5/30/2023 0 Comments Embassy row series“But 10, 15 years later, you’re in a situation where the person you love most is also somebody you’re competing with all the time.” “The Foreign Service is the first in and the last out of every disaster in the world, and nobody knows who they are or what they do,” she told Netflix.Ĭahn was also inspired by the idea of couples who work together, and the “tandem couples” who work in the Foreign Service are passionate about what they do - and each other. The show’s creator, Debora Cahn ( The West Wing, Homeland), was drawn to the world of The Diplomat after meeting with a number of ambassadors while working on Homeland. A change of mission wasn’t what she had in mind, and the new gig bears tectonic implications for her marriage and political future. That’s exactly Kate Wyler’s (Keri Russell) sworn duty in The Diplomat when she’s ordered to hop on the next flight to London instead of Afghanistan. When the White House calls, you answer - even if you don’t want to.
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5/30/2023 0 Comments Oxford translatorsSilver working has granted the British Empire unparalleled power and helped it colonise the globe. Babel is the crown jewel of the British Empire – the seat of translation, but more importantly silver-working, the art of manifesting the meaning lost in translation to magical effect. The purpose? For Robin to enroll in the prestigious Royal Institute of Translation at Oxford – colloquially known as Babel. This in itself is not unusual – but this boy, soon to be known as Robin Swift, is brought to London by the mysterious Professor Lovell and tutored extensively in Ancient Greek, Latin, and Chinese. In 1928, a boy is orphaned by cholera in Canton, China. As a story, unfortunately, a little is lost to the sheer scope of everything else going on – but that shouldn’t take away from what RF Kuang has achieved here. This is a book to be read slowly and savoured, allowing time to sink into the world and admire the intricacies of each thread. As a work of literature it’s a monumental achievement. It blurs fantasy, historical fiction, social commentary, and linguistics into a shining silver piece of alternate nineteenth century history. ‘Babel’ is one of the most ambitious novels I’ve ever read. 5/30/2023 0 Comments True by Ella FrankHumble but happy beginningsĮlla Jane Fitzgerald was born in Newport News, Va. In fact, many of them had just one binding factor in common – they all loved her. They were rich and poor, made up of all races, all religions and all nationalities. Her audiences were as diverse as her vocal range. She performed at top venues all over the world, and packed them to the hilt. (Or rather, some might say all the jazz greats had the pleasure of working with Ella.) She worked with all the jazz greats, from Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Nat King Cole, to Frank Sinatra, Dizzy Gillespie and Benny Goodman. She could sing sultry ballads, sweet jazz and imitate every instrument in an orchestra. Her voice was flexible, wide-ranging, accurate and ageless. In her lifetime, she won 13 Grammy awards and sold over 40 million albums. Dubbed “The First Lady of Song,” Ella Fitzgerald was the most popular female jazz singer in the United States for more than half a century. 5/30/2023 0 Comments Brain vaughan's pride of baghdadThey have lived for so long in the comfort of a cell, they aren't quite sure where to go or what to do In a sense, the lions are institutionalized. The pride soon discovers that outside the safety of the zoo's walls, they are no longer in a position of power. Naturally, status is often determined by power, making the lions kings of the zoo. Each wants to protect their own and better themselves. The zoo has its own social system, with the different species akin to different cultures or races. Then there is Safa, an old lioness who appreciates the safety of the zoo and believes freedom comes with too high a price to personal safety. She's inquisitive and impulsive, as any child would be in a wondrous new world such as the one found outside the zoo. She believes freedom from a cage is all that's needed to find true happiness. Noor is Zill's current mate, who schemes of ways to escape the zoo even before the bombing. Zill, the male lion, has grown comfortable and fat in his zoo cage, but he dreams of one day seeing the horizon again. Vaughan takes a cue from George Orwell, gifting the animals of the zoo with personalities, backstories and the ability to speak. My pre-release feelings were a little mixed, but truth is, I was just scared shitless that I would end up hating my Rush, again. Their own much deserved happily ever after. Nan's bitchiness aside, this book is a wonderful conclusion to Rush and Blaire's beautiful and emotional story. Speaking of screw-up family members: Nan, you freaking loathsome, crazy-ass bitch, stop whining and get a life! I hate you! I don't want to rant or complain in this review, but I HAVE to get this out of my chest. Friends, screw-up family members, gun wielding Southern girls and protective alpha males. Something new and old, something blue and something borrowed. Even if it means burning other bridges along the way.” – Rush Finlay “When you find your reason for living, hold onto it. Then it's beauty and dreams and rainbows. They just have a last hurdle to overcome and then. To have that was denied them as children and teenagers. To protect each other, to let love blossom and thrive. I want you right here beside me.”Īfter a lot of pain, tears and despair, Rush and Blaire are finally together, building a home, a family and a shelter. I’m not ever letting your sexy ass get too far away from me again.” 