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  The Kingdom of Surfaces - Poems

  Sally Wen Mao

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  In The Kingdom of Surfaces, award-winning poet Sally Wen Mao examines art and history—especially the provenance of objects such as porcelain, silk, and pearls—to frame an important conversation on beauty, empire, commodification, and violence. In lyric poems and wide-ranging sequences, Mao interrogates gendered expressions such as the contemporary “leftover women,” which denotes unmarried women, and the historical “castle-toppler,” a term used to describe a concubine whose beauty ruins an emperor and his empire. These poems also explore the permeability of object and subject through the history of Chinese women in America, labor practices around the silk loom, and the ongoing violence against Asian people during the COVID-19 pandemic. 
   
  At its heart, The Kingdom of Surfaces imagines the poet wandering into a Western fantasy, which covets, imitates, and appropriates Chinese aesthetics via Chinamania and the nineteenth-century Aesthetic Movement, while perpetuating state violence upon actual lives. The title poem is a speculative recasting of Through the Looking-Glass, set in a surreal topsy-turvy version of the eponymous China-themed 2015 Metropolitan Museum of Art Gala. The Kingdom of Surfaces is a brilliantly conceived call for those who recognize the horrors of American exceptionalism to topple the empire that values capital over lives and power over liberation.

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  The Letters of Jane Austen

  Jane Austen

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  Jane Austen’s letters afford a unique insight into the daily life of the novelist: intimate and gossipy, observant and informative–they read much like the novels themselves. They bring alive her family and friends, her surroundings and contemporary events, all with a freshness unparalleled in modern biographies. Most importantly, we recognize the unmistakable voice of the author of such novels as Pride and Prejudice and Emma. We see the shift in her writing from witty and amusing descriptions of the social life of town and country, to a thoughtful and constructive tone while writing about the business of literary composition. 
    
  Austen’s personal correspondence has stirred up controversy since her untimely death in 1817 at age 41. The next year her brother Henry Austen wrote in the ‘Biographical Notice of the Author’ included with the publication of her novels Northanger Abbey and Persuasion that she ‘never dispatched a note or a letter unworthy of publication’. Years later, a niece Caroline Austen did not agree, ‘there is nothing in those letters which I have seen that would be acceptable to the public.’ In comparison to her published works, the letters do dwell upon ‘little matters’ of domestic life in the county, but to the patient reader we begin to understand Austen’s life and experiences beyond the minutia and realize through her clever descriptions and acerbic observations how this simple parson’s daughter became the author of novels that are so valued and cherished close to 200 years after their publication. 
    
  The author gained far more status after her death, and her six fulllength novels have rarely been out of print. A significant transition in her posthumous reputation occurred in 1833, when her novels were republished in Richard Bentley's Standard Novels series, illustrated by Ferdinand Pickering, and sold as a set.  
   

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  Top 10 Poets – The U S The -...

  Wallace Stevens, Edna St Vincent...

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  The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives.  Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives. 
  But finding a starting point can be overwhelming, even off-putting, so in this series we offer up our Top 10 classic poets, who brim with talent and verse, on a range of subjects and themes that we can all enjoy. 
  The United States may be far younger than many nations on Earth, yet its tumultuous history has reaped a harvest of poets and poetry of very fine calibre.  In this volume we explore the verse of the Mid-Atlantic.

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  A Doll's House

  Henrik Ibsen

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  Immerse yourself in the timeless drama of "A Doll's House" by Henrik Ibsen, now available as a captivating audiobook. Follow the gripping story of Nora Helmer, a woman trapped in a suffocating marriage and societal expectations, as she embarks on a journey of self-discovery and empowerment. 
  In this groundbreaking play, Ibsen confronts themes of gender roles, identity, and autonomy with piercing insight and emotional depth. As listeners follow Nora's courageous quest for freedom and independence, they'll be drawn into a world of secrets, deception, and moral complexity. 
  Perfect for lovers of classic literature and thought-provoking drama, "A Doll's House" offers a compelling exploration of the human condition and the quest for personal fulfillment. Whether you're a fan of Ibsen's work or discovering it for the first time, this audiobook promises to captivate and inspire. 
  So, if you're ready to experience the power and poignancy of one of the greatest plays in theatrical history, start listening to "A Doll's House" today and immerse yourself in the timeless beauty of Henrik Ibsen's masterpiece.

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  Kage

  Tara A. Devlin

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  It won’t stop chasing her. 
  But what exactly is it? 
  Megu’s life was at rock bottom. No money, no friends, nothing but a dead-end job with a boss that hated her. But a chance encounter with a beautiful woman on the street—and the thing chasing her—changed her life forever. 
  What does the dark shadow want? Why do people close to this woman keep dying? Can Megu escape the creature before it comes for her as well? And is she ready to risk her own neck to save the life of a woman she’s just met? A woman she finds herself inexplicably attracted to... 
  Or will it spell the end for both of them? Click the buy now button to find out right now. 
  The Torihada Files is a series of stand-alone Japanese horror novels set within the same universe. Featuring ghosts, curses, and other supernatural horrors you’ll find only in Japan, each story in The Torihada Files can be read independently of the rest.

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  More Songs the Radio Won’t Play...

  Stan Rogal

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  Lyrical poetry inspired by popular songs, Rogal sweeps the reader through the journey of creation.
  		 
  In More Songs the Radio Won’t Play, Stan Rogal takes formerly “popular” tunes (from various genres) and transforms them. Self-referentiality; mashups of the erudite and profane; allusions to other arts and sciences; the insertion and bending of biographical and historical facts; problematic snippets of philosophy and literary theory, quotes, and bastardizations; deploying non- or a-political language to challenge notions of how a poem should work; sampling; and off-kilter humour work together to update Rogal’s playlist for a present-day audience.
  		 
  While his poems unavoidably serve to comment on the world today, Rogal resists a central message. The true emphasis of this collection is on the process of creation. It’s not the destination but the journey that is of significance. Not mere cover versions, not exactly parodies (though parodic), these poems are redactions, mutations, Frankenstein’s monsters … they resemble the original — somewhat — yet are also grossly different.

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