![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Set in 1994, in the wake of the Rodney King riots, a young Japanese-American woman, Jackie Ishida, is in her last semester of law school when her grandfather, Frank Sakai, dies unexpectedly. In Southland, her award-winning second novel, Nina Revoyr brings us a compelling story of race, love, murder, and history against the backdrop of Los Angeles. You can order Southland online at the discounted price at $14.75 and either pick up at the store, arrange for shipping or designate J-Sei for delivery/pick-up in the comments. We have arranged with Eastwind Books to handle book sales. Sign up for the Book Club so we can be in touch. Around the end of October we’ll schedule a Zoom session for members to meet and discuss the book. As you’re reading, you can comment online as it strikes you with fellow book club members on Discord or the secure Book Club webpage. Book Club format: Curl up and read at your own pace. Join the J-Sei Virtual Book Club and connect with others as we delve into Southland, a timely and standout literary crime novel by Nina Revoyr written in 2003. ![]()
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Besides Doctor Watson, Sherlock Holmes has another helper. ![]() ![]() #GuardiansoftheGalaxyVol3 only in theaters this Friday. ![]() Test footage of Rocket’s childhood friend & cellmate Floor by character played by Mikaela Hoover. This one is a little more disturbing as the cute rabbit has mechanical spider legs, a mechanical muzzle of sorts over their mouth, and antennae. The second clip is of Rocket's childhood friend and cellmate Floor the rabbit, who is played by Mikaela Hoover in the movie. 3, and we've known since the first film that he had a bunch of experiments done on him to make him into who he is when he is first introduced. We've seen baby Rocket in the trailers for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. ![]() 3, and the first one is just about eight seconds of baby versions of Rocket and Lylla, a sapient otter, playing before he gets up and walks toward the camera.īaby #RocketGG test footage from UK for #GotGVol3 /x187OZ45rW- James Gunn May 1, 2023 ![]() Gunn took to Twitter to share the clips from Framestore, a company that helped with the visual effects for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. ![]() ![]() ![]() Light shone out, caught the dark glitter of the Partial's skin where tiny fruiting bodies had taken hold. It's all in here." He pointed into the doorway. Even before he'd started seeing Sintra, his place hadn't looked this bad. Didn't look like anyone had slept there in months. Inside, a tall, pale man dressed in black stood halfway down the hall, staring into a doorway. ![]() Boots heavy on his feet.Īlways a point of no return, and yet he kept returning. Sweating under his jacket, through his shirt. 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Order may come in multiple shipments, however you will only be charged a flat fee.Ģ-10 days after all items have arrived in the warehouse Items in order will be sent as soon as they arrive in the warehouse. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() NPR calls his work "adventurous and enormously engrossing." and the New York Journal of Books had this to say: "If you're a fan of smart, entertaining adventure fiction, this is your summer beach read writ large.All the science, all the history, and all the locations are masterfully intertwined. The New York Times says that his "roguish charm comes from his efforts to persuade readers the story is credible real-life sources for his novel's science, history and geography." Rollins' rare blend of action, suspense, and knowledge was also mentioned by the Huffington Post, which stated that "After Crichton passed away in 2008 he clearly passed the baton to James Rollins, who like Crichton, is a renaissance man." Known for unveiling unseen worlds, scientific breakthroughs, and historical secrets, Rollins' knack for breakneck pacing and stunning originality has been hailed by critics and embraced by scores of millions of readers around the world. JAMES ROLLINS is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of international thrillers that have been translated into more than forty languages. ![]() |