#author Ashley Saunders

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2, 7, 14, 28 for fhe book ask!!

2. your fav genre? sci-fi for sure!! 14. an overrated book? i absolutely hated red, white & royal blue by casey mcquiston! 😭💀 mostly because all the political stuff was just so horrible - i don't understand how anyone who considers themselves a leftist, for example, could stomach the level of milquetoast liberalism and democratic party worship that the author is obviously on... and the pop culture references were insufferable as well. 7. your least fav book trope? i had to put this one after number 14 because if pop culture references count as a trope, that's one i hate. definitely not intertextuality as a whole, mind you, but like... randomly namedropping popular stuff instead of using connections to other pieces of media/art as actual meaningful threads to build your theming or as a motif or whatever. 28. the last book you read? did you like it? the last two i finished were the first two books in the the rule of one trilogy by ashley and leslie saunders! i was lured in to read the first book by the unique concept of identical twin co-authors writing about identical twin protagonists & expected the book itself to be bad/boring dystopian ya. but it turned out to be decently written and quite entertaining so i decided to continue the series! the politics are pretty cringy in these books too - as you might glean from the premise "identical twins trying to survive in a one-child policy usa", they've got some reeeeally thinly veiled anti china stuff in there, as well as some american exceptionalism sap. but i can still recommend the series to anyone who enjoys the genre or just wants to nostalgize about the dystopian ya craze of the early 2010s with something written a bit more recently!

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Ron DeSantis smeared this trans candidate. She just won her primary.

Ashley Brundage, 44, a DEI educator and former bank executive, moved one step closer on Tuesday to becoming the first elected transgender lawmaker from Florida despite a smear campaign perpetuated by the state’s governor, Ron DeSantis. Brundage, running for a state House seat from the Tampa area, swamped her opposition with more than 81 percent of the vote in Florida House District 65’s Democratic primary.  Related Ron DeSantis gave Ashley Brundage, a trans Democrat, an award. Now she’s challenging GOP power. DeSantis said he never would have given her the award if he knew she was trans. Now she’s running to be the first trans woman in the state legislature. She’ll face incumbent Republican Florida state Rep. Karen Gonzalez Pittman in November. Your LGBTQ+ guide to Election 2024 Stay ahead of the 2024 Election with our newsletter that covers candidates, issues, and perspectives that matter. Subscribe to our Newsletter today “I am incredibly honored and humbled to announce that we’ve won the Democratic primary election with a resounding victory over 80% for Florida State House District 65!” Brundage posted on X. I am incredibly honored and humbled to announce that we’ve won the Democratic primary election with a resounding victory over 80% for Florida State House District 65!#politics #florida #leadership #empowerment #ashleybrundage @BrundageForFL pic.twitter.com/kSQT2Fqha7— Ashley T Brundage (@ashleytbrundage) August 21, 2024 Brundage joins two other winning LGBTQ+ candidates in Florida, former state representative Joe Saunders and climate advocate Nate Douglas, in trying to erase Republicans’ super majority in the state legislature in November. A fourth LGBTQ+ candidate, former Obama staffer Chad Klitzman, did not fare as well, losing his primary in heavily Democratic Broward County to a pro-LGBTQ+ rights candidate, Barbara Sharief. Brundage’s opponent in the general election is a former teacher in the Tampa area who voted in favor of Don’t Say Gay legislation and book bans in school libraries. Brundage is the award-winning author of Empowering Differences: Leveraging Your Differences to Impact Change. Brundage says Pittman “only helped to scare away people from wanting to come to Florida” with the “draconian laws” she’s helped to pass. Those include Gov. DeSantis’ signature Don’t Say Gay legislation, which Brundage described in an interview with LGBTQ Nation as “absolutely ridiculous.” DeSantis’ antipathy for Brundage extends back, incongruously, to an award for which he congratulated her. In 2022, Brundage was given a Spirit of the Community award by the Florida Commission on the Status of Women for bringing in tens of millions of dollars to the Tampa area with an international economic empowerment conference. Brundage received a letter of congratulations from DeSantis, who, it turns out, didn’t know Brundage was trans. But news organizations did, and Brundage says DeSantis “dodged everybody’s request for comment on it. No comment. No comment. No comment. I announced my candidacy, of course, and talked about the letter. And then he finally responded — to the Daily Mail in the U.K. And he told them that he would have never given me the award if he had known that I was a transgender woman.” Like his hateful Don’t Say Gay laws, Brundage called DeSantis’ disavowal “ridiculous.” “I still brought in a $12.5 million conference, selling out two entire hotels and a convention center for the city of Tampa,” Brundage says. “I still did that. I still created a scholarship foundation for youth, and I still mentored children and women in my community through financial literacy educational programs for free. “So none of that has changed, but because he knows my political affiliation, all of a sudden, he wants to say that he wouldn’t have given me that award. And that’s exactly what’s wrong with our political world right now. Partisan politics get in the way of actually accomplishing things that are good for… http://dlvr.it/TCLrm9

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New-to-Me Authors I Read In 2018 | Top Ten Tuesday

New-to-Me Authors I Read In 2018 | Top Ten Tuesday

The topic this week is New-to-Me Authors I Read In 2018!

I always hesitate to read new authors a bit because I’m always in the middle of so many different series that I really need to finish. Now and then I cave when I think a book will be particularly good – and often I’m rewarded with a new favourite author who I have to keep reading. Which means more books on my TBR. Hurray…? Sometimes…

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The Art of Pulp Horror: An Illustrated History, edited by Stephen Jones, Applause Books, 2020. Cover art by Norman Saunders, info: applausebooks.com.

