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9.101 To Catch a Thief
Only a few episodes after Mr Rotweiler was in the show, here’s the GASMAN! himself.
Along with Bill Webster from Corrie.
Meanwhile, it’s Jim’s birthday and the only present he got was a pen from his aunt, which is really quite depressing. He also gets shoved head-first into a wall. Alastair gets punched, too. It’s a bit like punching a puppy :(
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Information for use in fan fiction and anything else related to The Bill. This will be added to and edited every so often and please feel free to comment if you want to add or edit anything.
Part 1
The Bill is set in the fictional Sun Hill which makes up part of the also fictional Borough Of Canley. It's roughly set around the areas of Whitechapel, Stepney, Shadwell, Spitalfields, Portoken, Limehouse and parts of Aldgate, Bishopsgate, Shoreditch and Mile End. It's also known as the Tower Hamlets area. Maps of Sun Hill show the Isle Of Dogs area.
The station address is: Sun Hill Police Station, 2 Sun Hill Road, Canley, London, E1 4KM. The telephone number is 020 7511 1642.
The caution: I am arresting you on suspicion of (OFFENCE: eg murder or sexual assault). You do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something which you later rely on in court. Anything you do say will be given in evidence.
This MUST be said, IN FULL, each time someone is arrested and officers MUST make sure that the person understands it ALL.
Vehicle Call Signs:
Area Car (Sierra 1, Sierra 1-2, Sierra 1-7, Sierra Oscar 21 and Sierra Oscar 22)
Van (Sierra 2)
CID Cars (Sierra Oscar 5 to 9) (Sierra-1-1 has lights/siren hidden like below but they have a magnetic light to stick on top like below)
TSG (Sierra Oscar 1-3)
IRV (Sierra Oscar 2-3)
Panda (Sierra Oscar 8-4, 8-5, 8-6, 8-7)
Officer call signs:
Sierra-Oscar 5-2 - Superintendents used this so it was the call sign for Brownlow (and Derek when he was acting Super), Chandler, Okaro, Prosser, Heaton and finally Jack Meadows.
Sierra-Oscar 5-4 was for Chief Inspectors so Derek, Cato and Stritch but the call sign and roll was retired at Sun Hill after Derek was killed.
Sierra-Oscar 5-5 was the call sign for DCI's so this is Kim Reid, Frank Burnside and Jack Meadows.
Sierra-Oscar 7-5 was used for Frank Burnside when DI
Sierra-Oscar 3-3 was used for Roy Galloway when DI
Sierra-Oscar 7-0 was used for Neil Manson when DI.
Sierra Oscar 7-1 was used for Sam Nixon when DI
Need to check on those for Johnson, Wray, Haines and Deakin if required but they can just use rank/surname as described below.
Sierra Oscar 3-2 was used for DS Geoff Daly (In All Change)
Sierra Oscar 6-7 was used for DS Don Beech (In All Change)
Sierra Oscar 2-8 was used for DS John Boulton (In All Change)
Sierra Oscar 3-6 was used for DC Will Fletcher
Sierra-Oscar 9-8 was used for DC Gary Best
Sierra-Oscar 4-2 was used for DC Grace Dasari.
Sierra Oscar 223 was used for DC Rod Skase (in All Change)
Sierra Oscar 613 was used for DC Duncan Lennox (In All Change)
CID would most often use their rank and surname too.
Sierra Oscar 1 was used for all inspectors at the station from Deeping, Kite, Frazer, Monroe, Matt when he was acting Inspector, Gina, Smithy when he was acting inspector, Rachel and then finally Smithy when full inspector. (Smithy was 833 as PC and 54 as Sgt)
SO25 - Rachel Weston
SO30 - Callum Stone
SO33 - Craig Gilmore
SO46 - Jo Masters (after moving from CID to uniform)
SO48 - June Ackland (SO643 when a PC)
SO48 - Diane Noble for one night (she was supposed to return but the ITV cut backs and the show moving to one episode a week meant her two-parter return was edited down to one episode and new scenes filmed to explain she was transfering to Barton St.)
SO54 - Smithy (833 as a PC and Sierra 1 as an Inspector)
SO54 - Jane Kendall and Tom Penny
SO55 - Ray Steele
SO61 - John Maitland
SO66 - Sheelagh Murphy (SO661 wheb demoted to PC)
SO79 - Matt Boyden
SO82 - Joseph Corrie
SO87 - Nikki Wright
SO92 - Bob Cryer
SO95 - Stuart Lamont
SO96 - Alec Peters
SO99 - Phil Hunter (during short punishment stint in uniform)
SO101 - Taffy (Francis Edwards)
SO128 - Lewis Hardy
SO134 - Phil Young
SO139 - Timothy Able
SO140 - Nick Klein
SO148 - Mel Ryder and Yorkie (Tony Smith)
SO149 - Gary Best (Changes so SO 9-8 in CID)
SO158 - Honey Harman
SO171 - Reginald Percival Hollis
SO201 - Dave Litten
SO202 - Kerry Young
SO201 - Pete Muswell
SO212 - Millie Brown
SO217 - Laura Bryant (was SO7667 when a PCSO)
SO218 - George Garfield
SO227 - Viv Martella
SO235 - Roz Clarke
SO249 - Gemma Osbourne
SO251 - Jamila Blake
SO258 - Beth Green
SO275 - Roger Valentine
SO294 - Danesh Patel
SO298 - Yvonne Hemmingway
SO315 - Dan Casper
SO330 - Robin Frank and Ron Smollett
SO335 - Donna Harris
SO340 - Dave Quinnan
SO342 - Abe Lyttleton
SO351 - Malcom Haynes
SO354 - Arun Ghir
SO355 - Cameron Tait
SO358 - Gary McCann
SO361 - Emma Keane and Vicky Hagen
SO362 - Luke Ashton (for his return post 2002)
SO363 - Steve Loxton, Lance Powell and Kirsty Knight
SO408 - Nick Slater
SO416 - Sam Harker, Ken Melvin and Gabriel Kent
SO432 - Luke Ashton (for his first 97-99 stint) and Des Taviner
SO437 - Leela Kapoor and Leon Taylor
SO452 - Adam Bostock
SO469 - Polly Page
SO483 - Diane Noble (was SO48 for her one night stint as Sgt)
SO487 - Cathy Marshall and Rosie Fox
SO510 - Billy Rowan (though poor love lasted half a shift)
SO517 - Mike Jarvis
SO518 - Cass Rickman
SO543 - Will Fletcher
SO561 - Debbie Keane
SO570 - Cathy Bradford
SO577 - Barry Stringer
SO595 - Tony Stamp
SO600 - Jim Carver
SO643 - June Ackland (SO48 as Sgt)
SO659 - Suzanne Ford
SO661 - Sheelagh Murphy (SO66 as Sgt)
SO682 - Di Worrell
SO686 - Sally Armstrong
SO740 - Ben Hayward
SO743 - Pete Ramsey
SO759 - Steve Hunter
SO795 - Ben Gayle
SO800 - Richard Turnham
SO832 - Delia French
SO833 - Smithy (SO54 as Sgt and Sierra 1 when Inspector)
SO876 - Nate Roberts
SO876 - Nick Shaw
SO888 - Amber Johannsen
SO943 - Andrea Dunbar
SO988 - Eddie Santini and Ruby Buxton
FED REPS: Federation Representatives support and advise officers if they've been accused of something or matters like pay, rights, allowances, conduct, equality and development etc. It's often mocked, mostly when Reg is in the position as everyone's favourite busy body, however it is a responsible position and Reg was very good at it if only due to his nitpicking and love of the rule book.
Fed reps: Reg Hollis, Barry Stringer, George Garfield, Nick Klein, Leela Kapoor
The Area Car can only be driven by the officers who are qualified to drive them for example: Roger Valentine, Tony Stamp, Kirsty Knight, Callum Stone, Ben Gayle, Gemma Osbourne, Yvonne Hemmingway, Matt Boyden, Vicky Hagen, Gina Gold, Steve Loxton, Mike Jarvis, Will Fletcher and Des Taviner.
Civillian Staff:
Jonathan Fox - Senior Crown Prosecutor and one time boyfriend of Gina Gold. He left Gina because she wouldn't commit right as she was about to commit to him. She tries to tell him this when he returns during her cancer fight but he's moved on with someone else... she can't handle just being friends so asks him to leave.
Matt Hinkley - Senior Crown Prosecutor
Eddie Olosunje - CSE
Lorna Hart - CSE
Audrey ?? - A CSE who checked Gabriel's clothes and is very friendly with Gina - they play poker together.
Dean McVerry - CAD
Marilyn Chambers - SRO - Reg was about to propose to her and was waiting for her where they had their first date when Colin Fairfax drove his van into the front of the station.
Julian 'JT' Tavell - SRO
Robbie Cryer - SRO (SRO's used to be Front Desk Officers)
DOPA Mia Perry (Press Officer) - Mickey's girlfriend who cheated on him with John Heaton
Margret Barnes - Cleaner who was obsessed with Ramani
Special Constable Terry Knowles (Killed on his first day trying to be like Des)
PCSO Colin Fairfax - Racist who drove a van into the front of the station, killing Ken, Marilyn and Andrea.
PCSO Laura Bryant - Became a full PC.
Marion Layland - Charles Brownlow's long suffering PA.
Rochelle Barrett - Drugs Referral Officer
Tom Kent - FME in the early 90's
Important Reoccurring Characters (Police):
Guy Mannion - Chief Super to Brownlow and then Borough Commander. Pain in the arse.
Trevor Hicks - DAC/Assistant Commissioner
Georgia Hobs - DAC
Roy Pearson - DAC. Neil Manson's father in law and user of rent boys. Murdered by one after attempting to retrieve a video that was being used to blackmail him.
Lisa Kennedy - Commander (Her son is involved in an altercation that leads to disaster at a football match)
Jane Fitzwilliam - Borough Commander
Louise Campbell - Borough Commander
Ian Barrett - Borough Commander - tried to blackmail PC Dan Casper into ending his affair with his wife, Rochelle. Ended up getting Dan held at gunpoint and left Sun Hill alongside his wife.
Amanda Prosser - acting Superintendent whilst Adam took time off following the death of his family in an RTA. Upset a bereaved father who then took her hostage at gunpoint and caused a siege at Sun Hill (second live episode)
Rowanne Morell - DI/DCI who came in to investigate a case and then came in as cover for Neil whilst he took some time off after his father in law's death/end of his marriage.
Andrew Ross - DCI if I remember rightly he was part of MIT and kept coming over for murders - the Serial Killer/Des's Fire bombing/Cathy's murders etc.
Frank Keane - DCI from MIT. Rubbed everyone up the wrong way and thought the sun shone out of his daughter - Emma's - arse.
Karen Lacy - stuck up DI from SO15 who immediately alienated most of Sun Hill after Emma's death by refusing to let her friends in uniform help and would only let them man a cordon and then told Jack that CID could only help if EVERYTHING was ran through her and came back to her and her alone.
Tom Baker - TREV which was a fan coined term that stands for Totally Reliable Extra Veteran'. Tom was an outstanding back up CID member for over a thousand episodes. He's even in the Guiness Book Of World Records for it.
Terry Knowles - Terry was a Special Constable who idolised Des and wanted to be like him. He tried to copy how he'd seen him pick up a woman and flirted at a blonde in a convertible. Unfortunately it all went wrong when she stabbed him in the neck and severed his jugular and he died, leaving a 2 year old son fatherless.
