The announcement that Brit Bennett had written the book for Claudie, a new American Girl doll who was growing up in 1920s Harlem made me realize that I had no idea who had written the American Girl books I’d grown up with. I hadn’t thought of them as having authors at all — they just kind of were. My second and more probable guess would have been that the books were written in a sort of Carolyn Keene situation....
Books Reading books Talking about reading books The vegan chocolate chip cookies from my local co-op Fiddle, my dog, who looks like a Jim Henson creature Here is a fairly comprehensive list of my least favorite things: Meeting new people Going new places Icebreaker activities Being sweaty I’ve always wanted to be a person who goes to a book club, but there’s a pretty good chance I’m going to encounter at least one, if not three, of my least favorite things at a book club....
Many people see the 20s as the decade when people figure out who they truly are. It’s also the decade of many people’s first moves into independence. Both of these goals can involve a lot of exploration. People then envision the 30s as the decade people “settle down.” I reject these notions because they’re saddled with a lot of limited (and often heteronormative, classist, ableist) thinking about how to make a life....
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This is the worst bushfire season Australia has ever seen, and it’s not finished yet. Officially, we haven’t even reached peak summer temperatures. But we’ve been burning since August 2019–that was winter in Australia. The force of these bushfires has been terrifying. I have seen bushfires before. This is something else. As we watch every state and territory burn, thousands of volunteer fire-fighters are putting their lives on the line to contain these elemental monsters....
B-list heroes, however, haven’t gotten quite the same bump and I can think of a few who deserve a little love and air time. Those who endure terrible hardship in the name of that which they love most, who struggle, who survive against all odds. And against all vegetable thieves. Now remember, not all heroes wear capes (and as sartorial legend Edna Mode reminds us at ever opportunity, there’s a persistent school of thought none of them should) though this week’s lesser cult favorite could be considered a completely different sort of C-lister by virtue of his cruciferous darlings....
I also said if Pennsylvania went for Biden, I would write 800 words about Dick Grayson’s ass that would “make the 800 words I wrote about John Constantine’s butt look like an episode of The Wonder Years.” Well, here we are. And let’s be honest, this week, the “b” is less about about degree of fame than it is about “backside,” because Richard John Grayson’s butt has been the absolute star of many a comic panel and to give it any less credit would be a travesty....
Growing up as a chronically ill kid, I was homeschooled. I had severe chronic daily migraines and headaches, the extent of which we didn’t truly understand until I was a teenager. My dad was a teacher, and he and my mom customized my classes to give me my best chance. As a kid, I listened to lectures and books on tape, exploring mythology, history, biology, math — really, just about everything....
The literature on Obama’s list are: — New York Times Books (@nytimesbooks) December 8, 2020 Poetry by Walt Whitman The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison “Just about anything by Hemingway” Autobiographies of Frederick Douglas Walden by Henry David Thoreau Self-Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson President Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address Letter From Birmingham Jail by Dr. Martin Luther King Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville...
This list includes children’s literature and fiction books geared toward teen and adult bee lovers, but bee lovers of all ages can probably enjoy any book listed below. Although this roundup of bee books may feel like it has everything a bee lover could desire, one thing this list lacks is books written by authors of color. So…this is an official call to publishers to give us bee stories by authors of color!...
“Comic book and television writer Kelly Sue DeConnick was a prominent member of the Warren Ellis Forum back in the day, and she met her husband Matt Fraction there. She worked with Warren Ellis on several projects, including writing the Avengers comics. As a result of last week’s revelations, she has been having some tough conversations. Yesterday, she took to Instagram Live with a raw, honest account, to express her support women who have been speaking out, to talk about her guilt that she only benefitted from knowing Warren, while others did not....
Whatever your experience with the genre is, this guide will help you learn more about it and find books in the bitpunk genre. What Is Bitpunk? With the sci-fi elements of steampunk and cyberpunk combined with the nostalgia that seems to have swept up the Gen-X and millennial generations, bitpunk books have emerged. These books have elements of retro classic video games and technologies of the ’80s and, in some cases, early ’90s....
Straight Outta the Library Sticker: For all you library dwellers and lovers! We’ll get back to our libraries someday! Narnia Enamel Pin: I love that you can catch a glimpse of the lamp post through the doors of this little wardrobe! Bicycling Hedgehog Embroidery Pattern: Isn’t this just the sweetest little pattern? I like the imagine he’s heading to the library! Book Lover Buttons or Magnets: You can choose to receive these designs as pins or magnets—either way they’re super cute!...
Siri, Who Am I? is a smart and edgy romantic comedy about a Kardashians-obsessed woman who wakes up in an LA hospital with amnesia, a torn party dress, and a broken iPhone and must work backward, using her Instagram account, to piece together her identity, only to discover that her life is a perfect lie. Witty, escapist, and laugh-out-loud funny, Siri, Who Am I? will have you racing to find out the truth about @Mia4Realz....
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Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Dreamscape. Jade City by Fonda Lee for $4.99 The Return by Rachel Harrison for $2.99 St. Valentine, St. Abigail, St. Brigid by C. L. Polk for $1.99 The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O’Farrell for $1.99 Your Heart Is a Muscle the Size of a Fist by Sunil Yapa for $1.99 My Monticello by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson for $2.99 Beijing Payback by Daniel Nieh for $1....
Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Flatiron Books, publisher of His & Hers by Alice Feeney. Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh for $2.99 The Chemistry Between Us by Brian Alexander and Larry Young, PhD for $1.99 The Widow by Fiona Barton for $0.99 Opium and Absinthe by Lydia Kang for $4.99 The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert for $2.99 The Paper Bark Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu for $3....
Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Algonquin Books. A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow for $2.99 The Groom Will Keep His Name by Matt Ortile for $1.99 My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix for $2.99 If You Tell by Gregg Olsen for $4.99 Rosewater by Tade Thompson for $4.99 The Lost Village by Camilla Sten for $2.99 Me: Elton John Official Biography by Elton John for $3....
Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by The Age of Darkness series by Katy Rose Pool with Fierce Reads. Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo for $1.99 Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez for $1.99 A Beginning at the End by Mike Chen for $3.99 Parachutes by Kelly Yang for $2.99 Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid for $4.99 Cinder by Marissa Meyer for $2.99 Rosewater by Tade Thompson for $2....
Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by The NOVL. When We Left Cuba by Chanel Cleeton for $2.99 Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes for $2.99 Accidentally Engaged by Farah Heron for $2.99 Finna by Nino Cipri for $3.99 An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir for $1.99 Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin for $2.99 American Sherlock by Kate Winkler Dawson for $1.99 Far from the Light of Heaven by Tade Thompson for $2....