So often associated with cheapness and low quality, pulp fiction and filmmaking have influenced the way we live for more than a century. Many respected authors and artists worked for the pulp and paperback markets, while films made for the low budget or youth markets are now rightly regarded as classics as they continue to inspire the movies and television we watch today. Profusely illustrated with more than 800 rare and unique images from around the world—including book and magazine covers, interior illustrations, movie posters, comic books, promotional items, tie-ins, and previously unpublished artwork commissioned especially for this book—this handsome volume charts the history of escapist horror and the individuals who created it. Compiled by multiple award–winning writer and editor Stephen Jones, and with a foreword by prolific and acclaimed author Robert Silverberg, this visual history brings together insightful and revelatory commentary from some of the genre’s most highly esteemed experts. The Art of Pulp Horror is a stunning and informative guide to how, for over 100 years, we have enthusiastically embraced and exploited the gratuitous and the gory into our popular culture.

Contents: Foreword: Those Gaudy Pupls! – Robert Silverberg Introduction: Pulp Frictions – Stephen Jones 1. Penny Dreadfuls: This Week’s Thrill-Packed Yarn – Sarah Cleary 2. Pre-Code Horrors: The Horror Monster Show! – Richard Harland Smith 3. The Shudder Pulps: Stories That Thrill and Chill! – Mike Ashley 4. Poverty Row: Horror Was Never So Facinating! Gregory William Mank 5. Seduction of the Innocent: Strangest Tales of Fear and Terror! –  Barry Forshaw 6. Drive-In Delinquents: Fiendish! Fantastic! Frightening! – Lisa Morton 7. Pulp Fiction: The Bizarre, the Frightening, the Gruesome! – Justin Marriot 8. Exploitation Explosion: Horror Beyond Belief! – Christopher Fowler 9. Boom and Bust: Something Bad is Coming –  Stefan Dziemianowicz Contributor Bios Index Art Credits / Acknowledgments

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2020 NAMM Tribute To Those We Have Lost Covered By Jon Hammond

#WATCHMOVIE HERE: 2020 NAMM Tribute To Those We Have Lost Covered By Jon Hammond Jon's archive https://archive.org/details/2020nammtributetothosewehavelostcoveredbyjonhammond Youtube https://youtu.be/Bmfh-b9--6s FB https://www.facebook.com/hammondcast/videos/10156569128347102/

2020 NAMM Tribute To Those We Have Lost Covered By Jon Hammond

by

 Jon Hammond 

NAMM Historian Dan Del Fiorentino & Suzanne Glasnapp

Topics

 NAMM Tribute, Musicians, Instrument makers, Memorial, Deceased Musicians, International Music Community

Language

 English 

2020 NAMM Tribute to those we have lost covered by Jon Hammond FIRST LAST YOB YOD TITLE

Tony Acosta19422019Luthier String Company, FounderTracy Allen19822019Beacock Music, Music TeacherShiro Arai19302019Aria Guitars, FounderGinger Baker19392019Musician, Product EndorserKatreese Barnes 19632019Musical Director, Clinician Dave Bartholomew19182019Songwriter, MusicianRicardo Bauer19722019Bauer Percussion, CEOKevin Becka19542019Blackbird Academy, Co-FounderVinnie Bell19322019Product Engineer, LuthierBob Birmingham19452019Steinway & Sons, Former OwnerHal Blaine19292019Studio Musician, Product EndorserEric Bomba19642019Sam Ash Music, Operations ManagerBill Boyce19402019Piano Distributors, Founder Tim Boyle19482019Recording EngineerHarold Bradley19262019Studio MusicianSusan Brailove19302019Oxford University Press, Former DirectorEd Brier19402019Brier & Hale Music Co., Co-OwnerClora Bryant19272019Musician, Product EndorserJessica Bryner19852019Mackie, Marketing and Communications Fred Buda19352019Musician, Product Endorser, EducatorEllsworth Bush19332019CF Martin & CO., Foreman and SupervisorKay Calato19262019Regal Tip, Co-FounderPaul Capozzoli19292019Method Book AuthorJoe Cardinale19302019Lifelong Independent Rep.Alexis Castañeda19722019A Tempo Percussion, FounderEllen Cavanaugh19452019Super-Sensitive Musical Strings, Vice PresidentEd Cherney19502019Recording EngineerBenny Cintioli19342020Cintioli Music Center, Co-FounderMargott Cintioli19292019Cintioli Music Center, Co-FounderDick Dale19372019King of the Surf GuitarDoug Daniel19442019Harman, JBL, Senior Sales Manager Terry Dean19452019Andy Owings Music Center, Store ManagerGary DeShazo19292019Caldwell Music Company, Former PresidentMorris Diamond19212019Beverly Hills Records, FounderJune Doyle19342019D'addario Canada, Western Sales Representative

