![]() ![]() Her mate, however, is masterful in his dealings with his bride. She is terrified of this stranger, who the oracle described as a serpent. Psyche's punishment is to be given to a mysterious creature, who only comes to her in the dark of night, under a pact that she will never lay eyes on him. When his mother, Venus, approaches him about punishing the human girl who dares to steal her offerings and affections from the people, Cupid gladly accepts. He uses love as a weapon, amusing himself with the weaknesses of people who are at the whim of their feelings. Cupid, the god of love, takes pleasure in causing strife and mischief in the lives of humans. ![]() Their adoration for the mortal woman is so all-consuming that citizens begin to shower her with the very gifts and offerings they once left at the altar of Venus, goddess of love and beauty. "item_description" : "People travel from afar to a small isle in the Aegean Sea hoping for a single glimpse of Princess Psyche. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Maybe she’s let everyone down, including herself: She is unmarried and just got fired/laid off and isn’t really sure if life is worth living. Nora Seed is bummed.She’s 35 and bored and full of regret. THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY, like many of my book selections, focus on mental health: depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation. Also, you’ve likely heard how a person can live multiple lives if s/he reads? Yep, that too. You know how certain books call out to you at ‘just the right time?’ This was one of those. I quickly fell into the rhythm of Matt Haig’s lovely and delightful THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY (Viking, September 2020) and I’m so glad I did. What’s not to love about a book that takes place in a library? At midnight? Okay, maybe the ‘midnight’ part, because, let’s face it, you can’t start a book at midnight like you can’t go to the 9pm movie. ~ WRITERS INTERVIEWING WRITERS| ALWAYS WITH A BOOK~ An instant New York Times bestseller A sublime, dazzling novel of what it means to make choices–and how non-choices are a choice, and then living a life well-lived. ![]() ![]() Even her own ancestors seem to have lost faith in her. ![]() Consequently, Luc wants nothing to do with her. What’s more, Voya can’t let go of her feelings for Luc, sponsor son of the genius billionaire Justin Tremblay-the man that Luc believes Voya killed. Voya Thomas may have passed her Calling to become a full-fledged witch, but the cost was higher than she’d ever imagined.Īnd her family doesn’t believe that she has what it takes to lead them. In the spellbinding sequel to “breath of fresh air for the genre” ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review) Blood Like Magic, Voya fights to save her witch community from a terrible future, perfect for fans of Legendborn and Cemetery Boys. In her free time, she shares helpful tips for upcoming writers and details of her publishing journey through a YouTube channel dedicated to demystifying the sometimes complicated business of being an author. Her work spans multiple genres, from fantasy to sci-fi, horror, and more. Liselle Sambury is the Trinidadian Canadian author of the Governor General’s Literary Awards Finalist Blood Like Magic. ![]() Join in a virtual event with Liselle Sambury, author of “Blood Like Fate.” ![]() ![]() ![]() (Ages 8 and over) –Jon Weir –This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. ![]() Younger children may initially struggle with Mr Pratchett’s unusual style, but once they get to grips with the humour, this will be a laugh-a-minute for both kids and their parents. Terry Pratchett has created a wonderful, old-fashioned tale where the subtle morals and lessons never hinder the action. It’s also full of cute little ideas: the mice take their names from cans and packets lying in rubbish dumps, so we have heroes called “Big Savings” and “Best Before”. This is a fresh and funny adventure story that allows Pratchett to make free use of his immense comic talents (the talking rats are easily some of his most hilarious creations). Maurice and his mice realise they are about to be caught in the middle of something rather bad. ![]() It’s a scam that works perfectly… until they arrive in the town of Bad Blintz and their ruse is sussed by the young girl Malicia. Keith, in cahoots with Maurice, turns up with his flute and leads the rats out of town–a hefty reward in tow. Maurice is a talking cat who leads a band of rather special rats from town to town to fake invasions of vermin. ![]() Terry Pratchett returns to children’s stories and to his infamous Discworld with Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents, a clever spin on the Pied Piper fairytale with a lavish sprinkling of the Practchett magic. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The storytelling feels like classic Johns, different than Batman: Earth One or Batman: Three Jokers. That is, we've got a team, and we've got various locations and each of those locations have their own individual threats, and the team splits up for a while to handle those until it all starts to bleed back in to one another. Perhaps it's the presence of artist Dale Eaglesham, but Shazam! and the Seven Magic Lands reminds me very much of Johns' JSA and Justice Society of America work, particularly his considerably long-form Thy Kingdom Come with Eaglesham. The two books deserve to be collected together, two epic bookend stories, in a Shazam! by Geoff Johns package who knows what's going on with DC right now, whether books like Shazam! simply serve as fodder for the movies and then fade away, but I'd be happy to see Johns pop up now and then with more graphic novel-esque stories of this Shazam! family, 12-issue and done "seasons" without the promises unfulfilled of ongoing series. One gets the sense of Johns and Gary Frank's oft-reprinted Shazam! backup series from the New 52 Justice League as being something Johns gave a lot of effort, and too his Shazam! and the Seven Magic Lands is also enjoyable, if not wholly up to par with its predecessor. ![]() ![]() Certainly delays didn't help, nor even a fairly good movie. As with too many other Geoff Johns projects lately, it feels as though the vagaries of events elsewhere torpedoed Johns' Shazam! series almost before it started. ![]() ![]() ![]() What is the top lesson you’ve learned about how community impacts businesses?