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After thinking about it a little bit more, however, I think what was meant by our use of the word stressful, was our acknowledgment of Jackson’s ability to tell stories that are both beautiful, heart-breaking, and socially/culturally poignant all at the same time. And while I love everything about her novels, as a Black woman, what I appreciate the most about Jackson’s work is her attention to the care of Black girlhood, particularly in the novels Monday’s Not Coming, and her most recent release, Grown....

The fellows will receive $50,000 unrestricted awards to use however they see fit to support their artistic work, whether that is through direct investment in artistic materials or covering other necessities to give them the time and space to work on their art. The categories in which the artist work are Architecture & Design, Craft, Dance, Film, Media, Music, Theater & Performance, Traditional Arts, and Visual Art, and Writing. Past recipients include Kara Walker, Alexander Chee, Theaster Gates, Nick Cave, Ocean Vuong, and Claudia Rankine....

That’s why anthologies work. Collected volumes of variations on a theme, anthologies are really remarkable beasts, their component parts managing to interlock even if the only thing they have in common is a single word or phrase or idea. They’re also a great place to discover new authors, those who approach the theme the way you would, or, perhaps, in the opposite way you would or a way you’d never thing of....

A large chunk of my childhood resides in regional north Queensland, Australia, where comic books were limited to the small collection found at the back of the news agency. During the 1980s and 1990s, we had Marvel, DC, Archie, and The Phantom. It was hard enough finding a friend with the same geeky interests but it was even harder for my mate, Jasmine. She struggled to balance her fandoms with her Indigenous heritage....

Also, please imagine with me: Wouldn’t it be great if you could smell this post? All those old books. Mmm. So here are 25 weird Bookstagram accounts to follow to add some odd, vintage books into your feed. Because not everyone can have a perfectly curated book collection. Awful Library Books This one is honestly one of my favorite weird Bookstagram accounts to follow. A post shared by Awfullibrarybooks (@awfullibrarybooks) on Jun 27, 2019 at 2:46pm PDT...

I cannot possibly give you a rundown of how the calendars came to be the way they are; I just spent half an hour down a calendar nerd rabbit hole and the conclusion is: it’s so very complicated. There’s a lot of math and astronomy and more than a dash of astrology. Rulers of many nations would just rename a month after whomever they pleased, not to mention that before the western world agreed in general to the Gregorian calendar, different people and countries used different methods for calculating the turning of the year....

It’s only just starting to show up in America (Here it’s called The Great British Baking Show and it’s airing on PBS… there’s also one series available to stream on Netflix) but The Great British Bake Off is already a well-established institution in good old Great Britain. In fact, the final episode of series 6 was watched by over 13 million people – more then any other show this year....

I also can’t drink wine anymore without getting acid reflux. I can’t eat anything anymore without getting constipated and/or bloated. My chronic fatigue has intensified, my patience has worn thin, my cholesterol has skyrocketed, and I can’t carry more than two thoughts in my head at once. I am seriously losing my edge. I once asked the internet: Is it perimenopause, the pandemic, or my personality? — Steph Auteri (she/her) (@stephauteri) April 28, 2021 I suspect the answer is all three....

I’m super close to hitting bingo on my DSM bingo card, so it should come as no surprise that I’m all in favour of trigger warnings. Adiba and Vanessa sum up my thoughts perfectly, so I won’t elaborate further. Instead, I’m here to round up a few resources for folks like me who need a heads up to read safely. We tend to have an aversion towards spoilers (hello, Avengers: Endgame), so it can be quite difficult to find trigger warnings without getting majorly spoiled....

As you can imagine, One Piece boasts a huge cast of characters and loyal readers sometimes wonder which one they’re most like. No shame. One Piece features some interesting personalities and who doesn’t wish they could have a cool ability. On the other hand, obtaining a special ability means losing the ability to swim. That might be deal-breaker for me. Still, it doesn’t hurt to wonder. And if you’re one of those people, look no further....