Doug Wright - husband of Sgt Nikki Wright. Nikki transferred to Sun Hill when she got fed up of the confusion over two Sgt Wright's and then having to work opposing shifts. He's based at Sun Hill but they cross over to police a football match. Sadly Doug ends up getting stabbed and they realise there's a Cop Killer on the loose after he taunts them and goes on to murder new recruit Billy Rowan on his very first day.
Mark Rollin - Lance Powell's Boyfriend/Fiance/Civil Partner/Husband. Mark is a Sgt in CO19 and keeps his sexuality hidden to avoid the banter and bullying. He goes to pieces after shooting dead Jeff Clarke and he and Lance separate - only for Lance to go out drinking to try cheer himself up and be murdered.
Steve Hodges - an irritating little man who was the Detective Superintendent at CIB at the time that Claire Stanton was undercover trying to get information to prove that Don Beech was corrupt. He expected Claire to pull evidence out her arse and moaned constantly.
Rachel Kitson - Crime Scene Photographer who murdered old school friend turned Super Model Cindy Statham. She got away with it and someone else was accused and locked up...but then Jo went back and looked at the footage again as she had a niggling feeling. Rachel realised she was on to her and took her hostage at gunpoint. It was Stuart getting suspicious when he received a text calling him 'hun' and realising that something was very wrong that saved her life with seconds to go.
Important Reoccurring Characters (Civilians):
Rod Jessop - June's second husband after Jim. He is a headteacher and a good man who has 2 children of his own. At first June isn't too sure as she thinks he's a little too keen but she warms to him and they fall in love and take early retirement together.
Irene Radford - Mother of Karl, Wayne and David Radford, a large crime family with a history going back decades with Gina. She takes Gina hostage at one point and she and David are literally seconds from killing Smithy and Kerry at another point!
Louise Larson - Wife of Pete Larson. Unhappily married but settled until she met Smithy. Feisty, sarcastic and full of one liners, she kept him on his toes and they wanted to leave after she agreed to give evidence (Pete was arrested after almost murdering Smithy. I'm sensing a theme here).
Abi Nixon - The cause of Sam shrieking "MY DAUGHTER!!!!!" Had a fling with Matt Boyden - as you do. Then ended up pregnant and engaged to Hugh Wallis - a profiler - who manipulated Abi into it as revenge. He forced Sam to think her daughter was a victim of the Serial Killer. She keeps the baby and her relationship with her mother improves.
Cindy Hunter - Phil Hunter's wife who sees all he does on the side and - usually forgives him, even when a major criminal demands he be allowed to sleep with Cindy. Gregory doesn't force her to sleep with him but does take degrading pictures of her to wind Phil up. She still forgives him... but she can't get past finding out he has a daughter with another major criminals wife when they are trying for a baby of their own and they finally split.
Jenny Delaney - The girlfriend of George Garfield at first, Jenny is the nurse who looks after Dave Quinnan when he is attacked and left for dead in a youth club. She and Dave fall in love and have an affair which ends up in George leaving Sun Hill. They marry but do not get their happily ever after as Dave and Polly grow closer... and closer...
Kristen Shaw - Drug dealer who Zain goes undercover to catch and he ends up falling for her. She accidentally murders Honey by shooting her when the gun goes off in a struggle (Honey was trying to get Zain to do the right thing and arrest her with him). Zain reluctantly puts Honey's body in the water and they try to escape but in the end he can't go through with it and refuses to get on the boat with her to escape. He removed the bullets from her gun and so both end up arrested.
James Tennant - The father of Amy Tennant. This storyline goes on forever for over a year and Neil and James get close and become good friends through it before Amy is found.
Scott Burnett - Scott is the husband of a woman who is found murdered. At first his best friend is charged with it and as his FLO, Honey helps support him through it. They fall in love and in a whirlwind romance they get married.... only for Honey to realise that Scott actually murdered his first wife!
Laura Meadows - Jack's long suffering wife who put up with a lot, including affairs. It comes to a head when Jack - in full midlife crisis mode - thinks he's in love with Debbie McAllister and wants to support her and her new baby. Debbie thinks of him mostly as a father figure and is horrified when he finally puts the moves on.
Lilian Rickman - Cass' mum is devastated when her daughter is killed by the Sun Hill Serial Killer. She travels down and bonds with the team and later invites them to the funeral in Liverpool which some travel up to and then have to go straight on shift once they get back to London. She later returns to tie up the sale of Cass' flat and she and Tony grow closer and end up sleeping together.
Marie Graham/Carver - The bereaved mother whos daughter killed herself after being accused of sleeping with underage students. She's an alcoholic who seemed to understand Jim and all his problems... and then started to abuse him 2 days after their marriage. (he should have known it was a bad omen when he and June almost kissed the day of the wedding when trapped with Polly and Tony!)He is accused of abusing her before he ends up in hospital (Gabriel hit him over the back of the head with a vodka bottle - long story) and he cracks under accusations and shows his many wounds. He leaves Marie and goes on to recover and get back together with June... only for Marie to turn up on THEIR wedding day and cause a scene at the reception and then fall down the stairs and knock herself out. Jim, with a sprained ankle, ends up going into hospital too!
Pauline Smith - Smithy's mum seen in Killer On The Run. His father was an abusive drunk who used to knock her and Smithy around until Smithy was old enough to go out with his friends. Smithy has little to do with his unnamed father and next to no contact. She adores her son and is very proud of him. They are close and Smithy has a key to her house. He also had an unnamed little brother as a PC (mentioned in Soft Talking) but this seemed forgotten when he returned as a Sgt.
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Books I read in 2023:
January:
Petty Treasons by Victoria Goddard ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spellbound by Allie Therin ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Shadow of Kyoshi by F.C. Yee ⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Legend of the Fire Princess by Gigi D.G., Paulina Ganucheau
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The Eidolon by K.D. Edwards ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Grief of Stones by Katherine Addison ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Proper Scoundrels by Allie Therin ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Stealing Thunder by Alina Boyden ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
March:
The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Whispering Skull by Jonathan Stroud ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
April
The Empty Grave by Jonathan Stroud ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Greenwode by J. Tullos Hennig ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spell Bound by F.T. Lukens ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Saint Death's Daughter by C.S.E. Cooney ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
In Other Lands by Sarah Rees Brennan ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine
May
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Sun and the Star by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
They Hate Each Other by Amanda Woody ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Nimona by ND Stevenson ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Check, Please! Book 1 by Ngozi Ukazu ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dark Force Rising by Timothy Zahn ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Heartsong by T.J. Klune ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Buried and the Bound by Rochelle Hassan ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Hither, Page by Cat Sebastian ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Thrawn by Timothy Zahn ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thrawn: Alliances by Timothy Zahn ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Brothersong by T.J. Klune ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Lost Future of Pepperharrow by Natasha Pulley ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Ann Older ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
August
The Daughters of Izdihar by Hadeer Elsbai ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Sourdough by Robin Sloan ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
One Night in Hartswood by Emma Denny ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Queer Principles of Kit Webb Cat Sebastian ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Art of Prophecy by Wesley Chu ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Once a Rogue by Allie Therin ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher by E.M. Anderson ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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The Dawn of Yangchen by F.C. Yee ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A Nobleman's Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel by K.J. Charles ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Fence: Striking Distance by Sarah Rees Brennan ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Aurelius (to be called) Magnus by Victoria Goddard ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Paladin's Strength by T. Kingfisher ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Paladin's Hope by T. Kingfisher ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Dark Lord's Daughter by Patricia C. Wrede ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Chalice of the Gods by Rick Riordan ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Taylor Jenkins Reid ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Circe by Madeline Miller ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
October
Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Cassiel's Servant by Jacqueline Carey ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A Restless Truth by Freya Marske ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
November
Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dark Moon, Shallow Sea by David R. Slayton ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Top Story by Kelly Yang ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
If Found Return to Hell ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Death I Gave Him by Em X Liu ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Bookshops and Bonedust by Travis Baldree ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A Power Unbound by Freya Marske ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
All the Hidden Paths by Foz Meadows ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Portrait of a Wide Seas Islander by Victoria Goddard ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
December
Paladin's Faith by T. Kingfisher ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Art of Destiny by Wesley Chu ⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Sourcery by Terry Pratchett ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Some Desperate Glory Emily Tesh ⭐️⭐️⭐️
A Master of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Husband Material by Alexis Hall ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi Vo ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Cara Hammond - 'America' Single
'America' is Cara Hammond's second self produced single of 2023.
Influenced by Lana Del Reyand Fleetwood Mac, 'America' is a summer anthem about what happens after the American dream. Country guitar slides, gospel organ and 60s girl group harmonies blend together in creating a classic Americana sound that slowly disintegrates via harmonic shifts.
I wrote America after returning from showcasing at SXSW 2022. At the beginning of 2022 I’d been dropped by my label & left my management, so when I was invited to play this huge festival in Austin, Texas, I couldn’t have been happier.
I spent all my time practicing, planning and emailing industry in the lead up that I didn’t give anything else much thought. SXSW was a dream so when it ended, I landed home with a bump. The weeks after that I felt very lost and unsure what my next step was. Luckily songwriting held the answer and America was born on a rainy day in Dolgellau, North Wales.
Written and produced by Cara Hammond
Electric guitar recorded by Peter Woodin (Wunderhorse)
Post production by David Boyden
Mixed and mastered by Ian Barter
Photography by Grace Evans
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https://song.link/gb/i/1694487519
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☐ AKILAN – Vengayin maindan
☐ ALENCAR, José de – Iracema
☐ ALENCAR, José de – O Guarani
☐ ALLENDE, Isabel – La Isla Bajo el Mar
☐ ANDRIĆ, Ivo – The Bridge on the Drina
☐ ATWOOD, Margaret – Alias Grace
☐ ATWOOD, Margaret – The Blind Assassin
☐ BARICCO, Alessandro – Seta
☐ BOYDEN, Joseph – Three Day Road
☐ BOYDEN, Joseph – The Orenda
☐ BUCK, Pearl S. – East Wind: West Wind
☐ BUCK, Pearl S. – The House of Earth Trilogy
☐ BUCK, Pearl S. – China Trilogy
☐ BUCK, Pearl S. – Dragon Seed & The Promise
☐ BUCK, Pearl S. – Pavilion of Women
☐ BUCK, Pearl S. – Peony
☐ BULGAKOV, Mikhail – The White Guard
☐ BURTON, Jessie – The Minaturist
☐ BUTT, Razia – Bano
☐ CAREY, Peter – Jack Maggs
☐ CAREY, Peter – Oscar and Lucinda
☐ CAREY, Peter – True History of the Kelly Gang
☐ CARPENTIER, Alejo – El reino de este mundo
☐ CATHER, Willa – Death Comes for the Archbishop
☐ CATTON, Eleanor – The Luminaries
☐ CERVANTES SAAVEDRA, Miguel de – El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha
☐ CHATTOPADHYAY, Bankim Chandra – Durgeshnandini
☐ CHATTOPADHYAY, Bankim Chandra – Anandamath
☐ CHEVALIER, Tracy – Girl with a Pearl Earring
☐ CHOY, Wayson – The Jade Peony
☐ CHOY, Wayson – All That Matters
☐ CLAUS, Hugo – Het verdriet van België
☐ CLAVELL, James – The Asian Saga
☐ COETZEE, J. M. – Waiting for the Barbarians
☐ CONIGLIO, Angelo F. – La Ruotaia
☐ CONRAD, Joseph – The Rover
☐ COOPER, James Fenimore – Leatherstocking Tales Pentology
☐ COSTER, Charles De – La Légende...d'Ulenspiegel et de Lamme Goedzak...