“ I’ve been asked time and time again “Maruxa, you’ve been doing this for 22 years. Her work has been featured on Forbes, Reader’s Digest, Fox News, The Huffington Post, NBC, and The Austin-American Statesman as well as featured as one of 10 women-owned brands to be on the lookout for at the United Nations on Women’s Entrepreneur Day 2019.Ĭonnect with Maruxa on LinkedIn, Instagram, or through her website. Maruxa specializes in bringing people together to create profitable enterprises that do good in the world-while empowering all individuals to live their fullest lives. Maruxa is further changing the game by working with the travel, business, personal development, parenting, and coaching industries shifting how communities can be designed from “the inside out” to transform their industries from the core. She leads national and international initiatives with a deep understanding of the dynamics of how people connect and share information. Maruxa Murphy is an award-winning community experience designer, strategist, entrepreneur, author, and catalyst for change who has been transforming communities in person and online since 2000. ![]() ![]() Maruxa Murphy, Community Architect and CEO of Create Sell Impact ![]() ![]() ![]() I remember that urge to procreate and the conflict it stirred up. ![]() The Hard Tomorrow jumps ahead into the near future, extrapolating from the joys and terrors of being alive today in an increasingly fascist political climate, under the gloom of rising global temperatures, extinction rates and human violence.Īnd yet the protagonist, Hannah, wants to have a baby. The story itself is in constant motion-acts of protest, lovemaking, driving across town, feeding kittens, all of it flows with loose ink lines, black and white balancing one another beautifully. The drawings in this book move on the page. The lines have a fluidity to them that animates the images. There is a kind of resonance to the drawings in The Hard Tomorrow, something I feel every time I see work by Eleanor Davis. I sit outside in the shade of a warming October sky, surrounded by ordinary sounds of dogs panting, going for a swim, people playing in the park beyond my back wall. To read Eleanor Davis’s new graphic novel The Hard Tomorrow (Drawn and Quarterly, 2019), I sense this cartoon magic. What I love about graphic storytelling is how closely it can mirror life as it happens. ![]() ![]() ![]() And as host Dan Taberski explores throughout a six-part series, that constant warping morality often leaves lasting destructive effects on the psyches of soldiers sent into war. NICK QUAH: The title of the new investigative podcast from Alex Gibney's Jigsaw Productions, "The Line," refers to the precarious moral boundaries that are distorted over and over in the heat of battle. ![]() Critic Nick Quah says it's a tremendous documentary about moral injury and the American military. It's hosted by Dan Taberski and produced by Oscar award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney's production company. Last month saw the release of a new Apple original podcast series called "The Line," about Eddie Gallagher, the former Navy SEAL who was charged in 2018 with committing war crimes. ![]() ![]() He writes the best love stories that leaves you wondering about the what-ifs and imparts the readers, lessons about love and life. This is one of the many reasons why I love Nicholas Sparks. It’s a very beautiful love story, I must say. For a loyal book reader, I believe that books are always better than the movies. I saw the preview of this film yesterday and from what I’ve seen it seems that the movie was pretty good. Now, with the storm closing in, two wounded people will turn to each other for comfort - and in one weekend set in motion feelings that will resonate throughout the rest of their lives. At fifty-four, Paul has just sold his medical practice and come to Rodanthe to escape his own shattered past. But when a major storm starts moving in, it appears that Adrienne’s perfect getaway will be ruined - until a guest named Paul Flanner arrives. Reeling with heartache and in search of a respite, she flees to the small coastal town of Rodanthe, North Carolina to tend to a friend’s inn for the weekend. ![]() At forty-five, Adrienne Willis must rethink her entire life when her husband abandons her for a younger woman. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sparks comes a tender story of hope and joy of sacrifice and forgiveness - a moving reminder that love is possible at any age, at any time, and often comes when we least expect it. ![]() ![]() ![]() Mismatched season 1 had a total of 6 episodes with a running time of 35 minutes per episode. The cast and music got a positive response from the viewers but the script and the direction were criticized as the viewers knew that the potential of the cast was way better than what they showed us. The audience had huge expectations for the second season. ![]() Huge hype was created among the fans to know the story of the next season. ![]() The show left the audience hanging at the end of season 1. The fans were eagerly waiting for the sequel after the way they ended their first season. The series is produced by Ronnie Screwvala and is directed by Akarsh Khurana and Nipun Dharmadhikari. The series is adapted from a novel- When Dimple met Rishi written by Sandhya Menon. Mismatched season 2 was released on Netflix on October 14, 2022. ![]() |