![]() ![]() Glaciers feature prominently in the collection, and Gina even travelled to Fox Glacier as part of her research during the MCW. With a high work ethic, a commitment to research, editorial rigor and descriptive precision, Gina has produced a collection of nuanced, entertaining, and surprising short stories that examine her place in Aotearoa, Fijian ancestry, and queer voices.” “She brought her skills as a practicing lawyer to our MCW cohort in 2013. Gina is a family lawyer by profession, and Selina describes her as “a legalistic fiction writer - in the best of ways!” “But she made me realise that I couldn't avoid being political, that at the very least I have a responsibility when writing to be aware of the intersection that I occupy.” “I remember telling Selina that I didn’t want to be political in my writing, I just wanted to be a Fijian, lesbian, woman who writes,” Gina recounted. The collection is the result of being encouraged by her supervisor Selina Tusitala Marsh to stay true to her identity. They range from the deadly impacts of military dictatorship in Fiji, to the relationship of two lesbian lovers, and a story of a child sweatshop worker who dreams of another life. Fijian writer and Master of Creative Writing graduate Gina Cole has just released her first collection of short stories.īlack Ice Matter consists of thirteen short stories that revolve around the themes of heat and cold - literal, metaphorical and psychological. ![]()
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![]() ![]() We have found a few that we do really like, that manage to present what is after all incredibly substantial material (we’re talking salvation history here, folks) in a way that a toddler can grasp but still wonder at. The pictures and the way the book looks are so important! ![]() Though often the silly illustrations go hand-in-hand with dumbed-down text, I wouldn’t waste library space on a book that had lovely text but lame pictures. Maybe not right away, but eventually, they will reject beautiful ideas as, well, silly. If it looks like a silly cartoon, then children are going to assume that it’s not important, even if the words are beautiful. It’s easy to find cartoonish or sugary board books, but instead of presenting something deep in a simple way, these tend to turn it into something silly, lame, or boring. ![]() There aren’t too many good religious picture books for very young children - the pre-reading crowd, especially. And Pippo and I are thinking about picture books quite a bit these days! ![]() What we can handle (maybe) is telling you about good books in whatever order we think of them. The fact that this is the first entry in our Library Project just goes to show you that we’re serious when we say we’re not going to go about this in a rational way. Filed Under: Picture Books, Religious Books for Children ![]() ![]() ![]() As a result, it took me at least 4 years, off and on, to get through it all (you could do it in a couple of months if you were diligent, though). To get the most out of the book, you need to do the exercises, and often many times to make sure you’re getting the desired effect. ![]() He teaches you to see this relativity of color through a series of exercises. As Albers says, “This fact makes color the most relative medium in art.” Reds can look cool-toned, and blues can be warm-toned. What looks dull in one context may look bright in another. The way humans perceive color is influenced by the surrounding context of neighboring colors, lighting conditions, size and quantity, what we look at before and after, and more. His central thesis is that there are no absolutes in color. In contrast, Albers’ teaches you how to truly see color. Or as Albers puts it: “Experience teaches that in visual perception there is a discrepancy between physical fact and psychic effect.” ![]() Other teaching methods focus on theory, color systems, the physics of color (wavelength, rods and cones, etc.), or resort to rote rules like, “red means danger.” It’s mechanical, mathematical, rules-based, and divorced from how people perceive and react to color. ![]() Interaction of Color is, by far, the best book on color I’ve ever read. Exercises from 'Interaction of Color' by Josef Albers ![]() ![]() ![]() In seeing the novel from this self-reflective perspective, critics posit The Wars as challenging the prominent notion that the First World War was a positive event for Canada's national development. ![]() Others, such as Shane Rhodes and Shelton Waldrep, interpret the rape of Robert Ross in the novel by fellow soldiers as symbolic of the violation of young Canadian soldiers by the Great War. As a result, critics from Eva-Marie Kroller to David Williams have preoccupied themselves with the role of photography in the novel, since photographs in The Wars and their self-reflexivity are integral to piecing together Ross's story and to understanding his character. Most criticism situates The Wars in the context of what Linda Hutcheon (The Canadian Postmodern) has called postmodern "historiographic metafiction," or a retelling of history through fiction. Timothy Findley's The Wars received immediate critical acclaim, winning the Governor General's Award for fiction in 1977. ![]() ![]() ![]() Pro and con charts- What Excites You?