![]() Hag-Seed, fourth in the Hogarth Shakespeare series of novels reworking the Bard's plays, is Margaret Atwood's take on The Tempest. Ousted from his long-held job at a prominent Canadian theater festival by the machinations of his trusted right-hand man Tony, Felix hits the road, drives for days and stops randomly at an abandoned shack in the midst of farmland, where he will spend the next 12 years. ![]() Take Felix Phillips, protagonist of Margaret Atwood's Hag-Seed. ![]() But "isolate" and "island" come from the same Latin root, and the truth is that we make our own islands where we daily maroon ourselves. "No man is an island, entire of itself," John Donne famously reassured us in 1623, the same year Shakespeare's The Tempest was published in the First Folio. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Hag-Seed Author Margaret Eleanor Atwood ![]()
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![]() ![]() Of all the characters, I would say Simon was my favorite. ![]() Cassandra did a great job wrapping the book up. ![]() They are brave and warriors yet they are still just teenagers. We see how reckless Jace, Clary, Isabelle, Alec and Simon really are and how clueless they can be sometimes. We learn more about Magnus Bane and Brother Zachariah. We learn that the Shadowhunters really can't do anything without Sebastian knowing about it. We meet the Blackthorns and learn about Julian and Emma, which makes me wonder if there will be a new series with Julian and Emma who are around 12 in this book. It's over 700 pages so it's the largest but it has the ending battle between Sebastian and the Shadowhunters. This is the final book of the Mortal Instruments series. I've been trying to think of what to write that won't give the plot away but will convey how much I enjoyed this series. ![]() ![]() Lawrence in a house now called Shaw's Corner. In 1898, Shaw married Charlotte Payne-Townshend, a fellow Fabian, whom he survived. For a short time he was active in local politics, serving on the London County Council. He became an accomplished orator in the furtherance of its causes, which included gaining equal rights for men and women, alleviating abuses of the working class, rescinding private ownership of productive land, and promoting healthy lifestyles. He wrote many brochures and speeches for the Fabian Society. In these works Shaw examined education, marriage, religion, government, health care, and class privilege.Īn ardent socialist, Shaw was angered by what he perceived to be the exploitation of the working class. Nearly all his plays address prevailing social problems, but each also includes a vein of comedy that makes their stark themes more palatable. Over the course of his life he wrote more than 60 plays. Although his first profitable writing was music and literary criticism, in which capacity he wrote many highly articulate pieces of journalism, his main talent was for drama. ![]() ![]() ![]() George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright, socialist, and a co-founder of the London School of Economics. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But in this song there are only two sides to things… there’s reality and I guess what you might call fantasy. In most cases there are both sides to things and in a lot of cases there are more than just both. "This is a song that talks about sides to things. Interestingly, she gave the same introduction - word for word - on Octoat the Second Fret in Philadelphia: ![]() Joni introduces the song this way at the White Swan in Leicester, England on September 16, 1967. And so I got this idea 'from both sides now.' There are a lot of sides to everything, and so the song is called "From Both Sides, Now." ![]() I was reading a book, and I haven't finished it yet, called "Henderson the Rain King." And there's a line in it that I especially got hung up on that was about when he was flying to Africa and searching for something, he said that in an age when people could look up and down at clouds, they shouldn't be afraid to die. It - I should tell people a little bit about it. What have we got here? "Night in the City," "Circle Game" - oh, "From Both Sides, Now." I'm really glad somebody requested that, because that's a very new song, and I've been driving everybody crazy by playing it twice and three times a night. Gene: Want to do some of the requested songs? Joni in conversation with Gene Shay, "Folklore Program" March 12, 1967: Well something's lost, but something's gained They shake their heads, they say I've changed I've looked at clouds from both sides now ![]() ![]() ![]() With thirteen million copies in print, the Crossfire series and its fiery, flawed lovers have won the hearts of readers all over the world. Even as the newlyweds fight for their future, they find themselves ensnared by the past-a past they will have to confront if they ever want to truly move forward. ![]() ![]() If you have not yet bought Sylvia Day's novel, make sure to purchase it before buying this unofficial "Sidekick." In the fourth book of Day's Crossfire Series, Gideon and Eva find themselves facing some of the strongest challenges their relationship has yet encountered. Can't get enough of Sylvia Day's "Captivated by You"? Immerse yourself in her world and discover hidden treasures with this "Sidekick." Warning: This is an independent companion to "Captivated by You," meant to enhance your experience of the novel. ![]() ![]() It features a crime in the Irish village of Glennkill, and a flock of sheep led by a ewe called Miss Maple who collectively solve the mystery. This one was said to be ‘priceless’, ‘witty’ and ‘full of philosophical musings and profound observations’. My second attempt at light reading was Three Bags Full, by German author Leonie Swann and translated by Anthea Bell. ![]() Can a paedophile earn redemption? Under what circumstances can an avenger be forgiven? Am I the only one who finds this offensive, even if he was a childhood bully? Have I missed an ‘hilarious’ joke here?