#jason de graff

[john-bracket]

Significant Jother Prelims!

The prelims for Jacket 4 will come in two waves after the winner’s bonus poll ends on Sunday, so get your votes in there.

First, there will be the prelims to decide between love interests for Johns/Jacks/Variants who had multiple submitted. There are eight of those matches, and they will be released throughout the day on Monday, July 10.

Then, there will be the prelims to decide which single nomination significant jothers will make the bracket. If a nomination was submitted multiple times as the only love interest, they are already in. There are 11 polls of four significant jothers, and the winner of each will make the bracket. Prelims were seeded by submission order, and those polls will be released throughout the day on Wednesday, July 12.

Match-ups below the cut!

Monday Match-ups: Who shall win the jand?

Prelim #1: Martin Blackwood (11) vs Georgie Barker (1) for Jonathan “Jon” Sims (The Magnus Archives)

Prelim #2: Jason Mendoza (5) vs Derek (1) for Janet (The Good Place)

Prelim #3: Mercymorn (2) vs Alecto (1) vs Augustine (1) vs Mercymorn + Augustine (0 but throuple rights) for John Gaius (The Locked Tomb)

Prelim #4: Zatanna Zatara (2) vs King Shark (2) for John Constantine (DC)

Prelim #5: Nisha Kadam (2) vs Moxxi (1) for Handsome Jack (Borderlands)

Prelim #6: Brad Majors (2) vs Frank-N-Furter (1) for Janet Weiss (Rocky Horror Picture Show)

Prelim #7: Shayera Hol (1) vs Mari McCabe (1) for John Stewart (DC)

Prelim #8: Rafael Solano (1) vs Michael Cordero (1) for Jane Villanueva (Jane the Virgin)

Wednesday Match-ups: I don’t have a funny name

Prelim A: Phryne Fisher for Jack Robinson (Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries) vs Kitty for Johnny Thirteen (Danny Phantom) vs Marguerite Baker for Jack Baker (Resident Evil) vs James “Jamey” Emerson Fletcher for Mary “Jacky” “Bloody Jack” Faber (Bloody Jack)

Prelim B: Naomi Herne for Evan Lukas (The Magnus Archives) vs Pete Tyler for Jackie Tyler (Doctor Who) vs Agnes Montague for Jack Barnabas (The Magnus Archives) vs Eric Bittle for Jack Zimmermann (Check, Please!)

Prelim C: Anna Bates for John Bates (Downton Abbey) vs Rose DeWitt for Jack Dawson (Titanic) vs Wendy Torrance for Jack Torrance (The Shining) vs Samatha Carter for Jack O’Neill (Stargate SG-1)

Prelim D: Joan of Arc for JFK (Clone High) vs JFK for Joan of Arc (Clone High) vs Elvira for Don Juan (Moliere) vs Pocahontas for John Smith (Pocahontas)

Prelim E: Penta Roujeat for Jack Wright (Namesake) vs Jethro Bodine for Jane Hathaway (Beverly Hillbillies) vs George Jetson for Jane Jetson (The Jetsons) vs Peter Parker for Mary-Jane Watson Parker (Marvel)

Prelim F: Thor for Jane Foster (Marvel) vs David Read for Jane Read (Arthur) vs Marla Singer for Jack/The Narrator (Fight Club) vs Sophie Aubrey for Jack Aubrey (Master and Commander)

Prelim G: Jay Nakamura for Jon Kent (DC) vs Satinder Hall for Ivo Keys (Shaderunners) vs Edward Rochester for Jane Eyre (Jane Eyre) vs Co Bao for John Rambo (Rambo)

Prelim H: Rosemary for Jack/Raider (Metal Gear Solid) vs Vriska Sekret for John Egbert (Homestuck) vs Maddie Fenton for Jack Fenton (Danny Phantom) vs Minnina for Jonathan Ratker (Dracula Starring Mickey Mouse)

Prelim I: Clary Fairchild for Jonathan Christopher “Jace” Herondale (The Mortal Instruments) vs Marisol Garza for Jonathan “Jon” Cartwright (The Shadowhunter Chronicles) vs Jo Lupo for Zane Donovan (Eureka) vs Robert Martin for Janet van de Graff (The Drowsy Chaperone)

