![]() ![]() One of the pleasures was in exploring the stylistic permutations and exciting pathways that her comics have taken over time. ![]() One of the challenges of conducting a Skype interview with Bishakh about her latest work was in translating the shared, familiar shorthand we have adopted through our long friendship and collaboration in poetry-comics. In this conversation, Bishakh and I talk “Desi,” a term referring to homeland for diasporic South Asians, akin to the Italian paisano. Spellbound, a graphic memoir, is forthcoming later in 2020 from Street Noise Books. ![]() She is the co-author and illustrator of The Prefab Bathroom: An Architectural History (2014), and received the Xeric grant for her comic collection Angel (2003). Bishakh Som’s debut graphic story collection, Apsara Engine, forthcoming from Feminist Press tomorrow, conjures up shape-shifting global cities, erupting with queer intimacies and witty banter in eight eerie and tender stories.īishakh Som’s comics have appeared in the New Yorker, Boston Review, We’re Still Here: An All-Trans Comics Anthology, Beyond II The Queer Post-Apocalyptic & Urban Fantasy Comic Anthology, and The Other Side: An Anthology of Queer Paranormal Romance, among other publications. ![]()
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![]() ![]() This feat is beyond any technology known to Civilization, and at a stroke it renders nearly every existing security measure obsolete. Lensman from Rigel focuses on the enigmatic Tregonsee, the Rigellian head of S.I.S., the Galactic Patrol’s Secret Intelligence Services, and one of the greatest strategists ever to wear a Lens of the Arisians.įollowing the events of the previous book in the series, The Dragon Lensman, Tregonsee is made violently aware of a deadly new threat to the forces of Civilization when he is targeted for assassination by an unknown power capable of precisely controlling hyperspatial tubes - portals that fold the fabric of space-time itself to make possible instantaneous, untraceable transportation anywhere in the universe. Kyle continues his explorations into the three non-human Second Stage Lensmen. “Doc” Smith’s original Lensmenseries, David A. Book Two of the "Second Stage Lensmen" Saga.Ĭover and interior illustrations by Ron Miller. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Previously I could not understand, if He were a God of love why does all this bad stuff happen on earth? I came to understand the source of bad stuff that had happened in my life, and the influence the Kingdom of Darkness had on me making some very bad decisions.Īnd ultimately, I realised God was real, He absolutely loves mankind and I was living under the influence of the wrong kingdom. It filled in the gaps on my views of God. Two Spiritual KingdomsĪs I read it I discovered the reality of two spiritual kingdoms, one good and one evil, and the evil kingdom intent on destroying mankind. It was a test case away from the limelight of the general public to introduce New Age and Eastern spiritual practices into the schools and universities to ultimately redefine society. It is a “novel” written about a small rural community town and explains in a very graphic manner the invisible influence and interaction of angels, demons, prayer and spiritual warfare for control of the minds of the citizens of this small community town. The book, This Present Darkness written by Frank Peretti was the turning point for my “conversion” to Christianity. ![]() ![]() It is written well, and the imagery Kearsley creates with her vivid descriptions are pretty wonderful. The Shadowy Horses was a very interesting and great read. The image of a house on what looks like rocky cliffs, on a background of mist and darkness gives a much better sense of a Gothic, ghostly setting than the one of a woman's silhouette walking amidst a vague background that might be grasslands and clouds.Īnyway, moving along now onto the actual review. To start off, I just wanted to point out that, for my own reasons, I like the paperback book cover more than the Kindle version book cover featured above. ![]() ![]() ![]() Can she contain the darkness that seethes within her? One wrong move could obliterate them all? Against a backcloth of dazzling swordplay, ruthless power struggles and exotic, arcane lore, unfurls this thrilling story of a young warrior who must find the courage to tread the razor line between what is true and what is just. As the malign High Lord Sethon strives to create a potent weapon, Eona faces assassins, savage battles, jealousy, betrayal and the heartbreaking truth about herself as she fights to help the Pearl Emperor's true heir inherit the throne. When she tries to bond with her Dragon, the anguish of the ten spirit beasts whose Dragoneyes were murdered surges through her and she becomes a terrible killing force. 9/10 A superbly gripping, emotional tale of love and loss. Vivid, brutal, terrifying and absolutely fantastic, this is a few hours reading you’ll not quickly forget. ![]() ![]() And Eona is hiding another, more dangerous secret. A superbly gripping, emotional tale of love and loss, The Necklace of the Gods is the type of book that will make you seriously anti-social and not give a damn. Now she is Eona - one of just two surviving Dragoneyes - on the run and yet supposedly her country's saviour. Once she was Eon, a girl disguised as a boy, who risked her life to become a Dragoneye apprentice. