![]() ![]() Londoners live with impending danger around every corner. It's August of 1940 in London during World War II with the fear of potential bombings arriving at their doorsteps. It’s clear this woman was involved in espionage, but whose side was she on? Who was she reporting to? And who wanted her dead?Īshley Weaver presents her second edition of the Electra McDonnell Series. A woman’s body has been found floating in the Thames, with a bracelet locked onto her wrist, and a cameo locket attached to it. ![]() ![]() So when Major Ramsey turns up unannounced with another job, she can’t say no. ![]() What she does miss is the challenge of unlocking an impossible code and the adrenaline rush that comes from being somewhere she shouldn’t. It’s true that the straight-laced Major Ramsey didn’t give them much choice, but still, Ellie must admit she doesn’t miss breaking and entering as much as she might have thought. After years of stealing from the rich and giving to the poor-well, to themselves, anyway-Ellie McDonnell and her family have turned over a new leaf as they help the government’s war effort. The second in the Electra McDonnell series from Edgar-nominated author Ashley Weaver, The Key to Deceit, is a delightful World War II mystery filled with spies, murder, romance, and wit. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Rothfuss has said that The Doors of Stone will most likely be no longer than The Wise Man's Fear and guesses that it may even be a bit shorter. Rothfuss referring to the book as such in interviews), become the de facto title Rothfuss added that the editor was now "comfortable" with the title. In an FAQ in January 2017, Rothfuss confirmed that, despite his editor not originally being a fan of the title, book three would be named The Doors of Stone simply because it had, by "popular consensus" (i.e. As he had already written the entire trilogy as a single story, he is now actively revising the content to ensure that it is satisfying as a standalone story for the third book. ![]() ![]() Shortly before the publication of the first novel The Name of the Wind, Rothfuss expressed in an interview that he had The Doors of Stone in mind as a tentative title for the third book. ![]() However, Rothfuss intends to create more works set in Temerant. It will cover the third and final day of the story as related to Chronicler, concluding "Kvothe's story" and the "arc" begun in The Name of the Wind. The Doors of Stone will pick-up the story of Kvothe's life from where The Wise Man's Fear left off. ![]() ![]() Was Sarah Ellis or Sara Bhaduri the target? And why would anyone want either of them dead? With no money, Sara walks back to her apartment on the shady side of town only to discover police lights flashing and a body crumpled on her doorstep: Sarah. When they both order rideshares home, they tumble in the back of the cars and head out into the night.īut when Sara awakes in her rideshare, she finds she’s on the wrong side of town-the rich side-and she realizes: she and Sarah took the wrong cars home. And despite their different circumstances, the two connect. Why? Because they both have the same name. She’s had to do things to pay the bills that most people wouldn’t expect from “a nice Indian girl.” It seems like an ordinary busy Tuesday night at the local dive bar until her boss demands Sara deal with a drunk girl in the bathroom. ![]() ![]() Law student Saraswati “Sara” Bhaduri holds down two jobs in order to make her way through school, but it’s still a struggle. Two women named Sara each get into a rideshare. ![]() ![]() With that in mind, I want to draw your attention to Anne Bishop’s masterful fantasy series, The Black Jewels Trilogy, the first book of which was initially published in 1998. ![]() Who would have thought that it would be Twitter that would force our intervention, right? While many of the shared stories have been harrowing and heartbreaking, what truly has hurt my soul is the fact that society is just now staring itself in the mirror, facing this ugly side of itself and saying it’s going to do something about it, in 2018! People of all stripes and walks of life have been screaming at this reality to no avail for decades. It has been amazing to watch women and men, gay and straight, black and white, all victims of sexual harassment or assault being given a real voice through the #MeToo movement, compelling society to finally have a very serious conversation that we’ve been neglecting. ![]() ![]() McClay, Russell Kirk’s Concise Guide to Conservatism arrives with uncanny timing. With a new title and an introduction by the eminent intellectual historian Wilfred M. It remains what Kirk intended it to an accessible introduction to conservative ideas, especially for the young. Now, a century after its author’s birth, this neglected gem has been recovered. ![]() Originally titled The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Conservatism, this little book was essentially a popular version of The Conservative Mind. Four years later, he published a pithy, wry, philosophical summary of what conservatism really means. The modern conservative intellectual movement began in 1953 with Russell Kirk’s groundbreaking book The Conservative Mind. ![]() ![]() ![]() It was then that I really clocked quite how rare the attention is on the private lives and loves of ordinary Black women: a particular exquisite pain of heart-striving, like a string tightened to the max, is a feeling I have found seldom in literature. ![]() Something in me tweaked with such fullness and understanding, not at their experiences, but in how Hartman describes their yearning for freedom. ![]() What I didn't anticipate was the feeling, the body-knowledge with which I responded to these