6/26/2023 0 Comments You are a badassTwo sticker sheets with badass inspirations.Extra pages at back for notes, goals, and more.Generous grid space for notes, appointments, and reminders.Two-page weekly spreads with daily vertical to-do lists and ready-to-check to-do boxes.17-month planner: August 2023–December 2024.Printed on FSC certified paper with soy-based ink.Hardcover with soft-touch finish and black foil lettering.The inspirational quotes are from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jen Sincero’s books: Y ou Are a Badass, You Are a Badass at Making Money, You Are a Badass Every Day, and Badass Habits. Weekly and monthly planning spreads cheer you on with sometimes swear-y motivations as you schedule events, manage daily to-do lists, and reach your goals. Upgrade your badassery and stay organized with work, family, or school with this sassy 17-month planner.
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When two Niveus Private Academy students, Devon Richards and Chiamaka Adebayo, are selected to be part of the elite school’s senior class prefects, it looks like their year is off to an amazing start. June 1st 2021 by Feiwel Friends ‣ 432 pages ‣ YA, contemporary thrillerĪdd Ace of Spades on Goodreads and/or buy the book on Blackwells or Bookdepositeryĭiversity: black gay mc, queer nigerian-italian mc, black side characters, bi side character, mlm, wlw, nigerian author (#ownvoices)Ĭontent/trigger warnings: racism, homophobia, murder attempt, suicide attempt, harassment, cyberbullying, revenge porn, character being outed, violence, mention of death penalty/death row Gossip Girl meets Get Out in Ace of Spades, a YA contemporary thriller by debut author Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé about two students, Devon & Chiamaka, and their struggles against an anonymous bully. 6/26/2023 0 Comments 1835 by James BoyceWith the founding of Melbourne in 1835, a flood of settlers began spreading out across the Australian continent. In defiance of authorities in London and Sydney, Tasmanian speculators began sending men and sheep across Bass Strait – and so changed the course of Australian history. In 1835 an illegal squatter camp was established on the banks of the Yarra River. And on Thursday 7 July I will be at the Wheeler Centre in Melbourne doing the ‘soap box’ from 12.45 to 1.15pm.Īll of these are open public events so please pass the details on to anyone who might be interested.ġ835 charts the story of those Boyce sees as the real founders of Melbourne former convict bushmen and squatter employees, who were already familiar with the environment of Port Phillip before 1835, and shows why it was the settlement of Melbourne, rather than the founding of Sydney, that signalled the emergence of European control over Australia. In addition, On Sunday 24 July at 2pm James will be in conversation with Jeff Sparrow, joint author of Radical Melbourne: A Secret History and editor of Overland, at Fullers in Hobart. Launceston, Wednesday 13 July, 5.30pm, Fullers Launceston, launched by Don Wing Hobart: Tuesday 12 July, 5.30pm, Hobart Bookshop, launched by Michael Roe Melbourne: Thursday 7 July, 6.30pm, Readings Carlton, launched by Michael Cathcart. Launch of JAMES BOYCE’s new book, 1835: the Founding of Melbourne and the Conquest of Australia. And of course, the central two characters, are just so great. Nothing was wasted or pointless, but instead it gave you deeper insight into the characters. I also really loved Sophia’s story and almost wish she could have more delightful adventures where we follow her along exploring the Middle East at the the turn of the century.īut even with all the roving around New York and the rest of the world, all of the journeys have a point, with an impact on the plot or characters. As I said with the first book, I don’t think you’d get such an emotional pay off without all the meanderings that happen with the novel. I’m not going to lie, I had a massive ugly cry at the end of this novel. Even though it’s pretty long, with no real baddie, it is worth the read. There’s lots of characters from the previous novel, but some fantastic additions of Yossele and Dima. However, there is also the resolution of some of the issues at the end of the first book, such as what happens with Sophia.Īll of the characters are so lovingly crafted and just a joy to read. Some of the issues to resolve, are of course, that Chava and Ahmad don’t age like the humans the live alongside. Instead, there are series of events that have different consequences for different characters. Unlike the first book, there is no real bad guy I this novel. The Hidden Palace is the sequel to the wonderful The Golem and the Djinni, and is itself, utterly delightful. 