☐ CRANE, Stephen – The Red Badge of Courage
☐ DAVIS, Lindsey – Falco series
☐ DeLILLO, Don – Libra
☐ de MADARIAGA, Salvador – El corazón de piedra verde
☐ DICKENS, Charles – A Tale of Two Cities
☐ DOCTOROW, E. L. – Ragtime
☐ DONALD, Angus – Outlaw Chronicles
☐ DRUON, Maurice – Les Rois maudits
☐ DUMAS, Alexandre (père) – The DÁrtagnan Romances
☐ DUMAS, Alexandre (père) – Le Comte de Monte-Cristo
☐ DUMAS, Alexandre (père) – La Tulipe Noire
☐ ECO, Umberto – Il nome della rosa
☐ ECO, Umberto – I'isola del giorno prima
☐ ECO, Umberto – Baudolino
☐ ECO, Umberto – La Misteriosa Fiamma della Regina Loana
☐ ECO, Umberto – Il cimitero di Praga
☐ ELIOT, George – Romola
☐ ELIOT, George – Middlemarch
☐ ENDŌ, Shūsaku – Chinmoku
☐ FARRELL, J. G. – The Siege of Krishnapur
☐ FARRELL, J. G. – Troubles
☐ FAST, Howard – Spartacus
☐ FOWLES, John – The French Lieutenant's Woman
☐ FRASER, George MacDonald – Flashman
☐ GEDGE, Pauline – Scroll of Saqqara
☐ GHOSH, Amitav – Ibis Trilogy
☐ GOLON, Anne – Angélique series
☐ GRAVES, Robert – I, Claudius
☐ GRENVILLE, Kate – The Secret River
☐ HAGGARD, Sir H. Rider – King Solomon's Mines
☐ HARRIS, Robert – An Officer and a Spy
☐ HELLER, Joseph – Catch-22
☐ HIJĀZĪ, Nasīm – Khaak aur Khoon
☐ HILL, Lawrence – The Book of Negroes
☐ HOLLAND, Cecelia – City of God
☐ HOLLAND, Cecelia – The Lords of Vaumartin
☐ HUGO, Victor – Quatrevingt-treize
☐ HUGO, Victor – Les Misérables
☐ HYDER, Qurratulain – Aag Ka Darya
☐ IBÁÑEZ, Vicente Blasco – Los cuatro jinetes del Apocalipsis
☐ IRVING, Washington – Tales of the Alhambra
☐ JENNINGS, Gary – Aztec
☐ JENNINGS, Gary – Aztec Autumn
☐ JENNINGS, Gary – Raptor
☐ JIN YONG – all works
☐ JOAQUIN, Nick – The Woman Who Had Two Navels
☐ JOHNSTON, Wayne – The Colony of Unrequited Dreams
☐ JOSÉ, Francisco Sionil – Po-on
☐ JUAN MANUEL, Don – Libro do los enxiemplos del Conde Lucanor et de Patronio
☐ KADARE, Ismail – Gjenerali i ushtrisë së vdekur
☐ KANEKAR, Amita – A Spoke in the Wheel
☐ KAYE, M. M. – The Far Pavilions
☐ KENEALLY, Thomas – Bring Larks and Heroes
☐ KENNEDY, William – Albany Cycle
☐ KIDD, Sue Monk – The Secret Life of Bees
☐ KINGSLEY, Charles – Westward Ho!
☐ KRISHNAMURTHY, Kalki – Parthiban Kanavu
☐ KRISHNAMURTHY, Kalki – Sivagamiyin Sabatham
☐ KRISHNAMURTHY, Kalki – Ponniyin Selvan
☐ LEONARDOS, George – Palaiologan Dynasty series
☐ LITTELL, Jonathan – Les Bienveillantes
☐ LISS, David – The Coffee Trader
☐ LOWRY, Lois – Number the Stars
☐ MALRAUX, Georges André – Les Conquérants
☐ MALRAUX, Georges André – La Voie Royale
☐ MALRAUX, Georges André – La condition humaine
☐ MANTEL, Hilary – A Place of Greater Safety
☐ MANZONI, Alessandro – I promessi sposi
☐ MARTINEZ, Tomás Eloy – Santa Evita
☐ MASTOOR, Khadija – Aangan
☐ McCORMMACH, RUSSELL – Night Thoughts of a Classical Physicist
☐ McCARTHY, Cormac – Blood Meridian
☐ MEHTA, Nandshankar – Karan Ghelo
☐ MICHENER, James A. – all works
☐ MIKSZÁTH, Kálmán – A fekete város
☐ MIN, Anchee – Wild Ginger
☐ MITCHELL, David – The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
☐ MITCHELL, Margaret – Gone with the Wind
☐ MORANTE, Elsa – La Storia
☐ MORRISON, Toni – Beloved
☐ MORRISON, Toni – Jazz
☐ MULTATULI – Max Havelaar
☐ NEWTON, Nerida – The Lambing Flat
☐ NINH, Bảo – Nỗi buồn chiến tranh
☐ OKSANEN, Sofi – Puhdistus
☐ ONDAATJE, Michael – In the Skin of a Lion
☐ PATTERSON, James & GROSS, Andrew – The Jester
☐ PENNER, Sarah – The Lost Apothecary
☐ PÉREZ-REVERTE, Arturo – Captain Alatriste novels
☐ PÉREZ-REVERTE, Arturo – Falcó novels
☐ PÉREZ-REVERTE, Arturo – El maestro de esgrima
☐ PÉREZ-REVERTE, Arturo – La Reina del Sur
☐ PÉREZ-REVERTE, Arturo – El pintor de batallas
☐ PHILLIPS, Arthur – Prague
☐ PHILLIPS, Arthur – The King at the Edge of the World
☐ PILLAI, C. V. Raman – novel trilogy
☐ POPE, Barbara Corrado – Cézanne's Quarry
☐ POPE, Barbara Corrado – The Blood of Lorraine
☐ POPE, Barbara Corrado – The Missing Italian Girl
☐ PRAMOEDYA, Ananta Toer – Buru Quartet
☐ PRESSFIELD, Steven – Gates of Fire
☐ PRESSFIELD, Steven – Tides of War
☐ PRESSFIELD, Steven – The Afghan Campaign
☐ PRUS, Bolesław – Faraon
☐ PUZO, Mario – The Godfather universe
☐ PUZO, Mario – The Family
☐ PYNCHON, Thomas – Gravity's Rainbow
☐ PYNCHON, Thomas – Mason & Dixon
☐ READE, Charles – The Cloister and the Hearth
☐ RENAULT, Mary – The Last of the Wine
☐ RENAULT, Mary – The Mask of Apollo
☐ RENAULT, Mary – The King Must Die
☐ RICHARDS, D. Manning – Destiny in Sydney
☐ RIZAL, José – Noli Me Tángere
☐ RIZAL, José – El filibusterismo
☐ RUSHDIE, Salman – Midnight's Children
☐ RUTHERFURD, Edward – Russka
☐ SABATO, Ernesto – Sobre héroes y tumbas
☐ SANGHI, Ashwin – Chanakya's Chant
☐ SANKRITYAYAN, Rahul – Volga Se Ganga
☐ SARAMAGO, José – Memorial do Convento
☐ SATYANARAYANA, Viswanatha – Veyi Padagalu
☐ SCOTT, Sir Walter – Quentin Durward
☐ SCOTT, Sir Walter – Tales of the Crusaders
☐ SCOTT, Sir Walter – Ivanhoe
☐ SHAN, Sa – Porte de la paix céleste
☐ SHAN, Sa – La Joueuse de go
☐ SHAN, Sa – La cithare nue
☐ SIENKIEWICZ, Henryk – The Trilogy
☐ SMILEY, Jane – The Greenlanders
☐ SOMOZA, José Carlos – La caverna de las ideas
☐ STEPHENSON, Neal – Cryptonomicon
☐ STIFTER, Adalbert – Witiko
☐ STYRON, William – Sophie's Choice
☐ TOLSTOY, Leo – War and Peace
☐ TOMASI, Giuseppe (di Lampedusa) – Il Gattopardo
☐ TREMAYNE, Peter – Sister Fidelma mysteries
☐ UNDSET, Sigrid – Kristin Lavransdatter
☐ UNDSET, Sigrid – Olav Audunssøn novels
☐ VARGAS LLOSA, Mario – La guerra del fin del mundo
☐ VARGAS LLOSA, Mario – La Fiesta del Chivo
☐ VIDAL, Gore – Narratives of Empire
☐ WALLACE, Lew – Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
☐ WALTARI, Mika – Sinuhe egyptiläinen
☐ WALTARI, Mika – Mikael Karvajalka
☐ WILDER, Thornton – The Bridge of San Luis Rey
☐ WOOLF, Virginia – Orlando: A Biography
☐ YERBY, Frank – Goat Song
☐ YOURCENAR, Marguerite – L'Œuvre au noir
☐ ŻEROMSKI, Stefan – Wierna rzeka
☐ ZIMLER, Richard – The Warsaw Anagrams
☐ ZIMLER, Richard – The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon
☐ ZUSAK, Markus – The Book Thief
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Hi Sarah! My friend and I are starting a bookclub (as much as you can with two people who aren't pressed for deadlines) and I was wondering if you have any recommendations? (That is if you have time to rec anything!) We're starting off with Deathless and have Fitzgerald next in line somewhere but I def want to try to expand the genres we read and tbh from years of following you, I trust your judgement
I don’t...like giving recommendations? At least not directly, it seems like too much opportunity for getting it wrong. Everybody has their own tastes, after all, and even the best of friends don’t necessarily vibe with what you vibe with. (I’ve experienced this with multiple friends, so I know what I’m talking about.) Truly, one of the reasons that my whole “I’m going to get back into reading for pleasure!” push has been so successful is that I only bother with books that interest me, and stop reading when they fail to catch my attention.
But I’ve now read at least 60 books in 2020, which is approximately 60 more than I’ve read in the years prior, so I’m happy to share that. Below is my list of recent reads, beginning to end, along with a very short review---I keep this list in the notes app on my phone, so they have to be. Where I’ve talked about a book in a post, I’ve tried to link to it.
Peruse, and if something catches your interest I hope you enjoy!
2020 Reading List
Crazy Rich Asians series, Kevin Kwan (here)
Blackwater, Michael McDowell (here; pulpy horror and southern gothic in one novel; come for the monster but stay for the family drama.)
Fire and Hemlock, Diane Wynne Jones (here; weird and thoughtful, in ways I’m still thinking about)
The Secret History, Donna Tartt
Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn (here; loved it! I can see why people glommed onto it)
Swamplandia!, Karen Russell (unfinished, I could not get past the first paragraph; just....no.)
Rules of Scoundrels series, Sarah MacLean (an enjoyable romp through classic romancelandia, though if you read through 4 back to back you realize that MacLean really only writes 1 type of relationship and 1 type of sexual encounter, though I do appreciate insisting that the hero go down first.)
The Bear and the Nightingale, Katherine Arden (here)
Dread Nation, Justine Ireland (great, put it with Stealing Thunder in terms of fun YA fantasy that makes everything less white and Eurocentric)
The Haunting of Hill House, Shirley Jackson (VERY good. haunting good.)
