6/10/2023 0 Comments Ace angela![]() Some people tend to immediately attach aromantic – experiencing little-to-no romantic experience – to their identity which is not the same for many asexual people. It emphasises that all asexual experiences are different and one asexual person’s preferences can be vastly different from another’s. Chen is an asexual journalist and writer, and Ace is her first book.Īce deals with a myriad of important topics such as living with asexuality, common assumptions and misconceptions, the whitewashing of ace people, and introduces many important terms to describe asexuality. ![]() Asexual people are often called ace, giving Angela Chen’s book its title. ![]() Īsexuality refers to a spectrum of identities that are categorised by little-to-no sexual attraction. This UK LGBTQ+ History Month, we wanted to start a conversation about an underrepresented sexual identity and a great non-fiction book about it: Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex. ![]()
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6/10/2023 0 Comments The invisible library books![]() ![]() The result is an existential and inspired novel that goes to the heart of the human experience-who are we in war, in love, during the final days of life? ‘ Steen paints a razor-sharp picture of a man on the brink. With The Invisble Library, Thorvald Steen interweaves known and unknown, relying on facts until they run out, then building his story on what is probable, to tell the story of a little-known period in the life of one of the most renowned figures in history. She tells a brutal story of the violent daily life in the war, about the planning of the expansion into the Arabian Peninsula, about an invisible library containing marvelous manuscripts and discoveries, and about the passion between a cook and a king. Who has poisoned the king? Phyllis is allowed to live as long as she writes down everything she knows about Alexander. All of her adult life she has lived in the field-and for a long period of time was Alexander’s lover. ![]() ![]() At the other end of the palace, Phyllis, a cook for Alexander’s army, sits locked in a room, arrested on suspicion of being the poisoner. He is thirty-two years old, had Aristotle as a mentor, and is the greatest military commander the world has ever seen. ![]() King Alexander of Macedonia-Alexander the Great-lies paralyzed by poison in his palace in Babylon. ![]() 6/10/2023 0 Comments The breadwinner by deborah ellis![]() ![]() Pros: A compelling story that celebrates one family’s resiliency in a dark and dangerous world. Danger and desperation are everywhere, and while Parvana succeeds on some level, it’s clear that many hardships lie ahead for her family beyond the last page. As her family descends into starvation, Parvana decides to disguise herself as a boy to find jobs and try to get her father out of prison. Parvana helps her father as he earns money on the street reading and writing letters for people, but when he is arrested for selling books and sent to jail, she can no longer work. Following the takeover of the city by the Taliban, her history teacher father no longer has a job, and her mother, like all women, must stay hidden as much as possible. ![]() ![]() Summary: Parvana lives in a one-room apartment with her family in Kabul, Afghanistan. ![]() 6/9/2023 0 Comments Fantastic four by alex ross![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The artist did make one concession as he shook up his creative routine. If I just did my typical painted process, I don't think I would have gotten across any of the notions of that time period successfully. “Doing traditional pen and ink and having flat color was essential. “I knew I would have to change myself to really get it across in a way that maybe connects the dots a little bit more for the contemporary reader,” Ross tells IGN during an interview via Zoom. Ross created the art in Full Circle using pencil and ink and flat coloring to capture the retro Pop Art vibe he sought with his original story. That’s why it was a surprise to learn he changed up his art process for his newest project. Ross’ painted artwork in 1994's Marvels and 1996's Kingdom Come grounded Marvel and DC’s superheroes in hyper-stylish realism, and his distinctive style still makes him one of the most in-demand cover artists in comics. 14 Images The Evolution of Alex Ross' Art ![]() 6/9/2023 0 Comments Black Magic by Chad Sanders![]() ![]() Black Magic has emboldened his every step since, leading him to wonder: Was he alone in this discovery? Were there others who felt the same? Accounting for this turnaround, Chad believes, was something he calls Black Magic, namely resilience, creativity, and confidence forged in his experience navigating America as a Black man. Chad began to land more exciting projects. ![]() He reverted to the methods he learned at the dinner table, or at the Black Baptist church where he’d been raised, or at the concrete basketball courts, barbershops, and summertime cookouts. He changed his wardrobe, his behavior, his speech–everything that connected him with his Black identity.Īnd while he finally felt included, he felt awful. ![]() Each meeting was drenched in white slang and the privileged talk of international travel or folk concerts in San Francisco, which led Chad to believe he needed to emulate whiteness to be successful. When Chad Sanders landed his first job in lily-white Silicon Valley, he quickly concluded that to be successful at work meant playing a certain social game. It felt like a death sentence for my career. I remember the day I realized I couldn’t play a white guy as well as a white guy. ![]() A daring, urgent, and transformative (Brene Brown, New York Times bestselling author of Dare to Lead) exploration of Black achievement in a white world based on honest, provocative, and moving interviews with Black leaders, scientists, artists, activists, and champions. ![]() 6/9/2023 0 Comments Fox in socks![]() ![]() Seuss even warns us at the beginning of the book, “Take it Slowly, This book is dangerous.” Most of us try, yet fail to make it through, at least the first time.