Everything passes away-suffering, blood, hunger, pestilence. The sword will pass away too, but the stars will remain when the shadows of our presence and our deeds have vanished from the earth. There is no man who does not know that. Why, then, will we not turn our eyes towards the stars? Why? -Mikhail Bulgakov, from The White Guard
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“Scream of the White Bears may not reach America for a long time, but we’ve waited this long, so we can hold out longer. Animal fiction is a severely overlooked type of storytelling currently, and associated with exclusively children’s reading. There’s nothing wrong with youthful appeal, only that cross appeal becomes ruled out when people view it in an exclusive light. The animals involved are really mirrors into our own behavior and into our innermost struggles. Through the eyes of these creatures we can look at human nature in any number of ways. A prime example of the introspection offered is displayed by the pact made in The Sight. Larka, Kar and Fell all experience struggles facing responsibility, internal battles and acceptance of the challenges presented in the world around them. Through their unique relationships and conflicts, they express what it is to be human. Essentially, with a pact, they are one unit. Watching their resolution unfold over the course of these books has been a heartbreaking, liberating and wonderful experience. Truthfully these books are more meaningful than the frivolous and forgettable fare that publishing companies send into the mainstream these days, in the name of quick cash. Quite simply, they hit close to heart, these books are ‘real’.
Writers or non writers, may none of us ever be forced to lose our voices. Full speed ahead Phoenix Ark.” Fennec
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Pirates
Founder’s photo, trying to travel incognito, be a good pirate and listen to stories
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A Publisher’s Top Tens/New York and London
1) The Flaming Lips – Do you realise, everyone you know – someday – will die
2) Ryan Adams – F*** me up, steal all my records…
3) Travelling Wilburys – Handle With Care
4) Stones – I can’t get no, satisfaction, um…but I try!
5) Doors – Riders on the Storm
6) Cyndi Lauper – If you fall, I will catch you, I will be waiting, time after time
7) Bruce – The River, despite the awkward rhyme about the economy and getting much work lately
8) Pink Floyd – Dark Side of the Moon
9) Beethoven – Ode to Joy
10) Don Maclean – Bye Bye Miss American pie
Ah yes, and a publisher’s top ten novels
1) War and Peace
2) The Master and Margerita
3) A Hundred years of Solitude
4) The Scarlet and the Black
5) Lord of the Rings
6) Animal Farm
7) The Sun Also Rises
8) The Human Stain
9) The Quiet American
10) Fire Bringer (obviously!)
And finally, top ten movies
1) Dr Zhivago
2) 8 Mile
3) Half Nelson
4) Les Enfants Du Paradis
5) ET
6) The Lives of Others
7) Love and Death
8) Ben Hur
9) Adaptation
10) Cyrano de Bergerac
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