Tell My Horse, Zora Neale Hurston (I read an interesting critique of Hurston that said she stripped a lot of the radicalism out of black stories - these might be an example, or counterexample. I haven't decided yet.)
The Rose MacGregor Drinking and Admiration Society, T. Kingfisher (fun!)
St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves, Karen Russell (some of these short stories are wonderful; however, Swamplandia's inspiration is still unreadable, which is wild.)
17776, Jon Bois (made me cry. deeply human. A triumph of internet storytelling)
The Girl with All the Gifts, M. R. Carey (deeply enjoyable. the ending is a bittersweet kick in the teeth, and I really enjoyed the adults' relationships)
The Door in the Hedge and Other Stories, Robin McKinley (enjoyable, but never really resolved into anything.)
The Hero and the Crown, Robin McKinley (fun, but feels very early fantasy - or maybe I've just read too many of the subsequent knock-offs.)
Mrs. Caliban, Rachel Ingalls (weird little pulp novel.)
All Systems Red, Martha Wells (enjoyable, but I don't get the hype. won't be looking into the series unless opportunity arises.)
A People's History of Chicago, Kevin Coval (made me cry. bought a copy. am still thinking about it.)
The Sol Majestic, Ferrett Steinmetz (charming, a sf novel mostly about fine dining)
House in the Cerulean Sea, TJ Klune (immensely enjoyable read, for all it feels like fic with the serial numbers filed off)
The Au Pair, Emma Rous (not bad, but felt like it wanted to be more than it is)
The Night Tiger, Yangsze Choo (preferred this to Ghost Bride; I enjoy a well-crafted mystery novel and this delivered)
The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula Le Guin (unfinished, I cannot fucking get into Le Guin and should really stop trying)
The Ghost Bride, Yangsze Choo (enjoyable, but not nearly as fun as Ghost Bride - the romance felt very disjointed, and could have used another round of editing)
Temptation's Darling, Johanna Lindsey (pure, unadulterated id in a romance novel, complete with a girl dressing as a boy to avoid detection)
Social Creature, Tara Isabella Burton (a strange, dark psychological portrait; really made a mark even though I can't quite put my finger on why)
The Girl on the Train, Paula Hawkins (slow at first, but picks up halfway through and builds nicely; a whiff of Gone Girl with the staggered perspectives building together)
Stealing Thunder, Alina Boyden (fun Tortall vibes, but set in Mughal India)
The Traitor Baru Cormorant; The Monster Baru Commorant, The Tyrant Baru Cormorant, Seth Dickinson (LOVE this, so much misery, terrible, ecstatic; more here)
This Is How You Lose the Time War, Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone (epistolary love poetry, vicious and lovely; more here)
The Elementals, Michael McDowell
Gideon the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir (didn't like this one as much as I thought I would; narrator's contemporary voice was so jarring against the stylized world and action sequences read like the novelization for a video game; more here)
Finna, Nino Cipri (a fun little romp through interdimensional Ikea, if on the lighter side)
Magic for Liars, Sarah Gailey (engrossing, even if I could see every plot twist coming from a mile away)
Desdemona and the Deep, C. S. E. Cooney (enjoyed the weirdness & the fae bits, but very light fare)
A Blink of the Screen, Terry Pratchett (admittedly just read this for the Discworld bits)
A Memory Called Empire, Arkady Martine (not as good about politics and colonialism as Baru, but still a powerful book about The Empire, and EXTREMELY cool worldbuilding that manages to be wholly alien and yet never heavily expositional)
Blackfish City, Sam J. Miller (see my post)
Last Werewolf, Glen Duncan (didn't finish, got to to first explicit sex scene and couldn't get any further)
Prosper's Demon, KJ Parker (didn't work for me...felt like a short story that wanted to be fleshed out into a novel)
The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burnett
His Majesty's Dragon, Naomi Novik (extremely fun, even for a reader who doesn't much like Napoleonic stories)
Three Parts Dead, Max Gladstone (fun romp - hard to believe that this is the same author as Time War though you can see glimmers of it in the imagery here)
A Scot in the Dark, Sarah MacLean (palette cleanser, she does write a good romance novel even it's basically the same romance novel over and over)
The Resurrectionist, E. B. Hudspeth (borrowed it on a whim one night, kept feeling like there was something I was supposed to /get/ about it, but never did - though I liked the Mutter Museum parallels)
Stories of Your Life and Others, Ted Chiang (he's a better ideas guy than a writer, though Hell Is The Absence of God made my skin prickle all over)
Gods of Jade and Shadow, Silvia Moreno-Garcia (fun, very much a throwback to my YA days of fairytale retellings, though obviously less European)
Four Roads Cross, Max Gladstone (it turns out I was a LOT more fond of Tara than I initially realized - plus this book had a good Pratchett-esque pacing and reliance on characterization)
Get in Trouble, Kelly Link (reading this after the Chiang was instructive - Link is such a better storyteller, better at prioritizing the human over the concept)
Gods Behaving Badly, Marie Phillips
Soulless; Changeless; Blameless, all by Gail Carriger (this series is basically a romance novel with some fantasy plot thrown in for fun; extremely charming and funny)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Marlon James (got about 1/3 of the way through and had to wave the white flag; will try again because I like the plot and the worldbuilding; the tone is just so hard to get through)
Pew, Catherine Lacey (a strange book, I'm still thinking about it; a good Southern book, though)
Nuremberg Diary, GM Gilbert (it took me two months to finish, and was worth it)
River of Teeth, Sarah Gailey (I wanted to like this one a lot more than I actually did; would have made a terrific movie but ultimately was not a great novel. Preferred Magic for Liars.)
Mexican Gothic, Silvia Moreno-Garcia (extremely fun, though more trippy than Gods and the plot didn't work as well for me - though it was very original)
The New Voices of Fantasy, Peter S. Beagle (collected anthology, with some favorites I've read before Ursula Vernon's "Jackalope Wives", "Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers" "The Husband Stitch"; others that were great new finds "Selkie Stories are for Losers" from Sofia Satamar and "A Kiss With Teeth" from Max Gladstone and "The Philosophers" from Adam Ehrlich Sachs)
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My Books
Bolded: already read
Strikethrough: already reviewed
The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah
Ace of Spades by Faridah Abike-Iyimide
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency by Douglas Adams (read it for a summer class, absolutely blew my mind)
The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh
Westside by W. M. Akers
Seven Deadly Shadows by Courtney Alameda and Valynne E. Maetani
The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert
Where Dreams Descend by Janella Angeles
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Damsel by Elana K. Arnold (amazing commentary on misogyny and rape culture)
Red Hood by Elana M. Arnold
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard
King's Cage by Victoria Aveyard
War Storm by Victoria Aveyard
The Frog Princess by E. D. Baker (great fairytale author)
Dragon's Breath by E. D. Baker
Once Upon a Curse by E. D. Baker
No Place for Magic by E. D. Baker
The Salamander Spell by E. D. Baker
Dragon Kiss by E. D. Baker
A Prince Among Frogs by E. D. Baker
The Wide-Awake Princess by E. D. Baker
Unlocking the Spell by E. D. Baker
The Bravest Princess by E. D. Baker
Princess in Disguise by E. D. Baker
The Keeper of Night by Kylie Lee Baker
The Finisher by David Baldacci
A School for Unusual Girls by Kathleen Baldwin
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo (YA classic and perfect heist book)
Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Kingdom of Souls by Rena Barron
Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
The Winter Duke by Claire Eliza Bartlett (casual LGBT+ fantasy)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by L. Frank Baum
The Road to Oz by L. Frank Baum
The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank Baum
The Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Tik-Tok of Oz by L. Frank Baum
The Scarecrow of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Rinkitink in Oz by L. Frank Baum
The Lost Princess of Oz by L. Frank Baum
The Tin Woodsman of Oz by L. Frank Baum
The Magic of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Glinda of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron
Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty
The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place by Julie Berry
Hunted by the Sky by Tanaz Bhathena
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
The Wicked King by Holly Black
Queen of Nothing by Holly Black
The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black
Tithe by Holly Black
Valiant by Holly Black
Book of Night by Holly Black
The Iron Trial by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
Stealing Thunder by Alina Boyden
A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan
The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken (my first ever YA book)
Never Fade by Alexandra Bracken
In the Afterlight by Alexandra Bracken
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley (my grandma gives me a new one each time she finishes it)
The Weed that Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley
A Red Herring with Mustard by Alan Bradley
Speaking From Among the Bones by Alan Bradley
I Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley
The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches by Alan Bradley
As Chimney Sweeps Come to Dust by Alan Bradley
Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd by Alan Bradley
The Grave's a Fine and Private Place by Alan Bradley
The Golden Tresses of the Dead by Alan Bradley
The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks
The Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks
The Wishsong of Shannara by Terry Brooks
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
The Fairytale Detectives by Michael Buckley (I did a series-wide review for these!)
