![]() ![]() ![]() Cicero was not the first to call him "the father of lies." The German scholar Detlev Fehling (see "For Further Reading") actually avers that he never left Greece or perhaps even his Anatolian study, copying others' lies and travelers' tales, inventing claims of visits to exotic places and familiar monuments, and fabricating hundreds of alleged sources. He has been equally criticized and damned by professional historians, ethnographers, and geographers for errors of fact and method, and even for his Greek. Casual and serious readers alike have loved the first historian, the inventor of history, for his narrative genius and tragi-comic view of human events, great and small. ![]() "Herodotus sometimes writes for children and sometimes for philosophers," said the greatest of modern historians, Edward Gibbon ( The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 1776-1788, chapter 24, note 54). From Donald Lateiner's Introduction to The Histories ![]()
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![]() ![]() On the one hand, they are the literary form of graffiti, vandalisation of the printed page that shows a writer undermining or mischievously subverting the primary author, adding comments to cock a snoot at the wisdom of the original. Marginalia, notes or scrawls in the margins of a book, have always intrigued me. On Moving West and Back Again Carrie Beth Esposito.FOUR COLLAGES ON LONELINESS katiehamill.Litro #182: Experimental – The Book Fight Chihoi.Litro #182: Experimental – Where Art Thou Heart: Visual Language Lost on Deaf Eyes Jeremy Caniglia.Hive Mind | Litro Lab Podcast Jennifer Weigel.The Slows | Litro Lab Podcast Larry Burns.The Astrology of Numbers | Litro Lab Podcast Alejandra Cabezas.Ella’s Letter to the Editor of the Universe Alan Michael Parker.Obstruct ing the Doors Can Be Dangerous Jane Copland.#StorySunday 21 May: The Prosecco and the Plunger Toye Oladinni.Litro #183: Place – A Place Called Home jenniferprobst. ![]() Litro #183: Place Edition Litro Magazine. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Then Ernie lets him down in the bravery department. And when he finds the secret room that Grandpop is always disappearing into-a room so full of songbirds and plants that it’s almost as if it’s been pulled inside-out-he begins to wonder if his grandfather is really so brave after all. How does he match his clothes? Know where to walk? Cook with a gas stove? Pour a glass of sweet tea without spilling it? Genie thinks Grandpop must be the bravest guy he’s ever known, but he starts to notice that his grandfather never leaves the house-as in NEVER. ![]() ![]() Thunderstruck, Genie peppers Grandpop with questions about how he hides it so well (besides wearing way cool Ray-Bans). The first is that he and his big brother, Ernie, are leaving Brooklyn for the very first time to spend the summer with their grandparents all the way in Virginia-in the COUNTRY! The second surprise comes when Genie figures out that their grandfather is blind. In this “pitch-perfect contemporary novel” ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review), Coretta Scott King – John Steptoe Award-winning author Jason Reynolds explores multigenerational ideas about family love and bravery in the story of two brothers, their blind grandfather, and a dangerous rite of passage. ![]() ![]() ![]() "There’s a need for positive drama," Robyn said to the outlet. Specifically, the writer praised the network for shedding light on "positive drama" amid a sea of gut-wrenching TV shows that seem to constantly permeate our airwaves. But we didn’t go chasing it it chased us." I was on a conference call with the producer and the showrunner, and they knew all the characters’ names from all the books, and I thought, 'Oh, these people know what they’re doing.' It was a no-brainer, but did I want it for a long time? You bet. But this time, I knew from the very beginning that it was going to work. "We’ve had a lot of interest over the years. "I really thought the Virgin River series would make a good television series," Robyn said to Entertainment Weekly back in 2018. ![]() ![]() With an adaptation by Harvey and Eisner-Award nominated comic book creator Joe Caramanga, this graphic novel is sure to make us fall for Aru, Mini, and Boo all over again.Īnd our sneak preview doesn’t stop with the cover!ĪRU SHAH AND THE NECTAR OF IMMORTALITY BY ROSHANI CHOKSHI ON SALE ![]() As you can tell from the sneak preview the cover provides, it’s going to be hard to take your eyes off of this one. This full-color graphic novel edition of the New York Times Best Seller features the striking artwork of Vancouver-based artist Anu Chouhan. And judging these books by their covers, they’re both going to be stunning.ĪRU SHAH AND THE END OF TIME: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL BY ROSHANI CHOKSHI ADAPTED BY JOE CARAMANGA, ILLUSTRATED BY ANU CHOUHAN ON SALE Even though the series finale is up next with Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality, the book that launched the series (and all of Rick Riordan Presents), Aru Shah and the End of Time, is getting the graphic novel treatment. It’s time for some new Pandava covers! That’s right-not one, but two new covers for new Aru Shah books. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() These people are the only nation from whom I could learn any idea of a traditional account of a first origin and that is their coming out of a hole in the ground, which they shew between their nation and the Chickasaws they tell us also that their neighbors were surprised at seeing a people rise at once out of the earth. ![]() Bernard Romans' 1771 account ( Natural History of East and West Florida. ![]() Contemporary Choctaw are of two distinct groups, the tribe (in Mississippi) and the nation (in Oklahoma), with additional bands settled in Alabama and Louisiana.