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killingsboys · 2 years

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read in 2023!

i did a reading thread last year and really enjoyed it so i am doing another one this year!! as always, you can find me on goodreads and my askbox is always open!

The Adventures of Tom Bombadil and Other Verses from the Red Book by J.R.R. Tolkien (★★★★☆)

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo* (★★★★★)

Beowulf by Unknown, translated by Seamus Heaney (★★★★☆)

The Rise of Kyoshi by F.C. Lee (★★★★☆)

Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo (★★★★★)

Her Body and Other Parties: Stories by Carmen Maria Machado (★★★★☆)

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (★★★★★)

The Shadow of Kyoshi by F.C. Lee (★★★★☆)

The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta (★★★★★)

Nine Liars by Maureen Johnson (★★☆☆☆)

Sharks in the Rivers by Ada Limón (★★★☆☆)

Babel, Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators’ Revolution by R.F. Kuang (★★★★★)

Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley (★★★★★)

Paper Girls, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, and Matt Wilson (★★★☆☆)

Paper Girls, Volume 2 by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, and Matt Wilson (★★★☆☆)

There Are Trans People Here by H. Melt (★★★★★)

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson (★★★★☆)

Paper Girls, Volume 3 by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, and Matt Wilson (★★★☆☆)

Paper Girls, Volume 4 by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, and Matt Wilson (★★★☆☆)

Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones (★★★★☆)

Paper Girls, Volume 5 by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, and Matt Wilson (★★★☆☆)

The Guest List by Lucy Foley (★★☆☆☆)

Paper Girls, Volume 6 by Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang, and Matt Wilson (★★★☆☆)

The Princess Bride by William Goldman (★★★★☆)

Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice by Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha (★★★★★)

Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid* (★★★★★)

Goldie Vance, Volume 1 by Hope Larson, Brittney Williams

Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White (★★★★☆)

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (★★★★☆)

The Hawthorne Legacy by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (★★★☆☆)

Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. Davis (★★★★★)

The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (★★★☆☆)

Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell Jr. (★★☆☆☆)

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (★★★★★)

Going Dark by Melissa de la Cruz (★★★☆☆)

Working 9 to 5: A Women's Movement, a Labor Union, and the Iconic Movie by Ellen Cassedy (★★★★☆)

Why Didn't They Ask Evans? by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

The Waste Land and Other Poems by T.S. Eliot

The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise by Colleen Oakley (★★★★☆)

Hollow by Shannon Watters, Branden Boyer-White, and Berenice Nelle (★★★★☆)

Heavy Vinyl, Volume 1: Riot on the Radio by Nina Vakueva and Carly Usdin (★★★★☆)

Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado (★★★☆☆)

Heavy Vinyl, Volume 2: Y2K-O! by Nina Vakueva and Carly Usdin (★★★★☆)

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli (★★★★☆)

Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid (★★★★★)

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo (★★★★★)

The Backstagers, Vol 1: Rebels Without Applause by James Tynion IV, Rian Sygh, and Walter Baiamonte (★★★☆☆)

The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Emily Wilson (★★★★☆)

The Backstagers, Vol 2: The Show Must Go On by James Tynion IV, Rian Sygh, and Walter Baiamonte (★★★☆☆)

A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare (★★★★☆)

Happy Place by Emily Henry (★★★★★)

After Dark with Roxie Clark by Brooke Lauren Davis (★★★☆☆)

Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones (★★★☆☆)

Lord of the Flies by William Golding (★★★★☆)

A Little Bit Country by Brian D. Kennedy (★★★★☆)

Built From the Fire: The Epic Story of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, America’s Black Wall Street by Victor Luckerson (★★★★★)

Cheer Up!: Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier, Oscar O. Jupiter, and Val Wise (★★★★★)

All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages by assorted authors, edited by Saundra Mitchell (★★★★☆)

Gwen and Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher** (★★★★☆)

St. Juniper's Folly by Alex Crespo** (★★★★★)

The Last Girls Standing by Jennifer Dugan** (★★☆☆☆)

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann (★★★★★)

Where Echoes Die by Courtney Gould** (★★★★☆)

Your Lonely Nights Are Over by Adam Sass** (★★★★★)

Princess Princess Ever After by Kay O’Neill (★★★☆☆)

Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis** (★★★☆☆)

The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron (★★★☆☆)

Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield (★★★★☆)

Devotions by Mary Oliver (★★★★★)

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan* (★★★★☆)

The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan* (★★★★☆)

The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan* (★★★★★)

The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan (★★★★★)

The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan (★★★★★)

Suddenly a Murder by Lauren Muñoz** (★★★★☆)

The Demigod Files by Rick Riordan (★★★★☆)

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (★★★★★)

All That’s Left to Say by Emery Lord (★★★★★)

The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan (★★★★☆)

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee (★★★☆☆)

The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan (★★★★☆)

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Joseph Andrew White (★★★★★)

Hallowe’en Party by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

M Is for Monster by Talia Dutton (★★★★☆)

The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan (★★★★★)

Our Shadows Have Claws: 15 Latin American Monster Stories by assorted authors, edited by Yamile Saied Méndez and Amparo Ortiz (★★★★☆)

These Fleeting Shadows by Kate Alice Marshall (★★★★☆)

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (★★★★★)

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins* (★★★★★)

The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston (★★★★☆)

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins* (★★★★★)

The October Country by Ray Bradbury (★★★★☆)

Hamlet by William Shakespeare (★★★★☆)

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving (★★★★☆)

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins* (★★★★★)

The Appeal by Janice Hallett (★★★★☆)

The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin (★★★★☆)

The Carrying: Poems by Ada Limón (★★★★★)

The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: A History of Settler-Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917-2017 by Rashid Khalidi (★★★★★)

Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen (★★★★★)

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins* (★★★★★)

Know My Name by Chanel Miller (★★★★★)

Rifqa by Mohammed El-Kurd (★★★★★)

Bloodchild and Other Stories by Octavia E. Butler (★★★★☆)

The Witch Haven by Sasha Peyton Smith* (★★★★★)

The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

The Essential Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson (★★★★★)

A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On by Franny Choi (★★★★★)

The Witch Hunt by Sasha Peyton Smith (★★★★☆)

That’s Not My Name by Megan Lally** (★★★★☆)

The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher (★★★★☆)

The House of Hades by Rick Riordan (★★★★☆)

Dark Tales by Shirley Jackson (★★★★☆)

Pageboy by Elliot Page (★★★★★)

All This and Snoopy, Too by Charles M. Schultz (★★★★☆)

The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan (★★★★☆)

Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter (★★★★☆)

The Mystery Writer by Sulari Gentill** (★★☆☆☆)

Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente (★★★★☆)

The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei (★★★★☆)

Spell on Wheels Vol. 1 by Kate Leth, Megan Levens, and Marissa Louise (★★★★☆)

Spell on Wheels Vol. 2: Just to Get to You by Kate Leth, Megan Levens, and Marissa Louise (★★★★☆)

Freedom is a Constant Struggle by Angela Y. Davis (★★★★☆)

Kindred by Octavia E. Butler (★★★★☆)

The Christmas Appeal by Janice Hallett (★★★★☆)

So Far So Good: Final Poems: 2014 - 2018 by Ursula K. Le Guin (★★★★☆)

Murder on the Christmas Express by Alexandra Benedict (★☆☆☆☆)

Midwinter Murder: Fireside Tales from the Queen of Mystery by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon (★★★★☆)

Hercule Poirot’s Christmas by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (★★★★★)

The Twelve Days of Murder by Andreina Cordani (★★★★☆)

The Christmas Guest by Peter Swanson (★★★★☆)

The Sittaford Mystery by Agatha Christie (★★★★☆)

The Twenty-Ninth Year by Hala Alyan (★★★☆☆)

Christmas Presents by Lisa Unger (★★★☆☆)

Letters From Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien

Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia (★★★★☆)

An asterisk (*) indicates a reread. A double asterisk (**) indicates an ARC.

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siena-sevenwits · 2 years

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Books I have on my list to investigate/try/complete in 2023. Some I'm not sure about but want to check out. I am certain I won't make my way through this whole list, but everything on it I'm keen for.

