![]() ![]() Captain Geisel would write for Frank Capra's Signal Corps Unit (for which he won the Legion of Merit) and do documentaries (he won Oscar's for Hitler Lives and Design for Death). Eventually in 1937 a friend published the book for him, and it went on to at least moderate success.ĭuring World War II, Geisel joined the army and was sent to Hollywood. In 1936 on the way to a vacation in Europe, listening to the rhythm of the ship's engines, he came up with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, which was then promptly rejected by the first 43 publishers he showed it to. This association lasted 17 years, gained him national exposure, and coined the catchphrase "Quick, Henry, the Flit!" These references gained notice, and led to a contract to draw comic ads for Flit. In some of his works, he'd made reference to an insecticide called Flit. ![]() Additionally, he was submitting cartoons to Life, Vanity Fair and Liberty. He returned from Europe in 1927, and began working for a magazine called Judge, the leading humor magazine in America at the time, submitting both cartoons and humorous articles for them. ![]() At Oxford he met Helen Palmer, who he wed in 1927. He graduated Dartmouth College in 1925, and proceeded on to Oxford University with the intent of acquiring a doctorate in literature. ![]() Theodor Seuss Geisel was born 2 March 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The rumors of his cowardice are true-he deserted his flight during battle against the Krell. She made it to the sky, but the truths she learned about her father were crushing. The sequel to the New York Times bestseller Skyward!įrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Reckoners series, the Mistborn trilogy, and the Stormlight Archive comes the second book in an epic series about a girl with a secret in a dangerous world at war for humanity’s future.Īll her life, Spensa has dreamed of becoming a pilot. And her accidental discovery in a long forgotten cavern might just grant her a way to claim the stars. Spensa is still determined to fly-even if it means she must be as resilient in the face of long odds as humanity itself has had to be against the alien threat. But her father’s legacy stands in the way-he was a pilot who was killed for desertion years ago, branding Spensa the daughter of a coward, and making her chances of attending flight school slim to none. ![]() Ever since she was a little girl, Spensa has dreamed of soaring skyward and proving her bravery. Pilots are the heroes of what’s left of humanity, and becoming a pilot is Spensa’s dream. Spensa’s world has been under alien attack for decades. From Brandon Sanderson, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Reckoners series, the Stormlight Archive, and the internationally bestselling Mistborn series, comes the first book in an epic new series about a girl who dreams of becoming a pilot in a dangerous world at war with an alien race called the Krell. ![]() ![]() ![]() Low-budget movies like The Love-Thrill Murders (1971), I Drink Your Blood (1971) and The Deathmaster (1972) were clearly inspired by the Manson case and kept audiences in grindhouses and drive-ins entertained with lurid tales of violent, doped-up hippies on a murderous rampage. From skid row film producers to sleazy underground paperback publishers, the sensational aspects of the savage killings committed by members of the Manson Family-from its celebrity victims and the shattering of the ‘peace and love’ illusion to the LSD orgies and charisma of the Family’s leader, Charles Manson-were a potent melting pot of ingredients ripe for exploitation. And he led them on a freaked-out sex-and-blood bath that picked up where the brutal Sharon Tate killings left off.’Īs it does with just about any moment when pop-culture meets sudden tragedy, one of the aspects of the 1969 Tate/LaBianca murders that most fascinates me is the way in which the case was portrayed – in either a quasi-factual or purely exploitational way-by the lowball media. ‘He was a saint to a “family” of potheads. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Wilcox and Tracey Ullman, who as Aunt Juley has a warm and funny take on the dotty aunt beloved in so many novels. Darcy opposite Keira Knightley in the 2005 Pride & Prejudice, as Henry Wilcox Julia Ormond as the first Mrs. The cast includes Hayley Atwell in Thompson's role of Margaret Schlegel Matthew Macfadyen, who played Mr. Playwright Kenneth Lonergan, known to American film audiences for thoughtful pieces like Manchester By The Sea and You Can Count On Me, wrote the screenplay, and Hettie Macdonald, who directed Beautiful Thing and several episodes of Doctor Who, directed this series as well. That's why it's important that the 2017 miniseries, which first aired on the BBC but premiered on Starz Sunday night, makes a strong case for itself. There are people who would argue that it's all the adaptation the book will ever need. Forster novel Howards End was successfully adapted in 1992 by Merchant Ivory, and it won Emma Thompson an Oscar. Hayley Atwell stars in the adaptation of Howards End that begins Sunday night on Starz. ![]() ![]() ![]() That said, I had a great time answering questions posed by my Brazilian readers, book bloggers and reviewers about IF YOU FIND ME. Other news that has me bursting at the seams will have to keep, but as soon as I can share, I will. Some of the news I can share: two new sales to Brazil and Turkey, along with the novel’s nomination/shortlisting for both the German Buxtehuder Bulle Award and the German Children’s Literature Prize, the latter to be announced on Friday, October 16th, at the Frankfurt Book Fair. ![]() It’s been quite a busy year as an author, but packed with absolutely lovely surprises for this lucky little book of mine. ![]() ![]() I