![]() ![]() ![]() If you - I mean, if you think closely about the incarceration system and just how willing we are to lock human beings in cages, it's really not hard to imagine all the other ways we might administer inhumane circumstances to people. SIMON: I often ask a novelist, where'd you get this idea from? But, I mean, where did you not get this idea from (laughter)?ĪDJEI-BRENYAH: Right. NANA KWAME ADJEI-BRENYAH: Thank you for having me. "Chain-Gang All-Stars" is the new novel from Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, the bestselling author of "Friday Black," and he joins us now from Eugene, Ore. That's a trademarked enterprise of Criminal Action Penal Entertainment. "Chain-Gang All-Stars" is a novel that drips with blood and violence from the first scene, but also with love between Loretta Thurwar and Hurricane Staxxx, the two top-rated gladiators of the Chain-Gang All-Stars. ![]()
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![]() ![]() She takes apart the spurious notion of intelligence as an inherited trait, pointing instead to environmental racism - a confluence of institutional factors that relegate marginalized communities to living and working near sites of toxic waste, pollution, and urban decay - as the prime cause of the reported black-white IQ gap. Washington adds her incisive analysis to the fray. Now, in A Terrible Thing to Waste, award-winning science writer Harriet A. ![]() ![]() The 1994 publication of the The Bell Curve and its controversial thesis catapulted the topic of genetic racial differences in IQ to the forefront of renewed and heated debate. A powerful indictment of the notion of hereditary intelligence, A Terrible Thing to Waste shows how environmental racism drives the black-white IQ gap and explains what can be done to remedy its toxic effects on marginalized communities. ![]() ![]() ![]() I enjoyed the romance between Malcolm and Verity. Will love be enough to protect them from a treacherous plot devised to ruin them? But when the charade ends, the danger begins. The intimacy of this necessary arrangement-Verity and Malcom thrust together in close quarters-soon sparks an irresistible heat. How to keep them at bay? Verity must pretend to be his wife. Damn the feisty beauty who exposed the contented tosher to a parade of fortune-hunting matchmakers. Kidnapped as a child, with no memories of his well-heeled past, Malcom prefers the grimy spoils of the culverts to the gilded riches of society. Now that Verity’s made him front-page news, what will he make of her? That’s precisely where she finds happily self-sufficient scavenger Malcom North, lost heir to the Earl of Maxwell. To solve a mystery that’s become the talk of the ton, no clues run too deep for willful reporter Verity Lovelace. Christi Caldwell, USA TODAY bestselling author of the Wicked Wallflowers series, combs London’s underground and finds romance and danger for a missing lord and the lady who loves him. ![]() ![]() It’s impossible! Or is it? If anyone can stay on the straight and narrow―and pull off the biggest ticket heist of all time, it’s DJ. Lucky has the power to ruin any kid’s life, including Conor’s, unless DJ agrees to come up with 100,000 Starcade tickets within two weeks. ![]() ![]() Sure enough, within a week of arriving at the Fitz, Conor runs afoul of Lucky, the seventh-grade bully who runs a complicated contest based on tickets from Starcade, the games-and-pizza joint across the street from the school. But when Conor, his best friend from his old school, suddenly shows up, DJ knows his anonymous days are numbered. Now safely enrolled in the Fitz (Ella Fitzgerald Middle School) he’s determined to keep his head down. He pulled his last con months ago at his old school. ![]() Darius James―DJ to his friends―has a head for cons and a heart of gold. ![]() ![]() We had Dave Kirby on last week we talked about his book Animal Factory that talked about so many terrible things about factory farming of animals. So on the show for the last-excuse me-few segments, I’ve been talking about some very serious issues. ![]() I understand it was snowing in New York and I’m actually seeing just a little spec of sun right now. I don’t know whoever mentioned a lamb, but it has been cloudy and rainy here. I am actually in San Francisco for the week, and what is it about March? It goes in like a lion and it’s very lion-like all month long. Visit her recently re-launched website, The Post Punk Kitchen, at href=”” target=”_blank”>TRANSCRIPTION:Ĭaryn Hartglass: Hi, I’m Caryn Hartglass and you’re listening to It’s All About Food. Her previous titles include Veganomicon, Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World, Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar, Vegan Brunch, and Vegan with a Vengeance. Isa Chandra Moskowitz’s latest cookbook is Appetite for Reduction: 125 Fast and Filling Low-Fat Vegan Recipes. ![]() ![]() Before the internet came into widespread use, books and periodicals related to the craft were not easy to come by for the vast majority of people who might otherwise have been interested. LC: I think a lot of it has to do with the availability of information. Why do you think witchcraft is gaining ground again? ![]() You’ve written several books on Wicca and witchcraft. ![]() ![]() SK: It seems like witchcraft is growing in popularity in the last few years. As for my family, we’ve just agreed not to mention it. I was in my mid-20s before I really understood that this was a central part of who I am and that I wanted to go ahead and embrace it fully. I became interested in Wicca and witchcraft as a teenager, but since it was a bit too “weird” to share with friends and I didn’t want to upset my very religious family, I kept it to myself for several years. Lisa Chamberlain: It was really something of a gradual process. SheKnows: When did you first start identifying as a witch? We talked to Lisa Chamberlain, a witch and Wicca practitioner who has published more than 10 introductory Wicca books and e-books, about how she views the growing interest in witchcraft. ![]() ![]() ![]() It would be interesting to know from which law book Mr Mitchell was quoting. ![]() According to Mr Mitchell, this first Bahamian award does “not fit into the legal definition in the (law) for a national hero”. