![]() Movement Advancement Project: “Snapshot: Democracy Ratings By State” Jamelle Bouie for The New York Times: “A Sinister New Page in the Republican Playbook” and “Republicans Did Something Most People Don’t Like, So They’re Changing the Rules”Īrticle IV, Section 4 of the Constitution of the United States Lola Fadulu for The New York Times: “In Trump Trial, a Lawyer Pushes, and E. Jacob Bogage for The Washington Post: “Debt ceiling showdown: 5 possible outcomes”įourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States Nick Mourtoupalas and Derek Hawkins for The Washington Post: “Washington is running out of workdays to strike a debt ceiling deal” Here are some notes and references from this week’s show: ![]() Trump and the power of Republican supermajorities in state legislatures. This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and the New York Times’s Jamelle the battle between President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy on raising the debt ceiling the courtroom drama of E. ![]()
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![]() ![]() She has stated that she is deeply influenced by the work of Tupac Shakur, whose definition of the phrase “Thug Life” grants the novel its title. Thomas is a lover of hip hop briefly performed as a rapper as a teen. Upon publication in 2017, The Hate U Give became an immediate bestseller and won numerous accolades, including the Coretta Scott King Award. In 2016, the as-of-yet unpublished Thomas won an inaugural grant from the nonprofit We Need Diverse books. She also decided to focus specifically on a female protagonist in her debut novel, feeling that black girls’ experiences were too often overlooked by mainstream media and activism. Thomas has stated that her work initially focused on fantasy, but, following the encouragement of a professor, she decided to draw more heavily from her experience as a black woman in the southern United States. She began writing The Hate U Give as a senior project while studying creative writing at Belhaven University, a predominantly white college in her hometown. Angie Thomas was born in Jackson, Mississippi. ![]() ![]() ![]() While this is number two in the series (I haven’t read number one yet but I will be going back) I didn’t need to read book number one to understand book number two. While, yes, Mariah’s novel about Lexi, a youth center worker, and Dyson, a gorgeous firefighter with a wounded heart, is the epitome of sugary-sweetness, Hallmark movie level heart-tugs and a mix of spicy goodness, the story itself is complete and strong. ![]() Once given the chance I dove into it and finished the story in a little more than a day (mostly because, apparently, I need sleep.) Through my adventures of following Mariah I saw she posted about The Dating Dilemma being available for ARC readers through NetGalley and I immediately went to NetGalley and requested the chance to read it. What more could a reader/ wannabe author want from a fellow author’s page? She makes fun of herself, she makes fun of people who look down on romance novels and she tells the realities of writing and publishing books. ![]() Given how the real world has sucked the last couple years I was definitely in the mood for something sweet and, after having stumbled across Mariah Ankenman’s Instagram a while back, I found her to be an author worth following, not only because of her works but because she wants to have fun while writing and while talking about her works/ writing them. Let me begin by saying this: sometimes you just need a fun, light, cute story when the real world sucks. ![]() Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC (Amara) The Dating Dilemma (Mile High Firefighters #2) ![]() ![]() ![]() What is all the fuss about? Through a series of novels, beginning with the comic tomes 1905’s I am a Cat and 1906’s Botchan, the author created stories and characters that probed - with tragic intensity - the bedeviling self-consciousness, moral ambiguity, and fragility of contemporary human relationships. “Long time no see, everyone,” jokes the artificial man. The android, via the voice of manga columnist Fusanosuke Natsume, the grandson of the writer, recites passages from the Sōseki volume Ten Nights of Dreams and responds to questions. Head-spinning proof of Sōseki’s stature in Japan - and the country’s hyperbolic esteem for its writers - comes in the form of a “robotic replica” of the author, which was unveiled yesterday at Tokyo’s Nishogakusha University. ![]() ![]() ![]() Natsume Sōseki didn’t live to complete his final (and longest) novel, Light and Dark, which he was publishing in daily installments for his employer (since 1907), the Asahi newspaper. If that’s correct, then maybe finally we’re reaching the Sōseki moment in the English-speaking world.”Ī hundred years ago today one of the major writers of the 20th century, a giant of Japanese literature, died from stomach cancer at the age of 49. “Natsume Sōseki once wrote a letter of encouragement to a younger writer, telling him that the true value of a literary work isn’t known until a hundred years have passed. ![]() ![]() Federal laws, oversight, and funds guide these agencies. Functions of the system include: screening and investigating allegations of abuse or neglect, providing services to keep children safe in their homes, finding and preparing foster and adoptive families, and contracting with nonprofit agencies to collaborate on these roles.