And I began to be conscious of myself, the way I looked, the clothes I wore.” I read about gardens and ballrooms and moonlight trysts and murders. Here was escape! I read lurid stuff about ladies who smelled sweet and looked like flowers and were betrayed. But at 14 she thrilled to Sarah Bernhardt’s Memories of My Life, and had this to say of her early reading habits: “I read nothing good, but I read an awful lot. Later, her roles in The Lady Eve and Double Indemnity would fuse the words “tough-talking” to her name. Alongside Busby Berkeley fantasias came The Miracle Woman (1931), So Big (1932, based on the Edna Ferber novel), and Stella Dallas (1937), for which Stanwyck received her first Academy Award nomination. Her style, which favors unfussy naturalism and pure wellsprings of emotion, appealed to directors like Frank Capra, and fell in sync with depression-era Hollywood’s burgeoning interest in realism. For Stanwyck, as for most movie stars, timing was key.
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Books CollectionĪ classic tale from Enid Blyton's magical Faraway Tree series with exciting new full-colour illustrations from Alex Paterson - perfect for new readers! Its Beths birthday, so everyone is delighted when the Land of Birthdays arrives at the top of the Faraway Tree. Now these colour short stories offer a great way for a whole host of young new readers to discover the adventures of Silky, Moon-Face, the Saucepan Man and all of their friends in the Enchanted Wood. Joe would love to have a go at driving a train, while Frannie wishes with all her heart for an elephant ride! The magical Faraway Tree has been entertaining readers for more than 75 years. A classic short tale from Enid Blyton's magical Faraway Tree series with exciting new full-colour illustrations from Alex Paterson - perfect for new readers! When the Land of Do-As-YouPlease arrives at the top of the Faraway Tree, it gets everyone thinking about the things they most want to try. In a recent essay (“Bill to limit contracts with companies that boycott is misguided,” April 23), Jon Kallen criticizes Senate File 507, as amended by the Iowa House, which bans state contracts and pension funds from benefitting left-wing corporations and financial institutions. Linda Nessa, Fort Dodge Contracting bill actually sets reasonable limits I cannot think of a better use of my tax dollars. I just feel this would benefit America greatly. If so, they would then have to pay the loan back, in full. Why not give free training for nurses? Of course, they would have to maintain a high grade point average and finish their program and not drop out ahead of finishing their degree. I read another story articulating the dire need for nurses in America. David Creighton Sr., Clive Let’s train nurses for free Hopefully our governor will work with our commissioner to make it clear that Iowa should not support new federal insurance regulations that threaten our financial security. I was surprised at how angsty and emotional this read was. This is an enemies to lovers romance that takes place mostly on a movie set. Sloane hates Joseph, but she’ll make this situation work, she’ll do whatever it takes to make this movie a success. The star of the production is none other than the man who made her life hell when they co-starred in a movie several years prior. Her career is in a slump and she feels like she doesn’t quite measure up. Sloane Ford is the daughter of Hollywood big wigs and has taken a made up job as a producer on the set of a family movie project after her character is killed off on her longtime weekly tv series. They write, they direct, they do movie scores… this is a bright and fun group who has issues but love each other. This an emotional read, featuring an actress heroine from a big, diverse, creative extended family who are all in the Hollywood business. I kind of expected a soft, funny book with lots of shenanigans and on-set hi-jinks, but Love Scenes by Bridget Morrissey turned out to be a whole lot more. Penders's work in the series was received with mixed results, with some people praising the mature themes, saying that the "comics did not talk down to children". Receptionįollowing the legal battles with Archie Comics, the popularity towards Penders took a dive, with most support towards him disappearing outside a vocal minority. However, the comic was canceled a week after its announcement due to a backlash against the creative staff and Penders' involvement. In 2021, Ken Penders licensed the character of Scourge the Hedgehog to an indie company named Rush! Comics as the protagonist of their comic book series Scourge: The Speed Demon. This would result in the creation of a reformed timeline in the comics and the removal of characters he and other authors created. Look and Find Sonic the Hedgehog (illustration script developer)Ĭontroversy Legal battle against Archie Comicsīetween January 2009 and October 2015, Penders created or directed a number of lawsuits and legal cases against Sega and Archie Comics related to the rights of his characters in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs. Additionally, he was also responsible for conceptualizing the unsuccessful Sonic Armageddon film pitch. He also designed the cover art to the complete series DVD box set of the Sonic the Hedgehog television show. Penders is the creator of many of the comic-exclusive