Dr. John19412019Musician, Product EndorserWilliam Dunkley19222019Dunkley Music Store, Co-FounderJim Dunlop19362019Dunlop Manufacturing Inc. , FounderJohnny Eberle19392019American Mastering, FounderPreston Epps19302019Musician, Product EndorserCharles Feilding19492019Yamaha Corporation of America, Manager of the Sound Design OfficeSteve Fjestad19502019Blue Book Publications, Co-FounderFred Foster19572019Electronic Theater Controls, Inc., Co-Founder, CEOFred Foster19312019Monument Records, FounderStuart Fraser19612019Musician, Product EndorserDonnie Fritts19422019Songwriter, Studio MusicianMark Fullerton19622019Ted Brown Music, Purchasing, Sales and Marketing ManagerDon Gayle19322019Shure Inc., Technical WriterKurt Glaesel19262019Glaesel String Instrument Service, FounderEric Goldbaach19662019EEGoes Over Productions, FounderMarty Grebb19452020Musician, Product EndorserChristopher Griffin19702019Coachella, RiggerBill Hagner19232019The Gretsch Company, Plant ManagerBob Hale19292019The NAMM Foundation's Museum of Making Music, DocentBonnie Harris19422019Harris Teller Inc., Former Officer and Director Joy Harris19402019Bill Harris Music, Co-FounderEric Haydock19432019Musician, Product EndorserBill Heese19362019Carl Fisher Publishing , Former Vice PresidentBill Heggie19432019Magnum Sound, FounderTurley Higgins19372019Yamaha Corporation of America, Concert & Artists ManagerKarl Hirano19422019Yamaha Corporation of Japan, Electronic Engineer Harry Hirsch19292019MediaSound, Soundmixers, FounderMary Lou Hoogenboom19312019Gibson Guitar Company, Factory WorkerPaul Hostetter19452019LuthierKen Hyams19272019Allied Communications Inc., FounderJoe Incagnoli19592019Fort Apache Recording Studios, Co-FounderJames Ingram19522019Vocalist, Product EndorserRichard Janda19202019Richard's Music, FounderCarl Janelli19272019Method Book Author, MusicianJimmy Johnson19432019Studio Musician, ProducerGary "Frog" Juestensen19492019Oasis Stage Werks, FounderJean Charles Juliat19422019Robert Juliat Lighting, CEOLarry Junstrom19492019Musician, Product Endorser Lewis Kahn19462019Musican, Product EndorserGershon Kingsley19222019Electronic Instrument ComposerGeorge Klein19352019ProducerJan Erik Kongshaug19442019Recording EngineerRoger Lattin19562019Studio Set Lighting Technician Robert Lee19542019St. Louis Music, Senior Vice President of SalesMatt Leff19662019Matt's Music Center, FounderTeresa Leithold19322019Leithold Music, Owner, TeacherRussell Lindquist19322019Holcombe Lindquist Piano and Organ, Co-FounderManny Lopez19272019Musician, SongwriterRoss Lowell19262019Lowel Light, FounderMike Mahoney19562019Mahoney's Pro Music & Drum Shop, ManagerJack Martin19232019Wurlitzer, Piano Sales ManagerDaniel McBrayer19322019McBrayer's Award Piano, Owner EmeritusEmily Meixell19832019C. F. Martin & Company, Custom Shop ArtistTed Middleton19442019Jet Music Pty Ltd, CFOLoretta "June Bug" Miller19562019Peavey Electronics, Cycle Counter - Warehouse Eddie Money19492019Vocalist, Songwriter Ruy Monteiro19472019Studio R Amplifiers, FounderTommy Moore19362019Kasuga International, FounderDon Mozingo19312019Mozingo Music, FounderTerry Nelson19372019Young Chang Piano, Salesman, TrainerGordon O'Hara19572019RETAIL UP!, CEO and Managing Partner Ric Ocasek19492019Musician, Product EndorserAlan R.Pearlman19252019ARP Instruments Inc., FounderMorton Pearson19222019Pearson Piano Company, OwnerAspen Pittman19482019Groove Tubes, FounderJoyce Porras19282019Reynald's Music Store, OwnerBill Powers19532018CBI Cables , Senior Account Executive Mike "Roberts" Rabuazzo19602018Connecticut Music, Co-OwnerLeon Redbone19492019Studio MusicianBill Reglein19482019jj Babbitt Company, Inc., President Emil Richards19322019Musican, Method Book AuthorJohn Robbins19642019Sound EngineerAlan Rogan19512019Touring Guitar TechSteve Rook19602019JW Pepper, Vice President of Advertising ProductionHarry Rosenbloom19292019Medley Music, FounderPeggy Rosenthal19312019Baton Music, Co-OwnerTed Ross19472019Stagecraft, Sales ManagerReggie Rugley19612019Musican, Product EndorserDave Samuels19482019Musician, Method Book AuthorRay Santos19282019Composer, Music EducatorBob Saunders19412020Kaman Music Corporation, Former PresidentJoachim Schneider19392019Joachim Schneider & Sons, FounderBob Shriver19552019Yamaha Corporation of America, District Manager of Electronic KeyboardsJohn Simpson19422019Marshall Music, Woodwind Repair Technician Jim Slutz19372019NAMMYP Founder, Music Business ProfessorBrian Smith19732019Unitas Guitars, Luthier, FounderSteve Lincoln Smith19592019Innovative Music Australis Pty Ltd, FounderGerry Stickells19422019Tour ManagerLarry Taylor19422019Musician, SongwriterRuss Thomas19412019Thomas Music, Inc., FounderPreston Thompson19562019Preston Thompson Guitars, FounderRobin Tolleson19562019Modern Drummer, WriterPeter Tork19422019Musician, SongwriterBernie Tormé19522019Musician, Barnroom Studios, FounderRon Tunks19492019RT Sales, FounderHarvey Vogel19362019Lone Star Percussion, FounderVickie Volesky19582019Yamaha Corporation of America, Former District ManagerCarl Volkwein19382019Volkwein's Music, Former PresidentCharles Walter19272019Charles R. Walter Pianos, FounderKen Warmoth19512019Warmoth Guitars, FounderMarc Weiss19412019Lighting DesignerParham Werlein19212019Werlein's For Music, Former PresidentBonnie Wilcher19492018Owensboro Music Center, PartnerKeith Wilhelm19632019Backbeat Music Company, OwnerAllee Willis19472019Songwriter Ernie Winfrey19422019Recording EngineerMac Wiseman19252019Musician, SongwriterIzzy Young19292019Folklore Center, FounderReggie Young19362019Studio Musician, Product Endorser

#Namm#2020NAMM#Deceased#Memorial#TributeSpcl thanks NAMM Historians Dan Del Fiorentino, MIke Mullens, Ashley Allison 

Publication date

 2020-02-07

Usage

 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International

  NAMM Tribute, Musicians, Instrument makers, Memorial, Deceased Musicians, International Music Community

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The Rule of Many (The Rule of One #2) 

By Ashley Saunders

Published by: Skyscape Publication Date: May 7th 2019 Genres: Dystopian, Young Adult

Synopsis:

Born to a death sentence in a near-future America, rebellious sisters herald a revolution—if they can survive.

