Joe Biden’s departure from the 2024 presidential race produced almost instant clarity and relief—a tangle of doubts and fears brushed aside in a day. There was no scramble to seize his place, no mean-spirited list of reasons why Kamala Harris wouldn’t do, no shrug from a spiritless party. Against the president, for not quite a […]
Original source: https://www.nybooks.com/online/2024/08/02/trump-oath-of-denial/
I read James Baldwin’s Go Tell It on the Mountain just after my eighteenth birthday, at a time when I presumed that my Catholic upbringing would soon mean little to me. During my first year at university, which I had just completed, I told no one that I had come close to joining a seminary. […]
Original source: https://www.nybooks.com/online/2024/08/02/the-pitch-of-passion-james-baldwin/
The Literary Titan Book Award recognizes poets who demonstrate exceptional artistry and proficiency and push the boundaries of language and expression. The recipients are poets who excel in their technical skills and evoke deep emotional responses, challenge thoughts, and illuminate new perspectives through their work. The award honors those who contribute to the literary landscape with their unique voices and powerful words.
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The Literary Titan Book Award recognizes outstanding nonfiction books that demonstrate exceptional quality in writing, research, and presentation. This award is dedicated to authors who excel in creating informative, enlightening, and engaging works that offer valuable insights. Recipients of this award are commended for their ability to transform complex topics into accessible and compelling narratives that captivate readers and enhance our understanding.
THE PERILS OF A LOSS ADJUSTER
Social Responsibility: Our Forgotten Obligation by Betty Lou Rogers
The Literary Titan Book Award honors #authors who turn complex topics into engaging narratives, enriching our understanding with top-quality #writing and research. #BookLovers #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunityhttps://t.co/sYgOScUdP8 pic.twitter.com/XMFoFhaQQF— Literary Titan (@LiteraryTitan) August 2, 2024
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The Literary Titan Book Award recognizes children’s books that mesmerize audiences with incredible narratives, vibrant illustrations, charming characters, and fresh ideas. Offering well-earned accolades, we salute the imagination and exceptional skill of authors who create tales that spark curiosity and delight in young minds.
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The Literary Titan Book Award honors books that exhibit exceptional storytelling and creativity. This award celebrates novelists who craft compelling narratives, create memorable characters, and weave stories that captivate readers. The recipients are writers who excel in their ability to blend imagination with literary skill, creating worlds that enchant and narratives that linger long after the final page is turned.
Abbey’s Road by Danna Schweitzer
eMortal by Steve Schafer
The Third Estate Secrets of the Manor by D. R. Berlin
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The Literary Titan Book Award
We celebrate #books with captivating stories crafted by #writers who expertly blend imagination with #writing talent. Join us in congratulating these amazing #authors and their outstanding #novels.#WritingCommunityhttps://t.co/qMQOOHYqjH pic.twitter.com/9FjgXBm1Eb— Literary Titan (@LiteraryTitan) August 2, 2024
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Gigglet is off to school. She is inviting you to come along too! She will make you giggle, giggle, giggle and gaggle, gaggle, gaggle the whole day through.
Original source: https://literarytitan.com/2024/08/02/gigglet-the-happy-little-piglet-goes-to-school-2/
Ann Abadie, 1939 – 2024As many of you know, Ann Abadie passed away on July 30 following a brief illness. As Ann was such a thoughtful and generous soul, she touched the lives of many people in various ways, including a great number in Oxford and those of us at Square Books, where she was a customer, of course, but a partner in many cultural endeavors and activities on campus and in town, and thus a dear friend to this bookstore.
Ann was a South Carolina native and graduate of Wake Forest University who came to Oxford in pursuit of a PhD in literature. She taught in the English Department — her husband, Dale, was a history professor — and Ann was instrumental in forming, fifty years ago, the first Faulkner Conference, and the Eudora Welty Symposium at UM in 1977. She also would be a guiding force in the Blues Symposium and the formation of the Southern Foodways Alliance. Most significantly, she was on a committee that determined the formation of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, then began working there as assistant director to Bill Ferris — then with Charles Wilson, Ted Ownby, and Katie McKee.
