#Mark Doerr

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Latino Theater Company & Playwrights’ Arena present ‘Mix-Mix: The Filipino Adventures of a German Jewish Boy’

Latino Theater Company and Playwrights’ Arena present the world premiere of an epic World War II odyssey inspired by an astonishing, little-known true story. Written by Boni B. Alvarez and directed by Playwrights’ Arena founding artistic director Jon Lawrence Rivera, Mix-Mix: The Filipino Adventures of a German Jewish Boy is set to open May 18 at The Los Angeles Theatre Center. Performances will…

[olympain]

What do you think of the ocean? Sounds like someone breathing in their sleep. I always felt it was like the world catching its breath over and over again.

[geekcavepodcast]

All The Light We Cannot See Teaser

Taking place over the course of a decade, All the Light We Cannot See follows the lives of Marie-Laure Leblanc, a blind French girl who takes refuge with the uncle during World War II, and Werner Pfennig, a German teen who is an expert in radio repair.

Based on the novel by Anthony Doerr, All the Light We Cannot See stars Louis Hofmann, Lars Eidinger, Marion Bailey, Hugh Laurie, Mark Ruffalo, and Aria Mia Loberti. Shawn Levy directed the miniseries, which was adapted by Steven Knight.

All the Light We Cannot See releases on Netflix on November 2, 2023.

[birdsonpowerlines]

This is our second podcast discussing the Netflix rendition of Anthony Doerr's All the Light We Cannot See. Listen to find out what we were thinking about after watching Episodes 3 and 4. Yes, there are spoilers in this conversation!

If you haven't listened to our podcasts before, we use a voice messenger app to share our thoughts with each other to discuss a variety of topics as we go about our day.

#allthelightwecannotsee#anthonydoerr#ariamialoberti#louishofmann#nellsutton#hughlaurie#markruffalo#larseidinger#voxer#netflixseries#netflixallthelightwecannotsee

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[luna-azzurra]

Ways to hit your readers in the gut

When it comes to writing, there's a profound and mesmerizing way to touch your readers deep within their souls. It's about crafting moments that hit them in the gut, stirring up intense emotions and forging an everlasting connection. Here are some techniques to help you achieve this:

1. Unexpected Loss: Introduce a character who captures hearts, only to snatch them away suddenly. Think of J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series, where the abrupt departure of beloved characters like Sirius Black and Fred Weasley leaves readers shattered, their grief a testament to the power of storytelling.

2. Sacrifice for a Cause: Show a character willingly sacrificing their own happiness or even their life for a greater purpose. Suzanne Collins' "The Hunger Games" portrays Katniss Everdeen's selflessness, volunteering as a tribute to save her sister, evoking empathy and admiration.

3. Unrequited Love: Explore the agony of unrequited love, where hearts ache and souls yearn. Charlotte Brontë's "Jane Eyre" delves into the bittersweet and heart-wrenching tale of Jane's unfulfilled affection for Mr. Rochester, resonating with readers who have experienced the profound depths of unrequited longing.

4. Betrayal by a Loved One: Peel back the layers of trust to reveal the sting of betrayal. George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series delivers shocking betrayals that shatter readers' expectations, leaving them stunned and heartbroken alongside the characters.

5. Overcoming Personal Demons: Illuminate the struggle against internal conflicts, be it addiction, guilt, or haunting trauma. Anthony Doerr's "All the Light We Cannot See" explores Werner's moral compass during wartime, captivating readers as they witness his battle for redemption and personal growth.

6. Injustice and Oppression: Shed light on the injustices characters endure, igniting empathy and inspiring change. Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" reveals the racial prejudice faced by Tom Robinson, awakening readers to the urgent need for justice and equality.

7. Parent-Child Relationships: Navigate the intricate tapestry of emotions between parents and children. Khaled Hosseini's "The Kite Runner" unearths the complexities of the father-son bond, evoking a myriad of feelings, from longing and regret to hope for reconciliation.