Prelim J: Rebecca St. Claire for Jack Secord (Warehouse 13) vs David for Giovanni (Giovanni’s Room) vs Lucy Moderatz for Jack Pullman (While You Were Sleeping) vs Petra Solano for Jane “JR” Ramos (Jane the Virgin)

Prelim K: Scott Summers for Jean Gray (Marvel) vs Hessa for John the Baptist (The Wife of John the Baptist) vs Helen Wick for John Wick (John Wick) vs Patrick Bateman for Jean (American Psycho: The Musical)

[ricardoreading]

There was laughter coming from the foxhole between bursts of the Germans’ anti-tank guns. The American servicemen were in a tight position, pinned by the Boche, but they’d made it to an interesting part of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith and everyone knows how hard it is to put down a good book. The novel—being read out loud by one of the men—kept their spirits up even as they fought for their lives. This was just one of thousands of stories from soldiers, foreign correspondents and military leaders that flooded into the Council on Books in Wartime praising the Armed Services Editions—lightweight paperbacks that were sent to the boys overseas during World War II. The audacious and revolutionary project became one of the Army’s best morale boosters, offering a bit of light during those dark days. It also helped shepherd in an era of paperback supremacy and create millions of voracious readers in the process.

I only learned of this recently from a somewhat unlikely source: Mark Dery's excellent biography of Edward Gorey, Born to Be Posthumous.

"Anchor Books, founded in 1953 by twenty-four-year-old Jason Epstein, was in the vanguard of the paperback revolution. Robert de Graff fired the first salvo in 1939 when he launched the first mass-market paperback line in America, Pocket Books. Publishing’s old guard had pooh-poohed de Graff’s assumption that consumers would buy cheap paperbound reprints of classics and bestsellers. Book buying was an elite pastime, the exclusive province of those with the income and education to indulge in expensive status symbols like hardbound books.

What they couldn’t foresee was a mass audience swollen by the millions of veterans who’d acquired the reading habit overseas, thanks to Armed Services Editions of popular paperbacks distributed free to the troops. After the war, many of them would go to college on the GI Bill, as Gorey and O’Hara had. Vets made up a sizable part of the new book-hungry audience that gobbled up 2,862,792 copies of Pocket’s Five Great Tragedies by Shakespeare the year it was published. Pocket Books were cheap—a quarter apiece—and they were everywhere, not just in tony big-city bookshops: de Graff distributed them to newsstands, drugstores, lunch counters, and bus and train stations. They flew off the racks."

Further down the Literary Hub article they mention When Books Went to War by Molly Guptill Manning, which I immediately added to my TBR.

[warriorbby]

          ( jason momoa, cis-male, he/him, 38) ** ♔ announcing KAI DE GRAFF,  the KING'S ADVISOR from THE NETHERLANDS ! upon closer look, they resemble JASON MOMOA. it is a miracle that HE survived the last five years, considering they are RESILIENT, FIRM, and BRAZEN. i hope the plague has not changed them. they are FOR working together with the other kingdoms.

Full Name: Kai De Graff Nicknames: - Age: 38 Gender/Pronouns: Male, he/him Occupation: King’s advisor

Eye Colour: Green Hair Colour: Dark brown Body Shape: Bodybuilder Height: 6 ft 4 in or 193 cm Weight: 106 kg or 234 pounds Clothing Style: Prefers anything comfortable and easy to move in Piercings: None Tattoos: Various tattoos all over his torso Scars: A few scars here and there from fights. One distinct on his left eyebrow - got it when tried to stop a bar fight. Face Claim: Jason Momoa

Positive Traits: Resilient, firm Negative Traits: Brazen, has hard time trusting people Favourite Type of Book: Doesn’t have one Favourite Food: Meat

          As a kid he already said what was on his mind, no sugarcoating, no softening his words. Just the truth. Why lie? It was better if people knew the truth no matter how harsh it was, they could learn from it and better themselves. And that was something his parents couldn’t make him stop doing. At least with age he realized it could hurt people and he learned to control himself. At least for the most part.

