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Some good Phantom moments from 2022:

Phantom anniversaries! Broadway’s 34th anniversary also marked Emilie Kouatchou’s first official principal Christine show (which also made her the first black principal Christine on Broadway).

Sydney Harbour! The first outdoor production of Phantom, complete with a chariot, fire, and ‘Point of No Return’ in the rain.

Unofficial photos! Melanie Gowie (London Phantom dresser and former Carlotta) and Greg Mills (Broadway swing) continue to stun with their unofficial backstage/onstage photos.

Live performances! Probably the biggest one was at the Queen’s Jubilee.

Raoul’s, Raoul’s, and more Raoul’s! While John Riddle killed it in Titanique, Jordan Donica, Paul Schaefer, and Jason Forbach all took turns as principal Raoul. Jordan’s return also marked the first time more than one black actor was in the trio at the same time on Broadway.

Restaged Tour! After being put off for a year, the Australian Restaged Tour finally opened featuring former London cast members Josh Piterman, Amy Manford, and Bridget Costello.

Non-replicas! Several non-replicas had performances this year, including Hungary. Budapest also had (or eventually will have) their first big cast change since the production opened over 20 years ago. 

Korean production! Cast was officially announced for Phantom’s return to Korea.

Chinese production! The first production to actually be performed in Mandarin.

Diversity, Role Swaps, AND New Productions! Besides seeing some real progress in diverse casting across the board, there were also tons of former cast members that returned to various productions (mos tof the time due to Covid cases). Australia saw Josh Robson (Sydney Harbour Phantom) as Raoul and Claire Lyon (former World Tour Christine) show up in Melbourne. They both had to re-learn the show as it’s different staging and did so in less than two days.

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Lucia St. Clair Robson in books

Lucia St. Clair Robson To read more and get updates on Lucia St Clair Robson http://www.luciastclairrobson.com/

Articles :

Well-traveled Writer Extraordinaire ◾http://www.truewestmagazine.com/23968-2/

Predicting the past ◾ http://www.luciastclairrobson.com/rewrites/

The Etiquette of Ashes Http://www.luciastclairrobson.com/the-etiquette-of-ashes/

The Texas Connection http://www.luciastclairrobson.com/the-texas-connection/

Tipis on the Terreplein http://www.luciastclairrobson.com/tipis-on-the-terreplein/

Lucia St. Clair Robson Books

Devilish by Lucia St. Clair Robson Publisher: Lucia St. Clair Robson 10/23/2014 ISBN-10: 0990640027 ISBN-13: 9780990640028 Ride the wind by Lucia St. Clair Robson August 10 2011 ISBN-10: 0345325222 ISBN-13: 978-0345325228 n: ISBN-13: 9780345325228 K: ASIN: B005DB6MVC Audio book: ASIN: B00350K8WM Ghost Warrior by Lucia St. Clair Robson September 16 2008 ISBN-10: 0312871864 ISBN-13: 978-0312871864 n: ISBN-13: 9780765322548 K: ASIN: B0055DLDNK Audio Book: ISBN-10: 1614530637 ISBN-13: 978-1614530633

The Takaido Road by Lucia St. Clair Robson January 30 1991 ISBN-10: 0345370260 ISBN-13: 978-0345370266 n: ISBN-13: 9780765305206 k: ASIN: B005H0QFX4 Walk in my soul by Lucia St. Clair Robson May 12 1985 ISBN-10: 0345307895 ISBN-13: 978-0345307897 n: ISBN-13: 9781462036561 K: ASIN: B004GB0NXI Audio Book : ISBN-10: 1605487252 ISBN-13: 978-1605487250 Shadow Patriots by Lucia St. Clair Robson April 28 2005 ISBN-10: 076530550X ISBN-13: 978-0765305503 n: ISBN-13: 9781429932073 k: ASIN: B005KJV9H4 Fearless by Lucia St. Clair Robson 1998 isbn-10: 0345470311 isbn-13:978-0345473017 N: BN ID: 2940013360846 K: ASIN: B005KCM5UG

Light a distant fire by Lucia St. Clair Robson Novemeber 1, 1990 ISBN-10: 0712638067 ISBN-13: 978-0712638067 n: BN ID: 2940012500465 k: ASIN: B004ZRFMJI Audio Book: ISBN-10: 161453005X ISBN-13: 978-1614530053 Mary's Land by Lucia St. Clair Robson August 29, 1995 ISBN-10: 0345371968 ISBN-13: 978-0345371966 N: BN ID: 2940012500656 K: ASIN: B004ZS8NFW Last Train from Cuernavaca by Lucia St. Clair Robson April 27 2010 ISBN-10: 0765313359 K: ASIN: B004OA64FC n: ISBN-13: 9781429996044 Audio Book: ISBN-10: 1614531552 ISBN-13: 978-1614531555 Brian Daley Books http://www.brian-daley.com/ Star Wars: The Complete Trilogy Audio CD – Audiobook, Unabridged by George Lucas (Author) ISBN-10: 1598875809 ISBN-13: 978-1598875805 Star Wars: The Original Radio Drama Audio CD – Audiobook, Unabridged by Lucasfilm Ltd. (Author), National Public Radio (Author) ISBN-10: 1565110056 ISBN-13: 978-1565110052 Star Wars books NPR Dramatization

The national public radio dramatization Star wars Episode iv: a New hope by Brian Daley 1981 Del Rey • ISBN-10: 0345391098 • ISBN-13: 978-0345391094 Star Wars: A New Hope - The Original Radio Drama, Topps "Light Side" Collector's Edition by Brian Daley, George Lucas, Ann Sachs and Mark Hamill (Nov 6, 2013) ISBN-10: 1622313240 ISBN-13: 978-1622313242 The national public radio dramatization Star wars Episode v: The Empire strikes back by Brian Daley 1983 Del Rey • ISBN-10: 0345391098 • ISBN-13: 978-0345391094 The Empire Strikes Back (Star Wars) Audio CD – Audiobook, CD, Unabridged by Brian Daley (Author), George Lucas (Creator), Ensemble Cast (Performer) ISBN-10: 1622313364 ISBN-13: 978-1622313365 The national public radio dramatization Star wars Episode vi: Returned of Jedi by Brian Daley 1997Han Solo • ISBN-10: 0345391098 • ISBN-13: 978-0345391094 Return of the Jedi (Star Wars (Penguin Audio)) Audio CD – Audiobook, Unabridged by Brian Daley (Adapter), George Lucas (Author), Brock Peters (Performer), Anthony Daniels (Performer), & 4 more ISBN-10: 1565111583 ISBN-13: 978-1565111585 Star Wars The Han Solo Adventures, Han Solo at Stars’ End, Han Solo’s Revenge, Han Solo and the Lost Legacy by Brian Daley • ISBN-10: 0345379802 • ISBN-13: 978-0345379801 • k: ASIN: B00513HX4M

