![]() ![]() I am very picky about how military characters, strategy etc. It’s not military SF and the Bobs are reluctant (though capable) operators in that sphere. I’m alternating between this and Earthside, as one or the other roadblocks on me.Ĭheck Status of Things for up-to-date information on how it’s going.Īs an ex-military person, I thought the books had the right ‘touch’ for that aspect. I’ve been saying ‘real soon now’ on this one for literally years, but now I’m under contract, so it’ll likely be the next book after the Bender books. We are Legion (We are Bob) Amazon AudibleĮarthside: A sequel to Outland. I’m open to suggestions, comments, ideas, or whatever. ![]() I hope my novels will give you a few hours of entertainment and escape. I am a retired computer programmer, snowboarder, mountain-biker, runner, and now author. ![]() I share that distinction with several other authors and a couple of musicians, unfortunately. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Introducing the MIT Walker Collection - bringing innovative new STEAM books written by expertsĪ thrilling, wintry Nordic epic from the truly magical combination of author Neil Gaiman and illustrator Chris Riddell, weaving a tale of legend, magic and adventure which will grip and enchant readers from beginning to end.25 books about the outdoors to inspire your green-fingered kids for National Gardening Week.Announcing the Children's and Young Adult Jhalak Prize Shortlist.Empathy Day steps up a gear as it returns for its seventh year – at a time of great need.20+ Brilliant Books Featuring Unforgettable Deaf or Hard of Hearing Characters for Deaf Awareness Week.Celebrate King Charles III and his Coronation with these Majestic Children's Books.New imprint, Pineapple Lane, launches with seven Ukrainian picture books.Sally Anne Garland and The Art of the Every Day.Fit for a King and May Day Madness! Topical themes to inspire aspiring young writers. ![]() The year’s outstanding debut authors for children: shortlist for the 2023 Branford Boase Award announced.Jacqueline Wilson - our Guest Editor of the Month.Branford Boase 2023 – what the judges had to say about the shortlist.Read Hour returns for its third year in the UK with Moomin Characters.In its 20th year, the shortlist for CLiPPA (CLPE Children’s Poetry Award) reflects the wealth of talent in children’s poetry. ![]() ![]() ![]() Strangely, though, this honestly causes us to trust him more in certain ways, since he appears self-aware. He even hints that his memory and cognitive abilities are slipping, describing some of his new absentminded habits. He tells us that he cannot remember all of the details of the events he is recounting. Ono is somewhat unique as an unreliable narrator because it is he who tells us at the start of the novel that he is unreliable. When the latter occurs, it often forces the reader or viewer to completely change their view of a character or a situation, and sometimes changes their thoughts about the events in a story entirely. ![]() Sometimes an unreliable narrator's unreliability is obvious immediately in other instances, their unreliability does not reveal itself until the latter stages of the novel or movie in question. ![]() What does this phrase actually mean and in what way does Ono prove that the moniker fits him?Īn unreliable narrator is a first-person narrator whose credibility is seriously compromised and whose version of the narrative is therefore highly skewed and subjective. Ono is widely considered to be an example of an unreliable narrator. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The problem is, living with someone means getting to know them. Liam was already entrenched in his aunt’s house like some glowering grumpy giant when Mara moved in, with his big muscles and kissable mouth just sitting there on the couch tempting respectable scientists to the dark side…but Helena was her mentor and Mara’s not about to move out and give up her inheritance without a fight. Okay, sure, technically she’s the interloper. And other rules Liam, her detestable big-oil lawyer of a roommate, knows nothing about. Though their fields of study might take them to different corners of the world, they can all agree on this universal truth: when it comes to love and science, opposites attract and rivals make you burn….Īs an environmental engineer, Mara knows all about the delicate nature of ecosystems. Mara, Sadie, and Hannah are friends first, scientists always. ![]() ![]() ![]() I'm a huge fan of second person POV (see A Prayer for the Dying by Stewart O'Nan), and this novel uses it well, though it's more the narrator utilizing it as she speaks to her ex-husband as opposed to the second-person narration by the protagonist. The prose is tight and smooth and compulsive. I just started this one but am already loving it. (Usually the books I read on my phone lean toward the thriller end of the spectrum: fast-paced with short chapters that I can leave for a few days and jump back in at any time.) I'm only a few chapters in and so far I'm enjoying it. A thriller about an FBI agent who got away from a serial killer when she was just a girl, and now the killer is back and targeting her. On my phone: The Cipher by Isabella Maldonado. ![]() I'm currently halfway through and really enjoying it. ![]() A short novel, not even 45,000 words, but it's dark and gritty and has a lyrical quality to its prose. On my Kindle: Night Boat to Tangier by Kevin Barry. Usually I'm reading a book on my Kindle, an ebook on my phone, a hardcover or paperback, and listening to an audiobook when I'm driving or shopping or walking the dog. Bishop's reply: Like many writers, I'm often reading several books at the same time, and I often like to read in many different genres. Recently I asked the author about what he was reading. ![]() Avery Bishop is the pseudonym for a USA Today bestselling author of over a dozen novels including the newly released One Year Gone. ![]() ![]() ![]() Du Bois identified three significant issues (‘the color line’ ‘double consciousness’ and ‘the veil’) that acted as roadblocks to true black emancipation, and showed how each of these in turn contributed to the problem of inequality.