The Idiot by Dostoevsky (classic novel)

"Othello" and "Cymbeline" by Shakespeare (classic plays)

In Search of the Castaways by Jules Verne (classic novel)

Kristin Lavransdatter, Book One: The Bridal Wreath by Sigrid Undset (classic novel)

The Valley of Fear by Arthur Conan Doyle (classic mystery)

The Turn of the Screw by Henry James (classic novella)

The Overneath by Peter S. Beagle (short stories)

The Heart of London by H. V. Morton (essays)

Howl's Moving Castle (YA fantasy)

How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse by K. Eason (science fiction/fantasy)

The Father's Tale by Michael O'Brien (modern literary fiction)

The Saga of Didrik of Bern (Medieval German/Scandinavian legendarium)

The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner (YA fantasy)

The Garden of the Gods by Gerald Durrell (fictionalized memoir)

Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome (classic humour)

The Letters of JRR Tolkien (correspondence)

Enchanted by Alethea Kontis (fairytale-inspired novel)

Queen of the Sea by Dylan Meconis (historical graphic novel)

The Silmarillion by JRR Tolkien (classic fantasy)

Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft (fantasy)

Walking on Water by Madeleine L'Engle (nonfiction/creativity/spirituality)

The Intellectual Life by Antonin Sertillanges (nonfiction/academia/spirituality)

The epistles of Paul (Scripture)

Jesus of Nazareth, Book One by Benedict XVI (scriptural reflections/ commentary)

Collected Poems by Karol Wojtyla

Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy L. Sayers (classic mystery)

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson (children's fantasy)

The Ghosts of Sherwood by Carrie Vaughan (YA historical novella)

A Winter's Promise by Christelle Dabos (YA fantasy)

Hood by Stephen Lawhead (historical fiction)

Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clark (fantasy)

Bandersnatch: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and the Creative Collaboration of the Inklings by Diana Pavlac Glyer (non-fiction)

Troy by Stephen Fry (mythology retelling)

Brandon Sanderson's secret novels (I didn't back the kickstarter, but I hear they'll be hitting the bookstore shelves too)

Uncle Tungsten by Oliver Sacks (memoir, science)

The Perilous Gard by Elizabeth Marie Pope (children's historical fantasy)

#In no particular order #recovering reader #Coreander's Old Books

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compneuropapers · 2 years

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Interesting Papers for Week 6, 2023

Visual evoked feedforward–feedback traveling waves organize neural activity across the cortical hierarchy in mice. Aggarwal, A., Brennan, C., Luo, J., Chung, H., Contreras, D., Kelz, M. B., & Proekt, A. (2022). Nature Communications, 13, 4754.

Model-based characterization of the selectivity of neurons in primary visual cortex. Bartsch, F., Cumming, B. G., & Butts, D. A. (2022). Journal of Neurophysiology, 128(2), 350–363.

Rational use of cognitive resources in human planning. Callaway, F., van Opheusden, B., Gul, S., Das, P., Krueger, P. M., Griffiths, T. L., & Lieder, F. (2022). Nature Human Behaviour, 6(8), 1112–1125.

Explicit knowledge of task structure is a primary determinant of human model-based action. Castro-Rodrigues, P., Akam, T., Snorasson, I., Camacho, M., Paixão, V., Maia, A., … Oliveira-Maia, A. J. (2022). Nature Human Behaviour, 6(8), 1126–1141.

Novelty and uncertainty regulate the balance between exploration and exploitation through distinct mechanisms in the human brain. Cockburn, J., Man, V., Cunningham, W. A., & O’Doherty, J. P. (2022). Neuron, 110(16), 2691-2702.e8.

Expansion and contraction of resource allocation in sensory bottlenecks. Edmondson, L. R., Jiménez Rodríguez, A., & Saal, H. P. (2022). eLife, 11, e70777.

Long-term memory retrieval bypasses working memory. Liu, B., Li, X., Theeuwes, J., & Wang, B. (2022). NeuroImage, 261, 119513.

Rational arbitration between statistics and rules in human sequence processing. Maheu, M., Meyniel, F., & Dehaene, S. (2022). Nature Human Behaviour, 6(8), 1087–1103.

Modular strategy for development of the hierarchical visual network in mice. Murakami, T., Matsui, T., Uemura, M., & Ohki, K. (2022). Nature, 608(7923), 578–585.

Efficient coding of numbers explains decision bias and noise. Prat-Carrabin, A., & Woodford, M. (2022). Nature Human Behaviour, 6(8), 1142–1152.

Learning shifts the preferred theta phase of gamma oscillations in CA1. Rayan, A., Donoso, J. R., Mendez‐Couz, M., Dolón, L., Cheng, S., & Manahan‐Vaughan, D. (2022). Hippocampus, 32(9), 695–704.

Two distinct ways to form long-term object recognition memory during sleep and wakefulness. Sawangjit, A., Harkotte, M., Oyanedel, C. N., Niethard, N., Born, J., & Inostroza, M. (2022). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(34), e2203165119.

Strategy updating mediated by specific retrosplenial-parafascicular-basal ganglia networks. Serrano, M., Tripodi, M., & Caroni, P. (2022). Current Biology, 32(16), 3477-3492.e5.

State transitions in the statistically stable place cell population correspond to rate of perceptual change. Tanni, S., de Cothi, W., & Barry, C. (2022). Current Biology, 32(16), 3505-3514.e7.

Human inference reflects a normative balance of complexity and accuracy. Tavoni, G., Doi, T., Pizzica, C., Balasubramanian, V., & Gold, J. I. (2022). Nature Human Behaviour, 6(8), 1153–1168.

Understanding implicit sensorimotor adaptation as a process of proprioceptive re-alignment. Tsay, J. S., Kim, H., Haith, A. M., & Ivry, R. B. (2022). eLife, 11, e76639.

A neuro-metabolic account of why daylong cognitive work alters the control of economic decisions. Wiehler, A., Branzoli, F., Adanyeguh, I., Mochel, F., & Pessiglione, M. (2022). Current Biology, 32(16), 3564-3575.e5.

Neural mechanisms of credit assignment for inferred relationships in a structured world. Witkowski, P. P., Park, S. A., & Boorman, E. D. (2022). Neuron, 110(16), 2680-2690.e9.

It’s in the timing: reduced temporal precision in neural activity of schizophrenia. Wolff, A., Gomez-Pilar, J., Zhang, J., Choueiry, J., de la Salle, S., Knott, V., & Northoff, G. (2022). Cerebral Cortex, 32(16), 3441–3456.

Neuronal congruency effects in macaque prefrontal cortex. Yao, T., & Vanduffel, W. (2022). Nature Communications, 13, 4702.

#science #Neuroscience #computational neuroscience #Brain science #research #cognition #cognitive science #neurons #neurobiology #neural networks #neural computation #psychophysics #scientific publications

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unnatural-transformations · 3 months

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Quantum Groups & Knot Invariants [3 of n]

This is the third installment of the series. See here for a list of previous posts. This time we will be introducing the Jones polynomial (in terms of Kauffman's bracket polynomial), one of the two main protagonists of this series.

The Jones Polynomial

Vaughan Jones discovery of a new polynomial knot invariant in 1984 led to a flurry of renewed interest in invariants of this type. Among the mathematicians who became active in this field, Louis H Kauffman's work is of particular interest to us here.

Jones original definition of his polynomial involved braids and something called the Temperley-Lieb algebra, which I hope to discuss in a later post. But Kauffman was able to reformulate Jones's invariant in terms of a new polynomial called the bracket polynomial, which can be defined by a simple recursive relationship and does not need any additional algebraic knowledge.

If K is a knot diagram, we define the bracket polynomial <K> by the following three rules:

Note that these relations are defined on knot (and link) diagrams, not on the knots themselves. In particular, relation (i) says only that the bracket polynomial of the knot diagram with no crossings is 1. It does not say [and in general it is not true that] the bracket polynomial of any presentation of the unknot is 1. Relation (ii) says that a diagram with no crossings and d connected components has bracket polynomial (-A^2-A^{-2})^d. Relation (iii) is a skein relation, which relates that bracket polynomial of a diagram with at least one crossing to the bracket polynomials of two other diagrsms which are otherwise identical but have had this crossing removed in one of two possible ways. Here, and throughout, whenever an equation shows only parts of a link diagram we assume that the full diagrams are otherwise identical.

Clearly the bracket polynomial of a link is a Laurent polynomial in the indeterminate variable A.

You might wonder at first whether the bracket polynomial as we have specified it here is well-defined. The skein relation reduces the total number of crossings, but what if we apply it to crossings in our diagram in a different order? Actually, it should not be too hard to convince yourself that this makes no difference. The skein relation only changes the diagrams in a local way, so the order we remove crossings does not matter. Eventually we reduce every diagram to a sum of what Kauffman calls states of that diagram.

A state is a link diagram in which every crossing has been replaced by one of the possible non-crossing paths. If the overcrossing strand goes from the SE to the NW (as in relation (iii)], then we can replace it with a diagram where two lines run from east-to-west or one where two-lines run from south to north. Let's call the first of these options a "p-channel" and the second a "q-channel". Whichver we choose, the final state S will consist of |S| closed loops and we know from relations (i) and (ii) what the bracket polynomial of such a link must be.