was the sort of kid who devoured books, and my happiest times as a boy were when I persuaded my parents to drop me off in the local library on their way to work, and I spent the day there. A self-described "feral child who was raised in libraries," Gaiman credits librarians with fostering a lifelong love of reading: "I wouldn't be who I am without libraries. Tolkien, James Branch Cabell, Edgar Allan Poe, Michael Moorcock, Ursula K. As a child he discovered his love of books, reading, and stories, devouring the works of C. ![]() Neil Gaiman was born in Hampshire, UK, and now lives in the United States near Minneapolis. ![]() ![]() From the Hugo, Bram Stoker, Locus, World Fantasy, Nebula award–winning, and New York Times bestselling writer Neil Gaiman ( American Gods) comes this graphic novel adaptation by Colleen Doran ( Troll Bridge, Snow, Glass, Apples). Another delightfully humorous and sweet fantasy graphic novel adaptation of a Neil Gaiman short story, brought to you by the Eisner-award winning team of Snow, Glass, Apples: Neil Gaiman and Colleen Doran!Īn elderly British widow buys what turns out to be the Holy Grail from a second-hand shop, setting her off on an epic visit from an ancient knight who lures her with ancient relics in hope for winning the cup. ![]() ![]() The interplay between the two title characters, and the question of whether Hobbes was real or not ( Watterson said yes, but only Calvin can see that he's alive) is what gave the strip its unique personality that remained mostly untouched during its decade-long run.Īlthough he pronounces everything he says correctly, he is a bad speller (writing his name as "Hobs", great as "grat", and creek as "crk") however, he might spell his name "Hobs" and creek as "crk" simply to shorten them because his writing is large (this is far less likely with his misspelling of "great", though he might pretend to misspell it to fool around with Calvin.). He is Calvin's stuffed tiger and best friend, who, from Calvin's perspective, is a live tiger and real as anyone else in the strip. Hobbes, named for philosopher Thomas Hobbes, is the deuteragonist of the comics. ![]() You can take the tiger out of the jungle, but you can't take the jungle out of the tiger! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() For a decade, their lives have been governed by laws written to preserve “American culture” in the wake of years of economic instability and violence, including permitting authorities to relocate children of dissidents, especially those of Asian origin. Ng’s protagonist has learned not to stand out too much, or stray too far. Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving but broken father, a former linguist who now shelves books in Harvard’s library. Like her previous novel, Our Missing Hearts takes up the cause of the outsider pitted against a system and society in which injustice is the norm, even if unacknowledged. As only she can, Celeste has crafted an unforgettable and shattering commentary on this moment.” I love that this cover conveys simultaneously both that darkness and a call to move toward the light. Our Missing Hearts is a timeless depiction of motherhood and of adolescence, but Celeste has set this stunning portrait of a family in the midst of a society that has been consumed by racism, by authoritarianism, and by fear. Smith Younce told us: “It is an honor to be publishing Celeste’s brilliant third novel. The book-Ng's third-was acquired by Penguin Press executive editor Ginny Smith Younce from agent Julie Barer at The Book Group. ![]() ![]() ![]() Our professor from graduate school, Monika Greenleaf, had seen the play the day before. The world of Russian literature scholars is something of a select cabal, and we looked around for fellow professional acolytes. I am never very punctual on so little sleep, but we somehow made it, coffees in hand, by 9:45 as instructed, for the ferry that would take us to Governors Island. My friend Anne and I took our respective buses from Baltimore and Boston the night before, meeting at a friend’s apartment at 3 AM, having each packed a black dress and a copy of The Demons. The event of the year! And it was a fortuitous combination of two of my favorite things: Russian literature and the Italian language. The New York Times had touted The Demons as the theater event of the year. ![]() With contributions from Anne Eakin Moss The Demonsĭirected by Peter SteinPresented by the Lincoln Center Festival, 2010 What is the difference between a play and a novel? The question never bothered me before I saw Peter Stein’s production of Dostoevsky’s The Demons, a 12-hour Italian-language extravaganza. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “Eerbos is a literary marvel.” - Professionally Speaking, 09/12 “The scary climax, a romantic subplot, and plenty of thoroughly credible gaming add proper spark to a page turner with amps aplenty.” - Kirkus, 02/12 “Poznanski’s thriller effectively plays off the difficulty of balancing online and real-life personae, and the all-too-possible idea that gamers are being secretly shaped into an unwitting army is indeed a scary one.” - Booklist, 03/12 “If you like creepy thrillers that fling you from page to page until you can’t put the book down, Eerbos should go on your To Be Read list.” - Girls in the Stacks, 02/24/12 “A solid purchase where gaming is popular-in other words, most libraries.” - School Library Journal, 07/12 ![]() “A page-turner of a book.” - Geist, 06/12 a prescient page-turner and a provocative, believable portrayal of the seductive world of virtual gaming.” - Publishers Weekly, *starred review “The depiction of gaming raises a host of provocative questions about its prevalence in popular culture, and the book will likely appeal to fans of Cory Doctorow.” - Horn Book, 06/12 ![]() |