4+ RUSH CRUSH and Every Dream Come True Stars 5/30/2023 0 Comments Ilona andrews hidden legacy 6In a world where magic is the key to power and wealth, Catalina Baylor is a Prime, the highest rank of magic user, and the Head of her House. Reading Challenges: Casee's 2021 Goodreads ChallengeĪmazon | Barnes & Noble | The Ripped Bodice | Google Play Booksįrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrew comes an enthralling new trilogy set in the Hidden Legacy world, where magic means power, and family bloodlines are the new currency of society… Also in this series: Burn for Me (Hidden Legacy, #1), Wildfire, White Hot, White Hot (Hidden Legacy, #2), Burn for Me (Hidden Legacy, #1), White Hot (Hidden Legacy, #2), Wildfire (Hidden Legacy, #3), Burn for Me (Hidden Legacy, #1), Wildfire (Hidden Legacy, #3), Diamond Fire (Hidden Legacy, #3.5), Sapphire Flames, Diamond Fire, Wildfire, Emerald Blaze 5/30/2023 0 Comments Why Not by Debra E. MarvinThere was no reason to frame this movie with the grown-up version of this child reading the story to other children fifteen years later. But because I already knew that the little girl went on to live and grow up, it didn’t really mean as much as it could have it the child’s survival had been in question. Yes, the characters came together and pulled off an early Halloween and an early Christmas for this little girl with cancer (I assume leukemia, though it’s never specified). Which pretty much spoiled the rest of the movie for me, because it removed any jeopardy, any emotional investment I might otherwise have made in the characters/movie. She starts talking about the book to the children.Īnd I turn to my dad and say, “I guess we know the little girl with cancer survives.” She hurries over to a circle of waiting children and picks up a book-a book entitled November Christmas. People there greet her as if they know her. She drives into the town and pulls up in front of the library. Stop reading now if you DVR’ed this last night and haven’t watched it yet.)Ī young woman drives down a snowy two-lane road. So we watched November Christmas last night. Watching the Hallmark Hall of Fame Christmas movie on CBS the Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend is something of a tradition in our family-mostly because it preempts the shows we usually watch at that time and on that channel, and we’re too lazy to see if there’s anything else worth watching on (probably not). You can find me… on on and at my website. Reading is… a way for me to learn about the world and myself.ĭid you know… I wrote the first draft of AHIMSA in 2003 and it was published over a decade and several revisions later in 2017? Writing is… the way I process what is going on in the world today and a way for me to express myself and speak out. And after I read a non-fiction book about poltergeists from our elementary school library, I never slept again. After writing a long research paper on sharks in fourth grade, I was nervous every day when I took a shower, even though I knew logically there was no way a shark was going to swim up the drain and enter the bathtub. After seeing Jurassic Park, I was terrified to take my dog out at night, even though I knew there was no way a velociraptor could really be hiding behind our pine trees. I am… a screenwriter who has been on the writing teams of several Bollywood films and one Hollywood feature, and the author of AHIMSA (2017), THE MANY COLORS OF HARPREET SINGH (2019), and THE SANDALWOOD PYRE (2020).Īs a kid… I was afraid of a lot of things thanks to the power of writing. But as details of the death and the woman’s life begin to raise suspicions for Detective Inspector Zeffer, it’s Paislee who must untangle a murderous yarn. As if all that wasn't enough, Paislee discovers a young woman who she recently rehired to help in the shop dead in her flat, possibly from an overdose of her heart medicine. Crick ( 0 ratings ) About this audiobook As her friends matron of honor, Paislee Shaw vows to solve the mystery of a missing brooch and a dying wedding guest. She’s been served an eviction notice, and her estranged and homeless grandfather has just been brought to her door by a disconcertingly handsome detective named Mack Zeffer. Murder at a Scottish Wedding Show full title Written by Traci Hall Narrated by Beverley A. Lately, though, Paislee feels as if her life is unraveling. Having inherited a knack for knitting from her dear departed grandmother, Paislee also owns a specialty sweater shop called Cashmere Crush, where devoted local crafters gather weekly for her Knit and Sip. įor a twenty-eight-year-old single mum, Paislee has knit together a sensible life for herself, her ten-year-old son Brody, and Wallace, their black Scottish terrier. Known as the Brighton of the North, Nairn is both a charming Scottish town and a popular seaside resort-but to Paislee Shaw, it's simply home-unfortunately to a murderer. USA Today bestselling author Traci Hall launches a new cozy mystery series set in a charming seaside town in Scotland and featuring busy single mom Paislee Shaw, owner of a specialty sweater shop, knitting enthusiast, and reluctant sleuth who must untangle a murderous yarn after discovering the body of a troubled employee. She hosted WordTemple on NPR affiliate KRCB FM (2007 - 2017) and founded the WordTemple Poetry Series in Sonoma County (2006 - 2017) where she also taught craft-focused poetry workshops. Her work has appeared in numerous anthologies, including The Book of Forms - A Handbook of Poetics (University Press of New England, Lewis Putnam Turco, editor) Fog and Light - San Francisco Through the Eyes of the Poets Who Live Here (Blue Light Press, Diane Frank, editor) Pandemic Puzzles (Blue Light Press, Diane Frank, editor) Verde Que Te Quiero Verde - Poems After Federico Garcia Lorca (Open Country Press, Natalie Peeterse, Editor) Changing Harm to Harmony - Bullies & Bystanders Project (Marin Poetry Center, Joseph Zaccardi, editor) Beatitude - Golden Anniversary (Latif Harris and Neeli Cherkovski, editors), among others. Poet laureate emerita of Sonoma County, CA, Hastings edited Know Me Here - An Anthology of Poetry by Women Digging Our Poetic Roots - Poems from Sonoma County and What Redwoods Know - Poems from California State Parks, published as a benefit for the California State Parks Foundation when 70 parks were faced with permanent closure. Katherine Hastings is the author of four collections from Spuyten Duyvil Press (NYC): A Different Beauty (2022) Shakespeare & Stein Walk Into a Bar (2016) Nighthawks (2014) and Cloud Fire (2012), as well as several chapbooks. |