![]() ![]() It’s from this space that Andrews claims that labor history needs to include the environment, and that a history of Ludlow needs to include the history of Colorado coal and global labor and energy trends (16).Īndrews is concerned with a few types of relationships. ![]() So while culture pops up, Killing for Coal includes everything from the environment to migrant histories to “workspaces.” Andrew himself claims to specialize in environmental and social history, and it shows in his text. Andrew aims to give context for the Massacre, to explore how it fit in a larger historical context. decries, but veers away from Womack’s call for work-centered history in favor of something more sprawling and interdisciplinary. ![]() The book definitely differs from the “social histories” that emphasize “culture” that John Womack, Jr. Andrews’s Killing for Coal: America’s Deadliest Labor War offers a long and wide view of the Ludlow Massacre in 1914. ![]()
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![]() ![]() When he hears of Taryn’s situation, he offers her a deal – if she falsely claims he’s her true mate and allows him to claim her, he’ll save her from her arranged mating and then let her leave after the battle with his uncle is over. There’s only one problem with that – he would then be stuck with her, and the last thing Trey wants is a mate. He figures that the easiest way to do that would be to mate with a female whose Alpha is powerful and influential. Now that his uncle – a wolf with many alliances – means to take Trey’s territory and his pack, he has no option but to form some alliances of his own very quickly or he’ll be easily outnumbered in the upcoming battle. Having always disliked shifter politics, Trey Coleman hadn’t bothered trying to form alliances with other packs. As the answer in this case is yes, it looks as though she’ll have to agree to Trey Coleman’s deal… she’ll have to mate with him instead. Basically it comes down to whether she’ll do what it takes to escape the arranged mating with the sick SOB that her father set up. ![]() Unfortunately, Taryn Warner, a latent wolf shifter, doesn’t have many options open to her right now. If your inner wolf and your body react rather enthusiastically to a psychotic Alpha male who’s own wolf has a tendency to turn feral, it can’t be a good thing, can it? Entering into a bargain with him wouldn’t be good either. Feral Sins (The Phoenix Pack #1) by Suzanne Wright ![]() ![]()
![]() ![]() Taut, inventive, and often poignant, this is George Saunders at his absolute best: Tenth of December is a collection of stories and characters that add up to something deep, irreducible, and uniquely American. ![]() ![]() And if you dedicate yourself to this job, the meanings more or less take care of themselves.” In Tenth of December, the reader is always right there, and the meanings are beautiful and profound and abundant. In a recent interview, when asked how he saw the role of the writer, Saunders said: “To me, the writer’s main job is to make the story unscroll in such a way that the reader is snared-she’s right there, seeing things happen and caring about them. One of the stories, 'Home,' was a 2011 Bram Stoker Award finalist. The book was published on January 8, 2013, by Random House. By now, we know the George Saunders tool kit: his favored verbs, such as to wonk. It includes stories published in various magazines between 19. ![]() Hailed by the New York Times Magazine as “the best book you’ll read this year,” Tenth of December is a masterful, deeply felt collection that takes his literary powers to a new level. Tenth of December is a collection of short stories by American author George Saunders. Finalist for the National Book Award, the bestselling and critically acclaimed story collection from one of our greatest living writers, MacArthur “genius grant” recipient and New Yorker contributor George Saunders, with new material for the paperback edition. ![]() ![]() ![]() My descriptions honestly don’t do them justice, just go read it!! She has morals and a strong sense of right and wrong I love that in a character. May I just say that Farrendel is such a sweetheart and I loved the Elven wedding there was simple gestures from the Elven culture that were so symbolic and just hit so deep (you’ll know what I mean if you read it).Įssie is a bubbly, smart character with a can-do attitude and independence. The proposal of a marriage alliance to a royal from the Elf Land, Tarenhèil, initially started as a joke between the princess and her brother (who is the king) however they considered it seriously when the scary, cold, expressionless charming young elf prince called Farrendel volunteered to marry her.įarrendel is presented as a stoic, cold (but a fearsome warrior) character like most of the elves however we find out that he has a soft side and a dark past… It’s a little like the film Avatar in that we get to explore this foreign Elven culture with the main character (MC).Īnyway, our MC is a human princess called Elspeth (Essie for short) who is from a kingdom called Escarland. ![]() Go in with a fresh mind as it will make the experience 100 times better. I couldn’t help but compare it to LOTR thanks to my Tolkien film marathonĭON’T DO THAT! This book is in a league of its own. ![]() ![]() ![]() Becca, a young American woman, undertakes a journey to Poland to fulfill her promise to her beloved grandmother, Gemma, and solve the mystery of her enigmatic past, thereby reclaiming her family history and Jewish identity. ![]() ![]() Although Briar Rose (1992) does not figure among the novels listed by Richardson, Jane Yolen’s powerful retelling of the story of “ Sleeping Beauty ” as a disguised Holocaust memoir hybridizes genres still further as it fuses historical fact, detective fiction and the fairy tale to inquire into the communication and transmission of traumatic experience, and confront the ever-pressing problem of historical understanding 3. Kacandes, Talk Fiction, p. 92.