![]() She sent messages to him begging for help, telling him in one: “I’m absolutely exhausted, I can’t cope working and doing everything… all I’ve done is cry all day. Titford, who had denied manslaughter by gross negligence, told jurors during his trial he had let his daughter down so badly because he was “lazy” – leaving his partner to look after her.Ĭare worker Lloyd-Jones, who had six children with Titford, had previously admitted the same charge. ![]() Lawyers representing the Attorney General’s Office will argue at a hearing in London on Friday that their sentences were “unduly lenient” and should be increased. Her mother Sarah Lloyd-Jones, 40, was jailed for six years, while her father, Alun Titford, 45, was told he would spend seven years and six months behind bars in March. ![]() Kaylea Titford, 16, was found in conditions described as “unfit for any animal”, in soiled clothing and bed linen, following her death at the family home in Newtown, Powys, in October 2020. Photo Heddlu Dyfed PowysĪ mother and father who left their morbidly obese daughter in bed-ridden squalor will have their jail terms for gross negligence manslaughter reviewed by the Court of Appeal. ![]()
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![]() ![]() It comes out on Novemand is well worth a dive. ![]() If you’re looking for a fun winter holiday read for yourself or someone else, The Spare Man definitely delivers. Publisher’s Weekly said, “Kowal expertly weaves in red herrings and twists right up to the unmasking of the killer, and punctuates the suspense with moments of sparkling wit… this is a page-turner. The book is still fun and well worth the read though, with the fun of the story not just hinging on the reveal of the mystery. ![]() ![]() Mary Robinette Kowal is a modern master of the genre.” John Scalzi said, “Rarely is science fiction as entertaining and fun as ‘The Spare Man’ is from start to finish. Hugo, Locus, and Nebula-Award winner Mary Robinette Kowal blends her no-nonsense approach to life in space with her talent for creating glittering high-society. Armed with banter, martinis and her small service dog, Tesla is determined to solve the crime so that the newlyweds can get back to canoodling-and keep the real killer from striking again. Then someone is murdered and the festering chowderheads who run security have the audacity to arrest her spouse. She’s traveling incognito and is reveling in her anonymity. Tesla Crane, a brilliant inventor and an heiress, is on her honeymoon on an interplanetary space liner, cruising between the Moon and Mars. Hugo, Locus, and Nebula-Award winner Mary Robinette Kowal blends her no-nonsense approach to life in space with her talent for creating glittering high-society in this stylish SF mystery, The Spare Man. ![]() ![]() A spinoff of the beloved Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Daniel is the son of the meek worrywart tiger from Fred Rogers' Neighborhood of Make-Believe. ![]() The interactive musical Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Live will bring the popular PBS Kids show to the Mahaffey Theater stage on Friday. ĮYE OF THE TIGER: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Live He'll be bringing his serious stand-up chops to the Tampa Improv with shows at 8 and 10:30 p.m. ![]() After his breakout role as Big Worm the menacing drug dealer in the movie Friday, comic and actor Faizon Love had a memorable performance as the grumpy department store manager on Elf, portrayed record producer Maurice Starr on BET's The New Edition Story and appeared as a childhood friend from Compton on ABC's comedy Black-ish. ![]() ![]() ![]() The book is written in English (unfortunately I do not have the ability include books in other languages). The Autistic character may be explicitly Autistic or coded (preferably with the author acknowledging the character is Autistic). ![]() The book or chapter is about autism or is of a related topic (such as disability justice, mental health, or exercise, and written in a manner relevant to Autistic people), OR in the case of fiction, the book contains an Autistic character which is central to the story. At least one author (or contributor in the case of anthologies and edited works) identifies as Autistic. Autistic Life by Joel The Autism Partner Handbook: How to Love Someone on the Spectrum by Joe Biel. *Inclusion criteria (all must be met): 1. At least one author of each book is Autistic. The Contact page may also be used to suggest books for inclusion on the website. If you believe a book has been included in error, or an author incorrectly identified as Autistic, please advise via the Contact page, and provide any relevant details. While care has been taken to ensure the books listed on The Autism Books by Autistic Authors Project meet the inclusion criteria*, it is possible errors will be made. ![]() ![]() ![]() What is your favorite moment in Lightlark? We recently sat down with Alex to talk about all things Lightlark, #BookTok, and her daily life as an author. Striking gold with several viral videos on TikTok, the teaser for the new Young Adult release garnered over a million views, gaining Lightlark a large excited audience before publication. ![]() Learn more about the audiobook narrated by Suzy Jackson.