          Kai isn’t a noble born, his mother came from an island far, far in the ocean, but his father was a wealthy merchant, making, buying and selling some of the finest cloths in the land. On one of these travels to buy new cloths from other countries, he met Kai’s mother, fell in love and brought her home to the Netherlands. Even though Kai didn’t have noble blood, he was around royalties a lot. Being on good terms with the King, he and Kai’s parents decided to try letting the crown prince and, then five years old, Kai play together. The boys were around the same age, maybe they could end up being friends? And they were right, the boys hit it off well, which later blossomed into a great friendship and in Kai being the new King’s advisor.

          While Kai wouldn’t turn down a good fight or a crazy adventure, it is always Kai who thinks rationally and assesses the situation before making rash decisions. He will think things through and make the best possible decision, that’s why he is a good advisor. That and he knows the King well.

[cheshirelibrary]

2020 Audie Awards Winners Announced

[via Audio Publishers Association]

The Audie Awards​®​ recognized the best in audiobook and spoken word entertainment and Stephen King was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Audies’ 25th anniversary celebration on March 2nd. The Audies recognizes outstanding achievement from authors, narrators, publishers, andproducers across a wide array of genres and categories.

Winners included:

AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR: The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 by Garrett M. Graff, narrated by a full cast with Holter Graham

FICTION: City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert, narrated by Blair Brown

FANTASY: The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow, narrated by January LaVoy

SCIENCE FICTION: Emergency Skin by N.K. Jemisin, narrated by Jason Isaacs

THRILLER/SUSPENSE: The Institute By Stephen King, narrated by Santino Fontana

ROMANCE: Devil’s Daughter by Lisa Kleypas, narrated by Mary Jane Wells

SHORT STORIES/COLLECTIONS: Full Throttle by Joe Hill, narrated by Zachary Quinto, Wil Wheaton, Kate Mulgrew, Neil Gaiman,Ashleigh Cummings, Joe Hill, Laysla De Oliveira, Nate Corddry, Connor Jessup,Stephen Lang, and George Guidall

BEST FEMALE NARRATOR: Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson, narrated by Marin Ireland

BEST MALE NARRATOR: Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny, narrated by Robert Bathurst

NARRATION BY AUTHOR OR AUTHORS: With the Fire on High, written and narrated by Elizabeth Acevedo

YOUNG ADULT: Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka, narrated by Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Jeanne Birdsall, Richard Ferrone, Jenna Lamia, and a full cast

NON-FICTION: Grace Will Lead Us Home by Jennifer Berry Hawes, narrated by Karen Chilton and Jennifer Berry Hawes

AUTOBIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR: Becoming, written and narrated by Michelle Obama

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Click through to see the full list of finalists and winners.

[lincolncollection]

Abraham Lincoln, the Martyr President

The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865, sent shock waves through the nation, north and south. In the North, the widespread portrayal of Lincoln as a martyr to the nation and to freedom arose almost immediately, perhaps first in the sermons preached from hundreds of pulpits on April 16th and then appearing in popular poetry, images, and songs. 

Lincoln was shot on Good Friday and died the next morning. Easter Sunday dawned on a nation trying to comprehend the assassination of its president. In response to the national tragedy, ministers in churches across the country changed their sermons from joyful messages about Christ’s resurrection to tributes to the fallen president who, for many, had been murdered for the sins of his nation.

In Brooklyn, N.Y., Rev. Charles S. Robinson preached this sermon, titled “The Martyred President,” in which he proclaimed that “a martyr’s blow has sealed” the cause of Union and freedom and made it “eternally secure.” 

Rev. Frederick Starr, Jr., agrees. In his sermon “The Martyr President” he proclaims that the president “died in the path of duty. He died for the principles of right and liberty,” and his martyrdom binds his country to those principles.

Rev. John George Butler also saw Lincoln as a martyr, but in his sermon “The Martyr President, Our Grief and Our Duty” he emphasized the action that martyrdom demanded of the living: “The work so auspiciously begun, so successfully prosecuted by our martyred President, must be carried on, until the world shall enjoy that freedom wherewith Christ makes the people free.”

In his sermon, also titled “The Martyr President,” Rev. Daniel C. Eddy delivered a similar message—the president’s martyrdom required the living to act in his stead.