ĭr. Seuss), with his 1965 Fox and Socks, shows that he may be the cleverest fox of all, encouraging us down a path of tongue twisters and silliness that tests even the most patient readers. Much like the book’s “Knox” character, we are sent on a surreal adventure of language and imagination. Please contact a gallery for local pricing.įine Art Pigment Print on Acid-Free PaperĪdapted posthumously from an early concept drawing and the final illustration for the 1965 book, Fox in Socks. Local taxes, import duties or shipping & handling are not included. International Purchases: Prices are shown in US Dollars only and do not reflect local exchange rates. ![]() ![]() Interested in purchasing this artwork? Acquire ArtworkĬLICK HERE for a complete overview of this artwork. ![]() 6/8/2023 0 Comments Legacy shannon messenger![]() ![]() What powers does the main protagonist have?Ī: I’ve always called the Lost Cities my “crumbling Utopia” because on the surface it looks very idyllic. Q: Please describe the Lost Cities for those who are new to this world. So the more truths Sophie unearths, the more she risks upsetting that delicate balance and then has to decide whether or not to share what she learns or hide it for the same reasons. Even the “good guys” hide certain details, either to protect people or to avoid causing mass panic. Q: Why can truth be a dangerous discovery, and what new responsibilities does Sophie encounter?Ī: Sophie lives in a world with a lot of secrets. ![]() ![]() And that’s of course one of the challenges she faces in “Legacy.” But on a broader scale, she’s also struggling to keep focused on the huge issues affecting her world while dealing with personal worries that keep distracting her. A: Well, I don’t want to spoil anything for anyone who hasn’t read the series, so I’ll just say that Sophie discovers something about herself at the end of “Flashback” that will make her life very complicated - and possibly ruin something important to her - if she doesn’t find a way to clear it up. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Little does Hart know he's baring his soul to the person who infuriates him most. Much to his surprise, he receives an anonymous reply, and a tentative friendship is born. She's been single-handedly keeping Birdsall & Son Undertakers afloat in defiance of sullen jerks like Hart-ache Hart, the man with a knack for showing up right when her patience is thinnest.Īfter yet another run-in with Merciless Mercy, Hart finds himself penning a letter addressed simply to "A Friend". It's an unforgiving job, and he's got nothing but time to ponder his loneliness. Hart is a marshal, tasked with patrolling the magical wilds of Tanria. The Princess Bride meets You've Got Mail in this enchantingly quirky, completely refreshing fantasy with a rom-com-worthy premise, perfect for readers of T he House in the Cerulean Sea. 'Romantic, wildly creative, and utterly charming, The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy is a fantasy unlike any I've read before' Lana Harper, author of Payback's a Witch ![]() ![]() ![]() Brilliant, touching and true - Naomi Alderman, Women's Prize-winning author of The Power A dazzling portrait of a family in crisis * The Guardian * A completely brilliant book. A joy - Viv Groskop * The Observer * Fast-paced and engaging. A beautifully observed literary comedy as well as a painfully accurate description of one big old family mess. Brilliant, touching and true' - Naomi Alderman, bestselling author of The PowerĪs intelligent as it is funny. 'A comedy with the warmest of hearts and the most deliciously subversive of agendas' - Marie Claire 'Fast-paced and engaging. When We Were Bad is a spellbinding, witty and poignant portrayal of a family in crisis, in love, and in denial. And Claudia's husband, Norman, has an uncharacteristic secret, the imminent unveiling of which he is powerless to stop. Frances - Claudia's calm, mature, married daughter - tries to hold the nucleus of the family together, but the stress forces her to re-examine her own life, leading her to make a decision as shocking as Leo's. That is until Leo bolts and the gleaming bubble surrounding the Rubins threatens to burst. ![]() ![]() Wife, mother, rabbi - and sometimes moral voice of the nation - everyone wants to be with her at her son Leo's glorious wedding. A joy' - Observer In North London, Claudia Rubin is in her heyday. ![]() 6/7/2023 0 Comments Better book atul gawande![]() ![]() He combines anecdote, reportage, case study and reflection in prose that seems, in an Orwellian way, to be scarcely there, so clear and unarguable is his meaning. In 11 essays, some of which originally appeared in the New Yorker, where he is also a staff writer, Gawande examines questions ranging from how best to manage childbirth to how to improve treatment for cystic fibrosis, from malpractice suits to whether doctors should get involved in executions. With so many people in these professions, one would think that there would be thousands of books like Dr Gawande’s. ![]() Think law, management, medicine, teaching, many types of engineering. A practice is uneasily poised between a profession and a craft, with some science and art mixed in. Atul Gawande’s Better: A Surgeon’s Notes on Performance does a wonderful thing that is rarely done: it tells us what it is like to be in a practice. On June 20, 2018, Dr Gawande was named the CEO of a recently-formed healthcare venture owned by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JP Morgan Chase. ![]() He has written extensively on medicine and public health for The New Yorker and Slate and is the author of the books Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science Better The Checklist Manifesto and Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End. Atul Gawande is an American surgeon, writer, and public health researcher. ![]() |