Īlex Aster is also a digital creator with over 100 million views on her videos online. In the midst of it all is, Isla Crown, the young ruler of Wildling - who must pick her way through a deadly web of intrigue if she wants to make it out of the game alive - but soon finds her victory campaign waylaid by a romantic entanglement. In a bid to break their curses, the six competitors battle it out, knowing that one of them must die so that the others may live. The Centennial offers the six rulers one final chance to break the curses that have plagued their realms for centuries. #BookTok phenomenon and award-winning author, Alex Aster welcomes fans to Lightlark, an island that appears every 100 years to host the Centennial, a deadly game that only the rulers of six realms are invited to play. ![]() ![]() ![]() But I would say that both of those are pretty fundamental to the story. I wouldn’t say that Cory Doctorow’s Makers is about either Economics or Capitalism. However, there have been a lot of books that were about capitalism, overtly or otherwise (think of the works of H.G. The first person I ever heard make this observation was Samuel R Delany, and I have been paying attention to the field since I read that looking to see to what extent it is true. But there is a soft science that doesn’t seem to get touched upon as much as others – Economics. This led to some pretty good books, and some pretty bad ones as well. Around the 1960’s some people realized that they could write science-fiction about the soft sciences as well. This simple idea dragged the genre out for some time, but for some reason people were only really ever focusing on the hard sciences. That’s not entirely accurate, but good enough. At some point someone said ‘what if novels but science’, and then she wrote Frankenstein. Everyone either knows, of can imagine, how science-fiction got its start. ![]() ![]() ![]() Both books in the Taste of Love series center around boldly chasing your dreams, so to be achieving my own in such a tangible way is a phenomenal feeling. Ever since I can remember, my desire has been to bring people joy and hope through my stories. To go from imagining life as an author to now having two novels out in the world is a surreal experience. What’s it been like having not one but two books come out in your debut year?Ĭhandra Blumberg: It’s been a whirlwind in the best possible way. ![]() And now, listeners can enjoy the delicious second book in your Taste of Love series, Stirring Up Love. ![]() (Warning: Proceed with a snack on hand!)Īudible: Your debut novel, Digging Up Love came out earlier this year. The first-time author describes realizing her dreams, balancing those dreams against the demands of a large family, and gives us a taste of her next novel. Debut author Chandra Blumberg has delighted listeners with not one but two romances this year in her Taste of Love series. ![]() ![]() In Madhouse at the End of the Earth, Julian Sancton unfolds an epic story of adventure and horror for the ages. ![]() In the darkness, plagued by a mysterious illness and besieged by monotony, they descended into madness. ![]() When the sun set on the magnificent polar landscape one last time, the ship’s occupants were condemned to months of endless night. De Gerlache sailed on, and soon the Belgica was stuck fast in the icy hold of the Bellingshausen Sea. After a series of costly setbacks, the commandant faced two bad options: turn back in defeat and spare his men the devastating Antarctic winter, or recklessly chase fame by sailing deeper into the freezing waters. His destination was the uncharted end of the earth: the icy continent of Antarctica.īut de Gerlache’s plans to be first to the magnetic South Pole would swiftly go awry. In August 1897, the young Belgian commandant Adrien de Gerlache set sail for a three-year expedition aboard the good ship Belgica with dreams of glory. Sancton has produced a thriller.”- The Wall Street Journal ![]() “The energy of the narrative never flags. The “exquisitely researched and deeply engrossing” ( The New York Times) true survival story of an early polar expedition that went terribly awry-with the ship frozen in ice and the crew trapped inside for the entire sunless, Antarctic winter. ![]() ![]() I actually listened to Hawkyn first because I didn’t look to see the order of the books in the series. The narrator does a solid job, but his voice doesn’t quite fit the characters for me. I listened to this with the Audible Romance Package. ![]() Narrator was good and I enjoyed surrounding myself in his sexy voice. If you are a fan of this series get these audios, they are worth a credit even if they are shorter than the rest of the series, so get this audio already and enjoy. I would have liked the book to have expounded on Lillian's past a bit more. Great characters I loved them both and we got to see a couple of past characters, which was great. ![]() ![]() The writing as usual kept me engrossed during the whole story and time flew by at work while I was listening. Listening to the last couple of short stories by Larissa Ione makes me want to go back and listen to the whole series all over again. But not to worry there is still plenty of happenings and humor to entertain. Of course the story doesn't have to build the world up as much since we as fans are already familiar with the world Larissa has built. ![]() Not all Angels are good, not all Demons are bad.Ī great addition to the Demonica series, I only wish that it was longer. ![]() ![]() Philip was dead, his people scattered or enslaved, and his allies decimated and driven away. By the time the war ended in August 1677, nearly every community in the region had been drawn into the conflict, and the English were the unopposed rulers of New England. Colonial expansion created increasing friction between natives and settlers, which finally blazed into war in June 1675, when a Wampanoag band looted several English farms. This ghastly tableau resulted, ironically, from the colonies’ eventual success. Yet just 54 years later, colonial soldiers paraded through Plymouth Colony with the head of Massasoit’s son, King Philip, impaled on a pike. Relations between the English and Wampanoag leader Massasoit were generally peaceful, and in 1622 the Indian leader visited Plymouth to negotiate a treaty guaranteeing the colonists the security they needed to establish their settlement. ![]() The Indians taught the Europeans how to cultivate maize, where to fish, and how to prepare for the harsh winters, in short, how to survive in what was, to the colonists, a frightening wilderness. ![]() WE were taught at school that the British settlement of New England would have failed without the aid of the region’s Native Americans. Tougias, The Countryman Press, 432 pages, $29.95. ![]() KING PHILIP’S WAR: THE HISTORY AND LEGACY OF AMERICA’S FORGOTTEN CONFLICT, by Eric B. Book Review: KING PHILIP'S WAR: THE HISTORY AND LEGACY OF AMERICA'S FORGOTTEN CONFLICT (by Eric B. ![]() |