![]() ![]() She also began to write fantasy books at age 10, often featuring herself as the protagonist. She enjoyed writing, reading, and acting as a young girl she often created plays that she would act out with friends. She is the middle child of five children she has two older sisters, one younger sister, and one younger brother. Hale was born on January 26, 1974, in Salt Lake City to Wallace and Bonnie Bryner. ![]() She has also co-written with her husband, Dean. She is a graduate of the University of Utah and the University of Montana. Her first novel for adults, Austenland, was adapted into a film in 2013. Shannon Hale (née Shannon Bryner born January 26, 1974) is an American author primarily of young adult fantasy, including the Newbery Honor book Princess Academy and The Goose Girl. ![]()
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5/13/2023 0 Comments Alex lemaitre![]() ![]() The author's early death is a great loss' Philip Pullman. 'Intelligent, complex, with a gripping plot and deeply intriguing characters. ' A literary explosion' Marine Landrot, Telerama. ![]() 'Brutal crime writing with a tinge of Gauloise. 'It enthrals at every stage of its unpredictability. ![]() 'Moves from read-as-fast-as-you-can horror to an intricately plotted race to a dark truth' Alison Flood, Observer. 'Hailed as the most important crime novel in translation since Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Alex similarly features as an intriguingly flawed feminist heroine bent on vengeance, and will likely prove a sensation of the crime fiction year' Irish Times. 'Relentlessly gripping, Lemaitre is worthy of all the fuss' * Independent * *Īn invigoratingly scary, one-sitting read. Moves from read-as-fast-as-you-can horror to an intricately plotted race to a dark truth. ![]() It enthralls at every stage of its unpredictability. in Pierre Lemaitre he has unearthed another master of crime fiction destined to become a household name. Alex had me gripped more than almost any book I can remember, with one shout-out-aloud knockout twist after another * Peter James * ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments Hidden nature alys fowler![]() ![]() 'Hidden Nature' is part nature journal, part autobiography, in which she combines ecology, philosophy, poetry and self-reflection into a unique, emotive and mesmerising work. If horticulture has pearly gates, Anna would be entrusted with the key. Alys Fowler writes beautifully about nature, about adventure, and about the life-changing events of her own personal journey. And as former chair of the Gardens Panel of the National Trust. Beautifully written, honest and very moving, Hidden Nature is also the story of Alys Fowlers emotional journey and her coming out as a gay woman: above all, this book is about losing and finding, exploring familiar places and discovering unknown horizons. Her book The Tulip (1999) – which has been recently re-issued to mark 25 years since its original publication – showed that horticulture could be cultural history too. Anna Pavord As gardening correspondent for The Independent from 1986, Anna Pavord treated readers to a voice unique in garden writing: gorgeous but lucid, precise but fair. Who else has commissioned Arabella Lennox-Boyd and Cleve West, Piet Oudolf and Dan Pearson? Maggie’s might just be the most innovative client of garden design ever.ĥ. ![]() Twenty-two Maggie’s have been built, each putting a garden designer side by side with a ‘starchitect’. ![]() Charles Jencks Charles Jencks, architect and writer, died last autumn but the Maggie’s Centres he co-founded to share his late wife’s vision of cancer care continue to open. Charles Jencks © Photo by View Pictures/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesĤ. ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments Brain on fire cahalan![]() ![]() “The Great Pretender” also happens to be the title of Cahalan’s new book. She was only the 217th person in the world to be diagnosed with the disorder and among the first to receive the concoction of steroids, immunoglobulin infusions and plasmapheresis she credits for her recovery.Ĭahalan’s condition is what in medicine is called a “great pretender”: a disorder that mimics the symptoms of various disorders, confounding doctors and leading them astray. In plain English, Cahalan’s body was attacking her brain. Instead, as she recounted in “ Brain on Fire,” her best-selling 2012 memoir about her ordeal, she was eventually found to have a rare - or at least newly discovered - neurological disease: anti-NMDA-receptor autoimmune encephalitis. Had it not been for an ingenious doctor brought in to consult on her case, Cahalan might well have ended up in a psychiatric ward. ![]() She spoke in gibberish and slipped into a catatonic state. She believed she could age people using just her mind. She believed her father had tried to abduct her and kill his wife, her stepmother. She believed an army of bedbugs had invaded her apartment. Ten years ago, Susannah Cahalan was hospitalized with mysterious and terrifying symptoms. ![]() ![]() ![]() Thoughtful and moving, but with Fox's trademark sense of humour, his book provides a vehicle for reflection about our lives, our loves, and our losses. ![]() In No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality, Michael shares personal stories and observations about illness and health, ageing, the strength of family and friends, and how our perceptions about time affect the way we approach mortality. His two previous bestselling memoirs, Lucky Man and Always Looking Up, dealt with how he came to terms with the illness, all the while exhibiting his iconic optimism. Fox as Marty McFly, the teenage sidekick of Doc Brown in Back to the Future. 'A memoir with an unusual sense of purpose. 'The book is great: moving but also properly funny.' Hadley Freeman, The Guardian ![]() A moving account of resilience, hope, fear and mortality, and how these things resonate in our lives, by actor and advocate Michael J. ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments Strong side alison hendricks![]() ![]() It's fucking brutal, and if I hadn't experienced something similar in high school, I'd probably be puking my guts out right now. Up-downs that lead into bear crawls that lead right into suicides. Weighed down by my practice equipment, I'm put through my paces with the most grueling drills imaginable. Of course, that doesn't mean there aren't conditioning drills hammered into us from day one. This is the first time we’re all together on the same field, and it’ll be the first time we run actual plays. Considering I've been at Eastshore College for two years already and can only really count my roommates among my friends, it's probably a good thing.īut summer camp and fall practice are two totally different beasts. ![]() ![]() And it's given me a chance to meet some of my teammates. Lifting weights for hours a day and running sprints in the sweltering Florida heat isn't exactly my idea of fun, but it's helped me get my head back into the game. Honestly, I probably would've gone even if it wasn't mandatory. While it’s technically voluntary, it’s pretty much expected for anyone who wants to start this season. Mostly, it feels fucking amazing to get the chance to play football again.Īs a recruited walk-on, I was offered the chance to attend the Tigers’ summer camp. ![]() But to me, it represents a hell of a lot more: A long road full of struggle, and a way to move on with my life. Sure, it's just a flimsy mesh shirt that barely stretches over my pads. Putting on that blue and black jersey for the first time feels like coming home. ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments On the come up angie thomas![]() ![]() ![]() The Hate U Give and On the Come Up were both developed into major motion pictures. “The Hate U Give” and “On the Come Up” were both developed into major motion pictures. Thomas is the author of New York Times bestselling young adult novels Concrete Rose, On the Come Up, The Hate U Give, and Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy. For all the struggle in this book, Thomas rarely misses a. Thomas is the author of New York Times bestselling young adult novels “Concrete Rose,” “On the Come Up,” “The Hate U Give,” and “Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy.” 1 New York Times bestseller - Seven starred reviews - Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book. "The community of writers at Belhaven University is excited to welcome Ahniya to the BFA program, where we help one another master craft, find our purpose as writers, and reach our potential.” Randall Smith, professor and chair of creative writing at the school. “Ahniya embodies both the spirit of the Angie Thomas Scholarship and the potential of an Angie Thomas Scholar," said Dr. Myers is the fourth student to win the scholarship, which covers tuition, room and board at the university for four years. “It’s an honor to know that this scholarship could play a key role in the journey of yet another exceptional writer.” It is the story of fighting for your dreams, even as the odds are stacked against you and about how, especially for young black people, freedom of speech isnt. “By giving Ahniya this scholarship, she can focus more on her studies and writing, which will allow her gift to thrive,” Thomas said. ![]() ![]() ![]() Between Bloodline and Leia: Princess of Alderaan, Gray adds depth to Leia Organa at different times in her life. Lost Stars tells a story that takes place alongside events from the Original Trilogy, and Gray’s ability to write powerful and compelling characters produces a love story that will rival any others Star Wars has had to offer in its decades of existence.Ĭlaudia Gray then took on some of Star Wars’ most iconic characters in her next three novels, starting with Bloodline. Her first effort in the Star Wars universe was the exceptional Lost Stars, a novel considered by many to be the best Star Wars book ever written. The Evernight series spanned five novels, with the first being released in 2008 and the final novel releasing in 2012. Gray got her start as an author with the popular series Evernight, as well as Spellcaster and Firebird. ![]() Her ability to add depth to iconic, well-known characters along with building reader investment in new characters and stories makes her work must-read in Star Wars canon. With hope.” The Fallen StarĬlaudia Gray has written some of the best Star Wars books available in the new canon offerings. ![]() It’s looking squarely at all the obstacles in the way – knowing the limits of our own power, and the possibility of failure – and moving ahead anyway. It isn’t pretending that nothing will go wrong if only we try hard enough. Feel free to use this as a checklist to get every story by this author! ![]() The following is a collection of Star Wars books by Claudia Gray. ![]() 5/12/2023 0 Comments Bernard cornwell stonehenge series![]() ![]() He is trapped in a castle he had captured, but an outbreak of the Black Death causes many of his besiegers to flee, and Thomas fights his cousin on more even terms. Thomas leads a small band of men into southern France to find the Grail. Heretic finds Thomas still in France, this time during a time of supposed peace with the French following the fall of Calais. ![]() Thomas returns to Brittany to come to the aid of a friend and fights in the Battle of La Roche-Derrien. ![]() ![]() He discovers that his cousin, Guy Vexille, is working with an ambitious French cardinal to obtain the Grail for their own ends. In Vagabond, he returns to England to try to uncover the Grail's whereabouts and helps defeat the Scottish invasion of 1347. The battle is a decisive victory for the English, despite being seriously outnumbered. In Harlequin, he is involved in the fighting in Brittany and subsequently at the Battle of Crécy. The fictional Thomas of Hookton leaves his native Dorset after the murder of his father and joins an English army under Edward III as an archer. Harlequin (2000, published in the United States under the title The Archer's Tale).The Grail Quest is a historical fiction novel series written by Bernard Cornwell dealing with a 14th-century search for the Holy Grail, set during the opening stage of the Hundred Years' War. First volume Harlequin first edition cover ![]() 5/11/2023 0 Comments Catherine hanley matilda![]() This is a tale of two intertwined dynasties that shaped the present and the future of England and France, told through the stories of the people involved. ![]() Along the way, she emphasizes the fascinating and influential women of the houses-including Eleanor of Aquitaine and Blanche of Castille-and shows how personalities and familial bonds shaped the fate of two countries. ![]() In this lively, engaging history, Catherine Hanley traces the great clashes, and occasional friendships, of the two dynasties. The lands under the control of the English king once reached to within a few miles of Paris, and those ruled by the French house, at their apogee, crossed the Channel and encompassed London itself. The Capetians of France and the Angevins of England waged war, made peace, and intermarried. ![]() ![]() About the Book An exhilarating chronicle of the ruling families of France and England, showing how two dynasties formed one extraordinary storyīook Synopsis An exhilarating, accessible chronicle of the ruling families of France and England, showing how two dynasties formed one extraordinary story The twelfth and thirteenth centuries were a time of personal monarchy, when the close friendship or petty feuding between kings and queens could determine the course of history. ![]() |