![]() ![]() Janvier and Ashwini are tasked with investigating these events and as it turns out, they are connected in more ways than one. None of this augurs well for the a on the mend. There is an increase in bloodlust among the vampire populace, a very powerful and potent new drug aimed solely at vampires that turns them into ravenous monsters and the desiccated bodies of women that start turning up. The city is getting back on its feet and while things do seem to going smoothly at the moment, there is a sense of unease in the air. Turns out, I needn’t have worried because while they are the main protagonists, we see enough old faces that they end up sharing the burden and the limelight.Īrchangel’s Shadow deals with the fall out of Lijuan’s attack on New York. They are fine characters, I was just unsure if they could carry the entire book all on their own. While I had always liked Ash and Janvier and what little I read of their interaction, I had my reservations when Singh announced that they were the main couple in the upcoming book. She is especially good with great characters and relationships and in this regard, Archangel’s Shadow is no exception. Nalini Singh is one of the more consistent authors I’ve read and I enjoy her writing. Aurora Burning (Aurora Cycle #02) by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff Review. ![]() ![]() Storm Cursed (Mercy Thompson #11) & Smoke Bitten (Mercy Thompson #12) by Patricia Briggs Review. ![]()
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![]() ![]() She shines a light not only on blatant discrimination, but also the more insidious, institutional behaviours that marginalise women around the world, in order to help readers of all walks of life better understand the often masked realities of sexual politics. ![]() With humour and levity, here Adichie offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the twenty-first century – one rooted in inclusion and awareness. That is the question at the heart of We Should All Be Feminists, a personal, eloquently-argued essay – adapted from her much-viewed Tedx talk of the same name – by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the award-winning author of ‘Americanah’ and ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() What did you think of today's episode? Got ideas? Suggestions? You can talk to us on the blog entries for the podcast or talk to us on Facebook if that's where you hang out online. Sponsor us through Patreon! ( What is Patreon?) We also have a cool page for the podcast on iTunes. If you like the podcast, you can subscribe to our feed, or find us at iTunes, on Stitcher, or Spotify. More ways to listen → Here are the books we discuss in this podcast: This podcast player may not work on Chrome and a different browser is suggested. A lot of our discussion is about friendship, especially the ways her friendships influenced the foundation of Intercepted, and influenced the characters that surround her heroine, Marlee. We talk about being an NFL wife and get a behind-the-scenes account of what that’s like, and we go into one of my favorite parts of her book: her fantasy nightclub/bar for women (which I wish was real, you have no idea). We talk about her start in Pitch Wars, her rewrites of the original story, and her own experiences which found their way into the book. ![]() Intercepted is very much inspired by her own life as the spouse of an NFL player, and by her affectionate love of Real Housewives, and her very real friends from various NFL team communities. Today I get to chat with a debut author, Alexa Martin, about her upcoming book, Intercepted, which comes out on the 11th of September. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She alone can see the house spirits that guard her home, and sense the growing forces of dark magic in the woods.Ītmospheric and enchanting, with an engrossing adventure at its core, The Bear and the Nightingale is perfect for readers of Naomi Novik's Uprooted, Erin Morgenstern's The Night Circus, and Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials. In a village at the edge of the wilderness of northern Russia, where the winds blow cold and the snow falls many months of the year, an elderly servant tells stories of sorcery, folklore and the Winter King to the children of the family, tales of old magic frowned upon by the church.īut for the young, wild Vasya these are far more than just stories. Random House presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden, read by Kathleen Gati. The Bear and the Nightingale Winternight Trilogy, Book One Purchase Amazon’s 1 pick for the year’s best science fiction and fantasy in 2017 Winter lasts most of the year at the edge of the Russian wilderness, and in the long nights, Vasilisa and her siblings love to gather by the fire to listen to their nurse’s fairy tales. Categories Adult Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy ![]() ![]() ![]() The idea of body paints that grant the wearer superpowers was thrown out and it instantly clicked.” They brainstormed 33 different powers, each associated with its own paint color - including green for flight, red for strength and yellow for speed. “But we did know two things we wanted to do: give this new hero a lot of different superpowers, and also have her look different every single time she goes out to fight crime. “We were sitting at the breakfast table, just wondering how to create a truly unique superhero, because it seemed like everything had been done,” Muro recalls. The brand-new hero started as a simple thought experiment in the then-spouses’ home on Woodbridge Street. ![]() And you might be surprised to learn that although Toluca Lake hasn’t appeared by name in the pages of comic books just yet, we do have a superhero who was born right here in the neighborhood: Primer, created by local residents Jennifer Muro and Thomas Krajewski for DC Comics. ![]() ![]() ![]() The war is about to explode into the lives of Great Paxford’s Dr Campbell, played by Ed Stoppard, and his wife and two teenage daughters. ‘Frances is the person who would be at the front door holding the gun if the Germans invaded,’ says Samantha, ‘She feels there’s a snobbishness to Joyce, and that the WI could be socially more embracing.’