![]() ![]() Why did you go for alchemy in the trilogy instead of witchcraft?Īlma Katsu: Well, that’s a funny thing. That, of course, spooky springs to mind, Salem. And it was bound to seep in to any story that I told. Just grew up around cemeteries and, you know, ghost stories and all that sort of thing. I think the supernatural part came because I grew up in a very, very spooky little town in Maynard, Massachusetts. But then the story just grew out of there. And Jonathan, a little cattish man that she falls in love with. I got the idea for the main characters, Lenore, the woman who lives for love basically, falls disastrously in love with the wrong man and it ruins her life. I want to say the characters came first, because that’s really what drove me to write the series. Which came first, the characters or their paranormal world?Īlma Katsu: Well, I’d have to say they probably came together. ![]() The Taker Trilogy is a wonderful mixture of mainstream, romance and fantasy elements. Welcome, Alma.Īlma Katsu: Thank you for having me, Jean Marie. With me today, at One More Page Books, is Alma Katsu, the international best-selling author of the Taker Trilogy. Alma Katsu, Author of The Taker Trilogy – Exclusive Interview ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() "In the first thrilling installment of Chloe Neill's spinoff to the New York Times bestselling Chicagoland Vampires series, a new vampire will find out just how deep blood ties run.When the assassination of a diplomat brings old feuds to the fore again, Elisa and Connor must choose between love and family, between honor and obligation, before Chicago disappears forever". But she's a vampire and the daughter of aMaster and a Sentinel, and he's prince of the Pack and its future king. Shifter Connor Keene, the only son of North American Central Pack Apex Gabriel Keene, is the only one she trusts with it. But the magic that helped bring her into the world left her with a dark secret. As the only vampire child ever born, some believed Elisa Sullivan had all the luck. ![]() ![]() ![]() Out of the Murakami tale’s ambling reflections on regret and performance, Hamaguchi spins something grander yet no less intimate: a multilayered, unpredictable three-hour drama that tends to leave viewers reinvigorated. It’s about a theater actor named Yusuke Kafuku, who gets a personal driver and makes an unexpected friend, an actor who was one of his late wife’s lovers. The source for “Drive My Car” runs no more than 40 pages. It’s the rare successful adaptation that stands firmly on its own as a sophisticated film, and it puts a fresh spotlight on its director, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, as a major talent. But the latest has attracted nearly unanimous acclaim: “ Drive My Car,” from a short story by the writer. ![]() ![]() Haruki Murakami’s well-loved books have been the basis for several big-screen adaptations over the years, with variable results. ![]() ![]() ![]() Whether listening to a heartfelt acoustic practice at a campsite, dancing to EDM in a refurbished barn or performing under blinding stage lights, the characters’ love of music rings clear. Leah Johnson’s second novel, Rise to the Sun, is filled with evocative details of the music festival experience and moving descriptions of live music. ![]() ![]() When Olivia and Toni meet by chance on the first day of the festival and join forces to compete in their respective contests, neither girl is prepared for the whirlwind of emotion that Farmland has in store for them. The festival’s Golden Apple talent competition is also her last chance to perform on stage before she’s forced into the college, career and life her mother has chosen for her. It's also the only thing distracting her from an upcoming judicial hearing in which she'll be asked to testify against her ex, who violated her trust in a deeply personal (not to mention illegal) way.įor Toni Foster, the festival represents a familiar stomping ground, full of bittersweet memories of her late musician father. For Olivia Brooks, the three-day Farmland Music and Arts Festival represents the possibility of an exciting new experience and of winning a car in the #FoundatFarmland scavenger hunt. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the later part of the 19th century, new regulations on housing began to slowly ease the deadliness of the city. In the years after the 1849 cholera epidemic in New York, immigrants continued to stream into the city, at the rate of nearly 23,000 every month-more than enough to replace the parade of corpses flowing out of the city. ![]() Industrial cities survived because new blood in the form of immigrants kept pouring in to replenish their diminished, dying masses. Reliably, the shortest recruits came from the most densely crowded cities. Their poor health stunted their growth: The average height of West Point cadets declined by a half inch between 18, as the nation become more urbanized. ![]() In 1830, a 10-year-old living in a small New England town could expect to see his or her 50th birthday-but that same child, living in New York, would be dead before the age of 36.