Twins Ava and Mira Goodwin defy the Rule of One simply by existing. The single-child law, ruthlessly enforced by Texas’s Governor Roth, has made the sisters famous fugitives and inspirations for the resurgent rebellion known as the Common.

But the relentless governor and his implacable Texas State Guard threaten that fragile hope, as Roth consolidates his power in a bid for ultimate authority.

As Ava and Mira relinquish the relative safety of their Canadian haven to stand against Roth, new allies arise: Owen, a gifted young programmer, impulsively abandons his comfortable life in a moment of compassion, while Zee, an abused labor camp escapee, finds new purpose in resistance.

The four will converge on Dallas for a reckoning with Roth, with nothing less than their destinies—and the promise of a future free from oppression—on the line.

Disobedience means death. But a life worth living demands rebellion.

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Excerpt:

MIRA

Limos and luxury cars line the extensive circular driveway, stuffed with partygoers ready for the welcoming bash. Mrs. and Mr. Cross have already arrived with much fanfare from their son and his doting employees. I wonder if Ciro’s sisters are here.

I hear him get on the microphone, introducing his unwitting parents onto the stage of the overflowing banquet hall, the governor of Alberta and the mayor of Calgary looking on from the front row.

Everything’s falling nicely into place. If only the man of the hour would show.

I look at my watch: 7:30 p.m. He’s late. Ava’s knee bounces furiously, as if she can shake out her anxiety.

“He’ll come,” I say.

From our hideout in the corner of the foyer, shadowed and easily overlooked, we have the best seats in the house. A perfect vantage point to see and be unseen. Ava scans the budding festivities through the glass walls on our left. I keep my eyes on the glass windows straight ahead, seeing past the dazzling flares from the cars’ headlights, holding out for the first glimpse of the president.

A string quartet begins to play, and an electric energy pulsates through the hotel, enlivening the crowd around us with a giddy exhilaration, and I can’t help but feel it too. Eager, I spring to my feet. I pace up and down our tucked-away corner, checking the time, watching Emery from across the room, waiting on her signal.

“Do you hear that?” Ava asks. She stares up at the ceiling. I move beside her as we listen to the muffled roar of whirling blades slicing the air somewhere above the building.

“A helicopter,” Ava says.

“He’s here.”

We look to Emery, who stands near the entrance, her gaze locked skyward. Guests file past as she removes a headscarf from her pocket, drapes the silk over her distinctive curls, and pulls it into a tight knot at the back of her neck. She folds her right arm over her chest, our cue to move.

I feel, rather than see, Barend steal into place behind us, our long shadow, as we push to the end of the foyer. Pawel detaches himself from the crowd and crosses our path as he follows Emery out the front door. “Lots of luck,” he whispers earnestly. Like luck has anything to do with it. It’s all up to us.

Our target is the oversized clock that consumes the entire wall alongside the vacant concierge desk. Ava stops before the number six, and we slip behind a false door and stride side by side down an empty staff hallway. Three right turns, two left, a final door, and we’re outside.

There are no lights behind the hotel and no people. The night is chilly and moonless, but we find the footpath we were directed to take and make our silent way to the small grove of trees just twenty yards out.

Ten paces in, Ava and I turn from the path and weave through the evergreens until we spot the narrow clearing that is to be our stage. We position ourselves in its center, shoulder to shoulder, and wait. Somewhere to our right, concealed within the trees and darkness, Barend stands guard.

When told of the plan, Emery immediately authorized the private rendezvous. She knows pleading our case face-to-face with the president is the only way. Cameras and screens provide a barrier, Emery said. The media paints you solely as American rebels. Let him see how human you are. With Pawel at her side, Emery is to meet and escort the president here, while Ciro entertains his parents and guests, keeping them safely ignorant inside the banquet hall.

The minutes tick off, and Ava starts to shiver from either the cold or nerves. Or is that me shivering? Ava and I brought no weapons with us, to show good faith. No guns, no knives. Just us, with our naked conviction and hope.

This could be our last stop, a final end to the endless chase. A place to plan and plot and devise our crucial counterattack.

Ava nudges me with a sharp elbow. She points to the trees in front of us. Two distinct shapes emerge, a faint silhouette floating behind.

“Ready?” I whisper needlessly. Ava tightens her jaw, and I ball my hands into white-knuckled fists. I take a big gulp of air and exhale slowly. My breath comes out in swirling smoke, reminding me of a dragon. There’s a fire inside me, and suddenly I feel warm and calm. One look from Ava and I know she feels it too.

We’re ready.

The outlines become faces and bodies. Emery appears first, then President Moore, with Pawel a few steps behind. I stare at Moore, transfixed, my eyes glued to the man who can grant us refuge.

He stumbles forward, as if his own eyes have not yet adjusted to the dark. I search his every feature, looking for any hint of surprise, or shock, or understanding. But his face, though startlingly attractive in the starlight, is blank. Indifferent.

“President Moore,” Emery says, “this is Ava and Mira Goodwin.” He looks at us cross-eyed, his round eyes squinting as he takes us in. We all stand motionless, awaiting his response.

