![]() ![]() Photo Credit: NY Times, Marcia Brown, 96, Dies Marcia Brown, a three-time Caldecott Medalist and six-time Caldecott Honor illustrator, as well as winner of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for the body of her work.If I’ve reviewed any books by the author, I added a note on the third line, along with any relevant links. On the next line, I added a photo credit. Besides the name is a description of the works that made the author famous. One that stands out to me is that of Bonnie Christensen, who died of ovarian cancer at just age 63, because I had the opportunity to interview her through email.Īfter the photo collage, you’ll find a list of each author whom we have lost in 2015. If the author had a website, I added the link to the author’s name. Just over a year ago, inspired by the Academy Awards who annually during the Oscars recognize those entertainers who have died, I decided to start paying tribute here to those authors for young people whose loss will be felt in the literary world. ![]()
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The Christian fiction authors featured below have done a beautiful job of creating characters that I couldn’t help but laugh and cry with–and come to love. ![]() I have been delighted with each title that I’ve read and with each amazing new author I’ve gotten to know through their books. Christmas stories remind me that I’m not alone, while giving me hope to press on.Įver since I compiled a list of my favorite Christmas story collections a few years ago, friends and strangers have sent me recommendations for all kinds of Christmas stories. And Christmas stories capture all of that, even in the middle of their realistic and relatable portrayal of the hardship and struggles that we all experience. Christmas fiction can also make this season just a little bit sweeter.įor me, there is nothing like a Christmas tale to push back at the dreariness that can creep in this time of year. 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But I figured I would put my thoughts into a blog post and really analyze the reading experience of both books to determine which was stronger. ![]() ![]() The general consensus seems to be that Heir of Fire is the stronger book, and that it’s when the series really begins to take off. Currently, there are seven books total.Īs of writing this, I’ve just wrapped up Heir of Fire, and when thinking about the book compared to my experience reading Crown of Midnight I have some mixed thoughts. Crown of Midnight was the sequel and Heir of Fire is the third book. Maas’ Throne of Glass series with Throne of Glass itself being the first book. For those that don’t know, Crown of Midnight is the second book in Sarah J. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A world that inspires Lina, along with the ever-so-charming Ren, to follow in her mother’s footsteps and unearth a secret that has been kept for far too long. Suddenly Lina’s uncovering a magical world of secret romances, art, and hidden bakeries. 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Glint is the second book in Raven Kennedy’s fantasy romance series, The Plated Prisoner Series. ![]() If you’re new to the Plated Prisoner series, you can check out my review of Book One: Gild HERE. Note: Glint is the second book in a series that must be read in order. ![]() “This is a retelling of a completely transformed tale, one that dives deep beneath the myth and produces a heartbreaking, and inspirational saga. This series has quickly become one of my absolute favorite series. “The story of King Midas and his golden touch is well known and well-loved,” said Johnston. The series is being shepherded by Mandalay Television Development Executive Vanessa Johnston. Recent credits include the TV adaptation of Amazon’s I Know What You Did Last Summer and it was involved in Apple’s development of Negro League Baseball project If You Were Only White: The Life of Leroy ‘Satchel’ Paige with Magic Johnson, a co-investor with Guber in the LA Dodgers. Mandalay Television is a division of Mandalay Entertainment, the company founded by former Sony Pictures boss and Rain Man and Flashdance producer Peter Guber. Gild was first self-published by Kennedy in October 2020 followed by Glint in January 2021, Gleam in May 2021 and Glow in June 2022 with Gold, the final book in the series, to be released in June 2023. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Professor Kirsten Holt helped host the event and encouraged prospective student writers to pursue careers in the arts, despite common financial concerns. Stitch” has not yet been published, but Burke shared that the novel is currently with his agent. Stitch,” which is about a hyper imaginative child who goes missing after becoming convinced there is something living in the shadows of his house. The event started with Burke reading an excerpt from his novel, “Mr. He is also an active member of online horror literature communities. In addition to his novels, Burke has written over 200 short stories. 25.īurke won the Bram Stoker Award in 2005 for his novella “The Turtle Boy” and has earned Bram Stoker nominations five other times. Valencia College’s Writing and Connecting in Times of Quarantine Visiting Author series featured a reading and discussion from contemporary horror author Kealan Patrick Burke on Mar. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In 1932 she published Little House in the Big Woods, which was set in Wisconsin. Her stories centred on the male unrest and female patience of pioneers in the mid-1800s and celebrated their peculiarly American spirit and independence. Prompted by her daughter, Wilder began writing down her childhood experiences. Louis Star, and for 12 years was home editor of the Missouri Ruralist. She contributed to McCall’s Magazine and Country Gentleman, served as poultry editor for the St. Some years later she began writing for various periodicals. Wilder, with whom she lived from 1894 on a farm near Mansfield, Missouri. ![]() At age 15 she began teaching in rural schools. Her father took the family by covered wagon to Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Indian Territory, and Dakota Territory. Laura Ingalls grew up in a family that moved frequently from one part of the American frontier to another. Laura Ingalls Wilder, née Laura Ingalls, (born February 7, 1867, Lake Pepin, Wisconsin, U.S.-died February 10, 1957, Mansfield, Missouri), American author of children’s fiction based on her own youth in the American Midwest. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Hence, because of the arguably poorly-judged or desperate intent of Terry’s murderous act 106 years ago (September 24, 1905) in shooting to death elderly Chinaman Joe Kum Yung at Wellington’s notorious Chinese quarter, Haining Street, consistently raided by police as a center of opium smoking and gambling, Terry is only remembered for this act, which occasionally still provides propaganda for the Establishment in opposing so-called anti-Asian racism should anyone question the motives of Big Business in merging New Zealand with Asia. Joe Kum Yung, in Wellington, New Zealand in 1905.” As one might expect for the subject-matter, the Wikipedia entry reads as nothing more than a cliché-ridden Leftist screed. Hence, for example, that epitome of democratic “scholarship” (that is to say, totally lacking in scholarly credibility) Wikipedia, has its entry on Terry introducing him as “a New Zealand white supremacist and murderer, incarcerated in psychiatric institutions after murdering a Chinese immigrant, Mr. When the “New Zealander” Lionel Terry is recalled at all it is generally by liberals and Leftists, who judge him to be nothing more than a psychotic racist murderer. ![]() Joe Kum Yung, in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1905. Edward Lionel Terry (1873-1952) was a New Zealand white supremacist and murderer, incarcerated in psychiatric institutions after murdering a Chinese immigrant, Mr. ![]() ![]() Longer works by Christie were adapted for the series in the past, some of them very well ( The Mysterious Affair At Styles (1990) was the first, and a personal favourite of mine), but they all felt very televisual and kept rather too strictly to a series format. They concentrated only on full-length novels, rather than short stories. ![]() In 2003, the production team behind the films took them in a new direction. The series started life on ITV in 1989 with short, light, 50-minute episodes, adapted from Christie’s numerous short stories, with the wonderful David Suchet perfectly capturing the little Belgian detective’s mannerisms and eccentricities. I am referring to it as a film (because that is what it is, regardless what size screen it is viewed on), but it also a television episode an instalment of ITV’s long-running series Agatha Christie’s Poirot. ![]() This is what it was like for me when I first watched director Philip Martin’s utterly brilliant reimagining of one of Agatha Christie’s most famous stories – Murder on the Orient Express. They creep up on you, seemingly out of nowhere, and defy any expectations you originally had. ![]() |