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 1959.Īpparently, unlike PLP chairman Fred Mitchell, the Queen found Sir Roland a “fit and proper” person to qualify for her knighthood. During that time – 1964 – he became the first Premier of a self-governing Bahamas. His parliamentary record is yet to be broken. He was the longest-serving member of the House of Assembly, successfully contesting the Harbour Island seat in 1925 at the age of 27, and serving in all branches of parliament as a member for Shirlea until his retirement in 1977 – a total of 52 years. Of course, the “rags to riches” life of Sir Roland reads almost like a fairy-tale, but, unlike so many fairy tales which concentrates on the hero, many Bahamians - and even the country - was touched by his generosity. INSTEAD of being ashamed of their ignorance and keeping their mouths firmly shut, the squabbling over the posthumous award of The Bahamas’ first National Heroes is continuing with Englerston MP Gladys Hanna-Martin claiming that to recognise the late Sir Roland Symonette, the longest serving member of parliament, with such a reward was “perverse”. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "Thor: Ragnarok" already adapted Thor losing his eye, Mjølnir, and Asgard. ![]() Did you think the scene in "Avengers: Endgame" where Thor laments how much misery he's experienced in a short time, relative to the hundreds of years he's lived, was sad? Try seeing Thor lose an eye, an arm, his home, his hammer, and his powers all in the span of a single comic book run - granted, these events span hundreds of years, but still! And if you're worried about being lost or confused about the crossover with other Marvel stories, don't worry, because this run is mostly self-contained, and you can skip the rare tie-ins with larger Marvel events as the "Thor" titles fill you in on the important stuff.īut even if Aaron's run doesn't connect much with the larger Marvel universe in the comics, it has already influenced the MCU's portrayal of the character. From there, the run explores monumental events in the God of Thunder's life. ![]() ![]() Both characters are rather techy, and flirt online in a chat room under the names of “Naughty Girl” and “Love Machine”. In a way, this story is more of a geeky love story than a romance featuring a dominating billionaire. Much more focus is placed on how his ADHD could impact their relationship, thereby providing an added layer of depth to the story. Although Joseph might have billions, money is never really a huge part of the story, which I found to be unbelievably refreshing. Believe me, you won’t be making comparisons to 50 Shades anywhere up in this business! I mean, these two talk about her UGG boots in the midst of their dirty talk. ![]() Yes, technically CEO is in the title, but this really isn’t your typical billionaire romance. She claims she wants his heart instead – but that’s the one thing he can never give. Yet as the chemistry between him and Christie burns out of control, he can’t help but think this woman is out for his money like all the rest. ![]() Tech mogul Joseph Ashton never expected an Internet blind date to end in the best sex of his life. But when research for an article she has to write on online dating leads to the bed of the hottest guy she’s ever met, she knows that if the geek is to keep the hottie CEO, she’s going to have to come out of her digital shell. I positively LOVED this book! We’re not really dealing with “dirty talk” so much as ironically sarcastic flirtation, which apparently is just as good! ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And so Patty’s also running for her mom, who can’t. She runs from the reason WHY she’s not able to live with her “real” mom anymore: her mom has The Sugar, and Patty is terrified that the disease that took her mom’s legs will one day take her away forever. She runs for many reasons-to escape the taunts from the kids at the fancy-schmancy new school she’s been sent to ever since she and her little sister had to stop living with their mom. They all have a lot to lose, but they also have a lot to prove, not only to each other, but to themselves. But they are also four kids chosen for an elite middle school track team-a team that could qualify them for the Junior Olympics if they can get their acts together. Four kids from wildly different backgrounds with personalities that are explosive when they clash. ![]() A newbie to the track team, Patina must learn to rely on her teammates as she tries to outrun her personal demons in this New York Times bestselling follow-up to the National Book Award finalist Ghost by New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds. ![]() |