The Unusual Suspects by Michael Buckley
The Problem Child by Michael Buckley
Once Upon a Crime by Michael Buckley
Magic and Other Misdemeanors by Michael Buckley
Tales From the Hood by Michael Buckley
The Everafter War by Michael Buckley
The Inside Story by Michael Buckley
The Council of Mirrors by Michael Buckley
The Sisters Grimm: A Very Grimm Guide by Michael Buckley
Afterlove by Tanya Byrne
Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey
Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger
Curtsies & Conspiracies by Gail Carriger
Waistcoats & Weaponry by Gail Carriger
Manners & Mutiny by Gail Carriger
The Selection by Kiera Cass
A Dance of Silver and Shadow by Melanie Cellier
The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani (my favorite childhood series)
A World Without Princes by Soman Chainani
The Last Ever After by Soman Chainani
Quests for Glory by Soman Chainani
A Crystal of Time by Soman Chainani
One True King by Soman Chainani
Rise of the School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani
Beasts & Beauty by Soman Chainani
The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty
Once Upon a K-Prom by Kat Cho
The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi
Aru Shah and the Song of Death by Roshani Chokshi
To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo
The Stand-In by Lily Chu
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare
City of Bones by Cassandra Clare
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
Tales From the Shadowhunter Academy by Cassandra Clare
The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman
The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer
The Enchantress Returns by Chris Colfer
A Grimm Warning by Chris Colfer
Beyond the Kingdoms by Chris Colfer
An Author's Odyssey by Chris Colfer
Worlds Collide by Chris Colfer
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collines
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Queen of Coin and Whispers by Helen Corcoran
Seasons of the Storm by Elle Cosimano
The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova
A Winter’s Promise by Christelle Dabos
Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Boy: Tales of Childhood by Roald Dahl
Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
Matilda by Roald Dahl (a classic! hits very close to home for gifted students)
Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
The Eye of Minds by James Dashner
Kill the Farm Boy by Delilah Dawson and Kevin Hearne
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
Vidia and the Fairy Crown from the Disney Fairies
Beck and the Great Berry Battle from the Disney Fairies
Lily’s Pesky Plant from the Disney Fairies
Prilla and the Butterfly Lie from the Disney Fairies
Beck Beyond the Sea from the Disney Fairies
The Fire Within by Chris D’Lacey
Deep Blue by Jennifer Donnelly (was surprised by how good this book was)
The Greatest Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Twin Crowns by Catherine Doyle and Katherine Webber
The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Universe by K. Eason
Wings of Ebony by J. Elle
The Graces by Laure Eve (has since been given away)
We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal
Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye
The Girl Who Could Fly by Victoria Forester (deserves more recognition)
Daughter of the Burning City by Amanda Foody
All of Us Villains by Amanda Foody and Christine Lynn Herman
Octunnumi by Trever Alan Foris
Zero Day by Jan Gangsei
Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber
The Ballad of Never After by Stephanie Garber
Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George (why do people sleep on this book? tumblr would love it)
Dragon Flight by Jessica Day George
Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George
Wednesdays in the Tower by Jessica Day George
Thursdays with the Crown by Jessica Day George
Fridays with the Wizards by Jessica Day George
Saturdays at Sea by Jessica Day George
Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow
Nobody's Victim by Carrie Goldberg
These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
Our Violent Ends by Chloe Gong
Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein
Gone by Michael Grant
Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray
Witch Catcher by Mary Downing Hahn (cue my obsession with faeries and witchcraft as a kid)
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
13 Treasures by Michelle Harrison (see witch catcher note)
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman
The Shadow in the Glass by JJA Hardwood
The Ones We’re Meant to Find by Joan He
Strike the Zither by Joan He
Descendant of the Crane by Joan He
Dune by Frank Herbert
Splintered by A. G. Howard
Stain by A. G. Howard (crazy good writing and an amazing romance)
Roseblood by A. G. Howard
Into the Wild by Erin Hunter (aw yee the warriors series)
Fire and Ice by Erin Hunter
Forest of Secrets by Erin Hunter
Rising Storm by Erin Hunter
A Dangerous Path by Erin Hunter
The Darkest Hour by Erin Hunter
Midnight by Erin Hunter
Moonrise by Erin Hunter
Dawn by Erin Hunter
Twilight by Erin Hunter
Sunset by Erin Hunter
The Sight by Erin Hunter
Dark River by Erin Hunter
Outcast by Erin Hunter
Eclipse by Erin Hunter
Long Shadows by Erin Hunter
Sunrise by Erin Hunter
The Fourth Apprentice by Erin Hunter
Fading Echoes by Erin Hunter
Night Whispers by Erin Hunter
Sign of the Moon by Erin Hunter
The Forgotten Warrior by Erin Hunter
The Last Hope by Erin Hunter
Skyclan's Destiny by Erin Hunter
Crookedstar's Promise by Erin Hunter
The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe
Tink and Wendy by Kelly Ann Jacobson
The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
The Vanishing Stair by Maureen Johnson
The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones (if you have read this book please talk to me)
The Chronicles of Chrestomanci Vol. 1, 2, & 3 by Diana Wynne Jones
The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
Defy the Night by Brigid Kemmerer
The Diabolic by S. J. Kincaid
On Writing by Stephen King
Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
Enchanted by Alethea Kontis
Hero by Alethea Kontis
Air Awakens by Elise Kova
The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang
The Dragon Republic by R. F. Kuang
The Burning God by R. F. Kuang
Arrow of the Queen by Mercedes Lackey
The Serpent’s Shadow by Mercedes Lackey (DNF, this entire series has since been given away)
The Gates of Sleep by Mercedes Lackey
The Wizard of London by Mercedes Lackey
Reserved for the Cat by Mercedes Lackey
Seven Devils by Laura Lam and Elizabeth May
The Capture by Kathryn Lasky
The Journey by Kathryn Lasky
The Rescue by Kathryn Lasky
The Siege by Kathryn Lasky
The Shattering by Kathryn Lasky
The Burning by Kathryn Lasky
Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne
Jade City by Fonda Lee
Flip the Script by Lyla Lee
The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee
Winterspell by Claire Legrand
Furyborn by Claire Legrand
Only a Monster by Vanessa Len
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L'Engle
A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L'Engle
Many Waters by Madeleine L'Engle
An Acceptable Time by Madeleine L'Engle
The Colossus Rises by Peter Lerangis
Lost in Babylon by Peter Lerangis
The Curse of the King by Peter Lerangis
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine (childhood staple; every young girl should read it!)
Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg by Gail Carson Levine
The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine
A Tale of Two Castles by Gail Carson Levine
Stolen Magic by Gail Carson Levine
Bliss by Kathryn Littlewood
A Dash of Magic by Kathryn Littlewood
The Magician's Nephew by C. S. Lewis
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
The Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis
Prince Caspian by C. S. Lewis
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis
The Silver Chair by C. S. Lewis
The Last Battle by C. S. Lewis
The First Sister by Linden A. Lewis
Ash by Malinda Lo
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
Legend by Marie Lu
Prodigy by Marie Lu
Champion by Marie Lu
The Young Elites by Marie Lu
Year of the Reaper by Makiia Lucier
So This is Ever After by F. T. Lukens
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas
Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas
Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco
Kingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco
Kingdom of the Feared by Kerri Maniscalco
Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin (ngl not as good as people make it out to be, given away)
A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin
A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin
A Feast for Crows by George R. R. Martin
The Candymakers by Wendy Mass
Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell
Unhooked by Lisa Maxwell
The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell
Acorna: The Unicorn Girl by Anne McCaffrey
Acorna’s Quest by Anne McCaffrey
Acorna’s People by Anne McCaffrey
You Were Here by Cori McCarthy (this author actually goes by Cory now)
Once and Future by Cory McCarthy and A. R. Capetta
Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (has quickly become one of my favorite books)
The Unwanteds by Lisa McMann
Island of Silence by Lisa McMann
Island of Fire by Lisa McMann
Island of Legends by Lisa McMann
Island of Shipwrecks by Lisa McMann
Island of Graves by Lisa McMann
Island of Dragons by Lisa McMann
The Cousins by Karen McManus
Red, White, & Royal Blue by Casey McQuinston
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger (my new favorite kids series!)
Exile by Shannon Messenger
Everblaze by Shannon Messenger
Neverseen by Shannon Messenger
Lodestar by Shannon Messenger
Nightfall by Shannon Messenger
Flashback by Shannon Messenger
Legacy by Shannon Messenger
Unlocked by Shannon Messenger
Cinder by Marissa Meyer (lemme tell you I was so tempted by those new covers they have... I have the first covers)
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer
Cress by Marissa Meyer
Winter by Marissa Meyer
Cursed by Frank Miller and Thomas Wheeler
Circe by Madeline Miller
Foolish Hearts by Emma Mills
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The 100 by Kass Morgan (so much more satisfying than the show)
The Ravens by Kass Morgan and Danielle Paige
The Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation Vol. 1, 2, 3 & 4 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
Heaven Official’s Blessing Vol. 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System Vol. 1, 2, 3, & 4 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Sky Raiders by Brandon Mull
Rogue Knight by Brandon Mull
Crystal Keepers by Brandon Mull
Mister Monday by Garth Nix
Grim Tuesday by Garth Nix
Drowned Wednesday by Garth Nix
Sir Thursday by Garth Nix
Lady Friday by Garth Nix
Superior Saturday by Garth Nix
Lord Sunday by Garth Nix
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik
The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik
The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik
His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik
Queen of Hearts by Colleen Oakes
Blood of Wonderland by Colleen Oakes
War of the Cards by Colleen Oakes
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh
The Flame of Olympus by Kate O'Hearn
Olympus at War by Kate O'Hearn
Captive Prince by C. S. Pacat
Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige
The Wicked Will Rise by Danielle Paige
The Yellow Brick War by Danielle Paige
The End of Oz by Danielle Paige
An Arrow to the Moon by Emily X. R. Pan
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherin Paterson (*cries*)
1st Case by James Patterson
Disney in Shadow by Ridley Pearson
Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce (best author best author best author best author best author best author)
In the Hand of the Goddess by Tamora Pierce
The Woman Who Rides Like a Man by Tamora Pierce
Lioness Rampant by Tamora Pierce
Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce
Wolf Speaker by Tamora Pierce
Emperor Mage by Tamora Pierce
The Realm of the Gods by Tamora Pierce
First Test by Tamora Pierce
Page by Tamora Pierce
Squire by Tamora Pierce
Lady Knight by Tamora Pierce
Trickster’s Choice by Tamora Pierce
Trickster’s Queen by Tamora Pierce
Heart of Iron by Ashley Poston
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
The Twin by Natasha Preston (honest to god one of the worst books I’ve ever read; given away)
The Endless Skies by Shannon Price
Pride and Premeditation by Tirzah Price
The Book of Dust by Philip Pullman
The Goddess of Nothing at All by Cat Rector
The Shadow Queen by C. J. Redwine
The Blood Spell by C. J. Redwine
Nyxia by Scott Reintgen
Deja Dead by Kathy Reichs
Virals by Kathy Reichs
Code by Kathy Reichs
Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michelle Richardson
Half Upon a Time by James Riley (also a childhood favorite)
Twice Upon a Time by James Riley
Once Upon the End by James Riley
If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio (my first book mail)
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (I mean... how could I not have this?)
The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan
The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan
The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
The House of Hades by Rick Riordan
The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan
The Sword of Summer by Rick Riordan
The Ship of the Dead by Rick Riordan
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell (drarry fanfiction come to life)
Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling (my first fandom, which I have since left for obvious reasons)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay by J. K. Rowling
The Map to Everywhere by Carrie Ryan and John Parke Davis
These Hollow Vows by Lexi Ryan
Magyk by Angie Sage
Flyte by Angie Sage
Not Even Bones by Rebecca Schaeffer
A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab
Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
Mystic and Rider by Sharon Shinn (suggested to me by the lovely @construct-witchlyght)
Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter (DNF, covered in my ranking of Alice in Wonderland retellings)
Firstlife by Gena Showalter
The Evil Queen by Gena Showalter
The Glass Queen by Gena Showalter
Unwind by Neal Shusterman
Scythe by Neal Shusterman (my first review on this blog!)
Recollections of My Nonexistence by Rebecca Solnit
Everland by Wendy Spinale
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Goodbye Stranger by Rebecca Stead
Skandar and the Unicorn Thief by A. F. Steadman
The Coldest Touch by Isabel Sterling
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
Fear Street: The Beginning by R. L. Stine
Beyond the Black Door by A. M. Strickland
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
The Dragonet Prophecy by Tui T. Sutherland (yes I read both warriors and wings of fire as a kid)
The Lost Heir by Tui T. Sutherland
The Hidden Kingdom by Tui T. Sutherland
The Dark Secret by Tui T. Sutherland
The Brightest Night by Tui T. Sutherland
Moon Rising by Tui T. Sutherland
Winter Turning by Tui T. Sutherland
Escaping Peril by Tui T. Sutherland
An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
Jade Fire Gold by June CL Tan
Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
Rebelwing by Andrea Tang
Given by Nandi Taylor
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by John Tiffany and Jack Thorne (I bought it, I read it, I'll forever regret it)
Cemetery Boys by Aidan Thomas
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien (or as I like to call him jr2t (pronounced jirt))
The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien
The Two Towers by J. R. R. Tolkien
The Return of the King by J. R. R. Tolkien
Crier’s War by Nina Varela
Malice by Heather Walter
Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White
Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson
100 Cupboards by N. D. Wilson
The Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman by Meg Wolitzer
5th Wave by Rick Yancey
Blood Heir by Amelie Wen Zhao
How We Fall Apart by Katie Zhao
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao
Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
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Hi, I was wondering if you could recommend any LGBT fantasy that isn’t based in a highschool? Thanks
Hi! Thanks for sending in this question, I would be glad to!