From relation (iii), it then follows that <L> can be given as a sum over all possible states of L. Let p(S) be the total number of p-channels we created to get this state, and q(S) be the number of q-channels we created. Then we have the following formula for <L>, which does not involve any recursion:

For example, the picture below shows how we can calculate the bracket polynomial for the left-handed trefoil knot diagram T we introduced in the previous post in this series. This diagram has eight possible states (in general, a diagram with n crossings will always have 2^n states).

Summing over all eight of these states we have

It turns out that the bracket polynomial is not (quite) a knot invariant. It is invariant under planar isotopy and the second and third Reidemesiter moves [check this!], so we say it is invariant under regular isotopy. But it fails to be invariant under the first Reidemesiter move. This is not too surprising, as this is the move that introduces (or removes) a new crossing. Fortunately, however, it fails to be invariant in a predictable way that we can consistently adjust for.

For this we have to pass to oriented [i.e. directed] diagrams and define a new concept called the writhe of a (directed) knot diagram L, denoted w(L). This is simply the difference between the number of "positive" and "negative" crossings, where those types of crossing are as shown below. (A crossing is positive if, following in the direction of the overstrand, the understrand appears to travel from right to left. It is negative if the understrand appears to travel from left to right.)

Note that the writhe of a knot does not depend on our choice of orientation. If we reverse both arrows, positive crossings remain positive and negative crossings remain negative.

Like the bracket polynomial, the writhe is unchanged by regular isotopy [again, it is worth checking this]. But clearly Reidemeister moves of type 1, which change the number of crossings, will change the writhe. Kauffman defined a new polynomial X() which combined the writhe and the bracket polynomial in such a way that these changes cancel one another out:

You can check that this polynomial is a true knot variant, unchanged by any of the Reidemeister moves. In particular, X(L) is equal to the identity for every diagram of the unknot.

The left-handed trefoil knot diagram T has three negative crossings and no positive crossings. Hence it has writhe equal to -3. It is therefore easy to check that

Note that this now holds for any projection of the left-handed trefoil, not just our original choice T.

By making a change of variable we recover Jones' original polynomial V(L):

For example, our previous calculations now give us that the Jones polynomial of the left-handed trefoil knot is given by

Although we will not prove it here, it can be shown that the Jones polynomial of the mirror image of any knot can be found by sending t -> 1/t in the Jones polynomial of the original knot. [As an exercise, go back to the left-handed trefoil knot calcualtions and imagine we worked with its mirror image instead. How would would p(S) and q(S) change in the state calculations? How would the writhe change?] So the Jones polynomial can detect whether a knot is not isotopic to its mirror image: this happens exactly if the Jones polynomial is not fixed by the map t -> 1/t. [On the other hand, if the Jones polynomial is fixed by this map, then the original link is not necessarily isotopic to its mirror image, but in practice it seems that usually it is.]

It is also possible to do calculations with the Jones polynomial directly, not using the bracket polynomial at all. For a start, we know that the Jones polynomial must equal 1 for any diagram of the unknot.

Now starting with the bracket polynomial skein relation and applying the definition of the X() polynomial and Jones polynomial as appropriate we have:

Note here that we have used the fact that the bracket skein relation remains true when we rotate all diagrams by 90 degrees, and the fact that if L+ is a link diagram with one more positive crossing [or respectively L_ is a diagram with one negative crossing] than an otherwise identical diagram L0 then we must have that w(L+)-1=w(L0) = w(L_) +1.

The skein relation

Is the identity that Vaughan Jones first noticed in (what would become) his new knot invaraint. He was reminded of the similar skein relation for the Alexander polynomial Δ(L), which satisfies:

Both V(L) and Δ(L) are uniquely defined by the skein relations above, together with the fact that they are equal to 1 for any diagram of the unknot. However, for calculations -- where, often, we will not know in advance whether a diagram depicts the unknot or not -- Kauffman's definition in terms of the bracket polynomial and its skein relation (or state model) is often simpler to apply.

Jones original discovery of his new polynomial invariant came while he was studying von Neumann algebras and rediscovered a finite dimensional algebra called the Temperley-Lieb algebra. We will discuss this algebra, its relation to Artin's braid group, and the connection between knots and braids in a future post.

#math #quantum groups & knot invariants #knot theory

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smithlibrary · 2 years

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Read More 2023 Banned Book

Fiction The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk

Horror Christine by Stephen King

Graphic Novel The Sandman by Neil Gaiman Y: The Last Man by Brian K. Vaughan Watchmen by Alan Moore Saga by Brian K. Vaughan

Classics Ulysses by James Joyce The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne Catch-22 by Joseph Heller Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D. H. Lawrence Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Slaughterhouse-five by Kurt Vonnegut The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

Biography Educated by Tara Westover Maus by Art Spiegelman I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

Non-fiction The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin White Fragility by Robin J. DiAngelo

Young Adult The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys

#readmore2023

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danbfierce · 2 years

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It's here! The Horror Writer's Association Poetry Showcase Number 9. My poem, "Strike a Match" shares a table of contents with some of the most talented horror poets thw HWA has to offer. Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/Poetry-Showcase-Angela-Yuriko-Smith/dp/B0BJNDCGT3 Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0BJP81ZDB Blurb: HWA Poetry Showcase Volume IX, edited by Angela Yuriko Smith The Horror Writers Association presents their ninth annual Poetry Showcase, sharing the best in never-before-published dark verse. Edited by Angela Yuriko Smith with judges Lee Murray, Maxwell I. Gold and Frances Lu-Pai Ippolito, this year features the poetry of Stephanie M. Wytovich, Geneve Flynn and Naomi Simone Borwein along with other poems from Mary A. Turzillo, Christina Sng, Alessandro Manzetti, Victoria Nations, K. H. Vaughan and many more works of merit from the talented members of the Horror Writers Association. Cover artwork by Kyra Starr. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj-aNZXrsTi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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legendsoftabletop · 2 years

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The Dark Worlds of Junji Ito (NecronomiCon 2022)

“It was made for me!” The Dark Worlds of Junji Ito Internationally acclaimed mangaka Junji Ito creates stories of strange obsession, transformation, and contamination unlike any other. Our panelists discuss his work and influences, and his impact as one of the masters of the international weird. Panelists: Nadia Bulkin (M), Cassandra Khaw, Sean Moreland, K. H. Vaughan CORE Products:…

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#Junji Ito #NecronomiCon

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booksandtea · 5 years

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I finished my Goodreads Goal in February...

I FINISHED MY GOODREADS GOAL IN FEBRUARY | keep reading to find out what I read #BooksandTeaBC @LovingBlogs @BBlogRT

I finished my Goodreads Goal in February

In 2018 I set my goal for 30 books, this is the first time I’ve set it low on purpose. I knew from previous years reading I would read more than this and in the back of my head I had my own alternate goal. However throughout my years blogging I’ve seen much discourse on Goodreads goal being a cause of stress and reading slumps should we ever get behind.

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cscclibrary · 3 years

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[Horizontal graphic; background yellow streaks on black. Black, blue, and orange text: “Top 100 Most Banned and Challenged Books of the Past Decade / ALA American Library Association.” Image courtesy of the American Library Association.]

In 2020, the American Library Association released a list of the 100 most frequently banned and challenged books from 2010-2019. Most of them are for children and young adults, or are commonly assigned in schools. They range from century-old classics to current popular novels. Some were challenged for predictable reasons--swearing, violence, or sex. Many were challenged because they contained LGBTQ+ content. Some were challenged because they critiqued social institutions.

All of them are available either in the Columbus State Library or via the OhioLINK system. Clicking on any of the titles below will tell you where you can find the book; OhioLINK items can be requested and sent to the Columbus State campus. In the case of a series, the link usually leads to the first title in the series. Enjoy your right to read!

