![]() Though it never attained name recognition in the United States, Momo is a classic in Ende’s home country and in much of Europe. ![]() Americans might be more familiar with the tale’s German author, Michael Ende, via his book The Neverending Story, which was made into the cult 1984 film of the same name. That’s the premise of the strange but beautiful children’s fantasy novel Momo, which was published 45 years ago. But what if the seconds, minutes, and hours of the day could be stolen away? And what if everyone was too busy to notice? In other childhood tales, time is a barrier to be broken, or a hidden door to another world. In Madeleine L’Engle’s beloved novel A Wrinkle in Time-whose long-awaited film adaptation hit theaters Friday-time can be bent (or tessered) to allow mortals to travel the universe at great speeds. ![]() But literature for young readers often handles the concept with a greater sense of imagination and possibility. From an early age, many children learn that time is precious, before growing into adults who see it as a commodity to be managed at all costs. ![]()
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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has received the red-carpet treatment this week as Washington and Seoul mark the 70th anniversary of their alliance. ![]() ![]() ![]() "Mildred Pierce is the odd woman out in this gallery of moral ineptitude.It is a bath in sensation." - Robert van Gelder, The New York Times Book Review (.) 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Here’s the thing-no one, not even Andrew Davies, is going to be able to replicate Austen’s particular blend of clever style and sharp social commentary born from Regency-era experiences. ![]() That work is the basis for this new series, although only the first half of the first episode is pulled from Austen’s material. Sanditon was Jane Austen’s last novel, of which she penned only 11 chapters before her death. The eight-part miniseries already aired in the UK in 2019, but to know that we would finally be seeing Andrew Davies’ take on the material in the new year here was thrilling (he of 1995’s Pride and Prejudice, and a host of other major adapted classics). For viewers of a certain kind (read: me), there has been a palpable excitement over the advent of Sanditon to PBS Masterpiece. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() His free story, Dirty Cop won Best Short Story in 2013. Kyle had three books nominated in the 2013 M/M Romance Group readers choice awards and two books nominated in 2012 for the same event. He writes what makes him laugh and hopes anyone who reads his work laughs with him. Always feel free to contact him or add on any of the following: E-mail: Website Kyle Adams started out dabbling with writing gay romance stories for fun. If there is anything you want to know, just ask. He is a very quiet person and is used to keeping things to himself. Kyle has a hard time picking a favorite anything (color, book, music, quote, etc.), so trying to write a decent bio was quite the challenge. ![]() Kyle Adams started out dabbling with writing gay romance stories for fun. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Frankists were persecuted in the Jewish community for their beliefs, including salvation through orgiastic rites. Fighting for the rights and emancipation of the Jews of eastern Europe, Frank encouraged his followers to transgress moral boundaries. ![]() Running to more than 1,100 pages, The Books of Jacob tells the story of Jacob Frank, a controversial Polish-Jewish religious leader and mystic who founded the Frankist sect in the 18th century. I thought Poland would be able to discuss the dark areas of our history’ The Books of Jacob, which will be released in the UK in November, is the Polish author’s first novel to appear in English since she won the 2018 Nobel prize for literature for what judges called “a narrative imagination that with encyclopaedic passion represents the crossing of boundaries as a form of life”. The magnum opus of Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk – a novel that has taken seven years to translate and has brought its author death threats in her native Poland – is to be published in English. ![]() |