![]() ![]() He has developed a flock of writers, at first shepherding them to book publishers, now guiding their entry into the wild world of e-books. Ken left academia to create a series of hybrid ventures that on the one hand develop inexperienced talent and on the other make deals for major projects in the boardrooms of studios and networks. ![]() He edited the Classical Roman Reader and Classical Greek Reader for Oxford University Press. He’s published over a dozen books, everything from academic studies of Homeric literature to essential self help for writers. His long list of academic achievements and awards include a Fulbright Professorship of American Literature at the University of Bologna, the Faculty Achievement Award at Occidental College, grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Mellon Awards, and he was consultant on classical drama for the Mark Taper Forum. A dreamer who realizes his dreams and helps others do the same, Ken Atchity has impressive credits in the worlds of film, television and publishing. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() For clarity, I am writing this post using my own photos of the books that I own therefore this book art does not cover all editions released and it is UK-centric.ġ958, Hodder & Stoughton, UK first edition: This is the last of the Mary Stewart first editions to be illustrated by Eleanor Poore. So today I am writing a similar post on Nine Coaches Waiting, Mary Stewart’s fourth published novel, looking at the range of cover art in which the novel has been clothed since its first appearance in 1958. These are posts that I really enjoyed putting together and it was great to chat about your favourite illustrations – and I loved being sent photos of some of your own book covers to share on the blog! It has been months since I last wrote a post on ‘book art’ but regular readers of this blog might remember my cover illustration posts on Madam, Will You Talk?, Wildfire at Midnight and Thunder on the Right. ![]() ![]() ![]() Some of the best passages in this beautifully written book involve the communion of men and animals, as when he describes Bill seeing Majer for the first time after a long absence: “In those eyes you can see snow and forests and your own eyes mirrored back at you, afraid, confused, and just stumbling forward into the life that would be yours.” Kiefer, who lives in Sacramento and teaches at American River College, is a gifted stylist unafraid of writing on the edge of sentiment. Though Bill isn’t sure whether these are idle threats, he’s stricken with worry, especially over the possible fate of a wolf that he’s come to love, and an old blind grizzly bear named Majer that he thinks of as family. He’s given two options: find a registered, licensed zoo to take the animals or else the warden will have to kill them. The warden then accuses him of operating an illegal zoo, and threatens to tell the Department of Interior that he’s keeping federally protected species in captivity. ![]() ![]() ![]() Yet it is his birthday and when Jason propositions him, Abe uncharacteristically agrees to a night of sex without strings. ![]() ![]() He doesn’t do hookups and he doesn’t continue dating if the relationship isn’t going anywhere. He is looking for a real relationship and a future with someone. When he sees an angelic looking blond at a bar one night, Jason is immediately interested in taking him home.Ībe Green has lived in Vegas for eight years, but he still lives a pretty conservative life. After his marriage fell apart, Jason gave up the dream of a happily ever after and instead enjoys lots of hook ups. Jason Garcia is a heart surgeon who works hard and enjoys no strings attached sex whenever he can find the time. Be sure to see the details at the end of the post and leave a comment to enter!ĭr. Buy Links: Amazon | All Romance | Amazon UKĬardeno C is offering up a copy of The Half of Us to one lucky reader. ![]() ![]() and a whole lot of other stories as well.ĭavid Eddings wrote the series after taking a course on literary criticism, digging out all the tropes he could find, and deciding to build a world that was simultaneously Strictly Formula and really, really good - because Tropes Are Not Bad. That's the plot of David Eddings's The Belgariad. And so Garion took up the massive sword of his destiny to save the world. Ultimately, Garion's true identity was revealed. The companions encountered kings, wizards, dryads, politics and treachery. In pursuit of the Orb followed the legendary sorcerer Belgarath, his gorgeous and powerful daughter Polgara, and the humble farmboy Garion, along with many other colorful allies: a simple blacksmith, a notorious thief, a berserker, a princely horseman, a paladin, a noble outlaw, a snotty princess, and so on. If this Orb, belonging to the benevolent god Aldur, ever fell into the hands of the evil, maimed god Torak, the peaceful kingdoms of the west would fall to his might. ![]() Once upon a time, a stone which possessed the power to change destiny was stolen. Before we get into this entry, I'd