5/12/2023 0 Comments Akwaeke emezi bitter![]() ![]() In this context, narratives and essays such as Adichie’s often fit into a larger pattern of people critiquing cancel culture while obscuring transphobia or other discriminatory rhetoric. Emezi responded to the piece on a post to their Instagram story on June 16, saying that emails between the two were used without their consent, and that Adichie “wrote an incendiary post that she knew would send hundreds of transphobic and homophobic people to social media.” In particular, Adichie referred to backlash she has faced in recent years from many who found public comments she has made transphobic, including a 2017 interview in which she said that “trans women are trans women,” rather than affirm their status as women without caveat.Īdichie, the award-winning author of books including Americanah and Half of a Yellow Sun, is believed to have referenced interactions between herself and the also award-winning author and activist Akwaeke Emezi, who identifies as nonbinary, throughout the essay-though Emezi is never explicitly named. The piece, titled “It Is Obscene: A True Reflection in Three Parts,” addressed social media discourse, literary culture, freedom of speech and trans rights. Last month, the novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie self-published a personal essay that went so viral it briefly crashed her website. ![]()
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5/12/2023 0 Comments Butts backstory![]() ![]() in the glorious Equal Earth projection no less! Wow I have wasted my life. That was like three years ago, and finally it is here. This didn't start out as anything serious but smashing together incompatible fantasy worlds and adding enough real-world geography and original content to make it work turned out to be really fun, so it grew and grew into the Midgard Project.Ī couple years later I was unhappy with the first map as I felt it was a bit naff, so I started work on a bigger one. So I made my own, because I’m just that sad. This map to be precise and, while I enjoyed the concept, I was rather annoyed that the lands were all out of scale with each other. Once upon a time, in a galaxy far far away, I saw a map. Hold on to Your Butts, Backstory Incoming I both love and despise the creator.” ~ Kunzsasaurus ”What the fuck?” ~ /u/hidden_heathen ![]() Please don't ever stop!” ~ /u/InfiniteQuasar “I am also exceedingly impressed, like someone should have told them it was silly 6 years ago, now its grander than the sum of it's parts.” ~ /u/LordNancy94 “Midgard > c0da, suck my muatra n'wahs” ~ /u/SuicidalPlantpot “This is what /r/teslore strives to achieve but never will.” ~ /u/Shnatsel “It's either the most awesome dumb thing in the world, or the most dumb awesome thing in the world. “It is the stupidest thing I've ever seen but also the most wonderful.” ~ /u/Zinitrad2 “It's beautiful. The fantasy crossover world you never wanted and didn’t ask for! ![]() 5/11/2023 0 Comments A Breath of Eyre by Eve Marie Mont![]() "A rich, wonderful, smart adventure, steeped in romance. Definitely one for the favorites shelf."-Kelly Creagh, author of Nevermore Now, moving between her two realities and uncovering secrets in both, Emma must decide whether her destiny lies in the pages of Jane's story, or in the unwritten chapters of her own. ![]() As governess at Thornfield, Emma has a sense of belonging she's never known-and an attraction to the brooding Mr. Then fate takes things a leap further when a lightning storm catapults Emma right into Jane's body and her nineteenth-century world. Reading of Jane's isolation sparks a deep sense of kinship. ![]() But escape soon arrives in an old leather-bound copy of Jane Eyre. And her only romantic prospect-apart from a crush on her English teacher-is Gray Newman, a long-time friend who just adds to Emma's confusion. Perhaps it's because she feels like an outsider at her exclusive prep school, or because her stepmother doesn't come close to filling the void left by her mother's death. In this stunning, imaginative novel, Eve Marie Mont transports her modern-day heroine into the life of Jane Eyre to create a mesmerizing story of love, longing, and finding your place in the world.Įmma Townsend has always believed in stories-the ones she reads voraciously, and the ones she creates. ![]() 5/11/2023 0 Comments Oliver twist![]() ![]()
![]() With her bodiless friend Grosbeak along for the ride and the great game of crowns and thrones still being played out across the nations, will Izolda’s endless common sense still be enough to rescue her from disaster? Or will she fall prey to the terrible ambitions of her enemies?