![]() ![]() Amongst other things, Kaname commands a loyal gang of vampires and can shatter glass with nothing but a thought - why he would go out of his way to protect a human girl for no apparent reason is a question that instantly captures the imagination. ![]() By this I mean the dynamic relationship between super-vampire, Kaname Kuran, and brave-but-vulnerable Yuki Cross. At its best, Vampire Knight teases out the various threads of its central mystery whilst never actually giving anything away. Ultimately, though, Vampire Knight will amuse male and female fans alike because, at its core, it provides an original plotline that's consistently good from start to finish. ![]() Firstly, you have the exquisite beauty of the entire male cast not to mention the relentless ‘sucking' and ‘biting' and ‘sinking' of teeth into soft, yielding flesh and finally, the fact that the characters spend more time nuzzling each other's necks in hopeless abandon than they do talking sensibly about their problems. StoryOn the face of it, Vampire Knight appears to be just another hackneyed shoujo series designed to cater to sexually frustrated fangirls. ![]()
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![]() So when Sawyer arrives, she is grateful for the income, but immediately writes him off as just another vapid Hollywood hack, until he begins to prove her wrong at every turn.Īs Fallon comes closer to saving the family business, an undeniable bond forms between her and the handsome screenwriter. Overwhelmed with renovations and her long list of responsibilities, Fallon is struggling to make ends meet while attempting to bring the cabins back to their original glory. ![]() Needing to lie low amid the media fallout, Sawyer lands in the charming town of Canoodle, California, where he crosses paths with Fallon Long, who runs the Canoodle Cove Cabins, a family-owned business and Sawyer’s new short-term residence. The pressure, the resentment, the media coverage-it’s all too much-and before he knows exactly what he’s doing, he’s making a run for it, leaving a shocked congregation and flashing cameras in his wake. That’s how he finds himself standing at the altar…as his ex-girlfriend ties the knot with his very famous best friend. But when it comes to real life romance, he’s a mess. ![]() Hollywood screenwriter Sawyer Walsh knows a good love story when he sees it. ![]() From USA Today and Amazon Charts bestselling author Meghan Quinn comes a heartfelt romantic comedy about new beginnings and finding the romanticized happily ever after in the most unlikely of places. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Because of conversations with other booksellers at that conference I decided I would be on the NAIBA board and one day its president. A lot has changed since then in the industry including and especially the fact that I am no longer sure of walking into a room of 200+ people and being only 1 of maybe 2-4 people of color present, thankfully. "I attended my first NAIBA conference in 2012. In an announcement to members of the changes, Depp said in part, "I'm saddened to not work with Rebecca Fitting as board president, but I am honored to be part of her intentional transition to what is next for her and her family and excited to become your board president as the culmination of a long held goal on my part. Amanda Zirn Hudson, Bethany Beach Books, Bethany Beach, Del., continues as secretary, and Bill Reilly, the river's end bookstore, Oswego, N.Y., continues as past president. In other board changes, Erin Matthews, The Last Word Bookstore, Glenwood, Md., who has been treasurer, is becoming vice-president board member Michael Triebwasser, Politics & Prose, Washington, D.C., is becoming treasurer. ![]() ![]() The new president of NAIBA is Hannah Oliver Depp, formerly NAIBA's vice-president and owner of Loyalty Bookstores, Washington, D.C., and Silver Spring, Md. Following the sale of her interest in Greenlight Bookstores, Brooklyn, N.Y., to co-founder Jessica Stockton-Bagnulo, Rebecca Fitting has resigned as president of the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association and from the board. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In The Heart of Yoga Desikachar offers a distillation of his father's system as well as his own practical approach, which he describes as "a program for the spine at every level-physical, mental, and spiritual." This is the first yoga text to outline a step-by-step sequence for developing a complete practice according to the age-old principles of yoga. Desikachar has based his method on Krishnamacharya's fundamental concept of viniyoga, which maintains that practices must be continually adapted to the individual's changing needs to achieve the maximum therapeutic value. Desikachar lived and studied with his father all his life and now teaches the full spectrum of Krishnamacharya's yoga. Iyengar, Pattabhi Jois, and Indra Devi, who all studied with Krishnamacharya. Elements of Krishnamacharya's teaching have become well known around the world through the work of B. Sri Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, who lived to be over 100 years old, was one of the greatest yogis of the modern era. This new edition adds thirty-two poems by Krishnamacharya that capture the essence of his teachings.A contemporary classic by a world-renowned teacher.The first yoga text to outline a step-by-step sequence for developing a complete practice according to viniyoga-yoga adapted to the needs of the individual. ![]() ![]() In the audio recording, her name is pronounced A-see-yuh it was interesting for me to hear how Asiya’s name is pronounced in her family. At that point I had only heard the name Asiya pronounced Aah-si-ya or Aa-si-ya. ![]() To see both faces of the sisters…I think just seeing the cover will just make a lot of little girls in particular really happy.Īriana: When I went to a presentation for this, there was a reading of the text by Ibtihaj. Mahasin: For me it is still unusual to see African American Muslim representation in children’s books and seeing people who look like me and my family. ![]() The cover clearly conveys the concepts and themes– beauty of the blue hijab, ocean and sky, the endless possibilities. The conversation has been edited for clarity.Īriana: My first appreciation is seeing multiple Muslims involved in the process of this book from the author, Ibtihaj Muhammad with S.K. This book discussion was conducted on and was based on the fold & gather, received from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (9780316519007)įaizah admires older sister Asiya’s new, strikingly blue and beautiful first-day-hijab, finding inner strength and pride when facing bullies at school who make fun of it. ![]() ![]() The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family. ![]() |