6/26/2023 0 Comments Almost broken by portia moore![]() ![]() ![]() 'I didn't want to have to take legal action here, and this was never about money, but what my hope is that the fact that The Stand have fully and frankly accepted that cancelling the event on account of my philosophical views as a lesbian and a feminist was unlawful, I really hope that's going to benefit other woman, and indeed men, by discouraging other people from discriminating against people like me who fully support equal rights for trans people but don't believe that any man should be able to self identify as a woman. Ms Cherry, who was removed from the SNP frontbench in 2021, told BBC Radio Scotland: 'It's a very welcome move by The Stand and I accept their apology and I'm looking forward to taking a part in the event. Ms Cherry said she would sue if the club did not go ahead with the event, vowing to 'take whatever legal action is necessary to vindicate my right to not be misrepresented and not to be discriminated against'. ![]() The Stand Comedy Club previously said it would not host the 'In Conversation With.' interview with the MP because some of its staff were unwilling to work over her views ![]()
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6/26/2023 0 Comments The Damned by L.A. Banks![]() ![]() ![]() Rather than cowering in a corner and licking its wounds, though, the city, led by dozens of elected officials, business, and community leaders, stepped up to take on the formidable task of turning Lawrence into one of those “resurgent cities” the Fed was discovering.Īnd what tremendous progress our city has made in 10 years. Just after the Fed released its report, back in February 2011, a tabloid-style sensationalist headline in Boston magazine famously labeled Lawrence the “ City of the Damned” for the financial, social, and political challenges it faced. It’s a lesson that leaders in the city of Lawrence, once one of the Commonwealth’s most troubled Gateway Cities, and now one of its most improved, have taken to heart. ![]() 6/26/2023 0 Comments Shady hollow novel![]() ![]() It’s a whimsical woodland murder mystery like no other! I not only enjoyed reading about it-I want to live there, surrounded by enigmatic pandas, diligent mice and well-read corvids. ![]() To put it in Pop Culture terms: its Zootopia meets Murder She Wrote. “Need a book to curl up with by the fire? This is it! Shady Hollow must be the coziest of cozy crime stories. Shady Hollow is a rather different kind of Cozy Murder Mystery. Reichert, author of The Kindred Spirits Supper Club Charming and clever, Juneau Black will take readers on delightful ride as the mystery unfolds. “Get ready to fall in love with Shady Hollow and its quirky cast of animal characters. Sarah Addison Allen, New York Times bestselling author of First Frost I read Shady Hollow in one sitting and can’t wait for more!” It’s quirky and clever, charming and smart. ![]() “A magical confection that will leave you nostalgic for the storybooks of your youth. Alan Bradley, New York Times bestselling author of the Flavia de Luce series I eagerly await a fresh infusion of Shady Hollow mayhem.” Summary: The first book in the Shady Hollow series, in which we are introduced to the village of Shady Hollow, a place where woodland creatures live. Vixen and the rest of the critters never feel like anthropomorphic Disney cartoon characters. The plotting is sharp, the prose lean and the atmosphere pure joy. have become my favorite new comfort reads. “Black’s books - Shady Hollow, Cold Clay and Mirror Lake. Praise for The Shady Hollow Mystery series: ![]() 6/26/2023 0 Comments Will grayson will grayson book![]() ![]() For some of us a quote becomes a mantra, a goal or a More via texts, memes and sound bytes, short but profound quotes from books have become Memorable and interesting quotes from great books. by Connie Willis About BookQuotersīookQuoters is a community of passionate readers who enjoy sharing the most meaningful, ― Charlie Kaufman, quote from Synecdoche, New York: The Shooting Script Something to make you feel connected, to make you feel whole, to make you feel loved.” And so you spend your time in vague regret or vaguer hope for something good to come along. And it never comes or it seems to but doesn't really. But while alive, you wait in vain, wasting years, for a phone call or a letter or a look from someone or something to make it all right. Most of your time is spent being dead or not yet born. Even though the world goes on for eons and eons, you are here for a fraction of a fraction of a second. And they say there is no fate, but there is: it's what you create. Just try and figure out your own divorce. And you only get one chance to play it out. And you'll never ever trace it to its source. ![]() But maybe you won't know for twenty years. There are a million little strings attached to every choice you make you can destroy your life every time you choose. “Everything is more complicated than you think. ![]() 6/25/2023 0 Comments Panorama of Hell by Hideshi Hino![]() ![]() On a fairly routine but rushed trip to the mall, I passed by a kiosk selling Japanese imports and caught only the quickest glimpse of whatever the hell this thing was. I was basically still a kid, didn't even have my driver's license or my first job yet, but already living far from home for the summer with a girlfriend in upstate New York. ![]() It was all the way back in the year 2000. ![]() Until now, I guess, and it honestly should have been obvious, because it ties directly into how I first became familiar with his name. Reviewing the Planet Toys' Hino Horror Figures!