![]() ![]() Through a series of vignettes that chart a course across the American landscape, Jones draws readers into his boyhood and adolescence-into tumultuous relationships with his family, into passing flings with lovers, friends, and strangers. Haunted and haunting, How We Fight for Our Lives is a stunning coming-of-age memoir about a young, black, gay man from the South as he fights to carve out a place for himself, within his family, within his country, within his own hopes, desires, and fears. The ‘I’ it seems doesn’t exist until we are able to say, ‘I am no longer yours.’” We sacrifice the people who dared to raise us. “We sacrifice former versions of ourselves. “People don’t just happen,” writes Saeed Jones. ![]() ![]() One of the best books of the year as selected by The New York Times The Washington Post NPR Time The New Yorker O, The Oprah Magazine Harper’s Bazaar Elle BuzzFeed Goodreads and many more. ![]() From award-winning poet Saeed Jones, How We Fight for Our Lives-winner of the Kirkus Prize and the Stonewall Book Award-is a “moving, bracingly honest memoir” ( The New York Times Book Review) written at the crossroads of sex, race, and power. ![]()
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![]() ![]() They decide to move to Gods Lake, their ancestral home. Naomi says they need to leave, as Benjamin is sure to be found by the Zhaunagush, and take Saul back with him. In this environment, Saul’s brother Benjamin walks out of the bush and back into their lives, having escaped from the school. They settle in Redditt in 1960 and begin to plant roots, and Saul’s father drinks less. They become nomads, moving from tent village to tent village, eating whatever they can, including roasted dog. His family leaves the bush for transient camps on the outskirts of mill towns in pursuit of alcohol. She and Saul’s father and uncle find alcohol and begin to lose themselves in it. His mother changes, having lost a part of herself along with her two abducted children. In 1957, when Saul is four, the Zhaunagush (white men) abduct his brother Benjamin. Saul’s sister, Rachel, was taken away by white men before Saul was born. Jerome’s, a Catholic school intended to “civilize” Native children. ![]() His grandmother, Naomi, hides him and his brother Benjamin from the threat of St. As a young boy, Saul lives in the bush and has little contact with the outside world. ![]() ![]() I really enjoyed this one and thought the narrative was a perfect example of cosy escapism – what more could you want from a book?!įor sure, a book about a library is almost guaranteed to appeal to a self-confessed bibliophile but in this case, the library is the backdrop to two very lonely characters that had me reaching through the pages and giving them both a virtual hug. I always like reading books by this author and think this novel was far better than my last read… by a long way. Will these two unlikely friends be able to bring everyone together and save their library? ![]() As Maggie helps Tom navigate the best way to ask out Farrah, Tom helps Maggie realise the mistakes of her past won’t define her future.īut when the library comes under threat of closure, it’s up to Tom and Maggie to rally the community and save the library! When Tom comes to her rescue after a library meeting, never did she imagine a friendship that could change her life. Maggie has been happily alone for ten years, at least this is what she tells herself. So Tom quickly decides the best way to learn about women is to delve into romance novels, and he finds himself at the village library where he befriends seventy-two-year-old, Maggie. ![]() Farah makes Tom want to stand up and be seen – at least by her. He happily blends into the background of life. ![]() An unlikely friendship forms between a sixteen-year-old boy and a seventy-two-year-old woman as they rally the community to save their local library. ![]() ![]() Neither man wants something serious, but the more they're together, the harder it is to keep their hands to themselves, until eventually they stop trying.īut flings between friends are never simple, and as they attempt to shift gears, diving into their first relationship, they’re slammed with setbacks. Despite the fierce attraction between them, he’s not willing to risk his newfound friendship to get laid. He has to admit, Rod makes the adjustment a lot easier. Landon never thought he’d return home to the town where memories lurk around every corner. It seems as if Landon wants him too, so why won't the man jump in the sack with him already? The second Landon Harrison walks in, he has Rod’s full attention. Spending his days at his adult toy store, Rods-N-Ends, he never knows who he’ll meet. ![]() Rod Nelson is used to being someone’s good time, and that’s fine with him. ![]() ![]() ![]() Chasing down his sonic visions is a matter that Wilson treats with some mystery. ![]() At the same time, and ever since, Wilson has battled mental illness, a malady with a clear genetic lineage, as well as the effects of abuse at the hands of his father, his psychiatrist, and the less angelic voices in his head. “I couldn’t really think of any limits,” he writes, and so emerged “Pet Sounds,” “Good Vibrations,” “California Girls,” and other resonant wonders. ![]() He did not retreat-not yet, anyway-from music, spending the next year thinking about what kinds of songs he wanted to write and whether pop had any sonic boundaries beyond which one could not travel. Everyone’s favorite musical mad scientist reveals a troubled yet hopeful life.