Han Solo’s At Stars’ End by Brian Daley 1979 • ISBN-10: 0345283554 • ISBN-13: 978-0345283559

Han Solo’s Revenge by Brian Daley 1979 • ISBN-10: 0345284755 • ISBN-13: 978-0345284754 • K: ASIN: B001F32PLI

Han Solo and the lost legacy by Brian Daley 1980 • ISBN-10: 034528710X • ISBN-13: 978-0345287106 • K: ASIN: B000IVEO9E

Gamma Law series Gammalaw smoke on the water by Brian Daley 1997 Ballantine books ISBN-10: 0345358589 ISBN-13: 978-0345358585 ASIN: B002C48UGI K: ASIN: B0091MKW0G

Gammalaw a screaming across the sky By Brian Daley 1998 Del Rey ISBN-10: 0345422090 ISBN-13: 978-0345422095 K: ASIN: B0091MKXCS

Gammalaw the Broken country by Brian Daley 1998 Del Rey ISBN-10: 0345422104 ISBN-13: 978-0345422101 K: ASIN: B00A4Q9P6U

Gammalaw to water’s end By Brian Daley 1999 Del Rey ISBN-10: 0345422112 ISBN-13: 978-0345422118 K: ASIN: B00A4Q9PGK

Gem Trilogy Requiem for a Ruler of worlds By Brian Daley 1985 • ISBN-10: 0345314875 • ISBN-13: 978-0345314871 • ISBN-10: 1462058817 • ISBN-13: 978-1462058815 • K: ASIN: B0064SFYT

Jinx on a terrain inheritance by Brian Daley 1985 • ISBN-10: 0345314883 • ISBN-13: 978-0345314888 • ISBN-10: 0345257081 • ISBN-13: 978-0345257086 • K: ASIN: B0064SV952

Fall of the White Ship Avatar by Brian Daley 1986 • ISBN-10: 0345329198 • ISBN-13: 978-0345329196 • ISBN-10: 1462061664 • ISBN-13: 978-1462061662 • K: ASIN: B0064SVFUG

Doomfarers and Starfollers The Starfollowers of Coramonde: Coramonde Series, Book 2 by Brian Daley 1979 • ISBN-10: 0345274954 • ISBN-13: 978-0345274953 • ISBN-10: 144018447X • ISBN-13: 978-1440184475 • K: ASIN: B005CRDFYE •Audio book ASIN: B006H7TYXE

The Doomfarers of Coramonde by Brian Daley 1977 • ISBN-10: 0595437451 • ISBN-13: 978-0595437450 • ISBN-10: 0345257081 • ISBN-13: 978-0345257086 • K :ASIN: B005CRDDQE

Robotech Series No. 1 Genesis by by Jack Mckinney ( Jame Luceno and Brian Daley) 1987 ISBN-10: 0345341333 ISBN-13: 978-0345341334

No. 2 Battle Cry by Jack Mckinney ( Jame Luceno and Brian Daley) 1987 ISBN-10: 0345341341 ISBN-13: 978-0345341341

No. 3 Homecoming by by Jack Mckinney ( Jame Luceno and Brian Daley) ISBN-10: 0345341368 ISBN-13: 978-0345341365

No.4 Battle Hymn by Jack Mckinney ( Jame Luceno and Brian Daley) 1987 ISBN-10: 0345341376 ISBN-13: 978-0345341372

No. 5 Force of Arms by Jack Mckinney ( Jame Luceno and Brian Daley) 1987 ISBN-10: 0345341384 ISBN-13: 978-0345341389

No. 6 Doomsday by Jack Mckinney (James Luceno and Brian Daley) 1987 ISBN-10: 0345341392 ISBN-13: 978-0345341396

Doomsday collection 4-6 by Jack Mckinney ISBN-10: 0345391454 ISBN-13: 978-0345391452 K: ASIN: B004HFRJE4

No. 7 Southern Cross by Jack Mckinney ( Jame Luceno and Brian Daley) 1987 ISBN-10: 0345341406 ISBN-13: 978-0345341402

No. 8 Metal fire by Jack Mckinney ( Jame Luceno and Brian Daley) 1987 ISBN-10: 0345341414 ISBN-13: 978-0345341419

No. 9 The final Nightmare by Jack Mckinney ( Jame Luceno and Brian Daley) 1987 ISBN-10: 0345341422 ISBN-13: 978-0345341426

No. 10 Invid Invasion by Jack Mckinney ( Jame Luceno and Brian Daley) 1987 ISBN-10: 0345341430 ISBN-13: 978-0345341433

No. 11 Metamorphosis by Jack Mckinney ( Jame Luceno and Brian Daley) 1987 ISBN-10: 0345341449 ISBN-13: 978-0345341440

No. 12 Symphony of light by Jack Mckinney ( Jame Luceno and Brian Daley) 1987 ISBN-10: 0345341457 ISBN-13: 978-0345341457

No. 18 The end of the circle by Jack Mckinney ( Jame Luceno and Brian Daley) 1990 ISBN-10: 0345363116 ISBN-13: 978-0345363114 No. 19 the Zentraedi Rebellion by Jack Mckinney ( Jame Luceno and Brian Daley) 1994 Del Rey ISBN-10: 0345387740 ISBN-13: 978-0345387745

No. 20 The Masters’ Gambit by Jack Mckinney ( Jame Luceno and Brian Daley) 1995 Del Rey ISBN-10: 0345387759 ISBN-13: 978-0345387752

No. 21 Before the Invid Storm by Jack Mckinney ( Jame Luceno and Brian Daley) 1996 del rey ISBN-10: 0345387767 ISBN-13: 978-0345387769 ASIN: B000OVJ9RA

The sentinels series No. 1 The devil’s Hand by Jack Mckinney ( Jame Luceno and Brian Daley) 1988 Del Rey ISBN-10: 0345353005 ISBN-13: 978-0345353009 ASIN: B0016G0BPQ No. 2 Dark powers by Jack Mckinney ( Jame Luceno and Brian Daley) 1988 del rey ISBN-10: 0345353013 ISBN-13: 978-0345353016

