![]() ![]() The real villain is the system itself, where the buying and selling of human beings becomes the core of commerce. Some perspective comes from Fern Elston, the schoolteacher to a generation of free blacks, who makes herself available to a historian thirty years after the events. Slave patrollers supplement their modest wages by kidnapping and selling free blacks. ![]() ![]() A white couple who reluctantly receive a slave as a wedding present are more likable. ![]() William Robbins, the white slave owner who started Henry in the plantation, stands by his two mixed-race children, but he is too caught up in the peculiar institution to emerge as a sympathetic character. The Townsend slaves include an overseer who has ambitions to succeed his master and an aging slave who believes that possessing young women will provide his only escape from bondage. The use of census material and references to the views of future historians create a sense of grounding in history, but all of the characters are fictional creations. The setting is the 1850s, but the omniscient narrator frequently flashes forward to tell of the eventual consequences of the events. This novel (winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, and National Book Award nominee) opens with the death of Henry Townsend, a free black who left 33 slaves to his widow. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Also central to the story of Portugal's ascent was its drive to eradicate Islamic culture and establish a Christian empire in the Indian Ocean. Figures such as King Manuel "the Fortunate," João II "the Perfect Prince," marauding governor Afonso de Albuquerque, and explorer Vasco da Gama juggled their private ambitions and the public aims of the empire, often suffering astonishing losses in pursuit of a global fortune. ![]() ![]() ![]() Conquerors reveals the Império Portuguès in all of its splendor and ferocity, bringing to life the personalities of the enterprising and fanatical house of Aviz. Portugal's discovery of a sea route to India, campaign of imperial conquest over Muslim rulers, and domination of the spice trade would forever disrupt the Mediterranean and build the first global economy.Ĭrowley relies on letters and eyewitness testimony to tell the story of tiny Portugal's rapid and breathtaking rise to power. In Conquerors, New York Times bestselling author Roger Crowley gives us the epic story of the emergence of Portugal, a small, poor nation that enjoyed a century of maritime supremacy thanks to the daring and navigational skill of its explorers-a tactical advantage no other country could match. ![]() ![]() ![]() Basically, whatever needs to be done in those realms. Then I hit the gym, eat lunch, and spend some time on e-mail, Twitter, Facebook, etc. ![]() But on a good day, I tend to get up, eat breakfast, then spend a couple of hours focused completely on writing. ![]() There really is no “typical” day, despite my best efforts! I try to have some kind of schedule or routine, but it’s usually interrupted. How do you balance your writing with marketing, editing, plotting, and all other commitments? I think the first sentence of the book sort of sums up its mood and intent: “She screamed, but she did not cry.”ĭescribe your typical writing day. Can Jazz help New York’s Finest and also find his father, without losing his soul in the process? Plus, a new killer has New York City terrified. Now, in GAME, Jazz’s father Billy has escaped prison and is on the loose. Barry Lyga’s novel GAME, the sequel to I HUNT KILLERS, has been described by BOOKLIST as “the most serious (and bloodiest) crime series yet for teen readers.” What if your father was the world’s most notorious serial killer? In the first book, readers met Jazz and watched as he used the skills taught to him by his father to track down a brutal serial killer. ![]() ![]() The Librarian Spy is a brilliant tale of resistance, courage and ultimately hope.” -Kelly Rimmer, New York Times bestselling author of The Warsaw Orphan ![]() ![]() Readers will be on the edge of their seats as they are transported to 1940s Portugal and France with Madeline Martin’s vivid and inspiring characters. Yet she knows that the Nazis are searching for the press and its printer in order to silence them.Īs the battle in Europe rages, Ava and Elaine find themselves connecting through coded messages and discovering hope in the face of war. It’s a job usually reserved for men, but in the war, those rules have been forgotten. Meanwhile, in occupied France, Elaine has begun an apprenticeship at a printing press run by members of the Resistance. But an unexpected offer from the US military has brought her to Lisbon with a new mission: posing as a librarian while working undercover as a spy gathering intelligence. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Bookshop in London comes a moving new novel inspired by the true history of America’s library spies of World War II.Īva thought her job as a librarian at the Library of Congress would mean a quiet, routine existence. ![]() ![]() But too late he realises that the stories he has been spinning are true.įirst impressions: Like most of the Pike books I’ve read so far, this seems a little more complex than the usual stuff I recap, which will be a nice change (although they tend to be lengthier recaps). Soon Marvin is caught up in a web of mystery more complex and frightening than his own books. At first Marvin is unconcerned about the letter, but then another arrives, saying more… ![]() ![]() But the letter says, ‘I know who you are,’ and the postmark is from his local town. It has come from his publisher – the usual way. He had no idea how the story was supposed to end. ![]() His millions of fans were dying to know what was going to happen in his series, but so was Marvin. The final instalment of his famous series was overdue. He was worried that this incredible career was about to hit a brick wall. He was rich and famous, but he couldn’t even get a date for Friday night. But Marvin wrote under a pen name, and no one knew who he was. ![]() In fact his latest series – THE MYSTERY AT