![]() ![]() The book includes instructional sections and patterns, complete with the necessary schematics and styled, chic photographs.Įvery shawl, garment, and accessory featured takes makers beyond the basics, introducing new stitches to expand their skill sets. The goal of this book is to guide crocheters step-by-step through Tunisian crochet, starting with tools and yarns, transitioning into how-to’s and stitches, and finishing with easy but engaging patterns. ![]() ![]() The Tunisian Crochet Handbook introduces this fascinating and rewarding technique with a wide array of stitches and design possibilities. There are hundreds of books that explore traditional crochet, but there are few that reference the concept of Tunisian crochet or present it in a modern, approachable way. The Tunisian Crochet Handbook: A Beginner’s Guide ![]()
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6/9/2023 0 Comments Camp by Lev A.C. Rosen![]() ![]() ![]() While there are quite a few silly moments here and there, for the most part I found Camp to be hilarious. And although they are there to help him, advise him, and occasionally make fun of him, they are also given their own arcs. George and Ashleigh makes such an impact on Randy’s story. ![]() While I definitely felt the chemistry between Randy (Del) and Hudson (their flirting was on point), I simply adored Randy’s friendships. While Camp follows a somewhat clichéd plot-not-so-popular-theatre kid has a glow-up and tries to make the hot guy fall for him-the setting (summer camp), characters, and the humour make this novel worth a read. Gay, non-binary, ace, transgender, demisexual…this is a wonderfully inclusive novel. Within a few pages however I was rooting for Randy Kapplehoff’s and his rather theatrical ‘plan’.įirst off: I don’t think I’ve ever read a book with some many queer character. Rosen’s Jack of Hearts, I decided to give Camp a go, even if I was worried that the whole premise of ‘pretending to be different to make someone fall in love with you’ would be cring-y. Because last year I read, and really enjoyed, Lev A.C. ![]() ![]() ![]() Turns out there are warring vampire factions: The followers of Larten Crepsley, who don't kill when they dine, and the evil Vampanese, who don't need to kill but do, anyway, apparently because the habits of centuries are hard to break. Oh, and I almost forgot the two high-school kids ( Josh Hutcherson and Chris Massoglia) who are allegedly the hero and the anti-hero. Inexplicably, there is a small audience of normal customers who apparently didn't object to this treatment. ![]() ![]() You slide your money into a slot, and something tries to bite you. ![]() Reilly), who is proud of having developed a system of feeding off humans without killing them or turning them into vampires (i.e., "blooding them").Īll of these characters travel with the Cirque du Freak, which comes to town for a one-night stand in an abandoned and shuttered theater. And there's a paternal vampire named Larten Crepsley ( John C. Cerveris gives the only really interesting performance in the movie. Tiny ( Michael Cerveris), who has flaming gay affectations for no purpose, since anyone who can evoke purple gas to shrink humans into living mummies already has, you would think, sufficient interest. ![]() 6/9/2023 0 Comments Yertle the turtle read![]() Soeiro’s public rebuke of Trump’s act of goodwill shows why Banned Books Week remains necessary 35 years after its inception. While many of these cases may read as humorous, the fact that parents and librarians are attempting to unfairly police what children read is quite scary. The library responded, “The children are actually told not to hop on Pop.” A parent in Toronto tried to ban Hop on Pop because she thought it would encourage children to use violence against their fathers.Ironically, none of the parents seemed to care that the Yertle character was based on Adolf Hitler. ![]() ![]() A school district in British Columbia removed Yertle the Turtle from libraries in 2012 because the line “I know up on top you are seeing great sights, but down here at the bottom, we too should have rights” was seen as a political message. ![]() ![]()