/What Drains You? Illustrated creative exercises- Make a Mixtape (for someone who doesn’t know you) and Fill in the Speech Balloons. There are lists to fill in- Ten Things I Want to Learn, Ten Things I Probably Think About More Than the Average Person. Page after page of ideas, prompts, quotes, and exercises are like a daily course in creativity. ![]() It combines Austin Kleon’s unique and compelling ideas with the physical quality that makes journals like Moleskines so enormously popular. The Steal Like an Artist Journal is the next step in your artistic journey. From the New York Times bestselling author of Steal Like an Artist and Show Your Work! comes an interactive journal and all-in-one logbook to get your creative juices flowing, and keep a record of your ideas and discoveries. ![]() ![]() I think, also, that we're underestimating how serious all of this is. And he was there and said these things and did these things. One of the people quoted the most is President Trump himself. They are people who worked or work in the White House or the administration, were participants in these events that I describe very, very specifically - who was in the room, who said what. WOODWARD: Well, actually, it's carefully done. MARTIN: The president of the United States is calling you an idiot, says your book is fake. Woodward, thanks so much for being with us. Bob Woodward joins us now live to talk about his book. And just this morning, President Trump said, on Twitter, quote, "the Woodward book is a joke, just another assault against me in a barrage of assaults using now disproven unnamed and anonymous sources," end quote. ![]() ![]() The book is called "Fear: Trump In The White House." Over the weekend, the president called the journalist an "idiot" - that's a direct quote. President Trump is attacking renowned journalist Bob Woodward and his new book on the Trump administration. ![]() ![]() With history as their tantalizing canvas, these characters paint a startlingly relevant portrait of life in precarious times when the foundations of the past have failed to prepare us for the future. The acclaimed author of The Poisonwood Bible and The Bean Trees, and recipient of numerous literary awards-including the National Humanities Medal, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and the Orange Prize-returns with a story about two families, in two centuries, navigating what seems to be the end of the world as they know it. “Kingsolver brilliantly captures both the price of profound change and how it can pave the way not only for future generations, but also for a radiant, unexpected expansion of the heart.” - O: The Oprah Magazine ![]() ![]() ![]() Named one of the Best Books of the Year by NPR, O: The Oprah Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. ![]() ![]() How Freddie, her brother Jamie and their parents protect the Bellamy Bird, a fabled, jewelled statue, with the help of some mischievous schoolboys and some sailing-mad children, makes for an exciting and special mixture of vintage children's adventure and whodunnit. When Freddie and Jamie Bellamy find themselves having travelled back in time, they discover they must solve the mystery that has cursed their family for years. 'Time travel, sailing and a mystery solved make for an entertaining tale!' AusTARS - The Arthur. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It addresses environment care, Banjo Paterson, dinosaurs, Royal Flying Doctors and water management. Karen won an Arts Queensland grant to research Song Bird Drought Rescue in Winton and Longreach. Their tour highlight was presenting to fifty remote students from the Charleville Distance Education studio via Blackboard App and OneNote App. Karen and illustrator Megan Forward created a historical picture book, Follow the Sugar Trail, about the history of the Gold Coast and Beenleigh, part of a youth literacy project launched on October 15, 2022.ĭuring Book Week, Karen and Steve toured #12 Outback Queensland Schools as Author in Residence, presenting bully prevention and resilience talks, reader’s theatre and writing workshops. As a Children’s Rights QLD Ambassador, I present interactive storytelling sessions using the picture book ‘Right to be Me’ with PowerPoint, costumes, props, and resources. ![]() Her role is to educate and empower children on their rights to be happy, healthy, and safe. Karen presents engaging interactive costumed reader’s theatre, empowering talks and writing workshops with author husband, Steve Tyrrell.Ĭhildren’s Rights Queensland appointed Karen Ambassador for Children’s Week 22-28 October. ![]() Karen Tyrrell is a Brisbane award-winning author and mental health advocate, creating books to help kids LIVE strong. ![]() ![]() ![]() After a year of being intrigued by a woman named Amber, they had just spent their first night together. ![]() He had just bought a cabin high in the Chugach Mountains with a view that went on forever. He had a job he loved taking troubled kids on outdoor excursions. Until then, one thing after another had fallen into place in Dan’s life. “Upper nose, eyes, forehead anatomy unrecognizable,” as the medevac report put it. Dan barely had time for “bear charging” to register before it had him on the ground, altering his life forever. Before it was over, after a stellar day of salmon fishing along Alaska’s Kenai and Russian rivers, a grizzly came tearing around a corner in the trail. |