![]() She was described by The New York Times Book Review as "one of the grand masters of young adult fiction." As Mary James, she has written four books for a younger children's audience. Kerr, producing over 20 novels and winning multiple awards. Using her own observations of lesbians in the 1950s and 1960s, she wrote a series of nonfiction books under the name Ann Aldrich from 1955 to 1972.In 1972 she switched genres and pen names once more to begin writing for young adults, and became quite successful as M.E. From 1952 to 1969 she wrote twenty mystery and crime novels under the name Vin Packer including the immensely popular Spring Fire, that is credited with launching the genre of lesbian pulp fiction, although the majority of Packer's books didn't address homosexuality or gay characters. ![]() ![]() Marijane Meaker (born May 27, 1927) is an American novelist and short story writer, who has used multiple pseudonyms for different genres. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() They were well received at the convention, with 6,000 fans in attendance at their panel.īack in their own world, Hikaru, Umi and Fuu still can't forget the tragic end of their journey in Cephiro. ![]() In 2006, they made their first USA public debut at Anime Expo in Anaheim, California. Ohkawa and Igarashi, wanting to go with the flow of Nekoi's and Mokona's name changes, changed their names as well. In a later interview with Ohkawa, it was revealed that initially Mokona wanted to drop her surname because it sounded too immature for her liking, while Nekoi disliked people commenting that her name was the same as Mick Jagger's. The August 2004 issue of Newtype USA, a magazine specializing in events of the anime and manga subcultures, reported that the members of CLAMP simply wanted to try out new names. In 2004, CLAMP's 15th anniversary as a mangaka group, the members changed their names from Nanase Ohkawa, Mokona Apapa, Mick Nekoi, and Satsuki Igarashi to Ageha Ohkawa, Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi and Satsuki Igarashi (her name is pronounced the same, but written with different characters) respectively. ![]() Currently, there are four members in the group. Other former members of CLAMP also included Soushi Hishika, O-Kyon, Kazue Nakamori, Yuzuru Inoue and Shinya Ōmi. Of the remaining seven, Tamayo Akiyama, Sei Nanao, and Leeza Sei left the group during the production of the RG Veda manga. CLAMP originally began in 1989 as a twelve-member dōjinshi circle, but by 1990, the circle had diminished from twelve to seven. ![]() 6/12/2023 0 Comments Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka![]() ![]() He will good enough to forgive the mess in your room.’ In the middle of all this, the manager called out in a friendly way, ‘Good morning, Mr. Besides, he also wants to speak to you personally. Manager has come and is asking why you have not left on the early train. ‘Gregor,’ his father now said from the neighbouring room on the left, ‘Mr. But he did not dare make his voice loud enough so that his sister could hear. ![]() From the neighbouring room on the right the sister was whispering to inform Gregor: ‘Gregor, the manager is here.’ ‘I know,’ said Gregor to himself. However, as if to give a rough answer to this question, the manager now took a few determined steps in the next room, with a squeak of his polished boots. At least one had to concede the possibility of such a thing. Gregor tried to imagine to himself whether anything similar to what was happening to him today could have also happened at some point to the manager. ![]() 6/12/2023 0 Comments Hazel beck small town big magic![]() That's not all, though: evil is lurking in the charming streets of St. Turns out, Emerson's friends are all witches. When Emerson failed a power test years ago, she was stripped of her magical memories. Cyprian isn't your average Midwestern river town-it's a haven for witches. Cyprian history, successful indie bookstore owner, and lucky enough to have her best friends as found family? Done.īut when Emerson is attacked by creatures that shouldn't be real, and kills them with what can only be called magic, Emerson finds that the past decade of her life has been.a lie. Youngest Chamber of Commerce president in St. There's no such thing as witches.right?Įmerson Wilde has built the life of her dreams. ![]() ![]() Science Fiction & Fantasy - Available Now.Armchair Explorers for Children and Teens. ![]() 6/11/2023 0 Comments Sleeping giants book![]() ![]() It dares us to question what we know about ourselves.īut what if we were meant to find it? And what happens when this vast, global puzzle is complete? Solving the secret of where it came from - and how many more parts may be out there - could change life as we know it. It rewrites history.Īn object whose origins and purpose are perhaps the greatest mystery humanity has ever faced. An enormous, ornate hand made of an exceptionally rare metal which predates all human civilisation on the continent.īut this 's different. Rose Franklin, a brilliant scientist and the leading world expert on what she discovered. The people looking down see something far stranger. Waking up at the bottom of a deep pit, she sees an emergency rescue team above her. Suddenly the ground disappears beneath her. A girl sneaks out just before dark to ride her new bike. Read by William Hope, Christopher Ragland, Andy Secombe, Charlie Anson, Eric Meyers, Laurel Lefkow, Liza Ross, William Hope, Adna Sablyich and Katharine Mangold.