![]() Nzinga lived from 1583-1663, and was sent by her father to negotiate with the Portuguese when she was only sixteen. ![]() Nzinga, Queen of Ndongo and Matamba (today part of Angola). Here are a few of the kickass women included: The art is clever and colorful and the text is packed with information but also with humor and good storytelling. The panels are simple and classical in style (mostly rectangles), which allows for the focus to be on the information presented. ![]() I loved this book so much that I couldn’t resist sharing it with you all. ![]() This month I give you not one Kickass Woman but rather twenty-nine, as profiled in the graphic non-fiction book Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World ( A | BN | K | AB ). ![]()
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![]() This story did seem less dramatic and not as nostalgic as some of the earlier stories we’ve read.Įverett Hilgarde is such a patient man. It would be a fun exercise to compare the first and last version, wouldn’t it? A writer would learn about craft and those studying Cather’s style would get a glimpse into her development. than to “compare it line by line with the original version.” Cather showed the touch of a master who could “smooth away crudeness without rooting out the life.” From Library of America Story of the Week “I cannot imagine an exercise which would be of more use to a young writer”. The story went from 10,000 words in 1903 to 9,000 words in 1905 to 7,100 words in 1920.ĭorothy Canfield Fisher, a friend of Cather’s and fellow writer, wrote in a review of Youth and the Bright Medusa that it would be instructive to compare the early and later versions of this story: ![]() ![]() Cather revised it further for her 1920 collection, Youth and the Bright Medusa. Our final read of the year for the Willa Cather Short Story Project is “A Death in the Desert.” As I mentioned in the reminder post for this story, it was first published in Scribner’s Magazine in January 1903, then revised for Cather’s first short story collection The Troll Garden in 1905. ![]() The Inter-Ocean Hotel, on right with porch, where Everett stays. ![]() ![]() Very little is resolved before the inevitable cliffhanger, but readers will eagerly await the next installment. This tense trilogy opener takes its time establishing the memorably diverse and sympathetic characters, while foreshadowing and vivid staging (stores in the mall take on special significance under the circumstances) build a sense of claustrophobia and desperation. Dayna is the author of the No Safety in Numbers trilogy and lives in South Burlington, Vermont with her husband, two children, and two dogs. She used to practice law, but is now a full-time writer and part-time cupcake enthusiast. As their paths cross and stories overlap, these four teens find friends and romance, even as society breaks down around them and a fatal disease claims numerous victims. Dayna Lorentz has an MFA in Creative Writing and Literature from Bennington College. Restaurant worker Marco tries to do his job, senator's daughter Lexi attempts to figure out the truth, quirky Shay takes care of her ailing grandmother, and athletic Ryan joins others in an effort to escape. With information scarce and security on alert, everyone approaches the situation differently. ![]() An ordinary day at the mall turns deadly after the discovery of a biological bomb in the air ducts prompts an immediate lockdown, trapping thousands of shoppers inside. ![]() Lorentz's YA debut cogently explores the impact of an emergency situation on multiple characters in a finite space. ![]() ![]() The two writers shared this, and an editor: Jim Silberman of Random House was famously Thompson's editor for Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and Ellison's for his essay collection, Shadow and Act. (Ralph Ellison was also known to copy entire stories from Hemingway for the same reason. Mencken and harbored dreams of being "universally hailed as the new 'Granny' Rice." Later, while he had a "plum" job as a copyboy at Time, he would type The Great Gatsby and A Farewell to Arms in their entirety in order to study their sentence structures. Years earlier, while still "Airman Thompson" of the Air Force (and sports editor of his base's newspaper), he wrote letters in the style of H.L. The young man in Puerto Rico was one still beholden to his literary heroes and still speaking in their voices-in his fiction, anyway. But the author of The Rum Diary was then, despite his virtuosic talent for the picturesque threat and brutal insult, the same as that of the Fear and Loathing books in name only. ![]() ![]() ![]() Truth, like life, is what you make of it. The founders of the Buckland-in-the-Vale and Sandstone Tor Gay Book Club know only too well that not all truths are written in books. The nine other members of the new club could have told them this, had they been consulted. ![]() Both Rory and Adam have yet to learn, however, that you cannot always judge a book by its cover. He’s saving himself until he finds it, preferably with Mr Darcy, but definitely not with the arrogant, unpleasant ape Adam Sandstone. Rory McGrath suffers from a debilitating condition-he caught it from reading too many books. There were also a handful of things that had me saying, ‘Ummm…whut?’ But, overall, I quite liked it.īlurb: What a pity the founding members of the new Gay Book Club didn’t think to use a correctly placed hyphen-if they had, things might have worked out for everyone very differently indeed. There were lots of things that made me chuckle. Amazon US Title: The Buckland-in-the-Vale and Sandstone Tor Gay Book Club (Inaugural Meeting)Īt a Glance: Wiltshire is undeniably a talented writer. ![]() ![]() ![]() If you are having trouble finding the link to add a new thread, try this. Please avoid all-caps, especially in thread topics, as it is considered SHOUTING. They are able to edit and improve the Goodreads catalog, and have made it one of the better catalogs online.