No. 3 Death Dance by Jack Mckinney ( Jame Luceno and Brian Daley) 1988 Del Rey ISBN-10: 0345353021 ISBN-13: 978-034535302

No. 4 World Killers by Jack Mckinney ( Jame Luceno and Brian Daley) 1988 Del Rey ISBN-10: 0345353048 ISBN-13: 978-0345353047

No. 5 Rubicon by Jack Mckinney ( Jame Luceno and Brian Daley) 1988 Del Rey ISBN-10: 0345353056 iSBN-13: 978-0345353054 ASIN: B000OVRFIU The black hole travel agency Event Horizon by Jack Mckinney ( Jame Luceno and Brian Daley) 1991 del rey ISBN-10: 0345370538 ISBN-13: 978-0345370532 Artifacts of the system by Jack Mckinney ( Jame Luceno and Brian Daley) 1991 del Rey ISBN-10: 0345370546 ISBN-13: 978-0345370549 Free Racials by Jack Mckinney ( Jame Luceno and Brian Daley) 1992 Del Rey ISBN-10: 0345370783 ISBN-13: 978-0345370785 ISBN-10: 0099192713 ISBN-13: 978-0099192718

Hostile Take over by Jack Mckinney ( Jame Luceno and Brian Daley) 1994 Del Rey ISBN-10: 0099439719 ISBN-13: 978-0099439714 ISBN-10: 0345370791 ISBN-13: 978-0345370792

Other books

A tapestry of magics by Brian Daley 1983 Del Rey • ISBN-10: 0345296826 • ISBN-13: 978-0345296825 • K: ASIN: B0075VZ0BG

Troy By Brian Daley 1982 Del Rey • ISBN-10: 0345303520 • ISBN-13: 978-0345303523 • ASIN: B002BYB886

Kaduna Memories by Jack Mckinney ( Jame Luceno and Brian Daley) 1990 Del Rey • ISBN-10: 0345365798 • ISBN-13: 978-0345365798 • ASIN: B000S9JRDE

Audio books

Ride the Wind Written by: Lucia St. Clair Robson Narrated by: Laurie Klein Length: 29 hrs and 59 mins Format: Unabridged Release Date:01-18-10 Publisher: Books in MotionProgram Type: Audiobook http://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/Ride-the-Wind-Audiobook/B0036NENT2/ref=a_search_c4_1_1_srTtl?qid=1407875596&sr=1-1 cd: http://www.booksinmotion.com/RIDE%20THE%20WIND,%20Lucia%20Robson?search=lucia%20st%20clair%20robson download: http://www.booksinmotion.com/RIDE%20THE%20WIND%20download,%20Lucia%20Robson?search=lucia%20st%20clair%20robson

Walk In My Soul Written by: Lucia St. Clair Robson Narrated by: Laurie Klein Length: 14 hrs and 1 min Format: Unabridged Release Date:06-10-10Publisher: Books in Motion Program Type: Audiobook http://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/Walk-In-My-Soul-Audiobook/B003QTFPLQ/ref=a_search_c4_1_2_srTtl?qid=1407875596&sr=1-2 cd: http://www.booksinmotion.com/Walk%20In%20My%20Soul%20Part%201%20of%202,%20Lucia%20St%20Clair,%20Laurie%20Klein,%20Lucia%20Robson?search=lucia%20st%20clair%20robson download: http://www.booksinmotion.com/WALK%20IN%20MY%20SOUL%20PART%201%20OF%202%20%20download,%20Lucia%20Robson?search=lucia%20st%20clair%20robson

Walk In My Soul: Part 2 of 2 Written by: Lucia St. Clair Robson Narrated by: Laurie Klein Length: 15 hrs and 7 mins Format: Unabridged Release Date:07-22-10Publisher: Books in Motion Program Type: Audiobook http://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/Walk-In-My-Soul-Part-2-of-2-Audiobook/B003WQ0P54/ref=a_search_c4_1_8_srTtl?qid=1407875596&sr=1-8 cd: http://www.booksinmotion.com/WALK%20IN%20MY%20SOUL%20PART%202%20OF%202,%20Lucia%20Robson?search=lucia%20st%20clair%20robson&page=2 downloud:http://www.booksinmotion.com/WALK%20IN%20MY%20SOUL%20PART%202%20OF%202%20download,%20Lucia%20Robson?search=lucia%20st%20clair%20robson&page=2

Ghost Warrior Written by: Lucia St. Clair Robson Narrated by: Kris Faulkner Length: 22 hrs and 2 mins Format: Unabridged Release Date:03-23-12 Publisher: Books in Motion Program Type: Audiobook http://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/Ghost-Warrior-Audiobook/B007NKY3C6/ref=a_search_c4_1_3_srTtl?qid=1407875596&sr=1-3 cd: http://www.booksinmotion.com/GHOST%20WARRIOR,%20by%20Lucia%20St.%20Clair%20Robson%20(Lucia%20Robson),%20Read%20by%20Kris%20Faulkner?search=lucia%20st%20clair%20robson download:http://www.booksinmotion.com/GHOST%20WARRIOR,%20download,%20by%20Lucia%20St.%20Clair%20Robson%20(Lucia%20Robson),%20Read%20by%20Kris%20Faulkner?search=lucia%20st%20clair%20robson

The Tokaido Road Written by: Lucia St. Clair Robson Narrated by: Rebecca Cook Length: 20 hrs and 48 mins Format: Unabridged Release Date:03-25-13 Publisher: Books In MotionProgram Type: Audiobook http://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/The-Tokaido-Road-Audiobook/B00BZA59DW/ref=a_search_c4_1_4_srTtl?qid=1407875596&sr=1-4 cd: http://www.booksinmotion.com/THE%20TOKAIDO%20ROAD,%20by%20Lucia%20St.%20Clair%20Robson,%20Read%20by%20Rebecca%20Cook?search=lucia%20st%20clair%20robson download: http://www.booksinmotion.com/THE%20TOKAIDO%20ROAD,%20download,%20by%20Lucia%20St.%20Clair%20Robson,%20Read%20by%20Rebecca%20Cook?search=lucia%20st%20clair%20robson