Įvery year, the Administration for Children and Families at the U.S. In most places, this is a state agency, in some places it is organized by county. jurisdiction has a child welfare system,responsible for protecting children from abuse and neglect. Op-ed in the New York Times on the opioid epidemic and foster care General OverviewĮvery U.S. ![]() ![]() Interview on NPR's Morning Edition on undocumented children and the foster care system PBS NewsHour article on pandemic relief for foster youthĪrticle in the Boston Globe on COVID-19 and child welfareĪrticle in Time Magazine on family separation and the child welfare crisis ![]() ![]() And when they discover the Faraway Tree, that is the beginning of many magical adventures! Join them and their friends Moonface. ![]() The Enchanted Wood is the first magical story in the Faraway Tree series by the world's best-loved children's author, Enid Blyton.When Joe, Beth and Frannie move to a new home, an Enchanted Wood is on their doorstep. And when they discover the Faraway Tree, it proves to be the beginning of many magical adventures! Join them and their friends Moonface. The Magic Faraway Tree is the second story in the Faraway Tree series by the world's best-loved children's author, Enid Blyton.When Joe, Beth and Frannie move to a new home, an Enchanted Wood is on their doorstep. And when they discover the Faraway Tree, that is the beginning of many magical adventures! Join them and their friends Moonface, Saucepan Man and Silky the fairy as they discover which new land is at the top of the Faraway Tree. The Folk of the Faraway Tree is the third magical story in the Faraway Tree series by the world's best-loved children's author, Enid Blyton.When Joe, Beth and Frannie move to a new home, an Enchanted Wood is on their doorstep. ![]() ![]() ![]() Set in Los Angeles in the 1970s, Armstrong and Charlie is the hilarious, heartwarming tale of two boys from opposite worlds. When they are assigned seats next to each other, what starts as a rivalry becomes a close friendship. He'll have to wake up at five thirty to ride a bus to an all-white school in the Hollywood Hills. Frank (Author of Armstrong & Charlie) Join Goodreads Steven B. Armstrong isn't looking forward to sixth grade either. ![]() During the pilot year of a Los Angeles school system integration program, Armstrong and. If he starts sixth grade, chances are he'll finish it, and he'll be older than his older brother ever was. Buy a cheap copy of Armstrong and Charlie book by Steven B. ![]() During the pilot year of a Los Angeles school system integration program, Armstrong and Charlie learn to cope with everything from first crushes and playground politics to the loss of loved ones and racial prejudice in the 1970s.Ĭharlie isn't looking forward to sixth grade. ![]() ![]() That is, until she becomes a suspect in Madeline Harper’s death. She’s long since stopped caring about her cheating husband, Henry, and the women with whom he entertains himself. It’s 1974 and Ellison Russell’s life revolves around her daughter and her art. Swimming into the lifeless body of her husband’s mistress tends to ruin a woman’s day, but becoming a murder suspect can ruin her whole life. Julie Mulhern Marissa, I can see every wrinkle. Julie Mulhern Heather, my book is a murder mystery set in 1974 at a country club. Marissa Campbell Lol, it’s a beautiful face! Julie Mulhern I think I need to shrink my screen! My face looks GINORMOUS. Heather M O’Connor Tell us about your book, Julie. The Deep End is her first mystery and is the winner of The Sheila Award. ![]() ![]() Truth is–she’s an expert at calling for take-out, she grumbles about walking the dog and the dust bunnies under the bed have grown into dust lions. She spends her spare time whipping up gourmet meals for her family, working out at the gym and finding new ways to keep her house spotlessly clean–and she’s got an active imagination. Julie Mulhern is a Kansas City native who grew up on a steady diet of Agatha Christie. ![]() ![]() I’d like to official welcome to the party my first guest author, Julie Mulhern! Did you miss AVELYNN’s Facebook Cover Reveal Party? No problem! I’m going to be posting all the wonderful author interviews here on my blog! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 'He is the greatest German writer of our time. ‘The Metamorphosis’ is a short story (sometimes classed as a novella) by the Czech-born German-language author Franz Kafka (1883-1924). ![]() Metamorphosis, Kafka's masterpiece of unease and black humour, is one of the twentieth century's most influential works of fiction, and is accompanied here by two more classic stories. Translated from German, The Metamorphosis is the story of how Gregor Samsas transformation tears his family. One morning, ordinary salesman Gregor Samsa wakes up to find himself transformed into a giant cockroach. Metamorphosis (Die Verwandlung) by Franz Kafka The original, squashed down to read in about 25 minutes. The Metamorphosis is quite a strange little book. A masterpiece of Western culture, this is the first attempt to link all the Greek myths in a. Beautifully designed and printed, these collectible editions are bound in colourful, tactile cloth and stamped with foil. Buy a cheap copy of The Metamorphosis book by Franz Kafka. Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.Ĭelebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean island, and from a game of chess on the ocean to a love story on the moon. ![]() ![]() Not the brightest wrestler in the gym, she finds herself in the middle of a racketeering scam when she rescues a backing singer named Goldilocks from a nightclub police raid. She’s saving up to get her teeth fixed and runs dodgy errands on the side for a guy who may or may not be part of the Chinese mafia. Bucket Nut is the stage name of a self-described ‘big and ugly’ British female wrestler who moonlights as a security guard (aided by two smelly, vicious Rottweilers). Original and lyrical.īefore Glow was even a twinkle in Netflix’s eye, there was this barn-stormer of a novel. When the frozen body of a photographer’s model is found outside his cave, he decides to conduct his own deeply unconventional investigation. ![]() The protagonist, Romulus Ledbetter, once a brilliant pianist, now struggles with mental health issues and lives in a cave in a New York park. ![]() ![]() The Caveman’s Valentine, by George Dawes Green ![]() |