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

Captain Underpants (series) by Dav Pilkey

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

Looking for Alaska by John Green

George by Alex Gino

And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell

Drama by Raina Telgemeier

Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James

Internet Girls (series) by Lauren Myracle

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

I Am Jazz by Jazz Jennings and Jessica Herthel

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Bone (series) by Jeff Smith

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan

A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo by Jill Twiss

Sex is a Funny Word by Cory Silverberg

Alice McKinley (series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

It’s Perfectly Normal by Robie H. Harris

Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult

Scary Stories (series) by Alvin Schwartz

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

It’s a Book by Lane Smith

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

What My Mother Doesn’t Know by Sonya Sones

A Child Called “It” by Dave Pelzer

Bad Kitty (series) by Nick Bruel

Crank by Ellen Hopkins

Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby by Dav Pilkey

This Day in June by Gayle E. Pitman

This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki

A Bad Boy Can Be Good For A Girl by Tanya Lee Stone

Beloved by Toni Morrison

Goosebumps (series) by R.L. Stine

In Our Mothers’ House by Patricia Polacco

Lush by Natasha Friend

The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

The Bible

This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

Gossip Girl (series) by Cecily von Ziegesar

House of Night (series) by P.C. Cast

My Mom’s Having A Baby by Dori Hillestad Butler

Neonomicon by Alan Moore

The Dirty Cowboy by Amy Timberlake

The Giver by Lois Lowry

Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya

Draw Me a Star by Eric Carle

Dreaming In Cuban by Cristina Garcia

Fade by Lisa McMann

The Family Book by Todd Parr

Feed by M.T. Anderson

Go the Fuck to Sleep by Adam Mansbach

Habibi by Craig Thompson

The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

Jacob’s New Dress by Sarah Hoffman

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

Monster by Walter Dean Myers

Nasreen’s Secret School by Jeanette Winter

Saga by Brian K. Vaughan

Stuck in the Middle by Ariel Schrag

The Kingdom of Little Wounds by Susann Cokal

1984 by George Orwell

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

Almost Perfect by Brian Katcher

The Awakening by Kate Chopin

Burned by Ellen Hopkins

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers

Glass by Ellen Hopkins

Heather Has Two Mommies by Lesle´a Newman

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

Madeline and the Gypsies by Ludwig Bemelmans

My Princess Boy by Cheryl Kilodavis

Prince and Knight by Daniel Haack

Revolutionary Voices: A Multicultural Queer Youth Anthology by Amy Sonnie

Skippyjon Jones (series) by Judith Schachner

So Far from the Bamboo Grove by Yoko Kawashima Watkins

The Color of Earth (series) by Tong-hwa Kim

The Librarian of Basra by Jeanette Winter

The Walking Dead (series) by Robert Kirkman

Tricks by Ellen Hopkins

Uncle Bobby’s Wedding by Sarah S Brannen

Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks

#banned books week #resource list #censorship #virtual display

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Reading List 2021

Who’s ready for another reading list? I’ve added links to my goodreads review this time around!

The Opposite of Always by Jason A. Reynolds (1/1)

The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan (1/3)

The Meaning of Mariah Carey by Mariah Carey (1/10)

The Missing of Clairedelune by Christelle Dabos (1/11)

One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London (1/13)

The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black (1/16)

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir (1/22)

Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur (1/25)

Wayfarer by Alexandra Bracken (1/27)

The Memory of Babel by Christell Dabos (1/31)

This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone (2/4)

A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir (2/5)

Written in the Stars by AIsha Saeed (2/7)

Beartown by Fredrik Backman (2/9)

Lore by Alexandra Bracken (2/18)

A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir (2/22)

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers (2/26)

A Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa Tahir (3/2)

Where’d You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple (3/3)

City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab (3/8)

Chain of Iron by Cassandra Clare (3/10)

Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb (3/14)

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume (3/16)

The Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (3/20)

Beloved by Toni Morrison (3/21)

This Is Not the Jess Show by Anna Carey (3/24)

Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman (3/29)

Tunnel of Bones by Victoria Schwab (3/30)

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (4/13)

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo (4/16)

Heartstopper: Volume 1 by Alice Oseman (4/17)

Heartstopper: Volume 2 by Alice Oseman (4/18)

Emergency Contact by Mary H. K. Choi (4/20)

Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo (4/22)

Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo (4/22)

Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas (4/30)

And Every Morning the Way Home Get Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman (5/3)

Heartstopper: Volume 3 by Alice Oseman (5/6)

Anne of Manhattan by Brina Staler (5/6)

We Hunt The Flame by Hafsah Fazal (5/12)

Bridge of Souls By Victoria Schwab (5/13)

King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo (5/20)

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier (5/20)

The Deep by Rivers Solomon (5/24)

Heartstopper: Volume 4 by Alice Oseman (5/27)

Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (5/28)

Ariadne by Jennifer Saint (5/31)

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo (6/1)

Paper Girls Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan (6/3)

Better Together by Christine Riccio (6/7)

The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien (6/15)

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston (6/19)

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab (6/24)

The Midnight Library By Matt Haig (7/6)

#bye alyshia #reading list 2021 #books #to update

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bongaboi · 3 years

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2021 Primetime Emmy Awards: The List.

Outstanding Comedy Series Outstanding Drama Series

Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)

Black-ish (ABC)

Cobra Kai (Netflix)

Emily in Paris (Netflix)

The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)

Hacks (HBO Max)

The Kominsky Method (Netflix)

PEN15 (Hulu)

The Crown (Netflix)

The Boys (Prime Video)

Bridgerton (Netflix)

The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)

Lovecraft Country (HBO)

The Mandalorian (Disney+)

Pose (FX)

This Is Us (NBC)

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series Outstanding Competition Program

The Queen's Gambit (Netflix)

I May Destroy You (HBO)

Mare of Easttown (HBO)

The Underground Railroad (Prime Video)

WandaVision (Disney+)

RuPaul's Drag Race (VH1)

The Amazing Race (CBS)

Nailed It! (Netflix)

Top Chef (Bravo)

The Voice (NBC)

Outstanding Variety Talk Series Outstanding Variety Sketch Series

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Conan (TBS)

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)

Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)

Saturday Night Live (NBC)

A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO)

Outstanding Variety Special (Live) Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)

Stephen Colbert's Election Night 2020: Democracy's Last Stand Building Back America Great Again Better 2020 (Showtime)

Celebrating America – An Inauguration Night Special (Multiple Platforms)

The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards (CBS)

The Oscars (ABC)

The Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime Show Starring The Weeknd (CBS)

Hamilton (Disney+)

Bo Burnham: Inside (Netflix)

David Byrne's American Utopia (HBO)

8:46 – Dave Chappelle (Netflix)

Friends: The Reunion (HBO Max)

A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote (HBO Max)

Acting

Lead performances

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso on Ted Lasso (Episode: "Pilot") (Apple TV+)

Anthony Anderson as Andre "Dre" Johnson, Sr. on Black-ish (Episode: "What About Gary?") (ABC)

Michael Douglas as Sandy Kominsky on The Kominsky Method (Episode: "Chapter 20. The round toes, of the high shoes") (Netflix)

William H. Macy as Frank Gallagher on Shameless (Episode: "Father Frank, Full of Grace") (Showtime)

Kenan Thompson as Kenan Williams on Kenan (Episode: "Flirting") (NBC)

Jean Smart as Deborah Vance on Hacks (Episode: "1.69 Million") (HBO Max)

Aidy Bryant as Annie Easton on Shrill (Episode: "Ranchers") (Hulu)

Kaley Cuoco as Cassie Bowden on The Flight Attendant (Episode: "In Case of Emergency") (HBO Max)

Allison Janney as Bonnie Plunkett on Mom (Episode: "My Kinda People and the Big To-Do") (CBS)

Tracee Ellis Ross as Dr. Rainbow "Bow" Johnson on Black-ish (Episode: "Babes in Boyland") (ABC)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Josh O'Connor as Prince Charles on The Crown (Episode: "Terra Nullius") (Netflix)

Sterling K. Brown as Randall Pearson on This Is Us (Episode: "Forty: Part 2") (NBC)

Jonathan Majors as Atticus Freeman on Lovecraft Country (Episode: "Sundown") (HBO)

Regé-Jean Page as Simon Basset on Bridgerton (Episode: "Art of the Swoon") (Netflix)

Billy Porter as Pray Tell on Pose (Episode: "Take Me To Church") (FX)

Matthew Rhys as Perry Mason on Perry Mason (Episode: "Chapter 8") (HBO)

Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II on The Crown (Episode: "48:1") (Netflix)

Uzo Aduba as Dr. Brooke Taylor on In Treatment (Episode: "Brooke – Week 5") (HBO)

Emma Corrin as Princess Diana on The Crown (Episode: "Fairytale") (Netflix)

Elisabeth Moss as June Osborne / Offred on The Handmaid's Tale (Episode: "Home") (Hulu)

Mj Rodriguez as Blanca Evangelista on Pose (Episode: "Series Finale") (FX)

Jurnee Smollett as Letitia "Leti" Lewis on Lovecraft Country (Episode: "Holy Ghost") (HBO)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Ewan McGregor as Halston on Halston (Netflix)

Paul Bettany as Vision on WandaVision (Disney+)

Hugh Grant as Jonathan Fraser on The Undoing (HBO)

Lin-Manuel Miranda as Alexander Hamilton on Hamilton (Disney+)

Leslie Odom Jr. as Aaron Burr on Hamilton (Disney+)