SILVER SPRING – was the craze at his high school. He was also America’s bestselling author of teenage fiction. Summary: Marvin was an eighteen-year-old senior in high school. ![]() ![]() ![]() This delightfully spooky fantasy series opener for big kids and tweens drips with charm and chills, thanks to sprinklings of magic, humor, and mystery along with a dash of steampunk. ![]() ![]() Strong language includes one instance each of "damned" and "hell," and some potty talk involving fossilized dinosaur "turd" and "poo." Both heroes are good role models, and dark-skinned girls with curly hair will especially enjoy seeing a strong heroine who looks like them. Herbie is a foundling so has never had a family, and Violet's parents are missing and presumed dead. The story explores themes of loss, of both people and things. A few illustrations show scary fantasy creatures, and one shows a man being held by giant tentacles. Blood is mentioned a few times but not described in detail, the villain punches a child in the face, shoots harpoons at a child and a fantasy creature, and throws a cat into a shelf and knocks it out. There's lots of suspense and scariness from heroes in danger from both real-world and fantasy creatures. Parents need to know that Thomas Taylor's Malamander: Legends of Eerie-on-Sea, Book 1 is the first book in a planned fantasy series aimed at middle-grade readers. ![]() ![]() ![]() The filing states that the company had US$19.38 billion of cash and cash equivalents with US$6.76 billion of those holdings in Canadian dollars, Chinese yuan and euros at the end of 2020.Tesla’s bitcoin bet skyrockets BTC to new ATH But here we are - in 2021, the crypto market value has now surpassed the US$1 trillion mark.ġ. ![]() Bitcoin was just a figment of Satoshi Nakamoto’s imagination. Pre-2008, institutional demand for non-fiat digital currency would have been the stuff of fiction. And the demand is increasingly coming from institutions. ![]() Miners are working hard right now to unlock more bitcoin to meet demand. More important, you should note the representation of Corporate America that just approved the move into bitcoin, including Oracle, Walgreens, Kellogg, Twenty-First Century Fox, well… you get my point. The move was approved by its board of directors, which consist of names you might know, like Larry Ellison and James Murdoch. If you haven’t heard (yet), Tesla disclosed in an SEC filing this week that it had purchased US$1.5 billion in bitcoin. Happy Year of the Ox to one and all, and what a bull run it is to kick off a year of prosperity when it comes to innovation.
![]() ![]() I think we both are, but I know that I am, more interested in the why, rather than the how, meaning not just the true crime drama of it all, but the human condition behind that. GLATTER: Exactly what you’re saying is certainly what compelled me. LESLI LINKA GLATTER: For me, layered, complicated, complex female characters, you had me at, “Hello.”Īs an audience, we seem to always want to know why, for things that there may not be an explanation for. ![]() It was the opportunity to explore these really complicated, contradictory characters that had us both leading in. We were really compelled by Candy, and Alan, and others, as well. KELLEY: You actually led with the answer. What made you want to do this? Was it the story, itself? Was it the time period? Was it this woman, specifically? Was it everything together?ĭAVID E. ![]() During this interview with Collider, executive producers Kelley and Lesli Linka Glatter (who also directed episodes of the series) talked about why they found this story so intriguing, how you can’t have all the answers with only one side of the story, what made Olsen and Lily Rabe (who plays Betty Gore, Allan’s wife) rock stars, how they approached showing the brutality of what happened, and what made Olsen the perfect actress to embody Candy Montgomery.Ĭollider: This is such a fascinating story with such incredibly compelling characters at its center. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Laced her to both these men in a way that had she been standing, would have driven her to her knees. At the same time, her connection to Galen glittered between them. The tension between them rose, tautened so much she felt pulled by a pretty leash. But there’s more.” Jack leaned closer, his scent drawing her to lean in, taking Galen with her. Galen put his hand on top of hers in a gesture, an underline to say she was already taken. His gaze locked with Jack’s as they stared each other down. He sat there, very, preternaturally still for so long she began to wonder if she could see him breathing. ![]() “ I’m her mate.” Galen didn’t raise his voice, didn’t get up. Challenge hung in the air, but it sharpened into expectation. I don’t know how else to say this.” He looked to Galen and she turned her head to see. That’s who I am and what I mean to your life. ![]() That’s why you can’t stop and neither can I. “Sweetheart, there’s no easy way to bring this up as we sit here at the table you share with your husband and all.” He looked to Galen for a moment and then back to her. I don’t know why I can’t stop thinking about you or why the way you smell makes me sort of forget what I was saying.” Whoops, tequila setting in. I don’t know who you are or what you mean to me or my life. “Are you fucking kidding me? Of course I’m nervous. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Do you like music, STEM, and queer YA romance? This book has a competitive edge. ![]() Pre-order now! YouTube: Physical: Ebook: coming soon #CrushingIt #original #pinkpiggy93 #flowerraven93 #artist #book #YA 2SLGBTQ+ #LowStakes #queer #romance #STEM #music #JenDesmarais #author #PressesRenaissancePress #Canadian #booktok ♬ original sound – Jen Desmarais, author If you liked any of these, check out the rest and pre-order “Crushing It” from your favourite book store! “Crushing It” is a queer YA cosy romance with low stakes. You liked any of these, check out the rest and pre-order “Crushing It” from your favourite book store! “Crushing It” is a queer YA cosy romance with low stakes. ![]() |