The Beauty, by Aliya Whiteley I was looking for horror that would hit me in a visceral way, and apparently body horror dystopia in which all women have died from a plague scratches that itch for me. In terms of tone and atmosphere, this novella does a truly excellent job. The Book of...
If they have already devoured Laini Taylor then get them Catherynne M. Valente'sDeathless. Or if they like silent film,andfantasyandclassic SF,Radianceis the way to go. If they're yearning for the days when they pretended to be ill so they could have the day off school and spend it in...
Feature Aliya Whiteley 13 Mar 2013 - 06:59Aliya salutes one of Hollywood's most suave and talented actors - the great Louis Jourdan...Traditionally Hollywood works in boxes. It finds a box, and then it places an actor in it. The box of the French lover has been filled by quite a few...
aliya whiteley has written a wonderfully strange novel about human/alien relationships, centered around a pub and a mysterious drink called “jarrowbrew” that facilitates becoming one with our past and our future, maybe – if you drink enough of the stuff – it is even able to collapse geogra...
Born October 21, 1952—Robin McKinley, 70.Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beastwas her first book. It was considered a superb work and was named an American Library Association Notable Children’s Book and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults.Rose Daughteris another versio...
Georgina Bruce is a courageous and compelling writer.” ALIYA WHITELEY “Ms. Bruce is not one for linear narrative or an easy distinction between reality, dreams, analogy, art, intoxication and self-deceit. In many ways the whole book is an exploration how we distance ourselves from reality, ...
and her pain did not ease. When she took her own life rather than kill the prince, I was breathless. I was shattered, I was captivated, and I immediately wanted more. There’s a raw, brutal honesty to the stories in folklore and fairytales: the beauty in the tragedy of life, the br...
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The Beauty, by Aliya Whiteley I was looking for horror that would hit me in a visceral way, and apparently body horror dystopia in which all women have died from a plague scratches that itch for me. In terms of tone and atmosphere, this novella does a truly excellent job. The Book of...
Feature Aliya Whiteley 3 Apr 2014 - 07:22Tend to think of Richard Attenborough as a kindly old man? Aliya digs into his early career to find some far nastier roles...British cinema has always liked its angry young men: Richard Burton, Albert Finney, Laurence Harvey and others all played ...