![]() Roula Kahlef, the Financial Times editor who chaired this year’s jury, said about the book, “ No Filter is a topical and well-reported account of the rise of Instagram and its takeover by Facebook. The book is published in the United Kingdom by Random House Business UK and in the United States by Simon & Shuster. Image: FT/McKinseyīy Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | ‘Shaping the Lives of a New Generation’ In its digital program of discussion and presentation today (December 1), the Financial Times and McKinsey & Company have named Bloomberg News journalist Sarah Frier the winner of the 2020 Business Book of the Year Award for No Filter: The Inside Story of How Instagram Transformed Business, Celebrity, and Our Culture. ![]() ![]() Author Sarah Frier speaks during the Financial Times and McKinsey & Company Business Book of the Year award presentation. ![]()
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![]() And if the final pieces of her plan fall into place, not even Shance’s newfound Talents and knowledge will be enough to stop her. To obtain vital information they must infiltrate her lair-and as the husband of the death unicorn queen, Shance Windkeeper is the perfect prize to go in.īut Lurien’s power is stronger and more insidious than they realize. When Kesia unexpectedly challenges Lurien to a public debate, the Lawless has a chance to break the usurper’s hold. Lurien Alistil, a rogue death unicorn, has bespelled the Scepter of Knowledge and taken Maira’s son. It looked like this: Well Author Janeen Ippolito is getting ready to publish a companion novella called Priceless. Recently freed from captivity, Maira is fighting to regain control of her herd. Maybe you remember last year when I hosted the cover reveal for a book called Lawless. Out of the wreckage new allies emerge: Lirome Ukerys, and his twin sister Maira, the death unicorn queen-Shance’s long-lost wife. While on a mission in the Scepter of Knowledge, the Lawless is hit with a devastating death unicorn attack. ![]() One wild night, Shance Windkeeper discovers he is married to a death unicorn.Īs an agent for the Lawless, Shance is working with dragonshifters Kesia Ironfire and Zephryn Nightstalker, trying to end the dragon-human war and the organization that masterminded it. ![]() ![]() ![]() Bagel! This was in the 17 th century, 1683 to be precise and immigration was well on it’s way towards North America!Īnd that is how Bagels were born! They crossed borders into many Eastern European countries and became a gift to new mother’s for their teething infants, since they get very hard and are easy to grasp, (it is still true to this day!) Riding horses was the king’s favorite pastime. He made a special round and hard ‘roll’ in the shape of a riding stirrup. The story goes as follows: a Jewish baker, wanting to thank the King of Poland at the Time (yes Poland had a Monarch) for protecting the country from Turkish invaders. The legendary beloved Bagel started in Vienna, Austria. ![]() When researching the History of the Bagel there is one common thread that all agree. ![]() ![]() Meanwhile, the Queen remains as brutal and unpredictable as ever, reminding me very much of The Queen of Hearts from Alice in Wonderland. With the important message of friendship over fighting, this is young fiction at its best - full of quips, quirks, hapless heroes, monsters, bulging biceps and.er.tomatoes. The island of Bonrock, with girls Genia and Vita, is a fabulous contrast to Brutalia and introduces readers to the wider world around the island. Rachel Delahaye's plot is canny and clever and the writing is as deliciously funny as the soup. ![]() Brutalia remains a ghastly, grim and grotty place to live but Mort is as determined as ever to promote peace and harmony over fury and fighting. Is there any way he can prevent a war?įull of puns, punches and problems, this is possibly my favourite of the three stories. But when he discovers that this perfect paradise is hiding something terrifying, it seems the soup sayer was right all along. Volunteering to investigate with his best friend Weed, Mort sets out to visit the tropical island. But pacifist Mort believes this could be a chance to make new friends. When the Queen's new soup sayer warns of a new enemy - the inhabitants of an island called Bonrock - Brutalia's best battlers prepare for a bust-up. ![]() Brilliantly brutal and totally bonkers, this hilarious series is perfect for brightening a dull January. Mort the Meek is back again as he sets off on a third quest into unexplored waters. ![]() ![]() ![]() It can be difficult for authors to accept an illustrator’s interpretation of their creation. This may have been a contributing factor to the artist’s apparent reluctance to commit to illustrating Through the Looking-Glass. It has been said that Tenniel was sometimes exasperated by the sheer volume of Carroll’s requested amendments to his drawings. Tensions occasionally run high between the creators of verbal and visual versions of a narrative. The relationship between author and artist can vary greatly. Roald Dahl’s stories have become almost inseparable from Quentin Blake’s pictures, and Thomas Henry’s images of William defined him as succinctly as the writing of Richmal Crompton. Sir John Tenniel’s original drawings for Lewis Carroll’s “Alice” books are, for many readers, impossible to disentangle from the text. In children’s literature, a small number of classics are remembered for their illustrations as much as they are for the author’s words. ![]() ![]() ![]() Marriage to Queen Elizabeth, reading about his relationship with another woman Apparently Osla Kendall is based on Oslaīenning, a Canadian-born debutante who was