Light a Distant Fire Written by: Lucia St. Clair Robson Narrated by: Gene Engene Length: 20 hrs and 11 mins Format: Unabridged Release Date:12-22-11 Publisher: Books In Motion Program Type: Audiobook http://www.audible.com/pd/History/Light-a-Distant-Fire-Audiobook/B006OBVK58/ref=a_search_c4_1_5_srTtl?qid=1407875596&sr=1-5 cd: http://www.booksinmotion.com/LIGHT%20A%20DISTANT%20FIRE,%20by%20Lucia%20St.%20Clair%20Robson%20(Lucia%20Robson),%20Read%20by%20Gene%20Engene?search=lucia%20st%20clair%20robson Download: http://www.booksinmotion.com/LIGHT%20A%20DISTANT%20FIRE,%20download,%20by%20Lucia%20St.%20Clair%20Robson%20(Lucia%20Robson),%20Read%20by%20Gene%20Engene?search=lucia%20st%20clair%20robson

Last Train from Cuernavaca Written by: Lucia St. Clair Robson Narrated by: Rebecca Cook Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins Format: Unabridged Release Date:07-18-12 Publisher: Books in Motion Program Type: Audiobook http://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/Last-Train-from-Cuernavaca-Audiobook/B008MATM2W/ref=a_search_c4_1_6_srTtl?qid=1407875596&sr=1- 6 http://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/Last-Train-from-Cuernavaca-Audiobook/B00A4EGIVM/ref=a_search_c4_1_7_srTtl?qid=1407875596&sr=1-7 cd: http://www.booksinmotion.com/LAST%20TRAIN%20OF%20CUERNAVACA,%20by%20Lucia%20St.%20Clair%20Robson,%20Read%20by%20Rebecca%20Cook?search=lucia%20st%20clair%20robson Download: http://www.booksinmotion.com/LAST%20TRAIN%20OF%20CUERNAVACA,%20download,%20by%20Lucia%20St.%20Clair%20Robson,%20Read%20by%20Rebecca%20Cook?search=lucia%20st%20clair%20robson

Star Wars (Dramatized) by George Lucas, Brian Daley (adaptation) Narrated by Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels5 hrs and 56 mins https://mobile.audible.com/beta/productDetail.htm?asin=B002V8KYNM&s=s

The Doomfarers of Coramonde : Coramonde, Book 1

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Smoke on the Water (Gammalaw) by Brian Daley Narrated by Tom Taylorson 8 hrs and 15 mins https://mobile.audible.com/beta/productDetail.htm?asin=B00F5H37FS&s=s SMOKE ON THE WATER, by Brian Daley, (Gammalaw, Book 1), Read by Tom Taylorson http://www.booksinmotion.com/SMOKE%20ON%20THE%20WATER,%20by%20Brian%20Daley,%20(Gammalaw,%20Book%201),%20Read%20by%20Tom%20Taylorson?search=brian+daley SMOKE ON THE WATER, download, by Brian Daley, (Gammalaw, Book 1), Read by Tom Taylorson http://www.booksinmotion.com/SMOKE%20ON%20THE%20WATER,%20download,%20by%20Brian%20Daley,%20(Gammalaw,%20Book%201),%20Read%20by%20Tom%20Taylorson?search=brian+daley Looking for Audio books: http://www.booksinmotion.com/index.php?route=product%2Fsearch&search=robson Devilish by Lucia St. Clair Robson Publisher: Lucia St. Clair Robson 10/23/2014 ISBN-10: 0990640027 ISBN-13: 9780990640028

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Happy birthday crime writer Val McDermid who was born in Kirkcaldy on June 4th 1955.

Val grew up on the East Coast of Scotland, a small town famous for producing linoleum and for being the birthplace of the economist Adam Smith. It was at the heart of the Fife coalfield, she says she spent a lot of her childhood with her grandparents in the mining village of East Wemyss.

McDermid was accepted to read English at St Hilda’s College, Oxford – at 17, one of the youngest undergraduates they’d ever taken on, and the first from a Scottish state school. Val said she survived the culture shock of arriving in a place where no-one understood a word she said, and seized every experience she could get her hands on.

She trained as a journalist and worked on various national newspapers for 14 years before becoming a writer. Her first published book was Report for Murder and since then, she has written a large number of crime novels.

My favourite of hers is Wire in the Blood which went on to made into a TV series starring Robson Green. The series has finished but Tony lives on in print, the latest instalment, How the Dead Speak went on sale in 2019.

Val's latest book is Past Lying, and is the 7th in her Inspector Karen Pirie series. Last month she was nominated for Theakston Crime Novel of the Year. Val McDermid has sold over 19 million books to date across the globe and has been translated into more than 40 languages.

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April 1979, October 1979, and August 1980. These novels by Brian Daley were not the first STAR WARS tie-ins, but they were the best of the early phase, and a strong influence on later SW media. The creative success of these exciting, frequently very funny books, which chronicle three adventures of Han Solo and Chewbacca prior to the first movie, had a lot to do with Daley himself. According to Daley's friends and his partner, novelist Lucia St. Clair Robson, Daley was Han Solo, or close to it: a brash military veteran with no love of authority, a fondness for sports cars and motorcycles, and a notoriously sarcastic sense of humor that concealed a heart of gold. Ironically, Daley, who genuinely loved STAR WARS, would have preferred to explore the history of the Jedi, but Lucas declared that off-limits, and imposed many restrictions on what Daley could and couldn't use from the films. For that reason, the novels take place on the fringes of the Empire: The first two books are set in the Corporate Sector, a region administered semi-autonomously by corporate interests with their own ruthless Security Police (an idea that clearly inspired some of the plot of ANDOR), while the third is set in the Tion Hegemony, a remote principality.

HAN SOLO AT STARS' END has Han and Chewie roped into aiding a group of people whose relatives have been "disappeared" by the Corporate Sector Authority, which is quietly rounding up dissidents and sending them to a secret facility called Stars' End. After Chewbacca is captured by the Security Police, Han concocts an elaborate, harebrained scheme to rescue his friend and the other "lost ones" from the galaxy's most closely guarded high-tech prison. Naturally, things don't go quite as planned, leading to a spectacularly ludicrous finale. (Spoiler: Han accidentally launches the prison complex into space.) This novel was subsequent adapted for the STAR WARS newspaper strip by Archie Goodwin and Alfredo Alcala, although the adaptation unfortunately isn't a patch on the original.

