![]() Waters’ s novels focus on the issues of feminism, class, and sexuality. thesis, she became increasingly interested in 19th century London life, and started writing fiction. Waters has published a number of articles on history, feminism, gender, and sexuality in various journals. in English Literature, choosing lesbian and gay historical fiction as her field of study. After that, she returned to her postgraduate study and began a Ph.D. Then, she worked in various libraries and bookshops. ![]() ![]() Sarah Waters got her English Literature degree at the universities of Kent and Lancaster. Moreover, she has also won various awards such as the Betty Trask Award, The Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award, the Somerset Maugham Award, and others. Her books have been shortlisted for various awards such as the Man Booker Prize, the Orange Prize, and the Women’s Prize for Fiction. She has written six popular novels- Tipping the Velvet, Fingersmith, Affinity, The Little Stranger, The Night Watch and The Paying Guests. She was born in Wales on July 21, 1966, and currently lives in London. One of the most prominent authors of contemporary literature, Sarah Waters is a British novelist well-known for writing historical and lesbian fiction. Page Count: 576 About the Author: Who is Sarah Waters? Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Historical Fiction, Crime Fiction. Book Name: The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters ![]()
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![]() In his book Vampires Today: The Truth About Modern Vampirism (2009), Laycock examines teenagers, stay-at-home moms, grandmothers, and professionals, all unremarkable subjects save for one little thing: they claim to feed off of other people’s energy, and every so often drink human blood.īU Today: How did a religious studies scholar become interested in modern-day vampires? ![]() There’s HBO’s phenomenally successful True Blood, the CW series The Vampire Diaries, and Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling Twilight saga and the books’ subsequent smash films.īut according to religious studies scholar Joseph Laycock (GRS’13), vampires are more than pop culture icons. But these days they’ve become so embedded in popular culture, it’s fair to say they’re now a year-round phenomenon. ![]() It’s that time of year-when thoughts turn to vampires. ![]() Vampire expert Joseph Laycock (GRS’13) discusses those elusive creatures of the night. ![]() ![]() ![]() At the same time, the narrative grounds itself in its protagonist’s search for his missing mother through this absurd world, which keeps the book from sliding into abstraction. The novel sets its sights on contemporary American society and finds an abundance of targets, from the corporatization of agriculture to the dehumanization of the poor to the flattening of political discourse. Tremblay’s new novel, Swallowing a Donkey’s Eye (ChiZine, 2012) is a dystopian satire set in the City/Pier world that he began developing in some of his earlier short fiction. An accomplished editor, Tremblay collaborated with Sean Wallace for 2009’s Phantom (Prime) and with John Langan for 2011’s Creatures: Thirty Years of Monsters (Prime). ![]() His published books include the short story collection In the Mean Time (ChiZine, 2010) and the novels The Little Sleep (Holt, 2009), The Harlequin and the Train (Necropolitan, 2009), and No Sleep Till Wonderland (Holt, 2010). ![]() His short fiction has appeared in such publications as Weird Tales, Interzone, ChiZine, Clarkesworld, and Best American Fantasy 3, and his short story “There’s No Light Between Floors” was a 2008 Bram Stoker Award nominee. Paul Tremblay is an American writer of contemporary horror, dark fantasy, and science fiction. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "This spirited feminist history entertains and enlightens."-Publishers Weekly And like the brilliant, resourceful, rule-breaking, damn-well-stubborn sisters in Let Me Be Frank, Tracy is someone who gets the job done, and gets it done well.”-Samantha Bee “I came up with Tracy as a fellow sketch comedian on the vomit-soaked stages of the Toronto comedy scene. “A smart, funny journey through history that introduces us to the rule breakers who made history worth traveling through.”-Patton Oswalt Her book has a wit that suggests it was written by a man since everyone knows women aren't this funny.”-Kay Cannon, writer, producer, director (Pitch Perfect, Cinderella) Tracy has such a gift for storytelling and making history leap off the page. “This book will surprise, astonish, and hopefully anger you on the lengths women have had to go to pursue their dreams. ![]() In this entertaining and eye-opening collection, writer, actor, and feminist Tracy Dawson showcases trailblazers throughout history who disguised themselves as men and continuously broke the rules to gain access and opportunities denied them because they were women. ![]() ![]() Turkle then questions a number of children about whether they think a robot companion might be good for their grandparents. For example, it matters more to them that a robot behaves “as if” it has empathy and not that it really does. Turkle finds overall that children are more behaviorist when it comes to considering robots. ![]() But precocious Kevin, age 12, asks, “‘If robots don’t feel pain, how could they comfort you?’” (69).