![]() It’s why I write queer characters – from the confident ones to those who get stuck on every detail. I want them to also reflect joy and sorrow and desire and drama. Because in some ways I still question and wonder, and I want my books to reflect that. So if one person – just one – finds my books and connects with them, I’m over the moon. So I read outside the lines and the margins and that damnable lens and found entirely new ways of seeing and thinking and being. Sometimes they could be charming and flirty, or the epitome of Damocles with a sword over his head. Maybe a little confused, maybe questioning or worried about who they were. So when I started writing – seriously writing – I wanted characters like me. But the older I got, the more I realized those stories – as glorious as they were – were largely through a heteronormative lens. ![]() “I grew up on stories of far away lands and heroic deeds. ![]() THIS #INDIEPRIDE SPOTLIGHT POST FOCUSES ON HALLI STARLING’S WILDERWOOD, TWELFTH MOON & ASK ME FOR FIRE ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Thomas must join forces with his father if he wants to save his own life. But his father has other plans: to kill the king. His only hope is to track down his father and demand a mask to regain what hes lost. ![]() He desperately hopes for a gray mask so he can remove the stone that has invaded his body and will ultimately take his life.īut when Guy refuses to give Thomas his mask or even his presence, Thomas has no place in school or society. Thomas Fawkess Color Test is upon him, and he is sure his father, the infamous Guy Fawkes, will present him with a mask and Thomas will finally bond with a color. In 17th-century London two forces rule the people: the color powers and the Stone Plague. Guy Fawkess son must join his fathers plot to kill the king in this magical retelling of the Gunpowder Plot that will sweep you back in time to a divided England where plagues turn victims to stone. ![]() ![]() ![]() I accidentaly found it on goodreads, read the summary, and thought “wow, this seems different, let’s give it a try!” and, boy, was it different! The summary doesn’t give it justice, honestly. I felt my heart clenching through most of it. No, really, I haven’t cried so much while reading in such a long time. Let me start by saying that this book RIPPED MY HEART OUT. ![]() But falling in love with your soul mate is easiest. Falling in love with the right person is easier. It’s Manu here with my first review of the year! And I have to admit this is probably the hardest review I’ve written yet, I’m still not sure where I’m going with this, I’ll just try and explain what I’m feeling.įalling in love with the wrong person is easy. ![]() Happy new year book lovers all around the world! I hope you had an amzing 2014 and will have an even better 2015! I’m broken, lost, and disgusted with myself. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It was in 1982 that he was also awarded his citizenship, leading to him becoming one of the most prolific British author to date. ![]() Later receiving a Master of Arts in Creative Writing in 1980 from the University of East Anglia following a year out to write fiction, he was well on his way towards becoming a fully fledged author. Graduating in 1978 from the University of Kent, he gained a Bachelors of Arts in English and Philosophy. Spending many of formative years in both Japan and Britain, he has gained a wide wealth of experience over time as an author. It was in 1960 that his family moved to Guildford in Surrey after his father got a position researching oceanography there. Focusing on a range of genres, he’s never limited himself to just one field and area of literature, creating an identity that’s all of his very own.īorn in 1954 on the 8th of November in Nagasaki in Japan, where he spent the very early years of his life. Having been born in Japan in Nagasaki, he moved to England at a young age, something which has been reflected in his work over the years. A British author, Kazuo Ishiguro has a long and extensive career behind him, with plenty of award-winning novels under his belt. ![]() ![]() Conventionally associated with romance, crime, and science fiction, the pulps in fact came in every genre and subject. ![]() Published in vast numbers of titles, available everywhere, and sometimes selling in the millions, pulps were throwaway objects accessible to anyone with a quarter. Drawing on extensive original research, Paula Rabinowitz unearths the far-reaching political, social, and aesthetic impact of the pulps between the late 1930s and early 1960s. ![]() “There is real hope for a culture that makes it as easy to buy a book as it does a pack of cigarettes.”