Paul Yee, a Canadian writer and historian, was born in Spalding, Saskatchewan, in 1956. Anti-Chinese racist graffiti at University of British Columbia Main Library washroom.Anthony Chung, Evelyn Wong with Louie Phillips.Andrea Eng being interviewed at Vancouver Co-op Radio.An unidentified young woman walking with the aid of crutches.
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Isabel Spellman is a troubled young female detective from San Francisco who is a member of a curious, dysfunctional family who all live under the same roof. The main protagonist of Lutz’s most successful novels is described by author as “equal parts Sam Spade and Bridget Jones”. Except for the “The Spellmans” series, Lisa Lutz is also an accomplished author of several mystery and thriller novels for adults, as well as for children. Aside from the six novels, the series also includes a one-shot e-book, “Isabel Spellman’s Guide to Etiquette”, which further explores the much beloved character. The series, named simply “The Spellmans” for the set of main characters, was published between 20. Isabel Izzy’ Spellman is the main heroine and the narrator of a six part series of humorous mystery novels written by the American author Lisa Lutz. What I especially appreciated (being an Elizabethan re-enactor myself), is Alyssa Cole showcases a far more diverse Tudor-era Britain. She's also very aware that her skin colour marks her as something of an anomaly. This was a heroine who had agency and was full of wit, warmth and intelligence. She's not a slave though, but a lady in waiting, trusted advisor and even a bit of a spy. While some IR authors want to wallow in Gone With the Wind-land, trying to portray an unequal power relationship between a Black slave woman and a White owner as perfectly normal (not that they never happened), they're ignoring a vast treasure trove of Black/African history that would not just entertain, but enlighten.Īgnes Moor is a young Black woman living in Scotland during the reign of King James IV. James IV was a wily ruler and it was known that he did have African courtiers in his court. I mean what's not to LOVE about a historical interracial Highlander romance? Not only that, but it's based on an actual historical incident known as The Tournament of the Wild Knight and the Black Lady. Normally, novellas are not my thing because they feel so incomplete, but Agnes Moor's Wild Knight was a full, lush and gorgeous tale that didn't leave me feeling cheated. I just wish this story had been a damn sight longer. An unknown killer is on the loose, and their only lead is a photograph of a strange woman no one in Sweden seems to know.įorced to dig more deeply into the personal life of one of his colleagues, Wallander uncovers something he could never have imagined. In the course of their investigation, the police slowly realize how little they know about what is going on in their seemingly serene town. Constantly fatigued, he soon learns his health is at risk-but all his energies must go into his work when a fellow officer is murdered. Meanwhile, Inspector Kurt Wallander’s summer vacation has ended and he’s back at the Ystad police station. And his plans have only just begun to take shape. His approach is careful his aim is perfect. But an uninvited guest soon brings their performance to a gruesome conclusion. In the beautifully clear twilight, they don costumes and begin a secret role-play. On Midsummer’s Eve, three friends gather in a secluded meadow in Sweden. He worked on Spider-man, Batman, and The Punisher, and provided painted covers for the DC comics Nevermore and Toe Tags, among many others. He also co-created Destiny, later to become famous in the work of Neil Gaiman. In 1971, with writer Len Wein, Wrightson co-created the muck creature Swamp Thing for DC. He went on to work on a variety of mystery and anthology titles for both DC and its principal rival, Marvel. His first professional comic work appeared in House of Mystery #179 in 1968. He received training in art from reading comics, particularly those of EC, as well as through a correspondence course from the Famous Artists School. He is credited among other contemporary writers with bringing horror comics back to prominence.īernie Wrightson (1948-2017) was an American artist known for his horror illustrations and comic books. Steve Niles is a comic book author and novelist, known for works such as 30 Days of Night Criminal Macabre Simon Dark Frankenstein Alive, Alive Mystery Society and Batman: Gotham County Line. ″Leave Her to Heaven,″ 1945, was about an selfish woman who causes unhappiness for those around her and eventually commits suicide. The film also starred Vincent Price and Clifton Webb. She played a socialite who is apparently a murder victim Dana Andrews plays a police detective who falls in love with her through her portraits. ″Laura,″ directed by Otto Preminger and released in 1944, is perhaps her best-known role. I’m well now, with plenty of hope and plenty of chance to find happiness.