![]() ![]() ![]() I met with Grossman in a tiny tea shop in the East Village to chat about pop occulture, what it’s like to marry a Muggle, and “Grand High Witch” RuPaul. In it, she writes eloquently about witchy fine artists like Hilma af Klint, whose Guggenheim retrospective captivated museum visitors, the feminist underpinnings of The Wizard of Oz, Macbeth’s weird sisters, and more. In addition to keeping a lively lecture schedule and maintaining the art and occult blog Phantasmaphile for well over ten years, Grossman’s second book, Waking the Witch, flies onto shelves today. ![]() Grossman is a writer, curator, and lecturer who I’ve come to think of as a mystical Terry Gross - her mellifluous voice plays a major part in warding off my Sunday Scaries as she interviews everyone from Jinkx Monsoon to Circe author Madeline Miller, alongside witchy experts Rachel True, art adviser/curator and color magic witch Sarah Potter, and astrologer Jessica Lanyadoo. Although there are plenty of femme witch-centric broadcasts to tune into, all with their own charms, Pam Grossman’s The Witch Wave stands out among the pointy-hatted crowd. There’s a dizzying array of podcasts dedicated to the occult, from everyday practitioners tapped into all sorts of arcane traditions to historical overviews from outsiders. ![]()
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![]() There is a hitching post at the side of the courthouse by the stocks and I dismount and tie Gretchen's reins to the rail and pet her and whisper in her ear so she'll feel safe here where she ain't been before. Gulliver MacFarland, the Hero of Culloden Moor and my former jailhouse mate. I realize with a start that the stocks ain't empty and the person in 'em is none other than Mr. ![]() We cross Beacon Street and ride down through the Common and there's a good firm path there so I get Gretchie up to the gallop and go whooping and hallooing along, scattering goats and sheep that go nay-ing and baaa-ing out of our way till we get to the streets, and then we slow to a trot on Tremont Street and then to a walk on Court Street 'cause I don't want to cause no fuss here, that's for certain, but I blends right in 'cause there's lots of people in the street, both walking and riding, and Gretchen is ever so gentle in the way she picks her way through that there's never an angry eye cast our way.Īs we go by the courthouse I catch a glimpse of that hated whipping post and. A sisterly peck now and then, what the harm? He seems to enjoy it so. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This is from How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe: So, would you mind reading for us?Ĭharles Yu (CY): Sure. ![]() Fan (CF) : I asked you to choose a passage from one of your novels to kick things off. Caryl Phillips, Ruth Ozeki, and Chang-rae Lee are recent guests.Ĭhristopher T. You can hear a longer version of this conversation on Novel Dialogue, a podcast that has partnered with Public Books since spring 2022. His principal interlocutor in this wonderful conversation (I was a wobbly third wheel) is his longtime friend Chris Fan, who is not only assistant professor at UC Irvine in English, Asian American studies, and East Asian studies, but also senior editor at Hyphen magazine, which he cofounded. ![]() Yu’s other work includes two books of short stories ( Third Class Hero, published in 2006, and Sorry Please Thank You, published in 2012), as well as writing credits on several episodes of Westworld. Yu is a master anatomizer of the self-deceptive infilling we all do every day to make our own worlds seem predictable or safe, when they’re anything but. His 2010 How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe, for example, is an utterly fascinating exercise in sending characters (and readers, after them) down predictable paths, deploying known narrative conventions-only to double back, revealing the ways our own minds lead us into unwarranted assumptions. Some of us, though, trace our fandom much further back than that. Sure, Charles Yu won the National Book Award, in 2020, for Interior Chinatown. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The big cats of the savannas haven’t been seen in years … There are no bears in the once-frozen north, or reptiles in the too-hot south, and the last known wolf in the world died in captivity last winter.” ![]() Every so often, we’re reminded of the way the world has changed: “There are no more monkeys in the world, no chimps or apes or gorillas, nor indeed any animal that once lived in rain forests. While Migrations may be described as dystopian fiction, it is on the very edge, and it’s a brilliant spot: It has the feel of a contemporary novel, set during a time at which the world is still recognizable, only it’s not. The oceans’ fish, like all other wildlife on the planet, are disappearing or already gone. She manages to persuade Ennis Malone to let her join the crew of the Saghani by telling him that she, via the terns, will show him where the fish are. Migrations is a stunningly beautiful novel about a woman who has always been running-from her childhood, her mistakes, her memories-and this time, she’s traveling from Greenland to Antarctica, following the world’s last flock of Arctic terns on their final migration.Īs the novel opens, Franny Stone approaches the captain of the only boat who might still take her onboard to follow the terns. ![]() ![]() ![]() A harrowing struggle for survival that will pit the troop against the elements, the infected. An inexplicable horror that spreads faster than fear. The human carrier of a bioengineered nightmare. But when an unexpected intruder stumbles upon their campsite-shockingly thin, disturbingly pale, and voraciously hungry- Tim and the boys are exposed to something far more frightening than any tale of terror. Once a year, scoutmaster Tim Riggs leads a troop of boys into the Canadian wilderness for a three-day camping trip-a tradition as comforting and reliable as a good ghost story and a roaring bonfire. This file will no longer be accessible upon publication of this book.