Įven those who survived suffered the price of urban living. Despite the greater availability of food and paid work, children under the age of 5 who lived in cities died at nearly twice the rate as those living in the countryside. By the middle of the century, writes the historian Michael Haines, big American cities had become “virtual charnel houses,” their primary demographic characteristic being high mortality. By all rights, the urban experiment that began in the 19th century should have failed. ![]() ![]() ![]() She’s in her fifth year at University, admittedly pfaffing about when she meets Harlow (a slightly unhinged and eccentric fellow student). We’re in Rosemary’s head so experiencing everything from her viewpoint. It’s a novel which is really hard to describe (without giving too much away) as KJF slowly but surely invites us into the life of our protagonist Rosemary Cooke. In fact, the book was shortlisted for this year’s Man Booker Prize.Īs it was my first KJF* I wasn’t sure what to expect. And I most definitely didn’t think I’d be reading the book in a sitting… which (#spoileralert) I did. I had however, heard very good things about her latest novel, We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves, released (elsewhere) last year and in Australia in March this year (2014). (Of course I’m conscious that the book was revered enough to inspire the movie, so… who knows?!) I haven’t actually read the book on which it’s based but a few people advised the movie’s better (a rarity), so I’ve given the novel by Karen Joy Fowler a miss. ![]() I’ve mentioned before that one of my favourite comfort movies is The Jane Austen Bookclub. ![]() ![]() ![]() They soon became academic stars, although Tversky’s accolades came much faster… The sheer force of these concepts was such that, although they ran contrary to conventional wisdom, people instantly comprehended their truth. They tested this theory in a variety of ways, which led them to co-write a series of influential papers about judgment and how decisions are made. Rational decision-making was the cornerstone of both the psychology of decision-making and the field of economics in the 1970s, but Kahneman and Tversky asserted that people’s judgment was swayed by their emotions, not their intellects. The two men’s collaborative work began with an audacious premise: that humans are not rational decision-makers. The Undoing Project: A Friendship that Changed Our Minds explores the relationship and psychological theories of two Israeli academics, Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky, whose ideas about human judgment and decision-making established the field of behavioral economics. PLEASE NOTE: This is a Summary, Analysis & Review of the book and NOT the original book. ![]() ![]() In 2008, Harper Children's published Terry's standalone non-Discworld YA novel, Nation. ![]() The first of these, The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, won the Carnegie Medal.Ī non-Discworld book, Good Omens, his 1990 collaboration with Neil Gaiman, has been a longtime bestseller and was reissued in hardcover by William Morrow in early 2006 (it is also available as a mass market paperback - Harper Torch, 2006 - and trade paperback - Harper Paperbacks, 2006). There are over 40 books in the Discworld series, of which four are written for children. Terry worked for many years as a journalist and press officer, writing in his spare time and publishing a number of novels, including his first Discworld novel, The Color of Magic, in 1983. His first novel, a humorous fantasy entitled The Carpet People, appeared in 1971 from the publisher Colin Smythe. Born Terence David John Pratchett, Sir Terry Pratchett sold his first story when he was thirteen, which earned him enough money to buy a second-hand typewriter. ![]() ![]() Teams that saw their odds increase post-draft include PHI, BAL, TEN, IND and HOU. ![]() ![]() Pre-draft odds are provided by FanDuel Sportsbook. After all, as the Marvel supervillain Thanos would say, did it really cost everything? Let’s dive in and see which teams emerged as winners and are best positioned to compete for the 2023 Super Bowl. In my final draft grades for all 32 teams, you’ll see that it’s not just about the players selected, but also about the value of the pick, the team’s needs, and the opportunity cost of the selection. And as always, some teams demonstrated impressive wizardry in navigating the draft board, coming away with both their top players and future draft capital. The first pick, Bryce Young, set the tone for a draft full of surprises, with blockbuster trades, dramatic falls, and strategic maneuvers that kept us on the edge of our seats. The 2023 NFL Draft has just wrapped up, and it was an entertaining rollercoaster ride that left mock drafters and NFL teams alike stunned. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Green conveys Asher from childhood through maturing as a young artist. The three actors Adam Green (Asher Lev) Daniel Cantor (his father Aryeh Lev) and Renata Friedman (Rivkeh Lev) are tested to the limit of their range and skills. Since then it has had some 50 productions including Barrington Stage where, through strong ticket demand, it has been extended to September 11. The 1972 novel premiered as a play by Adam Posner in 2009. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. It follows the discovery and development of his skill as an artist and pursuit of the forbidden Second Commandment. The novel Asher Lev by Chaim Potok describes the coming of age of a gifted boy in conflict with his Hasidic Jewish parents. Scenic Design, Daniel Conway Costume Design, Olivera Gajic, Lighting Design, John Hoey.Ĭast: Daniel Cantor (The Men), Renata Friedman (The Women), Adam Green (Asher Lev) ![]() |