Ĭity of the Dead OTOH raises very interesting cases for redemption. No fancy ideas about redemption in this novel: without a trace of authorial irony, Mrs B brusquely implies that Edmund clearly deserved to die a horrible death. On page two we are told that nobody is mourning the young local heir to the manor who’s been blown up in the North Sea, because he was a bully. I am out of step with the entire reading universe, it seems, because IMO, quite apart from its stock characters and ridiculous plot lines, this historical novel of WW2 is overwritten and tasteless. From my shelves I took down the ‘hilarious’, ‘enchanting’, ‘uplifting’ and ‘profoundly moving’ The Chilbury Ladies Choir by Jennifer Ryan but abandoned it after the requisite 50 pages. ![]() ![]() I have read some rather grim books lately, and I wanted to read something more light-hearted. ![]() City of the Dead is a book that made me think about all sorts of things, but I shall try not to make this review into a rant. ![]() ![]() The Girl Whose Parents Let Her Melt Through Her Couch | “melted”into the couch(on which she had stayed for 12 agonizing years) after sinking through the upholstery from a lack of movement, WBRZ reported. Former classmates said Lacey began to retreat into isolation in her teens as her autism accelerated and was home schooled after 9th grade.#laceyfletcher #crime #truecrime #viral □". Lacey, who was autistic - almost buried up to her shoulders in a couch crater and smothered in her own waste. The coroner estimates that Lacey was sitting in that hole in the couch for the last 12 years. ![]() A distressing photo released by the coroner's office shows a close-up of the leather couch Lacey was fused to. TikTok video from Look □ "Lacey Fletcher's emaciated body was discovered partially naked, sitting upright and partly submerged in a hole in a couch in her parents' home January 3. #laceyfletcher #crime #truecrime #viral □ĩ.9K Likes, 153 Comments. Former classmates said Lacey began to retreat into isolation in her teens as her autism accelerated and was home schooled after 9th grade. ![]() ![]() ![]() Lacey Fletcher's emaciated body was discovered partially naked, sitting upright and partly submerged in a hole in a couch in her parents' home January 3. ![]() ![]() ![]() Hoegee himself is a lover of the books and hopes that others who still love Frog and Toad feel the same about the new series. The challenge is to come up with ideas that were going sound like Arnold Lobel himself conceived them.”įrog and Toad are not only popular children’s characters but have also found a resurgence of popularity online with an older audience on social media sites like TikTok. “So we had to come up with some original ones as well, and that was really fun. The show features new Frog and Toad adventures that Hoegee hopes fit well into the established canon. ![]() The show does not only retell the stories from the books. “It also helps that pretty much everyone involved with the show loves these books, and that was really a great selling point for people.” A lot of that simply came down to just choosing the right people for the roles,” he says. ![]() “We take a lot of pride in the diversity of our cast and our crew. The series features voice appearances from Ron Funches, Fortune Feimster, Cole Escola, Aparna Nancherla, John Hodgman, Yvette Nicole Brown, Stephen Tobolowsky, Tom Kenny, Selene Luna, Margaret Cho and Betsy Sodaro.įinding the right cast was important for Hoegee. ![]() ![]() ![]() And while they expected to discover a grand drama of diplomacy, gunships, wormholes, and stoic councils of aliens, they have instead found glitter, lipstick, and electric guitars. This year, though, humankind has discovered the enormous universe. And if they fail? Sudden extermination for their entire species. And if a new species should wish to be counted among the high and the mighty, if a new planet has produced some savage group of animals, machines, or algae that claim to be, against all odds, sentient? Well, then they will have to compete. ![]() Species far and wide compete in feats of song, dance and/or whatever facsimile of these can be performed by various creatures who may or may not possess, in the traditional sense, feet, mouths, larynxes, or faces. Once every cycle, the great galactic civilizations gather for the Metagalactic Grand Prix-part gladiatorial contest, part beauty pageant, part concert extravaganza, and part continuation of the wars of the past. In the aftermath, a curious tradition was invented-something to cheer up everyone who was left and bring the shattered worlds together in the spirit of peace, unity, and understanding. Valente's science fiction spectacle, where sentient races compete for glory in a galactic musical contest.and the stakes are as high as the fate of planet Earth.Ī century ago, the Sentience Wars tore the galaxy apart and nearly ended the entire concept of intelligent space-faring life. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy meets the joy and glamour of Eurovision in bestselling author Catherynne M. ![]() ![]() ![]() Will Hobie ever see Duke, or his father, again? With powerful storytelling and gripping emotion, critically acclaimed author Kirby Larson explores the many ways bravery and love help us to weather the most difficult times. Kirby Larson went from history-phobe to history fanatic while writing the 2007 Newbery Honor Book, HATTIE BIG SKY. But when his father is taken prisoner by the Germans, Hobie realizes he must let Duke go and reach deep within himself to be brave. Hobie immediately regrets his decision and tries everything he can to get Duke back, even jeopardizing his friendship with the new boy at school. explanation and summary of the story A Dog Named Duke. Chapter 2 A Dog Named Duke Summary CBSE Class 9. Hoping to help end the war and bring his dad home faster, Hobie decides to donate Duke to Dogs for Defense, an organization that urges Americans to "loan" their pets to the military to act as sentries, mine sniffers, and patrol dogs. Duke by Kirby Larson Goodreads Share book. ![]() With World War II raging and his father fighting overseas in Europe, eleven-year-old Hobie Hanson is determined to do his part to help his family and his country, even if it means giving up his beloved German shepherd, Duke. A poignant World War II story about a boy and his dog and his dad, and the many meanings of bravery, from Newbery Honor author Kirby Larson. ![]() |