įor more information on Simon & Schuster’s eGalley program, please visit EGalley Disclaimer REV 1P.indd 1 10/16/09 3:27 PMīE PREPARED FOR THE MOST TERRIFYING THRILLER OF THE YEAR It begins like a campfire story: Five boys and a grownup went into the woods. Any duplication, sale or distribution to the public is a violation of the law. Simon & Schuster reserves the right to terminate availability of the proof at any time. It is being made available for promotional purposes and review by the recipient and may not be used for any other purpose or transferred to any third party. This advance, uncorrected reader’s proof is the property of Simon & Schuster. Do not quote for publication until verified with the finished book. ![]() ![]() ![]() He's also one of the best scientists in the series. Genius Bruiser: Chang Hi-Tech is tattooed, has a mohawk, and is built like a weight-lifter.First-Episode Spoiler: The killer from the first book and Zan being an alien are pretty apparent in the sequels despite being big twists.He isn't any better during the main series. ![]() Corrupt Corporate Executive: Space tourist Lars Sjoberg is an ultra wealthy tycoon back on Earth who has been accused of breaking regulations and bribing people hundreds of time.Character Narrator: All three books are narrated by Dashiell Gibson.Being from such a wealthy family, they pretty much act really nasty to everyone on the base, and are rich enough that Nina can't really afford to punish them. Big Brother Bully: Cesar Marquez isn't that nice to his video-game obsessed brother Roddy.The killer is their secret agent at the base. Armies Are Evil: U.S, military intelligence gets a very negative portrayal, being ruthless and overly paranoid.Chang Hi-Tech: That's doesn't mean he's good. ![]() ![]() ![]() Her search brings her to a peculiar artists’ residency in Dun, a small European town Hermia was known to have lived in during the 30s. After discovering a photograph of the forgotten Black modernist poet Hermia Druitt, who ran in the same circles as the Bright Young Things that she adores, Mathilda becomes transfixed and resolves to learn as much as she can about the mysterious figure. ![]() Solitary Mathilda has long been enamored with the ‘Bright Young Things’ of the 20s, and throughout her life, her attempts at reinvention have mirrored their extravagance and artfulness. Lush and frothy, incisive and witty, Shola von Reinhold’s decadent queer literary debut immerses readers in the pursuit of aesthetics and beauty, while interrogating the removal and obscurement of Black figures from history. ![]() ![]() ![]() Dashwood's, Sir John Middleton, offers them a cottage at Barton Park in Devonshire the family must accept, and are sad at leaving their home and having to separate Edward and Elinor. Elinor likes Edward, but is not convinced her feelings are mutual Fanny is especially displeased by their apparent regard, as Edward's mother wants him to marry very well.Ī relative of Mrs. ![]() Dashwood and her daughters stay at Norland for a few months, mostly because of the promising friendship developing between Elinor and Edward Ferrars, Fanny's shy, but very kind, brother. Margaret, the youngest sister, is young and good-natured. John and his wife Fanny (nee Ferrars) have a great deal of money, yet refuse to help his half-sisters and their mother.Įlinor, one of the Dashwood girls, is entirely sensible and prudent her sister, Marianne, is very emotional and never moderate. Dashwood's wife and daughters are left with very little when he dies and the estate goes to his son, John Dashwood. ![]() Dashwood and their three daughters live at Norland Park, an estate in Sussex. ![]() ![]() ![]() And thanks to those books, she now loves to read other things on her own. ![]() I remember book s from my own childhood that I read into pieces. They are worn out and dog-eared and the spine is cracked and I adore looking at them. My kid has now read all three, one million billion times each. Sisters is actually book two in Raina’s series about her own life. ![]() Because she went and read the whole thing on her own. She’s an only child, and siblings are VERY interesting to her, so I thought, why not? I can read it to her, sure.īut then I didn’t have to. Then last year, when she was seven, she came to visit me in the bookshop I work in and saw a copy of Sisters by Raina Telgemeier on the shelf and asked me to get it for her. ![]() She’s always loved being read to, but reading on her own? Not so much. I ‘m not a kid, but now that I have a kid, I can see how that happens for her. (Note to self: check with my mum in case I was.) Now that I’m super old, I don’t really remember things from a long time ago, like: how old was I when I got into books? Did I always love reading? Was I good at it, or did I just like it a whole lot? I can’t remember a time before reading and writing was a massive part of my life, but it’s not like I was born with a book in my hand. ![]() ![]() Later, the list of names is found and the police are, obviously, interested in what linked them to the woman who so urgently required Father Gorman to visit her. However, Father Gorman is destined never to reach his destination and is found struck dead in the fog. Father Gorman is troubled by what she tells him and, on the way home, he scribbles a list of names she has given him and tucks it into his shoe. ![]() Rather, this has a feel of Dennis Wheatley about it, with a real sense of the supernatural.Ī dying woman gives her last confession to a Catholic priest. ![]() ![]() This is not a cosy mystery, set in a stately home, amid the drawing rooms of the aristocracy. Published in 1961, this is a later Agatha Christie novel, and a slightly different plot to that which you might be expecting. ![]() |