![]() ![]() “The book an author produces after a wildly popular debut has all eyes on it. “Brosh alternates sorrow with levity-funny childhood stories, more animal tales, and general musings on life and its lack of meaning or fairness-with grace that feels true to life.” ![]() Another standout from Brosh that is both heartening and heartbreaking.” In trying to overcome her weaknesses, by spending a night alone in the woods, she reminds us that it’s okay not to be okay. ![]() “Through it all, is refreshingly vulnerable and honest. This achingly accurate and consistently hilarious comic memoir finds Brosh moving forward and becoming a stronger, braver storyteller page by page.” spidery and demented digital portraits, a visual expression of fun-house mirror anxiety, fits her material perfectly. Like a millennial James Thurber, Brosh has a knack for seeding a small, choice detail that snowballs into existential chaos. For Brosh’s millions of fans, this is well worth the wait.” reliably channels the simplicity of a child or the innocence of an animal and tells raucous, heartbreaking stories that reflect the hidden parts of us all. “Brosh’s storytelling is so distinctive and compelling it’s like suddenly running in to a friend you feared was lost forever. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The challenge for the readers, I’d imagine, is that the stories are deeply emotional but are also coming out of a distinctly different, nineteenth century, literary moment – so, in short, we needed great actors. These are wonderful stories, each in a slightly different tonality, so part of the fun of the casting was trying to calibrate reader and story. “Alyosha the Pot,” by Leo Tolstoy, read by Renée Elise Goldsberry “Gooseberries,” by Anton Chekhov, read by BD Wong ![]() “The Nose,” by Nikolai Gogol, read by Rainn Wilson “Master and Man,” by Leo Tolstoy, read by Keith David “The Darling,” by Anton Chekhov, read by Glenn Close “The Singers,” by Ivan Turgenev, read by Nick Offerman “In the Cart,” by Anton Chekhov, read by Phylicia Rashad In the audiobook for A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, Saunders narrates his essays, and the original Russian short stories are read by a cast of celebrity admirers. Drawing from his teaching career at Syracuse’s MFA program, Saunders walks readers through his favorite short stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy and Gogol to demonstrate how great fiction has the ability to move and shape us. George Saunders’ new book, A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life, is out next month and promises to be a literary master class on the short story. ![]() ![]() A relevant and thoughtful debut from the up-and-coming Latin American author." - Fred Sculthorp, Irish Times (.) (A) worthwhile and considerate take on the failure of technology to liberate us.
6/8/2023 0 Comments Book horton hears a who![]() ![]() In the case of 1954’s Horton Hears a Who, this LP recording came from the publisher itself, Random House, in 1976. Published in 1940, Egg was a 78 RPM record set in 1947. ![]() Horton Hatches the Egg was adapted for records relatively fast, as we saw in the last Spin. As in the earlier story, Horton the elephant finds himself at the center of one chaotic situation after another, usually being ridiculed, while he clings both to his values and his goal. Part science fiction, part social commentary, Horton Hears a Who is as much at home in high school and college classes as it is in grade schools today. ![]() Total Running Time: 32 minutes (Horton Hears a Who: 18 minutes, Horton Hatches the Egg: 14 minutes). Random House Records 4-6 (12” 33 1/3 RPM / Mono) Seuss’ HORTON HEARS A WHO and HORTON HATCHES THE EGG A look at the vinyl LP of the second “Horton” book recorded by the publisher, and the soundtrack from the classic Chuck Jones TV special with Hans Conried and June Foray.ĭr. ![]() 6/8/2023 0 Comments Ocean meets sky![]() ![]() ![]() Nonetheless, a bohemian reputation persisted, boosted by a new influx of vacationing show biz types ranging from Pola Negri to Xavier Cugat and Mary Martin. The nudists were chased out once development commenced in the area, bringing at first just a handful of bungalows and families. Some photos survive of their frolics, as do a couple of original participants (one of whom is, at 101 years, the island’s oldest resident). ![]() ![]() Decades after the Coast Guard constructed an 1876 lookout station for shipwrecks there, the Pines area began drawing a small, loyal band of nudists who treasured its pristine beauty and privacy. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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