by Riley Sager ReadingRewards: Earn 2x points sitewide. His latest novel, THE ONLY ONE LEFT, will be published in June. Riley Sager is the New York Times bestselling author of seven novels, most recently THE HOUSE ACROSS THE LAKE and SURVIVE THE NIGHT. 7/1/2023 0 Comments Spill zone book 3The trade paperback edition includes a 21-page bonus comic. This book is printed in stunning full color, with art by Alex Puvilland and colors by Hilary Sycamore. This is a stunning graphic novel written by the author of the Uglies series, the Leviathan and Midnighters trilogies, as well as So Yesterday, Peeps, and The Last Days. And don't miss the sequel, Spill Zone: The Broken Vow. Within the Spill Zone, Hell awaits-and it seems to be calling Addison's name.įind out what happens in Spill Zone. When an eccentric collector makes a million-dollar offer, Addison breaks her own hard-learned rules of survival and ventures farther than she has ever dared. Art collectors pay top dollar for these bizarre images, but getting close enough for the perfect shot can mean death-or worse. Addison provides for her sister by photographing the Zone's twisted attractions on illicit midnight rides. The Spill claimed Addison’s parents and scarred her little sister, Lexa, who hasn’t spoken since. Uncanny manifestations and lethal dangers now await anyone who enters the Spill Zone. Three years ago an event destroyed the small city of Poughkeepsie, forever changing reality within its borders. Do you dare enter the Spill Zone? The first volume of this dystopian graphic novel duology by science fiction visionary Scott Westerfeld and artist Alex Puvilland is now in paperback! 7/1/2023 0 Comments Ian banks use of weaponsCheradenine Zakalwe’s story unfolds in a teasing, nonlinear fashion, but we eventually learn that this poor sucker was recruited to do Special Circumstances’ dirty work: Banks is fond of victimizing his protagonists, and the central character in Use of Weapons is no exception. Similar to other Culture novels, Use of Weapons is a bemusing journey through times and places that appear both familiar and foreign, a tackling of omnipresent human problems platformed on the never-dull contrast between the magnanimous Culture and the poor corners of the galaxy that haven’t yet joined the fold. But did he create a once-in-a-generation vision of post-scarcity human life that should be honored and explored by all literate apes? I think so. Was his prose the best anyone could hope to find in the science fiction section? Unlikely. Was his grasp of science and futurism vastly superior to that of his many talented contemporaries? I doubt it. Was Banks the smartest or most creative science fiction writer of all time? Definitely not. Banks’s Culture novels, I can safely say that they should be required reading for all humans. 6/30/2023 0 Comments Trove by K.J. MontgomeryI like the creative, unknown side of things. I’ve discovered rather late that I am right-brained person. Hobbies/interests? When did you start writing? Thanks for stopping by today! Please tell us a little bit about yourself. KJ is a member of the Romance Writers of America, the New England chapter of the Romance Writers of America, and the Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal sub-chapter of the Romance Writers of America. KJ resides in coastal New England and loves spending time in the White Mountains of New Hampshire where the night skies are painted with brilliant starlight and the heavens seem to be within reach. Her stories are smartly written and reflect her love for the paranormal, the excitement of sexual tension, and the lure of a complex mystery. She loves writing as much as she loves reading and often has three or four books, both for writing and reading, in process at any moment. Since her early years, she has yearned for knowledge no matter how obscure and carefully tucked it away knowing that someday she’d find a use for it. K.J. Montgomery has always looked beyond the obvious and firmly believes there are no such things as coincidences. Montgomery who has released the book Trove, the first book of a series featuring investigative mythologist Katie Walsh. 6/30/2023 0 Comments How music works bookIn Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, Revised and Expanded Edition, Sacks explores the most extreme of these transformations and how simple harmonies can profoundly change lives. But some of his most compelling work has to do with the neuropscyhology of how music can transform our cognition, our behavior, and our very selves. We love the work of neuroscientist and prolific author Oliver Sacks, whose latest book, The Mind’s Eye, was one of our favorite brain books last year. Today, we try to answer it with seven essential books that bridge music, emotion and cognition, peeling away at that tender intersection of where your brain ends and your soul begins. But perhaps even more fascinating than the subject of how music works is the question of why it makes us feel the way it does. Last year, Horizon’s fascinating documentary on how music works was one of our most-liked pickings of 2010. |