![]() Her own timid omissions from Percy Shelley's works and her quiet avoidance of public controversy in the later years of her life added to this impression. The well-meaning attempts of Mary Shelley's son and daughter-in-law to "Victorianise" her memory through the censoring of letters and biographical material contributed to a perception of Mary Shelley as a more conventional, less reformist figure than her works suggest. It was not until 1989, when Emily Sunstein published her prizewinning biography Mary Shelley: Romance and Reality, that a full-length scholarly biography analyzing all of Shelley's letters, journals, and works within their historical context was published. ![]() After her death, however, she was chiefly remembered only as the wife of Percy Bysshe Shelley and as the author of Frankenstein. Mary Shelley was taken seriously as a writer in her own lifetime, though reviewers often missed the political edge to her novels. ![]() ![]() She was the daughter of the political philosopher William Godwin and the writer, philosopher, and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft. ![]() Mary Shelley (née Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, often known as Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley) was an English novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, travel writer, and editor of the works of her husband, Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Now, an expedition of scientists, led by the financier's daughter, is finally setting off for the legendary metropolist to unlock the desert's secrets. Twenty years ago, a wealthy British financier disappeared near Ubar, the fabled lost city buried beneath the sands of Oman. In this latest voyage of imagination combining hard science with explosive page-turning excitement-his most breathtaking yet-he explores the mysterious sands of the Arabian peninsula. “Rollins writes with intelligence, clarity, and a refreshing sense of humor.”-Kirkus Reviews In his five previous thrillers, James Rollins, the king of speculative adventure writing, has taken readers on mind-expanding journeys spanning from the top of the world to deep within the earth's surface. ![]() Summary: More heart-stopping action and suspense from the bestselling author of Amazonia and Subterranean. ![]() ![]() ![]() As the war begins to cross the moonroads, threatening to destroy all the worlds beneath the sun and moon, Genna must rise and harness her new powers in order to save her people. When she escapes a brutal plot concoted by the evil kai lords, Genna finds herself cast into the depths of the Sun Wizards' world. Genna is the chosen Sunrider, and under nightling protection, she must learn the ancient magics so she may bring an end to the war between slaves and masters. ![]() She alone can lead the fight to defeat an immortal evil. In the battle between nightlings and humans, it's prophesied that the Sunrider is destined to unite the magics of the sun and moon for the good of all. ![]() ![]() For the first time ever, she’ll have to follow her instincts, rather than logic, if she’s going to survive. Tiffany Snow became a published author in 2011 with the novel No Turning Back. Louis, but now resides in Kansas City, Missouri with her daughters and husband. China suspects she’s being followed and isn’t sure whom she can trust. Tiffany got her degrees in History and Social Studies Education from the University of Missouri Columbia. Quickly the Cysnet assignment becomes disconcerting-and then downright scary-as key staffers turn up dead. And then there’s her sexy but oddly unsettling new neighbor, Clark… ![]() Her sixteen-year-old runaway niece suddenly arrives in town, begging to move in with China. ![]() A computer prodigy who landed a coveted programming job at the cutting-edge tech company Cysnet before even graduating from MIT, China is happiest when following her routine: shower before coffee, pizza only on Mondays, bedtime at ten thirty sharp.īut then things start to get a little…unpredictable.įirst Jackson Cooper-Cysnet’s rich, gorgeous, genius CEO-assigns China to a dangerous and highly classified project for a government defense contractor. Brilliant, quirky twenty-three-year-old China Mack is totally satisfied with her carefully ordered, data-driven life. Grand Central/Forever, 5. ![]() ![]() ![]() I went on to read more books by her and discovered her fairy tales. I loved the book (one of those situations where I loved both equally). That movie was so great that I had to read the book. I adore Gail Carson Levine and have since I first saw Ella Enchanted. Infused with magic and feeling, and bursting with excitement, this thrilling tale is the third in the celebrated series of illustrated novels from Newbery Honor winning author Gail Carson Levine and renowned illustrator David Christiana. As they set out on their desperate quest-a quest that could be their very last-the fairies must decide if Gwendolyn can help or hinder. The fairies have but one they must stop Kyto. He intends to destroy Never Land, starting with Fairy Haven. Then the evil Kyto, a dragon the fairies once helped to capture, escapes. But the fairies are not eager to meet her. The instant they reach Never Land, she sets out to find fairies. When she is just about to lose hope, Peter Pan comes at last and blows fairy dust on her. ![]() More than anything, Gwendolyn wishes she could be there. ![]() ![]() She sees animaltalent fairy Beck give a pie to wise Mother Dove and hears the voices of water-talent Rani and even Tinker Bell herself. That night, Gwendolyn has the first of her visions-tantalizing, lifelike visions, almost as if she were actually in Fairy Haven. On her birthday, she receives the precious “kiss” necklace which has been passed down from mother to daughter ever since Peter Pan gave it to Wendy Darling. Gwendolyn Carlisle loves fairies, perhaps too much. ![]() ![]() Improvise: Scene From the Inside Out by Nick Napier Kurt Vonnegut (author of Slaughterhouse Five and more) lecture about The Shapes of Stories Gladys the Magic Chicken by Adam Rex illustrator Adam RexĮl Chupacabras by Adam Rubin with illustrator Crash McCreery ![]() ![]() High Five by Adam Rubin and illustrated by Daniel Salmieri Jon Scieszka, former National Ambassador for Children’s Literature and New York Times bestselling author best known for picture books with illustrator Lane Smith, including The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, Math Curse, and more. Klutz Books, like Juggling For the Complete Klutz, created by John CassidyĮxploratorium books like The Art of Curiosity The Far Side cartoon by Gary Larson (find the first collection, The Far Side, here)Ĭalvin and Hobbes, cartoon by Bill Watterson (check out the first collection, Calvin and Hobbes) ![]() Links to Topics Mentioned In This Episode: First Draft Episode #342: Adam Rubin Adam Rubin, New York Times bestselling picture book author known for Dragons Love Tacos, Those Darn Squirrels!, Robo-Sauce and more with illustrator Daniel Salmieri, about his new collection of middle grade short stories, The Ice Cream Machine. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() His career was equally diverse and successful after university and, despite ill-health and continual pain from a duodenal ulcer, he played a prominent part in public life as a barrister and Member of Parliament, in addition to being a writer, soldier and publisher. His years at Oxford - 'spent peacefully in an enclave like a monastery' - nevertheless opened up yet more horizons and he published five books and many articles, won several awards including the Newdigate Prize for poetry and gained a First. ![]() Later they moved again to the Gorbals in Glasgow and John Buchan went to Hutchesons' Grammar School, Glasgow University (by which time he was already publishing articles in periodicals) and Brasenose College, Oxford. His father was a minister of the Free Church of Scotland and in 1876 the family moved to Fife where in order to attend the local school the small boy had to walk six miles a day. ![]() ![]() That love for and deep background in music really inspired much of the story for my debut novel, Sing Me Forgotten. I’ve also dabbled in some organ as well, though I’ve never been formally trained on it. I took voice lessons, participated in musical theater productions in high school and then, again, later on as an adult. I’ve played the piano since I was six years old and the flute since I was eleven. It wasn’t until after college that I fell in love with YA fantasy, and I’ve never looked back since! Throughout high school, I wrote sappy contemporary romance books. My very first attempt at writing a novel was a very bad knockoff of Harry Potter. I’ve loved reading and stories since I was a child, and that naturally grew into a love for writing and creating worlds and characters of my own when I was a teen. Hi! I am a YA author and mother of three (soon to be four) living in Fort Worth, TX. Tell us about yourself and how you came to write for teens. Illustrator: Allan Davey Design: Mary Luna ![]() Olson and her debut YA novel, SING ME FORGOTTEN (Inkyard Press), that just came out on March 9! Enter to win a copy! ![]() ![]() We are excited to feature author Jessica S. ![]() ![]() ![]() As she expands her horizons, she discovers and is forced to come to terms with some unsettling truths about the people and team that had been a constant in her life. Her passion kept her in her small hometown, but at 33, after tragedy hits Walker, Shea begins to question if her life decisions are enough. Football – more specifically, Walker football – is in her blood. Shea Rigsby spent her entire life – growing up, attending college, and working her first (and only) professional job – in Walker. The Walker Broncos are a cornerstone in the close-knit community, and Coach Clive Carr is just as important if not even more than the team itself. Walker, Texas is a small college town whose residents live and breathe college football. I read The One and Only three years ago as soon as it was released, and I loved it! If you’re a sports fan, more specifically a football or college football fan, you’ll relate to the underlying theme of The One & Only instantly. AugBook Review – The One & Only by Emily Giffin ![]() ![]() ![]() One of the most important theologians of the twentieth century illuminates the relationship between ourselves and the teachings of Jesus What can the call to discipleship, the adherence to the word of Jesus, mean today to the businessman, the soldier, the laborer, or the aristocrat? What did Jesus mean to say to us? What is his will for us today? Drawing on the Sermon on the Mount, Dietrich Bonhoeffer answers these timeless questions by providing a seminal reading of the dichotomy between 'cheap grace' and 'costly grace.' 'Cheap grace,' Bonhoeffer wrote, 'is the grace we bestow on ace without discipleship.Costly grace is the gospel which must be sought again and again, the girl which must be asked for, the door at which a man must know.It is costly because it costs a man his life, and it is grace because it gives a man the only true life.' 'The Cost of Discipleship' is a compelling statement of the demands of sacrifice and ethical consistency from a man whose life and thought were exemplary articulations of a new type of leadership inspired by the Gospel, and imbued with the spirit of Christian humanism and a creative sense of civic duty. ![]() |