Ī group of fifth graders debates the pros and cons of robot babysitters: while they might be more efficient, they can also break down like any other machine. ![]() If the Internet of 1995 was a postmodern playhouse, allowing individuals to engage in unbridled expression, Turkle. This is an especially common idea in those with absent parents. In Turkle’s latest book, Alone Together, this optimism is long gone. They see robots in this positive light, wondering if robots might be caretakers for them someday. ![]() She studies interactions between My Real Baby and children ages 5 to 14. Turkle traces “an emerging mythology depicts benevolent robots” (68) from WALL-E to R2D2 in the Star Wars movies. ![]() ![]() Something is rotten in the state of Maryland. It’s Lee’s most mainstream work, and his most successful, selling over 50,000 units. The author has been known quite readily to lie, referring to GHOULS as his first novel. ![]() And the truth was much, much worse…Ī novel of unrelenting horror in the tradition of Dean Koontz. Deep in the fog-shrouded woods, he had seen the nightmare figures. How many more would be dragged off into an endless night, and for what hideous purpose? Fear led to wild speculations about psychopaths, crazed animals, vampires, and werewolves. Quiet moonlit nights gave way to a mindless slaughter, and to the sounds of hysterical screams… Graves had been opened, corpses unearthed and carried away. Young girls had vanished without a trace. ![]() The sleepy town of Tylersville, Maryland was being stalked by an unimaginable evil, it had become the haunting-ground for horrors too grisly to be described. No one knew what went on in the sullen, dark house on the hill, but town cop Kurt Morris intended to find out. ![]() ![]() This enemies to lovers story is beautifully told in an original way. Ethan has recently returned from the military, helping his ailing mother and is the one that Abby has always loved to hate. Now she is home, as the two come to terms with this, and is able to hang out with her sister, Beth and her sister’s best friend, Ethan. Until one night when the mark appears on her and not on him. I highly recommend this bookĭo you think your soulmate it out there? Abby is happy with her boyfriend, and since neither has received their soulmate mark is thrilled to know she can be with her love. ![]() Great acting, as well, with the character voices. She did a fantastic job of bring all of the characters to life and helping us to understand how each were feeling and helped us to get to know them. I listened to the audiobook version of this story and this was my first with the narrator, Eb Barger, as well. The ending came rather quick and I sure wasn't ready for the book to be over.but that is because I was REALLY enjoying the story. With that, I would have liked to have known more about Ethan's thoughts regarding everything. ![]() ![]() I enjoyed the story from start to end, although I feel that the author probably could have delved into more details with the soulmark, the relationship with Abby and her boyfriend, and her relationship with Ethan. This story gives a fun twist to life in today's world by bring in the possibility of receiving a soulmate mark.or not. My first book by Alyssa Cole and I am pretty sure it won't be the last. ![]() ![]() ![]() After almost beating one of his tormentors to death, Howie serves time in prison, then tries once again to re-enter society and begin life anew. Lucy finds peace in motherhood and nurtures a secret compulsive disorder as she waits for Kenny to return to the life they once hoped to share together. ![]() Famous for his daring escapes from the school, Kenny can’t stop running and moves restlessly from job to job-through fishing grounds, orchards and logging camps-trying to outrun his memories and his addiction. Maisie internalizes her pain and continually places herself in dangerous situations. ![]() ![]() The paths of the five friends cross and crisscross over the decades as they struggle to overcome-or at least forget-the trauma they endured during their years at the Mission.įuelled by rage and furious with God, Clara finds her way into the dangerous, highly charged world of the American Indian Movement. Taken from their families when they are very small and sent to a remote, church-run residential school, Kenny, Lucy, Clara, Howie and Maisie are barely out of childhood when they are finally released after years of detention.Īlone and without any skills, support or families, the teens find their way to the seedy and foreign world of Downtown Eastside Vancouver, where they cling together, striving to find a place of safety and belonging in a world that doesn’t want them. ![]() ![]() For a lot of the languages you can study on Ling, there just aren’t many great options out there for self-study. ![]() The variety of language courses is actually the app’s biggest strength in my opinion. They’ve also developed fun projects like a Truth or Dare app and a Never Have I Ever app. The large pool of language-learning apps that leverage gamification in their courses is continually growing, and frankly, I’m happy about it.ĭeveloped by Simya Solutions, Ling is a language-learning app that provides gamified practice in more than 60 different languages. ![]() ![]() ![]() Filming primarily took place between Toronto and the Republic of Ireland. In February 2013, The CW ordered a pilot for a television series loosely based on Mary Stuart's life and largely favor fictionalized storylines than historical accuracy Kane was cast in the lead role that same month. Television and CBS Television Studios, in association with Joyful Girl Productions, Take 5 Productions, and Toronto-based Whizbang Films. The series premiered on October 17, 2013, on The CW and concluded after four seasons on June 16, 2017. The series stars Adelaide Kane as Queen Mary Stuart, alongside an ensemble cast. ![]() Set in the late 16th century, the series revolves around the life of Mary, Queen of Scots, and her rise to power in the French court. Reign is a historical romantic drama television series created by Laurie McCarthyĪnd Stephanie SenGupta for The CW. ![]() |