Kate Winslet as Mare Sheehan on Mare of Easttown (HBO)

Michaela Coel as Arabella on I May Destroy You (HBO)

Cynthia Erivo as Aretha Franklin on Genius: Aretha (National Geographic)

Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch on WandaVision (Disney+)

Anya Taylor-Joy as Beth Harmon on The Queen's Gambit (Netflix)

Supporting performances

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Brett Goldstein as Roy Kent on Ted Lasso (Episode: "All Apologies") (Apple TV+)

Carl Clemons-Hopkins as Marcus Vaughan on Hacks (Episode: "New Eyes") (HBO Max)

Brendan Hunt as Coach Beard on Ted Lasso (Episode: "Two Aces") (Apple TV+)

Nick Mohammed as Nathan Shelley on Ted Lasso (Episode: "Make Rebecca Great Again") (Apple TV+)

Paul Reiser as Martin Schneider on The Kominsky Method (Episode: "Chapter 18. You only give me your funny paper") (Netflix)

Jeremy Swift as Leslie Higgins on Ted Lasso (Episode: "Biscuits") (Apple TV+)

Kenan Thompson as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Dave Chappelle") (NBC)

Bowen Yang as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Carey Mulligan") (NBC)

Hannah Waddingham as Rebecca Welton on Ted Lasso (Episode: "All Apologies") (Apple TV+)

Aidy Bryant as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Regé-Jean Page") (NBC)

Hannah Einbinder as Ava Daniels on Hacks (Episode: "I Think She Will") (HBO Max)

Kate McKinnon as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Bill Burr") (NBC)

Rosie Perez as Megan Briscoe on The Flight Attendant (Episode: "Arrivals and Departures") (HBO Max)

Cecily Strong as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Anya Taylor-Joy") (NBC)

Juno Temple as Keeley Jones on Ted Lasso (Episode: "For the Children") (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Tobias Menzies as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on The Crown (Episode: "Gold Stick") (Netflix)

Giancarlo Esposito as Moff Gideon on The Mandalorian (Episode: "Chapter 16: The Rescue") (Disney+)

O-T Fagbenle as Luke Bankole on The Handmaid's Tale (Episode: "Home") (Hulu)

John Lithgow as Elias Birchard "E.B." Jonathan on Perry Mason (Episode: "Chapter 4") (HBO)

Max Minghella as Commander Nick Blaine on The Handmaid's Tale (Episode: "The Crossing") (Hulu)

Chris Sullivan as Toby Damon on This Is Us (Episode: "In the Room") (NBC)

Bradley Whitford as Commander Joseph Lawrence on The Handmaid's Tale (Episode: "Testimony") (Hulu)

Michael K. Williams as Montrose Freeman on Lovecraft Country (Episode: "Rewind 1921") (HBO) (posthumous)

Gillian Anderson as Margaret Thatcher on The Crown (Episode: "Favourites") (Netflix)

Helena Bonham Carter as PrincesOutstanding Comedy Series

Outstanding Drama Series

• Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)

o Black-ish (ABC)

o Cobra Kai (Netflix)

o Emily in Paris (Netflix)

o The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)

o Hacks (HBO Max)

o The Kominsky Method (Netflix)

o PEN15 (Hulu)

• The Crown (Netflix)

o The Boys (Prime Video)

o Bridgerton (Netflix)

o The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu)

o Lovecraft Country (HBO)

o The Mandalorian (Disney+)

o Pose (FX)

o This Is Us (NBC)

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series

Outstanding Competition Program

• The Queen's Gambit (Netflix)

o I May Destroy You (HBO)

o Mare of Easttown (HBO)

o The Underground Railroad (Prime Video)

o WandaVision (Disney+)

• RuPaul's Drag Race (VH1)

o The Amazing Race (CBS)

o Nailed It! (Netflix)

o Top Chef (Bravo)

o The Voice (NBC)

Outstanding Variety Talk Series

Outstanding Variety Sketch Series

• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

o Conan (TBS)

o The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)

o Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC)

o The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)

• Saturday Night Live (NBC)

o A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO)

Outstanding Variety Special (Live)

Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)

• Stephen Colbert's Election Night 2020: Democracy's Last Stand Building Back America Great Again Better 2020 (Showtime)

o Celebrating America – An Inauguration Night Special (Multiple Platforms)

o The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards (CBS)

o The Oscars (ABC)

o The Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime Show Starring The Weeknd (CBS)

• Hamilton (Disney+)

o Bo Burnham: Inside (Netflix)

o David Byrne's American Utopia (HBO)

o 8:46 – Dave Chappelle (Netflix)

o Friends: The Reunion (HBO Max)

o A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote (HBO Max)

Acting

Lead performances

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

• Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso on Ted Lasso (Episode: "Pilot") (Apple TV+)

o Anthony Anderson as Andre "Dre" Johnson, Sr. on Black-ish (Episode: "What About Gary?") (ABC)

o Michael Douglas as Sandy Kominsky on The Kominsky Method (Episode: "Chapter 20. The round toes, of the high shoes") (Netflix)

o William H. Macy as Frank Gallagher on Shameless (Episode: "Father Frank, Full of Grace") (Showtime)

o Kenan Thompson as Kenan Williams on Kenan (Episode: "Flirting") (NBC) • Jean Smart as Deborah Vance on Hacks (Episode: "1.69 Million") (HBO Max)

o Aidy Bryant as Annie Easton on Shrill (Episode: "Ranchers") (Hulu)

o Kaley Cuoco as Cassie Bowden on The Flight Attendant (Episode: "In Case of Emergency") (HBO Max)

o Allison Janney as Bonnie Plunkett on Mom (Episode: "My Kinda People and the Big To-Do") (CBS)

o Tracee Ellis Ross as Dr. Rainbow "Bow" Johnson on Black-ish (Episode: "Babes in Boyland") (ABC)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

• Josh O'Connor as Prince Charles on The Crown (Episode: "Terra Nullius") (Netflix)

o Sterling K. Brown as Randall Pearson on This Is Us (Episode: "Forty: Part 2") (NBC)

o Jonathan Majors as Atticus Freeman on Lovecraft Country (Episode: "Sundown") (HBO)

o Regé-Jean Page as Simon Basset on Bridgerton (Episode: "Art of the Swoon") (Netflix)

o Billy Porter as Pray Tell on Pose (Episode: "Take Me To Church") (FX)

o Matthew Rhys as Perry Mason on Perry Mason (Episode: "Chapter 8") (HBO) • Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II on The Crown (Episode: "48:1") (Netflix)

o Uzo Aduba as Dr. Brooke Taylor on In Treatment (Episode: "Brooke – Week 5") (HBO)

o Emma Corrin as Princess Diana on The Crown (Episode: "Fairytale") (Netflix)

o Elisabeth Moss as June Osborne / Offred on The Handmaid's Tale (Episode: "Home") (Hulu)

o Mj Rodriguez as Blanca Evangelista on Pose (Episode: "Series Finale") (FX)

o Jurnee Smollett as Letitia "Leti" Lewis on Lovecraft Country (Episode: "Holy Ghost") (HBO)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

• Ewan McGregor as Halston on Halston (Netflix)

o Paul Bettany as Vision on WandaVision (Disney+)

o Hugh Grant as Jonathan Fraser on The Undoing (HBO)

o Lin-Manuel Miranda as Alexander Hamilton on Hamilton (Disney+)

o Leslie Odom Jr. as Aaron Burr on Hamilton (Disney+)

• Kate Winslet as Mare Sheehan on Mare of Easttown (HBO)

o Michaela Coel as Arabella on I May Destroy You (HBO)

o Cynthia Erivo as Aretha Franklin on Genius: Aretha (National Geographic)

o Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch on WandaVision (Disney+)

o Anya Taylor-Joy as Beth Harmon on The Queen's Gambit (Netflix)

