“The Library Policeman” was my least favourite of the four stories. Probably my third favourite of the set I liked the plot and the supernatural element in this one but having read it immediately after “The Dark Half” I could see similarities in the end. This reminded me a lot of “The Dark Half” and had a couple of bits set in Derry, which was nice. I will put the film on my to watch list I think as it would be interesting to see how they’ve done it. “Secret Window, Secret Garden” was made into a film with Johnny Depp as the protagonist, Mort Rainey. I didn’t spot any links to other King books, although feel free to correct me in the comments if I missed one. This is the most stand alone of the four novellas as well. I loved the characters, especially Dinah, and I loved the plot. Pilot, Brian Engle, is one of the passengers on board a flight to Boston that goes very awry. The first, “The Langoliers” is set aboard a plane. All four stories have a supernatural element to them. “Four Past Midnight” is a collection of four novellas “The Langoliers”, “Secret Window, Secret Garden”, “The Library Policeman” and “The Sun Dog”.
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Strange Adventures has the horrific, wartime activities of Adam Strange resurface, and also deals with Adam and his wife Alanna being haunted by their daughter's death. Grief and trauma are a unifying theme across King's DC work, in particular, throughout the maxi-series Batman/Catwoman in which Selina Kyle and Andrea Beaumont both hunted the Joker across two different time periods. And with the red sun taking away her powers and her spaceship stolen, a wounded Kara is left to her own devices as she scrambles to stay alive and eventually overthrow her pursuers to save the day without her usual array of incredible abilities. This plan goes off the rails quickly when Supergirl steps in to protect a girl targeted by barbaric antagonists that quickly shift their attention to the Woman of Steel. When Kara is introduced in the story, she is revealed to be celebrating her 21st birthday alone, isolating herself on a planet with a red sun so she can temporarily dull the pain and grief of losing Krypton. DevelopmentĪfter serving in World War II, Keats returned to New York and started a career in illustration, working first in the comic industry, and then working for such publications as Reader’s Digest, The New York Times Book Review, and Collier’s. Peter appears in six more books growing from a small boy in The Snowy Day to pre-adolescence in A Letter to Amy. The inspiration for Peter came from a Life magazine photo article from 1940, and Keats' desire to have minority children of New York as central characters in his stories. It features a boy named Peter exploring his neighborhood after the first snowfall of the season. Keats received the 1963 Caldecott Medal for his illustrations in the book. The Snowy Day is a 1962 children's picture book by American author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats. There's still powerful chemistry between them, so the chase should be interestingand could also be extremely dangerous. Morelli's the inamorato who charmed Stephanie out of her virginity at age sixteen. She then ran out of sexual positions and decided to move into the mystery genre. Katherine Heigl steps into the shoes of Janet Evanovich’s best-selling bounty hunter, and the results are hardly page-turning. Her first assignment: nail Joe Morelli, a former vice cop on the run from a charge of murder one. Before this novel, Evanovich wrote 11 category romance novels. Stephanie knows zilch about the job requirements, but she figures her new pal, el-primo bounty hunter Ranger, can teach her what it takes to catch a crook. Out of work and out of money, Stephanie blackmails her bail-bondsman cousin Vinnie into giving her a try as an apprehension agent. She's a product of the ' burg,' a blue-collar pocket of Trenton where houses are attached and narrow, cars are American, windows are clean, and (God forbid you should be late) dinner is served at six. In Stephanie's opinion, toxic waste, rabid drivers, armed schizophrenics, and August heat, humidity, and hydrocarbons are all part of the great adventure of living in Jersey. Meet Stephanie Plum, a bounty hunter with attitude. Discover where it all began#1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich's first ' snappily written, fast-paced, and witty' (USA TODAY) novel in the beloved Stephanie Plum series featuring a feisty and funny heroine who ' comes roaring in like a blast of very fresh air' (The Washington Post). And she remained convinced so, until certain inexplicably events became ever so clear-some… My Honest Review (Non-Spoilery) She attributed this to the stress of creating the biggest theatrical performance in the history of Las Vegas. She starting have reoccurring nightmares of Danny, which was unusual because it arrived all so suddenly. This story details the story of Christina Evans, a recently divorced woman who had lost her child, Danny, when he was in an expedition trip. Overall, it was an enjoyable experience and I can not wait to read more books. Between now and last year, I was previously utilising audiobooks as they are far more convenient. This was my first paperback read of a fictional book after a long while. I have successfully completed my read of this 1981 book. Her awards include the James Laughlin Prize from the Academy of American Poets, an NEA fellowship, and notable essays in the Best American series. She is also the author of the poetry collections, RUE, The End of Pink and Rag & Bone, as well as a collection of lyric essays, Brief Interviews with the Romantic Past. Her latest book is The Witch of Eye, which is about witches and witch trials. Kathryn Nuernberger is an essayist and poet who writes about the history of science and ideas, renegade women, plant medicines, and witches. Her essay about listening