įamously, as depicted in the recent film Love & Mercy, Wilson stopped touring with his band, the Beach Boys, after suffering a panic attack while on a flight to Houston in 1964. ![]() ![]() ![]() The novel is also being developed into a television series at Fox.ĭSM Book Festival will feature book club-style discussions led by featured commentators, hands-on activities, children’s programming, food, drink, live music and more. Sarah Penner is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of The Lost Apothecary, which has been translated into 40 languages worldwide. It also earned Bulawayo a spot as an honoree on the National Book Foundation’s “5 Under 35” selection for 2013. NoViolet Bulawayo is the author of the novels Glory and We Need New Names, the latter of which was recognized with multiple awards, including the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award and the PEN/Hemingway Award. His work One World: A Global Anthology of Short Stories was a selection for the All Iowa Reads list in 2023. Sequoia Nagamatsu is the author of the national bestselling novel, How High We Go in the Dark, a New York Times Editors’ Choice. ![]() ![]() The courage to be imperfect (they are authentic) The one thing that keeps us from connection is not believing we are worthy of it. ![]() We all have shame (unless you have no capacity for empathy) ⇒ The less you talk about it the more you have it.Ĭonnection (the ability to feel connected) is why we’re here ⇒ it’s how we are neurologically wired. ![]() Shame = the fear of disconnection ⇒ “Is there something about me that if other people knew about it or saw it that I wouldn’t be worthy of connection?” Vulnerability = uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure.īlame = a way to discharge pain and discomfort. If you can’t measure it, it does not exist. She’s the author of five #1 New York Times bestsellers, including Daring Greatly, and Dare to Lead. ![]() Since the early 2000s, she has studied courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy. Brené is a professor at the University of Houston and a visiting professor at The University of Texas at Austin. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() StarCraft would bring the game onto the PC-88, FM-7 and PC-98 between January and February 1986 for the Japanese market. The Amiga version came out in August that same year. With Dynamix handling the DOS port, The Crimson Crown was released along side the Macintosh and Atari ST versions in January 1986. This game serves as the sequel to Transylvania. The Crimson Crown (also known as Transylvania II: The Crimson Crown and The Crimson Crown: Further Adventures in Transylvania) is an adventure computer game that was developed and published by Polarware ( Penguin Software) on October 1985 for both the Apple II and Commodore 64. January 1986: Atari ST, Macintosh, and PC-88 The Crimson CrownĪpple II, Commodore 64, Macintosh, Amiga, FM-7, PC-88, and PC-98 ![]() You can help Dynamix Wiki by expanding it. ![]() ![]() Beautifully illustrated by Diana Mayo, Molly on the Moon is the tale of two siblings adjusting to their new home. Publisher’s Weekly said, “Kowal expertly weaves in red herrings and twists right up to the unmasking of the killer, and punctuates the suspense with moments of sparkling wit… this is a page-turner.”Īward-winning science fiction author Mary Robinette Kowal consulted with a NASA astronaut to craft her first picture book story, accurately describing how living on the moon differs from life on Earth. ![]() Mary Robinette Kowal is a modern master of the genre.” ![]() John Scalzi said, “Rarely is science fiction as entertaining and fun as ‘The Spare Man’ is from start to finish. Armed with banter, martinis and her small service dog, Tesla is determined to solve the crime so that the newlyweds can get back to canoodling-and keep the real killer from striking again. Then someone is murdered and the festering chowderheads who run security have the audacity to arrest her spouse. She’s traveling incognito and is reveling in her anonymity. Tesla Crane, a brilliant inventor and an heiress, is on her honeymoon on an interplanetary space liner, cruising between the Moon and Mars. Hugo, Locus, and Nebula-Award winner Mary Robinette Kowal blends her no-nonsense approach to life in space with her talent for creating glittering high-society in this stylish SF mystery, The Spare Man. ![]() ![]() ![]() To help you focus, observe your body and your breathing. Clear things away and make sure you're comfortable. ![]() VIEWING TIPS Here are some suggestions for using cinema therapy at home: Prepare your viewing area. Some sunny films are "Groundhog Day," "Annie Hall," "Babe," "The Brothers McMullen," "Fried Green Tomatoes," "A Fish Called Wanda," and "Four Weddings and a Funeral." And if you're happy and you know it, Wolz says movies can enhance that feeling. Studies suggest laughing has physical benefits as well, like boosting the immune system and decreasing stress hormones. If you're feeling depressed or anxious, choosing a comedy can be an emotional release. Here are a few quick ways to use movies as a catharsis.Ī laughing matter Modern research confirms what we already know: Laughing makes us feel better. And it's a lot cheaper than going to a therapist. But by applying the techniques of cinema therapy, California psychologist Birgit Wolz says we can gain much more. It's no mystery we self-medicate with movies to fit our mood. ![]() |