8. Final Farewells: Craft poignant scenes where characters bid farewell, whether due to death or separation. Markus Zusak's "The Book Thief" gifts readers with heartbreaking partings amidst the backdrop of World War II, leaving an indelible mark of loss and the fragile beauty of human connections.

9. Personal Transformation: Illuminate characters' growth through adversity, offering a beacon of hope and inspiration. Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" narrates Ebenezer Scrooge's extraordinary journey from a bitter miser to a beacon of compassion, reminding readers that redemption and personal change are within reach.

10. Existential Questions: Delve into existential themes that provoke deep introspection. Albert Camus' "The Stranger" challenges readers to ponder the meaning of life through Meursault's detached and nihilistic worldview, prompting them to question their own existence.

With these techniques, you have the power to touch your readers' souls, leaving an indelible impression. Remember to weave these moments seamlessly into your narrative, allowing them to enrich your characters and themes. Let your words resonate and ignite emotions, for that is the essence of impactful storytelling.

[desertforestfic]

big thanks to garfunkel @garagepaperback for the end of year tag. here's some shit that happened to me in 2024, cause i'm not sure i can unwind this year in fandom from my real 3d life:

spent the first two months or so taking fumbling baby steps into real ass adulthood

reread all the harry potter books, perhaps for the final time

started my first big girl job

fell face first into h/d fandom

saw a total solar eclipse

got my dang nose pierced

moved out of my college apartment

adopted a kitten

ended a long term relationship

came out to myself and family/friends as a lesbian

went to some concerts

drank some coffee

took some walks

cooked and ate good food

listened to music

spent time with my friends

turned twenty-four

read fifteen books and several million words of fanfiction

started writing: 30k words of fic under my belt thus far. i cannot begin to express what having a creative and community outlet during all of the above has meant. i don't know what i would have done without drarry this year, truly.

i'm not sure i've ever experienced so much upheaval or joy or grief or confusion or relief or pain or excitement in a single 12 month period. it's never too late or too early to be honest with yourself; to do something brave; to try new things and be imperfect at them. grateful for it all, grateful to feel my feelings so wholly, grateful to have people in my corner both online and off. you know who you are. i love you! consider yourself tagged! tell me what you wrote and made and read and felt and did and loved!!!

my picks:

music // chappell roan (saved my stupid chungus babygay life this year), magdalena bay, vampire weekend, backseat lovers, big thief, hozier always, my chemical romance forever, sufjan stevens double forever

movies // my holy trinity: conclave, challengers, i saw the tv glow

books // standouts: in memoriam (alice winn), detransition, baby (torrey peters), idlewild (james frankie thomas), and giovanni's room (james baldwin). also enjoyed: babel (rf kuang), all the light we cannot see (anthony doerr), and the year of magical thinking (joan didion).

fic // so much. SO MUCH!!! I did my absolute best to keep track via spreadsheet. here’s a tiny assortment of things that left big marks on my heart:

Far From The Tree (aideomai) // who will receive you in love’s offices @jtimu // Red Wine Supernova @mono-chromia // The most he's ever said @fastbrother // When You Unfold Me @hephaestiions // Among the Elements @sweet-s0rr0w // O Come, All Ye Faithful @toomuchplor // Fearful Trill @vukovich // javelin (to have and to hold) @garagepaperback // clerestory @yiiiiiiiikes25

ok!! that is all!! thanks for reading this big old chunk of text :,) can’t wait for more of everything above in 2025 :,)

[selkiestudies]

15 January 2025

Tagged by @the---hermit so here’s 9 books I’m looking forward to reading this year. I own all but one of them and I’m hoping to get the one I don’t have for my birthday.

Extremophile by Ian Green

Metazoa by Peter Godfrey-Smith

Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn

The Paleontologist by Luke Dumas

The Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid

Original Syn by Beth Kander

Snapdragon by Kat Leyh

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr

The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty

Tagging @la-galaxie-langblr , @alexistudies , @mal-studyblr , and anyone else who wants to join in!!