Īs Joyce and Frances go into battle themselves, we will come to know the other characters inhabiting the village, as secrets, lies and a dashing RAF officer spice things up. ![]() ‘People were in awe of someone like that because they were so very powerful.’ Headstrong Frances feels the threat of war means Joyce needs to be more flexible. ‘Joyce is old-fashioned and very much the establishment figure in the village,’ says Francesca. It offers a different view of the war to the one we’re used to but it’s by no means saccharine.įrancesca Annis plays Joyce Cameron, a magistrate’s wife and president of the Great Paxford WI, who’s about to lock horns with Frances Barden, played by Samantha Bond, when Frances challenges the established order of things. This is not a story of jam-making and knitting, though there is some of both of course, but a raw and powerful drama about life in rural Britain during a period of upheaval, change and great danger. Home Fires is set in the fictional village of Great Paxford in Cheshire, and centres on the women at the heart of its WI circle as war breaks out in 1939. Julie Summers' story of the WI is being transformed into an on-screen drama ITV ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But Americans on literary excursions into their country’s landscape and soul, such as Jack Kerouac, William Least Heat-Moon and John Steinbeck, have tended to choose a conveyance besides their feet. Paul Salopek, another American journalist, is ten years into a 24,000-mile walk around the globe. One recalls more readily such British walker-writers as Patrick Leigh Fermor, Bruce Chatwin, Robert Macfarlane or Rory Stewart. Mr King’s project-“giving in to the landscape”, he calls it-is not really an American thing. “Be not conformed to this world,” the teacher said, quoting Romans, “but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” It was not the only moment Mr King was astonished to find his walk’s aim not just affirmed but elevated. The children rewarded him by singing hymns about death and the afterlife-“My weary feet will cease to roam/Someday I’m coming home”-and the teacher explained the tenets of the Mennonite faith. ![]() ![]() He watched the game, among pupils at the Farmersville Mennonite School, then, at the prompting of their teacher, told them about his journey. Walking through Amish country in Pennsylvania he heard a bat thwack a softball and spotted a girl in a dress and baseball mitt field the fly ball. Mr King planned his route carefully, arranging places to sleep and local mavens to consult. ![]() ![]() ![]() Perhaps it was something you did as a child and were punished for doing (maybe you were even hit for it…your body is literally remembering this trauma when your child reproduces the behavior). ![]() Perhaps it’s something your parent always used to resent doing, and made it super clear to you every time they did it for you. ![]() Your body will still hold the evidence in tension, headaches, irritability (of minds and bowels), insomnia…and all of this may come out when your child does something you wish they wouldn’t. What he means is that the effects of the trauma you’ve experienced don’t just go away, and can’t just be papered over. ![]() Bessel van der Kolk says: The Body Keeps The Score. Yes, we feel it in our brains – we get scared, frustrated, and angry – often for reasons we don’t fully understand.īut even if our brains have managed to cover up the trauma to paper a veneer over it so everything seems fine, that doesn’t mean everything actually is fine – because as our guest in this episode, Dr. ![]() ![]() “This is a retelling of a completely transformed tale, one that dives deep beneath the myth and produces a heartbreaking, and inspirational saga. “The story of King Midas and his golden touch is well known and well-loved,” said Mandalay Television Development Executive Vanessa Johnston via a Deadline exclusive. Her love challenged, she is forced to contemplate if the King Midas she knows is an illusion, and the people outside her gilded cage will make her wish that she never had to leave it in the first place. Her trust is broken in the one person she thought would never betray her. She is kept in a gilded cage on the highest level of the castle, but she is safe. Midas saved her and she gave him her heart. Her skin, her hair, everything is gold except for the whites of her eyes and her teeth. Plated Prisoner follows Auren, a twenty-five year old woman who has been gold-touched by King Midas. The series includes five books: Gild, Glint, Gleam, Glow, and Gold – the last of which will be released in June 2023. ![]() The books reimagine the legendary story of King Midas, the ruler whose touch turns everything to gold. Mandalay Television previously adapted I Know What You Did Last Summerfor Amazon. ![]() ![]() Raven Kennedy’s Plated Prisoner fantasy book series is getting a TV adaptation, courtesy of Flashdance and Rain Man producer Peter Guber’s Mandalay Television production company. ![]() ![]() ![]() Ideal for solo or group study, this guide is meant to be used in conjunction with the video series or book by the same name. Whether you’re a layperson who has woken up in a strange new world and wonders how to engage sensitively and effectively in the conversation on race or a pastor who is grappling with a polarized congregation, this participants’ guide offers the clarity and understanding you need to either hold your ground, or reclaim it. The culture war is now in close combat territory. ![]() ![]() Like a fault line, it threatens American culture in general, and the evangelical church in particular. Don't miss this companion piece to the bestselling book, Fault Lines, with a DVD included! In this helpful companion piece to the bestselling book, Fault Lines, Voddie Baucham explains the sinister worldview behind the social justice movement and Critical Race Theory-revealing how it already has infiltrated some seminaries, leading to internal denominational conflict, canceled careers, and lost livelihoods. ![]() |