5/13/2023 0 Comments King a life jonathan eigHe has written as a freelancer for many outlets, including The New York Times, Washington Post, and online edition of The New Yorker. Eig has taught writing at Columbia College Chicago and lectures at Northwestern. After college he worked as a news reporter for the New Orleans Times-Picayune, The Dallas Morning News, Chicago magazine, and The Wall Street Journal. He attended Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, graduating in 1986 with a bachelor's degree. Eig began working for his hometown newspaper when he was 16. His father was an accountant and his mother was a stay-at-home mom and community activist. Biography Įig was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up in Monsey, New York. His most recent book, Ali: A Life, is a biography of Muhammad Ali. Jonathan Eig (born April 26, 1964) is an American journalist and biographer and the author of five books.
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Spanning racism, social isolation, mass incarceration, the housing crisis, domestic violence, crack and opioid epidemics, welfare cuts and more, Desmond argues that poverty does not result from a lack of resources or good policy ideas. In Poverty, by America, acclaimed sociologist Matthew Desmond examines the nature of American poverty today and the stories we tell ourselves about it. Why is there so much scarcity in this land of dollars? One in seven Americans live below the poverty line, a line which hasn't shifted over the last fifty years, despite the efforts of successive governments and extensive relief programs. The United States is the richest country on earth, yet has more poverty than any other advanced democracy. 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Sometimes it’s terrifying to be the little guy on campus. It has sold more than a million copies and was named a Notable Book for Children by the American Library Association.īuy it: Chrysanthemum at Amazon 4. Anti-bullying books are hard to find for the younger set, but Chrysanthemum is a popular picture book about teasing, self-esteem, and acceptance. With sparing prose packed with a punch, Whitehead’s latest work is a realistic portrayal of how quickly life can get out of hand, as well as the forces-historical, institutional, and familial-that can propel any of us in a direction we didn’t think possible. But when his cousin, Freddie, pulls him into a heist, we’re forced to ask, “Just how crooked will Carney become?” Carney dreams of a better life for his family, and this motivates him to act as a go-between for thieves and those who acquire their stolen gems, TVs, and radios. Set in 1950s and 60s Harlem, Whitehead sucks us into the world of Ray Carney, a furniture salesman best described as “curved”-not exactly straight, but not exactly crooked. The man doesn’t miss.Īnd Harlem Shuffle is no exception. John Henry Days, Apex Hides the Hurt, The Underground Railroad-novels as exciting and varied as an advent calendar, all connected by themes of power, representation, and America. As someone who grew up there and often felt like an outsider, it spoke to me. My introduction to the two-time Pulitzer winner was Sag Harbor a story about a Black kid who spends the summer on Long Island. When it comes to Colson Whitehead’s plots, you never know what you’re going to get. 5/13/2023 0 Comments Declare by Tim PowersSoon Hale will be forced to again confront the nightmare that has haunted his adult life: a lethal unfinished operation code-named “Declare”. Elements from his past are gathering in Beirut, including ex-British counterespionage chief and Soviet mole Kim Philby, and a beautiful former Spanish Civil War soldier-turned-intelligence operative, Elena Teresa Ceniza-Bendiga. Two decades later, a coded message draws Professor Andrew Hale back into Her Majesty’s Secret Service. In his eleventh novel, Tim Powers takes his unique brand of speculative fiction into uncharted territory, instilling the old-fashioned espionage novel with a healthy dose of the supernatural.Īs a young double agent infiltrating the Soviet spy network in Nazi-occupied Paris, Andrew Hale finds himself caught up in a secret, even more ruthless war. 5/13/2023 0 Comments Sorcery of thorns book reviewThis book is also a standalone novel, so this post will be a review only, and will not include a summary. Her Great Library was not the only one attacked, and Elisabeth seems to be the only one able, and willing, to get to the bottom of this mystery – one that could unravel the very fabric of her kingdom as she knows it.įirst off, it feels a little bit odd giving this book five stars after my last five star book (check out my feelings on A Song of Wraiths and Ruin), but I couldn’t take any stars away from this book because I really couldn’t find fault with this story, even though it didn’t make me have quite the same feelings as A Song of Wraiths and Ruin. Nathanial Thorn is a sorcerer from one of oldest and most powerful houses of sorcery, and at first glance he is everything that Elisabeth has always known to be evil – arrogant, calculating, someone who has sold his soul to a powerful demon in order to use magic.īut once she’s left the Great Library behind, Elisabeth learns that things are not as black and white as she always thought. But when the Director of the Library, and the closest thing Elisabeth has ever had to a parent, is murdered and the blame is placed squarely on her shoulders, she must team up with her most unlikely ally in order to clear her name and discover the true murderer. Currently an apprentice librarian, she dreams of someday being a warden, the a protector of the library from all things evil – namely sorcerers and their demonic magic. Elisabeth Scrivener has lived in the Great Library of Summershall all her life. With a pervading sense of optimism and warmth, A Psalm for the Wild-Built inaugurates an exciting series from one of science fiction's brightest stars.” - Shelf Awareness, starred review “The gentle touch with which Chambers handles her material makes the book's loftiest philosophical aims feel grounded. “ A Psalm for the Wild-Built begins a series that looks optimistic and hopeful, pursuing stories that arise from abundance instead of scarcity, kindness instead of cruelty, and I look forward to seeing where it goes from here.” -NPR Praise for Book 1: A Psalm for the Wild-Built “As charming and heartwarming as the first.” - Buzzfeed “ hopeful glimpse at what our future might look like.” - Booklist “Thoughtful, with a gentleness that is as encompassing as any action-filled work.” - Library Journal, starred review It’s both truly comforting and endlessly thought-provoking. 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Instead of shying away from these moments,ĭavid Sedaris goes into great detail to explain them to their fullest, creatingĪn entire novel out of what most peoples would consider nothing. The insignificant details that support a larger story but often only getĪ few lines in an entire chapter. Me Talk Pretty One Day is an ode to all the little moments we usually wouldn’t take the time to writeĪbout. 5/13/2023 0 Comments Samantha downing new bookThe very first chapter of the book Beth was talking to Krista, and Beth says, "When the killing starts, she goes first." It all ties back to that in the end, that Krista was the problem the whole time. I get up each day and I write first thing in the morning, and I discover at that point what happens next. I discover the story the same way a reader will discover the story. What I like about not plotting is not knowing what comes next. It was completely predictable, and it clearly did not work out. It turns out when I plot books, I telegraph them. I wrote a book in between this and My Lovely Wife that we threw out. My editor and I fine-tuned it a little, and then I wrote the book and it was terrible. After My Lovely Wife I had to write my second book, and I had to submit a synopsis for the book to my editor. All I saw was like massacre in the desert in my head. I didn't know how it was going to happen. I didn't know who would be left standing. I had in my mind a very vague idea of the ending, I knew it would end in the desert, and I knew there was going to be mass bloodshed in the desert. |