like to tell a story. ![]() ![]() Nouwen proceeds to develop his approach to ministry with an analysis of sufferings-a suffering world, a suffering generation, a suffering person, and a suffering minister. ![]() Emphasizing that which is in humanity common to both minister and believer, this woundedness can serve as a source of strength and healing when counseling others. Weaving keen cultural analysis with his psychological and religious insights, Nouwen has come up with a balanced and creative theology of service that begins with the realization of fundamental woundedness in human nature. In this book, Henri Nouwen combines creative case studies of ministry with stories from diverse cultures and religious traditions in preparing a new model for ministry. A hope-filled and profoundly simple book that speaks directly to those who want to be of service in their church or community, but have found the traditional ways often threatening and ineffective. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She doesn’t know why it’s always around people, people she doesn’t even know. ![]() Ever since she can remember, she has always had this need to scream at certain times when she’s near certain people. Kaylee Cavanaugh is a pretty normal teenage girl, hanging at the mall with her best friend Emma, plotting out revenge on her ex-boyfriend Toby who had dumped her and a week later asked her best friend to the homecoming dance! But the fun trip to the mall suddenly, turns into a nightmare, when Kaylee sees a boy in a wheelchair and for some reason she can’t understand, she feels the urge to scream. My Soul to Lose is the prequel to Rachel Vincent’s Soul Screamers Series. Another patient with some special abilities. She tries to convince everyone she’s fine–despite the shadows she sees forming around another patient and the urge to scream which comes burbling up again and again. ![]() Until she wakes up in the psychiatric unit. Her secret fears are exposed and it’s the worst day of her life. Then the panic attack started and Kaylee Cavanaugh finds herself screaming, unable to stop. It was supposed to be a fun day, shopping at the mall with her best friend. Review brought to you by Staff Member Annabell ![]() ![]() ![]() Their lives are further complicated by the arrival of a pair of witty, sophisticated Londoners, whose flair for flirtation collides with the quiet, conservative country ways of Mansfield Park. Shy, fragile Fanny Price is the consummate "poor relation." Sent to live with her wealthy uncle Thomas, she clashes with his spoiled, selfish daughters and falls in love with his son. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences?biographical, historical, and literary?to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.įrom its sharply satiric opening sentence, Mansfield Park dealas with money and marriage, and how strongly they affect each other. All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications some include illustrations of historical interest. ![]() ![]() Her debut, Quiet Storm, vaulted her into pop culture royalty-it was chosen as a “Rory’s Book Club” selection, the must-read book list for fictional television character Rory Gilmore of Gilmore Girls.Īs high an honor as that was, Howzell Hall continues to have books published with “great notice.” She is the critically acclaimed author and Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist for And Now She’s Gone, which was also nominated for the Lefty, Barry, and Anthony awards. But all that scribbling of her youth paid off. It would seem her path to publication had begun paving its own way long before she started her first novel. “That is graffiti,” she writes on her website. She drew the line on walls, buildings, and freeway overpasses. ![]() The kid who kept a pen in her hand at all times, scribbling in notebooks, on loose-leaf paper, in her big brother’s yearbook, and even on the backs of church bulletins. ![]() Acclaimed author Rachel Howzell Hall was that kid. ![]() ![]() The novel featured many of the character traits and plot elements that would be observed in the later Holmes tales. It gained in popularity when the Doyle published several Sherlock Holmes short stories in the Strand Magazine in 1891. Interestingly enough, A Study in Scarlet was only mildly popular at its initial release. ![]() The work is considered one of the first (or even the first) detective novels. ![]() The title of the work comes from a line within the novel where Holmes describes the case –"There’s the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it" (40). It was the first of Doyle's Sherlock Holmes tales, and only one of four full-length novels featuring the character. Doyle was rejected three times by publishers Ward, Lock, and Company finally accepted it in 1886 with the caveat of it delaying publication until the following year because the market was flooded with "cheap fiction". ![]() A Study in Scarlet was written in 1886 and published in Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887 by Arthur Conan Doyle. ![]() |