stories. I knew that tales and scholarship on poor Black women in general-and from the time and place, turn of the century northern cities-were exceedingly rare. ![]() Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Histories of Riotous Black Girls, Troublesome Women, and Queer Radicalsīefore reading, I knew that Wayward Lives fleshed out a barely existent archive of young Black American women's intimate lives at the turn of the century. ![]() ![]() With that out of the way, I can say that although I thought Ruth and Idgie were the heart of the book, they aren’t really the main characters. They raise a child together, whom people often refer to as their child, with Ruth and Idgie as a unit. ![]() Ruth notes the moment she began to love Idgie, and they share their famous “bee charmer” moment. Idigie’s mother addresses her siblings with “Your sister has a crush, and I don’t want anyone to laugh at her.” Idgie is blatantly described as being “in love,” so I don’t know how that counts as subtext, except that they don’t have sex on page. There is even a fade-to-black sex scene with Idgie and another woman. To try to untangle my thoughts, I’ll go through these one by one.įirst, the queer “subtext.” When Ruth and Idgie first meet, Idgie is 15/16 and Ruth is 21(!) Idgie is immediately smitten with her, and everyone knows it. On the other hand, I was troubled by its depiction of race. I am also surprised that I heard about this as having lesbian subtext, when it’s really quite blatant. ![]() It has a lot of interesting things going on. ![]() On an immediate, personal level, I enjoyed reading it. It’s one I’ve been meaning to read for a long time, and now that I have… I’m divided. Fried Green Tomatoesis a classic lesbian book. ![]() ![]() ![]() Her stories have appeared in online magazines and anthologies such as Litro Magazine, Storgy Magazine, The Real Jazz Baby (2020 Best Anthology, Saboteur Awards 2020), and FIVE:2:ONE. Ellie è una giovane, bellissima e inesperta studentessa della New York University. But when a snowstorm strands them in the house, each realizes the other harbors a dangerous secret-and soon it becomes clear one of them won’t escape the weekend alive.īy turns tantalizing, surprising, and thrilling, Nobody But Us heralds the arrival of an incredibly talented author of literary suspense.Īvailable Apfrom Hachette Audio as a digital download, and in Print and Ebook from Grand Central Publishing. Laure Van Rensburg is a French writer living in the UK and an Ink Academy alumna. Read 'Una vacanza perfetta' by Laure Van Rensburg available from Rakuten Kobo. It should be a perfect romantic getaway for two. ![]() Together, they are driving south from New York for their first vacation: three days in an isolated cabin, far from the city.Īhead of them, the promise of long, dark nights-and the chance to get to know each other better, away from prying eyes. ![]() Ellie Masterson is a wide-eyed grad student. Editions for Nobody But Us: 1538720469 (Hardcover published in 2022), 0241508193 (Hardcover published in 2022), (Kindle Edition published in 2022), 83287. Steven Harding is a handsome, well-respected professor. ![]() ![]() ![]() Pat Paulsen ran for president in 1968, 1972, 1980, 1988, 1992, and 1996, but it was less than a serious effort. ![]() While countless comedians have strong political views, and several from Johnny Carson to David Letterman and Stephen Colbert have provided political commentary by employing humor that has influenced voters, rare has been the professional comedian who has entered the political arena. Comedians-professional or amateur-who deal in political humor have a special place in my world, because government and politics can be insufferably dull, stilled, and stuffy. I have always assumed that talented comedians are not only highly intelligent but uniquely perceptive people. Like all sophisticated (as opposed to slapstick) humorists, Al is skilled at showing the absurdity of situations, not to mention the pomposity of people, which makes him funny. It was great fun, as was my other prior Franken read: Lies: And the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right, written in 2003, where he further savages the conservative movement. The first Al Franken book I read (he has done seven) was Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot: And Other Observations, his 1996 effortless takedown of right-wing political figures Pat Buchanan, Bob Dole, Newt Gingrich, Rush Limbaugh, and others. ![]() ![]() It was heartbreaking and hopeful, all at the same time. Beau and Shelly’s story was like nothing you’ve ever read from Penny Reid before. ![]() “You keep being you, that’s all you need to do.” The only problem is, learning why this porcupine wears her coat of spikes opens a Pandora’s box of complexity-exquisite, tempting, heartbreaking complexity-and Beau Winston soon discovers being nice and accommodating might mean missing out on what matters most. ![]() He wants her out of his auto shop, out of Tennessee, and out of his life. And her damn parrot speaks only in curse words.īeau wants her gone. She won’t shake hands with or touch another person, but has no problems cuddling with a dog. She glares at everyone, especially babies. She mumbles to herself, but won’t respond when asked a question. Shelly Sullivan is not nice and is never accommodating. But since his twin decided to leave town, and his other brother hired a stunning human-porcupine hybrid as a replacement mechanic for their auto shop, Beau Winston’s charmed life has gone to hell in a handbasket. Handsome as the devil and twice as charismatic, Beau lives a charmed life as everyone’s favorite Winston Brother. ![]() Beau Winston is the nicest, most accommodating guy in the world. ![]() |