“You don’t look identical to me,” the president finally states, his thin voice magnified in the still night air. “One of you’s slightly taller, the other rounder.”

The leader of the free world opens with an insult. My first reaction is to defend my identicalness. Surprising, when all I’ve ever wanted is to be seen as different from Ava.

“Sir—” Ava and I speak at the same time.

The president laughs. “Ah, there it is.” The ground spins as he turns to leave. “This conversation will be moved to a different setting. Just the twins and me.”

Barend detaches from the shadows. Pawel and Emery enclose my sister and me. Ava grabs my arm, her grip tight enough to bruise.

“We do not agree to any change—” Emery starts, but Moore shouts over her.

“Security!”

Everything shatters, all plans and expectations smashed to pieces.

A gunshot rings out, then two more.

“Run!” Emery yells.

The last thing I see is Ava’s face, twisted in fear and fury.

Then something covers my eyes. My mouth.

I’m thrown over a bulky shoulder, the deafening sounds of a helicopter growing louder with every footfall. With every one of my muffled screams.

I’m shoved against something solid. I reach out, arms flailing, but there’s no one beside me. Ava.

I feel the chopper lift into the sky. Two spinning blades taking me higher and higher away from Common ground.

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Author Bio:

Hailing from the suburbs of Dallas, Texas, Ashley Saunders and Leslie Saunders are award-winning filmmakers and twin sisters who honed their love of storytelling at The University of Texas at Austin. While researching The Rule of One, they fell in love with America’s national parks, traveling the path of Ava and Mira. The sisters can currently be found with their Boston terriers in sunny Los Angeles, exploring hiking trails and drinking entirely too much yerba mate.

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The Rule of Many [Ashley Saunders and Leslie Saunders]; 2019 YA Releases #bookblogs #bookbloggers "...some kind of dystopian future Texas where parents are only permitted to have a single child..." The Rule of Many by Ashley Saunders and Leslie Saunders (my guess is the authors are sisters?) some kind of dystopian future Texas where parents are all only permitted to have a single child.

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Caitsbooks’s Top 10 Most Anticipated April 2019 Releases

This year is absolutely flying by. I can't believe it's April already! This month has some of my most anticipated releases of the year, with a good mix of debut novels, series starters, and continuations! My wallet may hate me this month, but I'll be very happy once all these books come out.

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April Releases

Note: These are in order of release date

April 2nd 

10. Wicked Saints (Something Dark and Holy #1) by Emily A. Duncan This book is probably my most anticipated debut novel, if not one of my most anticipated books overall for 2019. Wicked Saints has gotten a lot of hype, and after reading the ARC, I can say it deserves all of it. This book broke me, in the best possible way, and I don't think I'll ever be over it. Read my review here for more of my ranting.

"A girl who can speak to gods must save her people without destroying herself. A prince in danger must decide who to trust. A boy with a monstrous secret waits in the wings. Together, they must assassinate the king and stop the war. In a centuries-long war where beauty and brutality meet, their three paths entwine in a shadowy world of spilled blood and mysterious saints, where a forbidden romance threatens to tip the scales between dark and light."

9. Defy Me (Shatter Me #5) by Tahereh Mafi The Shatter Me series has been one of my favorites since I first read it as a trilogy back in 2015. While I was nervous at first about the series being continued, I am now 100% on board and so excited for the next installment! The Kenji novella, Shadow Me, really got my hyped for this book!

(Spoilers below for the Shatter Me series, books 1 - 4) "Juliette’s short tenure as the supreme commander of North America has been an utter disaster. When the children of the other world leaders show up on her doorstep, she wants nothing more than to turn to Warner for support and guidance. But he shatters her heart when he reveals that he’s been keeping secrets about her family and her identity from her—secrets that change everything. Juliette is devastated, and the darkness that’s always dwelled within her threatens to consume her. An explosive encounter with unexpected visitors might be enough to push her over the edge."

8. Defy the Fates (Constellation #3) by Claudia Gray

I cannot express how excited I am for this book. I loved the first two novels, and I've been dying to find out how it all ends! If you're looking for a new sci-fi series, definitely pick this one up!!

(spoilers below for Defy the Stars and Defy the Worlds)

“Hunted and desperate. Abel only has one mission left that matters: save the life of Noemi Vidal. To do that, he not only has to escape the Genesis authorities, he also must face the one person in the galaxy who still has the means to destroy him. Burton Mansfield's consciousness lives on, desperate for a home, and Abel's own body is his last bargaining chip.  Alone in the universe. Brought back from the brink of death, Noemi Vidal finds Abel has not only saved her life, but he's made her into something else, something more. Not quite mech, yet not quite human any longer, Noemi must find her place in a universe where she is utterly unique, all while trying to create a world where anyone--even a mech--can be free. The final battle between Earth and the colony planets is here, and there's no lengths to which Earth won't go to preserve its domination over all humanity. But together, the universe's most advanced mech and its first human-mech hybrid might have the power to change the galaxy for good.”

7. The Princess and the Fangirl (Once Upon a Con #2) by Ashley Poston

This is the new companion novel to Geekerella. The first book was absolutely amazing, and I can't wait to see where Ashley Poston goes with this one!