Īctivities include combining editions, fixing book and author typos, adding book covers and discussing policies. Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who have applied for and received librarian status on Goodreads. Non-librarians are welcome to join the group as well, to comment or request changes to book records.įor general comments on Goodreads and for requests for changes to site functionality, try Goodreads Help or use the Contact Us link instead.įor tips on being a librarian, check out the Non-librarians are welcome to join the group as well, to A place where all Goodreads members can work together to improve the Goodreads book catalog. ![]() A place where all Goodreads members can work together to improve the Goodreads book catalog. In concluding, Piper then lists a number of verses that are supposed to get us to agree with him, and come to the conclusion that God said yes to predestination. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “Excuse me, are you poisonous? Speak up, please.” Zoe waited a moment and looked over her shoulder. “Fight harder, because there’s a big snake on the railing,” Zoe said. Librarian note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. Robin is convinced she has the best job in the world, and she’s extremely grateful for her fans who support her and enable her to do what she loves. Her passion is writing funny tales about falling in love, being imperfect and reveling in friendship. She has been fortunate enough to turn her shortcomings into the hilarious characters you’ll find in her novels and short stories. ![]() Robin is awkward, sometimes shy, loaded with anxieties, accident prone, dangerous with power tools, and has been known to make idiotic decisions. When she’s not writing, she’s exploring her state with the top off her Jeep in search of the small towns on the water that inspire her. Since her heritage is Scottish and Irish and she’s allergic to seafood, she’s considered an honorary Cajun. It didn't take long for her favorite hobby to become a full-time author. An avid reader of Lesbian fiction, Robin decided to take the leap and try her hand at writing. Born in 1965, Robin Alexander grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana where she still resides. ![]() ![]() But what begins as a panicked, life-threatening scenario slowly evolves into something quite different, a moment of great beauty, as terrorists and hostages forge unexpected bonds and people from different continents become compatriots, intimate friends, and lovers. It is a perfect evening-until a band of gun-wielding terrorists takes the entire party hostage. Roxanne Coss, opera's most revered soprano, has mesmerized the international guests with her singing. Somewhere in South America, at the home of the country's vice president, a lavish birthday party is being held in honor of the powerful businessman Mr. ![]() New York Times bestselling author Ann Patchett's spellbinding novel about love and opera, and the unifying ways people learn to communicate across cultural barriers in times of crisis A marvel of a book." -Washington Post Book World ![]() National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist. ![]() ![]() ![]() But do it in a way that will lead others to join you." Sounds simple, but there's no question that second sentence is so hard to pull off. Is it any wonder that I think RBG is a great person to introduce to young people in a picture book?Īs for the question of compromise, I'll pull out another favorite RBG quote, one I like so much it's on the back of the book jacket: "Fight for the things that you care about. ![]() And then there's RBG's way: disagreeing by offering insight, not invective. Not to mention willfully uninformed disagreeing. There's flailing, insulting, divisive disagreeing. 20, 2016 Speak purposefully and carry a big legal pad. That is, there's disagreeing and there's disagreeing, as we've been made way too aware in this political season. Debbie Levy is the award-winning author of many books of nonfiction and fiction, including the New York Times bestseller I Dissent, This Promise of Change, The Year of Goodbyes, and the young adult novel Imperfect S piral. by Debbie Levy illustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley RELEASE DATE: Sept. Here, principle takes precedence over mere politeness, and yet I think RBG's example-of politeness!-shows the most desirable way to disagree and make change in our society. I dissent : Ruth Bader Ginsburg makes her mark (2016)by Levy, Debbie. ![]() The point is, not every wrong needs to be righted, or even called out.īut then there are the wrongs that cry out for disagreement-bullying, bigotry, spreading falsehoods, denying rights, to name a few at the top of my list. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Mix 2 tablespoons of the spice blend into the softened butter until well incorporated (reserve the remaining spice blend for another use). Have a Dutch oven at hand that's just large enough to hold the chicken and cabbage.Ĭombine the black pepper, white pepper and crushed red pepper flakes, the mace, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and ginger in a spice container seal and shake until well blended. Discard the brine rinse and pat the chicken dry with paper towels. ![]() Add the water and let cool completely.įor the chicken: Submerge the bird in the brine. Transfer to a container large enough to hold all the brine and the chicken. For the marinade: Heat the broth in the microwave or on the stove top just enough so the salt and sorghum molasses dissolve when you stir them in. ![]() |