Hi, lovely people! I’m on my way to London as you watch this so won’t be able to reply to comments for a bit but please don’t let that stop you. 😀 Part 2 of this haul will be up on Saturday when I return.
Speak to you all ridiculously soon!
Catch up with me after London-town:
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To celebrate Victober 2017, here are my top 10 reasons why you should read VILLETTE by Charlotte Brontë.
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Timestamps:
1. George Eliot said so: 0:25
2. Autobiographical insights: 0:48
3. Lucy Snowe is unreliable AF: 1:18
4. Unrequited love, ugh : 3:24
5. It’s raining (two) men!: 5:21
6. 19th-century mental health: 5:51
7. Did Charlotte Brontë take opium? Maybe!: 7:02
8. Smug Protestants and religious intolerance – yikes!: 7:48
9. An ambiguous ending! (no spoilers): 8:45
10. How to be an independent lady: 9:07
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Lucas Mann and Kristen Radtke discuss Mann’s new memoir “Captive Audience: On Love and Reality TV.” Buy a copy here: https://www.strandbooks.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.results&includeOutOfStock=1&searchString=lucas+mann+captive+audience
At the crossroads of pop culture and memoir comes Lucas Mann’s love letter to reality TV. Part cultural observations of television consumption, part memoir about his wife, Lucas tells of his viewing habits and wonders what drives people like him and his wife to watch other people emotionally expose themselves in search of fame. What does it mean to take pleasure in watching these people laugh, cry, and fight as millions tune in? What does it mean to live an authentic life? And what does it mean to love someone?
Lucas Mann is the author of “Lord Fear: A Memoir,” which was named one of the best books of 2015 by The Miami Herald, Kirkus Reviews, Paper Magazine, Largehearted Boy, and Oprah, and “Class A: Baseball in the Middle of Everywhere,” which was named one of the best books of 2013 by The San Francisco Chronicle. His essays have appeared in Guernica, BuzzFeed, Slate, and The Kenyon Review, among others. He recently received a 2018 NEA Fellowship for Literature. He teaches creative writing at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.
Kristen Radtke is the author of the graphic nonfiction book “Imagine Wanting Only This” and the art director and NY editor of The Believer magazine.
Recorded May 9, 2018
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Lisa speaking about the book:
Lisa’s website video about Akha in Northern Laos:
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China Propaganda Pictures:
A Short Pictorial History of China’s One-Child Policy Propaganda:
Akha Girl Picture
By Veton PICQ (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) or CC BY-SA 2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5-2.0-1.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Akha Hut Picture
By Manuel Jobi (self-made Weltenbummler84) [CC BY-SA 2.0 de (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/de/deed.en)], via Wikimedia Commons
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Here are some ideas of books that would be great for teachers and classrooms!
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I read a novel last week which matches the weather perfectly and isn’t your typical “summer beach read” – but it’s a twisty gothic mystery with a love triangle and an engaging psychological drama.
Click ‘Show More’ for info.
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Can You Hear Me? By Elena Varvello (translated by Alex Valente) http://lonesomereader.com/blog/2017/7/11/can-you-hear-me-by-elena-varvello-translated-by-alex-valente
Bitter Orange by Claire Fuller
http://lonesomereader.com/blog/2018/7/30/bitter-orange-by-claire-fuller
Matthew’s Women in Translation Readathon announcement:
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Brand New Title from Usborne Books & More! 6/2017
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Brought to you by my sinus infection.
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Victober Hosts:
Katie @ Books and Things: https://tinyurl.com/y8urlr7n
Kate @ Kate Howe: https://tinyurl.com/ydd8469q
Lucy @ Lucy the Reader: https://tinyurl.com/y8fxwn6r
Ange @ Beyond the Pages: https://tinyurl.com/ybfwx9gs
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Books mentioned:
MIDDLEMARCH by George Eliot
WIVES AND DAUGHTERS by Elizabeth Gaskell
THE TENANT OF WILDFELL HALL by Anne Brontë
JUDE THE OBSCURE by Thomas Hardy
NORTH AND SOUTH by Elizabeth Gaskell
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I don’t know about you, but I always find it slightly frustrating when I have a whole bunch of books that cross over between months, and don’t just neatly fall into one wrap up or the other. Going into June I had two or three books on the go – so here’s where I talk about my current reads and thoughts on them so far! In case you missed it, here’s my May wrap up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-12DDb2_nJY
Kate’s Blog: https://readingthroughinfinity.com/
Kate’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Katelovescolour
Extract from Sally Green’s letter:
“The Smoke Thieves began with a number of character ideas, but it was Catherine that pulled the story together. There’s a lot of talk about strong female characters in YA fiction, and I wanted to write a character that used her brains, initiative and anything else at her disposal to take power.
Unfortunately, intelligent and ambitious females usually end up being the baddies. There is still an implication that brains and hard work are somehow unattractive and women should be kind and thoughtful (as if these traits are mutually exclusive). I’m frustrated that we (women) have made so little progress in the world of business and politics since my teenage years, in the seventies. I hope that by creating lead characters like Catherine, I can help influence girl and young women in how they perceive they can control their own destiny.”
*NOTE: I’m SO glad that people are still aiming to represent women in fiction and feminism is on the rise. My criticisms are purely based on how this is employed compared to many of the other books I’ve read.
LINK TO ARC GIVEAWAY: https://twitter.com/frolic_fiction/status/1002605589070008320
Closes June 10th
BOOKS MENTIONED:
The Smoke Thieves by Sally Green – https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39127492-the-smoke-thieves
All These Beautiful Strangers by Elizabeth Klehfoth – https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38123080-all-these-beautiful-strangers
Amazons: The Real Warrior Women of the Ancient World by John Man – https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35720148-amazons
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MUSIC:
Song: Dj Quads – A Bouquet Of Roses (Vlog No Copyright Music)
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Song: LAKEY INSPIRED – I Found Me (Vlog No Copyright Music)
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FICTION:
The Bones Beneath My Skin by TJ Klune
The Afterlife of Kenzaburo Tsuruda by Elizabeth Wilkins Lombardo
Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami
Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak
BIOGRAPHY:
The Big Fella by Jane Leavy
Frederick Douglass by David Blight
… and my review: https://openlettersreview.com/open-letters-review/frederick-douglass-prophet-of-freedom-by-david-w-blight
Thomas Cromwell by Diarmaid MacCulloch
Frydryk Chopin by Alan Walker
Reagan by Bob Spitz
… and my review: https://openlettersreview.com/open-letters-review/reagan-an-american-journey-by-bob-spitz
Gandhi by Ramachandra Guha
… and my review: https://openlettersreview.com/open-letters-review/gandhi-by-ramachandra-guha
Anne Frank’s Diary, adapted by Ari Folman & illustrated by David Polonsky
… and my review:
https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/Book-Reviews/2018/1025/Anne-Frank-s-Diary-is-a-profoundly-moving-graphic-presentation-of-the-classic
NONFICTION:
Let It Bang by RJ Young
KIDS:
Potato Pants by Laurie Keller
GENERALLY ALL-PURPOSE GREAT:
1000 Books To Read Before You Die by James Mustich
The Splendor of Birds from National Geographic
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