[wachinyeya]

The technology involves assembling heat-absorbing bricks in an insulated container, where they can store heat generated by solar or wind power for later use at the temperatures required for industrial processes. The heat can then be released when needed by passing air through channels in the stacks of "firebricks," thus allowing cement, steel, glass, and paper factories to run on renewable energy even when wind and sunshine are unavailable.

These systems, which several companies have recently begun to commercialize for industrial heat storage, are a form of thermal energy storage. The bricks are made from the same materials as the insulating bricks that lined primitive kilns and iron-making furnaces thousands of years ago. To optimize for heat storage instead of insulation, the materials are combined in different amounts.

Batteries can store electricity from renewable sources and provide electricity to generate heat on demand. "The difference between firebrick storage and battery storage is that the firebricks store heat rather than electricity and are one-tenth the cost of batteries," said lead study author Mark Z. Jacobson, a professor of civil and environmental engineering in the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability and School of Engineering. "The materials are much simpler too. They are basically just the components of dirt."

[recmroom]

Louis Hofmann for Numéro Netherlands, captured by JuanKR (2)

German actor Louis Hofmann is a magnetic rising talent with an already impressive body of work, continuing to make his mark on the big and small screens. He can be currently seen leading Netflix’s highly anticipated limited series 'All the Light We Cannot See' based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel of the same name by Anthony Doerr. He will also be seen in Apple TV+'s series 'Masters of the Air', produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, and in 'Monstrous Beauty, a period drama directed by Romola Garai.

[olympain]

In this time of stupid darkness, in this time of ridiculous old men invading cities, stealing whole towns like bullying children stealing toys, I thought I would try to remember some of the things the professor said, and share them. Because he spoke always about light. I don't speak as well as the professor once did, but I'll try. He said, the light that comes when you burn coal or charcoal or peat… He said… the light you get from a piece of coal… is actually sunlight. The point is… light lasts forever. For a billion years inside a piece of coal. But darkness, the professor said… Darkness lasts not even for one second when you turn on the light.

[specificpollsaboutbooks]

Submissions for books about books :

Assistant to the Villain (Hannah Nicole)

A Month of Sundays (Liz Byrski)

The Grandest Bookshop in the World (Amelia Mellor)

Lirael (Garth Nix)

Inkheart series (Cornelia Funke)

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Satoshi Yagisawa)

If on a Winter's Night a Traveler (Italo Calvino)

The Shadow of the Wind (Carlos Ruiz Zafón)

The Eyre Affair (Jasper Fforde)

House Of Leaves (Mark Z. Danielewski)

Book Lovers (Emily Henry)

Beach Read (Emily Henry)

The Jane Austen Book Club (Karen Joy Fowler)

The Neverending Story (Michael Ende)

Secret Identity (Alex Segura)

The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)

Cloud Cuckoo Land (Anthony Doerr)

Possession (A.S. Byatt)

Long Live Evil (Sarah Rees Brennan)

Afterworlds (Scott Westerfeld)

Mr Penumbra’s 24-hour Bookstore (Robin Sloan)

The Sentence (Louise Erdrich)

The Bromance Book Club (Lyssa Kay Adams)

Stoner (John Williams)

Bookshops and Bonedust (Travis Baldree)

Parnassus on Wheels (Christopher Morley)

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows)

The Well of Ascension (Book 2 of Mistborn series) (Brandon Sanderson)

The List (Patricia Forde)

The Book of Lies (James Molonet)

Princess Bride (William Goldman)

Fahrenheit 451 (Ray Bradbury)

Matilda (Roald Dahl)

The Starless Sea (Erin Morgenstern)

The Labyrinth House Murders (Yukito Ayatsuji)

The Prague Cemetery (Umberto Eco)

Foucault's Pendulum (Umberto Eco)

The Name of the Rose (Umberto Eco)

Ink Blood Sister Scribe (Emma Torzs)

The Book Eaters (Sunyi Dean)

Magpie Murders (Anthony Horowitz)