ġIn a recent article, Anna Richardson accounts for the significance of the narrative device of “ Historian-As-Detective ” characteristic of contemporary Holocaust fiction as a mirror of the reader’s “ quest for knowledge in the face of a crisis that threatens the fabric of social order ” 2. 3 The page references to Yolen’s novel will be given parenthetically in the main text instead of foot (.).Richardson, “ In Search of the Final Solution ”, p. 159. ![]() ![]() ![]() the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky AlbertalliĪngelfall (Penryn and the End of Days #1) by Susan Eeĭaughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini TaylorĪnna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff The Unexpected Everything by Morgan MatsonĪ Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. ![]() The Fate of the Tearling by Erika Johansen The Upside of Unrequited by Becky AlbertalliĪ Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. MaasĬhildren of Blood and Bone by Tomi AdeyemiĪ Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass #7) by Sarah J. The Wicked King (Folk of the Air #2) by Holly Black King of Scars (Nikolai Duology #1) by Leigh Bardugo ![]() The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQusiton You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah JohnsonĪurora Rising by Jay Kristoff & Amie Kaufman Need help remembering the events in a book? The folks at Recaptains and Book Series Recaps can help!Īny post with a spoiler in the title will be removed.Īny comment with a spoiler that doesn't use the spoiler code will be removed.Īny user with an extensive history of spoiling books will be banned. Book suggestions, discussions, and questions are definitely encouraged! January Book Club Discussion: A Sky Beyond the Storm (An Ember in the Ashes #4) by Sabaa Tahir Young Adult literature isn't exclusive to only young adults, so here's a place for both the young and the young at heart to discuss books, news, movies based on books, and everything else related to YA. ![]() ![]() ![]() She does both by turning the nest of familial resentments into at least four smaller, prickly mysteries full of secrets the family members won’t share. Ng has set two tasks in this novel’s doubled heart-to be exciting, and to tell a story bigger than whatever is behind the crime. “If we know this story, we haven’t seen it yet in American fiction, not until now. ![]() ![]() A profoundly moving story of family, secrets, and longing, Everything I Never Told You is both a gripping page-turner and a sensitive family portrait, uncovering the ways in which mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, and husbands and wives struggle, all their lives, to understand one another. But when Lydia’s body is found in the local lake, the delicate balancing act that has been keeping the Lee family together is destroyed, tumbling them into chaos. Lydia is the favorite child of Marilyn and James Lee, and her parents are determined that she will fulfill the dreams they were unable to pursue. But they don’t know this yet.” So begins this exquisite novel about a Chinese American family living in 1970s small-town Ohio. Both a propulsive mystery and a profound examination of a mixed-race family.” - Entertainment Weekly “A taut tale of ever deepening and quickening suspense.” - O, the Oprah Magazine The acclaimed debut novel by the author of Little Fires Everywhere and Our Missing Hearts St Joseph's University (Brooklyn Voices Series). ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Equal parts love and rage, this masterfully told story is sure to impress. The Empress of Salt and Fortune (Hugo Award Winner) by Nghi Vo 4.3 (9) Paperback 11.69 12.99 Save 10 Paperback 11.69 eBook 4.99 Audiobook 0. The subtlety and nuance of Vo’s evocative storytelling lend the novella an epic, timeless feel. As Rabbit, who has remained loyal to the empress, reveals a tale of conspiracies and rebellion, Chih must decide what they will do with these spilled imperial secrets. Nghi: The Empress of Salt and Fortune is a synthesis from almost getting an East Asian Languages and Culture minor in college, reading Tales from Make-Do Studio while half-asleep, and. Both outsiders, In-Yo and Rabbit form a fast bond that runs deep, defying simple categorization. ![]() The exiled Empress In-Yo from the North arrived at court later intending to take part in a political marriage and produce an heir. Once installed there, Rabbit quickly rose in the ranks of servants. Rabbit was sold to the court when she was five years old because her parents could not pay their full taxes. Chih, a traveling cleric, and their bird, Almost Brilliant, meet Rabbit, an elderly woman who spent her life as a handmaiden, and collect her many stories. Vo’s adventurous debut combines myth and fable with political intrigue to build a stunning feminist fantasy set in a land inspired by imperial China. ![]() ![]() ![]() Circa 1952, Keyes was one of several staff writers, officially titled editors, who wrote for such horror and science fiction comics as Journey into Unknown Worlds, for which Keyes wrote two stories with artist Basil Wolverton. In the early 1950s, he was editor of the pulp magazine Marvel Science Fiction for publisher Martin Goodman. in psychology from Brooklyn College, and after a stint in fashion photography (partner in a photography studio), earned a Master's Degree in English and American Literature at night while teaching English in New York City public schools during the day and writing weekends. Keyes was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York. Keyes was given the Author Emeritus honor by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2000. Daniel Keyes was an American author best known for his Hugo award-winning short story and Nebula award-winning novel Flowers for Algernon. ![]() |