"Imogen Lovelace is an ordinary fangirl on an impossible mission: save her favorite character, Princess Amara, from being killed off from her favorite franchise, Starfield. The problem is, Jessica Stone—the actress who plays Princess Amara—wants nothing more than to leave the intense scrutiny of the fandom behind. If this year's ExcelsiCon isn't her last, she'll consider her career derailed. When a case of mistaken identity throws look-a-likes Imogen and Jess together, they quickly become enemies. But when the script for the Starfield sequel leaks, and all signs point to Jess, she and Imogen must trade places to find the person responsible. That's easier said than done when the girls step into each other's shoes and discover new romantic possibilities, as well as the other side of intense fandom. As these "princesses" race to find the script-leaker, they must rescue themselves from their own expectations, and redefine what it means to live happily ever after. "

6. The Devouring Gray (The Devouring Gray #1) by Christine Lynn Herman

This book is one of my most anticipated debut novels of the year. People have been comparing it to The Raven Cycle, one of my all-time favorite series, so obviously I need to devour it. (Yes, I know that was a bad pun)

"On the edge of town a beast haunts the woods, trapped in the Gray, its bonds loosening… Uprooted from the city, Violet Saunders doesn’t have much hope of fitting in at her new school in Four Paths, a town almost buried in the woodlands of rural New York. The fact that she’s descended from one of the town’s founders doesn’t help much, either—her new neighbors treat her with distant respect, and something very like fear. When she meets Justin, May, Isaac, and Harper, all children of founder families, and sees the otherworldly destruction they can wreak, she starts to wonder if the townsfolk are right to be afraid. When bodies start to appear in the woods, the locals become downright hostile. Can the teenagers solve the mystery of Four Paths, and their own part in it, before another calamity strikes?"

5. You'd Be Mine by Erin Hahn

I was lucky enough to read an ARC of this back in January, and it blew me away. It was so much more than I expected. This is definitely not a book to miss!

"Annie Mathers is America’s sweetheart and heir to a country music legacy full of all the things her Gran warned her about. Superstar Clay Coolidge is most definitely going to end up one of those things. But unfortunately for Clay, if he can’t convince Annie to join his summer tour, his music label is going to drop him. That’s what happens when your bad boy image turns into bad boy reality. Annie has been avoiding the spotlight after her parents’ tragic death, except on her skyrocketing YouTube channel. Clay’s label wants to land Annie, and Clay has to make it happen. Swayed by Clay’s undeniable charm and good looks, Annie and her band agree to join the tour. From the start fans want them to be more than just tour mates, and Annie and Clay can’t help but wonder if the fans are right. But if there’s one part of fame Annie wants nothing to do with, it’s a high-profile relationship. She had a front row seat to her parents’ volatile marriage and isn’t interested in repeating history. If only she could convince her heart that Clay, with his painful past and head over heels inducing tenor, isn’t worth the risk. "

April 9th 

4. Descendant of the Crane by Joan He

This book has been called a YA Game of Thrones, filled with political intrigue and mystery. This is another book that has gotten a bit of hype, and I'm looking forward to seeing if it lives up to it.

"Princess Hesina of Yan has always been eager to shirk the responsibilities of the crown, dreaming of an unremarkable life. But when her beloved father is found dead, she’s thrust into power, suddenly the queen of a surprisingly unstable kingdom. What’s more, Hesina believes that her father was murdered—and that the killer is someone close to her. Hesina’s court is packed full of dissemblers and deceivers eager to use the king’s death for political gain, each as plausibly guilty as the next. Her advisers would like her to blame the neighboring kingdom of Kendi’a, whose ruler has been mustering for war. Determined to find her father’s actual killer, Hesina does something desperate: she enlists the aid of a soothsayer—a treasonous act, punishable by death, since magic was outlawed centuries ago. Using the information provided by the sooth, and uncertain if she can trust her family, Hesina turns to Akira—a brilliant investigator who’s also a convicted criminal with secrets of his own. With the future of Yan at stake, can Hesina find justice for her father? Or will the cost be too high?"

3. The Red Scrolls of Magic (The Eldest Curses #1) by Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu

I think everyone can agree that Magnus and Alec are some of the best characters in The Shadowhunter Chronicles. Needless to say, I'm so excited that they're getting their own series!!! I've been waiting for this for too long.

"All Magnus Bane wanted was a vacation—a lavish trip across Europe with Alec Lightwood, the Shadowhunter who against all odds is finally his boyfriend. But as soon as the pair settles in Paris, an old friend arrives with news about a demon-worshipping cult called the Crimson Hand that is bent on causing chaos around the world. A cult that was apparently founded by Magnus himself. Years ago. As a joke. Now Magnus and Alec must race across Europe to track down the Crimson Hand and its elusive new leader before the cult can cause any more damage. As if it wasn’t bad enough that their romantic getaway has been sidetracked, demons are now dogging their every step, and it is becoming harder to tell friend from foe. As their quest for answers becomes increasingly dire, Magnus and Alec will have to trust each other more than ever—even if it means revealing the secrets they’ve both been keeping."

April 16th 

2. Serious Moonlight by Jenn Bennett

Last year, I finally started reading Jenn Bennett's books, and fell in love with them. I went on a binge of all of her YA contemporaries, and I'm dying for more. At this point, it doesn't even matter to me what it's actually about. If it's written by Jenn Bennett, I'll read it.

"Mystery-book aficionado Birdie Lindberg has an overactive imagination. Raised in isolation and homeschooled by strict grandparents, she’s cultivated a whimsical fantasy life in which she plays the heroic detective and every stranger is a suspect. But her solitary world expands when she takes a job the summer before college, working the graveyard shift at a historic Seattle hotel. In her new job, Birdie hopes to blossom from introverted dreamer to brave pioneer, and gregarious Daniel Aoki volunteers to be her guide. The hotel’s charismatic young van driver shares the same nocturnal shift and patronizes the waterfront Moonlight Diner where she waits for the early morning ferry after work. Daniel also shares her appetite for intrigue, and he’s stumbled upon a real-life mystery: a famous reclusive writer—never before seen in public—might be secretly meeting someone at the hotel. To uncover the writer’s puzzling identity, Birdie must come out of her shell…discovering that most confounding mystery of all may be her growing feelings for the elusive riddle that is Daniel."

