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![]() ![]() It’s the same fire that consumes Andi, and Andi finds comfort in it-until, on a midnight journey through the catacombs, words transcend paper and time, and the past becomes terrifyingly present.Īn ABA Indies Choice Young Adult Book of the YearĪn ALA-YALSA Top Ten Best Book for Young AdultsĪ School Library Journal Best Book of the YearĪ Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book Alexandrine, the owner of the journal, lived during the French Revolution. And when she finds a centuries-old diary, the ghosts begin to walk off the page. And her father has determined that accompanying him to Paris for winter break is the solution for everything.īut Paris is a city of ghosts for Andi. She’s angry at her father for leaving, angry at her mother for not being able to cope, and heartbroken by the loss of her younger brother, Truman. Revolution spans centuries and vividly depicts the eternal struggles of the human heart.Īndi Alpers is on the edge. Revolution artfully weaves two girls’ stories into one unforgettable account of life, loss, and enduring love. Readers of If I Stay and Elizabeth George will love Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly, author of the award-winning novel A Northern Light. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Incarcerated in a cell next to his is Carcer, who after being released joins the Cable Street Particulars (otherwise known as the Unmentionables), the secret police carrying out the paranoid whims of the Patrician of the time, Homicidal Lord Winder. Vimes's first idea is to ask the wizards at the Unseen University to send him home, but before he can act on this, he is arrested for breaking curfew by a younger version of himself. He awakens to find that he has somehow been sent back in time. On the morning of the 30th anniversary of the Glorious Revolution of the Twenty-Fifth of May (and as such the anniversary of the death of John Keel, Vimes' hero and former mentor), Sam Vimes - whose wife is in labour with their first child - is caught in a storm while pursuing Carcer, a notorious criminal who has murdered several watchmen, to the roof of the Unseen University's Library. Night Watch placed second in the annual Locus Poll for best fantasy novel. ![]() A five-part radio adaptation of the novel was broadcast on BBC Radio 4. The protagonist of the novel is Sir Samuel Vimes, commander of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch. Night Watch is a fantasy novel by British writer Terry Pratchett, the 29th book in his Discworld series, and the sixth starring the City Watch, published in 2002. ![]() The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Delmore Schwartz, as he got older, was suffering from mental illness and so really the play is largely about Delmore Schwartz’s falling into a mental decline and how really supportive Milton Klonsky was to their friendship. “My character, Milton Klonsky, was always in the shadow of Delmore Schwartz. ![]() He wasn’t a very good poet but he was a very good non-fiction writer and really wrote a lot of scholarly books along with being an editor for a lot of poetry anthologies.”Ĭraddock explained how their differing talents helped shape their friendship and created fertile ground for the play, written by Romulus Linney. He wanted to be a poet but couldn’t do it. Klonsky – Milton Klonsky – was more of a failed poet. His poetry is collected in a lot of modern poetry anthologies, modern poetry. “One is Delmore Schwartz who is a famous poet. “So really it’s about two poets,” said Craddock. will present “Klonsky and Schwartz” with virtual performances on June 4, 5, 11, and 12 at 7:30 p.m.Īctor Brad Craddock, who plays Milton Klonsky in the production, discussed the show Tuesday during News 8 at Noon. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The deluge of books that will mark the war’s centenary is proof of this obsession. The immense destruction seems all the more tragic because the war lacked clear cause and noble purpose.Ī century after its outbreak, Europeans remain obsessed with the 1914-18 war they still find it difficult to shoulder its heavy burden. “We are readying ourselves to enter a long tunnel full of blood and darkness,” André Gide correctly predicted in July 1914. Prodigious losses provided a cruel counterpoint to expectations of a short and glorious war. For Europeans, however, the earlier contest represents a horrible chasm between sublime grandeur and bleak modernity. World War II, after all, seems more important and was more destructive. His book “Back in Blighty: British Society in the Era of the Great War” will be published in 2014.Īmericans often have difficulty understanding the grip that World War I exercises upon European consciousness. Gerard DeGroot is a professor of history at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Their actions have undermined the industry as a whole and have prevented millions of customers from having access to content.” ![]() These exclusives have prohibited us from offering certain e-books to our customers. By publishing books in both print and e-book versions, Amazon is attempting to bypass traditional publishers, not just traditional booksellers.