![]() From police reports, interviews, and accounts from the people who knew Jeffrey Dahmer (like the author himself), this book details the origins of Jeffrey’s strange behavior. My Friend Dahmer by Derk Backderf follows the high school years of notorious serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer before he commits his first murder. Here are my thoughts on three graphic novels on a few recent reads: ![]() I love graphic novels because they’ve really pushed me to read subjects that I normally wouldn’t read because they are in a more accessible format. One area of books that I’ve decided to branch out into is graphic novels. Recently, I’ve pushed myself out of my comfort zone of fluffy contemporary books in order to discover new favorites. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The film In Love and War, made in 1996, depicts Hemingway's life in Italy as an ambulance driver in events prior to his writing of A Farewell to Arms. The novel has been adapted a number of times: initially for the stage in 1930 as a film in 1932, and again in 1957 and as a three-part television miniseries in 1966. The title might be taken from a 16th‑century poem of the same name by the English dramatist George Peele. The book became his first best-seller and has been called "the premier American war novel from World War I". Its publication ensured Hemingway's place as a modern American writer of considerable stature. The novel describes a love affair between the expatriate from America and an English nurse, Catherine Barkley. First published in 1929, it is a first-person account of an American, Frederic Henry, serving as a lieutenant ( Italian: tenente) in the ambulance corps of the Italian Army. A Farewell to Arms is a novel by American writer Ernest Hemingway, set during the Italian campaign of World War I. ![]() ![]() ![]() Perfection!Īs a young reader (and carrying in to my choices as a much older reader), I was obsessed with this period of time in history. The setting, the time period, the sweet characters, the not-so-sweet characters, just all of it. I just adored it, so much so that I read it in one sitting, which is rare these days, but I just couldn’t stop reading. Ohhh this book has stolen my entire Welsh heart, and then some after that. What they discover will change Jimmy – and the village – forever. Who can Jimmy trust? His brother is too little his best friend has changed.įinding an ally in someone he never expects, they set out together to uncover the secrets that lie with the skull. Green, quiet and full of strangers, he instantly feels out of place.īut then he finds a skull hidden in a tree, and suddenly the valley is more frightening than the war. ![]() When Jimmy is evacuated to a small village in Wales, it couldn’t be more different from London. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() For Atticus, the jury's still out on whether the wily old coot will be an asset in the epic battle with Norse god Loki - or merely a pain in the arse. Between busting Atticus's chops and trying to fathom a cell phone, Owen must also learn English. And Owen has some catching up to do.Ītticus takes pleasure in the role reversal, as the student is now the teacher. What's more, Atticus has defrosted an archdruid long ago frozen in time, a father figure (of sorts) who now goes by the modern name Owen Kennedy. Atticus's apprentice Granuaile is finally a full Druid herself. For nearly two thousand years, there was only one Druid left walking the Earth - Atticus O'Sullivan, the Iron Druid, whose sharp wit and sharp sword kept him alive while pursued by a pantheon of hostile deities. ![]() ![]() The poems of a prose writer-think of William Faulkner or Angela Carter-are usually a side stream, but for Young, poetry was the fountainhead of her creativity. ![]() The Collected Poems gathers every Young poem that survives-published, unpublished, drafts-for a definitive edition that rivals the work of a university press. As coeditor Phil Bevis explains in his preface to the newly published The Collected Poems (Sublunary Editions and Chatwin Books, 2022), he sought to reprint Young’s poems 35 years ago with his Arundel Press, but the hunt for some missing verse delayed the project until now. ![]() Though her prose works have been in and out of print over the years, her poetry collections were never reprinted after their first appearances. ![]() She’s hardly known at all for her two books of poetry, Prismatic Ground (1937) and Moderate Fable (1944). ![]() Marguerite Young is known primarily for a mammoth novel, Miss MacIntosh, My Darling (1965), a hallucinatory picaresque featuring an ensemble of eccentric characters, and for two novelistic historical studies: Angel in the Forest (1945), about the Utopian communities of New Harmony, Indiana, and Harp Song for a Radical (1999), a rhapsodic biography of Eugene Debs. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() WINTER SOLSTICE Books about Winter Solstice, the official calendar start of the winter season, as well as stories with a Winter Solstice theme or setting. Winter Is the Warmest Season by Lauren Stringer When Winter Comes by Nancy Van Laan, illustrated by Susan Gaber In the Snow by Huy Voun Lee It’s Winter! by Linda Glasser, illustrated by Susan Swan Grandmother Winter by Phyllis Root, illustrated by Beth Krommes Winter Wonderland by Jill Esbaum Snowy, Blowy Winter by Bob Raczka What children’s book do you enjoy reading most at this time of the year?