-a civic leader quoted in a New American Library ad (1951)Īmerican Pulp tells the story of the midcentury golden age of pulp paperbacks and how they brought modernism to Main Street, democratized literature and ideas, spurred social mobility, and helped readers fashion new identities. ![]() ![]() Schwab is slowly changing my mind though. ![]() Urban Fantasy is very often hit or miss with me and not the genre I would go for if I had a choice in books. So far I haven’t read one book that disappointed me and This Savage Song was no exception. I must have burned through almost all her books this year! She is probably my favourite discovery of 2017. Schwab on the cover I always get excited now. But when Harker’s men try to kill her and pin it on the Flynns, August and Kate find themselves running from both sides, in a city where monsters are real… ![]() ![]() The truce that keeps the families at peace is crumbling, and August is sent to spy on Kate. Kate Harker and August Flynn’s families rule opposite ends of Verity, a grisly metropolis where violent acts summon real monsters: bloodsucking Malchai clawing Corsai and soul-stealing Sunai. ![]() ![]() ![]() Tutuoa didn’t do anything at first with the story, until he bought another magazine and saw an ad from the Lutheran World Press soliciting manuscripts. ![]() It was written in English, but a highly distinctive English - an informal, direct English, English as it suited Tutuola to write it. It was a kind of extended fable filled with magic and adventure, mixing myth and folktale in a seemingly endless procession of wonder. It was a wild whirl of tales and motifs, inspired by West African oral storytelling traditions and The Arabian Nights. He completed his first book, The Palm-Wine Drinkard, in only a few days. Tutuola remembered being praised as a storyteller in school and decided there was no reason he shouldn’t turn his hand to writing similar books. As he tells it, a government magazine he happened to read, with “very lovely portraits of the gods,” advertised books based on Yoruba legends. With six years of formal schooling, he served as a coppersmith with the Lagos-based arm of the Royal Air Force in World War Two, then worked at a number of of odd jobs. Amos Tutuola was born in Nigeria in 1920 to a Christian family. ![]() ![]() Olivia’s use of sign language and her artistic talents, part of the exploration of the importance of communication, are skillfully incorporated into the overall story. The gripping writing and effective incorporation of horror elements, including haunting, inky artwork, are satisfyingly spine-tingling. The evolving relationships between Olivia and her found family shine, and themes of freedom, the self, and belonging are well depicted. Olivia unravels the ominous secrets of both her family and the house, where ghouls lurk around every corner and the dilapidated garden gate calls to her. However, instead of the big, welcoming family she imagined, the opulent yet run-down Gallant only holds Matthew, her irritable cousin, and kindly caretakers Hannah and Edgar. When she receives a letter from her uncle, Arthur Prior, inviting her to live at his manor, Olivia leaps at the chance. ![]() Olivia uses sign language, taught to her by a now-departed matron (although nobody else signs) treasures the journal belonging to the mother she doesn’t remember and can see ghouls. Instead, she’s isolated at Merilance School for Independent Girls, with its strict matrons, shunned by students who ostracize and torment her for being mute. Olivia Prior has always hoped for a place to belong and a family that cares for her. ![]() Seeking a place to call home, Olivia uncovers long-buried secrets after arriving at Gallant. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But what he finds in his own bedroom may lay waste to all his plans.īorn a bastard, housekeeper Bridget Crumb is clever, bold, and fiercely loyal. A notorious rake and blackmailer, Montgomery has returned from exile, intent on seeking revenge on those who have wronged him. ![]() Valentine Napier, the Duke of Montgomery, is the man London whispers about in boudoirs and back alleys. This post contains affiliate links, please see our 'About' page.įTC disclaimer applies, please visit 'About' pageĭevastatingly handsome. Genres: Fiction, Romance, Historical, Regency Published by Grand Central Publishing on May 31st 2016 Also by this author: Dearest Rogue, Sweetest Scoundrel, Once Upon a Moonlit Night, Duke of PleasureĪlso in this series: Dearest Rogue, Sweetest Scoundrel, Once Upon a Moonlit Night, Duke of Pleasure ![]() ![]() Flamel also helps them to understand the power of alchemy and reminds them that knowledge is the most powerful weapon. They also learn more about the mysterious Flamel, who reveals that he is immortal and has an ancient and powerful enemy.Īt the end of the novel, the twins are able to protect the book and keep it out of their enemies’ hands. Along the way, they learn the secrets of alchemy, which is the ancient art of turning lead into gold and creating the Elixir of Life. Throughout the novel, the twins face various perils as they try to protect the book and keep it out of the hands of their enemies. ![]() When Josh and Sophie investigate further, they discover that the book is connected to Flamel, and they soon find themselves involved in a dangerous adventure involving magical creatures, secret societies, and powerful spells. One day, they come across a mysterious book called The Book of Abraham the Mage, which is purchased by a sinister customer. The story begins with the twins working in their uncle’s bookshop in San Francisco. The book follows the adventures of 15-year-old twins, Sophie and Josh Newman, and their discovery of the famous alchemist, Nicholas Flamel, who is said to have created the legendary Philosopher’s Stone, an object that can grant eternal life and turn any metal into gold. It is the first book in the New York Times bestselling series, The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. The Alchemyst is a 2007 novel written by Michael Scott. The Alchemyst by Michael Scott (2007) Summary of the Book ![]() |