![]() Ahead, a few compasses to help you navigate this time in American history through a political lens. Kendi's How to Be an Antiracist, are urgent looks at the systemic racism present in American society, and how politics intersects with it.Ĭhances are, you've been following politics in 2020, and the years before. Review: 'One Person, No Vote,' by Carol Anderson NONFICTION: An impeccably researched account of how blacks and Latinos are denied the right to vote. Memoirs from Joe Biden and Kamala Harris also give insight into the future president and VP. Former gubernatorial candidate (and romance novelist) Stacey Abrams wrote a book about fixing the American democracy-and then put her points into action when aiding with voter turnout in Georgia. ![]() In the lead-up to the election, writers of all stripes and sensibilities jumped in with insights and original ideas via political books. ![]() ![]() On November 7, Joe Biden was named the President Elect of the United States, and Kamala Harris the Vice President-elect, making her the first woman and woman of color in the White House. The 2020 presidential election marks a potential turning point in the history of the United States. ![]()
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![]() It was nominated in the states of Michigan and Washington for the Reader’s Choice Award among high school students, and was one of ten books chosen for “Battle of the Books,” a statewide student reading competition in Alaska. Harrison’s first novel, Mother Earth Father Sky, was published in 1990 by Doubleday (hardcover) and Avon (paperback) and in 2013 by Open Road Integrated Media (ebook). Prior to her career as a novelist, Harrison worked as Lake State’s PR writer and then director of the PR department. ![]() ![]() She was named Lake Superior State University’s Distinguished Alumna in 1992, and served eight years on the University’s Board of Regents. They are blessed with a daughter and a son, a daughter-in-law and two grandchildren.Ī graduate of Pickford High School, Harrison graduated summa cum laude from Lake Superior State University with a B.A. The first of five children, she was raised in the town of Pickford in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula where she lives with her husband, a retired high school principal, and their mini-schnauzer Tiffany. Sue Harrison was born in Lansing, Michigan. Sue has also written a middle readers book, Sisu, released by Thunder Bay Press. Song of the River, Cry of the Wind, and Call Down the Stars comprise The Storyteller Trilogy. ![]() Mother Earth Father Sky, My Sister the Moon, and Brother Wind make up The Ivory Carver Trilogy, an epic adventure set in prehistoric Alaska. Sue Harrison is the author of six critically acclaimed bestselling novels. ![]() ![]() But if she ever finds out what he’s done, he may not have a choice… Reading Group Guideġ. He doesn’t want to hurt his new girlfriend-he wants to be with her forever. And when he finds it in a darkened room in Soho House, he’s more desperate than ever to keep his secrets buried. They reemerge, like dark thoughts, multiplying and threatening to destroy what Joe wants most: true love. The problem with hidden bodies is that they don’t always stay that way. But while others seem fixated on their own reflections, Joe can’t stop looking over his shoulder. He eats guac, works in a bookstore, and flirts with a journalist neighbor. In Hollywood, Joe blends in effortlessly with the other young upstarts. Now he’s heading west to Los Angeles, the city of second chances, determined to put his past behind him. In the past ten years, this thirty-something has buried four of them, collateral damage in his quest for love. ![]() In Hidden Bodies, the basis for season two of the hit Netflix series, You, Joe Goldberg returns. In the compulsively readable sequel to her widely acclaimed debut novel, You, Caroline Kepnes weaves a tale that Booklist calls “the love child of Holden Caulfield and Patrick Bateman.” ![]() “Obsessed.” -Jessica Knoll, New York Times bestselling author ![]() “Delicious and insane.The plot may be twisty and scintillating, but it ’s Kepnes’s wit and style that keep you coming back.” -Lena Dunham “Kepnes hits the mark, cuts deep, and twists the knife.” - Entertainment Weekly ![]() THE RIVETING SEQUEL TO THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING YOU ![]() ![]() She leaves Heidi with Heidi's grandfather, who lives in the Swiss mountains. Aunt Dete is a career-woman who though she loves Heidi, does not have the time or resources to look after a child in busy Frankfurt. It tells of Heidi, a little Swiss girl whose parents' sudden death leaves her to be brought up by her aunt. ![]() ![]() Heidi The Girl from the Alps by Swiss children's author Johanna Spyri was published in two parts in 1880. Heidiland, a theme park, is one of the big attractions in Zurich. Since it first came out, it has captured the hearts of children (and adults) all over the world, been extensively filmed, televised and staged and translated from the original German into more than 60 languages. Filled with descriptions of the magnificent Swiss Alps, the lives of the simple country folk who live in their picturesque peaks and valleys and the gentle and innocent days of childhood, Heidi by Johanna Spyri is a book that no child should miss reading. ![]() ![]() ![]() But objects left behind can be fascinating, too, partly because they hold untold stories. What I left behind, among donated clothing and MDF furniture, became mere stuff, optioned for either its next owner or the landfill. That initial moving list contained matter both living and non-living which seemed necessary-though not all utilitarian-to my daily life, and the rest of the items in my new space followed as I discovered new needs. Of course, my self-imposed ultimatum failed to account for the unsentimental yet practical things that might make a comfortable home, such as a standing fan, two-seat kitchen table, or toilet brush. A close relative with a hoarding problem instilled in me a fear of clutter from a young age, and moving is the perfect time to reevaluate one’s possessions. During my recent out-of-state move from a sizable suburban home into my current studio, I resolved to condense my life into six storage totes, two cat carriers, a small car, and my own body. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() They all have their challenges and constraints. ![]() Would you like to know more about the hanging basket system or have a go at winning the Trike-400? You will find the Metazet FormFlex stand at IPM in Hall 3, stand A36. A 10,000-floor building can incorporate various Infrastructures and each needs a specific environment to sustain. This lightweight, manoeuvrable electric tractor makes it possible to optimise even more operational processes. To celebrate this milestone, the customer of the 1000th system will also have something extra to look forward to: a Trike-400. With the sale of the 1000th hanging basket system in sight, Metazet FormFlex would like to thank all customers of the system for their confidence over the past 15 years. stack up 1000 floor skips, by doing this you can directly start at the 1000th floor or otherwise the last floor available to your slider. As a result, stocks of the various elements can be kept up to date, which means that the hanging basket system is now available directly from stock. With the current composition of elements, the grower can create the required conveyor track in any situation. The evolution of the hanging basket system into a conveyor system with standard components has also ensured that orders no longer need to be handled as customer-specific. If you love Gossip girl, Riverdale or any other teen mystery style series you will LOVE this. ![]() ![]() With so many new readers on the horizon, and so many old experienced ones perhaps considering a reread ahead of Amazon’s show, we figured it’d be a good time to have a little fun and rank all 14 books of the series, “best” to “worst.” Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire (or what Netflix’s Witcher series did for Andrzej Sapkowski’s novels), Jordan’s work could soon be back on top of the charts. From the most recent statistics, Jordan’s series has sold over 80 million copies worldwide.Īnd if Amazon’s show does for The Wheel of Time books what Game of Thrones did for George R.R. It’s a long tale, spanning 14 novels that average around 900 pages each. It’s an extraordinary story that follows the lives of young farm villagers thrown on a path woven by destiny. ![]() One of the biggest fantasy series on the horizon is Amazon’s The Wheel of Time, based on the book series by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson. Before Amazon adapts it for TV, let’s take a closer look. The Wheel of Time is one of the longest epic fantasy series around, at 14 door-stopping volumes. ![]() ![]() ![]() He has also been a finalist for the Hugo Award, Bram Stoker Award, International Horror Guild Award, Philip K. VanderMeer has been nominated for the World Fantasy Award fourteen times. He has also won an NEA-funded Florida Individual Writers' Fellowship, and, the Le Cafard Cosmique award in France and the Tähtifantasia Award in Finland, both for City of Saints. The Hoegbotton Guide to the Early History of Ambergris, by Duncan Shriek (1999).List of Jeff VanderMeer's published novels: ![]() Currently, Jeff VanderMeer is working on the forthcoming novels The Journals of Doctor Mormeck and The Book Murderer. ![]() Ann and Jeff work together in the VanderMeer Creative Inc., managing workshops, masterclasses, and book projects. His wife Ann VanderMeer is also an award-winning publisher and co-edited many of Jeff's publications. He has received critical acclaim and mainstream success with the Southern Reach Trilogy, the first book of which was later adapted into the movie Annihilation, directed by Alex Garland. Since the beginning of his career in the 1990s, VanderMeer has written several novels, novellas, anthologies, and collections. He is also known for being associated with the New Weird literary genre. He is the author of the Southern Reach Trilogy. Jeff VanderMeer is a science fiction, fantasy, and horror author. ![]() “When you are too close to the center of a mystery there is no way to pull back and see the shape of it entire.” - Jeff VanderMeer, Annihilation ![]() ![]() ![]() I don’t think I can count the number of Edgar Allen Poe-themed bars and shops I’ve been to in my four years living here. a drabble by Claire Elise Thompson The spotlightīaltimore loves its local celebrities. Still, you’ll miss seeing the snail-like structure out there, swimmers splashing around it - a reminder of all the work it took to get this harbor clean. Your city’s zero-waste strategies are some of the most ambitious in the country, and it shows. Now, your kids will visit it in a museum. You remember visiting the wheel on school trips decades ago. The 60-foot float carrying the retired trash wheel - once an iconic waterfront fixture - glides joyously down the street. 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