Ann edited more than fifty books, including many in the series that emerged from the annual Faulkner Conferences, such as Faulkner and the Natural World and The South and Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha, as well as Eudora Welty: A Form of Thanks; the significant publication of the Encyclopedia of Southern Culture; The Beautiful Mysterious: The Extraordinary Gaze of William Eggleston; The Mississippi Encyclopedia; and, in 2023, American Landscapes: Meditations on Art and Literature in a Changing World. Having witnessed how the Faulkner Conference had been a great success, I contacted Ann — a longtime Howorth family friend — and wondered aloud to Ann whether it might be possible to stage a literary conference which might acknowledge writers other than “merely” Faulkner. She replied, “Let me think about this.” A few weeks later she returned my call and said, basically, “I think we can do this, but give me a few years.” She needed time to clear the decks of the many other things she had going then. Surely enough, that first book conference was in 1994, and Ann was the person who enlisted numerous partners, including Square Books, in this annual event that within its first few years would draw William Styron, Willie Morris, Beverly Lowry, poet Charles Simic, editor Nan Talese, Ann Patchett, Pat Conroy, and longtime owner of The Tattered Cover in Denver, the late Joyce Meskis.
Ann, with her husband, history professor Dale Abadie, raised three lovely children — Elaine, Leslie and John — also was well known for her talent in the kitchen, as she baked (and delivered) cakes (including her famous poundcake) — and various goodies to those who might need gladdening, or perhaps were having out-of-town guests. She was always thinking of others, trying to help others, and shunned any praise directed her way. Lyn Roberts reminded me today that Ann was “a person you absolutely could not say no to.” This was not simply because Ann was very persuasive (and she was certainly that), but because you — for all of us who knew her — were forever in her debt because she had already done more for you than you could ever do to repay her.
– Richard Howorth
For arrangement details and other information, visit Waller Funeral Home.
Image caption: Ann Abadie with Richard Howorth at Square Books — signing for Etheridge Knight, December, 1979. Photo courtesy Bill Ferris.
Original source: https://www.squarebooks.com/ann-abadie-1939-2024
Ann Abadie, 1939 – 2024As many of you know, Ann Abadie passed away on July 30 following a brief illness. As Ann was such a thoughtful and generous soul, she touched the lives of many people in various ways, including a great number in Oxford and those of us at Square Books, where she was a customer, of course, but a partner in many cultural endeavors and activities on campus and in town, and thus a dear friend to this bookstore.
Ann was a South Carolina native and graduate of Wake Forest University who came to Oxford in pursuit of a PhD in literature. She taught in the English Department — her husband, Dale, was a history professor — and Ann was instrumental in forming, fifty years ago, the first Faulkner Conference, and the Eudora Welty Symposium at UM in 1977. She also would be a guiding force in the Blues Symposium and the formation of the Southern Foodways Alliance. Most significantly, she was on a committee that determined the formation of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, then began working there as assistant director to Bill Ferris — then with Charles Wilson, Ted Ownby, and Katie McKee.
Ann edited more than fifty books, including many in the series that emerged from the annual Faulkner Conferences, such as Faulkner and the Natural World and The South and Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha, as well as Eudora Welty: A Form of Thanks; the significant publication of the Encyclopedia of Southern Culture; The Beautiful Mysterious: The Extraordinary Gaze of William Eggleston; The Mississippi Encyclopedia; and, in 2023, American Landscapes: Meditations on Art and Literature in a Changing World. Having witnessed how the Faulkner Conference had been a great success, I contacted Ann — a longtime Howorth family friend — and wondered aloud to Ann whether it might be possible to stage a literary conference which might acknowledge writers other than “merely” Faulkner. She replied, “Let me think about this.” A few weeks later she returned my call and said, basically, “I think we can do this, but give me a few years.” She needed time to clear the decks of the many other things she had going then. Surely enough, that first book conference was in 1994, and Ann was the person who enlisted numerous partners, including Square Books, in this annual event that within its first few years would draw William Styron, Willie Morris, Beverly Lowry, poet Charles Simic, editor Nan Talese, Ann Patchett, Pat Conroy, and longtime owner of The Tattered Cover in Denver, the late Joyce Meskis.