ĭANCE WITH THE SWORD is the second book in the Bluebeard’s Secret series following the eerie and romantic story of FLY WITH THE ARROW. ![]() Worse yet, Izolda has unwittingly become a pawn in a deadly dance between two Wittenbrand, snatched from the claws of one of them only to be stolen back by the other. If Izolda had been asked if she wanted to be rescued from her would-be bridegroom and returned to her home and family, she would have eagerly agreed to go, but now that she is back in the mortal world, she is quickly discovering that home, family and even the inclinations of her own heart are not what she expected. With the heart of the Wittenhame still ringing from Izolda’s actions and her new husband shocked at her betrayal, the future seems very grim indeed. Title: Dance with the Sword (Bluebeard’s Secret, #2)Ī GRIM BETRAYAL. ![]() ![]() ![]() The emphasis of the book is that the brothers were always determined, focused, and intelligent. He always encouraged them to be intelligent, humble, spiritual, and disciplined in an attempt to achieve their potential (McCullough, 2016). Despite the lack of adequate resources and quality education, their father was always a source of inspiration. ![]() The book seems to argue that the Wright brothers were committed individuals who used the best ideas in an attempt to realize their goals. The biography by McCullough focuses on a unique topic that has not been explored by past researchers. Thesis Statement: Using quality sources and letters, McCullough gives a detailed biography that portrays the Wright brothers as hardworking, courageous, and outstanding men whose ceaseless curiosity led to one of the most astounding inventions by mankind. The discussion goes further to describe the unique book’s strengths that make it an important source of information regarding the achievements of Wilbur and Orville (McCullough, 2016). The purpose of this critical analysis is to explore the author’s description of the targeted characters in the book. The book was published by Simon & Schuster in October 2016. Such achievements make him a master of the subject. His other masterpieces include biographers of famous people such as John Adams and Harry S. The author is a celebrated author, historian, narrator, and lecturer. The selected text for this analysis is titled “The Wright Brothers” by David McCullough. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When Armen leaves Aleppo to join the British army in Egypt, he and Elizabeth begin a daring correspondence, bridging their very different worlds with words of love and hope. He is young, but he has already lost his wife and infant daughter to Turkish brutality. She soon befriends a striking Armenian engineer. With only a crash course in nursing, Elizabeth has volunteered on behalf of the Boston-based Friends of Armenia to deliver food and medical aid to refugees of the genocide. In his fifteenth book, The Sandcastle Girls, Chris Bohjalian takes us to a time and place-Syria, 1915-that left haunting legacies for his Armenian heritage, making this his most personal novel to date.Ī sweeping historical love story, The Sandcastle Girls introduces us to Elizabeth Endicott, an adventure-seeking graduate of Mount Holyoke College who travels to Syria just as the Great War has begun to spread across Europe. ![]() ![]() ![]() If this sounds up your alley give it a try! I received an advance copy of this book for review via NetGalley. There's a lot of diversity, and (unsurprisingly) a lot of magical realism. Tame the Wicked Night by Zoraida Cordova a romantic story with a mythological feel to it Sumaiko y La Sirena by Vita Ayala about an enslaved young woman who longs to return to the sea and falls in love with a siren Rogue Enchantments by Isabel Ibanez about a young woman trying to carve a space for herself in a magical market Leyenda by Romina Garber (because it's a story set in the world of Lobizona and I'm a huge fan of the series!) White Water, Blue Ocean by Linda Raquel Nieves Perez about a family curse and a non-binary young person seeking acceptance Reign of Diamonds by Anna-Marie Mclemore about fighting space princesses Overall I had a good time with this collection, though as with most anthologies some stories were more of a hit than others. ![]() Reclaim the Stars features sci-fi (just a few) and fantasy (mostly this) stories from 17 Latinx YA authors. ![]() A very solid anthology with a few fantastic stories. ![]() 5/10/2023 0 Comments Steamfunk! by Milton J. Davis![]() ![]() It is our hope that you will be entertained and intrigued by these excellent stories. ![]() Blacktastic!, the official anthology of Blacktasticon 2018, offers a tantalizing glimpse into the imagination of its writers. It's creators from Africa and the African Diaspora expressing and exploring concepts without the boundaries and restrictions often found in the publishing industry. ![]() What is the Black Fantastic? It's Sword and Soul, Steamfunk, Cyberfunk, Science Fiction, Real Urban Fantasy, Paranormal and so much more. Malaika Descending By Sheree Renée Thomas ![]() 5/10/2023 0 Comments The willows and the wendigo![]() ![]() At once horrifying and fantastical, chilling and euphoric, Blackwood's poetic prose and undisputed mastery of psychological terror make him an unavoidable giant in the realms of weird fiction, fantasy, and horror. Welcomed by many as the most skillful practitioner of the British weird tale, Algernon Blackwood was capable of simultaneously creating a misanthropic, Lovecraftian cosmos devoid of compassion for petty, materialistic mankind, and a transcendental, Emersonian universe, pregnant with spirituality and wonder. ![]() Richly annotated, bolstered with introductory essays for each story, and complete with chilling chiaroscuro illustrations, it presents a treasure trove to the ardent Blackwoodian. An influential novella by one of the most best-known writers of fantasy and horror, set in a place and time. The Willows + The Wendigo (Heathen Edition) by Blackwood Algernon from. This illustrated and annotated edition of Blackwood's most influential and mesmerizing weird fiction, ghost stories, and strange tales is the only one of its kind available on the market. Algernon Blackwoods classic tale, The Wendigo. ![]() |