5/22/2023 0 Comments The wintersmith![]() ![]() ![]() Bleakness, overcast, nighttime – in some ways this is my natural element. While many people, if not most, seem to hate winter, I never have. I was born at 4:27am on Feb 2 – Imbolc, the midpoint between Solstice and Equinox. The “winter”part is a slightly longer story, but perhaps one that brings it all home. Now I’m a photographer and digital artist, which I suppose makes me an imagesmith. ![]() (by extension) One who makes anything wright.įor my entire adult life I’ve been a writer. A craftsperson who works metal into desired forms using a hammer and other tools, sometimes heating the metal to make it more workable, especially a blacksmith.Ģ. The name derives the ancient proto-Germanic word for “skilled worker.”ġ. My name is Sam Smith – hence the “Smith” part. We launched on or about April 1, 1994, making us one of the 2,000 or so oldest Web brands in the world. ![]()
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5/22/2023 0 Comments Gunmetal magic![]() ![]() " It wasn't a Kate Daniels novel but I enjoyed it a little, read slow, but I will still be buying the next in the Kate Daniels world. ![]() " Love, love, love me some Ilona Andrews! Their writing style is enjoyable as are their characters! Another great read full of action, romance and witty dialog. not sure why but I've never been a huge Andrea fan, but she definitely grew on me in this book and the back & forth with her and Raphael was a riot! Definitely looking forward to next book in either of these series, didn't realize how much I missed them!!! :) " - Susan, " Have to say I really enjoyed Andrea's story more than I thought I would. There are a couple things I didn't like, but they were few and far between. " 4.5 stars - I liked this a lot more than I thought I would, and really enjoyed this point of view in the story. " I loved Andrea in Kate's books so it was great to read a story about her. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:. ![]() 5/22/2023 0 Comments Pam grossman what is a witch![]() ![]() “Deftly illuminating the past while beckoning us towards the future, Waking the Witch has all the makings of a feminist classic. ![]() It celebrates witches past, present, and future, and reveals the critical role they have played-and will continue to play-in the world as we know it. Part cultural analysis, part memoir, Waking the Witch traces the author’s own journey on the path to witchcraft, and how this has helped her find self-empowerment and purpose. From the idea of the femme fatale in league with the devil to the bewitching pop culture archetypes in Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Harry Potter from the spooky ladies in fairy tales to the rise of contemporary witchcraft, witches reflect the power and potential of women. In Waking the Witch, Pam Grossman explores the impact of the world’s most magical icon. But witches in various guises have been with us for millennia. ![]() When you think of a witch, what do you picture? Pointy black hat, maybe a broomstick. From the podcast host of The Witch Wave and practicing witch Pam Grossman-who Vulture has dubbed the “Terry Gross of witches”-comes an exploration of the world’s fascination with witches, why they have intrigued us for centuries and why they’re more relevant now than ever. ![]() ![]() ![]() “Devouring Edward Shawcross’s gripping book set in the 1860s, I was screaming at the hapless Austrian Archduke Maximilian: ‘Don’t do it!’ … is an eloquent writer, good at showing both sides of an argument.” - Ysenda Maxtone Graham, The Daily Mail This is a page-turning history of imperial hubris and nemesis, deceit and delusion, love and betrayal on a grand scale, written in an easy, lucid style.” - Justin Marozzi, The Sunday Times “Edward Shawcross, a historian and first-time author, has a terrific story to tell here and he tackles it with real brio and narrative punch. “Here is a well-researched, ably written, consistently interesting, and mercifully short book that deserves reading.”- New Criterion “Shawcross… is especially good at describing the cultural gulf between the imperial couple and their subjects and their adopted realm… owerfully and authoritatively, he places an episode often dismissed as an ego-driven historical absurdity within the deeper context of Mexico’s history…This is history as at once both tragedy and farce.” - Paul Lay, The Times, Book of the Week (UK) ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments Life before legend![]() ![]() Praise for LEGEND: "LEGEND doesn't just live up to the hype, it deserves it." - The New York Times Book Review "Fine writing and excellent execution. Discover the exhilarating dystopian world of Marie Lu's LEGEND series with this free LEGEND series digital sampler! The sampler contains excerpt from all three books in the series: LEGEND, PRODIGY and CHAMPION, as well as an exclusive bonus essay entitled "Dystopias and Perception," written by Marie Lu, about her inspiration and how she built the world of her critically-acclaimed bestselling series. ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments Le Baleinier by Matthieu Bonhomme![]() ![]() He published his solo book 'L'Âge de Raison' with Éditions Carabas in 2002, and since 2005, he also writes and draws the children's series 'Le Voyage d'Esteban' for Éditions Milan. It was with Vehlmann that he started his first series, 'Le Marquis d'Anaon', that was published by Dargaud between 20. ![]() He joined the Atelier des Vosges, where he got acquianted with his future scriptwriters Gwen de Bonneval and Fabien Vehlmann. During this period, Bonhomme had illustration assignments for the press and magazines (Spirou, Je Bouquine, Image Doc), while creating his first comics ('Victor et Anaïs') for Éditions Okapi/Carabas in cooperation with Jean-Michel Darlot in 2002. He learned the finer points of the comics profession by working in Christian Rossi's atelier. Coming from an artistic family, Matthieu Bonhomme got his degree in Applied Arts in 1992. ![]() ![]() From dating to homeownership in a foreign country, Lisa quickly learns it's not all picnics on the Seine and starts to doubt herself - and her love of the city. Suddenly she's living like a local in a city she thought she knew, but her high school French, while fine for buying bread at the corner boulangerie, goes only so far when Paris gives her a strong dose of real life. ![]() What starts out as an act of survival sets Lisa on a course that reshapes her life in ways she never could have imagined. Who is she without her mother - and her mother's expectations?ĭesperate for answers, she turns to her favorite city - Paris - and impulsively buys a small apartment, refusing to play it safe for the first time. When her mother dies from breast cancer, Lisa realizes she hasn't built a life of her own and struggles to find her purpose. ![]() Lisa Anselmo wraps her entire life around her mother, a strong woman who is a defining force in Lisa's life - maybe too defining. ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments Much Ado About You by Eloisa James![]() ![]() Simply put, if you love Duchess in Love, you will most likely adore this one, which is structurally similar to the former book, in that this book is more of an enjoyable soap opera starring an ensemble cast rather than a conventional romance between Betty Bluestocking and Rakish Rafe. I also cannot believe that Eloisa James, of all people, have now two books on my keeper shelf, heh, but I’m so happy to be forced to eat humble pie if it means I’ll have great books to read as a result. well, I can’t remember when it is that I’ve found a keeper in a Regency historical romance, in all honesty. But after all that’s said and done, Much Ado about You is easily one of the most enjoyable Regency historical romances I’ve read since…. A penultimate scene is, in fact, lifted straight from Little Women, which may not sit well, understandably, with some readers. Ms James prefers to describe herself as being “inspired” by Ms Alcott. ![]() Eloisa James doesn’t hide the fact that she has written a book that owes much of its existence of Little Women and Rose in Bloom by Louisa May Alcott. ![]() ![]() ![]() Since its publication in 1818, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has been appropriated more times in film and novels than I could count. ![]() Winner of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction and shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize, Saadawi’s novel is a grim, sometimes grotesque account of Baghdad after the fall of Hussein, and the impact of contemporary and historical forces on the Iraqi people. This is the premise of Ahmed Saadawi’s novel, Frankenstein in Baghdad. Suddenly, there is a new figure on the scene: a man who hides his face who, it is rumoured, cannot be killed by bullets a man set upon killing the citizens of Iraq with his bare hands. Bombings are routine, as are the corpses. The invasion is complete but in reality, the war continues. Saddam Hussein has been captured and the American’s have a prominent presence in the city. ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments A man called ove audible![]() He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. "Ove is a curmudgeon-the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. Eventually, he realized that his writing had potential for the creation of an interesting fictional character. He started writing blogposts under the heading, "I am a Man Called Ove", where he wrote about his pet peeves and annoyances. Backman instantly related to this man as he claims to be "not great at talking to people". Inspiration īackman got his inspiration for this book after reading an article about a man named Ove who had a fit while buying tickets at an art museum. It has been adapted into two films: A Man Called Ove, which premiered in Sweden on 25 December 2015, with Rolf Lassgård in the leading role, and A Man Called Otto, released on 30 December 2022, with Tom Hanks in the leading role. ![]() The novel was published in English in 2013 and reached the New York Times Best Seller list 18 months after its publication and stayed on the list for 42 weeks. ![]() A Man Called Ove ( Swedish: En man som heter Ove, pronounced ) is a novel by Swedish writer Fredrik Backman published in Swedish by Forum in 2012. ![]() |