ĪLL ABOUT THE WINTER SEASON Books that include an introduction to the winter season and a variety of the season’s famous characteristics such as snow, animal hibernation, and winter activities. Many of the books fit into multiple categories, but I did my very best to sort appropriately for those looking for specific storytime, lesson themes, or wintertime interests. All books listed are intended for kids ages 3-10 & up, including a list of books for babies and toddlers (ages 0-2) at the bottom. You’ll find handfuls of lesser known titles, a splash of new books, as well as tried and true familiar stories that I hope you and yours enjoy as much as my own kids and I do. Since this autumnal booklist for kids ended up being quite popular, I’ve assembled another seasonal list of favorite children’s books about wintertime just in time for the snowy, blowy winter season. ![]() ![]() From her Charm of Magpies series that infuses the world of Victorian London with magic and action of all sorts, to last year’s sharp-witted and delightful standalone The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting, readers who hop into a KJ Charles book know exactly what they’re in for: adventure, humor, heartbreak, but ultimately romance that delivers. The former editor and now full-time author is behind some of the most well-loved books in the histrom genre, many of which are often paired with a degree of fantasy-a delectable combination that makes it a book that can only be described as a KJ Charles title. ![]() If you’re a fan of historical romance and you’ve never heard the name KJ Charles before, allow us to correct what is sure to have been a massive oversight (we’ll let you thank us later). ![]() ![]() ![]() ROMANCE BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS: Reverse Harem High School Bully Romance Series Hannaford Prep by J. Be aware that they have cliffhanger endings and they tend to be incredibly addictive. Reverse Harem High School Bully romances come in the form of a trilogy or a quartet. Even though the heroine hates how they are treating her, the heroine develops feelings for all of the men. The heroine is harassed by a group of 3 or more Alpha Bullies. This is year one in the series and features language, dark themes, and sexual scenes. What is a “Reverse Harem High School Bully Romance”? The Plan is a reverse harem high school bully romance. We tend to find bully romances in high school and college. She ends up having relationships with 3 or more love interests.īully romances are romances where one of the main characters seeks to harm, intimidate or coerce someone perceived as vulnerable and over time a romance develops between the characters. ![]() The woman does not have to choose who her love interest is. ![]() If you are a fan of dark, angsty romance where the heroine falls in love with 3+ more heroes, then you must check out Reverse Harem which features a bully storyline as part of the meet-cute between the love interests and the female main character.Ī reverse harem consists of a female heroine with 3 or more love interests. to 7:00 PM at the Vincent Funeral Home (120 Albany Turnpike, Canton, CT 06019). This post may contain links to purchase books & you can read our affiliate disclosure here. If you purchase a book, we will receive a small commission at no cost to you. Disclosure: We are part of the Amazon Affiliate program. ![]() ![]() ![]() The proposed payment is more than twenty times higher than anything he’s ever made before - which sets off a few alarms in his mind - and he’s going to have to spend a lot of time in Red Bluff. It brings him to Red Bluff, a moderate-sized city in an unnamed red state just below the Mason-Dixon line, east of the Mississippi. He’s read all the greats - part of his ongoing effort to try to figure out what defines a good person or a bad one. He might carry around an Archie comic digest as part of his cover, but by night he’s grappling with Thérèse Raquin by Emile Zola. Despite playing dumb around the people who hire him so they’ll underestimate him, he is, in fact, very smart. ![]() One last job and he’s done.īilly knows all about the trope of the last heist going bad. Now, at the ripe old age of 44, he’s looking to retire. ![]() He can hit targets from an incredible distance and then vanish like Houdini without being identified or caught. He’s not a sociopath driven to kill - he’s just good with a gun. His only condition is that his victims have to be demonstrably bad men. Thus begins Billy’s career as an elite hitman. One of his former Marine friends asks him to kill someone. Instead of re-upping, he tries to find work back in the States. By the time he’s eighteen, he’s a sniper with the Marines in Iraq, where he notches up another two dozen kills. The first time Billy Summers killed a man, he was barely twelve. ![]() ![]() ![]() King left Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1996 after he was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. Coincidentally, King and Gaines shared the same birthday. King’s replacement, Steve Gaines, was killed in a 1977 plane crash along with Ronnie Van Zant and Gaines’ sister, Cassie. King joined Skynyrd in 1972 but left in 1975. Our thoughts and prayers are with Sharon and his family.” King’s death was announced on August 23. I know he will be reunited with the rest of the boys in Rock and Roll Heaven. Ed was our brother, and a great songwriter and guitar player. We thank his many friends and fans for their love and support of Ed during his life and career.”Ĭo-founder, Gary Rossington, wrote on Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Facebook page, “I’ve just found out about Ed’s passing and I’m shocked and saddened. The message from his family read, “It is with great sorrow we announce the passing of Ed King who died at his home in Nashville, Tennessee on August 22nd, 2018. King was one of the co-writers of “Sweet Home Alabama.” The announcement was made via King’s Facebook page. ![]() Ed King, the former guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd, has died at the age of 68. ![]() |