6/12/2023 0 Comments Interstate by Stephen Dixon![]() ![]() In Time: two crazy sisters kidnap a guy named Charles The Intruder: narrator walks into his apartment as his girlfriend is about to be raped Here's a batch of openings:ġ4 Stories: Eugene Randall blows his brains out with a pistol Ĭut: doctors want to cut the narrator's leg off just below the hip since gangrene has set in ![]() The Stories of Stephen Dixon - 60 stories taken from a dozen previously published collections as well as chapters from his novel Frog. A Stephen Dixon short story spins and spins and spins and spins in an unending, compulsive gush, occasionally presenting multiple versions before (assuming a reliable narrator - always a shaky prospect with Dixon) landing on what actually happened. Oh, my goodness, the above observation hits the target smack in the middle. Stephen Dixon's genius (or compulsion) is to observe, then to speak not because he chooses to, perhaps - but because, as with all compulsion, he simply cannot stop himself." Jenifer Levin on Stephen Dixon's storytelling: "At its best, it is understated poetry: witty, heartbreaking, eye-opening. Welcome to the world of Stephen Dixon, a world where, more times than not, we're thrust head first into crisis erupting in an apartment or shop or office or on the streets of Manhattan. ![]()
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6/12/2023 0 Comments Ironman by chris crutcher![]() ![]() Though labeled a quitter by his father, Beau trains relentlessly for the triathalon, eventually finding support from a source he never expected, even as his jerk of a father actively attempts to sabatoge Beau's chances in the race.Īnyone who has a difficult relationship with a parent will find much to think about in Beau's story. Nak's before school anger management group.Īt first, Beau refuses to believe that he belongs in the group, but eventually becomes a willing participant and forms deep relationships with the rest of the "Nak pack." Beau's story is told mainly through his letters to his idol, Larry King.īeau plans to compete in a triathalon. After Beau calls this teacher an asshole (true, but, alas, not allowed at school) he is ordered to attend Mr. extremely controlling and not willing to listen). He is a master of the problem novel.īeau Brewster is a 17 year old boy who gets into a power struggle with a teacher who is very much like Beau's dad (ie. Chris Crutcher has a background in psychology and his depiction of kids in crisis is always insightful and often heartbreaking. ![]() However, once I read this book, I was hooked. ![]() Being a consummate couch potato, the sports that permeate Crutcher's novels was initially a turn-off. Thanks to a professor in an adolescent lit class, I first picked up this marvelous book. ![]() 6/12/2023 0 Comments Sol by Con Riley![]() ![]() ![]() ♥Ĭon Riley’s Sol may be one of the most romantic love affairs I’ve encountered. ♥ Featuring sweet angst, hurt/comfort, and second chances for a shy heart, Sol is a standalone M/M romance novel in the Learning to Love series with a fulfilling happily ever after. It could also be a huge risk when neither of them plans to stay in Cornwall forever…. ![]() However, Jace has his own shadows, no matter how brightly his smile dazzles.įalling for Jace again could be so easy. Asking for his help opens old wounds, but Jace helps to heal them, fusing Sol’s broken heart back together. Reconnecting with Jace Pascoe might save the school-the one place Sol’s nephew is happy. Solution: Sol’s first love could have the cash to keep it afloat. Neither is raising a teenage nephew, but with no family left to support him, a live-in job at a boarding school becomes his life raft. Teaching art to kids wasn’t his life plan. Solomon Trebeck’s heart broke the night of his bi-awakening.įifteen years later, Sol’s back in Cornwall where it happened, single, shy, and oh-so lonely. ![]() ![]() Ellie is the rare White Southern volunteer. In 1965, 20-year-old Ellie Hockley, a student at the University of North Carolina, joins SCOPE, a summer project recruiting mostly White, Northern college students to help Black Southerners register to vote in anticipation of the passage of the Voting Rights Act. Ann, a stranger, knows too much about Kayla, including that she has a small daughter, that she’s about to move into a new house in an upscale but isolated new development, and that it's a house she had intended to share with her husband, Jackson, who died of an accidental fall at the construction site. In 2010, architect Kayla Carter is visited by Ann Smith, a “sixty-five or seventy”-year-old woman in mirrored sunglasses, who comes to her office seemingly intent on scaring her. ![]() This is a novel of alternating timelines, each unspooling in or near Round Hill, a small town in North Carolina. ![]() Chamberlain’s tale of mid-1960s freedom fighters intersects with contemporary tragedy. ![]() ![]() ![]() Hours of business: Mon-Fri 10 to 6 Number 46 is at the northern end of Shepherd Market, formerly the location of Shepherds bindery, a five minute walk from Green Park tube station (Jubilee, Victoria and Piccadilly lines) and only slightly more from Bond Street station. Roald Dahls Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, Illustrated by Joseph Schindelman, Vintage 1991, Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket. We also display a selection of stock at our Mayfair shop: 46 Curzon Street ![]() Number 48 is on the south side of Bedford Square, a five minute walk from Totten ham Court Road or Goodge Street underground stations and a ten minute walk from Russell Square. ![]() Roald Dahl also wrote a sequel to the book called Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, written in. Great Britain Hours of business: Mon-Fri 9:30 to 5 Celebrate fifty years of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory First published in 1964 with whimsical illustrations by Joseph Schindelman, Roald Dahls Charlie and the Chocolate Factory became an instant classic. ![]() Our primary address is our Bloomsbury shop: Stock Code: 245957 Members of: Antiquarian Booksellers Association Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association International League of Antiquarian Booksellers