Adobo and arsenic5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() When he discovered the climate of Illinois would not sustain them, and replaced them with artificial replicas. The small town of Shady Palms got its name from its founder, who planted palm trees along the main street. She was raised by and once-again lives with her aunt, Tita Rosie, and her grandmother, Lola Flor in Shady Palms, Illinois. THE SET UPĪRSENIC AND ADOBO centers around the main character, Lila (Leela) Macapagal, a second-generation Filipino whose parents died in her childhood. They are light reading, not great literature. ![]() They feature an amateur sleuth, small town setting, crime or violence off-the-page, and oftentimes a device or gimmick, like a hobby, interest, or pet that becomes an important feature. Cozy mysteries were popularized by Agatha Christie, queen of the mystery genre. Spoiler Alert! This review may focus your attention in ways you might not otherwise use and give away the mystery as you read the book.ĪRSENIC AND ADOBO is a cozy mystery by a Filipino-American author. Berkeley Prime Crime// Penguin Random House, 2021. ![]()
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A tale of two murders by heather redmond5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() Then Charles finds his spinster neighbour, Mrs Haverstock murdered in the rooms above, dressed in what seems to be a wedding gown, he finds himself determined to find the killer. ![]() With his upcoming wedding to plan with financé Kate Hogarth the writer certainly has enough on his plate. Set in June 1835 Grave Expectations follows writer Charles Dickens as he strives to make a name for himself in the writing world. If you haven’t picked up based on the title of this book, Grave Expectations draws on the book Great Expectations and the life of the author Charles Dickens. Her first book starring Dickens, A Tale of Two Murders has been well received and although I haven’t read it myself the positive reviews of her writing encouraged me to request Grave Expectations for review. Grave Expectations by Heather Redmond is the second book of her series starring Charles Dickens as the intrepid reporter. Special thanks to Kensington Books and Heather Redmond for giving me an advanced review copy of this book This book was a solid read, with some great mystery to it. I hope you enjoy!Ī nineteenth century romance, an impoverished writer and a dastardly murder to solve. I know, two posts in one week! I’ve got a lot of great content coming up in the next few weeks and I needed to get this review out for you guys. If you purchase a product through these links, at no additional cost to yourself, I will receive a small commission. ![]() Plain bad heroines emily danforth5/30/2023 ![]() The text is also beautifully illustrated with evocative drawings making it feel even more like a Victorian novel. Of course, it's a technique that's most commonly and potently used in ghost stories and gothic tales so it's ideally suited to the content of Danforth's creepy and darkly playful novel. It only shows up occasionally so as not to be intrusive but it does add another dimension to the story and there's something so playful and comforting about this “dear reader.” style of telling where we all agree to sit down to lose ourselves in a riveting, imaginative tale. ![]() I'm sure this has been done in other recent novels but going into Emily M Danforth's “Plain Bad Heroines” I was thrilled to find it includes a narrative voice that self-consciously interjects and steers the story. ![]() Since I've been reading more 19th century fiction in the past year I have been hungering for a contemporary writer to utilize the particular kind of authorial voice often found in these classic books. ![]() ![]() ![]() She has also been featured on NPR, and in the documentary Bagit. ![]() ![]() Rowe has been featured in Time Magazine, Glamour Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine, and The Wall Street Journal. Bcorporation recognized the company as "Best for The World" for social and environmental commitments and standards, and Eco-Bags Products is a certified BCorporation.Ī published author, Rowe wrote the book The Magic of Tiny Business: You Don't Have to Go Big to Make a Great Living about how to manage a small business. The company is a reusable bag brand known for ECOBAGS. Sharon Rowe is the Founder and CEO of Eco-Bags Products, Inc. ![]() Book the world according to garp5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() Gender Communication Theories and Analyses surveys the field of gender and communication with a particular focus on gender and communication theories and methods. It, as well, introduces a historical background of the feminist movements by focusing on the first wave and with much emphasis on the second wave of feminism that is basically characterized by "consciousness raising" and rebellion. It also investigates how women were perceived by the American society throughout the years, from 1940s to 1980s, and the difficulties they face to confront their circumstances that denied them the equality of opportunity and freedom of choice. As such, it highlights Irving's ambivalence in depicting feminist views or characters. ![]() The aim of this research is to analyze Irving's feminist perspectives that, as the novel shows, seem to drift from positive (liberal) to negative (radical) feminist perspectives through many feminist characters, from the single mother, nurse, and writer, Jenny Fields to the voiceless and fanatical group of women, whom Irving respectively calls, the Ellen Jamesians. John Irving (1942-) is regarded by critics as a male feminist who arouses much controversy about his view of feminism as pertaining to the masked intention behind the writing of his novel. The novel's main action takes place in the 1940s and continues until the 1980s. The World according to Garp was published in 1987. ![]() Natalie c parker seafire trilogy5/30/2023 ![]() There are 53 girls on board, but the story focuses on the main officers/specialized crew members, which is good because otherwise it would be overwhelming. I absolutely fell in love with the girls of the Mors Navis. Until Oran, the rogue Bullet, comes along and throws a wrench into Caledonia's plans with some very surprising information. ![]() Seafire does a good job of introducing the world, allowing readers to familiarize themselves with the characters and their main goals: surviving and generally making a nuisance of themselves to Aric's navy by attacking supply ships. This is one of those books where I don't think the summary does it justice because the the overall goal is to take down Aric Athair and avenge Caledonia and all the other girls' families, but that's not actually what happens in THIS installment of the series. Seafire is fantastic, you guys, and I am currently dying waiting for book 2. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Artists’ Studio of Palos Verdes are once again offering the opportunity to visit member artists in their actual home studios.Titled “Tour d’ Art 2018”, October 6-7 from 10 a.m. They’re back with fresh new talent and new creations. But what will Dewey do when the parents that are causing problems are his own? ![]() In fact, he’s so good at handling parent problems that he runs a secret business from the attic of his house, and he doesn’t lack for customers. Dewey Fairchild, Parent Problem Solver (Published 08/08/17): Dewey Fairchild isn’t just good with parents, he’s great with them! He can solve any problem parents might cause their child, from an overprotective mom who won’t doesn’t permit attending class independently, to a dad who can’t stop picking his nose any chance he gets. ![]() It was also placed on the Best of 2017 list for middle grade books. It turns out that tons of kids have problem teachers, so he’s soon up to his neck in cases―from classic cases of teachers who are so boring to bizarre cases like the teacher who leaves students scared of water―even water fountains. ![]() Dewey Fairchild, Teacher Problem Solver (Published 09/18/18): In this follow-up to Dewey Fairchild, Parent Problem Solver, our genius problem solver, Dewey, takes up the challenge of troublesome teachers after a client shows up desperate to pacify his teacher. Lorri Horn has received starred reviews from Kirkus Reviews on her newly released children’s book, Dewey Fairchild, Teacher Problem Solver. Palos Verdes Author Launches New Children’s Book ![]() The snow queen vinge novel5/30/2023 ![]() But none of it will mean anything unless Moon can keep them from destroying themselves. ![]() There are so many different levels of conspiracy and technology and religion that is difficult to grasp it all at once. There are layers upon layers of political scheming in this universe, so deep that no single character can explain it all. ![]() The world of Tiamat and the Hegemony is as large and complex and ancient as the world of Arrakis and its empire, perhaps larger it is so large that it is not even apparent that this is the future of humankind as we know it until you get deep into it. As the book continues, however, it becomes clear that Moon is unique, as she is the only one with the ability to see the truth about their place in the universe, and the only one trusted with the secret of the sybil mind.īut it is so much more than Dune, really. Instead of featuring one man with a unique ability, it stars Moon, a woman who is seemingly less than unique she is the clone of the current queen of Tiamat. Instead of sandworms and the Spice, Tiamat has dolphin-like mers and the Water of Life. Instead of a planet that is almost entirely desert, Tiamat is a planet almost entirely ocean. ![]() It is a book about the changing of power on a planet, much like Dune. The best one-line description of this book that I can come up with is this: Imagine if "Dune" had been written by a female anthropologist. ![]() Meeting the universe halfway5/30/2023 ![]() Intra-activity is an inexhaustible dynamism that configures and reconfigures relations of space-time-matter. In an agential realist account, the world is made of entanglements of “social” and “natural” agencies, where the distinction between the two emerges out of specific intra-actions. ![]() In the process, she significantly reworks understandings of space, time, matter, causality, agency, subjectivity, and objectivity. Barad extends and partially revises Bohr’s philosophical views in light of current scholarship in physics, science studies, and the philosophy of science as well as feminist, poststructuralist, and other critical social theories. The starting point for Barad’s analysis is the philosophical framework of quantum physicist Niels Bohr. ![]() Offering an account of the world as a whole rather than as composed of separate natural and social realms, agential realism is at once a new epistemology, ontology, and ethics. ![]() In this volume, Karen Barad, theoretical physicist and feminist theorist, elaborates her theory of agential realism. ![]() Meeting the Universe Halfway is an ambitious book with far-reaching implications for numerous fields in the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. ![]() The Staircase by Ann Rinaldi5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Her career, prior to being an author, was a newspaper columnist. Rinaldi currently lives in Somerville, New Jersey, with her husband, Ron, whom she married in 1960. She also writes for the Dear America series. She is the most prolific writer for the Great Episode series, a series of historical fiction novels set during the American Colonial era. In 2000, Wolf by the Ears was listed as one the best novels of the preceding twenty-five years, and later of the last one hundred years. She has written a total of forty novels, eight of which were listed as notable by the ALA. She is best known for her historical fiction, including In My Father's House, The Last Silk Dress, An Acquaintance with Darkness, A Break with Charity, and Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons. August 27, 1934, in New York City) is a young adult fiction author. ![]() AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
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