April 23rd 

1. The Tiger at Midnight (The Tiger at Midnight Trilogy #1) by Swati Teerdhala

I am living for all the new fantasy novels coming out, and especially #ownvoices ones! This synopsis has me so intrigued and I can't wait to dive in.

"Esha is a legend, but no one knows. It’s only in the shadows that she moonlights as the Viper, the rebels’ highly skilled assassin. She’s devoted her life to avenging what she lost in the royal coup, and now she’s been tasked with her most important mission to date: taking down the ruthless General Hotha. Kunal has been a soldier since childhood, training morning and night to uphold the power of King Vardaan. His uncle, the general, has ensured that Kunal never strays from the path—even as a part of Kunal longs to join the outside world, which has been growing only more volatile. Then Esha’s and Kunal’s paths cross—and an unimaginable chain of events unfolds. Both the Viper and the soldier think they’re calling the shots, but they’re not the only players moving the pieces. As the bonds that hold their land in order break down and the sins of the past meet the promise of a new future, both rebel and soldier must make unforgivable choices."

What is your most anticipated release this April?

Related: - My March Favorites + April TBR - My Top 10 March Releases + TBR

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An experiment in survival awaits estranged twin sisters in a thrilling science fiction adventure by the authors of The Rule of One series.Is fear the killer of dreams?It’s been twelve years since the 2040 Quake rocked the Golden State, fracturing Los Angeles and the fortunes of millions. It’s been six years since tech billionaire Damon Yates founded his elite academy, giving Unfortunates from the wrong side of his hyperloop tracks a new future at Quest Campus, tucked away in the Santa Monica Mountains. But an endeavor that sought to bridge a divide only tore eighteen-year-old twin sisters apart.Jade is a street-savvy adrenaline seeker ruling the city’s downtrodden eastside. Crys is an influential socialite ensconced in Yates’s westside mansion—every bit her foster father’s daughter. After the mysterious murder of one of the academy’s brightest, Jade sets out with her factious band of exiles to prove there’s something sinister going on behind the walls of Yates’s exclusive empire. But

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An experiment in survival awaits estranged twin sisters in a thrilling science fiction adventure by the authors of The Rule of One series.Is fear the killer of dreams?It?s been twelve years since the 2040 Quake rocked the Golden State, fracturing Los Angeles and the fortunes of millions. It?s been six years since tech billionaire Damon Yates founded his elite academy, giving Unfortunates from the wrong side of his hyperloop tracks a new future at Quest Campus, tucked away in the Santa Monica Mountains. But an endeavor that sought to bridge a divide only tore eighteen-year-old twin sisters apart.Jade is a street-savvy adrenaline seeker ruling the city?s downtrodden eastside. Crys is an influential socialite ensconced in Yates?s westside mansion?every bit her adoptive father?s daughter. After the mysterious murder of one of the academy?s brightest, Jade sets out with her factious band of exiles to prove there?s something sinister going on behind the walls of Yates?s exclusive empire.

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Weird & Wonderful Wednesday

Not sure if I’d call this interesting, or disturbing. Probably some combination of both. In the world of this book every body has two souls woven together within it. In this case, Eva and Addie. They take turns controlling the body. But, then as the body grows older, one of the souls is supposed to fade, while the other sorta takes control. Except, Eva hasn’t faded yet, and Addie discovers there may be a way for Eva to move again. But…(no surprisingly, since otherwise it’d be a boring book) hybrids are considered a threat to all of society (how dramatic). On the one side, there are others like Eva/Addie out there who want to help, but, on the other is the doctors and such who want to take one of them out, and, they don’t really seem to care which, or what it does to the other.

It’s was a super fun read (and is part of a series, woo), and, it was also a thought provoking read too. We humans metaphorically or poetically talk about souls and ourselves in a lot of different ways, but, this novel very awesomely took one of those philosophical thoughts and was like, ‘yes, but what if it wasn’t just metaphor, what if it were real’ and, that’s one of the best kinds of sci fi there is I think. And, by the end of the book I was sure of one thing, even more authors need to do out there ‘What If this linguistic/philosophical/metaphorical idea that people have about ourselves were real’ stories. (That genre name might need to be shortened for the bookshelves though).

You may like this book If you Liked: The Rule of One by Ashley Saunders, The Unquiet by Mikaela Everett, or Divergent by Veronica Roth

What's Left of Me by Kat Zhang

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Some Random APUSH Things

Since I am finding all these random papers from A.P. U.S. History, I thought I would make a few posts on them for anyone who might be taking the class in the future. This post is the random little worksheet-related things we did, as well as a list of interesting readings we did. I tried to link everything anyone might want to know more about in this post so this is really link heavy lol.

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So the first one is from when we were studying the Civil Rights Era. It's the State of Louisiana's Literacy Test, and our teacher had us try and take it to show us how crazy literacy tests were. One of the questions is literally “Divide a vertical line into two equal parts by bisecting it with a curved horizontal line that is only straight at its spot bisection of the vertical” ....umm??

And here's a link to some Literacy Test Info in case you want to know more about them.

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Okay, the next paper is a Moral Foundations Questionnaire. We looked at this in class to evaluate and compare our morals, and what they meant for each of us politically. Even if you don’t plan on taking A.P. U.S. History I think this is still a really interesting questionnaire to take on your own.