6/25/2023 0 Comments Glenn brown sculptureIn early 2011 Brown’s Berlin gallerist Max Hetzler presented recent works of the British artist at a comprehensive solo exhibition. "Brown is usually described as a Mannerist." In his works Brown makes reference to artistic strategies from the renaissance to the present, adopts themes and pictures of both living artists such as Georg Baselitz or Howard Hodgkin, as well as works of great established artists of art history, such as Rembrandt or Dali, whom he uses as a foundation for his reinterpretation. Not in the sense of a previously seen shot with similar themes, but more like a déjà vu, that was shot by Far Wolf, an effect which is part of the concept of the artist, who was born in 1966 in Hexam. When looking at the work of Glenn Browns one is inevitably reminded of something previously seen. Kirk was the church minister at Aberfoyle in the southern Highlands of Scotland from 1685 to his death at age 48 in 1692. So, who was Robert Kirk, why was he writing about supernatural races on earth at the end of the 17th century, and what happened to him? The Strange Fate of Robert Kirk Much of the discussion in his text centers around people with the 'second sight', An Dà Shealladh in Gaelic, and their ability to sense the faerie world, which was apparently occupying the same space as consensus reality, but would only interact with it under special circumstances.Īugust Malmström - Dancing Faeries (1866) ( Public Domain ) When read carefully, the text of his 1691 manuscript describing the faeries of Aberfoyle, Scotland gives many clues as to the reality of what he calls the Subterraneans, and how people were able to perceive them and interact with them. Robert Kirk and his Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns and Faeries is very peculiar. 6/25/2023 0 Comments White Space by G.S. WolfeI work as well as live here, so I’m in this one room 24 hours a day, except when the critters and I are out dog walking, running errands, picking blackberries, or otherwise adventuring. Its interior space is about 360 square feet, including closets and cabinet space. The cabin has an exterior footprint of 409 square feetnine feet above the minimum my county requires for a residence. For the last three years I’ve shared a one-room cabin with a pack of dogs and one outnumbered but boldly unflappable cat. I live in the country, but my latest life choices have also involved living in miniature spaceswhich presents an additional set of challenges, both to the soul and to practicality. Today I suppose you’d have to update the station wagon to an SUV, but the fact remains: To live successfully anywhere outside the mainstream of life you must have an unconventional spirit coupled with down-to-earth practicalitya combo that can be hard to find and harder still to balance. Long ago, I read that to live in the country you must have the soul of a poet, the dedication of a saint, and a good station wagon. 6/24/2023 0 Comments Luvian Code by Hailey GonzalesThis is not the place to advertise your book. Any illegal content will be removed at the moderators' discretion. If you want to include a link in your suggestion we encourage you to link to the author's page or to an amazon alternative.ĭon't link to illegal content. Top level replies must be suggestions or question to clear up the request. Don't attack the requests or any suggestions made, and definitely do not attack or scold individual users (it's sad really, that we actually have to specifically say this.) No Meta posts about this or any other subreddit.No "Should I read this book / is this book any good?" posts.Any submission with a link will be removed. Please use the text box to formulate your request in a clear and precise manner. Title-only posts will be summarily removed.IF YOU COME HERE FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF ADVERTISING A BOOK, YOU WILL BE BANNED.įor book promotion please visit /r/wroteabook. For general discussions about books please visit /r/books or /r/literature. 6/24/2023 0 Comments Leave the world behind novelThe book feels eerily prescient, exuding the unnerving, claustrophobic psyche of 2020 across its 241 pages. With ample praise and anticipation, it’s easy to understand why the book was at the center of a reported hefty bidding war among streamers and studios. It could be Serena Williams or it could be you.’ Who would choose me in that particular situation? Even I wouldn’t choose me,” he tells THR. “It’s a little like saying to somebody, ‘I need someone to play this tennis game. Though Alam will not be involved in the cinematic adaptation, he assures his story “could not be in better hands” than with Esmail. And so the fact that it actually is now going to happen, it’s thrilling. “I just assumed it was never really going to happen. Negotiations for the book’s adaptation took place over the summer, and while involved in conversations, Alam admits he didn’t think a deal to turn his novel into a film would become a reality. So to have it seemingly be going really well is wonderful,” he says. “I didn’t know when I started writing the book, what was going to happen to it and that’s how it feels every time you begin to create a project. I don’t take any bit of this for granted,” Alam tells The Hollywood Reporter ahead of his book’s publication. “Writing a book, it’s like a very sustained leap of faith and you just don’t know how it’s going to land until it lands. Alam, 43, calls the positive response a “charmed run” he’s been blessed to experience. 6/24/2023 0 Comments Nov 9 colleen hooverNovember 9 by Colleen Hoover is most suitable for adults, as it contains sexual content, as well as drugs, alcohol, tragic deaths, and other adult themes. Below is a full November 9 summary WITH SPOILERS, including the age rating, trigger warnings, character guide, synopsis, review, and the top quotes. |