through hearing loss, “The Loudproof Room,” originally published in New England Review, was anthologized in Best American Essays. She lives in Spokane, Washington, where she is an apprenticed cheesemaker to Lora Lea Misterly of Quillisascut Farm. Other recent work includes the cookbook Pie School, the poetry chapbook Seven Prayers to Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Entre Rios Books) and the anthology Pie & Whiskey: Writers Under the Influence of Butter and Booze (Sasquatch Books), which she edited with Samuel Ligon. Kate Lebo’s first nonfiction collection, The Book of Difficult Fruit: Arguments for the Tart, Tender, and Unruly will be published by FSG and Picador in April 2021. Join three wonderful authors as they discuss their wonderful new nonfiction books! White Magic, Difficult Fruit, and the Witch of Eye He's been numbering every single cartoon he's ever submitted to 'The New Yorker' since the very beginning.) Enter editor Matthew Diffee. Sam Gross, who has been contributing since 1962, has more than 12,000 rejected cartoons. These rejects were piling up in the dusty corners of studios all over the country. Arguably the most brilliant single-panel-gag cartoonists in the world create a bunch of cartoons every week that never see the light of day. Each week about fifty 'New Yorker' cartoonists submit ten ideas, yielding five hundred cartoons for no more than twenty spots in the magazine. With a foreword by New Yorker cartoon editor Robert Mankoff that explains the sound judgment, respectability & scruples not found anywhere in these pages, and handwritten questionnaires that introduce the quirky character of each artist, will appeal to fans of the New Yorker-and to anyone with a slightly sick sense of humor." Quite presentable & Highly Recommended. Too risque, silly or weird for the New Yorker, the cartoons in this book offer something no other collection has. The Rejection Collection, a place where good ideas go when they die. "Each week about 50 New Yorker cartoonists submit 10 ideas, yielding 500 cartoons for no more than 20 spots in the magazine. Pristine, clean & tight (unread) copy in AS NEW condition. Where are they supposed to go to see themselves? I want to use this site as a reference point so any trans writer who wants their work shared-and any trans reader who wants to read said work-can have a place to see themselves. And our most influential literary communities continuously center white, middle-class trans people while ignoring QTPOC writers, poor trans folks, rural trans creators, and trans people living outside of North America and Europe. Despite a growing library of work from trans people around the world, the same few books are continuously passed around the community (mainly from Topside Press) while others' hard work remains unseen. While novels and short story collections are reaching the New York Times, trans game developers, zine artists, and adult content creators are largely ignored. But we also have a lot of work ahead of us. We have a field filled with trans authors, artists, producers, and publishers that's only just getting started. Now, we have speculative fiction anthologies, erotica collections, graphic narratives, and full-length novels. But Nevada was released in 2013. The trans literary world has changed immensely since then. It worked, and three iterations later, it's back online. When "Have You Read Nevada" launched in 2015, it was just a simple way to get trans folks to read Nevada. The First Knowedges books are co-authored by Indigenous and non-Indigenous writers the series is edited by Margo Neale, senior Indigenous curator at the National Museum of Australia. This book invites readers to understand a remarkable way for storing knowledge in memory by adapting song, art, and most importantly, Country, into their lives. Weaving deeply personal storytelling with extensive research on mnemonics, Songlines offers unique insights into Indigenous traditional knowledges, how they apply today and how they could help all peoples thrive into the future. Songlines : tracking the Seven Sisters Available at Fisher Library General (305.89915 907). Much more than a navigational path in the cartographic sense, these vast and robust stores of information are encoded through song, story, dance, art and ceremony, rather than simply recorded in writing. Songlines are an archive for powerful knowledges that ensured Australia's many Indigenous cultures flourished for over 60,000 years. Lynette RussellSonglines are an archive for powerful knowledges that ensured Australia's many Indigenous cultures flourished for over 60,000 years. Bruce Pascoe'An act of intellectual reconciliation.'. 'An act of intellectual reconciliation.' - Lynette Russell Margo Neale, Let this series begin the discussion.'. 'Let this series begin the discussion.' - Bruce Pascoe Because this hotel is more than a warm shelter for the night. Danger lurks nearby, and as it approaches, Mona has to use all her wits to protect the place she’s come to love. But it’s not all acorn soufflé and soft, moss-lined beds. As it turns out, Mona is precisely the maid they need at the grandest hotel in Fernwood Forest, where animals come from far and wide for safety, luxury and comfort. When Mona the mouse stumbles across the wondrous world of the Heartwood Hotel in the middle of a storm, she desperately hopes the staff will let her stay. “If there’s one thing Vancouver author Kallie George knows, it’s how to create a tale full of whimsy.” - Quill & Quireĭownton Abbey meets The Tale of Peter Rabbit in this heartwarming chapter book about a mouse discovering where she belongs. With stories that highlight the power of friendship, Heartwood Hotel is sure to leave readers eager to visit again.” -Ashley Spires, author and illustrator of The Most Magnificent Thing Charming and imaginative, and full of endearing characters who excel at kindness as only animals can. |