characters that once populated the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series before his lawsuit with Archie Comics. In some cases this is deliberate (for reasons that become apparant later on) and in some cases (i.e. I still have a lot of Gardners’ books to read (yay!) so I can only speak for the ones that I have read so far, but what I have found (and liked) is that there is usually an ureliable narrator at the helm. Her books always start with an intriguing prologue that grabs you by the throat but actually gives away very little meaning that the rest of the book is up to you to work out. Warren series of which Catch Me is the latest. I have been a huge fan of Lisa Gardner after discovering her books about 2 years ago, and I particularly like the Detective D.D. Nancy Astley has been plucked away from her close-knit family of fishmongers in seaside Whitstable and whisked off to London as (unofficial) “dresser” to music-hall entertainer Kitty Butler-the girl what dresses up as a feller- and the first love of stagestruck Nancy’s young life. Echoes of Tom Jones, Great Expectations, and anonymous confessional pornography resound throughout this richly entertaining first novel from England: the picaresque tale of its lesbian heroine’s progress through several levels of both polite and refreshingly impolite Victorian society. A series of adventures ensue, as they brave new challenges and meet new and amazing peoples and lands in their hunt for the magical ingredients. To restore life to the two hapless victims, Ojo undertakes a quest to find the ingredients for an antidote to the enchantment, accompanied by the Patchwork Girl and the Glass Cat, another creation of Dr. In the confusion that erupts as the Powder of Life performs its miracle, Margolotte and Unc Nunkie are turned into marble statues and the Patchwork Girl is brought to life quite unfit to ever be a servant. The intent is to create a servant to help his wife in her chores, but unbeknownst to the magician, Ojo doctors the doll's brains. The old sorcerer has just completed the six year task of brewing a spoonful of the Powder of Life, and is preparing to administer it to a life-sized rag doll made by his wife Margolotte. The story begins with a visit by a young Munchkin lad, Ojo the Unlucky, who with his Unc Nunkie visit a reclusive magician, Dr. The magical practices and potions of the Land of Oz is the thread running through The Patchwork Girl. Later edition Oz related books ( Post 1960 ).Wizard of Oz > L.Frank Baum Oz books > Patchwork Girl of Oz first edition The original title was “Scary Tales” but Nickelodeon didn’t think that was “Nickelodeon” enough. How did you land on the title "Are You Afraid of the Dark?"? It comes up from the bottom of the screen. If you monkey with the contrast of the image, you’ll see the faint outline of the gas-match that was used to light it. Do you know any details about how that was done? In the opening, the match lights by itself. (Like going to the “Midnight Madness gore-o-rama” movie) In some episodes they talked about doing other things after the meeting. The only downside to it is that some people think that they met at midnight. And “midnight” is always the bookmark for when scary things happen for some reason. (Or don’t remember) I wanted the group to call themselves something and it needed to sound somewhat spooky. How did you come up with the name "The Midnight Society"? I thought you all would appreciate if I shared his answers here. my questions and he kindly answered them. Sadly, I forgot to create a reminder about the AMA for myself, so I missed it! Afterwards, I emailed D.J. In preparation for the recent AMA with D.J. Thanks to the publisher for providing an eARC of Love and Other Sins in exchange for an honest review. It’s a fresh and unique perspective full of interesting dialogue, complex dynamics between mother and daughter, and the romance has you pining. From what I saw on tiktok, Emilia Ares wrote this right after high school. Minas life is going according to plan shes acing AP Calc and is perfectly content with her nonexistent social life. : Love and Other Sins today is the last day of the ebook sale Grab yours now before the price for a book that took me 10 years to write goes from the price. It’s an own voice novel about youth and immigration. But it has this special way of making you feel exactly the way you did when something special was happening in your life: that fluttering in your stomach sensation. But only in the end is the full horror of it fully divulged and fleshed out. Content warning: sexual assault, recollections of child abuse, discussions of suicidal thoughts, and mention of miscarriage. The author doesn’t use Oliver’s background as some sick secret that she divulges slowly, she warns us right away that his past will not be easy to swallow. When the two are thrown together through circumstance and develop an unexpected connection, they discover how hard it is to keep the past in the past. That’s partly because he is charming and smart but mostly because you have a clue as to what he has overcome in his life from the start. You’re routing for him from the beginning. And Oliver’s story is absolutely heartbreaking. Mina isn’t a perfect main character at all but that’s what makes her real. When Mina meets Oliver, she loses her mind a bit but that’s exactly what happens sometimes. |