ĭu Bois carefully investigates all three problems, constructing clear explanations of their significance in shaping the consciousness of a community that has been systematically discriminated against, and dealing brilliantly with counter-arguments throughout. One of the most important texts ever written on racism and black identity in America, the work contains powerful arguments that illustrate the problem of the position of black people in the US at the turn of the 20th-century. W.E.B Du Bois’ The Souls of Black Folk is a seminal work in the field of sociology, a classic of American literature – and a solid example of carefully-structured reasoning. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Her mother and sisters braved male objectification and the indignities of poverty, with little if any control over their futures. ![]() Though British Nobel Prize winner Bertrand Russell called My First Thirty Years "truthful, which is illegal" and Larry McMurtry pronounced it the finest Texas book of its era, Beasley's words have been all but inaccessible for almost a century-until now.īeasley penned one of the most brutally honest coming-of-age historical memoirs ever written, one which strips away romantic notions about frontier women's lives at the turn of the 20th century. Shortly after its 1925 publication, Gertrude Beasley's ferociously eloquent feminist memoir was banned and she herself disappeared under mysterious circumstances. ![]() "Thirty years ago, I lay in the womb of a woman, conceived in a sexual act of rape, being carried during the prenatal period by an unwilling and rebellious mother, finally bursting from the womb only to be tormented in a family whose members I despised or pitied, and brought into association with people whom I should never have chosen." ![]() ![]() ![]() The following fictional characters are listed in alphabetical order by the name of their supervillain persona. The Batman family's rogues gallery has been well received, and is often considered to be one of the greatest superhero rogues galleries of all comic books. ![]() Many characters from Batman's rogues gallery who are criminally insane become patients at Arkham Asylum after they are apprehended. ![]() ![]() As with most superheroes, a cast of recurring enemies to the Batman family have been introduced throughout the years, collectively referred to as Batman's " rogues gallery". Since Batman first appeared in Detective Comics #27 (May 1939), his supporting cast has expanded to include other superheroes, and has become what is now called the " Batman family". These characters are depicted as adversaries of the superhero Batman and his allies. The Batman family enemies are a collection of supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. From left to right: Two-Face, Man-Bat, Catwoman, Scarecrow, Joker, Ra's al Ghul, Riddler and Poison Ivy. A gathering of Batman's primary enemies on a variant cover of The Joker: 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1 (April 2020). ![]() ![]() Since immigration was slow, early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. īy 1643 there were only about 300 people in Quebec. After arriving in Quebec he married Jeanne Maufait, daughter of Pierre and Marie (née Duval), on 15th April 1670. Simon Alain, born in 1646 and baptized on 18th August 1648, son of André and Catherine (née Marc), travelled from Rouen, Normandy to Canada in the 17th century. ![]() He was highly esteemed and therefore elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly. ![]() ![]() A member of this family who became notable through his contribution to society was François-Marie Allain de Launay, who served the King as Counselor and was elected President of the municipal district of Carhaix.ĭescending from the original line of Normandy, François-Mathieu Alein, who came from a branch family, was the legal agent of the imperial treasure at Mouzon. Through the years the family prospered and grew, and therefore branched into to several other areas.īy the 1700's members were prominently engaged in politics and François Allain was elected deputy at the Estates General at Saint-Malo in 1789. The surname Allain was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where this family held a family seat since very early times.ĭuring the early Middle Ages the members of the family distinguished themselves through their involvement in the politics of the country, focusing on the welfare of their province. ![]() ![]() Turns out Rosalind also has a secret, one that could ruin her were it ever to get out. His methods include sicing his attorney on the independent shop owner and, not surprisingly since this is a Susan Johnson romance, seducing her into changing her mind. Since her shop is standing in way of his new building development, the Duke goes all out to try to force her to comply. Vincent’s bookshop and she’s not selling. The conflict is simple: The fabulously wealthy, legendarily studly Duke of Groveland wants to buy widowed Rosalind St. Well, as “back” as she’s been in a while, anyway. Then the author took a regrettable (and no doubt lucrative) detour into writing formulaic European historicals and some of the worst – the very worst – books in contemporary romance. So, what the heck am I talking about? For those new to romance, Susan Johnson is the author of some of the best – the very best – books in historical romance, writing very good ones up until the mid 90s. ![]() ![]() ![]() Can I say that I’m glad that I’m still sticking around for the party? This one is pretty darn good – on the level of say, Pure Sin, if not the classic Braddock-Blacks. Reviewing Susan Johnson has become something of a tradition for me. ![]() |