There are also methods for preserving foods, revitalizing them, even adulterating them. There are recipes for cooking fish and seafood, game, chicken, pork, veal, and other domesticated animals and birds, for vegetable dishes, grains, beverages, and sauces virtually the full range of cookery is covered. Joseph Vehling's brilliant translation, extended introduction, and full and helpful commentary combine to bring you a clear picture of what foods the Romans ate, how they prepared them, and the highly developed state of culinary arts in Imperial Rome. It is also one of the few translations of this original Roman cookbook prepared by a professional chef. This is the first English translation of Apicius de re Coquinaria, the oldest known cookbook in existence.
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"Amant Doree" stood on its own as a story but the main character could definitely have more spy adventures. I thought the latter was especially true of "Seance at Chisholm End" and the two Mick and Jamie stories (a note from the author indicates that at least one more BPI story is written and others intended). I few, if one wished to quibble, seemed more thought pieces than stories, and a few were more like seeds of novels yet to be written. I was a little disappointed that there weren't more stories with Booth, but other than that I enjoyed the volume and thought most of the stories were good. In fact, there is only one, "The World Without Sleep." I see why that wasn't published in The Bone Key, as it is far more fantastical than the other Booth stories. I ordered this because I thought there were further Kyle Murchison Booth stories included. Minus the sci-fi elements, Flutter is a story very close to my own-growing up in a small conservative town, uncomfortable in my own skin, thinking that life would be easier as a guy. I was working on my graphic novel Flutter at the same time. I also wanted to write a story that was different from my own. Mainly because the subject is extremely important to me. What I wanted to do was write the story of a trans boy. Jennie Wood: I didn’t have an agenda in mind at all, certainly not a love story. Did you conceive of the book originally as a love story, or did you have another agenda in mind? Recently, she spoke with us about A Boy Like Me, which is also the first novel to emerge from GrubStreet’s Novel Incubator program.ĭead Darlings: At its most basic level, your novel A Boy Like Me recounts the star-crossed romance of Peyton Honeycutt and Tara Parks. Jennie will celebrate the launch of A Boy Like Me at Machine in Boston on September 4, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. Dead Darlings contributor Jennie Wood has given us an insider’s view on the process of publishing her debut novel, A Boy Like Me. Her newest novel, The Klipfish Code, makes use of Mary's on-site research in Norway. Nationally and internationally, at schools and conferences, Casanova shares her love of writing and reading with children and adults. Now, with 19 books published and many more under contract and forthcoming, she divides her time between writing and traveling. "Words are my paintbrush," she explains, "my way of exploring the world around me." In a bustling camp-like atmosphere, Casanova found that writing became her voice. For me, it's all about communicating writer-to-reader through a character and story."Ĭasanova grew up in a family of ten children in St. "The greatest reward for me," Casanova states, "is when a young reader tells me she or he loves one of my books. Her books frequently land on state children's choice book master lists across the country. Her book awards include: American Library Association "Notable," Aesop Accolades by the American Folklore Society, Parents' Choice "Gold" Award, Booklist Editor Choice, and two Minnesota Book Awards. Whatever the setting for her books, Casanova writes stories that matter-and stories that kids can't put down. Many of her books stem from her life on the Minnesota-Canadian border yet some of her stories have taken her as far away as France, Norway, and Belize for research. Mary Casanova is an award-winning children's author of novels and picture books. As it often happens, I misjudge time and have to cram my book club assignments, so I ended up reading The Starless Sea over the course of two days straight, and it was so enjoyable to submerse myself in this world.įirst, the book description sounds like Borges’s “The Library of Babel.” Then the book opens with a tale of a pirate held in jail awaiting execution, and a girl who brings him food, to whom he tells stories - which is a total nod to the 1,001 Arabian Nights framing story. This was one of the books voted into our book club, and I was glad it was, because I had seen it on new release tables at the bookstore and was intrigued. Thus begins the book jacket copy for The Starless Sea, Erin Morgenstern’s sophomore novel after the success of her debut, The Night Circus. “Far beneath the surface of the earth, upon the shores of the Starless Sea, there is a labyrinthine collection of tunnels and rooms filled with stories.” She is the creator of two of the most enduring figures in crime literature-Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple-and author of The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in the history of modern theatre.Īgatha Mary Clarissa Miller was born in Torquay, Devon, England, U.K., as the youngest of three. According to Index Translationum, she remains the most-translated individual author, having been translated into at least 103 languages. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and a billion in translation. She wrote 66 crime novels and story collections, fourteen plays, and six novels under a pseudonym in Romance. Agatha Christie also wrote romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, and was occasionally published under the name Agatha Christie Mallowan.ĭame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie is the best-selling author of all time. Slütter who falls immediately in love with hostage Pandora. Rasputin is trading coal with the German Navy, headed by Lt. We meet Corto Maltese marooned on a raft in the middle of the pacific ocean where he is surreptitiously saved by fellow pirate Captain Rasputin and introduced to Pandora and her cousin Cain who are both prisoners on board, held for ransom. Our story is set around a collection of islands in Papua New Guinea from 1913 – 1915 at the outset of World War I. A total of twenty-nine stories were written and published about Corto Maltese – beginning with The Ballad of the Salty Sea which first appeared in the ‘Sgt. ‘ Swashbuckling pirates, damsels in distress, plots to thwart and mysteries to uncover – No, this is not The Pirates of the Caribbean or The Princess Bride, but instead the cult graphic novel series Corto Maltese created by Hugo Pratt. Instrumentation fl, cl, bs, hn, perc, vi1, vi2, vla, vc, cb Premiere September 20th, 2018 Teatru Manoel in Valletta, Malta Libretto Corina van Eijk, based on the original text by Hugo Pratt,Īuthor of the graphic novel Corto Maltese: una Ballata delĬommission Teatru Manoel, Valletta, Cultural Capital of Europe 2018 LUN 1009 Corto Maltese: the Ballad of the Salty Sea You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. 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Our intense nature fuels our creative passions, allowing for greater inspiration, deeper connection, and more meaningful transformation. I tried to hide my gifts, walk away from my creative self, be someone different.īut here’s the thing – you can’t walk away from you. There were many times I wanted to change my nature, not be the intense person that I am. Most of my life, I’ve been told I’m “too intense, too much, too…everything.” I’ve struggled to manage my intense nature, been caught in the throes of doubt, guilt, and shame, explored dark shadows of my inner world. I understand what it means to live from a place of extreme intensity. Sometimes you may even wonder if you are too much. Sounds are loud, colors are bright, and everything seems like too much. You feel things deeper than most, absorbing the energy of everything around you. Painting the world in bold colors when everyone else paints in pastels. 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