Ann, with her husband, history professor Dale Abadie, raised three lovely children — Elaine, Leslie and John — also was well known for her talent in the kitchen, as she baked (and delivered) cakes (including her famous poundcake) — and various goodies to those who might need gladdening, or perhaps were having out-of-town guests. She was always thinking of others, trying to help others, and shunned any praise directed her way. Lyn Roberts reminded me today that Ann was “a person you absolutely could not say no to.” This was not simply because Ann was very persuasive (and she was certainly that), but because you — for all of us who knew her — were forever in her debt because she had already done more for you than you could ever do to repay her.
– Richard Howorth
For arrangement details and other information, visit Waller Funeral Home.
Image caption: Ann Abadie with Richard Howorth at Square Books — signing for Etheridge Knight, December, 1979. Photo courtesy Bill Ferris.
Original source: https://www.squarebooks.com/ann-abadie-1939-2024
The Love Shack is the third standalone small-town romance in the Indiana Summers series by Lori Foster. It takes place in the town of Cemetery, a quirky resort town with a mannequin the folks dress up. Berkley Carr opened The Love Shack Animal Haven there and is escaping from her scandalous past. Will she find a haven and a place to belong? You’ll want to find out in this sweet summer romance.
The Love Shack
by Lori Foster
Series: Indiana Summers #3
Genres: Contemporary Romance
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They’ve been trying to avoid each other.
But this town has other ideas…When Berkley Carr opened The Love Shack Animal Haven, she thought she’d finally put her past behind her. But sometimes she feels the sting of the scandal from her youth, especially when she keeps crossing paths with her handsome neighbor. So, she keeps her head down and pours all her love into caring for animals.
Lawson Salder moved to Cemetery, Indiana, to escape from the grinding poverty of his childhood. He barely knew Berkley from their old neighborhood, but every time he sees her, the shame and pain come crashing back. He knows she’s got major baggage of her own. They’re better off just avoiding each other.
But that’s downright impossible in a town full of matchmaking busybodies. Then there’s the hard-to-ignore attraction they feel every time they see each other. When the universe is conspiring to bring them together, will Berkley and Lawson let past hurts go and embrace the love they deserve?
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I loved returning to Cemetery, Indiana and seeing familiar characters and meeting new ones. Each of the books in the Indiana Summers series work as standalone, but you’ll want to go back and read them all!
Berkley Carr made some mistakes and lost her mother. The one thing that saved her was taking care of her mom’s dog and from there she found her mission. With a little help, she opened the Love Shack Animal Haven on the outskirts of Cemetery, Indiana. Here she has a home and shelter for animals in need. She’s not keen on meeting folks, but her pesky cat won’t stop stealing from her neighbor. I felt for Berkley and the events that occurred in her past. You can’t help but admire her passion and fierce need to protect the animals she aids.
Lawson Salder’s knew Berkley way back then and carries guilt that he didn’t do more to help her. Maybe it’s best if he keeps his distance. However, townsfolk and a cat have other ideas. I liked Lawson and his need to protect Berkley.
The story that unfolds had all the elements I love in small-town romances. Busybodies, matchmakers, social events, community and all the little things that make Cemetery unique. We meet some new characters and get hints at the next romance as well as check-ins on previous couples. It was bliss. The story has a suspenseful element that forced the couple to interact and kept me flipping the pages.
The Love Shack was the perfect beach read and one I recommend for fans of romance, small-towns, animals and shenanigans.
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Since first publishing in January 1996, Lori Foster has become a USA Today, Publisher’s Weekly and New York Times bestselling author. Lori has published through a variety of houses, including Kensington, St. Martin’s, Harlequin, Silhouette, Samhain, and Berkley/Jove. She is currently published with HQN.
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