Books I recommend:
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo (Review)
Ensemble cast of criminals pull off a heist in a magical original setting, during the rise of a fascist regime. YA.
With Roses in Their Hair by Ennis Bashe (Review) (Read Here)
Lesbian retelling of Tam Lin in a fantasy/dystopian setting. Adult short story.
Peter Darling by Austin Chant (Review)
A trans and gay reimagining of Peter Pan. Adult.
Quoria by Calhoun Crimin (Read Here)
An early 20th century-inspired fantasy setting starring a con man-turned-detective who gets in way over his head solving magical crimes. YA appropriate.
Amberlough Dossier by Lara Elena Donnelly (Review)
Speculative rather than strictly fantasy (it takes place in a non-magical original 30s-inspired setting), the series is about spies and revolutionaries facing the rise of fascism. Adult.
Heartwood ed. Joamette Gil (Review)
A collection of non-binary comics from various authors, all with fae inspiration. YA appropriate.
Huntress by Malinda Lo (Review)
Two girls must go on a journey to the city of the fairy queen to restore the balance of nature. YA.
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson (Review)
A fantasy comic about a shapeshifter, and the villainous Lord Blackheart she works for. YA appropriate.
Taproot by Keezy Young (Review)
A gardener who can see ghosts gets involved with something bigger when his ghost friends find themselves transported to a creepy forest on another plane of existence. YA appropriate.
Books I’m excited about (but haven’t read):
Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron (Goodreads)
It’s 200 years after Cinderella found her prince, but the fairy tale is over. Teen girls are now required to appear at the Annual Ball, where the men of the kingdom select wives based on a girl’s display of finery. If a suitable match is not found, the girls not chosen are never heard from again. Sixteen-year-old Sophia would much rather marry Erin, her childhood best friend, than parade in front of suitors. At the ball, Sophia makes the desperate decision to flee, and finds herself hiding in Cinderella’s mausoleum. There, she meets Constance, the last known descendant of Cinderella and her step sisters. Together they vow to bring down the king once and for all–and in the process, they learn that there’s more to Cinderella’s story than they ever knew… YA. (Blurb from Goodreads)
Stealing Thunder by Alina Boyden (Goodreads)
By night, Razia Khan is one of the most sought-after dancing girls in the desert city of Bikampur. Later in the night, she is its most elusive thief. When Razia finds herself dancing for the maharaja's son, the handsome prince Arjun, she knows that she's playing with fire. As a trans girl, known as a hijra, she can never be a wife to any man, and as the former crown prince of the Sultanate of Nizam, she guards her identity carefully, lest her father's assassins find her. But in the dragon-riding prince of Bikampur, Razia sees not just a ticket out of the gutter, but a kindred spirit. (Quoted from NoveList)
Once & Future by Amy Rose Capetta (Goodreads)
When Ari crash-lands on Old Earth and pulls a magic sword from its ancient resting place, she is revealed to be the newest reincarnation of King Arthur. Then she meets Merlin, who has aged backward over the centuries into a teenager, and together they must break the curse that keeps Arthur coming back. YA. (Quoted from Goodreads)
Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst (Goodreads)
Betrothed since childhood to the prince of Mynaria, Princess Dennaleia has always known what her future holds. Her marriage will seal the alliance between Mynaria and her homeland, protecting her people from other hostile lands. But Denna has a secret. She possesses an Affinity for fire—a dangerous gift for the future queen of a kingdom where magic is forbidden. YA. (Quoted from Goodreads)
Pet by Akweke Emezi (Goodreads)
In a near-future society that claims to have gotten rid of all monstrous people, a creature emerges from a painting seventeen-year-old Jam's mother created, a hunter from another world seeking a real-life monster. YA. (quoted from NoveList)
Spellhacker by M.K. England (Goodreads)
Magic was a natural resource until a corporation used a magical earthquake as an excuse to make magic a controlled substance - and an outrageously expensive one. Diz and her friends run an illegal magic-siphoning operation, and are about to pull their last heist. YA. (Paraphrased from Goodreads)
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James (Goodreads)
A mix of fantasy and African history and myth. Tracker is sent to track down a boy who disappeared three years ago, and must break his rule of working alone, joined by a shapeshifting man/leopard, and other strange characters. Adult. (paraphrased from Goodreads).
The City We Became by N. K. Jemison (Goodreads)
An evil stirs in the underbelly of NYC, threatening to destroy the city and her 6 avatars. Adult. (paraphrased from NoveList)
The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune (Goodreads)
Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned orphanages. Adult. (Quoted from Goodreads)
Ash by Malinda Lo (Goodreads)
In this variation on the Cinderella story, Ash grows up believing in the fairy realm that the king and his philosophers have sought to suppress, until one day she must choose between a handsome fairy cursed to love her and the King's Huntress whom she loves. YA. (Quoted from NoveList)
Girls of Paper and Fire by Natasha Ngan (Goodreads)
Each year, eight beautiful girls are chosen as Paper Girls to serve the king. It's the highest honor they could hope for...and the most demeaning. This year, there's a ninth. And instead of paper, she's made of fire. YA. (Quoted from Goodreads)
Shark by Kevaughn Ryder (Goodreads)
Silver Shark, youngest of the royal family of Near Shallows, has been having strange dreams for many nights. He barely remembers them, except for a handsome man with a beautiful smile.On his first trip to the surface, Shark is horrified to discover that the man is human; a creature feared and hated by those of his underwater kingdom. In his confusion, Shark commits unspeakable treachery: he saves this human from drowning. Age range unknown. (Quoted from Ryderworlds.wordpress.com)
Everfair by Nisi Shawl (Goodreads)
Everfair is a wonderful Neo-Victorian alternate history novel that explores the question of what might have come of Belgium's disastrous colonization of the Congo if the native populations had learned about steam technology a bit earlier. Fabian Socialists from Great Britian join forces with African-American missionaries to purchase land from the Belgian Congo's "owner," King Leopold II. This land, named Everfair, is set aside as a safe haven, an imaginary Utopia for native populations of the Congo as well as escaped slaves returning from America and other places where African natives were being mistreated. Adult. (Blurb from Goodreads).
The Deep & Dark Blue by Niki Smith (Goodreads)
After a terrible political coup usurps their noble house, Hawke and Grayson flee to stay alive and assume new identities, Hanna and Grayce. Desperation and chance lead them to the Communion of Blue, an order of magical women who spin the threads of reality to their will. Middle Grade. (Quoted from Goodreads)
The Deep by Rivers Solomon (Goodreads)
Yetu holds the memories for her people—water-dwelling descendants of pregnant African slave women thrown overboard by slave owners—who live idyllic lives in the deep. Their past, too traumatic to be remembered regularly, is forgotten by everyone, save one—the historian. This demanding role has been bestowed on Yetu. Adult. (Quoted from Goodreads)
Crier's War by Nina Varela (Goodreads)
After the War of Kinds ravaged the kingdom of Rabu, the Automae, Designed to be the playthings of royals, took over the estates of their owners and bent the human race to their will. YA. (Quoted from Goodreads)
A Taste of Honey by Kai Ashante Wilson (Goodreads)
After meeting a handsome Dalucan soldier, Aqib bmg Sadiqi, a fourth cousin to the royal family and son of the Master of Beasts, struggles with his family's expectations and the love he feels for Lucrio. Adult. (Blurb from NoveList).
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Summary: Through a series of bets made between the two of them, new literature teacher, YN YLN, gets closer to old physics teacher, Bucky Barnes
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Pairings: BuckyYN, Stony, Samtasha
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“Well, It’s likely not an accurate storytelling of Native Canadian culture, is it? I mean, Boyden was a white dude writing about native Canadians and profiting off of them when there are people that the money would actually help and be earned by someone who actually knows how deeply the wendigo legends can affect people.” Michelle said without raising her hand, and YN looked up from her place at the front of the class, a smile spreading over her face in pride.
YN YLN was the newest addition to the staff at MidTown high school, and she was nothing short of a breath of fresh air. The young Literature teacher had only graduated from university a year and a half ago, taking a gap year to see the world before settling down in her home city of Queens, New York. She challenged her student in a way that they hadn’t been challenged by previous teachers— some of the things Michelle and Peter would tell her about previous English teacher, Brock Rumlow was revolting.
Sure, he did only teach Literature on the side of his PE classes, but nevertheless.
“Brilliant, Michelle.” She winked at her smartest student and Michelle couldn’t help but flush with pride, sinking deeper into one of the many couches YN had thrifted to fill her class with.
“Now, before you all start packing up, I want you guys to know that all ten of your journal entries about ‘Brave New World’ are due this Friday. Yes, Eugene, this Friday.” She hummed, catching Flash grumble to his sidekicks. Flash’s head shot up and seeing YN already staring at him, he flushed and shouldered his backpack.
When he bell rung, YN packed her things, waiting for the last student to leave before grabbing her keys and locking the door behind her and heading her way to the staff room. She greeted a few of the ninth graders sitting on the floor outside of her class and stepping over their bags and walking down the way.
“YLN!” She heard a familiar voice call and she turned quickly to see Natasha Romanoff shutting the door to her honours history class and jogging to catch up to her. Natasha had proven to be a huge help in helping the younger teacher settle into the hustle and bustle of the school, and had also come out to be a very possible close friend.
“How was your weekend?” She asked, falling into step with the younger teacher.
“Boring, honestly. I just marked papers and binged ‘The Legend of She-Ra’ again.” She replied, and rolled her eyes playfully at the scoff that came from her friend.
“You’re such a nerd it’s almost painful sometimes. Listen, there’s a barbecue at Sam and I’s place, and we’re inviting the whole staff. Its a beginning of the year tradition— you have to come.” Natasha smiled as she pushed open the staff room door. YN made a noise and walked in ahead of her and turned before she saw who was in the room.
“I don’t know, I have a senior year class that’s giving me their journal entries for the book Rumlow made them read over the summer— which was ridiculous. Literally, how are you okay assigning homework over the holidays? And a book that complicated and expecting decent results? I’ve never met the guy but I’m happy he was fired.” YN ranted, and Natasha looked on fondly.
“Listen, You’re new to the staff and you’ve barely met anyone but me and Sam and Steve. This would be great for you to do.” She begged and YN rolled her neck and turned away from her, eyes landing directly on the group of men crowded around a table and laughing loudly.
Steve Rogers (Humanities), had his arm resting on the back of Tony Starks (Chemistry) chair— according to Natasha, it was pretty common for teachers to start relationships with each other here. Her and Sam Wilson (he also taught history) had been dating around two years, and Steve and Tony, guessing by the rings on their fingers, had been married quite some time. Sam glanced towards the door and upon seeing Natasha, shot up and made his way over to her.
YN would have looked away as he kissed Natasha in greeting if she had been looking in the first place. Next to Steve sat the tall, beefy, brooding James Barnes. His long-sleeved shirt seemed about ready to tear at the strain his arms were having on it. His hair was tied into a bun at the nape of his neck, and a healthy amount of scruff seemed to have grown over the weekend. He was bantering back and forth with the other Physics teacher, Bruce Banner on an article that had come out on Sunday and while he seemed to be relaxed, he also seemed to be deeply amused by the way Bruce was getting so fired up over the subject.
“Hey, Earth to rookie.” Sam’s voice broke her gaze away from Barnes, and without giving herself time to blush, she smiled up at Sam who seemed to be glaring at her already.
“What did I do?” She asked immediately, and Sam only rose an eyebrow.
