Lin miranda7/7/2023 ![]() ![]() Lin-Manuel has done that really singlehandedly, and I’m thrilled to pieces and I’m proud that he produced my documentary.” I would love to say I did, but I couldn’t. ![]() is the man who literally has brought Latino-ness and Puerto Rican-ness to America. “Can we talk for a second about that criticism about Lin-Manuel? That really upsets me,” Moreno said. ‘Scream’ Star Melissa Barrera Is ‘Grateful’ ‘In the Heights’ Didn’t Succeed at Box Office Moreno, whose documentary “Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It” is executive produced by Miranda, brought up the “In the Heights” colorism controversy herself during an interview with Colbert. See, you CAN teach this old dog new tricks.”Įarlier: Rita Moreno came to Lin-Manuel Miranda’s defense during a June 15 interview on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” Miranda’s film adaptation of “In the Heights” has received backlash over colorism as the cast lacks any dark-skinned Afro-Latino lead actors. In addition to applauding Lin for his wonderful movie version of ‘ In the Heights,’ let me add my appreciation for his sensitivity and resolve to be more inclusive of the Afro-Latino community going forward. It is so easy to forget how celebration for some is lament for others. While making a statement in defense of Lin Manuel Miranda on the Colbert Show last night, I was clearly dismissive of black lives that matter in our Latin community. Update, June 17: Moreno issued a statement to The Hollywood Reporter that reads: “I’m incredibly disappointed with myself. ![]()
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"Three weeks" is what Kerouac answered when talk-show host Steve Allen asked how long it took to write On the Road. ![]() Jim Canary, the Indiana University conservator who's responsible for its care, says Kerouac typed about 100 words a minute, and replacing regular sheets of paper in his typewriter just interrupted his flow - thus the scroll.īut Kerouac's brother-in-law and executor, John Sampas, says the three-week story is a kind of self-created myth. The truth is that the book actually had a much longer, bumpier journey from inspiration to publication, complete with multiple rewrites, repeated rejections and a dog who - well, On the Road wasn't homework, but we all know what dogs do.īut the scroll: That part's true. Legend has it that Kerouac wrote On the Road in three weeks, typing it almost nonstop on a 120-foot roll of paper. 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Golden dawn is the proud daughter of James Fitzgerald, retied English agent and fierce and the noble warrior, Red Panther, of The Principle People. ![]() The Christmas Bride by Anne Gracie7/6/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() She's now writing her third series for Berkley. ![]() ![]() After four historical romances published by Harlequin, she moved to Berkley with The Perfect Rake, and never looked back. I know chunks of some of these keepers by Read More.Īnne Gracie started her first novel while backpacking solo around the world. I write in a room lined with beloved books - it's like being with old friends. I've written quite a few of them and read Read More.Īnne Gracie | On Beloved Books and Banter I'm a sucker for a marriage of convenience story. There are two kinds of readers in the world - those who love analyzing aīook, talking about themes and metaphors and some of the Read More. Muffins, would you believe me? Probably not, but read Read More. If I told you you'd love a hero who was frightened of literary societies and I'm a "Love Actually" kind of writer — while romantic love is, ofĬentral to my historical romances, I also write about Read More. HASTE is the start of a brand new "Convenient Marriage Read More.Īnne Gracie | The Glue that Holds the World Together. Instead of trying to find your perfect match in a dating app, we bring you the “Author-Reader Match" where Read More. Anne Gracie | Author-Reader Match: THE RAKE'S DAUGHTER ![]() ![]() Well written and exhaustively researched. ![]() Sutherland's achievement in compiling all this material and elucidating it with a convincing thesis is formidable.- Journal of Southern History, "Perhaps the most comprehensive analysis of guerrilla warfare during the Civil War to date. 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Born into an aristocratic family, yearning for a life beyond Societys strictures, Marguerite 'Daisy' Townsend is an enterprising sleuth. ![]() Warbreaker graphic audio7/5/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Happened with Elantris, Happened with Mistborn and then again with Warbreaker. It’s because when I open a Sanderson novel I expect to read a story that is neatly put together and has plot reveals that, unlike other books, make my jaw drop and bellow: “THAT WAS AWESOME!!!!” It isn’t because I praise him – heavens forbid I look back at Mistborn and see the flaws in it, I see myself not having gotten to Well of Ascension yet because I am not in the mood for it yet, I’m not saying it’s the author’s fault but it kind of gets to you, after a time. You know what drives me to read Sanderson books? 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For biennial foxgloves, the foliage on the first year then bloom on the second year after planting, then die back. Penelope Daniels has loved romance novels since she was a teenager. ![]() ![]() When it comes to being there for her friends - and protecting animals in need - she's prepared to do whatever it takes. When tragedy strikes for her best friend James Hunter, and some neglected animals are discovered on a nearby farm, Mandy must prove herself. Meanwhile, Simon is determined that Mandy will rejoin him back in the city. Newly qualified vet Mandy Hope is leaving Leeds - and her boyfriend Simon - to return to the Yorkshire village she grew up in, where she'll help out with animals of all shapes and sizes in her parents' surgery.īut it's not all plain sailing: Mandy clashes with gruff local Jimmy Marsh, and some of the villagers won't accept a new vet. ![]() The first novel in the heartwarming, countryside-set Hope Meadows series. 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