Twenty-one similar sermons were gathered and published in 476-page volume titled Our Martyr President, Abraham Lincoln: Voices from the Pulpit of New York and Brooklyn. Lincoln as martyr was a powerful and widespread portrayal on Black Easter.

Poets joined preachers in eulogizing Lincoln as the martyr president. Minister and writer Phoebe A. Hanaford published this poem, titled “Our Martyred President” soon after Lincoln’s death. It begins, “With aching heart in grief-toned word I tell / How Lincoln lived and labored, how he fell, / … That Freedom might o’er all our land preside.” And it ends, “Aye, thanks and praise, with tears of sorrow blent, / To one true man — Our Martyred President!” 

In his poem “The Martyr President,” R.H. Newell proclaims the need for Lincoln’s martyrdom—“’Twas needed—the fall of our Highest and best— / To rouse to their duty the hearts of the rest … ’Twas needed,—the name of a Martyr sublime / To vindicate God in this terrible time.” The nation would remember “The name of the patrior Martyr / Who laid down his life for thy sake.”

Images of the president as martyr were offered on mourning ribbons like these…

on mourning broadsides...

…and as cartes-de-visite and prints. “The Martyr and the Father” and “Our Martyr” were sold to be included in individuals’ albums or memory books. 

The Currier & Ives print “Abraham Lincoln, The Nations Martyr” was to be framed to be displayed on a wall.

Musical composers also wrote to honor the man they saw as a martyr. Among the many funeral marches composed in honor of Lincoln was “The Martyred Patriot” by J.W. Porter.

Other songs were written to be performed by choirs or vocal ensembles. “Our Martyr President” by W. Dexter Smith and Oscar Linden was written for voices and piano.

The refrain to this “Tribute to Lincoln” by George P. Graff and Jason E. Glass echoes the title: “Rest, martyr, rest / From the scenes of death and pain” and finishes “Thy noble deeds remain.”

James G. Clark’s “The Martyr of Liberty” was composed “In Memory of President Lincoln” and dedicated to the widowed First Lady. The dedication was appropriate, for Mary Lincoln, like many Americans of her time, saw President Lincoln as a martyr to the cause of freedom and country.

[automaticvr]

University Galleries of Illinois State University is pleased to present the 2020 Faculty Biennial from February 28 through March 22, 2020. A public reception will be held on Friday, February 28 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. All events are free and open to the public. Participating artists: Ladan Bahmani, Saskia Beranek, McKenzie Bigliazzi, Judith Briggs, Kristin Carlson, Tony Crowley, Andreas Fischer, Brian Franklin, Erin Furimsky, Mariam Graff, Kelly Gross, Kirsten Heteji, Gary Justis, Jeremy Langston, Jin Lee, Taekyeom Lee, Tyler Lotz, Roy Magnuson, James Mai, John Miller, Melissa Oresky, Morgan Price, Laura Primozic George, Jason Reblando, Randy Reid, Veda Rives Aukerman, Jam Rohr, Nathania Rubin, Tanya Scott, Sercan Sengun, Archana Shekara, Sarah Smelser, Matthew Smith, Kantara Souffrant, Albion Stafford, Annie Sungkajun, Devon Ward, and Michael Wille. The 2020 Faculty Biennial presents work reflecting a diverse range of creative research by 38 faculty members teaching during the 2019–2020 academic year in the Wonsook Kim School of Art and the Program in Creative Technologies (including Creative Technologies-affiliated faculty from the School of Music). The artists in the exhibition represent the areas of Studio Art, Graphic Design, Art Education, Art History, and Creative Technologies. Featuring painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, video, ceramics, textiles, glass, wood, metals, sculpture, graphic design, game design, and virtual reality, the exhibition will also include multiple interactive works. Members of the faculty have exhibited their work nationally and internationally, and have received support from such prestigious entities as the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the Fulbright Scholar Program, the National Endowment for the Arts, Cite Internationale des Arts, and the Illinois Arts Council Agency. https://ift.tt/3avReD0

[bibliothekbibliothek]

Bücherliste

Wohnen+ : von Schwellen, Übergangsräumen und Transparenzen Ulrike WietzorrekBasel u.a. : Birkhäuser, 2014