“Someone tells me you’re thinking about bailing on this weekend feast? Did she forget to tell you this was an un-skippable event?” He explained and YN rolled her eyes, walking over to the coffee machine and filling her mug again— only adding two sweetener before taking a sip.
“Someone must have forgotten that I have 300 journal entries to grade over the weekend.” She replied, cocking her head and looking at Natasha who only looked pleasantly annoyed.
“So, let me get this straight. You’re going to stay home this weekend and skip a traditional barbecue to grade some homework that the teacher from last year left you?” Sam asked incredulously.
YN pretended to think for a second before nodding and saying “Yep!”
“Dude, just give them all 80% and they’ll be happy.” He groaned, a slight whine entering his tone which happened to amuse YN more than anything else.
“Yeah, and break Michelle Jones’ heart? I don’t think so.” She replied, and YN let her gaze flicker once more to the table in the corner by the window, heat flooding her body pleasantly when she saw James Barnes already looking at her. She watched as he held eye contact before letting his eyes drift over her form and taking in her outfit (flowing skirt and tucked in blouse) and heels before looking at her again and smiling kindly.
“He’s going to be there, too,” Sam said, a smirk on his face that could almost rival Natasha’s. YN fought a sheepish smile and looked up at the couple and back to James, who had already dove deep back into conversation with Bruce.
“I’ll, um— I’ll think about it.”
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YN was in the middle of shepherding her kids out to the courtyard for a class when she literally ran into James. He was running, already, and YN was amazed by his reflexes as he turned and caught her halfway through her fall. His arms were secure around her waist, and his eyes were wild with excitement— maybe less from their sudden proximity and more due to the fact that there was a group of teenagers behind him holding something that looked vaguely like homemade bottle rockets.
He pulled her to stand, and found himself getting more and more nervous the longer he looked at her this close.
“Im— um, I’m James Barnes.” He said, his voice strong, but nervous. He held out a hand and prayed it wouldn’t be as sweaty as he thought it was as she slipped her own hand into his. He was warm— the sudden heat made her arm hair stand on end, and he fought a shiver as the chill of her own palm rocketed down his spine. “But everyone calls me Bucky.”
“Come on, Bucky, let’s go!” A dark-skinned girl just behind him smirked and he whipped around in surprise before seeing who it was and pointing a finger down at her.
“Watch it, America. I’m not afraid of taking that rocket away from you.” He said sternly, and she held her bottle protectively to her chest, sticking out her tongue playfully before retreating back to her friend group (who was laughing hysterically) consisting of Kate Bishop, Teddy Altman and Cassandra Lang (Scott Lang’s, (Biology) daughter). Eli Bradley and Rayshaun Lucas, who was in her class but also part of that friend group were giggling to each other.
“I’m YN YLN.” She smiled, taking her hand away and shoving it in her skirt pocket to hide the way it shook nervously. In her other hand was ‘Three Day Road’ and on her shoulder was the ratty satchel that looked like it had seen better days.
An expression of Overdramatic recognition flooded his face and he started walking towards the back entrance of the school beside her, their kids trailing behind them like lost ducklings.
“The same YN YLN that would rather skip out on the barbecue and grade than have fun with her peers?” He teased and she laughed, throwing her head back. He ignored the way she went off balance and stepped closer to him. He definitely ignored the way their arms brushed for the fraction of a second.
“You heard about that, huh?” She joked, pushing the doors open and taking a breath of fresh air. They walked across the schools back entrance road and made their way to the expanse of yard beside the track ring where the new gym instructor, Thor, was running laps alongside his students and helping their form and encouraging them with the largest smile.
“I did, and I think you should come. It’s going to be fun, I swear on my life. You’ll be able to meet a few of the kids and everyone is bringing their dogs, so it should be great.” He stopped and told his class to walk a little further to the opening— somewhere safe they would be able to shoot off their rockets.
YN turned to her class and told them to get comfortable as she dropped her bag at the place at the base of the tree they had stopped by.
“The dogs make it even more convincing.” She quipped, now holding her book with both hands and looking up at Bucky. The students on the grass around them were watching them with rapt attention, soaking up this new interaction and getting ready to spread the gossip around the halls during lunch.
“You’ll be able to meet Charlie,” He smiled, bouncing on his toes like an excited child. YN rolled her eyes and decided it would be in their best interest if she played along.
“Who would that be?”
“My mastiff. He’s the biggest cuddle bug.” He smiled, and YN repressed a smile that mirrored his own.
“I don’t know, Mr. Barnes—“ YN said uncertainly and he looked back to his class (not to hide the fact that he was blushing) who were waiting for him fifty feet away. He jumped with an idea ad ran to them, grabbing one purple hole hoop and jogging back, placing the hoop in the middle of her class and smiling at her.
“I’ll make a bet. If I get a bottle in this hoop, you have to come this weekend. If I don’t, you can stay at home and grade.” He smiled and YN just smiled and shook her head, sitting down against the base of the tree and squinting up at him.
“Fine. Now, go do your job, Barnes. You’re being inappropriate.” She chided half-heartedly and he shoved his hands in his pockets and strut away. She looked back at her class who were already watching her with the most amused expressions.
“What?”
“I don’t know if this reminds anyone else of Mr. Wilson in sophomore year trying to get with Miss. Romanoff?” Eli piped up and the rest of the class seemed to remember the story fondly, murmuring to each other and glancing back to Mr. Barnes who was setting his rocket station up. He looked focussed and determined, and YN felt her heart flutter with hope.
“Turn to page 108, please everyone.” She said, cutting off the chatter and waiting for everyone to do so. She nodded to Michelle in front of her and asked her to begin reading. Just as Michelle opened her mouth to begin, a plastic soda bottle landed dead centre in the middle of the class. There was a crowd of ‘whoop!’s’ and YN spun her head to look over at Bucky Barnes, who had two fists raised in the air and the brightest smile on his face.
“See you at Wilsons, YLN!”
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PART TWO
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DVD review: "The Bill: Series 8" (1992)
DVD review: “The Bill: Series 8” (1992)
“The Bill: Series 8″ (1992)
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Blow Out - Der Tod löscht alle Spuren
Blow Out – Der Tod löscht alle Spuren
Story: Eigentlich benötigt Tontechniker Jack Terry nur noch Windgeräusche und einen Todesschrei für die Produktion eines Horrorfilmes. Bei seinen nächtlichen Aufnahmen zeichnet er allerdings mehr auf als ihm lieb ist: Er wird Zeuge des tödlichen Unfalls von Präsidentschaftskandidat McRyan und verstrickt sich in ein Netz aus Korruption, Verschwörung, Erpressung und Mord, an dessen Ende er in einem…
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2018 Reading Challenge: October Update
The oldest book on your to-read list: Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynn Jones
A favourite book from primary school: The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch
A favourite book from intermediate school: Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
A favourite book from middle school: East by Edith Pattou
A favourite book from high school: The Time Traveller’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
A favourite book from undergrad: Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
A favourite book from Master’s: The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
A favourite book from PhD: The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North
A favourite book from post-doc:
A Nordic noir: The Snowman by Jo Nesbø
A novel based on a real person: Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
A book set in a country that fascinates you: City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
A book about a villain or superhero: 1984 by George Orwell
A book about death or grief: Imagine Wanting Only This by Kristen Radtke
A book with a female author who uses a male pseudonym: To Kill a Mockingbird by (Nelle) Harper Lee
A book of poetry: The Sun and Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
A book that is also a stage play or musical: Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
A book about feminism: A Secret History of Witches by Louisa Morgan
A ghost story: City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab
A borrowed book: What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton
A book about or involving a sport: Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster by John Krakauer
A book by a local author: Linger, Still by Aislinn Hunter
A book with your favourite colour in the title
A book with alliteration in the title: The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
A true crime
A book about time travel: How to Stop Time by Matt Haig
A book on a topic that you know nothing about
A book with a weather element in the title
A book set at sea
A book with an animal in the title: The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden
A book you own but haven’t read yet: The Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J. Maas
A book with song lyrics in the title
A book about or set on Hallowe'en: The Bone Mother by David Demchuk
A book with characters who are twins: Winter of the Gods by Jordana Max Brodsky
A book mentioned in another book: Harry Potter by JK Rowling (Mentioned in #19 and #39; and last year’s read: Heart and Brain)
A book that intimidates/scares you
A childhood classic you've never read: Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers
A book published in 2018: A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas
A past GoodReads Choice Award winner: The Princess Saves Herself in This One by Amanda Lovelace
A book set in the decade you were born
A book you meant to read in 2017 but didn't get to
A book with an ugly cover: American Gods by Neil Gaiman
A book that involves a bookstore or library
A bestseller from the year you graduated high school
A book that was being read by a stranger in a public place
A book tied to your ancestry: Second Space by Czesław Miłosz
A "big thinking" book: Wenjack by Joseph Boyden
An allegory
A microhistory: The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson
A book about a problem facing society today: In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts by Gabor Maté
A book recommended by someone else: My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh * Recommended by the clerk at the London Review Bookshop
Even more books ...
Chile and Easter Island by Lonely Planet
Great Britain by Lonely Planet
Dragonbane by Sherrilyn Kenon
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
Men of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong
Beast by Paul Kingsnorth
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by JK Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by JK Rowling
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling
The Map and the Clock edited by Carol Anne Duffy and Gillian Clarke
The Kalevala by Elias Lönnrot
The Cut Flower Garden by Erin Benzakein
Richard II by William Shakespeare
Henry IV, Part I by William Shakespeare
Henry IV, Part II by William Shakespeare
Henry V by William Shakespeare
Henry VI, Part I by William Shakespeare
Henry VI, Part II by William Shakespeare
Henry VI, Part III by William Shakespeare
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Richard III by William Shakespeare
The Inviting Life by Laura Calder
Octopussy by Ian Fleming
The Living Daylights by Ian Fleming
How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell
Healthy-ish by Lindsay Maitland Hunt
The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness
The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness
Time’s Convert by Deborah Harkness
Women & Power: A Manifesto by Mary Beard
Managing Chronic Pain: Therapist Manual by John D. Otis
Managing Chronic Pain: Patient Workbook by John D. Otis
Learning ACT by Jason B. Luoma, Steven C. Hayes, & Robyn D. Walser
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders by the American Psychiatric Association
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Annotated Bibliography from Project 1. 10/8/21.
Annotated Bibliography (from Project 1).
Allsop, Peter. Il Saggiatore Musicale, Violinistic Virtuosity In the Seventeenth Century: Italian Supremacy or Austro-German Hegemony? 1996. Casa Editrice. Accessed 8th Oct. 2021.
Violinistic Virtuosity in the Seventeenth Century: Italian Supremacy or Austro-German Hegemony? is a research article from the Il Saggiatore Musicale, a journal focused on critical musicology in Italy and other countries around the world. This article comes from an issue published in 1996, by Exeter University Early Music Lecturer Dr. Peter Allsop. Allsop has a number of published books and is known for his precise study in the field of seventeenth-century Italian music, specifically in application to the violin. He has done work in Cambridge University’s The Cambridge Companion to the Violin, further adding credit to his name. A number of early German and Italian violinists are featured in the article, including Heinrich von Biber, J.J. Walther, and others, as well as a number of composers such as the leviathan J.S. Bach. The audience of this article would likely be researchers interested in the subject matter, as many citations are obscure. However, it is also aimed towards enthusiasts who wish to know more about early music or violin techniques - the article is intended to inform and educate. It compares and contrasts a number of German and Italian virtuosos offering facts, opinion, and commentary on emerging techniques of the century, as well as important societal conditions such as the difficulty of printing chords in music manuscripts. Through inclusions of printed and facsimile excerpts, Allsop asks readers to reconsider what they know about the difficulty of Baroque music. This article works particularly well with the previous source in that players of both periods were incredibly virtuosic and creative, but the tools at the time prevented much of what performers were truly capable of from being recorded.