Įvery Halloween season, for perhaps most of 's existence, I've repeatedly intended to write something or other about the horror manga artist Hideshi Hino, but with his huge body of work I'd just never quite settled on exactly where I wanted to begin. ![]() ![]() Please join us to hear author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Miriam Pawel and Kathleen Brown, in conversation with UCSD professor Natalia Molina, present and sign Pawel’s book, The Browns of California: The Family Dynasty that Transformed a State and Shaped a Nation. Miriam Pawel & The Browns of California at ALOUD Reading Series This heartbreaking story speaks to everyone who has struggled with the complexity of parental bonds while seeking-and finding-autonomy.Īddress: 695 E. And, when he is twelve, she moves to New York without him, leaving him to fend for himself. He then “grows up” with his mother, among con men and get-rich schemes. ![]() But his father’s fortune disappears, and his parents’ divorce, he falls out of his well-curated life and into San Francisco at the epicenter of the Me Decade: the ‘70s. ![]() ![]() The author was raised rich, briefly, in Southern California at the end of the go-go 1960s. Join us to hear Glen David Gold discuss his new book, I Will Be Complete. Glen David Gold & I Will Be Complete at Vroman’s Bookstore It’s possible to fight complacency and become bold, or at least bold-ish, a little at a time.Īddress: 8818 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90069 ![]() In this book the author has written a refreshing, relatable, and funny account of her adventures of fighting chronic dread and anxiety. Join us to hear Courtenay Hameister discuss and sign her book, Okay Fine Whatever: The Year I Went from Being Afraid of Everything to Only Being Afraid of Most Things. Courtenay Hameister & Okay Fine Whatever at Book Soup ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “When I heard of the opportunity to be a part of this project, I jumped at the chance only to find that it was difficult and daunting to approach adding to or expanding such an esteemed and treasured part of the American Christmas canon.” The Plot “Working on the Grinch sequel was an awesome responsibility,” Ruiz said. Seuss created all those decades ago,” Heim said. “All throughout writing the story, I couldn’t fully believe that I was actually getting to play in the amazing creative sandbox Dr. Heim has written books such as If I Ran Your School and I Am the Cat in the Hat and Ruiz has illustrated the Cat in the Hat’s Learning books for over two decades. ![]() The new book, titled How the Grinch Lost Christmas, is written by Alastair Heim and illustrated by Aristides Ruiz. ![]() 6/25/2023 0 Comments Book on tyranny by timothy snyder![]() Krug is an acclaimed creator in her own right her 2018 breakout, the graphic memoir “Belonging: A German Reckons With History and Home,” uneasily examines her grandfather’s Nazi past (which she uncovered) and dodges nothing, facing whatever she can know. I sometimes sigh at all the graphic adaptations out there, many of which are unnecessary. ![]() Snyder refused to name Trump in its pages, referring instead to “a president.” Now he’s out with ON TYRANNY: Twenty Lessons From the Twentieth Century: Graphic Edition (Ten Speed, $24), brilliantly illustrated by the German cartoonist Nora Krug, and updated to include allusions to Covid-19 (also unnamed). A small book, almost a pamphlet (that so-called impulse buy that often sits near the register), and anchored largely in lessons from the Holocaust and from Russian totalitarianism, it was a best seller, readable and galvanizing. ![]() His deep knowledge as a historian of modern Europe allowed him to identify links between fascism, past and present, and also to offer practical advice. Timothy Snyder’s “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From the Twentieth Century” appeared in 2017 during a time of postelection panic in the United States. ![]() 6/25/2023 0 Comments 1144 Random, Interesting & Fun Facts You Need To Know - The K... by Scott Matthews![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (My 1st Easter Coloring (Colouring) Book) Ebook read ebook online PDF EPUB KINDLE Download EBOOK EPUB KINDLE PDF The Big Easy Easter Egg Coloring Book For Ages 1-4: Fun To Color And Cut Out! A Great Toddler and Preschool Scissor Skills Building Easter Basket. (My 1st Easter Coloring (Colouring) Book) Ebook Ebook | READ ONLINE Download EBOOK EPUB KINDLE PDF The Big Easy Easter Egg Coloring Book For Ages 1-4: Fun To Color And Cut Out! A Great Toddler and Preschool Scissor Skills Building Easter Basket. Download EBOOK EPUB KINDLE PDF The Big Easy Easter Egg Coloring Book For Ages 1-4: Fun To Color And Cut Out! A Great Toddler and Preschool Scissor Skills Building Easter Basket. 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