60s fashion : vintage fashion and beauty ads Jim Heimann [Herausgeber] Hong Kong ; Köln ; London ; Los Angeles ; Madrid ; Paris ; Tokyo : Taschen, 2007

Erschließungsräume : Treppen, Rampen, Aufzüge ; Wegeführung ; Entwurfsgrundlagen Christian Schittich1. Aufl., München : Ed. Detail - Inst. für Internat. Architektur-Dokumentation, 2013

Schnittmuster-Strategie : eine dialogische Entwurfslehre Dagmar Jäger 1. Aufl., Berlin : Reimer, 2008

Szenosphäre & Szenotopie : künstlerische Forschungen zur Raumwahrnehmung und -struktur der Szenografie Ruth Prangen Bielefeld : transcript Verlag, 2016

Datenbanken : Grundlagen und Design Frank Geisler 4., aktualisierte und erw. Aufl., Heidelberg u.a. : mitp, 2011

Architektur und Atmosphäre Gernot Böhme 2., korr. Auflage, Paderborn : Fink, 2013

The language of space Bryan Lawson Repr., Amsterdam u.a. : Architectural Press, 2003

Konstruktion, Design, Ästhetik : allgemeine mathematische Methode zur objektiven Beschreibung ästhetischer Zustände im analytischen Prozeß und zur generativen Gestaltung im synthetischen Prozeß von Design-Objekten Rolf Garnich 2. Auflage, Esslingen : Selbstverlag des Verfassers, 1968 

Mode, zeichnen & entwerfen Hannelore Eberle ; Tuula Salo ; Hannes Döllel 3. Aufl., Haan-Gruiten : Verl. Europa-Lehrmittel Nourney, Vollmer, 2001

Accessoires der Mode : Entwurf, Herstellung, Marketing Olivier Gerval München : Stiebner, 2010

In Material gedacht : Material im Prozess des architektonischen Entwerfens = Thinking through material: material in the process of architectural design and conception Uta Graff [Herausgeber] München : Detail Business Information GmbH, 2018

Graphic anatomy Atelier Bow-Wow. 2 2014

In den Himmel bauen : Hochhausprojekte von Otto Kohtz (1880 - 1956) Wolfgang Schäche ; Brigitte Jacob ; David Pessier ; Otto Kohtz [Illustrator] Berlin : Jovis, 2014

Gedanken über Architektur Otto Kohtz Berlin : Baumgärtel, 1909

Nicht-Orte  Marc Augé Orig.-Ausg., 3. Aufl., München : Beck, 2012

Lernen von Las Vegas : zur Ikonographie und Architektursymbolik der Geschäftsstadt Robert Venturi ; Denise Scott Brown ; Steven Izenour 2. Aufl., unveränd. Nachdr. [der Ausg. Braunschweig, Wiesbaden, Vieweg], 1997, Gütersloh ; Berlin : Bauverl., 2007

Das Bild der Stadt Kevin Lynch 2. Aufl., 6. unveränd. Nachdr., Basel u.a. : Birkhäuser, 2010

Finnland : Architektur im 20. Jahrhundert ; [anläßlich der gleichnamigen Ausstellung im Ausstellungszentrum der Wiener Städtischen Allgemeinen Versicherung AG in Wien, ...6.12.2000 - 19.1.2001] Adolph Stiller ; Wiener Städtische Allgemeine Versicherung Aktiengesellschaft Salzburg ; München : Pustet, 2000

Mies van der Rohe - Das kunstlose Wort : Gedanken zur Baukunst Fritz Neumeyer ; Ludwig Mies Berlin : Siedler, 1986, Hartmann, Nadine Nicole - Design und Designdiskurse der Moderne - U_Hartmann

Mies van der Rohe im Diskurs : Innovationen - Haltungen - Werke ; aktuelle Positionen ; [Dokumentation des Symposiums, das 2011 anlässlich des 125jährigen Geburtstages Mies van der Rohes von der Hochschule Niederrhein, Fachbereich Design ... initiiert wurde: "Mies125 - Kulturspeicher und Imagefaktor"] Kerstin Plüm [Herausgeber] ; Kerstin Meincke ; Hochschule Niederrhein Bielefeld : transcript, 2013