Īntoine du Pratz, in his Historie de La Louisiane (Paris, 1758) recounted that "when I asked them from whence the Chat-kas came, to express the suddenness of their appearance they replied that they had come out from under the earth." Despite an authorial assumption that this story was intended to "express the suddenness of their appearance" and not a literal creation story, this is perhaps the first European writing to contain the seed of the story. Choctaw also participated in World War I and World War II as code talkers. Choctaw are remembered for their generosity in providing humanitarian relief during the Irish Potato Famine decades before the Red Cross was created. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As Franco Mormando’s dazzling biography reveals, Bernini was a man driven by many passions, possessed of an explosive temper and a hearty sex drive, and he lived a life as dramatic as any of his creations. It is perhaps not surprising that this artist who defined the Baroque should have a personal life that itself was, well, baroque. And his artistic vision remains palpably present today, through the countless statues, fountains, and buildings that transformed Rome into the Baroque theater that continues to enthrall tourists. Sculptor, architect, painter, playwright, and scenographer, Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680) was the last of the great universal artistic geniuses of early modern Italy, placed by both contemporaries and posterity in the same exalted company as Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo. ![]() ![]() The active, engaging stories have appealing plots and lovable characters, encouraging children to continue their reading journey. ![]() ![]() Ty can’t wait to ride his brand-new scooter at the park. Family time and imagination and play are highlighted in this fun story. Books at this level feature basic language, word repetition, and whimsical illustrations, ideal for sharing with emergent readers. Join Ty on his imaginative adventures in Ty's Travels: All Aboard, a My First I Can Read series by acclaimed author and illustrator team Kelly Starling Lyons and Nina Mata. ![]() Splish, splash! When his neighbor’s beach ball flies into his backyard, Ty learns that a beach day is even better with a friend.With simple, rhythmic text and joyful, bright art, this My First series and Guided Reading Level I is perfect for shared reading with a child. He wiggles his toes in the sand, finds seashells, builds a castle, and splashes in the ocean. Friendship and imagination and play are highlighted in this fun story, perfect for sharing with children 3 to 6.Ty turns an ordinary day in the sandbox into a fun beach day. A Geisel Honor-winning series Author Kelly Starling Lyons selected as the 2021 Piedmont Laureate A Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year 2022Join Ty on his imaginative adventures in Ty’s Travels: Beach Day!, a My First I Can Read book by acclaimed author and illustrator team Kelly Starling Lyons and Niña Mata. ![]() ![]() ![]() Royal bastard Josse de Bourbon is more kitchen boy than fils de France. Mira tries to ease her guilt by brewing helpful curatives, but her hunger tonics and headache remedies cannot right past wrongs or save the dissenters her mother vows to purge. “The only cure is to finish it.” – Lyndsay Ely, author of Gunslinger GirlĪfter unwittingly helping her mother poison King Louis XIV, seventeen-year-old alchemist Mirabelle Monvoisin is forced to see her mother’s Shadow Society in a horrifying new light: they’re not heroes of the people, as they’ve always claimed to be, but murderers. “Thrilling, romantic, and addictive.” – Rosalyn Eves, author of Blood Rose Rebellion ![]() “The perfect blend of history and dark fantasy.” – Mary Taranta, author of Shimmer and Burn ![]() “Fast-paced and refreshing.” – SLJ, starred review No one looks kindly on the killer of a king. ![]() ![]() The original book Fangirl was one I read years ago and absolutely loved it. I am so glad to be back with these characters and back into their world. ![]() I cannot wait to read the next one since this one ends on such a cliffhanger!Ī book that constantly has me smiling from every page. Overall, this was such a warm and heartfelt read. Generally, I prefer chapters in manga to avoid it feeling like one long scene. Since this manga doesn’t use chapters, it helped separate different parts of the story. I liked that the manga followed in the book’s footsteps and used snippets from the Simon Snow books and Cath’s fan fiction. The illustrator did a phenomenal job conveying all of Cath’s emotions. The illustrator specializes in black and white manga style and that is very evident. It has those cozy vibes that makes you want to read this while curled up with a blanket and a hot beverage. ![]() ![]() It feels like such a comfort read, probably because the book is set during the fall/winter. If I could use one word to describe this book it would be cozy. I am familiar with the story so I was able to read and understand this volume without having read volume 1. However, I have read Fangirl, the novel that this is based upon, and have always been curious about this manga adaptation. I received a copy of this book for free for promotional purposes.įull disclosure: I have not read volume 1 of this manga. ![]() |