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Hace 10 horas · The Carnegie Medal for Writing, established in 1936, is a British literary award that annually recognises one outstanding new English-language book for children or young adults. It is conferred upon the author by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP), who calls it "the UK's oldest and most prestigious book ...
Hace 10 horas · Earth House by Matthew Hollis. In Earth House, Matthew Hollis evokes the landscape, language and ecology of the isles of Britain and Ireland to explore how our most intimate moments have resonance in the wider cycle of life. Beginning in the slate waters of the north, the book revolves around the cardinal points and the ancient elements ...
Hace 10 horas · Holmes On The Range (2006) by Steve Hockensmith – a re-read. 1893, Montana, and life is hard. For anyone, a job is a job, so despite the fact that the work at Bar VR is shrouded in secrecy, Big Red (Otto) and Old Red (Gustav) Amlingmeyer sign up, expecting the basics of hard work, a lack of appreciation and being underpaid.
Hace 10 horas · This book is a slightly hybrid effort. When Dorothy L. Sayers stopped writing Lord Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane novels, she did write a few letters featuring Wimsey family members during the Second World War. Jill Paton Walsh was already a successful author when she was entrusted by Sayers’ estate to use these letters to write continuation novels. This book, which was probably a reread for me ...
Hace 10 horas · Rewind, Recap: Weekly Update W/E 02/06/24. June 3, 2024June 2, 2024by Jen Lucas. It has been a funny old week. I have remained exhausted 💤 but I did manage to make it to Capital Crime – yay – and had a rather marvellous time too. I’ve not been able to read a lot, partly because I have spent most of the evening falling asleep, partly ...
Hace 10 horas · H Rider Haggard. She is, of course, white, which makes her somewhat problematic to modern eyes, ruling as she does over the savage African Amahaggars. It would be easy to say that she had to be white because Victorian sensibilities couldn’t have coped with Leo falling in love with a black woman. But remember Ustane – if Victorians didn’t ...
Hace 10 horas · The four candidates vying to succeed Rachel Notley as leader of the Alberta NDP made their final pitches in a mostly conflict-free debate in Edmonton, just hours before voting was set to start Monday morning.Kathleen Ganley, Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse, Sarah Hoffman and Naheed Nenshi faced NDP members Sunday afternoon at the Edmonton Conference Centre in the last of three official party debates ...