Konzentrat der Moderne : das Landhaus Lemke von Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Wita Noack München ; Berlin : Dt. Kunstverl., 2008

Dachräume : Entwerfen, Konstruieren, Bewohnen Thomas Jocher ; Ulrike Wietzorrek [Verfasser] ; Deutsches Dach-Zentrum Erste Auflage, München : Edition DETAIL, 2018

Urbanes Wohnen : = Urban housing Christian Schittich [Herausgeber] ; Institut für Internationale Architektur-Dokumentation

Architektur mit dem Computer Gerhard N Schmitt ; Nathanea Elte Braunschweig u.a. : Vieweg, 1996

Modellbau für Architekten : Handbuch und Planungshilfe Ansgar Oswald Berlin : DOM publ., 2011

Builders in the sun : five Mexican architects ; [Mario Pani, Mathias Goeritz, Felix Candela; Luis Barragan, Juan O'Gorman] Clive Bamford SmithNew York : Architectural Book Publ., 1967

Mathias Goeritz : e. dt. Künstler in Mexiko Elke Werry ; Mathias Goeritz Marburg : Jonas-Verl., 1987

Mathias Goeritz, El Eco : 1915 - 1990 ; Bilder, Skulpturen, Modelle ; 13.9. - 13.12.92 Akademie der Künste Mathias Goeritz ; Christian Schneegass ; Akademie der Künste Berlin, 1992

André Werner, Frank M. Zeidler : Klang, Bild, Architektur 5/VII ; eco art 1 ; Mathias Goeritz ; el eco Akademie der Künste Berlin : Akademie der Künste, 1992

Simplexity Fernando Romero 1. Aufl., Ostfildern : Hatje Cantz, 2010

Ferdinand von Rayski und die Kunst des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts Mathias Goeritz Berlin : Hugo, 1942

Herausforderung Erdgeschoss : = Ground floor interface Doris Zoller ; Wüstenrot Stiftung Berlin : Jovis, 2014

Rammed earth : Martin Rauch = Lehm und Architektur = Terra cruda Otto Kapfinger ; Martin Rauch Basel u.a. : Birkhäuser, 2001

Exactitudes® Ari Versluis ; Ellie Uyttenbroek [Fotograf] ; Jason Coburn Sixth revised edition, Rotterdam : Nai010 Publishers, 2014

Einführung in die Stadt- und Raumsoziologie Martina Löw ; Silke Steets ; Sergej Stoetzer 2., aktualisierte Aufl., Opladen ; Farmington Hills : Budrich, 2008

Vom Raum aus die Stadt denken : Grundlagen einer raumtheoretischen Stadtsoziologie Martina Löw Bielefeld : transcript, 2018

Raumsoziologie Martina Löw 7. Aufl., Frankfurt am Main : Suhrkamp, 2012

W.I. Lenin Was tun? https://www.marxists.org/deutsch/archiv/lenin/1902/wastun/

Über Trotzki https://www.marxists.org/deutsch/archiv/trotzki/

[joynells]

Today is the BIG Day! "Rogue Skies" Released Early this Morning! This is the fantasy & science fiction box set that I'm hoping to make the USA Today Bestsellers List from, but to do that, we need 500 sales on Apple, Nook, and 5000+ sales on Kindle by midnight on Sunday. If your funds allow you to purchase a copy of this box set containing 24 full-length novels, that'd be fantastic! It's only 99 cents. Every sale matters. http://books2read.com/rogueskies Otherwise, if you can help getting the word out by sharing this post, that'd be fantastic, too! (Even liking and commenting on this post helps share.) The link above will take you to the blurb, but it's hard to summarize what's inside in such few words. Know there are stories from high fantasy, to steam punk, space opera, speculative fiction romance, to post-apocalyptic and more. If you enjoy reading about other worlds, you'll find something you love in this set!