Ban This Book (Alan Gratz)

Between the Lines (Jodi Picoult, Samantha van Leer)

The Left-Handed Booksellers of London (Garth Nix)

The Library of the Unwritten (A. J. Hackwith)

The Cat Who Saved Books (Sōsuke Natsukawa)

Suggested Reading (Dave Connis)

The Truth about the Harry Québert Affair (Joël Dicker)

Hygiène de l’Assassin (Amélie Nothomb)

[geekcavepodcast]

All the Light We Cannot See Trailer

All the Light We Cannot See follows the lives of Marie-Laure Leblanc, a blind French girl who takes refuge with her father and uncle during World War II, and Werner Pfennig, a German teen who is an expert in radio repair.

Based on the novel by Anthony Doerr, All the Light We Cannot See stars Louis Hofmann, Lars Eidinger, Marion Bailey, Hugh Laurie, Mark Ruffalo, and Aria Mia Loberti. Shawn Levy directed the miniseries, which was adapted by Steven Knight.

All the Light We Cannot See releases on Netflix on November 2, 2023.

[birdsonpowerlines]

Listen in to find out what we thought about the Netflix interpretation of Anthony Doerr's All the Light We Cannot See. This installment focuses on Episodes 1 and 2. At first we thought there were 6 episodes, but by the second episode we realized Netflix only made 4 of them. Yes, there are spoilers in this conversation!

If you haven't listened to our podcasts before, we use a voice messenger app to share our thoughts with each other to discuss a variety of topics as we go about our day.

#allthelightwecannotsee#anthonydoerr#ariamialoberti#louishofmann#nellsutton#hughlaurie#markruffalo#larseidinger#voxer#netflixseries#netflixallthelightwecannotsee

Who are we at the Birds on Power Lines Podcast? We are a mom and young adult child team having the time of our lives talking about things we love and care about!

Find the full set of podcasts on YouTube here:    • Birds on Power Lines Podcast  

We are also on (look for Birds on Power Lines Podcast):

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[aurorawest]

Reading update

Conned by Kim Fielding - 4.25/5 stars

Odder Still by DN Bryn - 3/5 stars

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig - 4/5 stars

Ended up enjoying this one a lot more than I thought I would. Definitely one of those philosophical-books-masquerading-as-fantasy books, but it was well written and the message resonated with me.

A Draught of Ash and Wine by Kristin Jacques - 3.75/5 stars

Draakenwood by Jordan L Hawk - 5/5 stars

This may have been the first in the series that I handed a 5 star rating to. Not that the rest of the series isn't really good, but this one stood out to me as being really REALLY good.

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr - 5/5 stars

Another one that I enjoyed WAY more than I thought I would. I normally don't go for books that do the whole characters-connected-through-time-by-the-same-story trope, but this one was very well done. The characters in the different time periods definitely played to things I love. The fact that it was unexpectedly queer was also such a nice surprise. This book is heavy going, and I wouldn't say it's exactly happy, but it's hopeful. A hyped book that was actually worth the hype.

Blyde and Pearce by Kim Fielding - 3.5/5 stars

Bring Me Home by Annabeth Albert - 3.75/5 stars

Jackdaw by KJ Charles - 5/5 stars

AHHHHHH omg omg. Oh this book. Ripped my heart out and stomped on it, then tenderly mended it. Ben and Jonah are one of the sweetest couples Charles has ever written. Maybe the sweetest? (considering there's a very dubcon-y sex scene at the beginning, this may seem like a strange thing to say, but really). I actually far and away preferred them to the main couple in the original Charm of Magpies trilogy. To be completely honest, I like all the Charm of Magpies World books better than the original trilogy, haha.

The Rest of the Story by Tal Bauer - 4.25/5 stars

Fool Hearts by Emmy Sanders - 3.75/5 stars

Shadows of the Lost by Maxym M Martineau - DNF at pg 60

Actually not a bad book at all, but it was too dependent on the author's previous series, which I didn't have any interest in reading.