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We also compared the Columbus Day Proclamations of Obama (2016) and Trump (2017). These gave us an idea of how events surrounding Columbus’ “discovery” of America were addressed. For example, In Obama’s proclamation it is written “As we mark this rich history, we must also acknowledge the pain and suffering reflected in the stories of Native Americans who had long resided on this land prior to the arrival of European newcomers” whereas Trump’s does not acknowledge the struggles of Native Americans. We could see two different current ways in which the past is viewed and addressed. 

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Now I have some readings we did throughout the year and also after we took the AP exam. 

This is Water by David Foster Wallace - This is a speech where (according to The Guardian lol) Wallace reflects on the difficulties of daily life and 'making it to 30, or maybe 50, without wanting to shoot yourself in the head'. It’s basically about natural tendencies to view things through a lens focused on yourself (being self-centered) and choices we can make in our daily life on how we view things (among other ideas). It might sound dry (and that’s ok) but I found it to be very interesting food for thought that is well-written.

Failures of Kindness by George Saunders - A commencement speech on the importance of even the smallest choices we can make to be kind in some way. The speech is pretty short but has a good message on generally being happy and living kindly and without regrets.

The Inverse Power of Praise (excerpt from NurtureShock by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman) - This chapter from the book addresses the myth that praising your kid by telling them they are smart benefits them a lot in life. In truth, science has proved that it is actually damaging to tell your kid they are smart and that instead, one should praise hard work. Ashley Merryman also did a TED Talk on parenting if anyone is interested.

Chapter 6: Harlan, Kentucky (excerpt from Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell) - This chapter is on the culture of honor and the power such deep-rooted cultural legacies have even today. This reading was super interesting, and the studies it discusses are intriguing 10/10 would recommend. You should buy the book and support the author if you are interested in it, but note that I am linking here a pdf of the whole book so that you can see chapter 6 (starts on page 175 of the pdf) of it if you would like to. Malcolm Gladwell also has a blog (of sorts) and a podcast called Revisionist History (which my AP teacher said can sometimes be disappointing in comparison to his books).

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I hope some of this was interesting to someone in some way seeing as how I just spent an hour or two compiling all these links and papers lol. Anyway, I highly recommend checking out this stuff (especially the readings) and looking into taking AP courses as well as seeking out knowledge of all types in your spare time. I’ll be back with another APUSH post sometime soon maybe.

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Google ordered to provide information on people behind Nova Scotia cyberbullying

A Nova Scotia court has used cyberbullying laws to order Google to provide information about who is behind a blog and a YouTube channel that a couple says have been the source of harassment and insults.

The couple, Sakura Saunders and Darius Mirshahi, say in affidavits filed before Nova Scotia Supreme Court in January that a blog using the name "Antifa exposed" falsely alleges the two are involved in movements that are "terrorist" organizations.

Saunders, who identifies herself as a social justice activist and writer, says in her affidavit that a YouTube channel and the blog are filled with false conspiracy theories and is written in "a hateful tone" that incorrectly suggests she is violent.

She says she's afraid the blog and video channel will lead to violence against her and her family, and that she could become a target for extremist groups.

Mirshahi says in his affidavit that he is a union organizer and he expresses concerns that the anonymous author of the blog claims to be prepared to follow his wife "everywhere."

The couple's lawyer, Mitch Broughton, says in his affidavit that Google, which owns YouTube, should be able to identify the authors of the attacks on his clients. In court documents, the company's lawyers indicated they are not opposed to the motion.

Google's media division did not immediately respond to an inquiry about whether the company had complied with the March 25 order from Justice Richard Coughlan.

Broughton made his cyber-protection motion last month to have the information provided under the province's cyberbullying legislation.

He alleges the person who posted the blog put up images of the couple's social occasions without their consent and that the author cyber-bullied the couple.

The province's cyberbullying laws, established in 2017, have been employed recently in a high-profile case in Truro.

The parents of a three-year-old Nova Scotia boy who went missing last spring have taken the alleged administrators of a social media chat site to court, arguing that accusations and insults posted there are cyberbullying.

The lawyer representing Jason Ehler and Ashley Brown, the parents of Dylan Ehler, has alleged that hundreds of people have targeted the pair, particularly in online Facebook discussions.

Lawyers for the parents have also said the "horrific" comments posted in the discussions have included unfounded accusations her clients arranged for the boy to go missing and suggestions they took their own child's life.

An extensive six-day search for Dylan around a Truro, N.S., brook and the surrounding area where he was last seen was suspended in May. Truro Police Chief Dave MacNeil has said that his force has "no evidence to suggest foul play in the disappearance of Dylan."

That case is still before the courts.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 21, 2021.

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Man accused of killing wife and child with machete arrested

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MIAMI — Law enforcement authorities have captured a man they say used a machete to kill his wife and daughter.

Miami Gardens Police Chief Delma Noel-Pratt said a fire rescue crew spotted 57-year-old Noel Chambers Tuesday night and called police, who took him into custody.

Noel A. Chambers, whom was wanted for double homicide, has been taken into custody by the @MGPDFL tonight.

Chambers is accused of killing his wife and 10 year old daughter, and seriously injuring his 29 year-old daughter. pic.twitter.com/ptwu9nj3i5

— Miami Gardens Police Dept. (@MGPDFL) April 3, 2019

Police had searched for Chambers since Saturday when they found the bodies of 48-year-old Lorrice Harris and 10-year-old Shayla. Another daughter, 29-year-old Shanalee Chambers, was critically injured.

The Miami Herald reports that Harris’ family spoke to the media on Monday to help police find Chambers. Daughter Ashley Anderson called her father a “monster.”

Ernie Saunders said his sister had asked for a divorce before she was killed.

Chambers is charged with two counts of first-degree murder. A lawyer wasn’t listed on jail records.

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