Dawn trilogy octavia butler7/6/2023 The Otolith Group’s pioneering artworks which include post-cinematic essayist films, videos and multiple screen installations address contemporary social and planetary issues, the disruptions of neo/colonialism, the way in which humans have impacted the earth, and the influence of new technology on consciousness. This reading group is taking place in the context of IMMA’s current exhibition The Otolith Group: Xenogenesis which is named after Octavia Butler’s title for her science fiction novels the Xenogenesis Trilogy. These questions allow explorations of concepts such as the trauma of enslavement and the fight for freedom. Butler’s Xenogenesis Trilogy speculates on the nature of time travel might and the question of human nature’s connection to the essentialism of human genetics. Led by Dr John Wilkins, this guided reading group will meet once a month to discuss the three books of Octavia Butler’s Xenogenesis Trilogy: Dawn, Adulthood Rites, and Imago. To register your place please refer to the ‘Registration Details’ section further down this page. IMMA Reading Group: Octavia Butler: Xenogenesis Trilogy
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Rule of Three by Kelly Jamieson7/6/2023 I know she’s seeing someone else, and to be honest, I’m a little jealous. I have to go back to Eria to take my place in line to the throne.Ĭhelsea’s my best friend and my roommate, and even though my feelings for her are more than friendship, I won’t touch her unless she wants it. She’s sweet and pure, and I’m falling hard, but there’s no way we can have a future together. This American girl is messing with my head. And it isn’t long before flirting turns into falling in love. Then, at a charity gala, I meet Prince Griffin of Eria, a reformed playboy who runs a non-profit for veterans. And a roommate I can’t stop having hot dreams about. Too bad he’s gay, but he quickly becomes my best friend. The one woman who can reconnect their broken hearts…įrom the moment Ford rescues me from a bad date, I feel a spark. Neon soul alexandra elle7/6/2023 “She was beside herself with excitement! It was a beautiful time for our family,” Elle says. To share the news with their 10-year-old daughter, whom Elle describes as “part unicorn, part fairy, part bookworm and all love,” they took her to Starbucks a week later and had the barista call out “big sister Charleigh” when her drink was ready. “It popped up positive right away! I immediately told my husband, and we both celebrated with lots of hugs and laughter. “I took a pregnancy test a day before we were set to get a blood test done at our fertility clinic. The couple struggled to conceive because of male factor infertility before opting to try in vitro fertilization. That’s not to say that the path to parenthood was without its challenges. “Nothing has been difficult, thank goodness! I love the kicks, swirls and hiccups that baby makes. “Our relationship blossomed even more as we prepared to bring life into the world.” The nine months were smooth and uncomplicated, much like her first pregnancy 10 years ago. “During this pregnancy, he made every moment special,” shares Elle. Matrix groff novel reviews7/6/2023 “ page-by-page pleasure as we soar with her.” –New York Times “Thrilling and heartbreaking.” – Time Magazine In just over 250 pages, she gives us a character study to rival Hilary Mantel’s Thomas Cromwell .” – USA Today “A relentless exhibition of Groff’s freakish talent. Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The Washington Post, TIME, NPR, The Financial Times, Good Housekeeping, Esquire, Vulture, Marie Claire, Vox, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today and more! One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2021 WINNER OF THE 2022 JOYCE CAROL OATES PRIZEįINALIST FOR THE 2021 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION Crazy Cupid Love by Amanda Heger7/6/2023 TV shows, movies, comics, games, anime’, & books are full of tropes & many rabid fan-sites now name & track said tropes with a self-explanatory title for each one.” We can name a few: accidental pregnancy, best friends to lovers, sibling’s best friend, marriage of convenience, and so many more for sure. It can also be described as another variation on the same theme. What is a trope? Urban Dictionary explains it best I think: “Despite the erroneous definitions already published here, trope on the interwebs really refers to an often overused plot device. I decided to do a sort of Trope Tuesday piece where I will be talking about many tropes and recommend you all some of my favorites that fit. I adore them and I always tend to find my favorite ones in romance books so I can enjoy them more. Romantic tropes are everywhere, and they are fabulous. You can also see them in shows, movies, plays, etc. To explain a little about what this post will be about, I’m taking the intro I did for the last one: In every romance book you read there are tropes or archetypes. The awakening book kelley armstrong7/6/2023 But as she gradually gets to know the other kids at the home–charming Simon and his ominous, unsmiling brother Derek, obnoxious Tori, and Rae, who has a “thing” for fire–Chloe begins to realize that there is something that binds them all together, and it isn’t your usual “problem kid” behaviour. After she suffers a breakdown, her devoted aunt Lauren gets her into a highly recommended group home.