Here’s the blurb:

The skies have gone rogue. Space can't be tamed. And magic is a law unto itself. Transport yourself to new worlds where dark magic clashes with witty witches, diabolic demons, feisty fae, and sexy shifters. Or travel through time and space with cosmic spies, space thieves, and telepathic pirates. Add in a dash of Victorian heroes and inhuman soldiers, and you have a one-of-a-kind science fiction and fantasy collection of intoxicating proportions. Fans of Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, Neil Gaiman, Anne McCaffrey, John Scalzi or Sarah J. Maas, Leigh Bardugo, Tamora Pierce, Lois Lowry, and Maria V. Snyder will find themselves transported to weird realms and epic otherworlds in this reality-optional boxset. Rogues and Rebels, Magic and Mayhem, Futures and Fantasy—there's no limit to the excitement that awaits when you turn the pages of this collection of spellbinding adventures from some of today's best-selling Science Fiction and Fantasy authors. 1-click ROGUE SKIES today! With stories by... Missy De Graff Bella Andrews Emma Jane Holloway Candace Sams Melinda Kucsera Jennifer Ellision Mirren Hogan USA Today bestselling author Suzanne Jenkins Brantwijn Serrah USA Today bestselling author Shereen Vedam C.L. Cannon S.A. McClure Karen M. Bryson & Candace Segar Rae Hendricks & Lianne Willowmoon Lee French Tamsin Baker Joynell Schultz Tracy Korn Shannon Pemrick Suzanne Hagelin Nadine Travers Cecilia Dominic Bill Hargenrader Jason J. Nugent

[maddiesplaybills]

Hi friends!

I’m seeing the Matilda tour in Minneapolis next week and I’m getting excited and feeling quite generous and I’ve realized that I have a bunch of audio masters from the past year that I’ve yet to share... so here they are, as a gift to you.

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical National Tour 11/28/2015 | Minneapolis, MN (full show) Cast: Abby Mueller (Carole King), Liam Tobin (Gerry Goffin), Becky Gulsvig (Cynthia Weil), Ben Fankhauser (Barry Mann), Curt Bouril (Don Kirshner), Suzanne Grodner (Genie Klein), Ensemble: Ashley Blanchet, Sarah Bockel, Andrew Brewer, Britney Coleman, Rebecca E. Covington, Josh A. Dawson, John Michael Dias, Paris Nix, Noah J. Ricketts, Salisha Thomas, Delaney Westfall, Dashaun Young

Newsies National Tour 02/13/2016 | Minneapolis, MN (full show) Cast: Joey Barreiro (Jack Kelly), Steve Blanchard (Joseph Pulitzer), Morgan Keene (Katherine), Aisha de Haas (Medda Larkin), Stephen Michael Langton (Davey), Zachary Sayle (Crutchie), John Michael Pitera (Les), Ensemble: Mark Aldrich, Josh Assor, Bill Bateman, Joshua Burrage, Kevin Carolon, DeMarius R. Copes, Michael Dameski, JP Ferreri, Sky Flaherty, Kaitlyn Frank, Michael Gorman, Melissa Steadman Hart, Stephen Hernandez, James Judy, Devin Lewis, Nicholas Masson, Alex Prakken, Jordan Samuels, Daniel Switzer, Andrew Wilson, Chaz Wolcott, Iain Young

The Book of Mormon National Tour 05/29/16 | Minneapolis, MN (full show) Cast: Ryan Bondy (Elder Price), Cody Jamison Strand (Elder Cunningham), Candace Quarrels (Nabulungi), Daxton Bloomquist (Elder McKinley), Sterling Jarvis (Mafala Hatimbi), David Aron Damane (General Butt Fucking Naked), Ensemble: Kevin Clay, Eric Geil, Jacob Haren, Daryn Whitney Harrell, Antwaun Holley, Eric Huffman, Kristen Jeter, Oyoyo Joi, Kolby Kindle, Ben Laxton, Will Lee-Williams, Melvin Brandon Logan, CJ Pawlikowski, Dereck Seay, Marcus Terrell Smith, Nichole Turner, Edward Watts

Fun Home National Tour 12/16/16 | Minneapolis, MN (full show) Cast: Kate Shindle (Alison), Alessandra Baldacchino (Small Alison), Robert Petkoff (Bruce), Abby Corrigan (Medium Alison), Susan Moniz (Helen), Pierson Salvador (Christian), Lennon Nate Hammond (John), Karen Eilbacher (Joan), Robert Hager (Roy/Mark/Pete/Bobby Jeremy)