Note: The comics team is called Midnight Sons, while the game is Marvel’s Midnight Suns. For clarity, I’ll be referring to them as Midnight Suns throughout the rest of this piece. A Supernatural Start The team first appeared in full in 1992 in the pages of Ghost Rider #31. That original team consisted Ghost Rider (Danny Ketch), Johnny Blaze (not as a Ghost Rider), Morbius, Blade, Frank Drake, Hannibal King, Vicki Montesi, Louise Hastings, and Sam Buchanan....

Reach more readers with your digital collection. The OverDrive Resource Center has the tools you need to promote your digital collection and make the most of your investment, such as marketing & social media assets, tips on getting started with Libby, and more. Visit the Resource Center today! They’re a wealth of knowledge, too! I feel like I could ask them about anything and they’d have a fun fact or a book suggestion or, at the very least, would know precisely where to start looking....

Who is Miles Morales? Miles Morales is a comic book character created by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Sarah Pichelli. The character first appears in the Spider-Man comic Ultimate Comics: Fallout #4, published in August 2011. Morales’s Spider-Man character was created specifically for the Ultimate Marvel Universe, an imprint that reimagines classic Marvel superheroes in a contemporary world. The son of an African American father and a Puerto Rican mother, Miles Morales is meant to be a response to a culturally diverse America that just elected its first African American president a few years earlier in 2008....

Roy reluctantly starts reading the book, which at first he dismisses as a book about a “little girl.” L’Engle’s classic is about Meg, a young girl whose father has disappeared. She learns that he is being held captive by an evil force on the other side of the universe, and she must rescue him with the help of three mysterious entities. In one of my favorite scenes in the entire first season, Roy is reading the book aloud to his niece when he comes across a passage that illuminates why Coach Lasso gifted him the book in the first place....

The book world is filled with choices from genres to mediums and the number of options available should be a reason for joy, rather than disregard and elitism. Personally, I am more than happy to have choices, and to be able to enjoy books in such different and fun ways, including print, digital, and audio. There is not a medium I will not try, and while I have my favourites, I am glad there are options for the tastes and needs of each of us....

So yes, I’m a foodie. And yes, I’m that girl at the restaurant posting food pics on Instagram. And yes, I will stand up to get the perfect angle. Eat your heart out. It made perfect sense that I would marry my two loves by reading cookbooks. Pretty pictures of food. Recipes that I’ll just use as suggestions. And of course, the stories. The late Anthony Bourdain was onto something when he helped audiences realize that food is the perfect vehicle to talk about oneself and one’s culture....

So as you consider Marie Kondo and books, these are just some ideas to keep in mind. Happy purging.

I jest, of course. I do use my blank journals and notebooks, but not at a rate consistent with their acquisition. I’ve got one notebook I keep all of the quotes I use for yoga in, which has some great divided sections where I can also pop in notes I have for sequence ideas or short entries about teaching/my students’ experiences where appropriate. I use a notebook for writing ideas, a small notepad for brain dumps and to-dos, and several other journals are strewn about the house collecting any number of things....

Tickets to enter for the two night stay in the two bedroom house go on sale December 14, at 10 AM New Zealand time (that’s December 13, 5 PM Eastern). Each entry is $6. The Shire’s decor was put together by Brian Massey, designer behind Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. If you are one of the lucky winners, you’ll get to spend those nights among a lovely book nook and be within walking distance of Green Dragon Inn, which serves Southfarthing beer and cider....

Jessica’s story begins her sophomore year, wherein she grapples with her best friend moving away after the death of her brother. Told as a month-by-month diary of her life January through December of that year, Sloppy Firsts is the raw, humorous, and painful observation of a girl in transition, a girl deeply unsure of who she is or how to discover who she is meant to be, and a girl who grapples with feminism, with growing up in white suburbia, with being a good daughter for her parents, and her mental health....