![]() ![]() His episodic scripted and unscripted series include “The Atlanta Child Murders,” a docuseries that appeared on Investigation Discovery “The Disappearance of the Millbrook Twins,” (Oxygen) and “Shark Trip: Eat. His films include “Girls Trip,” “Night School,” “Little,” “What Men Want,” “Ride Along 2,” “No Good Deed,” “Think Like a Man Too,” “Ride Along,” “Think Like a Man,” “Takers,” “Obsessed,” “Breaking In” and “Stomp the Yard.” Packer also served as an executive producer on the megahit “Straight Outta Compton,” a biopic of the rap group NWA. Packer’s most recent film, “The Photograph,” debuted in February 2020. ![]() Will Packer has produced or executive produced a wide range of movies that have grossed more than $1 billion worldwide at the box office films he has produced over the past decade. He was born and raised in Silver Spring, Maryland. Before living in New York, Chad lived in Berlin, London, Oakland, and Atlanta. Chad’s op-ed pieces have appeared in The New York Times, SLAM magazine, and Teen Vogue. ![]() He has since written and cowritten TV series and feature films with collaborators Spike Lee, Morgan Freeman, and Will Packer. ![]() Previously, Chad worked at Google and YouTube and as a tech entrepreneur. Chad Sanders is a writer, director, actor, and musician based in New York City. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Who was the real target in this vicious attack? ![]() What at first seems cut and dry is anything but: Not only did the judge have more enemies than Decker can count-from violent gang members, drug dealers, and smugglers to a resentful ex-husband-but the bodyguard presents additional conundrums that muddy the waters even further. When Amos Decker is called to South Florida to investigate a double homicide, the case appears straightforward: A federal judge and her bodyguard have been found dead, the judge’s face sporting a blindfold with two eye holes crudely cut out, a clear sign that she’d made one too many enemies over her years on the bench. From the author of The 6:20 Man, “Memory Man” Amos Decker-an FBI consultant with perfect recall-delves into a bewildering double homicide in this new thriller in David Baldacci’s #1 New York Times bestselling series. ![]() ![]() As a soldier, he is able to give readers a firsthand glimpse into the brutality of war, something that at times, is difficult to read. When one watches a documentary or movie about the civil war, the level of violence shown is a muted version of the reality Watkins recalls. ![]() “It is well war is so terrible – otherwise, we would grow too fond of it.” Though the author passed in July of 1901, his lives on as a notable piece of historical literature. ![]() Aytch (the “Co.” is pronounced as “company”) is a series of his own recollections of life as a soldier. It should be noted that his regiment entered the war with 3,200 men, and ended with merely 65. Samuel Watkins was born in June, 1936 and fought as a soldier in the 1st Tennessee Regiment throughout the majority of the civil war. ![]() How does a man keep his humanity in one of the worst conflicts in American History? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Near the end of the book we hear that he has married, ''not either to my disadvantage or dissatisfaction,'' Crusoe seems to have managed well enough without women during the 28 years, 2 months and 19 days he spent on the island. The human image in ''Robinson Crusoe'' is unforgettable, but limited: it is a man's world women appear only as terrified anonymities, domestic servants in Cape Verde, or the honest widow in London who holds Crusoe's moneyįor him. He may have been impressed by Jean Rhys'sĬonversion of ''Jane Eyre'' into ''Wide Sargasso Sea'' or by other experiments in displacing an official perspective. Coetzee has written a superb novel by reconsidering the events of ''Robinson Crusoe'' and presenting them from a new point of view. The author of the book was Daniel Defoe or, to revert to his given name, Daniel Foe. ''T HE Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner'' was published on April 25, 1719. His most recent book is ''We Irish: Essays on Irish Literature and Society.'' ![]() Section 7, Column 1 Book Review Deskīy Denis Donoghue Denis Donoghue holds the Henry James Chair of Letters at New York University. ![]() The New York Times: Book Review Search Articleįebruary 22, 1987, Sunday, Late City Final Edition ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Unfortunately, while the library is hosting a lecture on ghostly legends, Jay becomes one of the dearly departed in the rare books section. Wealthy businessman Jay Ruddle is considering donating his extensive collection of North Carolina historical documents to the Bodie Island Lighthouse Library, but the competition for the collection is fierce. ![]() Halloween in North Carolina’s Outer Banks becomes seriously tricky when librarian Lucy Richardson stumbles across something extra unusual in the rare books section: a dead body. The Spook in the Stacks: A Lighthouse Library MysteryĬrooked Lane Books (Happy Publication Day!! June 12, 2018)ĭigital ASIN: B075QJ59PX I am super-excited today to provide a spotlight at my blog stop for The Spook