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A deeply felt meditation on race, sex and American culture - at once incendiary and icy, mischievous and provocative, celebratory and elegiac. The daughter of a successful paediatrician and a fashionable socialite, Margo Jefferson spent her childhood among Chicago's Black elite. She calls this society 'Negroland': 'a small region of Negro America where residents were sheltered by a certain amount of privilege and plenty'. With privilege came expectation.

Elena Alvarez is living a cursed life. From the deadly fire she accidentally set as a child to her mother's abandonment and now an unwanted pregnancy, she knows better than most that small actions can have terrible consequences. Yet when her grandmother calls and asks her to watch over the children of a recent widower in a small, isolated town in Colorado, she takes it as a chance to finally organize her life.

Picture yourself as a young mother with a three-year-old daughter and a newborn at the playground. In the moment you’ve turned to the diaper bag, your toddler disappears—at first, all you can feel is terror, and then instinctively you look up—and there she is at the top of the slide, looking so proud of herself. At this moment, you might find yourself deluged with conflicting feelings, including anger and relief and resentment and gratitude and fear and even flashes of hate—you told her to wait for you before running off.

At 17 years old, I’m not ready to marry, and yet that’s what I must do as the crown princess of Austria. But getting to know the foreign princes visiting my kingdom becomes the least of my worries when I touch a bespelled nutcracker and unleash a deadly curse. I have 12 days to feed the nutcracker the magical nut Crackatook. If I fail, my soul will become trapped inside the toy for all eternity, and my body will turn to wood....

In a world ruled by vamps, being half fae and magicless sucks. You know what’s even worse? Being sold into slavery by your own mother. I am Onyx Logan, and my mother condemned me when she sent me to Nocturnal Academy. If I get lucky, the academy will mold me into a servant for rich vampires. If I’m not, I’ll become a courtesan.

On a voyage to America from her beloved France, Lynna's innocence is captured by the very captain who had sworn to protect her. Yet, due to events beyond their control, when the ship docks in Charleston, they part as enemies. Years pass, but neither has been successful at forgetting the other. When they meet again years later, old desires are immediately rekindled, but Lynna is abducted by pirates and swept away to a lush tropical paradise before they can confess their love for one another.

In this intimate and innovative memoir, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Margo Jefferson gives us her own personal and intellectual formation. As she comes of age in an America whose freedoms are distorted by race and gender, she finds herself reflected in a cast of others—jazz luminaries, writers, artists, athletes and stars. Bing Crosby and Ike Turner are among the author’s alter egos. The sounds of a jazz LP emerge as the intimate and instructive sounds of a parent’s voice. W.E.B. Du Bois and George Eliot meet illicitly.

Maud Martha Brown is a little girl growing up on the South Side of 1940s Chicago. Amidst the crumbling taverns and overgrown yards, she dreams: of New York, romance, her future. She admires dandelions, learns to drink coffee, falls in love, decorates her kitchenette, visits the Jungly Hovel, guts a chicken, buys hats, gives birth. But her lighter-skinned husband has dreams, too: of the Foxy Cats Club, other women, war. And the 'scraps of baffled hate'—a certain word from a saleswoman, that visit to the cinema, the cruelty of a department store Santa Claus—are always there.

On a hot night in July 1995, Janet Downing, a 42-year-old mother of four, was brutally stabbed 98 times in her home in Somerville, a city two miles northwest of Boston. Within hours, a suspect was identified: 15-year-old Eddie O'Brien, the best friend of one of Janet's sons.

When winning thoroughbred trainer Joan Caulder comes up short an exercise rider at Churchill Downs, she hires freelance gallop girl Cailen Eagleton who, on the first day in the saddle, shows she can ride like a dream as well as distract her new boss with bold confidence and a rear end made to be framed in chaps. But Cailen believes all horse trainers are egomaniacs who sacrifice horses' interests for the sake of money and prestige.

X-Men meets Marissa Meyer’s Renegades when New York Times bestselling author of the Uglies series Scott Westerfeld teams up with award-winning authors Margo Lanagan and Deborah Biancotti in the final book of an explosive trilogy about six teens with unique abilities. The Zeroes are in disarray...

Did you know that: other stories were happening behind the scenes at Jesus' birth?; "Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger," as spoken by the angel, had a special meaning?; the wise men were not present immediately after Jesus' birth?; lambs were symbols for Jesus from Genesis to Revelation? The little lamb in this story answers some of these questions and tells of his role in the nativity story and beyond.

Throughout the Bible, the lamb is a symbol of Jesus. But Jesus also calls Himself the Good Shepherd. And who is His flock? The lamb also symbolizes you! His sheep are all over the world from all different races and faiths. As one of Jesus' lambs, would you be joyful for those who saw Jesus' miracles? How would you feel watching Jesus die on the cross? Would you jump for joy at seeing Him after He rose? So come and follow this little lamb as he tells the story of Jesus and all He is planning for you.

Welcome to 5 Under 10! The show where hosts Margo and Chloe dive into 5 categories of the months current events: Pop Culture, Local (Washington State) News, National News, Global News, and Monthly Bonus. Tune in now to never miss out on what's happening in the world around you!

Built to Heal is the compelling memoir of Margo Rukashaza, a Rwandan-American engineer and leader whose life was transformed by an unexpected health crisis. With grace and humor, she recounts her journey through a life-saving liver transplant, her deep roots and cross-cultural upbringing, and the emotional strength required to start anew. Rukashaza reflects on love, loss, family, purpose, and the quiet victories that help rebuild a life from within.

X-Men meets Marissa Meyer’s Renegades when New York Times bestselling author of the Uglies series Scott Westerfeld teams up with award-winning authors Margo Lanagan and Deborah Biancotti in the second book of an explosive new trilogy about six teens with unique abilities. They thought they’d...

Morsi è il podcast di Tuorlo Media con Margo Schachter che ogni mese approfondisce un tema specifico del mondo del food, della ristorazione, della cucina e dell'attualità gastronomica. Ritmo incalzante, linguaggio fresco, per un podcast free-talk che mixa interviste di ospiti del settore, chef, pasticcieri, produttori e outsider dal mondo della musica, del design, della moda. Per rispondere alle domande che si fanno tutti, ma a cui non risponde mai nessuno. Ideato e diretto da Margo Schachter Scritto e condotto da Margo Schachter e Giuseppe Allegra Prodotto e distribuito da Tuorlo Media ...

Maggie and Irene, both Southern fried country gals, decide that a vacation to Ocean Isle Beach is just what the doctor ordered. No sooner had they unpacked, than the newly minted ghost of a young girl chooses to ruin their peaceful retreat by demanding that they not only find her killer, but discover who abducted her newborn infant as well.

Two Late Brunettes is a podcast about fashion gone rogue. Abandoning tradition, stylists Lara and Margo laugh their way through fashion trends, outfitting, and special features while sharing their passion for unique style. During these 20 min episodes you can hear their take on the latest runway looks and how we, the people, can translate it into everyday wear. Come join the fun!

Toda inmigración conlleva una paradoja: la amenaza de la pérdida de las tradiciones y de valores propios para adaptarse a una cultura diferente; y la esperanza de continuar y evolucionar la cultura a la que se pertenece en un territorio ajeno al de nuestro nacimiento. Autobiografía familiar, Las genealogías rastrea los orígenes centroeuropeos de los Glantz, sigue los pasos de la forzada peregrinación, asiste al arraigo y al florecimiento en el suelo de México, todo desde la perspectiva fervorosa y asombrada de la autora, que da testimonio de la epopeya de los suyos.