![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The value of the space in between is trust and love,” artist Louise Bourgeois wrote in her diary in her seventy-seventh year as she looked back on a long and lush life to consider the central role of solitude in creativity.Ī generation before her, recognizing that “works of art arise from an infinite aloneness,” Rainer Maria Rilke (December 4, 1875–December 29, 1926) explored the relationship between solitude, love, and creativity in his stunning correspondence with the nineteen-year-old Franz Xaver Kappus - an aspiring poet and cadet at the same military academy that had nearly broken Rilke’s own adolescent soul. ![]()
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![]() ![]() “I think something that really helped me, I played baseball when I was a kid and I played outfield, so pop flies, you gotta try to judge it to see where it’s going, see where the ball’s going and make reactions to that. ![]() ![]() “I think it’s something I’ve always had,” Hart said. He is averaging 8.2 boards overall this season in 51 games with Portland and one with the Knicks, second only to Dallas superstar Luka Doncic (8.9) among all NBA guards. The 6-foot-5 Hart, who Tom Thibodeau has called “the best rebounding guard in the league,” grabbed four offensive rebounds and seven overall in the Knicks’ win over Utah at the Garden. ![]() “I probably could’ve been in MLB if I pursued it, man.” “I was amazing,” Josh Hart said of his diamond skills after his Knicks debut Saturday night. Jeff Van Gundy sees ’99 Knicks similarities with NBA Finals-bound HeatĪs pitchers and catchers get set to report to spring training this week, the newest Knick credits his days as a baseball outfielder growing up in Maryland - and his connection to a Yankees legend - for his ability to read and track rebounds. Knicks parting ways with their GM after 6 seasons Jalen Brunson tells Knicks teammate to delete his number after TMI Twitter exchange Why the Knicks’ front-office shuffle isn’t likely to change their offseason plans - or who’s making them ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I had moments where I cried and I had moments of uncontrollable laughter. She has the ability to transfer the emotions from her characters into the reader. Breene’s writing is beautiful, funny, descriptive and has a nice flow. I don’t even know where to start with praise. However, two orphans, different from the rest of the village, each in their own way, rapidly form a real sibling bond and through the struggles and fights they stick together.Ĭhosen (The Warrior Chronicles #1) available for purchase on Amazon Their relationship is strained as he was adopted in her grandfather’s house after losing his parents in the same attack two years prior. We get a glimpse pf her training, physical, as well as strategic, history and languages. Shanti is seven years old and very much in training to become the warrior she is meant to be. ![]() The events occur about two years after the attack on the village in which Shanti’s parents were killed and her gift first presented itself. I have read this prequel after I finished the third book. Here we meet Shanti and Rohan when they were kids. These books read as one story and only make sense if they are read in order.įorged in Blood (The Warrior Chronicles, #0.5) available as a freebie on the author’s website ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With his brother Fabian, he pours over diaries, paintings and sketches to talk about their father's artistic legacy, from the best loved "Treasure Island" illustrations to poignant sketches of the last inhabitants of Belsen. Here, Sebastian revisits the family home in the Channel Islands, walks the traffic free byways, recalling his remarkable father the day he sketched 50 of the islanders at the annual fair the acts of derring-do, climbing down to dangerous coves to gather semi-precious stones for Maeve his time as one of the Sark Group of painters and finally the days spent writing his most famous novel, 'Gormenghast'. Never too busy to indulge his children, he enriched their lives with his fantastical imagination as much as those who read his novels or relished his art. ![]() Peake, whose centenary is being celebrated this week, is best known for his 'Titus Groan' series of novels, and to a lesser degree his art and illustrations but he was also a passionate husband, married to artist Maeve Gilmore, and family man. ![]() Sebastian Peake, eldest son of Mervyn Peake, the remarkable author and artist, takes a return trip to the Island of Sark where he spent his childhood. "The intense love for my parents, with its resultant anguish, lives on for me". ![]() ![]() ![]() When her best friend, Roger, is kidnapped by a group of people experimenting on children, Lyra joins forces with the Gyptians in an attempt to rescue all the stolen children. She sets a series of catastrophic events in motion when she sneaks into the Master’s study and inadvertently saves her uncle’s life. ![]() Lyra is an orphan living at Jordan College, Oxford. Northern Lights, the first book of His Dark Materials, is set in a parallel universe, where every human has a Socratic daemon – arguably an external representation of their soul. Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series consists of the trilogy Northern Lights ( The Golden Compass), The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass, and the companion books, Lyra's Oxfordand The Book of Dust (pre-publication). ~ Northern Lights | The Subtle Knife | The Amber Spyglass ~ ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I’m glad to hear that.” He still seemed a little stiff with me. Kel and GK are helping with all of this.” We’ll be available to anyone in the community who’s been a victim of abuse but maybe doesn’t feel comfortable going to the police, or isn’t ready to yet. “I’m also going to serve as an advocate, and so are some other members. I know that doesn’t undo the damage, but. But we’re getting rid of the review blog. And we’re going to keep the educational portion of our site-the articles and the resources for victims and stuff. ![]() “A member of the Subs Club is going to lead a roundtable discussion each month at Riddle. He listened to my apology, and to my explanation of what was going to happen now. To the whole story, start to finish, of how the Subs Club had come to be and how it had spiraled out of control. I was sweating as I sat at his kitchen table a week later. And if he was willing to listen to that, we might just get around to part two. I spent several days preparing my apology. ![]() ![]() ![]() “Stiefvater is one of the most accomplished and successful magical realism YA writers.” while not forgetting to help yourself along the way.” “Maggie Stiefvater’s newest literary endeavor will illuminate what it truly takes to help others. All The Crooked Saints has Stiefvater's unique blend of magic, mystery, and family - or as Stiefvater likes to call it, ‘the intersection of spirituality and science’ - that made The Raven Cycle series and her other books so popular.” Press Contactīrooke Praise for All the Crooked SaintsĪmazon Best Book of the Month (September YA) ![]() Who's It For?Īll the Crooked Saints will be published on October 10, 2017. The extraordinary story of an extraordinary family, a masterful tale of love, fear, darkness, and redemption. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “A while back I reached out to my brother and asked him if he would be interested in turning his NY Times Best selling book and viral sermon-series #RelationshipGoals into a movie. Relationship Goals :: Before the Person (Part 1) Transformation Church. “As a producer, I’m committed to bringing inspiration and hope to Hollywood,” Franklin shared on Instagram. Upon releasing the book, Todd released an alike song called “Relationship Goals (Revelation)” that reached no. Caleb Sean & Parris Chariz) Mike Todd - Topic 244 subscribers 187K views 2 years ago Provided to YouTube by DistroKid Relationship Goals. 1 on Amazon, is based on his viral Transformation Church sermon series about dating, marriage and sex from a Christian point of view. Pastor Todd’s New York Times bestseller Relationship Goals, which also debuted at no. SEE ALSO: 20 Gospel Songs That Got Us Through 2020 The romantic comedy film is set to be released under Franklin Entertainment in partnership with Amazon Studios, with Michael Elliot ( Brown Sugar) and Cory Tynan ( Woman Thou Art Loosed) serving as script writers, according to Deadline. DeVon Franklin is developing a movie based on Pastor Michael Todd’s book, Relationship Goals: How To Win At Dating, Marriage and Sex. ![]() ![]() ![]() I considered not reading it, but eventually decided to buy myself a copy (since I was #356 on the library waiting list by the time I got around to requesting it, and that was still well in advance of the publication date).Įvery reader must decide for herself how to approach this book. In spite of its suspicious origins, the book was published last Tuesday, and readers must now decide if they will read it at all, and if so, how to approach it. ![]() Others compare Watchman to Lee’s character Boo Radley: it’s cruel to drag this manuscript into the light it’s not meant for the public’s eyes. It’s also being called too good to be true: rumors are flying that the timing of this release is too uncanny to be believed, and Watchman was fabricated for commercial gain. Watchman is being called a rough draft of Mockingbird, its sequel, or something in between. ![]() The state of Alabama actually launched an elder care investigation into the events surrounding its publication, and while it found no evidence of mistreatment, the doubts linger. Lee’s intentions about it unclear ( if you’re feeling charitable towards its publishers). If you’re feeling uneasy about Harper Lee’s newly released novel Go Set a Watchman, you’re in good company. ![]() Note: this isn’t a review there are plenty of those to be found and this blogger doesn’t have one in her. ![]() ![]() The book is billed as the oral history of Joy Division, and it is exactly that, for better or worse. Marginally, but importantly, especially for contemporary society dominated by cultural troglodytes, it’s a story of how great literature can be a respite, a refuge, and a catalyst for brilliant culture to come out of the unlikeliest of places.Īt least this is the main theme I have gleaned from This Searing Light, The Sun and Everything Else, the new book by the esteemed English music writer, Jon Savage. ![]() It underscores the fact that most great culture does not come from the place of privilege, but out of struggle from the dispiriting, suffocating periphery. It’s the story of searching without help or guidance, of blundering into greatness, of succeeding against the odds the society has stacked against you. The story of Joy Division, the seminal English post-punk band, is the story of how light comes from darkness, how meaning gets created out of dreadful meaninglessness, out of the grime, dirt, and hopelessness of post-industrial city life. ![]() |