Louie Louie by Dave Marsh7/8/2023 ![]() ![]() In his book "Louie Louie," Marsh sets out to discover why. The bass line duh duh duh, duh duh has become a national totemic image, an aural touchstone, played at Super Bowl half times and in "Louie" radio marathons. There is probably no fraternity party of the past 30 years that hasn't offered up a sacrifice of at least one playing of the song. barely a song at all - three chords and a cloud of dust." As Marsh describes it, "Louie Louie" is "a song that roots into the brain until there's no erasing it. ![]() "It is the best of songs, it is the worst of songs." With this spin on Dickens's classic line, critic Dave Marsh begins his expedition to plumb the depths of the "Louie Louie" phenomenon, "Louie Louie," of course, being a rock-and-roll song so nonsensical and dumb, not to mention infectious and riotous, that it has become a staple of Americana. ![]()
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Lock and key by sarah dessen7/8/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() The same night she arrives, after some internal monologue about how she doesn't need anyone else, especially not her hoity toity sister and her plush, white carpets, Ruby decides to make a break for it. Ruby's mother has seemingly abandoned her, and after a valiant attempt at living on her own in a roach-infested flat, she is found out and promptly delivered to her only known family, Jamie and Cora. redhead, pale skin, kinda pretty MC) to her older sister and brother-in-law's fancy, million-dollar home. Our story begins with the arrival of Ruby (a.k.a. I really don't feel like I can properly explain my criticisms without going into detail. SERIOUSLY THERE IS NO RETURN BEYOND THIS POINT! ![]() I am about to trash this book in the most spoilerific way possible so if you feel as though reading my review is not worth spoiling this book for you. ![]() Lockdown escape from furnace 17/8/2023 ![]() ![]() Now he is an inmate in the Furnace Penitentiary - the toughest prison in the world for young offenders. When thirteen-year-old Alex is framed for murder, his life changes forever. Alexander Gordon Smith's cult teen series has been reissued with the bestselling US covers. Prison Break meets Darren Shan in an unforgettable story of terror, evil and intrigue. 20+ Brilliant Books Featuring Unforgettable Deaf or Hard of Hearing Characters for Deaf Awareness Week.Celebrate King Charles III and his Coronation with these Majestic Children's Books.New imprint, Pineapple Lane, launches with seven Ukrainian picture books. ![]() Sally Anne Garland and The Art of the Every Day.Fit for a King and May Day Madness! Topical themes to inspire aspiring young writers.The year’s outstanding debut authors for children: shortlist for the 2023 Branford Boase Award announced. ![]()
![]() On why they chose Nilanjana Sikdar as the novel’s protagonist: Check out the highlights from the interview below: Paste caught up with Fink and Cranor at BookCon this summer to discuss It Devours!, which hit shelves this week. Fink and Cranor released the first Night Vale novel, also titled Welcome to Night Vale, in 2015, and now they’ve returned with their sophomore tome, It Devours! ![]() The podcast has been downloaded over 170 million times in the past five years, and it’s also been adapted into a touring live show performed in 16 countries. So when their paths cross, they’re tossed into a chain of bizarre events that could only happen in dear old Night Vale.Ĭreated by Joseph Fink (left in photo) and Jeffrey Cranor in 2012, Welcome to Night Vale is a twice-monthly podcast presented as a radio show set in the fictional town of Night Vale. ![]() ![]() And Darryl is no ordinary acolyte he’s a member of the cultish Joyous Congregation of the Smiling God. Nilanjana is no ordinary scientist her current obsession is studying a house that doesn’t exist. When a scientist falls for a religious man in the newest Welcome to Night Vale novel, things get weird. ![]() Blood Runs Green by Gillian O'Brien7/8/2023 ![]() Always fascinated by the Irish preoccupation with death and the rituals around it, Gillian sets out to explore this intriguing habit of ours, to be compelled to celebrate the macabre and relish the darkness of own mortality. Gillian O'Brien had a beloved grandmother who tried on outfits in preparation for her wake. Our wakes and ballads, our plays and famine sites, all of them and more come together to tell ourselves and the world who we are and what we have suffered to get here. ![]() It's everywhere we look and in all of our beloved myths, songs and stories that have helped to form our cultural identity. We find a thrill in the moribund, a strange enchantment in the drama of our dark past. ![]() From war to revolution, famine to emigration, The Darkness Echoing travels around Ireland bringing its dark past to life ![]() The passage cronin7/7/2023 ![]() By the time I was watching The Passage at the theater, I had not seen Stanley Kubrick's A Clock Work Orange or notorious Caligula, and I did not know what Malcolm McDowell was capable of as a screen villain. Lee Thompson, the Oscar nominated director of highly successful The Guns of Navarone (1961). It would be much later that I recognized very famous and talented actors who were in the film, James Matson, Anthony Quinn, Christopher Lee, and Patricia