Supporting performances

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

• Brett Goldstein as Roy Kent on Ted Lasso (Episode: "All Apologies") (Apple TV+)

o Carl Clemons-Hopkins as Marcus Vaughan on Hacks (Episode: "New Eyes") (HBO Max)

o Brendan Hunt as Coach Beard on Ted Lasso (Episode: "Two Aces") (Apple TV+)

o Nick Mohammed as Nathan Shelley on Ted Lasso (Episode: "Make Rebecca Great Again") (Apple TV+)

o Paul Reiser as Martin Schneider on The Kominsky Method (Episode: "Chapter 18. You only give me your funny paper") (Netflix)

o Jeremy Swift as Leslie Higgins on Ted Lasso (Episode: "Biscuits") (Apple TV+)

o Kenan Thompson as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Dave Chappelle") (NBC)

o Bowen Yang as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Carey Mulligan") (NBC) • Hannah Waddingham as Rebecca Welton on Ted Lasso (Episode: "All Apologies") (Apple TV+)

o Aidy Bryant as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Regé-Jean Page") (NBC)

o Hannah Einbinder as Ava Daniels on Hacks (Episode: "I Think She Will") (HBO Max)

o Kate McKinnon as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Bill Burr") (NBC)

o Rosie Perez as Megan Briscoe on The Flight Attendant (Episode: "Arrivals and Departures") (HBO Max)

o Cecily Strong as Various Characters on Saturday Night Live (Episode: "Host: Anya Taylor-Joy") (NBC)

o Juno Temple as Keeley Jones on Ted Lasso (Episode: "For the Children") (Apple TV+)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• Tobias Menzies as Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh on The Crown (Episode: "Gold Stick") (Netflix)

o Giancarlo Esposito as Moff Gideon on The Mandalorian (Episode: "Chapter 16: The Rescue") (Disney+)

o O-T Fagbenle as Luke Bankole on The Handmaid's Tale (Episode: "Home") (Hulu)

o John Lithgow as Elias Birchard "E.B." Jonathan on Perry Mason (Episode: "Chapter 4") (HBO)

o Max Minghella as Commander Nick Blaine on The Handmaid's Tale (Episode: "The Crossing") (Hulu)

o Chris Sullivan as Toby Damon on This Is Us (Episode: "In the Room") (NBC)

o Bradley Whitford as Commander Joseph Lawrence on The Handmaid's Tale (Episode: "Testimony") (Hulu)

o Michael K. Williams as Montrose Freeman on Lovecraft Country (Episode: "Rewind 1921") (HBO) (posthumous) • Gillian Anderson as Margaret Thatcher on The Crown (Episode: "Favourites") (Netflix)

o Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret on The Crown (Episode: "The Hereditary Principle") (Netflix)

o Madeline Brewer as Janine Lindo on The Handmaid's Tale (Episode: "Testimony") (Hulu)

o Ann Dowd as Aunt Lydia on The Handmaid's Tale (Episode: "Progress") (Hulu)

o Aunjanue Ellis as Hippolyta Freeman on Lovecraft Country (Episode: "I Am.") (HBO)

o Emerald Fennell as Camilla Parker Bowles on The Crown (Episode: "Fairytale") (Netflix)

o Yvonne Strahovski as Serena Joy Waterford on The Handmaid's Tale (Episode: "Home") (Hulu)

o Samira Wiley as Moira on The Handmaid's Tale (Episode: "Vows") (Hulu)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

• Evan Peters as Det. Colin Zabel on Mare of Easttown (Episode: "Enter Number Two") (HBO)

o Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Benny Watts on The Queen's Gambit (Episode: "Adjournment") (Netflix)

o Daveed Diggs as Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson on Hamilton (Disney+)

o Paapa Essiedu as Kwame on I May Destroy You (Episode: "That Was Fun") (HBO)

o Jonathan Groff as King George on Hamilton (Disney+)

o Anthony Ramos as John Laurens / Philip Hamilton on Hamilton (Disney+) • Julianne Nicholson as Lori Ross on Mare of Easttown (Episode: "Sacrament") (HBO)

o Renée Elise Goldsberry as Angelica Schuyler on Hamilton (Disney+)

o Kathryn Hahn as Agatha Harkness / Agnes The Nosy Neighbor on WandaVision (Episode: "Breaking the Fourth Wall") (Disney+)

o Moses Ingram as Jolene on The Queen's Gambit (Episode: "End Game") (Netflix)

o Jean Smart as Helen Fahey on Mare of Easttown (Episode: "Sacrament") (HBO)

o Phillipa Soo as Eliza Hamilton on Hamilton (Disney+)

Directing

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series

Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

• Hacks (Episode: "There Is No Line"), Directed by Lucia Aniello (HBO Max)

o B Positive (Episode: "Pilot"), Directed by James Burrows (CBS)

o The Flight Attendant (Episode: "In Case of Emergency"), Directed by Susanna Fogel (HBO Max)

o Mom (Episode: "Scooby-Doo Checks and Salisbury Steak"), Directed by James Widdoes (CBS)

o Ted Lasso (Episode: "Biscuits"), Directed by Zach Braff (Apple TV+)

o Ted Lasso (Episode: "The Hope that Kills You"), Directed by MJ Delaney (Apple TV+)

o Ted Lasso (Episode: "Make Rebecca Great Again"), Directed by Declan Lowney (Apple TV+)

• The Crown (Episode: "War"), Directed by Jessica Hobbs (Netflix)

o Bridgerton (Episode: "Diamond of the First Water"), Directed by Julie Anne Robinson (Netflix)

o The Crown (Episode: "Fairytale"), Directed by Benjamin Caron (Netflix)

o The Handmaid's Tale (Episode: "The Wilderness"), Directed by Liz Garbus (Hulu)

o The Mandalorian (Episode: "Chapter 9: The Marshal"), Directed by Jon Favreau (Disney+)

o Pose (Episode: "Series Finale"), Directed by Steven Canals (FX)

Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

• The Queen's Gambit, Directed by Scott Frank (Netflix)

o Hamilton, Directed by Thomas Kail (Disney+)

o I May Destroy You (Episode: "Ego Death"), Directed by Sam Miller and Michaela Coel (HBO)

o I May Destroy You (Episode: "Eyes Eyes Eyes Eyes"), Directed by Sam Miller (HBO)

o Mare of Easttown, Directed by Craig Zobel (HBO)

o The Underground Railroad, Directed by Barry Jenkins (Prime Video)

o WandaVision, Directed by Matt Shakman (Disney+)

Writing

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series

Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

• Hacks (Episode: "There Is No Line"), Written by Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky (HBO Max)

o The Flight Attendant (Episode: "In Case of Emergency"), Written by Steve Yockey (HBO Max)

o Girls5eva (Episode: "Pilot"), Written by Meredith Scardino (Peacock)

o PEN15 (Episode: "Play"), Written by Maya Erskine (Hulu)

o Ted Lasso (Episode: "Make Rebecca Great Again"), Written by Joe Kelly, Brendan Hunt, and Jason Sudeikis (Apple TV+)

o Ted Lasso (Episode: "Pilot"), Written by Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt, and Joe Kelly (Apple TV+) • The Crown (Episode: "War"), Written by Peter Morgan (Netflix)

o The Boys (Episode: "What I Know"), Written by Rebecca Sonnenshine (Prime Video)

o The Handmaid's Tale (Episode: "Home"), Written by Yahlin Chang (Hulu)

o Lovecraft Country (Episode: "Sundown"), Written by Misha Green (HBO)

o The Mandalorian (Episode: "Chapter 13: The Jedi"), Written by Dave Filoni (Disney+)

o The Mandalorian (Episode: "Chapter 16: The Rescue"), Written by Jon Favreau (Disney+)

o Pose (Episode: "Series Finale"), Written by Steven Canals, Brad Falchuk, Our Lady J, Janet Mock, and Ryan Murphy (FX)

Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series

• I May Destroy You, Written by Michaela Coel (HBO)

o Mare of Easttown, Written by Brad Ingelsby (HBO)

o The Queen's Gambit, Written by Scott Frank (Netflix)

o WandaVision (Episode: "All-New Halloween Spooktacular!"), Written by Chuck Hayward and Peter Cameron (Disney+)

o WandaVision (Episode: "Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience"), Written by Jac Schaeffer (Disney+)

o WandaVision (Episode: "Previously On"), Written by Laura Donney (Disney+) • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

o The Amber Ruffin Show (Peacock)

o A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO)

o The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)

o Saturday Night Live (NBC)

s Margaret on The Crown (Episode: "The Hereditary Principle") (Netflix)

Madeline Brewer as Janine Lindo on The Handmaid's Tale (Episode: "Testimony") (Hulu)

Ann Dowd as Aunt Lydia on The Handmaid's Tale (Episode: "Progress") (Hulu)

Aunjanue Ellis as Hippolyta Freeman on Lovecraft Country (Episode: "I Am.") (HBO)

Emerald Fennell as Camilla Parker Bowles on The Crown (Episode: "Fairytale") (Netflix)

Yvonne Strahovski as Serena Joy Waterford on The Handmaid's Tale (Episode: "Home") (Hulu)

Samira Wiley as Moira on The Handmaid's Tale (Episode: "Vows") (Hulu)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Evan Peters as Det. Colin Zabel on Mare of Easttown (Episode: "Enter Number Two") (HBO)

Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Benny Watts on The Queen's Gambit (Episode: "Adjournment") (Netflix)

Daveed Diggs as Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson on Hamilton (Disney+)

Paapa Essiedu as Kwame on I May Destroy You (Episode: "That Was Fun") (HBO)