ĭeadwood, USA. Penguin presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook edition of Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel. ![]() ![]() As the years have passed, modern readers have gained access to an entire wealth of supplementary material via the internet that has served to enrich the experience of reading the books. The final instalment, The First Four Years, about Laura's first years of marriage, was published posthumously in 1971. The series has charmed, engaged and fascinated readers since Little House in the Big Woods was published in 1932. The seven books document her roving pioneer childhood, where home can be a covered wagon, a log cabin, a shanty, a dug-out, rooms over a store or a hotel. The Little House books, which start when Laura is two and end when she is 22, have sold millions of copies and been translated into almost 40 languages. ![]() The dedication in Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography, is "for generations of readers inspired by Laura Ingalls Wilder's life and work". It is written for everyone who grew up loving Laura Ingalls Wilder's classic Little House books about her pioneer childhood in the US of the 1880s. ![]() 6/11/2023 0 Comments Scandal in spring![]() ![]() “This is now comfortably the largest number of people out of the labor market due to long-term health problems that we have ever seen,” said Tony Wilson, director of the Institute for Employment Studies. There’s also a backlog of care following the pandemic that will take time to clear. ![]() ![]() Many young people have also been unable to work because of mental health issues while those suffering from head and neck problems has potentially grown because of the increase in home-working since the coronavirus pandemic. The agency said the pandemic is likely to be one of the main causes for the increase in the number of long-term sick over the past three years or so, including those suffering from long COVID symptoms such as post-viral fatigue. That was up nearly 100,000 on the previous quarter. ![]() The Office for National Statistics found that 2.55 million people were not able to work in the three months to March, which is over 6% of the country’s working population. not working because of long-term sickness has risen to a record high partly because of ongoing health problems related to the coronavirus pandemic, official figures showed Tuesday. LONDON (AP) - The number of people in the U.K. 6/11/2023 0 Comments Extras by Scott Westerfeld![]() ![]() In Extras, people earn money, respect, and privilege through the "reputation-based" economy, which rewards those who can make a name for themselves by publicizing and popularizing their thoughts, exploits, etc through the "feeds" (read: Internet). In Uglies & Pretties, everyone is "cured" of ugliness through a mandatory operation that takes place when individuals turn 16. Like most dystopian science fiction, Westerfeld's books cast a critical eye on disturbing aspects of our present-day society - obsession with looks, fame, etc - by taking those aspects to extremes and weaving them into the very fabric of the future society. ![]() My years as a student steeped in cultural studies and gender theory make it pretty much impossible for me to read works of popular fiction without subjecting them to critical analysis, and Westerfeld's books certainly lend themselves to this sort of critique. However, Extras raised the same prickly issues for me that the other books in the series did. I read this book in about 2 and 1/2 hours, pretty much non-stop. Like the other books in the Uglies trilogy, Extras is fun and a very fast read. ![]() 6/10/2023 0 Comments Break the Sky by Nina Lane![]() A little understandable with what has happened in the past between Dean, Liv, and Asher. Humm, but it is fate when the man is the one and only Dean’s brother, Asher? Asher has showed up to see his nephew and try to rectify his relationship with Dean and Liv. Kelsey meets a mysterious man in a bar and they share a very hot kiss., but they leave alone. Well, ladies and gents the book is out and it is one that will not disappoint. And for fans of Nina’s books we have been eagerly awaiting this novel. But soon their differences and private battles encroach on their desire, and Kelsey discovers she is caught in a storm she can’t control…īREAK THE SKY is a standalone Spiral of Bliss spin-off novel from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Nina Lane.īreak the Sky is an exceptional 5 ++ Star Story written by our favorite author Nina Lane. Kelsey and Archer embark on a intense, exhilarating affair. So when irresistible bad boy Archer West suggests a hot, wild fling while he’s in town, Kelsey is unable to resist his sexy offer. Her tornado research project is on the skids and she’s fighting conflict in her university department. ![]() “I never surrender.”Ī smile of both promise and warning curved his beautiful mouth.Ītmospheric scientist Kelsey March is under siege. ![]() “Do you ever let go, storm girl?” he asked. ![]() 6/10/2023 0 Comments After the Fall by Ben Rhodes![]() ![]() ![]() At the same time, he learns from a diverse set of characters - from Obama to rebels to a rising generation of leaders - how looking squarely at where America has gone wrong only makes it more essential to fight for what America is supposed to be - for itself, and for the entire world. Throughout, Rhodes comes to realize how much America's fingerprints are on a world it helped to shape: through the excesses of the post-Cold War embrace of unbridled capitalism, post-9/11 nationalism and militarism, mania for technology and social media, and the racism that shaped the backlash to the Obama presidency. Along the way, a Russian opposition leader he spends time with is poisoned, the Hong Kong protesters he comes to know see their movement snuffed out, and America itself reaches the precipice of losing democracy before giving itself a second chance.After the Fall is a hugely ambitious and essential work of discovery. Over the next three years, he travelled to dozens of countries, meeting with politicians, activists, and dissidents confronting the same nationalism and authoritarianism that was tearing America apart. ![]() To understand what was happening in America, Rhodes decided to look outwards. Here’s the full CW Fall 2023-2024 schedule, with exact premiere dates to be announced at a later time. In 2017, as Ben Rhodes was helping Barack Obama begin his next chapter, the legacy they worked to build for eight years was being taken apart. ![]() |