5/31/2023 0 Comments Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene![]() This reward tier includes all four boxed versions of the single figure Nancy Drew figures at a group discount plus the EXCLUSIVE Nancy Drew Novella. TIER 5: SECRET BOOK-BOX FOUR FIGURE BUNDLE + NEW NANCY DREW NOVELLA THE CASE OF THE CURIOUS COLLECTION NOVELLA NANCY DREW “Carded” Collectible Figures (Four-Pack Set) ![]() (NOTE: Shipping to be charged separately through Backerkit once the manufactured figures are ready to be dispatched). Simon & Schuster’s current “Carolyn Keene” will author the official story, which will be a 5-chapter novella- not a full-length novel. This new story, CASE OF THE CURIOUS COLLECTION, will be written in the style of the classic mystery stories. The brand new “lost” story will feature an cover by celebrated classic Nancy Drew artist Ruth Sanderson. ![]() ![]() ![]() The four-pack Includes Nancy Drew from THE SECRET OF THE OLD CLOCK, NANCY DREW AND THE HIDDEN STAIRCASE, THE SECRET IN THE OLD ATTIC and THE CLUE OF THE DANCING PUPPET, and the new Nancy Drew exclusive Novella. This reward tier includes four Nancy Drew collectible action figures packaged on vintage cardbacks. TIER 8: NANCY DREW “Carded” Collectible Figures (Four-Pack Set) Retro carded versions of the Nancy Drew collectible Figures + a new Nancy Drew Novella. ![]()
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5/31/2023 0 Comments Lightbringer pierce brown amazon![]() ![]() Pierce Brown’s book series is set seven hundred years after humanity first began to colonize other planets within our solar system. Pinterest Why the Red Rising novels are ready for an adaptation The Red Rising book series could be the next Netflix phenomenon. ![]() The purpose of the Dream Screens column is to help direct them to potentially lucrative pairings of source material and talent. It’s why Netflix is desperately investing in new franchises and why Amazon is spending $1 billion on Lord of the Rings. They must rely on the monumentally difficult task of finding and developing new IP. The tech-backed streamers, all of whom are still in their infancy as original programming developers, don’t have that luxury. Leveraging pre-existing brand name hits for new programming initiatives is a no-brainer. ![]() It’s why, for example, Disney+ can thrive on the back of Marvel and Star Wars and why HBO Max is relying on an avalanche of blockbuster IP across Game of Thrones, DC Comics and Harry Potter. They are flush with libraries that date back 100 years. Hollywood has decades upon decades of experience developing shows and movies into full-fledged phenomenons and lucrative series. One major difference between legacy studios like Disney and WarnerMedia versus tech-backed streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon, and Apple is highly valuable franchise intellectual property. ![]() Eric Kripke, writer of The Boys, should adapt the Red Rising series for Netflix Photo-illustration: Observer ![]() 5/31/2023 0 Comments Intimate Strangers by Laura Taylor![]() Elizabeth Group (theatrical production company), founder and producer (with Zev Bufman). 919, Los Angeles, CA 90048.ĬAREER: Actress, producer, writer, and activist. ![]() 503, New York, NY 10019 publicist: Warren Cowan, Warren Cowan and Associates Public Relations, 8899 Beverly Blvd., Ste. ![]() ![]() ![]() PERSONAL: Born February 27, 1932, in London, England daughter of Francis (an art dealer and historian) and Sara (an actress maiden name, Southern) Taylor married Conrad Nicholas Hilton, Jr., (divorced, 1951) married Michael Wilding (an actor), 1952 (divorced, 1957) married Michael Todd (a producer), Febru(died, March, 1958) married Eddie Fisher (a singer and actor), 1959 (divorced, 1964) married Richard Burton (an actor), Ma(divorced, 1974) remarried Richard Burton, Octo(divorced, 1976) married William John Warner (a politician), 1976 (divorced, 1982) married Larry Fortensky (a construction worker), 1991 (divorced, 1996) children: (second marriage) Michael Wilding, Jr., Christopher Wilding (third marriage) Elizabeth Frances (Liza Todd Tivey) (with Richard Burton) Maria Burton Carson.ĪDDRESSES: Office-P.O. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Robinson’s instrumental role reshaping American’s foreign policy is being remembered following his death in St. Still an unsung hero in his hometown, Mr. Reviving the tactics of the Civil Rights Movement, he led demonstrations and acts of civil disobedience, creating wide support and a mass movement that led Congress to impose sanctions that forced change in South Africa.Īs a founder and executive director of the lobbying and policy group TransAfrica for 24 years, he also was a leading voice of support for democracy in Haiti and undertook a 27-day hunger strike in a bid to push President Bill Clinton into temporarily admitting Black Haitian refugees on the same basis as lighter-skinned Cubans.ĭescribed as an unwavering foe of injustice and advocate for human rights, he also pressed for reparations for Black Americans, while also being a sharp critic of the Black community’s dismal record in addressing the crime and poverty in its midst. support for the harsh regime of racial oppression in South Africa known as apartheid – ultimately leading to Nelson Mandela’s release from prison and election as that country’s president. Robinson was best known for his leadership in the successful fight in the 1980s to end ![]() Seared by the segregation he grew up with in Richmond, Randall Maurice Robinson championed change in American policies toward African and the Caribbean nations that he considered unjust and undergirded by racial bias.Īrtist, author, educator and lawyer, Mr. ![]() ![]() ![]() Since I wasn't around for the international, best-selling phenomenon it created when first published in 1980, I decided to do some research on what the series is about, and to give it a read from the stance of a neutral party. ![]() It always seemed like the Earth’s Children series either changed someone’s life, or was cast as an overhyped mess. I started to get a trickle of requests to pre-order a book called The Land of Painted Caves, having been informed by excited patrons that this was the latest installment in a series that had been anticipated for years.Įver since then, comments about Auel’s work have continued to cross my path on occasion, usually couched in dramatic tones. ![]() The first time I heard of the Earth’s Children series, which The Clan of the Cave Bear belongs to, I was working in a bookstore in 2011. Auel is one of those books that, over the course of the past decade or so, has drifted across my horizon from time to time, usually because someone has brought it up with great emotion or nostalgia. ![]() |