![]() ![]() ![]() In the painting 'The Kitchen Maid' for example, one cannot help but speculate about what the maid is thinking as she hears the splash of the milk in the bowl in the 'Lady in Blue reading a Letter' we ask ourselves if the letter is perhaps from an absent lover, our thoughts fuelled by a number of hints put in by Vermeer - an empty chair, a map of the world suggesting a lover in some far-off land, and the fact that the lady looks as if she might be pregnant. It is difficult to look upon one of his works without both wondering at his technical skill and wanting to know more about the men and, more commonly, the women, who populate it. Vermeer was an inspired choice as a subject because he is so enigmatic: very few biographical details are known about him, which allows plenty of scope for invention, and his paintings, though seemingly about everyday subjects, often have a mysterious, even poignant quality. ![]() Tracy Chevalier is, without doubt, best known for her hugely successful novel, Girl with a Pearl Earring (1999), which ingeniously combines historical fact with imagination to tell the story behind the painting of the same name by the 17th-century Dutch genre painter, Jan Vermeer. ![]()
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![]() Part manifesto, part history, part memoir, it argues that we live in a country founded on a value gap-with white lives valued more than others-that still distorts our politics today. From the murders of black youth by the police, to the dismantling of the Voting Rights Act, to the disaster visited upon poor and middle-class black families by the Great Recession, it is clear that black America faces an emergency-at the very moment the election of the first black president has prompted many to believe weve solved Americas race problem. But today the situation has grown even more dire. Americas great promise of equality has always rung hollow in the ears of African Americans. ![]() ![]() Book Synopsis A powerful polemic on the state of black America that savages the idea of a post-racial society. ![]() About the Book Originally published: New York: Crown Publishers, 2016. ![]() ![]() ![]() The highlight of those years was a summer I spent in Central America, where I worked on a documentary on the streets of Nicaragua.Īfter college I moved to Washington, D.C., and worked for an environmental group called the National Audubon Society. I went to Syracuse University and studied communications and international relations. Probably my all-time favorite was a book called Mutiny on the Bounty, a novel based on the true story of a famous mutiny aboard a British ship in the late 1700s. As a kid my favorite books were action stories and outdoor adventures: sea stories, searches for buried treasure, sharks eating people… that kind of thing. I was born in Brooklyn, NY, and my family lived in Mississippi and Colorado before moving back to New York and settling in the suburbs north of New York City. ![]() ![]() ![]() I’m not a teenager any more, but boy do I wish I’d had this book when I was (techincally I would have if I’d read it when it first came out). I felt I was doing it all wrong, and it was also the time when my own mental health started acting up. ![]() And if Evie can’t even tell her new friends Amber and Lottie the truth about herself, how will she cope when she falls in love?Ī question every teenager asks themselves, Am I Normal Yet? How can I fit in? How do I do this ‘teenager’ thing right? I know I did. They can make any girl feel like they’re going mad. There’s only one thing left to tick off her list…īut relationships are messy – especially relationships with teenage guys. She’s even going to parties and making friends. She’s almost off her meds and at a new college where no one knows her as the girl-who-went-crazy. Now that I’ve read Am I Normal Yet? I want to go on and read everything she has ever published.Īll Evie wants is to be normal. ![]() She’s an author I see all over blogs and booktube, and I wanted to see what all the hype was about. I’ve been wanting to read a Holly Bourne book for the longest time. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "'s ethnically Japanese but she herself was raised in Sunnydale, Calif. On Nao's childhood as compared to her own In the new version, the diary winds up on the shores of British Columbia, probably carried there by the tsunami, and is accidentally discovered by a novelist - named Ruth Ozeki. And suddenly when I was watching all of that unfold, I realized that Japan certainly would never be the same and that the book that I had written was no longer relevant." "And then the earthquake in Japan happened, followed by the tsunami and followed by the meltdown at Fukushima. Nao tells readers right up front that her diary will be a log of her last few days on Earth: She plans to take her own life, and as the story goes on, readers learn why.Īuthor Ruth Ozeki tells NPR's Rachel Martin that, two years ago, she had finished a draft of this novel and was ready to turn it in to her editor when events in Japan forced her to reconsider the story. Nao spent her formative years in California, but her family has returned to Japan, and when the book begins, she's living in Tokyo. How?Ī Tale for the Time Being presents the diary of a friendly, funny and strong-willed 16-year-old girl named Nao. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title A Tale for the Time Being Author Ruth Ozeki ![]() ![]() From tea parties to teaching Leia how to fly a TIE fighter, regulating the time she spends talking with friends via R2-D2's hologram, and making sure Leia doesn't leave the house wearing only a skirted metal bikini, Vader's parenting skills are put hilariously to the test. Moments a twist by bringing these iconic family relations together under one roof. ![]() Smart and funny illustrations by artist Jeffrey Brown give classic Based on Jeffrey Browns Vaders Little Princess book this individually hand-numbered cold-cast polystone collectible has a bottom stamp with a matching certificate of authenticity and is a limited edition of 1,500 pieces. , Vader-Sith Lord and leader of the Galactic Empire-now faces the trials, joys, and mood swings of raising his daughter Leia as she grows from a sweet little girl into a rebellious teenager. In this irresistibly funny follow-up to the breakout bestseller Jeffrey Brown is a two-time Eisner Award-winning artist and writer of Darth Vader and Son, Vaders Little Princess, Goodnight Darth Vader, and numerous. (ISBN 978-1-4521-1869-7) Genres Humor Star Wars Graphic Novels Comics Science Fiction Picture Books Fiction. ![]() ![]() Darth Vader is learning that being a Sith lord and dedicated father to Princess Leia isn't quite so easy. ![]() ![]() Part of what makes Cinderella such a great tale to use for retelling is that it lends itself to both stories that use magic, and stories without. ![]() ![]() Yes, I know that’s a LOT of books in a LOT of categories… THERE ARE SO MANY! I promise this will be the most hugely unwieldy list in this series, but it’s not the most popular fairy tale to retell for nothin’! Contemporary romance There are a LOT of Cinderella retellings out there, so for ease of navigating this post I tried to split my recs into a few different categories: Contemporary romance, Historical romance, Fantasy, Sci-Fi/Paranormal/Urban Fantasy, YA Fantasy, YA Historical, YA Contemporary, and Children’s books. I figure what better place to start than one of the most well-known as well as most retold stories of them all – Cinderella.įairy Tale Retellings Beauty & the BeastĬheck out the Cinderella page on SurLaLune for the full annotated tale, a history of the Cinderella tale, a gallery of beautiful illustrations, examples of this story across many different cultures, and more. I want to do a whole series of posts on one of my favorite topics – fairy tale retellings. ![]() ![]() ![]() An architect reaches longingly for the pastĮugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc was a teenager when Hugo’s novel was published. ![]() One architect, attracted to the picturesque history on view in Hugo’s novel, would ultimately heed his call. Hugo hoped that his novel might spur the building’s rebirth, allowing it to renew France’s ethical core during the Industrial Revolution. ![]() He believed that back then, the cathedral was able to inspire the masses and guide them toward a life of devotion and morality. Like other Romanticist writers and artists, Hugo imagined the Middle Ages as a simpler time, an era when society was governed by pure faith. He continues, “The book will destroy the edifice.” “Alas! This will kill that,” he laments, directing his finger to the cathedral looming magisterially outside his window. In one of the book’s most famous moments, the archdeacon Frollo points sadly to a printed book on his table. In the novel, Hugo lamented that the printing press had supplanted architecture as the primary communicator of civilization’s cherished values. Set in the 15th century, the novel alluringly evoked a different period in French history. Only the great bells avoided being melted down, and the church interior was used as a warehouse for the storage of food. During the French Revolution, many of the treasures of the cathedral were either destroyed or plundered. ![]() ![]() Josh is an Eppie Award winner, a four-time Lambda Literary Award finalist (twice for Gay Mystery), an Edgar nominee and the first ever recipient of the Goodreads Favorite M/M Author Lifetime Achievement award. ![]() The Adrien English Series was awarded All Time Favorite Male Male Couple in the 2nd Annual contest held by the 20,000+ Goodreads M/M Group. In 2016 Fatal Shadows placed #5 in Japan’s annual Boy Love novel list (the first and only title by a foreign author to place). Stranger on the Shore (Harper Collins Italia) was the first M/M title to be published in print. ![]() The FBI thriller Fair Game was the first male/male title to be published by Harlequin Mondadori, the largest romance publisher in Italy. Her work has been translated into eleven languages. ![]() Josh Lanyon is the author of over sixty titles of classic Male/Male fiction featuring twisty mystery, kickass adventure and unapologetic man-on-man romance. ![]() ![]() The first victim to publicly accuse Larry Nassar, the former USA Gymnastics team doctor who abused hundreds of young athletes, Rachael now reveals her full story for the first time. Recipient of Sports Illustrated's Inspiration of the Year Award and one of Time's 100 Most Influential People (2018) "Who is going to tell these little girls that what was done to them matters? That they are seen and valued, that they are not alone and they are not unprotected?" Rachael Denhollander's voice was heard around the world when she spoke out to end the most shocking scandal in US gymnastics history. ![]() ![]() In order to save audiobooks to your Wish List you must be signed in to your account. ![]() |