HAN SOLO'S REVENGE finds Han and Chewbacca, desperate for cash, taking a job that turns out to involve transporting slaves. This is a line our heroes will not cross, so after dealing harshly with the slavers, Han agrees to help a Corporate Sector Authority auditor named Fiolla of Lorrd track down the ringleaders of the operation, one of whom is her once-trusted assistant, Magg. Meanwhile, Chewbacca is forced to contend with a stubborn skip-tracer called Spray, who is determined to repossess the Millennium Falcon over Han and Chewie's unpaid bills!

HAN SOLO AND THE LOST LEGACY has Han and Chewbacca agreeing to help Han's old buddy Badure, Badure's friend Hasti, and an academic named Skynx locate a legendary lost starship, the Queen of Ranroon, the fabled treasure ship of an ancient tyrant called Xim the Despot. (The skull on the cover is Xim's emblem.) Although this sounds like it was influenced by RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, the book was actually published almost a year before the premiere of RAIDERS.

Although the novels make clear that Han is not overly fond of droids, the books give Han and Chewbacca a pair of droid companions: a laconic old labor droid called Bollux, and a small, extremely sophisticated, disconcertingly enthusiastic computer probe called Blue Max, who "lives" within a compartment in Bollux's chest. Here's how Alfredo Alcala depicted them in the comic strip:

Daley also includes some delightful aliens, including the skip-tracer Spray, who's a Tynnan — basically a sentient beaver with the dexterity of a raccoon — and the Ruurian academic Skynx, a sentient caterpillar who's determined to complete as much of his research as he can before entering the next phase of his life cycle and becoming a chroma-wing who'll have little memory of his former identity.

A useful companion for the first two books is Michael Allen Horne's HAN SOLO AND THE CORPORATE SECTOR SOURCEBOOK for the West End STAR WARS RPG, published in 1993:

Aside from the inevitable game statistics and some quite decent illustrations of the novels' characters, the sourcebook fleshes out Daley's conception of the Corporate Sector Authority, explaining how the Corporate Sector functions and its relationship to the Empire. This is narrated in part by Han Solo himself, which is presented as excerpts of later interviews with an Alliance historian named Voren Na'al (a common conceit in the WEG game books that works especially well here). The sourcebook is best read after the novels, since it explains their plots in detail, but it's a worthwhile supplement. Unfortunately, a planned followup describing the Tion Hegemony was never published before West End Games lost the SW license.

Brian Daley's other major contribution to STAR WARS lore was scripting the NPR radio adaptations of the first three movies. STAR WARS originally aired in the spring of 1981, THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK two years later. Daley also wrote the later adaptation of RETURN OF THE JEDI, but he died of cancer in early 1996, at the age of 49, so the final drafts were completed by John Whitman.

[mermaidsirennikita]

The State of the ARCs: What I Gotta Read

And what I'm so excited to read, of course, but you know. Sometimes you have to keep yourself honest, even when you're excited!

Pub Date: 1/21/25

The Legend of Menaka by Kritika H. Rhao. Fantasy romance. Harper Voyager (Avon Harper Voyager). Currently reading, and it's quite good so far!

Earl Crush by Alexandra Vasti. Historical romance. St. Martin's Griffin (St. Martin's Press).

Boudicca by P.C. Cast. Fantasy (romance?). William Morrow.

Those Fatal Flowers by Shannon Ives. Historical fantasy romance. Dell (Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine).

Pub Date: 2/4/25.

A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke by Adriana Herrera. Historical romance. Canary Street Press (Harlequin Trade Publishing).

Kingdom of Claw by Demi Winters. Fantasy romance. Delacorte Press (Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine).

Pub Date: 2/18/25.

Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis. Fantasy romance. Bramble (Tor Publishing Group).

Hungerstone by Kat Dunn. Historical paranormal romance. Zando.

A Cure for the Homesick by Laura Brooke Robson. Historical fantasy romance? MIRA (Harlequin Trade Publishing).

Pub Date: 2/25/25.

The Prince's Heart by Ben Chalfin. Fantasy romance. Rising Action (Rising Action Publishing).

A Circle of Uncommon Witches by Paige Crutcher. Paranormal romance. St. Martin's Griffin (St. Martin's Press).

Pub Date: 3/4/2025.

A Harvest of Hearts by Andrea Eames. Fantasy romance. Erewhon Books (Kensington Publishing).

Pub Date: 3/11/25.

A Gentleman's Gentleman by TJ Alexander. Historical romance. Vintage (Knopf, Pantheon, Vintage, and Anchor).

Pub Date: 3/25/25.

Exquisite Ruin by AdriAnne May. Fantasy romance. Gallery Books.

Pub Date: 4/1/25.

Crash Landing by Annie McQuaid. Contemporary romance. Avon (Avon and Harper Voyager).

Pub Date: 4/8/25.

The Gods Time Forgot by Kelsie Sheridan Gonzalez. Fantasy romance. Alcove Press.

Pub Date: 4/29/25.

My Best Friend's Honeymoon by Meryl Wilsner. Contemporary romance. St. Martin's Griffin (St. Martin's Press).

When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley. Historical fantasy romance. Erewhon Books (Kensington Publishing).

Pub Date: 5/6/25.

Silver Elite by Dani Francis. Dystopian romance. Del Rey (Random House Worlds).

Pub Date: 5/27/25.

A Fate Forged in Fire by Hazel McBride. Fantasy romance. Delacorte Press (Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine).

Pub Date: 6/10/25.

If I Told You, I'd Have to Kiss You by Mae Marvel. Contemporary romance. St. Martin's Griffin (St. Martin's Press).

Pub Date: 6/24/25.

Cruel Summer by Maisey Yates. Contemporary romance(?). Canary Street Press (Harlequin Trade Publishing).

Pub Date: 7/1/25.

This Much is True by Vivienne Lorret. Historical romance. Avon (Avon Harper Voyager).

Of these, as far as I'm AWARE, 7 are queer romances, whereas the rest are m/f.

[hettolandija]

I watch Cooking Fast and Fresh with West: Episode 1 and I know where in Vancouver Misha was living before he moved out to Bellingham - a step by step guide:

date of publishing on youtube: 13 January 2013 date of recording: autumn 2012

To make it easy, at the beginning Misha says that he is in Canada (I assume it's Vancouver) and it's fall.

Vicky behind the camera and they start the walk to the grocery store by the building with a fountain and a street with a green bike lane. Maybe they live in that building, maybe across the street, maybe they only started recording here? To make search for this place easier I keep watching.

Another valuable info - the grocery store is close.

There is a Starbucks on route to the store:

Inside the building, to enter the store, they need to go up the ramp - another valuable info.

Once inside we get a name of the grocery store - it's SAFEWAY

A quick googling tells me that in Vancouver there is several of these, but luckily the first one (on Robson St) I checked was the right one:

I look to the right and there is even the same Starbucks - later I will go in that direction.

Back to the video - Misha and West end the stroll by the same building where they started:

So I look for a street with a green bike lane in close proximity of the grocery store - there is Alberni Street 200 meters (656 ft) north of the shop:

This is the building where they started:

But is this the building where they were living? And if yes, then which window was theirs? I keep watching the video.

Once in the kitchen we can see that: his apartment is not on the ground level but also not very high, his balcony is facing the street with the green bike lane, there is a characteristic tree across the street, the design of the balcony matches the design of the building with the fountain.

Through the window above the sink we can see the wall of the nearby building and a small tree:

so the first balcony above the ground was Misha's:

[dimasfajarsatrio]

Alex Ferguson

Sir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson CBE (lahir 31 Desember 1941) adalah seorang pelatih dan mantan pemain sepak bola berkebangsaan Skotlandia, yang pernah menangani Manchester United, Sir Alex dianggap sebagai salah satu pelatih terbaik dalam sejarah, dia telah memenangkan lebih banyak trofi daripada pelatih manapun sepanjang sejarah sepak bola Inggris. Dia telah menangani Manchester United sejak tanggal 6 November 1986 hingga 2013, menggantikan Ron Atkinson.

Di Manchester United, Sir Alex menjadi pelatih tersukses dalam sejarah sepak bola Inggris, dengan memimpin tim memenangkan 13 gelar juara liga. Pada 1999, dia menjadi pelatih pertama yang membawa tim Inggris meraih treble dari Liga Utama, Piala FA and Liga Champions UEFA. Juga menjadi satu-satunya pelatih yang memenangkan Piala FA sebanyak 5 kali, Fergie juga menjadi satu-satunya pelatih yang berhasil memenangkan gelar Liga Inggris sebanyak 3 kali berturut-turut bersama tim yang sama (1998-1999, 1999-2000 and 2000-2001). Pada 2008, dia bergabung bersama Brian Clough (Nottingham Forest) dan Bob Paisley (Liverpool) sebagai pelatih Britania yang pernah memenangkan kejuaraan Eropa sebanyak lebih dari satu kali. Ferguson resmi menyatakan pensiun sebagai pelatih United pada 9 Mei 2013. Posisinya digantikan oleh David Moyes terhitung mulai 1 Juli 2013.

Awal karier

Alexander Chapman Ferguson lahir dari pasangan Alexander Beaton Ferguson, seorang buruh pekerja galangan kapal dengan Elizabeth Hardie. Ia menghabiskan masa kecilnya di daerah Govan,Skotlandia bersama adiknya Martin Ferguson.

Karier klub

Karier sepak bola Ferguson dimulai ketika ia bergabung dengan klub amatir Queens Park pada umur 16 tahun. Berposisi sebagai penyerang ia mencetak 20 gol pada musim debutnya dan pindah pada musim berikutnya ke klub amatir St. Johnstone. Di klub barunya, Ferguson mengejutkan publik dengan mencetak hattrick melawan klub idolanya Glasgow Rangers. Performanya membuat ia dikontrak profesional oleh Dunfermline. Pada musim pertamanya Ferguson berhasil mencapai final Piala Skotlandia melawan Glasgow Celtic akan tetapi kalah 3-2. Ferguson sendiri tidak tampil dalam final karena penampilan buruknya ketika melawan St. Johnstone pada pertandingan sebelumnya. Musim keduanya bersama Dunfermline, ia berhasil keluar sebagai pencetak gol terbanyak Liga Skotlandia bersama Joe McBride dengan 31 gol. Prestasi ini akhirnya mengantarkan Ferguson ke klub impiannya sejak kecil, Glasgow Rangers. Masa-masa di Rangers ternyata tidak menyenangkan Ferguson. Ia sering dicadangkan dan berlatih dengan tim junior. Hal ini membuat Fergie tidak betah dan hanya bertahan 2 musim bersama Rangers. Ia kemudian ditawari pindah oleh klub Inggris, Nottingham Forest. akan tetapi istrinya, Cathie tidak menyetujui kepindahan mereka ke Inggris. Ia lalu memilih untuk pindah ke klub Falkirk. Ferguson dipromosikan sebagai pelatih merangkap pemain. Namun tak lama kemudian jabatannya digantikan oleh John Prentice. Ferguson kemudian memilih untuk pindah ke Ayr United di mana ia bermain di sana sampai pensiun sebagai pemain pada 1974. Sebagai pemain Ferguson telah mencetak total 170 gol dalam 317 pertandingan.

Awal karier di Manchester United

Awal kariernya di Old Trafford tidaklah semulus yang ia kira. Saat itu MU terbelit dalam masalah alkohol yang kritis. Beberapa pemain andalan mereka (Norman Whiteside, Paul McGrath dan Bryan Robson), mempunyai hobi menenggak minuman keras dan mempunyai level kebugaran yang "menyedihkan". Ferguson, bersama-sama dengan Archie Knox yang diangkat menjadi asisten manajer saat itu, secara perlahan-lahan mengubah kebiasaan buruk itu dan menanamkan disiplin ketat bagi para pemain, hal yang masih berlaku sampai saat ini di MU. Pertandingan debutnya berakhir dengan kekalahan 2-0 atas klub underdog, Oxford United. Diikuti oleh hasil imbang 0-0 7 hari berikutnya melawan Norwich City. Kemenangan pertama United di bawah asuhan Fergie hadir pada 22 November 1986 ketika Red Devils mengalahkan Queens Park Rangers 1–0 di Old Trafford. Selain itu Fergie juga berhasil memenangkan pertandingan tandang satu-satunya yang mereka raih musim itu. Yang istimewa, lawan mereka adalah rival abadi United, Liverpool pada Boxing Day, hal yang mana telah dijanjikan oleh Fergie ketika konferensi pers pertamanya sebagai manajer United yaitu "akan menggantikan Liverpool sebagai klub Inggris paling dominan mulai saat ini". Dalam musim perdananya di United, Fergie membawa MU duduk di peringkat 11, setelah sebelumnya mereka sempat terdampar di peringkat 21. Musim berikutnya Ferguson mendatangkan beberapa pemain baru untuk membela United. Mereka adalah Steve Bruce, Viv Anderson, Brian McClair dan kiper Jim Leighton. Dengan tambahan pemain-pemain baru ia meraih posisi 2 di belakang Liverpool yang menjadi juara Liga Inggris. Musim 1988/89 Ferguson kembali mendatangkan pemain baru, kali ini Mark Hughes yang kembali bergabung dengan United setelah penampilan mengecewakan selama 2 tahun di FC Barcelona. United diunggulkan untuk menjadi juara pada musim itu namun penampilan mereka mengecewakan dan akhirnya kembali terdampar di posisi 11 pada klasemen akhir. Pada awal musim, United tampil dalam partai persahabatan melawan tim nasional Bermuda dan Somerset County di mana Fergie turun sebagai salah satu pemain saat laga melawan Somerset. Ini merupakan satu-satunya penampilan Fergie berseragam Setan Merah dalam pertandingan.

[marleyhutchinson]

Walking on Robson St.

[paz-45]

What I Read in 2023

Green= would recommend

Purple = would not recommend

The Wolf Den by Elodie Harper

You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr--MY FAVE OF THE YEAR

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

Ghost by Raina Telgemeier

The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams

The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson

The Sea Witch by Katee Roberts

Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult

Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Your Table is Ready by Micheal Cecchi-Azzolina

A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P Dejli Clark

A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers

Three Women by Lisa Taddeo

The Shadow of the Gods by John Gywnne

The Hunger of the Gods by John Gwynne

Smile by Raina Telgemeier

Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

Drunk on All Your Strange New Words by Eddie Robson

First Gen by Alejandra Campoverdi

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka

Heartstopper Volume 1-3 by Alice Oseman

[mtlibrary]

Provenance mysteries: The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia

The first provenance mystery of 2023 features Sir Philip Sidney’s The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia, published in London in 1593. As can be seen here, the title is set within a lavishly decorated woodcut border.

The book was presented to the Library on 30 June 1876 by James Claude Webster (1840-1908), whose bookplate is visible here. In addition to being a member of Middle Temple, he belonged to the Athenaeum Club. As club secretary, he wrote to Robert Browning on 4 February 1862 to admit him as a member. He also contributed articles to the Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Sidney’s Arcadia (to use the shortened title) was published posthumously by his sister Mary Herbert, based on a manuscript version. It was written “in the new genre of prose romance,” and is believed to have been an inspiration for a scene in Shakespeare’s King Lear. Sidney died in battle near the town of Zutphen, and was buried in the old St. Paul’s cathedral in 1587.

The provenance mystery concerns the myriad of names found in this copy of one of the most famous works of early modern English prose. As can be seen here, the front end-leaf was used by a variety of young people to test out their pens. On this end-leaf we can see the following names: Dorothy Greaves; Robert Demetrius; Ann/e Bind; and John Greaves. There is one addition exercise, a four leaf clover, and what could possibly be some shorthand being tested (see under the name Dorothy Greaves). Another name is faintly visible: Tho Hey, and an aborted name: Doro.

There is a well-known John Greaves (1602-1652), a mathematician “who was interested in measuring ancient monuments.” Could our copy of Arcadia be evidence of the childish hand of this John Greaves?

Two further names are visible on the title page: John Grevail/n and Thomas Vincent 1754. The latter could be the oboist and composer Thomas Vincent (c. 1720-1783). Intriguingly, Vincent’s will stated that some of his income was to pass to James Robson, a bookseller in New Bond Street, suggesting a debt of some kind owed to Robson by Vincent.

There is one further provenance piece, at the end of the book – yet another name (possibly) is visible, P Pense [?] with the words ‘must stand to the same’ visible.

As ever, if you have comments or suggestions on this mystery, email us at: library@middletemple.org.uk.

Renae Satterley

Librarian

February 2023

[docrotten]

ISLE OF THE DEAD (1945) – Episode 163 – Decades Of Horror: The Classic Era

“I meet my old familiar enemy, Death. I’ve fought him before. I’ve won, often. Now he wins. Let him come for me.” Yes, Death is a resident of this particular island. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Chad Hunt, Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Doc Rotten, and Jeff Mohr – as they journey to an island cemetery off the coast of Greece in Val Lewton’s Isle of the Dead (1945).

Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 163 – Isle of the Dead (1945)

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On a Greek island during the 1912 war, several people are trapped by quarantine for the plague. If that isn’t enough worry, one of the people, a superstitious old peasant woman, suspects one young girl of being a vampiric kind of demon called a vorvolaka.

  Directed by: Mark Robson

Writing Credits: Ardel Wray; Val Lewton (uncredited), Josef Mischel (uncredited)

Produced by: Val Lewton (producer); Jack J. Gross (executive producer) 

Music by: Leigh Harline

Cinematography by: Jack MacKenzie (director of photography)

Selected Cast:

Boris Karloff as Gen. Nikolas Pherides

Ellen Drew as Thea

Marc Cramer as Oliver Davis

Katherine Emery as Mrs. Mary St. Aubyn

Helene Thimig as Madame Kyra

Alan Napier as St. Aubyn

Jason Robards Sr. as Albrecht (as Jason Robards)

Ernst Deutsch as Dr. Drossos (as Ernst Dorian)

Skelton Knaggs as Andrew Robbins (uncredited)

Sherry Hall as Col. Kobestes (uncredited)

Erick Hanson as Officer (uncredited)

Rose Hobart as Mrs. Mary St. Aubyn (in long shot) (uncredited)

The Grue-Crew join producer Val Lewton, director Mark Robson, and legend Boris Karloff for a quietly creepy and haunting masterpiece from RKO Radio Pictures, Isle of the Dead (1945). This is the second of three films Lewton and Karloff would make together (along with Bedlam and The Body Snatcher) and the fourth of five films Lewton would make with Robson. The tagline promises, “Will Keep You Screaming!” – and, this time, it just might. Check out what Chad, Daphne, and Jeff take away from this undeniable classic.

Here are the other Decades of Horror Classic Era episodes on Lewton-produced movies:

CAT PEOPLE (1942) – Episode 37 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

THE BODY SNATCHER (1945) – Episode 66 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

THE SEVENTH VICTIM (1943) – Episode 97 – Decades of Horror: The Classic Era

At the time of this writing, Isle of the Dead can be found streaming from multiple PPV sites and is currently available on disc as a Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection.

Gruesome Magazine’s Decades of Horror: The Classic Era records a new episode every two weeks. Up next in their very flexible schedule, as chosen by Daphne, is The Head (1959), a German film whose original title is Die Nackte und der Satan. Head transplants, a hunchbacked nun, and a sexy dancer. You definitely won’t want to miss this one!

Please let them know how they’re doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans: leave them a message or leave a comment on the Gruesome Magazine YouTube channel, the site, or email the Decades of Horror: The Classic Era podcast hosts at feedback@gruesomemagazine.com

To each of you from each of them, “Thank you so much for watching and listening!”

Check out this episode!

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Happy birthday crime writer Val McDermid who was born in Kirkcaldy on June 4th 1955. Val grew up on the East Coast of Scotland, a small town famous for producing linoleum and for being the birthplace of the economist Adam Smith. It was at the heart of the Fife coalfield, she says she spent a lot of her childhood with her grandparents in the mining village of East Wemyss.

McDermid was accepted to read English at St Hilda’s College, Oxford – at 17, one of the youngest undergraduates they’d ever taken on, and the first from a Scottish state school. Val said she survived the culture shock of arriving in a place where no-one understood a word she said, and seized every experience she could get her hands on. She trained as a journalist and worked on various national newspapers for 14 years before becoming a writer. Her first published book was Report for Murder and since then, she has written a large number of crime novels. My favourite of hers is Wire in the Blood which went on to made into a TV series starring Robson Green. The series has finished but Tony lives on in print, the latest instalment, How the Dead Speak went on sale in 2019 Val’s Val’s latest Book –1989 is second in a series centring on journalist Allie Burns. We were introduced to Allie in 2021 with the book 1979, which I am halfway through reading at the moment, it is available on Kindle for £4.99. 1979 was the most borrowed book from the Kingdom of Fife;s libraries last year, it was loaned a total of 425 times in 2022. McDermid has been involved with a lot of charity work, including Rock Trust tackling Scotland's youth homelessness, she’s a patron of the Scottish Book Trust is a national charity based in Edinburgh, Scotland promoting literature, reading and writing in Scotland and Housing charity Shelter. In 2016 Val got married to long-term partner Jo Sharp, the crime writer had been dating Glasgow Uni professor for two years.

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Tag people to get to know them better!

Thanks for the tag, @shame-is-a-wasted-emotion

More under the cut!

Favorite Color: Its a toss up between green and blue and purple . If you look at my wardrobe, I tend to gravitate toward buying items in those colors.

Song Stuck in My Head: I'm going with this one because it's been a go to to sing in the shower all the time: Stay by Sara Bareilles

Last Song I Listened to: Half-Assed - Ani DiFranco

3 Favorite Foods:

1.) Sushi

2.) Dark Chocolate covered sea salt caramels

3.) Scones, clotted cream and strawberry jam.

Pair that with a nice pot of tea and I'm a happy person.

Last Thing I Googled: Feudal Japan

Seriously would love to read a Klaine fic set in Feudal Japan. Has there been any written in that time period? If you know of something, PLEASE send me a link!

I'm craving a story of Blaine as a wandering samurai and Kurt maybe as anything . . maybe a Kabuki performer/ owner of a Ryokan (Japanese inn) / tea house? Or both as Samurai?

There's a favorite old historical fiction I love called The Tokaido Road by Lucia St. Clair Robson. I can so see a Klaine fic very much in that vein.

Seriously if you love to read, I definitely recommend it! 💖💖

Dang it, I may have to write a fic one day based on all this if one doesn't already exist.

(Fun Fact: I've actually always been fascinated with Japan and Japanese culture/literature since college ( and way before I ever saw Glee/ became fans of Darren( who also loves Japan) and Chris ( and his sai-wielding ways).) I blame it all on picking up a fascinating book by anthropologist Liza Dalby called Geisha. She was one of the few Westerners at the time to be allowed to go through formal Geisha training. Great, informative read. Recommend that too.

Dream trip: This is hard to choose. Of places I've never been: Japan, definitely . . but I'd also like to go to Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Vietnam, Taiwan . . pretty much anywhere I could go and eat my way through the country ( I love food).

But if I had to pick places I've been already, I'd definitely say Hawaii would be at the top. Loved it there. I'd love to go back to England and France one day too.

Tagging ( to do only if you want to) : @heartsmadeofbooks, @gleefulpoppet, @rockitmans, @ericdooley, @madas-ahatters-world

[indigo]

3, 15, 19, 20 for the book ask prompt !! :D

ahh thank you for asking!! <3

3. what is your favourite genre?

i wanna be all cool and say its scifi but based on my stats its definitely not. its fantasy. i read so much fantasy its silly

15. recommend and review a book.

back in march i read Drunk on All Your Strange New Words by Eddie Robson and it definitely deserves way more hype!! i've been kinda into scifi murder mysteries recently and this one was really good. i got hooked into the plot so fast and was so intrigued by all the twists, i never really predicted anything! (that's a low bar for me though i never know what's happening in a murder mystery). i also really enjoyed the world building, i thought it was so creative and so much fun!

19. most disliked popular books?

HOT TAKE TIME. first, ugh, Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown. I know its like the quintessential southern lesbian book but I went in blind and fucking hated this thing. it has such an aura of pompousness in it that i can't get past. and let's not even get into the r/pe and inc/st like girlies. why is this our book?!! NEXT ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK is Malice by Heather Walter. What the fuck is this thing. God, i am a hater, but i rated this 1 star yet all my goodreads buddies that read it too raved over it. main character is a fucking doormat, the rest of the cast has motivations that are either inscrutable or make NO SENSE. guys. there's good lesbian fantasy we can read instead. FINALLY Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca because all of my hottest of takes are about WLW fiction i hate. but wow there's a lot to hate here. men stop writing trauma porn about lesbians challenge. it's just a bunch of shock gore and on top of that it has the audacity of having the worst pacing of my LIFE. ugh.

20. what are things you look for in a book?

i need interesting characters who have interesting relationships with each other! i don't care how cool the plot is if i'm not invested in character dynamics. give me something to live vicariously through !!

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