![]() Non-librarians are welcome to join the group as well, to A place where all Goodreads members can work together to improve the Goodreads book catalog. ) (less)Ī place where all Goodreads members can work together to improve the Goodreads book catalog. ![]() I can't wait for everyone to visit the Legendborn world, which is not too far off from our own. I was also inspired by the legend of King Arthur, of course, but in particular the way that Susan Cooper extended the legend for her own contemporary fantasy series, the classic "The Dark is Rising Sequence." There are lots of unexplained, magical experiences in my family history, specifically around the women in my family, and I folded these events together with inspiration from African-American folk magic to create Legendborn's #BlackGirlMagic mythology. First and foremost, I was inspired by my own grief journey after the passing of my mother - we often look for stories in loss, and Legendborn is part of the story I told myself. First and foremost, I was insp …more Hi! Thank you for asking! Legendborn is the result of a handful of personal inspirations colliding in the best of ways. Tracy Deonn Hi! Thank you for asking! Legendborn is the result of a handful of personal inspirations colliding in the best of ways. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Promotional posts, comments & flairs, media-only posts, personalized recommendation requests incl. Please use a civil tone and assume good faith when entering a conversation. All posts must be directly book related, informative, and discussion focused. If you're looking for help with a personal book recommendation, consult our Suggested Reading page or ask in: /r/suggestmeabook Quick Rules:ĭo not post shallow content. It is our intent and purpose to foster and encourage in-depth discussion about all things related to books, authors, genres or publishing in a safe, supportive environment. Subreddit Rules - Message the mods - Related Subs AMA Info The FAQ The Wiki Join in the Weekly "What Are You Reading?" Thread!.Check out the Weekly Recommendation Thread.New Release: Rogue Justice by Stacey Abrams. ![]() ![]() ![]() She then moved on to the travel magazine Departures, where she wrote 100-word reviews. Lauren worked at Vogue for approximately eleven months ( The New York Times). Shortly after college, Lauren moved to Manhattan where she landed a job as the Assistant to the Editor-in-Chief of Vogue, Anna Wintour. Lauren Weisberger, the author of The Devil Wears Prada book, has never publicly admitted that she based Meryl Streep's character on Anna Wintour, despite their obvious similarities - .ĭid Prada author Lauren Weisberger once work as the Assistant to the Editor-in-Chief of Vogue, Anna Wintour? This logical true story connection undoubtedly helped to sell more novels and movie tickets, not to mention bring Anna Wintour to the attention of the masses. Many people have speculated that Meryl Streep's Miranda Priestly character is in fact based on Vogue's editor-in-chief Anna Wintour. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fossey, Galdikas, and Goodall met up at that conference in Austria, and you now find them in bookstores, in classrooms, and on coffee tables of the literati. The good news is that comics have changed in the decades since Drs. (No, really.) I do have a soft spot for some of the later issues of Master of Kung Fu, but overall? Dismal and dismissible junk was the rule of the day. Danger, Master of Kung Fu, and a whole bunch of Giant-Size titles, including one starring a creature called Man-Thing. So what would she think of an actual comic book about…her? At that time, probably not much, since the state-of-the-art back in the mid-1970s was along the lines of Evel Knievel: The Perilous Traps of Mr. Near the end of Primates, we show Dian Fossey and Biruté Galdikas at the 1974 Werner-Gren Conference on “The Behavior of Great Apes,” discussing what we now call ecotourism. ![]() Here’s Jim and Maris on Primates and why comic books are a great way to raise interest in science and nature. What’s an ideal way to tell a story about science, history, and conservation that gets us to care and wonder about all three? Writer Jim Ottaviani and illustrator Maris Wicks teamed up to create the new book Primates: The Fearless Science of Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, and Biruté Galdikas, out next month from First Second Books (pre-order your copy here). ![]() ![]() ![]() The author dedicates one chapter to possible remedies. Even if everyone in your group is not up to the density of this book, if a few people read it and everyone watches the Segregated by Design video and/or listens to Terry Gross’ interview the author, your group can have a meaningful and valuable discussion. ![]() While learning history from a law professor may be ponderous at times- this is not a light read- it’s critical to understand. As the author repeatedly makes clear, we each must learn this history if we are going to successfully remedy the unconstitutional segregation we have allowed. The Color of Law lays out this history, with extensive footnotes, along with the resulting outcomes on an individual basis and for our country as a whole. ![]() ![]() The results of these laws and policies not only created the segregated communities we now have, they are a primary cause of the wealth gap we see today between whites and African Americans in the United States as whites were able to take advantage of wealth building in homes whose value has soared over the decades. needs to learn the history of de jure segregation law and policy were enacted and enforced at the local, state and federal level that promoted discriminatory housing practices. ![]() |