Matilda Broadway 01/01/17 I figure that most people that want this audio already have it, but if you don’t, here’s mine! (full show) Cast: Willow McCarthy (Matilda), Bryce Ryness (Miss Trunchbull), Jennifer Blood (Miss Honey), John Sanders (Mr Wormwood), Lesli Margherita (Mrs Wormwood), Joseph Medeiros (Michael Wormwood), Phillip Spaeth (Rudolpho), Karen Aldridge (Mrs Phelps), Michael Minarik (The Escape Artist), Jennifer Bowles (The Acrobat), Michael Fatica (Party Entertainer/Sergei), Geoff Packard (Doctor), Evan Gray (Bruce), Serena Quadrato (Lavender), Gavin Swartz (Nigel), Brooklyn Nelson (Amanda), Ian Saraceni (Eric), Akira Golz (Alice), Talia Ryder (Hortensia), Trey Middleton (u/s Tommy), Ensemble: Colin Isarel, Marisa Kennedy, Travis Waldschmidt, Wesley Faucher Final performance of Matilda on Broadway

Sweet Charity Off-Broadway 01/02/17 (act 1 / act 2) Cast: Yesenia Ayala (Betsy/Panhandler/Daddy’s Assistant), Darius Barnes (Thomas/Marvin/Doorman), James Brown III (Man with Dog/Daddy’s Assistant/Barney), Sutton Foster (Charity Hope Valentine), Asmeret Ghebremichael (Nickie), Shuler Hensley (Oscar), Sasha Hutchings (Elaine/Rosie), Donald Jones, Jr. (Ice Cream Vendor/Philip), Nikka Graff Lanzarone (Carmen/Ursula), Emily Padgett (Helene), Joel Perez (Charlie/Herman/Vittorio Vidal/Daddy Brubeck), Cody Williams (Walter/Maitre D’/Manfred)

Falsettos Broadway 01/03/17 (full show) Cast: Stephanie J. Block (Trina), Christian Borle (Marvin), Andrew Rannells (Whizzer), Anthony Rosenthal (Jason), Tracie Thoms (Dr. Charlotte), Brandon Uranowitz (Mendel), Betsy Wolfe (Cordelia) This performance of Falsettos was filmed for PBS and includes a brief pre-show speech by the director

Dear Evan Hansen Broadway 01/04/17 (full show) Cast: Ben Platt (Evan Hansen), Laura Dreyfuss (Zoe Murphy), Rachel Bay Jones (Heidi Hansen), Jennifer Laura Thompson (Cynthia Murphy), Mike Faist (Connor Murphy), Michael Park (Larry Murphy), Will Roland (Jared Kleinman), Kristolyn Lloyd (Alana Beck)

Waitress Broadway 01/05/17 (full show) Cast: Jessie Mueller (Jenna), Joe Cassidy (t/r Cal), Caitlin Houlahan (Dawn), Charity Angel Dawson (Becky), Dakin Matthews (Joe), William Popp (Earl), Henry Gottfried (u/s Dr. Pomatter), Christopher Fitzgerald (Ogie), Cate Elefante (Lulu), Ensemble: Thay Floyd, Molly Hager, Aisha Jackson, Anastacia McCleskey, Jeremy Morse, Stephanie Torns, Ryan Vasquez Joe Cassidy’s first performance as Cal

Matildapalooza 54 Below 01/06/17 (full show) Featuring Sophia Gennusa, Oona Laurence, Bailey Ryon, Milly Shapiro, Paige Brady, Ava Ulloa, Eliza Holland Madore, Tori Feinstein, Brooklyn Shuck, Fina Strazza, Mattea Conforti, Rileigh McDonald, Mimi Ryder, Alexandra Vlachos, Ava Briglia, Willow McCarthy, Aviva Winick

As always, let me know if there are any issues with the links and please enjoy!

Side note: does anyone have any idea of how the rotation works for the Matilda tour? I’d love to see all three girls in the role but since I’m completely clueless as to how the rotation works I’m not sure if I’ll be able to. Thanks in advance for any info!

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The Sphinx of Delft by Jason De Graff 

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Jason De Graaf, Kiwi Splash, acrylic on canvas 30 x 40"