″ ″When I was ill, I thought that my emotional life was over for good,″ she said in an Associated Press interview in 1958. But she battled a series of tragedies, including the birth of a daughter who was mentally retarded because Tierney had German measles during her pregnancy, and a bout of mental illness during the mid- 1950s. The actress’ striking, high-cheekboned good looks helped propel her to stardom before the age of 20. She had lived in Houston since 1960, when she married oilman W. Lewis & Sons funeral home in Houston said Thursday that funeral arrangements were pending. Tierney, who had suffered from emphysema, died late Wednesday at her home. HOUSTON (AP) _ Actress Gene Tierney, who played the enigmatic victim in the murder mystery ″Laura″ and was nominated for an Academy Award for ″Leave Her To Heaven,″ has died, a funeral home spokesman said Thursday. A few years later, she was invited to return to Dartmouth to read from her work and eventually, to be a writer-in-residence. Erdrich graduated in 1976, and received her Master of Arts degree in writing from Johns Hopkins University in 1979. She took courses in the newly implemented Native American Studies department, whose chair was the writer Michael Dorris. In 1972, the first year that Dartmouth admitted women, Erdrich enrolled there as a student of English and creative writing. Erdrich continued her writing by keeping a journal throughout high school. At an early age Erdrich was encouraged by her parents, both of whom taught at the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to write stories. The oldest of seven children, she grew up in Wahpeton, North Dakota. Her father, Ralph Erdrich, was of German descent, and her mother, Rita Gourneau, of French and Chippewa Indian descent. Louise Erdrich was born in Little Falls, Minnesota in 1954. She was not the first woman to have endured indignities in the male-dominated world of science, but Franklin's case is especially egregious, said Ruth Lewin Sime, a retired chemistry professor at Sacramento City College who has written on women in science. Like many women scientists, Franklin was robbed of recognition throughout her career (See her section below for details.) But it turns out that Franklin would not have been eligible for the prize-she had passed away four years before Watson, Crick, and Wilkins received the prize, and the Nobel is never awarded posthumously.īut even if she had been alive, she may still have been overlooked. Her data were critical to Crick and Watson's work. Several people posted comments about our story that noted one name was missing from the Nobel roster: Rosalind Franklin, a British biophysicist who also studied DNA. In 1962, Crick was awarded a Nobel Prize for discovering the structure of DNA, along with fellow scientists James Watson and Maurice Wilkins. In April, National Geographic News published a story about the letter in which scientist Francis Crick described DNA to his 12-year-old son. The two girls find fast friendship and a mutual purpose–despite the prohibition that a doctor should never touch blood while a midwife comes in frequent contact with it–and they vow to be forever friends, sharing in each other’s joys and struggles. Her grandmother is one of only a handful of female doctors in China, and she teaches Yunxian the pillars of Chinese medicine, the Four Examinations–looking, listening, touching, and asking-something a man can never do with a female patient.įrom a young age, Yunxian learns about women’s illnesses, many of which relate to childbearing, alongside a young midwife-in-training, Meiling. According to Confucius, “an educated woman is a worthless woman,” but Tan Yunxian-born into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separations, and loneliness-is being raised by her grandparents to be of use. "I'm delighted and surprised when fragments of these beautiful images come back to me in my painting." "It was overwhelming to see the room-size landscapes and towering stone sculptures, and then moments later to refocus on delicately embroidered kimonos and ancient porcelain," she says. The detail in my work helps to convince me, and I hope others as well, that such places might be real."Īs a student at the Boston Museum School, she spent hours in the Museum of Fine Arts. Now I try to recreate that feeling of believing that the imaginary place I'm drawing really exists. She says, "I remember the special quiet of rainy days when I felt that I could enter the pages of my beautiful picture books. During the summer her family moves to a home in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts.Īs a child, Jan Brett decided to be an illustrator and spent many hours reading and drawing. Jan lives in a seacoast town in Massachusetts, close to where she grew up. With over thirty three million books in print, Jan Brett is one of the nation's foremost author illustrators of children's books. |