Neal. When I saw The Passage back in 1981, in Moscow, I had no idea that it had been a big flop in the USA where it only lasted a week upon theatrical release, that it was considered a bad movie a failure. ![]() I managed to pack into a dozen scenes with the whole period of Nazi tyranny in a convincingly evil way." - Malcolm McDowell about his work in The Passage. ![]() The magicians alice's story7/7/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Acclaimed novelist Lev Grossman joins New York Times bestselling writer Lilah Sturges (Jack of Fables), and breakout artist Pius Bak for a new chapter in the smash hit trilogy The Magicians. Lev Grossman is a novelist and journalist best known for his novels Warp, Codex, and The Magicians TrilogyThe Magicians, The Magician King, and The Magician’s Landwhich is now an original series on SyFy. It is in the darkness where Alice will discover her true calling and her life, and those friends, forever changed. But in this magical realm nothing is what it seems and something darker lies behind the spellbinding facade. It's not soon after graduation when Alice, Quentin, and their friends set their sights on the idyllic setting of Fillory-a place thought to only live in the pages of their favorite children's books-where magic flows like rivers. ![]() ![]() Alice Quinn is manifestly brilliant, and she's always known that magic is real.ĭuring her years at Brakebills College for Magical Pedagogy, she rises to the top of her class, falls in love with Quentin Coldwater, and witnesses a horrifically magical creature invade their dimension. THE MAGICIANS: ALICE'S STORY is an all new chapter set in the world of The Magicians trilogy of novels by New York Times bestselling author Lev Grossman that retells the events of the first novel through fan-favorite character Alice Quinn. ![]() Harlan coben gone for good summary7/7/2023 ![]() ![]() The sequel Seconds Away has been equally popular. We have five copies, which have enjoyed heavy checkout and rave student reviews all year. My amazing aide added Shelter to our picks for our school’s Lone Star Plus Reading List this year. So while I did enjoy Shelter, I didn’t personally love it as much as my students do.Īnd, oh, do my students love this book! It is one of my go-to picks for students who don’t seem to like anything. While I did well in the class, I learned that detective fiction isn’t really my thing. As an English major, I thought it would be a nice break from all the classic literature I read for my other courses. WHAT I LIKED: Years ago, I took a detective fiction class as an elective for my undergrad degree. Since his girlfriend Ashley is missing right from the beginning, romance exists, but only just barely. It’s clear two of Mickey’s female friends have a crush on him, but Mickey does not reciprocate or even seem to realize it. As Mickey investigates, he realizes how little he really knew about Ashley and how much danger she is in. Now his girlfriend Ashley, the one bright spot in his life, is missing. Mickey lives with his uncle, whom he barely knows and doesn’t really like. ![]() Richard lewis spiders7/7/2023 ![]() Here, by profiling venom-gland transcriptomes of 10 funnel-web species, we report 22 δ-HXTXs. Although 35 species of Australian funnel-web spiders have been described, only nine δ-HXTXs from four species have been characterized, resulting in a lack of understanding of the ecological roles and molecular evolution of δ-HXTXs. Funnel-web envenomations are mostly inflicted by male spiders that wander from their burrow in search of females during the mating season, which suggests a role for δ-HXTXs in self-defense since male spiders rarely feed during this period. Humans and other primates did not feature in the prey or predator spectrum during evolution of these spiders, and consequently the primate lethality of δ-HXTXs remains enigmatic. ![]() ![]() ![]() Australian funnel-web spiders are infamous for causing human fatalities, which are induced by venom peptides known as δ-hexatoxins (δ-HXTXs). ![]() Never never roman colleen hoover7/6/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() will keep you glued to the pages' 'Thought provoking, exciting, original, and so romantic' 'Kept me on the edge of my seat' 'Never once did it disappoint' 'Didn't want it to end!' 'Such a good read' 'Couldn't put it down!' 'Refreshingly different. ![]() 'Incredible chemistry between the characters. Praise for Never Never: 'Gripping' Bella 'Compelling page-turner from a great writing duo' My Weekly 'A glorious thriller - you'll be asking for more!' Chat 'A tortuous romance mystery that will keep you guessing' Sunday Post Readers love Never Never. The Number One Sunday Times bestselling author of It Ends with Us joins forces with the New York Times bestselling author of The Wives for a gripping, twisty, romantic mystery unlike any other. Forgetting is terrifying, but remembering may be worse. the more they question why they were ever together to begin with. But the more they learn about the couple they used to be. Now Charlie and Silas must work together to uncover the truth about what happened to them and why. Their first kiss, their first fight, the moment they fell in love. They've been in love since the age of fourteen. Charlie Wynwood and Silas Nash have been best friends since they could walk. ![]() |