Īt first, Lyle House seems a pretty okay place, except for Chloe’s small problem of fearing she might be facing a lifetime of mental illness. Chloe starts seeing ghosts–everywhere, demanding her attention. But when puberty does hit, it brings more than hormone surges. Her biggest concern is that she’s not developing as fast as her friends are. She is attending art school, pursuing her dreams of becoming a director, making friends, meeting boys. After years of frequent moves following her mother’s death, Chloe Saunders’s life is finally settling down. The afterlife of holly chase review7/6/2023 I especially loved the fact that we have two unlikeable main characters. It was a very unique twist on a retelling, where the original tale is a central part of the story and is constantly referred to directly, but it made for a wonderful balance between a classic and new novel. She brushes it off, she dies, and now is recruited as The Ghost of Christmas Past for “Project Scrooge” – a company that takes on a new “Scrooge” every year in the hopes of having them change their ways and make the world a better place. 17 year old terrible girl is visited by three spirits who show her her past, present and future if she does not change her way (Yes, it is an A Christmas Carol retelling). I really loved the concept of this book (the synopsis does not do it justice). I had no idea I would love it as much as I did, but it totally blew me away. This book completely took me by surprised. I know Christmas was yesterday and a lot of y’all are probably not interested in just now starting a new Christmas story but you ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO. Zappos book7/6/2023 Fast-paced and down-to-earth, Delivering Happiness shows how a very different kind of corporate culture is a powerful model for achieving success-and how by concentrating on the happiness of those around you, you can dramatically increase your own. In Delivering Happiness, Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh shares the different lessons he has learned in business and life, from starting a worm farm to running a pizza business, through LinkExchange, Zappos, and more. After debuting as the highest-ranking newcomer in Fortune magazine’s annual “Best Companies to Work For” list in 2009, Zappos was acquired by Amazon in a deal valued at over $1.2 billion on the day of closing. Sound crazy? It’s all standard operating procedure at Zappos, the online retailer that’s doing over $1 billion in gross merchandise sales annually. Help employees grow-both personally and professionally Make customer service the responsibility of the entire company-not just a departmentįocus on company culture as the #1 priorityĪpply research from the science of happiness to running a business Kindred book octavia butler7/6/2023 Isaac Asimov captured the spirit of Pax Americana in his mid-century “ Foundation” series, a saga of galactic expansion through soft power and advanced economics Butler may have a similar relationship to our own stunned era of slow-motion ecological catastrophe. It’s often observed that the “Parables,” already prescient when they were published, now read like prophecy. She leads a band of refugees north, dreaming of an extraterrestrial future in a sequel, “Parable of the Talents” (1998), her small sect confronts a fundamentalist President who wants to “make America great again.” Only Lauren, a teen-ager afflicted with “hyperempathy,” has the courage (or inexperience) to imagine an alternative: a survivalist gospel of constant adaptation that she calls Earthseed. Her friend demurs: “My mother is hoping this new guy, President Donner, will start to get us back to normal.” Others take refuge in criminal enterprises, Christian worship, or even indentured servitude, exchanging their freedom for security in a neo-feudal company town. This author and poet is a talented writer and enjoys other kinds of art forms, such as painting and gardening. She gathers her thoughts when she visits places, such as the pet shop, and reads articles in the newspaper. Her ideas from her collection of writings come from her everyday life. Spinelli writes many creative children's books and poems. She has been interested in writing ever since she was six-years-old when her father gave her a manual typewriter, and has now written over 30 books. Eileen Spinelli is part of the Children's Reading Roundtable and Writers Club of Delaware County and was once a creative writing teacher and secretary. The Spinelli's are very creative with their writings and love to write for children of all ages. Her husband is the author of the famous book, Maniac Magee, winner of the Newbery Medal. Spinelli is married to her favorite author, Jerry Spinelli, and they have six children and 14 grandchildren. She is the daughter of Joseph Patrick and Angela Marie Mesi. Eileen Spinelli was born August 16, 1942, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |