#clare weir

[azusawrites]

AAAAAHHHH, THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I LOVE THIS!!!

It's so sweet and wholesome!! I have no words!! It's the sort of softness that describes them very well!! Thank you so much again for this wonderful gift!! 💙💙💙💙💙💙

Happy Holidays to you too and all the very best during the next year too!!

This is my secret Santa drawing for the @omsecretsanta2022 event and for the awesome @azusawrites of their epic MC with Simeon. I hope I did alright drawing the two of the them together since it’s my first OM fanart. I hope you have an awesome Happy Holidays and a great New Year!! 🎄⛄️❄️✨💛

[agaypanic]

think i might start posting my character playlists (the songs, not actual playlist links bc all my playlists are private lol) on my masterlists, would yall be interested in that? (will probably do it whether people want it or not teehee)

[heartofstanding]

Hi, sorry to bother you, but would you be able to tell me the names of the historians and documentaries that you were talking about in your post on Isabella of France? I'm looking to do a project on isabella for my history course and I'm looking for all sources and stuff i can.

Hi! In this post, I was talking about Kathryn Warner. She runs a blog on Edward II and has published mountains of books on Edward II's reign and while I think her early biographies of Edward II and Isabella are pretty solid, I think she's become so lost in the weeds that she's started going a bit... crank and started to imitate the historians she once railed against. The historians she rails against the most is Alison Weir (which, fair, Weir's Queen Isabella is very bad and very homophobic) and Paul Doherty's Isabella and the Strange Death of Edward II but the "badass girlboss" take on Isabella can also be found in Helen Castor's She-Wolves (both biography and documentary). There is a Dan Jones documentary that's famously homophobic but I don't think I've heard about his treatment of Isabella. The novels I mentioned were Susan Higginbotham's The Traitor's Wife and Colin Falconer's Isabella: Braveheart of France.

I haven't read it but Lisa Benz St. John's Three Medieval Queens: Queenship and the Crown in Fourteenth-Century England is very highly recommended, focusing on Isabella, Marguerite of France and Philippa of Hainault. Michael Evans' chapter on Isabella in Later Plantagenet and the Wars of the Roses Consorts is a good but brief biographical overview and if you're looking for more studies of Isabella in popular culture, his chapters "Queering Isabella: The ‘She-Wolf of France’ in Film and Television" in Premodern Rulers and Postmodern Viewers and "From “She-Wolf” to “Badass”: Remembering Isabella of France in Modern Culture" in Memoralising Premodern Monarchs will give you a good overview of the cultural representations of Isabella, the latter of which deals most with the "badass girlboss" view of Isabella. They should also give you more sources. Isabella also features heavily in many biographies of Edward II, probably the standard is Seymour Phillips in the Yale Monarchs series.

[slaughter-books]

Day 31: JOMPBPC: Favourite Books Of The Year

My top 10 favourite books that I loved reading throughout 2023, I love them all! 💜💙💚

[brian-in-finance]

Video 📹 from Instagram

PICS: STARS STEP OUT IN STYLE FOR THE 2024 IFTA FILM & DRAMA AWARDS

The 2024 IFTA Film & Drama Awards attracted a star-studded list of guests on Saturday night – including Oscar winner Cillian Murphy, James Bond legend Pierce Brosnan and Oscar nominated actress Lily Gladstone.

The 21st Anniversary awards show is taking place at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre, hosted for the first time by Emmy-winning broadcaster Baz Ashmawy.

A host of famous faces will be awarded by the Irish Film & Television Academy across 28 categories in Film and Drama at the ceremony.

Check out the red carpet arrivals below as the biggest night in Irish film kicks off in style:

Lily Gladstone pictured at the IFTA Awards 2024 at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre. Picture: Brian McEvoy

Cathy Belton pictured at the IFTA Awards 2024 at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre. Picture: Brian McEvoy

Fionnula Flanagan pictured at the IFTA Awards 2024 at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre. Picture: Brian McEvoy

Clare Dunne pictured at the IFTA Awards 2024 at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre. Picture: Brian McEvoy

Caitríona Balfe pictured at the IFTA Awards 2024 at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre. Picture: Brian McEvoy

Niamh Algar pictured at the IFTA Awards 2024 at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre. Picture: Brian McEvoy

Alisha Weir pictured at the IFTA Awards 2024 at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre. Picture: Brian McEvoy

Baz Ashmawy pictured at the IFTA Awards 2024 at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre. Picture: Brian McEvoy

Stephen Rae pictured at the IFTA Awards 2024 at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre. Picture: Brian McEvoy

Stephen Rea will also receive the coveted Lifetime Achievement award.

Ahead of the awards show, celebrity attendees stepped out in style on the red carpet – including Eve Hewson, Sharon Horgan, Caitríona Balfe, Kerry Condon, Liam Cunningham, Clare Dunne, Niamh Algar, Emmett J. Scanlan, and Alisha Weir, to name a few.

The highlights of the IFTA Awards ceremony will be broadcast on RTÉ2 on Monday, April 22nd, at 9:35pm.

Goss

Note: The story also includes photos of James Patrice, Pollyanna McIntosh and Liam Cunningham, abd Emmet Scanlan with his daughter Kayla.

Remember the red carpet shots?

[heygerald]

Any recommendations for books? I'm not a big romance person but don't mind it if there is other elements that take center stage.

In case you have any recs, I have a few of my own! Anything by Goldy Moldavsky but particularly Kill the Boy Band or The Mary Shelley Club 💜

I have SO many books!

If you like thriller/mystery, there are 7 books in the Girl With The Dragon Tattoo series, 6 of which are stellar. These books are a little unique because the first 3 are written by Stieg Larsson (phenomenal), the next 3 by David Lagercranz (good), and the last is written by Karin Smirnoff (no good at all, sorry Karin, but it sucks). Really great mystery serie overall if you ignore the 7th, but it's a new story and can be ignored!

My favorite OG series ever is the Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare in the romance/fantasy category but also focuses a lot on the main characters personal growth. I re-read this series probably once a year, and she has several other spinoffs that are also amazing.

The Martian by Andy Weir is a top contender of favorite books for me if you like sci-fi!

Lastly, The Ocean At The End Of the Lane by Neil Gaiman is a really good short horror story.

[fanfictiongreenirises]

Tag 9 People You Want to get to Know Better

thank you @sassydefendorflower for tagging me <3

currently reading: Chain of Thorns by Cassandra Clare, Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, and A Venom Dark and Sweet by Judy I. Lin

favorite color: porple <3

last song: Haunted by Taylor Swift

last movie: just watched Puss in Boots 2 and it was ;~; v good ;~;

sweet/spicy/savory: spicy rn

currently working on: i'm rotating between a bunch of mdzs/untamed fics (there's my business intrigue unhealthy relationship AU, my post canon telepathy AU, my detective agency AU, the two spinoffs i accidentally started writing for the post canon telepathy AU, and my xuanli speak now AU. one day i'll finish one of these ;~;)

no pressure tags: @dottie-wan-kenobi @applejee @penguinwithitsarseonfire @silk-scarlet-ribbons @highwarlockofinnsbruck @silverandsunflowers @foriland @huilian @d-andilion

[ub-sessed]

My favourite books over the past year:

The Murderbot Diaries series, by Martha Wells

The Fire Next Time, by James Baldwin

The Crossing, by Cormac McCarthy

The English Understand Wool, by Helen Dewitt

Dodger, by Terry Pratchett

The Cat's Table, by Michael Ondaatje

Something to Do with Paying Attention, by David Foster Wallace

Books I read over the past year+ that I enjoyed less (arranged from "really not bad" to "omg I wish I hadn't read this"):

Mort, by Terry Pratchett

The Last Wish, Andrzej Sapkowski

The Amulet of Samarkand, by Jonathan Stroud

The Twisted Ones, by T. Kingfisher

All the Pretty Horses, by Cormac McCarthy

Cities of the Plain, by Cormac McCarthy

A Moveable Feast, by Ernest Hemingway

The Lost Man, by Jane Harper

Blood of Elves, by Andrzej Sapkowski

Sword of Destiny, by Andrzej Sapkowski

The Time of Contempt, by Andrzej Sapkowski

The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing, by Hank Green

Books I tried to read over the past year but didn't like enough to bother finishing (in alphabetical order by author):

Another Country, by James Baldwin

A Natural History of Dragons, by Marie Brennan

Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, by Becky Chambers

Clockwork Angel, by Cassandra Clare

Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline

White Noise, by Don DeLillo

Black Leopard, Red Wolf, by Marlon James

Beyond, by Mercedes Lackey

Foundation, by Mercedes Lackey

The Diviners, by Margaret Laurence

Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie

Circe, by Madeline Miller

Runaway, by Alice Munro

Autonomous, by Annalee Newitz

Gideon the Ninth, by Tamsyn Muir

Tempests and Slaughter, by Tamora Pierce

Red Mars, by Kim Stanley Robinson

The Raven Boys, by Maggie Stiefvater

Dracula, by Bram Stoker

The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History, by Cassia St. Clair

Strange the Dreamer, by Laini Taylor

The Thief, by Megan Whalen Turner

The Way of Shadows, by Brent Weeks

The Martian, by Andy Weir

The Cloud Roads, by Martha Wells

A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe, by Alex White

A Visitor's Guide to Jane Austen's England, by Sue Wilkes

[palmviewfm]

can we get some more most wanted counter parts?

you   absolutely   can   get   some   more   !   here's   some   other   ones   you   can   use   for   inspo   ! let us know if more are needed ! you can find them under the cut since it got a little longer !

counterparts:   belly   conklin,   conrad   fisher,   taylor   jewel,   and   steven   conklin   from   the   summer   i   turned   pretty,   bella   swan,   rosalie   hale,   alice   cullen,   edward   cullen,   emmett   cullen,   leah   clearwater,   jessica   stanley,   angela   weber,   paul   uley   and   jane   volturi   from   twilight.   allison   reynolds,   claire   standish,   john   bender,   brian   johnson,   and   andrew   clark   from   the   breakfast   club,   cher   horowitz,   tai   frasier,   and   dionne   davenport   from   clueless.   frances   houseman   and   johnny   castle   from   dirty dancing,   sidney   prescott,   tatum   riley,   gale   weathers,   dewey   riley,   and   casey   becker   from   scream.   georgia   miller   from   ginny   and   georgia.   heather   mcnamara,   heather   chandler,   heather   duke,   and   veronica   sawyer   from   heathers.   danny   desario,   kim   kelly,   sam   weir,   and   lindsay   weir   from   freaks   and   geeks.   becky   katsopolis,   jesse   katsopolis,   joey   gladstone,   dj��  tanner   and   stephanie   tanner   from   full   house.   buffy   summers,   anya   jenkins,   tara   maclay,   willow   rosenberg,   xander   harris,   faith   lehane   and   dawn   summers   from   buffy   the   vampire   slayer.   dana   scully   and   scott   mulder   from   the   x   files.   sabrina   spellman,   harvey   kinkle,   hilda   spellman,   zelda   spellman,   and   libby   chessler   from   sabrina   the   teenage   witch.   brenda   walsh,   brandon   walsh,   kelly   taylor,   donna   martin,   and   andrea   zuckerman   from   bh90210.  fran fine from the nanny. shelly   johnson   and   laura   palmer   from   twin   peaks. jj maybank, sarah cameron, and kiara carerra, pope heyward from outerbanks. eli goldsworthy, clare edwards, darcy edwards, sean cameron, emma nelson, manny santos, jimmy brooks, jonah haak, alli bhandari, kc guthrie, tiny bell, zoe rivas, esme song, rasha zuabi, bianca desousa, zig novak and jenna middleton from degrassi. amy jurgens, ricky underwood, grace bowman, and adrian lee from tslotat. grace le domas from ready or not. sam winchester, dean winchester and jo harvelle from supernatural. beca mitchell, chloe beale, cynthia rose, aubrey posen, stacey conrad, jesse swanson and benji from pitch perfect.

[chicklit]

Where Science Fiction Meets Chick Lit

There is a fascinating junction in the wide world of writing between the genres of chick lit and science fiction. This special blend brings together the personal and realistic experiences of love, friendship, and self-discovery with the fantastical worlds of futuristic technology. Let’s explore this fascinating combination using two noteworthy examples.

Let’s start by taking a look through Andy Weir’s “The Martian” book. This captivating story skillfully combines themes of comedy and human connection against the backdrop of space travel, despite not being a typical chick lit book. The main character, Mark Watney, is stuck on Mars and must battle overwhelming difficulties to survive. The way in which “The Martian” depicts Watney’s clever and frequently humorous inner monologue as he works through the difficulties of Martian life is what makes the film unique. In addition, the friendships and bonds among the characters give this science fiction adventure a human touch, which makes it an engaging read for lovers of both genres.

The fascinating universe of Audrey Niffenegger’s “The Time Traveler’s Wife” is what we explore next. This well-loved book deftly combines science fiction and romance elements, enthralling readers with its heartbreaking, time-traveling love tale. The story centers on Henry DeTamble, a man who has a hereditary condition that makes him uncontrollably travel back in time, and his wife Clare Abshire, who waits patiently for his erratic visits. As it goes into the complexities of relationships, love, and grief, “The Time Traveler’s Wife” provides an intensely felt and thoughtful reading experience. Niffenegger skillfully blends the supernatural aspect of time travel with the characters’ personal issues to create a captivating blend of sci-fi and chick lit. Finally, readers may choose from a wide variety of stories that combine humor, romance, and future locations at the confluence of chick lit and sci-fi. Books like “The Martian” and “The Time Traveler’s Wife” are prime examples of the complexity and inventiveness of this genre mashup, beckoning readers to go on amazing literary journeys where technology and love unexpectedly converge. This compelling blend of genres offers something for everyone to enjoy, regardless of your preference for exciting science fiction or touching romance.

[matchawithbadu]

2024 To be read list

- Hokusai's Fuji Katsushika Hokusai

- The Beauty of Everyday Things Soetsu Yanagi

- THE DIAMOND TAMARA STURTZ-FILBY

- Understanding Jewellery The 20th Century DAVID BENNETT AND DANIELA MASCETTI

- Jewels & Jewellery CLARE PHILLIPS

- GOHAN EVERYDAY JAPANESE COOKING

- toast the story of a boy's hunger Nigel Slater

- Mysticism: Christian and Buddhist Suzuki

- The Heart of the World A journey to Tibet’s lost paradise Ian Baker

- Meditation for the real world Ann Swanson

- Tea history terroirs varieties

- The Book of tea Okakura Kakuzo

- Slouching towards Bethlehem Joan Didion

- DOSTOEVSKY IN LOVE AN INTIMATE LIFE Alex Christofi

- TCHAIKOVSKY THE MAN AND HIS MUSIC David Brown

- Erik Satie Mary E. Davis

- DEBUSSY A PAINTER IN SOUND Stephen Walsh

- Rachmaninoff the last of the great romantics Michael Scott

- TARKOVSKY Films, Stills, Polaroids & Writings

- ANDREY TARKOVSKY Sculpting in time the great russian filmmaker discusses his art

- SUCCESSION SEASON ONE: THE COMPLETE SCRIPTS

- HOW TO THINK ABOUT GOD An Ancient Guide for Believers and Nonbelievers Marcus Tullius Cicero

- HOW TO FOCUS A Monastic Guide for an Age of Distraction John Cassian

- The Tao of Nature Chuang Tzu

- Bu Shi Do Inazō Nitobe

- Aesthetics Charles Taliaferro

- The Book of Chuang Tzu

- The Book of Master Mo Mo Zhi

- Chinese Thought From Confucius to Cook Ding Roel Sterckx

- Silence in the age of noise Erling Kagge

- Being in time Martin Heidegger

- Selfie, How the West became self-obsessed Will Storr

- You are not so smart David McRaney

- Proust was a neuroscientist Jonah Lehrer

- Cosmological Koans a journey to the heart of physics Anthony Aguirre

- SIMPLY QUANTUM PHYSICS

- 50 Quantum Physics Ideas You Really Need to Know Joanne Baker

- Seven brief lessons on physics Carlo Rovelli

- Relativity Einstein

- The tao of physics Fritjof Capra

- Regarding the Pain of Others Susan Sontag

- Boredom a lively history Peter Toohey

- Who rules the world ? Noam Chomsky

- Identity Francis Fukuyama

- Decadent A very short introduction David Weir

- Why we remain in the dark Josh Cohen

- THE TEMPLARS The Rise and Fall of God's Holy Warriors Dan Jones

- Harem the world behind the veil Lytle Croutier

- Heirs to forgotten kingdoms Gerard Russell

- Everyday Life in Traditional Japan Charles J. Dunn

[agaypanic]

should i start doing tag lists for specific characters/fandoms i write for? rn i only have a taglist for the fella series, but i’m wondering if i should do it for my stand alone works too. like yea i have separate masterlists based on fandom and the works are split up by character, but what if someone likes my work but only for one thing or not enough to follow me to keep up with everything i post?

[heartofstanding]

In contrast to the multifaceted figure that emerges from medieval sources, the she-wolf image of Isabella began to be perpetuated in theatre and poetry from the sixteenth century onwards, despite or perhaps as a result of the lack of satisfactory research with regard the queen. The careful balance that had characterized the medieval approach to Isabella weakened if not disappeared in modern historiography, which focused most attention on certain adverse events in Isabella’s life. Paul Doherty is rather characteristic of this approach, which one may label biased, when he called his excellent study of the queen, Isabella and the Strange Death of Edward II, thus relegating the queen’s political contribution to the history of England to a secondary role. James C. Davies argued in this regard that “the minor position she occupied before 1326 has caused her character to be neglected until the last crisis of the reign”. However, this claim is barely supported by the narrative sources from Edward II’s reign, which reflect a clear interest in the queen and her deeds at least since 1308, when she arrived to England. Although historiographical research on Isabella has grown considerably in recent years, much attention is still devoted to the scandalous events of her life while relegating her important insight into English politics to secondary consideration. Isabella became the symbol of the unfaithful wife, an adulteress, a woman of strong character and violent passions whose evil nature stood in complete contrast to the alleged morality of the English people. More than once has Isabella been accused of allowing the frail female variety in her to overcome the queen. Harold Hutchison represents in this regard just another example in a long line of critics when he refers to Isabella’s “savage temper” and in reference to her death remarks that “it is ironical that the “she wolf of France” met her peaceful end in the innocent habit of the Order of the Poor Clares”. Alison Weir, in an effort to change the balance in favor of Isabella, defines the aim of her recent book in these terms: “to restore the reputation and rehabilitate the memory of a remarkable yet grossly maligned woman, who was the victim, not of her own wickedness, but of circumstances, unscrupulous men, and the sexual prejudices of those who chose to record her story”. Such an attempt to improve Isabella’s memory while turning her into a victim of circumstances or of unscrupulous men, actually challenges the queen’s independent character and relegates Isabella to the dubious rank of a victim of circumstances. Furthermore, in the chapter devoted to her activities between 1326 and 1330 in his well-documented study on Edward II, Roy Martin Haines opts to approach Isabella as “the Iron Lady” – a rather anachronistic comparison with the former English Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher.

Sophia Menache, "Isabella of France, Queen of England. A Postscript." Revue belge de philologie et d'histoire, tome 90, fasc. 2, 2012.

[itskindnessinfinite]

23 books I wanna read in 2023

and then we’ll see how many i actually end up reading

Chain of Thorns by Cassandra Clare

The Taking of Jake Livingstone by Ryan Douglass

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

Ocean’s Echo by Everina Maxwell

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

The Institute by Stephen King

Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

Mort by Terry Pratchett

Small Gods by Terry Pratchett

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson

Elantris by Brandon Sanderson

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

The Society for Soulless Girls by Laura Steven

An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green

Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie

A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle

Bunny by Mona Awad

all of these are on my physical tbr (or will be soon)

[wildwood-reader]

Book Haul

November 20, 2022

So, I've gone to the bookstore three times in the last couple of weeks. The first time was after work where I bought three books. The second time was last weekend when my bestie/roomie went to pick up one she'd ordered, but I didn't get anything that time. And then I'd planned not to buy any more books this month, but ended up at a bookstore again yesterday anyway, and really splurged that time. 🙈

These are the books I bought during my first visit:

The Martian by Andy Weir

I originally read this as an ebook back in 2015 and I've been wanting to get a physical copy of it for years now, but for some reason I put it off time and time again. But then, during this bookstore trip, I finally decided enough is enough, and I finally got it. 💪🏻 This book is one of my favorite books of all time and I'm really happy to have it on my physical shelf now. ✨️

Chain of Iron by Cassandra Clare

The Last Hours is one of the series in the Shadowhunters franchise I haven't read yet and since the covers are always beautiful, I of course wanted a physical copy of them. The bookstore I went to only had a copy of the second book, not the first, so I'll have to go back at some point to see if they have the first one in stock again. I'm still reading The Bane Chronicles, so it'll be a little while until I get to this trilogy, but for now, I'm happy to have it. 😋

The Princess Bride by William Goldman

I watched the movie for the first time several years ago and loved it, so of course I also want to read the book it's based on. This edition of it has a very charming cover, I think, so I'm excited to read it in the near future (though likely not before 2023). 💪🏻

And this is the splurge I went on during my third bookstore visit 🙈:

The Demon in the Wood by Leigh Bardugo, illustrated by Dani Pendergast

I've been seeing this beautiful graphic novel prequel of the Shadow and Bone trilogy in bookstores for a while now and kept wanting to get it, but always ended up walking out without it, but not this time! 🤣 This time I got it and immediately read it when I got home, which you can read a little more about in my reading update for this week. 😇

Shadow and Bone / Siege and Storm / Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo

I got this one as a box set. Similar to The Martian, I've been wanting to get physical copies of the S&B trilogy for aaaages. While I have only read the first two books and still need to read the third, I love this world a lot and the conflict and dynamic between Alina and the Darkling. I'm really excited to finish the trilogy and see how it ends. 👀👌🏻 And the covers and the spines are so pretty! 💖

Six of Crows / Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

I started reading Six of Crows as an ebook after I watched the first season of the S&B show on Netflix because I really fell in love with the Crows in it. I have yet to finish it, my ADHD brain got distracted after a while, but I really enjoyed it so far and am looking forward to reading the rest of the book. 💪🏻

And now I really need to take a book-buying break, this is getting out of hand. 🙈