actually Prince Philip’s first girlfriend. Turing, and the Glassborow twins) who actually worked there make an appearanceĬhurchill, Princess Margaret, and Prince Philip. Some historical figures (Dilly Knox, Alan The women working in some of the different areas at Bletchley Park. ![]() ![]() Knew a bit about code-breaking and the Enigma machine from The Imitation Game and that knowledge was helpful this novel shows Would identify a Bletchley Park traitor who was also responsible for detaining Her one-time friends asking them to help her escape and to crack a code which Women are at Bletchley Park, and 1947, just before the royal wedding of Self-esteem because of her psychologically abusive mother but proves to be aįast friends until the war, secrecy and loss tear them apart. Beth Finch is timid and suffers from poor Standing she becomes adept at working the bombe code-breaking machines. Herself and to find a husband who will provide financial security and social Mab Churt comes from a working class background and strives to better German provides her a role as translator. Wealthy socialite whose boyfriend is Prince Philip of Greece her fluency in Park, the centre for code-breaking during World War II. Was this historical fiction which focuses on three women who work at Bletchley ![]() ![]() when anything goes.Ĭan I just say that it would be so cool and dangerous to be a flapper? And someone’s going to be very sorry.įrom debut author Jillian Larkin, VIXEN is the first novel in the sexy, dangerous, and ridiculously romantic new series set in the Roaring Twenties. When Lorraine’s envy spills over into desperate spite, no one is safe. Lorraine Dyer, Gloria’s social-climbing best friend, is tired of living in Gloria’s shadow. Seems she has some dirty little secrets of her own that she’ll do anything to keep hidden. or are they?Ĭlara Knowles, Gloria’s goody-two-shoes cousin, has arrived to make sure the high-society wedding comes off without a hitch-but Clara isn’t as lily-white as she appears. Now that she’s engaged to Sebastian Grey, scion of one of Chicago’s most powerful families, Gloria’s party days are over before they’ve even begun. ![]() Seventeen-year-old Gloria Carmody wants the flapper lifestyle-and the bobbed hair, cigarettes, and music-filled nights that go with it. ![]() It’s a dangerous combination.Įvery girl wants what she can’t have. ![]() ![]() A rather dramatic first encounter between Nyx and Ignifex belies what comes after-an intricate and arresting tale well worth readers’ time. As Nyx unravels the truth behind the isolation of her land, as well as the very existence of both Ignifex and Shade, it becomes clear that only when she accepts her feelings can she face the truth: She must choose between following her heart and fulfilling her duty. But this is no fairy-tale romance, and Nyx remains true to her promise, making several attempts on Ignifex’s life that only succeed in entertaining him and eliciting flirtatious responses. Nyx is distressed to find herself attracted to her beautiful new husband, Ignifex, whom she has been taught to loathe, while simultaneously developing feelings for his servant, Shade. Nyx Triskelion has been raised to marry and defeat the Gentle Lord, the tyrant held responsible for sundering her land from the rest of the world and controlling the demons that haunt it. ![]() ![]() An absorbing, beautifully complex retelling of the “Cupid and Psyche” myth. ![]() ![]() She must keep it alive, they tell her-feed it daily, play it music, and learn to bake with it. But they have one last delivery for Lois: their culture, the sourdough starter used to bake their bread. She codes all day and collapses at night, her human contact limited to the two brothers who run the neighborhood hole-in-the-wall from which she orders dinner every evening. Lois Clary is a software engineer at General Dexterity, a San Francisco robotics company with world-changing ambitions. Named One of the Best Books of the Year by NPR, the San Francisco Chronicle, and Southern Living Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, comes Sourdough, "a perfect parable for our times" ( San Francisco Magazine): a delicious and funny novel about an overworked and under-socialized software engineer discovering a calling and a community as a baker. ![]() From Robin Sloan, the New York Times bestselling author of Mr. ![]() ![]() ![]() Oh, so you want me to talk about Deception? Well, deception is the act of hiding or avoiding someone. In this daring sequel to Defiance, with the world they once loved forever destroyed, Rachel and Logan must decide between a life on the run and standing their ground to fight." ![]() Even worse, as it becomes clear that the Commander will stop at nothing to destroy them, the band of survivors begins to question whether the price of freedom may be too great-and whether, hunted by their enemies and the murderous traitor in their midst, they can make it out of the Wasteland alive. The chaos and uncertainty of each day puts unbearable strain on Rachel and Logan, and it isn't long before they feel their love splintering. Under constant threat from rival Carrington's army, who is after the device that controls the Cursed One, the group decides to abandon the ruins of their home and take their chances in the Wasteland.īut soon their problems intensify tenfold: someone-possibly inside their ranks-is sabotaging the survivors, picking them off one by one. With their ragged group of survivors struggling to forge a future, it's up to Logan to become the leader they need-with Rachel by his side. ![]() And Rachel, grief stricken over her father's death, needs Logan more than ever. The brutal Commander's whereabouts are unknown. ![]() |