The Sun and the Star by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro - DNF at pg 26

All the Right Notes by Dominic Lim - 5/5 stars

Lovely, funny book that had lots of music and cooking. It's told in a split time period structure which I thought worked really well.

Witch King by Martha Wells - 5/5 stars

I LOVED this book. I love Kai so so much. He's total blorbo material, so I'm honestly surprised this book isn't bigger on tumblr. The worldbuilding was immaculate, really interesting, and very refreshing in that it was very central Asia inspired. You don't see Fantasy Asian Steppe Cultures very much, so that was really cool. This is another one that is told with a split time period, and Wells did a really good job of tying the events of the past and the present chapters together thematically.

I really really really want a sequel.

And Then He Sang a Lullaby by Ani Kayode Somtochukwu - 4/5 stars

One of the reviews of this book said it had a very didactic ending, which I 100% agree with...but it was very well-written and worth a read. It takes place in Nigeria and is about two gay boys who eventually meet in college. It's not a happy book; don't be fooled by the blurb that makes it sound like a romance.

The Lost Future of Pepperharrow by Natasha Pulley - 5/5 stars (reread)

You guys all know how I feel about Natasha Pulley.

The Master of Samar by Melissa Scott - 3.5/5 stars

Unnatural by Joanna Chambers - 5/5 stars

Fence: Disarmed by Sarah Rees Brennan - 5/5 stars

This book was so cute. Aiden and Harvard both finally pull their heads out of their asses. One of the unexpected joys of these novels is the relationship between Seiji and his father. It's really sweet.

I would fund Sarah Rees Brennan to continue writing Fence novels.

The Archive Undying - 2/5 stars

[dertaglichedan]

Eighty-eight corporate leaders endorse Harris in new letter, including CEOs of Yelp, Box

Eighty-eight corporate leaders signed a new letter Friday endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for president.

Signers include former 21st Century Fox CEO James Murdoch, Snap Chairman Michael Lynton, Yelp boss Jeremy Stoppelman and Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen.

If the Democratic nominee wins the White House, they contend, “the business community can be confident that it will have a president who wants American industries to thrive.”

WASHINGTON — Eighty-eight current and former top executives from across corporate America have endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president in a new letter shared exclusively with CNBC.

Among the signers are several high-profile CEOs of public companies, including Aaron Levie of Box, Jeremy Stoppelman of Yelp and Michael Lynton, chairman of Snap

. 

Other signers appear to be issuing their first public endorsements of Harris since she became the de facto Democratic nominee in July.

They include James Murdoch, former CEO of 21st Century Fox and an heir to the Murdoch family media empire, and crypto executive Chris Larsen, co-founder of the Ripple blockchain platform.

Other notable signers are philanthropist Lynn Forester de Rothschild, private equity billionaire José Feliciano, Twilio co-founder Jeff Lawson, and D.C. sports magnate Ted Leonsis, owner of the NBA’s Washington Wizards, WNBA’s Mystics and the NHL’s Washington Capitals.

The three-page list also includes a slate of longtime Democratic political donors, like Kleiner Perkins’ John Doerr, Insight partners Deven Parekh, and Jeffrey Katzenberg, founder and managing partner of Wndr and former chairman of Walt Disney Studios.

Another subset of names are people who have supported Harris in particular since her political campaigns in California, like the philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs, Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz, and NBA Hall of Famer and billionaire businessman Magic Johnson.

More than a dozen of the signers made their fortunes on Wall Street: Tony James, former president and COO of Blackstone and founder of Jefferson River Capital; Bruce Heyman, former managing director of private wealth at Goldman Sachs; Peter Orszag, CEO of Lazard; and Steve Westly managing director of the Westly Group and a former Tesla

board member. 

Still more are prominent in Silicon Valley, including the venture capitalist Ron Conway, entrepreneur Mark Cuban and former LinkedIn CEO Reid Hoffman.

***Cuban just said her plans would destroy the stock market.. Oh well... WOW