Jonathan Groff as King George on Hamilton (Disney+)

Anthony Ramos as John Laurens / Philip Hamilton on Hamilton (Disney+)

Julianne Nicholson as Lori Ross on Mare of Easttown (Episode: "Sacrament") (HBO)

Renée Elise Goldsberry as Angelica Schuyler on Hamilton (Disney+)

Kathryn Hahn as Agatha Harkness / Agnes The Nosy Neighbor on WandaVision (Episode: "Breaking the Fourth Wall") (Disney+)

Moses Ingram as Jolene on The Queen's Gambit (Episode: "End Game") (Netflix)

Jean Smart as Helen Fahey on Mare of Easttown (Episode: "Sacrament") (HBO)

Phillipa Soo as Eliza Hamilton on Hamilton (Disney+)

Directing

Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

Hacks (Episode: "There Is No Line"), Directed by Lucia Aniello (HBO Max)

B Positive (Episode: "Pilot"), Directed by James Burrows (CBS)

The Flight Attendant (Episode: "In Case of Emergency"), Directed by Susanna Fogel (HBO Max)

Mom (Episode: "Scooby-Doo Checks and Salisbury Steak"), Directed by James Widdoes (CBS)

Ted Lasso (Episode: "Biscuits"), Directed by Zach Braff (Apple TV+)

Ted Lasso (Episode: "The Hope that Kills You"), Directed by MJ Delaney (Apple TV+)

Ted Lasso (Episode: "Make Rebecca Great Again"), Directed by Declan Lowney (Apple TV+)

The Crown (Episode: "War"), Directed by Jessica Hobbs (Netflix)

Bridgerton (Episode: "Diamond of the First Water"), Directed by Julie Anne Robinson (Netflix)

The Crown (Episode: "Fairytale"), Directed by Benjamin Caron (Netflix)

The Handmaid's Tale (Episode: "The Wilderness"), Directed by Liz Garbus (Hulu)

The Mandalorian (Episode: "Chapter 9: The Marshal"), Directed by Jon Favreau (Disney+)

Pose (Episode: "Series Finale"), Directed by Steven Canals (FX)

Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

The Queen's Gambit, Directed by Scott Frank (Netflix)

Hamilton, Directed by Thomas Kail (Disney+)

I May Destroy You (Episode: "Ego Death"), Directed by Sam Miller and Michaela Coel (HBO)

I May Destroy You (Episode: "Eyes Eyes Eyes Eyes"), Directed by Sam Miller (HBO)

Mare of Easttown, Directed by Craig Zobel (HBO)

The Underground Railroad, Directed by Barry Jenkins (Prime Video)

WandaVision, Directed by Matt Shakman (Disney+)

Writing

Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series

Hacks (Episode: "There Is No Line"), Written by Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky (HBO Max)

The Flight Attendant (Episode: "In Case of Emergency"), Written by Steve Yockey (HBO Max)

Girls5eva (Episode: "Pilot"), Written by Meredith Scardino (Peacock)

PEN15 (Episode: "Play"), Written by Maya Erskine (Hulu)

Ted Lasso (Episode: "Make Rebecca Great Again"), Written by Joe Kelly, Brendan Hunt, and Jason Sudeikis (Apple TV+)

Ted Lasso (Episode: "Pilot"), Written by Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt, and Joe Kelly (Apple TV+)

The Crown (Episode: "War"), Written by Peter Morgan (Netflix)

The Boys (Episode: "What I Know"), Written by Rebecca Sonnenshine (Prime Video)

The Handmaid's Tale (Episode: "Home"), Written by Yahlin Chang (Hulu)

Lovecraft Country (Episode: "Sundown"), Written by Misha Green (HBO)

The Mandalorian (Episode: "Chapter 13: The Jedi"), Written by Dave Filoni (Disney+)

The Mandalorian (Episode: "Chapter 16: The Rescue"), Written by Jon Favreau (Disney+)

Pose (Episode: "Series Finale"), Written by Steven Canals, Brad Falchuk, Our Lady J, Janet Mock, and Ryan Murphy (FX)

Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series

I May Destroy You, Written by Michaela Coel (HBO)

Mare of Easttown, Written by Brad Ingelsby (HBO)

The Queen's Gambit, Written by Scott Frank (Netflix)

WandaVision (Episode: "All-New Halloween Spooktacular!"), Written by Chuck Hayward and Peter Cameron (Disney+)

WandaVision (Episode: "Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience"), Written by Jac Schaeffer (Disney+)

WandaVision (Episode: "Previously On"), Written by Laura Donney (Disney+)

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

The Amber Ruffin Show (Peacock)

A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)

Saturday Night Live (NBC)

#2021 #emmy awards

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Top 100 most banned and challenged books of the last decade:

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

Captain Underpants (series) by Dav Pilkey

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

Looking for Alaska by John Green

George by Alex Gino

And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell

Drama by Raina Telgemeier

Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James

Internet Girls (series) by Lauren Myracle

The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

I Am Jazz by Jazz Jennings and Jessica Herthel

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Bone (series) by Jeff Smith

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan

A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo by Jill Twiss

Sex is a Funny Word by Cory Silverberg

Alice McKinley (series) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

It's Perfectly Normal by Robie H. Harris

Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult

Scary Stories (series) by Alvin Schwartz

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

A Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

It's a Book by Lane Smith

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien

What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones

A Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer

Bad Kitty (series) by Nick Bruel

Crank by Ellen Hopkins

Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby by Dav Pilkey

This Day in June by Gayle E. Pitman

This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki

A Bad Boy Can Be Good For A Girl by Tanya Lee Stone

Beloved by Toni Morrison

Goosebumps (series) by R.L. Stine

In Our Mothers' House by Patricia Polacco

Lush by Natasha Friend

The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

The Holy Bible

This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

Gossip Girl (series) by Cecily von Ziegesar

House of Night (series) by P.C. Cast

My Mom's Having A Baby by Dori Hillestad Butler

Neonomicon by Alan Moore

The Dirty Cowboy by Amy Timberlake

The Giver by Lois Lowry

Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya

Draw Me a Star by Eric Carle

Dreaming In Cuban by Cristina Garcia

Fade by Lisa McMann

The Family Book by Todd Parr

Feed by M.T. Anderson

Go the Fuck to Sleep by Adam Mansbach

Habibi by Craig Thompson

House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

Jacob's New Dress by Sarah Hoffman

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

Monster by Walter Dean Myers

Nasreen’s Secret School by Jeanette Winter

Saga by Brian K. Vaughan

Stuck in the Middle by Ariel Schrag

The Kingdom of Little Wounds by Susann Cokal

1984 by George Orwell

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

Almost Perfect by Brian Katcher

Awakening by Kate Chopin

Burned by Ellen Hopkins

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers

Glass by Ellen Hopkins

Heather Has Two Mommies by Lesle´a Newman

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

Madeline and the Gypsies by Ludwig Bemelmans

My Princess Boy by Cheryl Kilodavis

Prince and Knight by Daniel Haack

Revolutionary Voices: A Multicultural Queer Youth Anthology by Amy Sonnie

Skippyjon Jones (series) by Judith Schachner

So Far from the Bamboo Grove by Yoko Kawashima Watkins

The Color of Earth (series) by Tong-hwa Kim

The Librarian of Basra by Jeanette Winter

The Walking Dead (series) by Robert Kirkman

Tricks by Ellen Hopkins

Uncle Bobby’s Wedding by Sarah S Brannen

Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks

#mrsomewhere #bookbookbook #read banned books #freedom of speech #intellectual freedom #bookblr #Dark academia #what i'm reading #read a book

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labjegyzet · 3 years

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2020 legnagyobb könyvszenzációi, két új magyar könyv és képregények női főhősökkel – könyvheti újdonságok a GABO Kiadó ��s Ciceró Könyvstúdió kínálatából

Hosszú kihagyás után ismét lesz könyves rendezvény: a 92. Ünnepi Könyvhetet 2021. szeptember 2-5. között rendezik meg a Vörösmarty téren és a Dunakorzón, valamint a két helyszínt összekötő utcákban. A GABO Kiadócsoport is nagyon készül erre az alkalomra, és minőségi új és régi könyvekkel várjuk az olvasni vágyó látogatókat.

Két magyar szerző új könyvét a Könyvhéten vehetjük először a kezünkbe

A Zsoldos Péter- és Európai Sci-fi díjas László Zoltán új regénye Mindig egyre több címmel a GABO SFF gondozásában jelenik meg, melyben a szerző különleges és lényeglátó víziót ábrázol az emberiségről, amely mindig egyre messzebb, mindig egyre többre vágyik.

