![]() ![]() “There’s something for everyone on this list,” Sara Nelson, editorial director of, told CNN. ![]() Want to watch what you also read? Blake Crouch’s first book, “Pines,” in his “Wayward Pines” trilogy – now a limited series on Fox – is also on the list.Īnd if you’re convinced the world is ending, join Neal Stephenson for his fantastical read, “Seveneves.” Prefer a tale of nature and endurance? Cheryl Strayed’s “Wild” made the list. Whether you want a romantic beach read, a celebrity tale, a murder mystery, a spy thriller or a science fiction prediction for the future, Amazon’s team of editors has a summer beach read pick for you.Īmazon’s list of top 20 summer beach reads include new works, such as Mary Kay Andrews’ “Beach Town,” Sabaa Tahir’s “An Ember in the Ashes” and Pulitzer Prize winner David McCullogh’s biography of the Wright Brothers. Wondering what books to pack for your summer beach vacation? ![]()
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![]() ![]() Within a given style or subject, variety can be nearly infinite. In fact, the exact same criticism might be leveled at every major poet, writer, musician, or artist, from Robinson Jeffers, to Kurt Vonnegut, to Vivaldi, to Gauguin. In this, she is only surpassed by the ubiquitous Billy Collins.Īs such, both poets have become easy targets among both mainstream and independent-minded poetry aficionados, as if popularity alone consigned a poet’s work to the realm of Hallmark “immortality.”Ī continual criticism of both poets is that they are repetitive they seem to be constantly rewriting the same poem over and over again. Though not to everyone’s taste, Oliver has however managed to become one of the two most popular American poets of the last 20 years, among both the generally non-poetry reading and poetry reading public alike. Once again, Mary Oliver fans may take heart: a new volume of her poetry, Evidence, has just been published and it is, as always, quite good. ![]() ![]() ![]() I continued to explore writing through my teenage years. ![]() I started writing my own stories at a really young age, and I suppose they qualified as children’s literature-after all, they always starred characters who were my age! Lewis to Susan Cooper to Lloyd Alexander. ![]() As a fairly shy child, books were sources of delight and comfort, and they took up a lot of imaginative space in my mind-especially fantasy books, from C.S. The books I read as a kid were so formative for me. What first inspired you to write for young readers? ![]() Today I’m chatting with two debut Austin authors with very different books, but both feature strong female protagonists who were envisioned by creators dedicated to letting readers see themselves in stories.Įvan Griffith‘s picture book biography Secrets of the Sea: The Story of Jeanne Power, Revolutionary Marine Scientist, illustrated by Joanie Stone (Clarion, 2021) celebrates the inventor of aquariums, while Sanjni Patel‘s young adult novel, The Knockout (Flux, 2021) explores the world of a Muay Thai fighter aiming for the Olympics. Above image: downtown Austin from Lady Bird Lake, photo by Ron Rabakukk ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In One Fine Day the narrator is called upon to help locate an old friend's ex-wife. The first part opens with Dismembering, in which the narrator's dream that she helped her ex-husband dismember and bury someone drives her to purge her home of anything of his. The collection is divided into three parts, told in the first, second and third person respectively. The subject matter is ordinary, but the writing is not. ![]() Adelaide writes with wit and insight about broken relationships, food, romance, ill health. Some of the stories have been published before, but most are new. Zebra is a collection of 13 short stories and one novella by Australian writer and academic Debra Adelaide, best known for her novel The Household Guide to Dying. Short stories that reveal our human foibles, and an examination of how to overcome tragedy, are among our picks of the month. ![]() ![]() ![]() His motivating mix of fearless optimism and practical solutions to common excuses gives both first-time novelists and results-oriented writers the kick-start they need to embark on an exhilarating creative adventure. Chris pulls from over 15 years of results-oriented writing experience to pack this compendium with new tips and tricks, ranging from week-by-week quick reference guides to encouraging advice from authors, and much more. Book Synopsis Chris Baty, founder of the wildly successful literary marathon known as National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), has completely revised and expanded his definitive handbook for extreme noveling. ![]() This handbook is the ultimate guide for would-be writers (or those with writers block) to cultivate their creative selves. About the Book The founder of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), which is conducted each fall, reveals the secrets writing a complete novel in only 30 days. ![]() ![]() ![]() The best known in the West of Slovak filmmaker Juraj Herz' enchanting genre films (The Cremator (1969), Beauty and the Beast (1978), The Ninth Heart (1979) and Ferat Vampir (1982) among them), Morgiana is about two sisters – neither of whom is named Morgiana, that's the cat, who gets her own cat-cam – who are placed in opposition when one of them inherits the majority of their father's estate. ![]() Introduced by House of Psychotic Women author Kier-La Janisse US Theatrical Premiere of new restoration courtesy of Severin Films MORGIANA (Juraj Herz, Czechoslovakia 1972) The films are: Morgiana (1972), The Ninth Heart (1979), and Bakeneko: A Vengeful Spirit (1968).