Douglass, David. A Performer’s Guide to Renaissance Music, The Violin. 1994. Indiana University Press. Accessed 8th Oct. 2021.
The Violin is an excerpt from the book, A Performer’s Guide to Renaissance Music. Originally appearing in 1991 under the Indiana University Press, David Douglass is a violinist and researcher known for his study and teaching into early Renaissance string playing and technique. He has toured extensively as a soloist and chamber player of early music, and is the creator of North America’s only professional violin band - King’s Noyse. The book is intended to appeal to the entirety of early music lovers, from casual to professional performers, teachers, and the everyday music enthusiast. Primarily written to educate, this chapter appeals to the logos of the reader, showing through description and illustration the fingering and bowing techniques utilized during the Renaissance, why they work, and how they differ from modern standards - as well as contemporary applications of such styles. Pathos is also incorporated in the way Douglass appeals to our fascination with the past, and the humanization of Renaissance society. We are reminded of the humor, fun, and musical complexity that our ancestors were participants in.
Boyden, David. The Musical Quarterly - The Violin and Its Technique in the 18th Century. 1950. Oxford University Press. Accessed Oct. 8th. 2021.
The Violin and Its Technique in the 18th Century is an article published in The Musical Quarterly during January’s issue in 1950. The Musical Quarterly, America’s oldest scholarly journal on music, was founded in 1915 and is considered a prestigious and reputable source for the writings of academics and composers. David Boyden, the author of this particular article, was a renowned musicologist and violist who taught at UC Berkeley known for his work in performance science and organology, as well as being awarded a Fulbright to continue his teachings at Oxford. This article features luthiers, violinists, teachers, and composers of the 18th century, namely Leopold Mozart, Tartini, and Tourte. It includes excerpts of their writings, facsimiles, and illustrations from the time period to support claims made, and lengthy citations given at the bottom of every page. The audience of this article is likely to be academics in the field of music, but even the average consumer with any amount of knowledge on basic violin technique would find the article appealing. Intermediate to advanced violinists hoping to increase their knowledge about their field will also benefit. Logos is the primary rhetorical appeal, the article goes into incredible detail about the weight, size, and diameter of instrument parts, as well as intricate mechanics of each finger when playing and how the two connect. We are given small glimpses of pathos in the quotes that are used, one in particular concerning the nature of vibrato is an emotional and heartfelt look into the heart of a performer and musician. Even for those who are not instrumentalists at all, the reader is able to understand a shadow of the humanitarian duty with which performers are tasked.
Brown, Clive. Bowing Styles, Vibrato and Portamento in Nineteenth-Century Violin Playing. 1988. Journal of the Royal Musical Association. Accessed Oct. 8th. 2021.
Bowing Styles, Vibrato and Portamento in Nineteenth-Century Violin Playing is an article published in the Journal of the Royal Musical Association in 1988. Author Clive Brown is a violinist and Professor Emeritus at the University of Leeds, with a plethora of publications on Romantic violin techniques and practices, German opera, and composers such as Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Spohr, and Brahms. He is a regular participant of and lecturer at historical performance workshops and various conservatories. This article is aimed towards a wide variety of musicians. Many well-known composers are named, ones that the general public will likely be familiar with. Those with an interest in how violin was influenced in the 18th century will be inclined to read the article, as Paganini, Kreutzer, and Viotti are featured in depth. Ethos is primarily utilized; the article is composed for the most part of first and secondhand experiences of violinists and their teachers. Excerpts from letters and journals are included, adding to credibility. Insight into the societal views of these new techniques are offered from outside sources such as music critics and other violinists of the time. The violin at this point had been structurally perfected, so much of the change and heated debate was directed towards the bow-hold. This is an article focusing on the great struggle between old and new techniques during the end of the 18th century, and the ultimate triumph of what is now considered the modern standard.
Ritchie, Stanley. Before the Chinrest, A Violinist’s Guide to the Mysteries of Pre-Chinrest Technique and Style. 2012. Early Music Institute. Accessed 8th Oct. 2021.
Before the Chinrest is a book published in 2012 by violinist Stanley Ritchie. Ritchie is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Violin at the Jacobs School of Music and an expert in historical performance, having written another book on Bach’s unaccompanied violin sonatas. He has made a number of early music recordings using historically accurate Baroque techniques. Ritchie is also a recipient of Early Music America’s highest award, the Howard Mayer Brown Award for Lifetime Achievement in Early Music. This is a book primarily intended for violinists, and those with an interest in either the instrument itself or the Baroque period of music. The primary rhetorical appeal is ethos, as Ritchie is an accomplished violinist and pedagogue, having won numerous competitions and taught equally successful pupils. He intends to inform the reader on Baroque styles using his own experience as well as his students’, and gives a number of exercises and detailed explanations to increase comfort and mobility on the instrument. It covers early violin technique, particularly when chinrests were seldom used, and discusses techniques used in the 16th and 17th century. Baroque music, particularly by J.S. Bach is a staple in any professional violinist’s repertoire and understanding the techniques used during their times are fundamental in giving a stylistically accurate performance.
Rut, Magdalena. The Influence of the Franco-Belgian Violin School on Violin Didactics in Poland from the Mid- 19th to the Mid-20th Century. Societe Belge de Musicologie. Accessed 8th. Oct. 2021.
The Influence of the Franco-Belgian Violin School on Violin Didactics in Poland from the Mid- 19th to the Mid-20th Century is an article by Magdalina Rut written in 2006 in the Belgisch Tijdschrift voor Muziekwetenschap musical journal. Its author is a prominent researcher on the musical ties between Poland and France, and has done other such works regarding the violin. Several credible pedagogical authors are cited such as Kreutzer and Charles de Beriot, both of whom the modern violinist follows for technical guidance and further adds to the ethos of the subject being discussed. This source is closely linked to the two previous chronological sources in that it follows the contour of rapidly changing bow-hold methodology, which was the great shift in violin playing after the movement to playing upon the shoulder. It also continues the line of citing knowledge from very well known violinists and composers, which emphasizes ethos as a rhetorical device.
Zukovsky, Paul. Aspects of Contemporary Technique. The Cambridge Companion to the Violin. Accessed 8th. Oct. 2021.
Aspects of Contemporary Technique is a web article written in 1992, originally published in the Cambridge Companion to the Violin. Author Paul Zukofsky was a world renowned violin prodigy, soloist, and conductor. He was a student of Ivan Galamian, and made his first orchestral debut at the age of ten and Carnegie Hall recital at thirteen. Zukovsky was known primarily for his work in contemporary music, and was a champion of modern composers such as Phillip Glass and John Cage. The audience is directed towards the modern violinist, likely one who is baffled by the strange and wonderful world of contemporary violin technique. The article’s purpose is to inform, and give possible explanations for confusing topics. The article appeals to the rhetorical devices of ethos and logos. Zukofsky lends his credit as a performing violinist, and gives logical clarifications for strange techniques. While playing contemporary violin can be confusing and overwhelming, Zukofsky informs us of the classical influences that it is built upon and that it is simply a step in a new direction.
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Interesting Papers for Week 18, 2018
Path integration in place cells of developing rats. Bjerknes, T. L., Dagslott, N. C., Moser, E. I., & Moser, M.-B. (2018). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 115(7), E1637–E1646.
Decomposition of a sensory prediction error signal for visuomotor adaptation. Butcher, P. A., & Taylor, J. A. (2018). Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 44(2), 176–194.
Near-infrared deep brain stimulation via upconversion nanoparticle–mediated optogenetics. Chen, S., Weitemier, A. Z., Zeng, X., He, L., Wang, X., Tao, Y., … McHugh, T. J. (2018). Science, 359(6376), 679–684.
Motion contrast in primary visual cortex: a direct comparison of single neuron and population encoding. Conde-Ocazionez, S., Altavini, T. S., Wunderle, T., & Schmidt, K. E. (2018). European Journal of Neuroscience, 47(4), 358–369.
Dopamine neuron activity before action initiation gates and invigorates future movements. da Silva, J. A., Tecuapetla, F., Paixão, V., & Costa, R. M. (2018). Nature, 554(7691), 244–248.
Restoring GABAergic inhibition rescues memory deficits in a Huntington’s disease mouse model. Dargaei, Z., Bang, J. Y., Mahadevan, V., Khademullah, C. S., Bedard, S., Parfitt, G. M., … Woodin, M. A. (2018). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 115(7), E1618–E1626.
full-FORCE: A target-based method for training recurrent networks. DePasquale, B., Cueva, C. J., Rajan, K., Escola, G. S., & Abbott, L. F. (2018). PLOS ONE, 13(2), e0191527.
Stimulus generalization as a mechanism for learning to trust. FeldmanHall, O., Dunsmoor, J. E., Tompary, A., Hunter, L. E., Todorov, A., & Phelps, E. A. (2018). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 115(7), E1690–E1697.
Adaptation to stimulus orientation in mouse primary visual cortex. King, J. L., & Crowder, N. A. (2018). European Journal of Neuroscience, 47(4), 346–357.
Evidence for Long-Timescale Patterns of Synaptic Inputs in CA1 of Awake Behaving Mice. Kolb, I., Talei Franzesi, G., Wang, M., Kodandaramaiah, S. B., Forest, C. R., Boyden, E. S., & Singer, A. C. (2018). Journal of Neuroscience, 38(7), 1821–1834.
Wireless optoelectronic photometers for monitoring neuronal dynamics in the deep brain. Lu, L., Gutruf, P., Xia, L., Bhatti, D. L., Wang, X., Vazquez-Guardado, A., … Rogers, J. A. (2018). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115(7), E1374–E1383.
Prioritization to visual objects: Roles of sensory uncertainty. Luo, T., Wu, X., Wang, H., & Fu, S. (2018). Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 80(2), 512–526.
Single Bursts of Individual Granule Cells Functionally Rearrange Feedforward Inhibition. Neubrandt, M., Oláh, V. J., Brunner, J., Marosi, E. L., Soltesz, I., & Szabadics, J. (2018). Journal of Neuroscience, 38(7), 1711–1724.
Superior colliculus neuronal ensemble activity signals optimal rather than subjective confidence. Odegaard, B., Grimaldi, P., Cho, S. H., Peters, M. A. K., Lau, H., & Basso, M. A. (2018). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 115(7), E1588–E1597.
Nonlinear Relationship Between Spike-Dependent Calcium Influx and TRPC Channel Activation Enables Robust Persistent Spiking in Neurons of the Anterior Cingulate Cortex. Ratté, S., Karnup, S., & Prescott, S. A. (2018). Journal of Neuroscience, 38(7), 1788–1801.
The Primary Role of Flow Processing in the Identification of Scene-Relative Object Movement. Rushton, S. K., Niehorster, D. C., Warren, P. A., & Li, L. (2018). Journal of Neuroscience, 38(7), 1737–1743.
Inferring multi-scale neural mechanisms with brain network modelling. Schirner, M., McIntosh, A. R., Jirsa, V., Deco, G., & Ritter, P. (2018). eLife, 7, e28927.
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