Original quarter blue cloth, with beige boards, spine lettered in pink, dust jacket. With illustrations by Joseph Schindelman. ![]() 6/11/2023 0 Comments Fantastic mr fox dahl![]() Many were originally written for American magazines such as Ladies Home Journal, Harper's, Playboy and The New Yorker, then subsequently collected by Dahl into anthologies, gaining world-wide acclaim. He also had a successful parallel career as the writer of macabre adult short stories, usually with a dark sense of humour and a surprise ending. Dahl went on to create some of the best-loved children's stories of the 20th century, such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda and James and the Giant Peach. The book was commissioned by Walt Disney for a film that was never made, and published in 1943. His first children's book was The Gremlins, about mischievous little creatures that were part of RAF folklore. ![]() Its title was inspired by a highly inaccurate and sensationalized article about the crash that blinded him, which claimed he had been shot down instead of simply having to land because of low fuel. The story, about his wartime adventures, was bought by the Saturday Evening Post for $900, and propelled him into a career as a writer. ![]() Today the story is published as A Piece of Cake. ![]() Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of Norwegian descent, who rose to prominence in the 1940's with works for both children and adults, and became one of the world's bestselling authors.ĭahl's first published work, inspired by a meeting with C. ![]() 6/11/2023 0 Comments Artemis fowl novel![]() ![]() But he also loved The Chronicles of Narniaby CS Lewis for its rigid code of conduct and beautiful writing. Growing up in Wefxord, Ireland, Colfer loved books like The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers for the swashbuckling themes. The Artemis Fowl series has collectively sold more than 25 million copies since. ![]() However, the immediate success of Artemis Fowl allowed Colfer to resign as an elementary school teacher and focus on writing full-time. His debut book was Benny and Omar in 1998. By the time the first Artemis Fowl book was published in 2001, Colfer had already written and published a handful of books. The Artemis Fowl books weren’t author Eoin Colfer’s first foray into publication. This story represents the struggle of good and evil in a sophisticated and interesting way, so there’s a good reason why the first Artemis Fowl book became an international bestseller in 2001. ![]() It is perfect for both fantasy-loving adults and children. This guide will show you how to read the Artemis Fowl books in order. This book series has become very popular because of its intriguing story and complex characters. Artemis Fowl is a science fiction, adventure, and fantasy book series written by award-winning author Eoin Colfer. ![]() ![]() If you know of any other Ellison stories that might fit the theme, let me know.Īs always, feel free to join the conversation and read along with me on the search for the depressed astronaut. As a bonus, I’ve paired it with one of Ellison’s better known 50s tales of mutants and prison ships–“The Discarded” (variant title: “The Abnormals”) (1959). The first story in this post–“Psycho at Mid-Point” (1956)–exemplifies the theme at its most brutal and nihilistic. I’d previously read and reviewed his collection Approaching Oblivion (1974) and a handful of other stories including “A Boy and His Dog” (1969). I am completely ignorant of his 50s visions. I turn now to an author, Harlan Ellison (1934-2018), whom I’ve only marginally explored considering his prodigious output. I relish the act of literary archaeology. The following review is the 20th installment of my series searching for “SF short stories that are critical in some capacity of space agencies, astronauts, and the culture which produced them.” Some stories I’ll review in this series might not fit. ![]() 6/10/2023 0 Comments Sathnam sanghera empire![]() Sathnam will explore what it means, as a child of immigrants, to live in the shadow of Empire. His starting point is his own family’s experiences, their memories of racist signs in shops and of the anti-immigrant local MP Enoch Powell in Wolverhampton when they arrived in 1968. Sathnam’s journey across the series isn’t just intellectual. Travelling across Britain and speaking to people from a variety of walks of life with his distinctive candour and wit, Sathnam will look at the ways in which Empire is remembered and how this has created Britain’s culture and its politics. A 2圆0 series from Sandpaper Films, Empire & Me (w/t) will see writer and broadcaster Sathnam Sanghera go on a very personal journey to unearth the roots that bind his country to its colonial past. Channel 4 will be tearing down the myths and misunderstandings of colonial history in a new commission that examines the way that Empire has shaped modern Britain. ![]() 6/10/2023 0 Comments Stargazer gray![]() ![]() Įvernight Academy: an exclusive boarding school for the most beautiful, dangerous students of all-vampires. The vampire in me was closer to the surface. ![]() and to make Bianca question everything she’s ever believed. Bianca will risk anything to be with Lucas, but dark secrets are fated to tear them apart. “I couldn’t stand it if they took it out on you,” he tells Bianca, “and eventually they would.”īut the connection between Bianca and Lucas can’t be denied. Lucas ignores the rules, stands up to the snobs, and warns Bianca to be careful-even when it comes to caring about him. He’s not the “Evernight type” either, and he likes it that way. She’s been uprooted from her small hometown and enrolled at Evernight Academy, an eerie Gothic boarding school where the students are somehow too perfect: smart, sleek, and almost predatory. Why did I read these books: I had been eying these beguiling covers in my local bookstore for a while, and with our Young Adult month I finally decided to take the plunge and pick up the series. ![]() Stand alone or series: Books 1 and 2 in the ongoing Evernight series by Claudia Gray. Hardcover: Evernight – 336 pages, Stargazer – 336 pages Publication Dates: Evernight – May 2008, Stargazer – March 2009 ![]() |