Īll three restorations will make their debut on the big screen at the Salem Horror Fest next month, with Blu-ray editions to follow later this year. Severin has revealed brand new restorations of three cult films, two directed by Juraj Herz, and one directed by Yoshihiro Ishikawa. ![]() ![]() ![]() The book's real achievement is to take readers to an important and neglected period of British and south Asian history, and to make their trip their not just informative but colourful' - Jason Burke, Observer 'Dalrymple has been at the forefront of the new wave of popular history, consistently producing work that engages with a wider audience through writerly craft, an emphasis on characters and their agency, evocative description of place and time, and the inclusion of long-neglected perspectives. ![]() Dalrymple shines a forensic light on the knotty historical relationship between commercial and imperial power' - John McAleer, Evening Standard The Anarchy explodes myths that have accreted around the history of the Company like barnacles on the hulls of its ships. ![]() 'A tour de force' - Anne de Courcy, Telegraph 'An energetic pageturner that marches from the counting house on to the battlefield, exploding patriotic myths along the way' - Maya Jasanoff, Guardian ![]() ![]() ![]() SEMPRE – REDEMPTION: Haven Antonelli and Carmine DeMarco have been through a lot. But how much will they have to sacrifice? Can they escape their pasts? And, most of all, what does it mean to be free? Murder and betrayal are a way of life, and nothing comes without a price-especially not freedom. ![]() In a world full of chaos, where money and power rule, Haven and Carmine yearn to break free, but a string of events that began before either of them were born threatens to destroy them instead. Entangled in a web of secrets and lies, they learn that while different on the surface, they have more in common than anyone would think. Now, a twist of fate causes their worlds to collide. Carmine, born into a wealthy Mafia family, lived a life of privilege and excess. Haven, a second-generation slave, was isolated in the middle of the desert, her days full of hard work and terrifying abuse. SEMPRE: Haven Antonelli and Carmine DeMarco grew up under vastly different circumstances. ![]() ![]() ![]() wenbin/moment via getty images Better telescopes, more dataĪs long as astronomy has been a science, it has involved trying to make sense of the multitude of objects in the night sky. As the technology has become more powerful, AI algorithms have begun helping astronomers tame massive data sets and discover new knowledge about the universe.Īstronomy is no longer limited to just optical images – radio telescopes produce huge amounts of data that researchers need to process. Since then, AI has spread into every field of astronomy. In fact, in 1990, astronomers from the University of Arizona, where I am a professor, were among the first to use a type of ai called a neural network to study the shapes of galaxies. ![]() Astronomers have been using AI for decades. I'm an astronomer who studies and has written about cosmology, black holes and exoplanets. A research team used artificial intelligence to dramatically improve upon its first image from 2019, which now shows the black hole at the center of the M87 galaxy as darker and bigger than the first image depicted. ![]() ( MENAFN- The Conversation) The famous first image of a black hole just got two times sharper. ![]() ![]() After the threat is neutralized, his rescuer faints. Jordan Townsende, the Duke of Hawthorne, is being held at gunpoint when a knight comes crashing out of the trees and flies headlong into one of his attackers. From the road, a gunshot sounds, spooking Alex’s horse into careening towards the conflict. After attending her best friend’s brother’s birthday party, which is set up as a tournament, Alex rides home in her family’s old suit of armor, holding a shield and lance. Despite all this, Alex loves her life, seeing all the good in it. ![]() While I certainly liked the book, I just wasn’t as blown away as I have been by several of her others.Īlexandra Lawrence is a carefree, optimistic young woman who has the unfortunate burden of taking care of her eccentric household, which includes a deaf butler, a blind footman, a frequently drunk bottom-spanking uncle, and an overdramatic and bitter mother. In fact, I haven’t touched it since I read it that first time and so I thought I would have another go to figure out why that is. When I think of the author, Paradise, Perfect, and A Kingdom of Dreams instantly pop into my mind as beloved favorites, yet I rarely think about my very first McNaught, Something Wonderful. ![]() Like most romance readers, I have read many books by Judith McNaught and have loved several of them. ![]() |