in the Stacks by Eva Gates on the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour. ![]() ![]() ![]() But while I typically spend my days watching my Corgi’s fur float around and accumulate on my side table, Elisabeth Tova Bailey spends her days watching her pet snail move about its terrarium. I’m no stranger to being stuck on my couch or in bed for weeks at a time. These books run the range from contemplative nature writing to laugh-out-loud funny to incredibly detailed nonfiction, but all of them are well worth the read! The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey, Narrated by Renee Raudman So last year, I made it a point to seek out books by and about women with chronic illnesses or disabilities. Enter here (and don't forget to send us pics of your book stack if you win!).Īs a woman with a disabling chronic illness, I don’t often find books that feature other women with similar conditions. ![]() We're giving away a $50 gift card to Barnes and Noble to one lucky reader. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Flake participated in writing workshops at the Pinocchio bookstore, where she began working on The Skin I'm In in the mid nineties. During this time her writing career still remained active. ![]() From 1987 until 2005, Flake returned to the University of Pittsburgh public relations department where she eventually became a supervisor, then went on to become Director of Public Relations at the University's Joseph M. Immediately after graduating she took a job as a house parent in a Pittsburgh area youth shelter, working with young people in foster care. During this time, she had an internship at the University's public relations office, and wrote for The Pitt News. As a teenager, she attended Simon Gratz High School, where she was a member of the tennis team.įlake earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1978, majoring in English Writing and minoring in Political Science. Through their guidance, Flake and her siblings were encouraged to be themselves, learning about culture through music, TV, politics, and books. Her father worked for Philadelphia Gas Co., while her mother did days work and raised her children. She is the second youngest child, with three brothers and two sisters, and grew up in an inner-city neighborhood. Flake was born December 24, 1955, in Philadelphia. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He writes movingly about his own search for such an environment but also offers the perspectives of a wide variety of other transgender people, whose stories he generously shares. ![]() In this connection, he points out the importance of finding a supportive faith community. And no wonder, for, as he will point out, many churches in America are less than welcoming to the 1.4 million transgender adults in their midst, a staggering 41 percent of whom will have attempted suicide. Writing as a white, bisexual, transgender man who happens to be a committed Christian, Hartke nevertheless confesses that to this day he feels “just a little bit nervous” when he walks into any unfamiliar church building. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The character was introduced in Harrison's short story "The Stainless Steel Rat", first published in 1957 in Astounding magazine. For example, diGriz will steal without compunction, but deplores killing. ![]() He displays a strong sense of morality, albeit in a much more restricted sense than is traditional. Master of self-rationalization, the Rat frequently justifies his crimes by arguing that he is providing society with entertainment and besides which, he only steals from institutions that he believes have insurance coverage and so will be able to recoup their losses. He is also a master of disguise and martial arts, an accomplished bank robber, a criminal mastermind, an expert on breaking and entering, and (perhaps most usefully) a skilled liar. He is a futuristic con man, thief, and all-round rascal. ![]() James Bolivar diGriz goes by many aliases, including " Slippery Jim" and " The Stainless Steel Rat". James Bolivar diGriz, alias " Slippery Jim" and " The Stainless Steel Rat", is a fictional character and a series of comic science fiction novels written by Harry Harrison. First cover printing to The Stainless Steel Rat by Harry Harrison ![]() ![]() ![]() “Dumb” offers me something else, too-a chance to both subvert the classic cartoonist trope of self-deprecating humour, and to lighten the work by playing into that humour. Voicelessness is invisible, and very unexpected, so I knew that the word “dumb,” which has adopted other meanings, would recreate the element of surprise that people experience when they first interact with me. Georgia Webber: I wanted a title that wasn’t obvious, but made sense. What made you identify with the word “dumb”? WOTS: DUMB is a memoir of your recovery from a throat injury that left you voiceless, and the word “dumb” was the original terminology for the inability to speak. ![]() ![]() WOTS is coming up fast…but just not fast enough! So we’re joining the Dufferin Grove Farmers’ Market with The Word On The Street Pop-Up! We sat down with Georgia Webber, who will be joining us to read at the event. ![]() |