Frank Mártont 2018-ban Margó-díjra jelölték a Páratlanok trilógia első kötetéért, az ifjúsági fantasy azóta a kamaszok kedvencévé nőtte ki magát, és most egy kiegészítő kötettel teljessé válik ez a varázslatos, egyben küzdelmes világ. A Páratlanok világa című enciklopédia a régi olvasóknak feltáró, az újaknak bevezető olvasmány lesz a trilógiához, amelyet két tehetséges grafikus, Oravecz Gergely és Tondora Judit illusztrációi hoznak még közelebb hozzánk.

A szépirodalom világsikerei magyarul is elérhetőek

Brit Bennett amerikai, Déltől egészen Kaliforniáig ívelő, több generációt felvonultató családregényében, amelynek címe A halványuló fél, egyszerre mesél érzelmekben gazdag történetet, és nyújt betekintést az amerikai történelem egyik meghatározó időszakába. A faji kérdéseken jócskán túlmutató könyvéből kiderül, hogy milyen hosszú árnyékot vethet a múlt egy ember döntéseire, vágyaira és elvárásaira, és hogy milyen okai lehetnek annak, ha valaki a gyökereitől elszakadva kénytelen élni.

A regény elnyerte a Goodreads Choice Awards 2020 díjat a legjobb történelmi regény kategóriában, valamint több neves díjra is jelölték, úgy mint a The British Book Awards, vagy a National Book Award. Harmincnyolc hétig szerepelt a The New York Times bestseller listáján. A halványuló fél 2020 egyik legnagyobb könyvszenzációja volt, megjelenését követően az HBO szinte azonnal lecsapott a megfilmesítési jogaira.

Matt Haig új könyve világsiker lett és a legjobb regény kategóriában nyerte el a Goodreads Choice Awards 2020 díjat. Az Éjfél Könyvtár Haigtól megszokott hangulatú játékos regény, az élet értelméről és az élettől kapott lehetőségekről.

Nora Seed eddigi élete rossz döntések és megbánások sorozata. Úgy érzi, mindenkinek csalódást okozott, önmagát is beleértve. Amikor azonban az Éjfél Könyvtárban találja magát, esélyt kap arra, hogy rendbe hozzon mindent. Az Éjfél Könyvtárban lévő könyveket kinyitva megtapasztalja, hogyan alakult volna az élete, ha más döntéseket hoz, így egy régi barátja segítségével nekiáll megkeresni a számára tökéletes életet. A dolgok azonban nem mindig úgy alakulnak, ahogy arra számít, és a választásai hamarosan életveszélybe sodorják. Mielőtt kifut az időből, választ kell találnia a legfontosabb kérdésre: hogyan tudná a lehető legjobban élni az életét?

Rumaan Alam harmadik regénye rögtön National Book Awards jelölt lett 2020-ban és a filmes jogai is gyorsan elkeltek, és Sam Esmail készít belőle filmet a Netflix számára Julia Roberts és Denzel Washington főszereplésével.

A Távol a világtól fő témái eleinte látszólag a modern házasság és család, prioritások és döntések, és az, hogy mit gondolunk a 21. században a sikerről, de aztán kiderül, hogy ezek mellett jóval többről is szól.

Hogy kiszakadjanak pörgős New York-i életükből, és több időt töltsenek kamasz fiukkal és lányukkal, Amanda és Clay az Airbnb-n egy teljes hétre kivesznek egy pazarul berendezett házat Long Island egy félreeső szegletében. Érkezésük másnapján, késő este azonban kopognak az ajtajukon: egy zaklatott idős házaspár, Ruth és G. H. az, állításuk szerint a ház tulajdonosai. Ezek a vadidegenek azt mondják, áramszünet állt be egész New Yorkban, felbolydult a város, ezért vidéken kerestek menedéket.

Mivel azonban nincs sem tévé-, sem mobil-, sem internetszolgáltatás, Amanda és Clay nem tudják, mit gondoljanak. Bízhatnak vajon a másik párban, és vice versa? Mi történt valójában New Yorkban? A civilizációtól elszigetelt nyaraló tényleg biztonságot nyújthat a két családnak? És egymástól biztonságban vannak?

Képregények lányokkal a főszerepben

A Ciceró Könyvstúdió egyedi látásmódjával tört be a képregénypiacra, mivel kifejezetten gyerekeknek és köztük is főként lányoknak szóló, illetve hétköznapi lány főszereplőket felvonultató képregényeket adnak ki, hogy kitöltsék ezt a piaci rést és ellent mondjanak a férfi szuperhősökről kialakult sztereotípiáknak. A Nimona, az Egérőrség, az Ánya kísértete és a Cserkeszterek után folytatják a sort.

Raina Telgemeier többszörös Eisner-díjas alkotásai hétköznapi történeteket mesélnek el, amelyekkel azonosulni tudnak az olvasók; a Nővérek után a Görcs érkezik a Könyvhétre. Ismét egy elgondolkodtató, bájos és vicces igaz történet a felnövésről és arról, mekkora bátorság kell ahhoz, hogy szembenézzünk a félelmeinkkel, és legyőzzük azokat. A Görcs volt az a képregény, amely nem csak a képregények, hanem az összes könyv között hetekig vezette a The New York Times bestseller listáját.

Raina egyik éjjel szörnyű hasfájásra ébred. Az anyukájának is csikar a hasa, ezért először csak egy vírusra gyanakodnak. Raina visszatér az iskolába, ahol a szokásos jó és rossz dolgok fogadják: barátok és kevésbé barátságos osztálytársak, akik szeretnek undorító dolgokkal viccelni. Raina gyomorpanaszai azonban nem akarnak elmúlni... a tetejébe még az étel, az iskola és a változó barátságok miatt is aggódnia kell. Mi lesz így?

Igazi különlegesség, kifejezetten felnőtteknek szóló amerikai misztikus/sci-fi képregénysorozat a Paper Girls, amellyel alkotói az évek alatt öt Eisner-díjat nyertek el. Brian K. Vaughan író és Cliff Chiang illusztrátor közös munkájának első kötete szeptember elején jelenik meg. A történet szerint az 1988 halloweenjét követő reggelen négy tizenkét éves újságkihordó lány felgöngyölíti minden idők legfontosabb sztoriját. A lányokat egy tinédzsercsapat támadja meg, akikről nemsokára kiderül, hogy a jövőből érkezett időutazók. Külvárosi[C1] dráma és természetfeletti rejtélyek találkoznak ebben a nosztalgiáról, diákmunkáról, és a gyerekkor utolsó napjairól szóló sikersorozatban.

Lupin kalandjai folytatódnak

A krimi kedvelőinek új és modern fordításban elhozzuk Maurice Leblanc két kisregényét a Arsène Lupin Herlock Sholmes ellen című kötetben, amely szintén az úri csirkefogóról szól, sőt, itt szembekerül az egyetlen ellenféllel, aki talán meg tudja állítani: magával a legendás brit úri nyomozóval, Herlock Sholmesszal. De ki kerül ki kettejük macska-egér játékából győztesen?

(Kis érdekesség, hogy a név nem elírás, eredetileg Sherlock Holmes szerepelt a kéziratban, viszont már a 19. században is létezett szerzői jogi védelem, amivel Sir Arthur Conan Doyle élt is, így módosítani kellett Leblanc szövegében a nevet.)

Sárkányok könyve fantasy antológia

Legvégül egy különleges antológiával, a Sárkányok könyvével kedvezünk a fantasy kedvelőinek. Jonathan Strahan ausztrál szerkesztő sci-fi és fantasy gyűjteményeivel vált világhírűvé, most kifejezetten sárkányokról szóló kötetet állított össze, közel harminc novellával és verssel.

Mint arról rengeteg mítosz és legenda tanúskodik, a sárkányok régóta, Kínától Európáig, Afrikától Észak-Amerikáig megragadják a képzeletünket. Akár bátor hősökkel harcba szálló fenevadakról, akár az embereket értékes tudással ellátó bölcsekről van szó, ezek a teremtmények számos eredet- és kalandtörténet nélkülözhetetlen szereplői, akik generációk óta óriási népszerűségnek örvendenek.

A fantasztikum legizgalmasabb kortárs szerzői élénk fantáziájukkal, egyedi meglátásaikkal most egészen új fényben mutatják meg a sárkányokat.

Bízunk benne, hogy mindenki megtalálja a számára megfelelőt az idei könyvheti kínálatunkban! Jó olvasást kívánunk!

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#92. Ünnepi Könyvhét #olvasóvagyok #Könyvhét #László Zoltán #Frank Márton #Brit Bennett #Matt Haig #Rumaan Alam #Raina Telgemeier #Brian K. Vaughan #Maurice Leblanc #Jonathan Strahan

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