īut on Tuesday, B&N hit back. “Our decision is based on Amazon’s continued push for exclusivity with publishers, agents and the authors they represent. Last week, B&N announced that it wouldn’t stock Amazon-published titles in its 700-odd stores. The massive Seattle-based e-tailer has been expanding its publishing arm and has accelerated efforts in the past several months. Follow & Noble’s most recent gambit, a refusal to sell books published by its rival Amazon, shows that the country’s largest bookstore isn’t backing down from the e-tail giant. ![]() ![]() ” -Bénédicte Boisseron, American Literary History “Bennett makes an important contribution to the fields of Black studies and critical animal studies while offering a uniquely lyrical voice of literary criticism. ![]() ” -Lydia Ayame Hiraide, LSE Review of Books “A gripping work… Bennett’s lyrical lilt in his sharp analyses makes for a thorough yet accessible read… Adds to a growing body of critical work that tackles social issues in relation to the realm of ‘nature,’ pushing back simultaneously against the whiteness of both literary studies and ecocriticism. In Bennett’s analysis, Richard Wright, Toni Morrison, Jesmyn Ward, and others subvert the racist comparisons that have ‘been used against them as a tool of derision and denigration.’… An intense and illuminating reevaluation of black literature and Western thought. ![]() “This trenchant work of literary criticism examines the complex ways 20th- and 21st-century African American authors have written about animals. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() One of the most thought-provoking parts of the book is Bostrom’s discussion of the “control problem” – the idea that if we create a superintelligent AI, we may not be able to control it. Bostrom argues that this could happen in the not-too-distant future and that it’s important to start thinking about the potential risks and benefits now. The central premise of the book is the idea of “superintelligence” – the hypothetical point at which AI becomes more intelligent than humans. In this book, Bostrom explores the potential paths that AI could take and the dangers that could arise from its development. If you’ve ever wondered what the future of artificial intelligence (AI) might hold, “ Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies” by Nick Bostrom is a must-read. Book Review: “Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies” by Nick Bostrom ![]() ![]() ![]() "We all have that little rebellious streak about us. She has received accolades from tastemakers like SPIN Magazine, PopCrush, Loudwire, Rolling Stone, Idobi Radio and Consequence of Sound while building a rabid following on TikTok and Instagram. ![]() Her 2021 releases “Evergreen” and “Society Talk” along with a deconstructed cover of Garbage classic “I Think I’m Paranoid” were well received by critics and fans alike, paving the way for a full length release in 2022. Her notoriety as a singer grew with a powerful performance at the 2016 CMA Music Festival and continued to blossom in the years following as she garnered massive attention for viral renditions of Megadeth songs “A Tout le Monde'' and “I Thought I Knew It All”.Įlectra has begun to hone in on a unique identity as a musician, eschewing genre expectations and pursuing a sharp edged exploration of modern pop in lieu of sticking to her metal and country beginnings. Electra Mustaine has always been an artist and entertainer that commands attention - not just from the weight of her lineage but by effusing knowledge of self by unapologetically embracing who she is.Įlectra got her start at an early age as a co-host on Animal Planet’s show Faithful Friends and soon began traveling the country performing in musical theater troupes and at small festivals. ![]() ![]() ![]() Zuboff’s comprehensive and moving analysis lays bare the threats to 21st century society: a controlled “hive” of total connection that seduces with promises of total certainty for maximum profit-at the expense of democracy, freedom, and our human future. Here is the crucible of an unprecedented form of power marked by extreme concentrations of knowledge and free from democratic oversight. The threat has shifted from a totalitarian Big Brother state to a ubiquitous digital architecture: a “Big Other” operating in the interests of surveillance capital. Vast wealth and power are accumulated in ominous new “behavioral futures markets,” where predictions about our behavior are bought and sold, and the production of goods and services is subordinated to a new “means of behavioral modification.” ![]() Zuboff vividly brings to life the consequences as surveillance capitalism advances from Silicon Valley into every economic sector. ![]() The stakes could not be higher: a global architecture of behavior modification threatens human nature in the 21st century just as industrial capitalism disfigured the natural world in the 20th. In this masterwork of original thinking and research, Shoshana Zuboff provides startling insights into the phenomenon that she has named surveillance capitalism. ![]() |