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() After writing another novel for adults, he turned to young adult fiction with The School for Dangerous Girls, about a boarding school for criminal young ladies. ![]() Schrefer’s first novel, Glamorous Disasters, was a somewhat autobiographical tale of a young man living in Harlem and paying off college debt while tutoring Fifth-Avenue families. After a year teaching at a boarding school in Rome, he settled down in New York City. He lives with his husband in New York City.Īfter a childhood spent in Illinois, Connecticut, California, Maryland, and Florida, Eliot Schrefer attended Harvard University, where he graduated with High Honors in French and American literature. in Animal Studies from NYU, and is on the faculty of the Fairleigh Dickinson and Hamline MFAs for creative writing. ![]() In naming him an Editor’s Choice, the New York Times has called his work “dazzling… big-hearted.” His science writing has appeared in Discover, Sierra, USAToday, Nautilus, and The Washington Post Magazine. He is in the process of receiving his M.A. ELIOT SCHREFER is a New York Times-bestselling author, has twice been a finalist for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, received the Stonewall Honor for best LGBT teen book, and received the Printz Honor for best young adult book from the ALA. ![]() ![]() “In her memoir of living among the Bushmen, The Old Way: A Story of the First People, my friend Liz lovingly invokes an image first coined by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins: “You are standing beside your mother, holding her hand. The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness The rats’ dreams took place in an area of the brain known to be involved with memory, further supporting a notion that one function of dreams is to help an animal remember what it has learned.” The researchers repeatedly saw the exact same patterns reproduced while the rats slept-so clearly that they could tell what point in the maze the rat was dreaming about, and whether the animal was running or walking in the dream. Neurons in the brain fire in distinctive patterns while a rat in a maze performs particular tasks. MIT researchers now know not only that rats dream, but what they dream about. ![]() ![]() But any pet owner who has heard her dog woof or seen his cat twitch during sleep knows that is not true. He believed that during a dream, the awakened soul may see the future, “an award of joy or sorrow drawing near.” So it’s no wonder that humans were quick to reserve dreams for people alone researchers for many years claimed dreams were a property of “higher” minds. Pindar of Thebes, the Greek lyric poet, suggested that the soul is more active while dreaming than while awake. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The longer I waited the less possible it seemed to walk out of the café and leave everything to settle itself without me, and the more insidiously did the other possibility begin to present itself. Before long she is caught up in a whirlwind of intrigue, deceit and murder as she spins along the dusty Greek roads in a race against time to solve a fourteen-year-old mystery. But when a stranger begs her to drive a car to Delphi, swearing that it is a matter of life and death, Camilla impulsively takes the opportunity she’s been offered. ‘Nothing ever happens to me…’ So begins Camilla Haven’s letter home during her quiet holiday in Athens. ![]() O ne of Britain’s most beloved authors, Mary Stewart leads her readers on a journey of murder and deceit through the dusty roads of mid-century Greece in this tale that fans of Agatha Christie and Barbara Pym are sure to love. ![]() ![]() ![]() Besides calling Portland home, like Beverly Cleary’s lovable creation, Ryan’s adventures follow a similar episodic pattern: challenges with the move, a mystery about previous occupants of the new house, a snarky white girl, a long-standing fear of public speaking. Ryan Hart is marketed as a next-generation Ramona Quimby of a different color. But how do you feel powerful when your dad loses his job? and the landlord decides to sell the house you’re living in? and the house you’re moving to is smaller and doesn’t feel like home? Circumstances do get in the way of feeling powerful, but it’s those very circumstances that build emotional muscle. Not in a bossy way, but in a self-assured way. It’s a leader’s name, and Ryans parents gave it to her because they want her to feel powerful when her name is called. Ryan’s name means “king”–that’s her comeback when people observe it’s a boy’s name. ![]() Recommended for: ages 7-11, or 5-10 as a read-aloud ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Her focus on Jane’s perseverance and patience helps the reader to realize just how amazing her career has been. Winter own playful illustrations bring brightness to the story, including the sadder parts like when Jane falls ill or the chimpanzees are in danger from hunters. After the story, Winter provides a bit more detail about Goodall’s life including the roots of her own fascination with Jane. The excerpts from her journals punctuate the story and give the reader insight into what it would be like to study these wild animals. She traces her talent for observation and her interest in Africa from Goodall’s childhood through her career as a scientist. Winter cleverly starts the story when little Jane Goodall is just five years old, the same age as many readers of her book. I recently saw the wonderful documentary, Jane, and came home to re-read Jeanette Winter’s picture book, The Watcher, to my girls. ![]() |