Due to this diagnosis, educating people on the varying degrees of blindness has become of passion of hers, right alongside writing, which she plans to do as long as she can. In early 2015, Jennifer was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a group of rare genetic disorders that involve a breakdown and death of cells in the retina, eventually resulting in loss of vision, among other complications. she spends her time reading, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. To email me, please use the below 1 New York Times and # 1 International Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Charles Town, West Virginia. If you're interested in reviewing a book of mine before release date, please contact the appropriate publisher. Hey Guys! Please note: I don't send out ARCs for review.
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Baldwin is skillful, one can never really know the corrosion of hate, the taste No matter the skill of the writer, and Mr. Ou must put yourself in the skin of a black man." writes James Baldwin as he seeks to translate what it means to be a Negro in whiteĪmerica so that a white man can understand it.ĭespite the inherent difficulties of such a task, his translation in latest book, "The Fire Next Time," is masterful. And Dalinar realises that his holy mission to unite his homeland of Alethkar was too narrow in scope. Nestled in the mountains high above the storms, in the tower city of Urithiru, Shallan Davar investigates the wonders of the ancient stronghold of the Knights Radiant and unearths dark secrets lurking in its depths. While on a desperate flight to warn his family of the threat, Kaladin Stormblessed must come to grips with the fact that the newly kindled anger of the parshmen may be wholly justified. 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Auel portrays Ayla’s adoptive family, the clan of the Cave Bear, as an alternative-not a lesser-human species. Set 25,000 years ago, it begins the story of Ayla, an orphaned Cro Magnon child adopted by a Neanderthal clan. Rowling.Ĭlan of the Cave Bear was conceived as the first of the six books of the Earth’s Children series. The success of Clan of the Cave Bear was not exceeded until 1997, with the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone ( Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in the United States) by J.K. The book was made into a feature film in 1986. Most books on best-seller lists appear for a few weeks at most, but Clan of the Cave Bear held its place for eight months, selling millions of copies worldwide and putting Auel in the company of Stephen King and Anne Rice, two of the most popular writers of the 1980s. And she did it with one book, Clan of the Cave Bear (1980). No contemporary Oregon writer has achieved the superstar celebrity status of Jean Auel. His other works include Confrontation: Black And White (1965), Black Power USA (1967), Wade In The Water: Great Moments In Black History (1979) and Forced Into Glory: Abraham Lincoln’s White Dream (2000).įor decades, Bennett debunked the notion that President Lincoln was a racial visionary or altruistic leader in terms of emancipation. In 1964 with What Manner Of Man, Bennett wrote the first prominent biography of the Rev. Peniel Joseph, a professor of History and Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, adding that Bennett was “one of the true giants of Black history.” “His writings helped to popularize and mainstream the study of the African diaspora for generations of Black folk domestically and internationally,” said Dr. With the descriptions about the towering Mexican Valley pyramids and Great Lakes’ long-houses, Saadia has carried out a lot of research in tracing the various pivotal events that have resulted in the greatness of North & Mesoamerica. Through her works, author Saadia has tried to bring to life the long-forgotten history, people, and cultures. Her books, mostly talk about the founders of Iroquois Great League and the architects of Aztec Empire. Some of the most popular book series penned by Saadia include The Rise of Aztecs series, Pre-Aztec series, The Aztec Chronicles, The Great Peacemaker series, the People of Longhouse series, etc. She is particularly famous for writing the stories of the pre-Columbian Americas. Zoe Saadia is a renowned novelist from The United States known for writing literature & fiction and historical fiction. 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