BW17: Happy Birthday Larry Niven

 

Happy Sunday! In honor of science fiction author, Larry Niven, who is celebrating his 84th birthday on April 30th, read one of his books.  He's written over 400 stories since he published his first book in 1964, alone and in collaboration with Jerry Pournelle, Steven Barnes, and Gregory Benford.  I discovered Niven back in the 70's and enjoyed reading His Ringworld series, along with many of his other books, including The Mote in God's Eye.  He is currently working with Jerry Pournelle on Burning Mountain, the sequel to Burning City and Burning Tower.

Larry Niven Wiki/fandom

Fifty years of Larry Niven's Ringworld

Amazon’s Ringworld Moves Forward with Game of Thrones Director

21 Books That Changed Science Fiction And Fantasy Forever

The 17 Most Influential Science-Fiction Books of All Time

“They do not use lasers, they do not use radio, they do not use hyperwave. What are they using for communication? Telepathy? Written messages? Big mirrors?"

 "Parrots," Louis suggested. He got up to join them at the door to the control room. "Huge parrots, specially bred for their oversized lungs. They're too big to fly. They just sit on hilltops and scream at each other.”

― Larry Niven, Ringworld

Which brings us to our A to Z and Back again - Our letter and word of the week are S and Space

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BW16: Renew, Rebirth, Recharge, Restore

"Revel in your freedom. Live wholeheartedly,

laugh loud, love much, spread joy, be truthful,

and give yourself to everything.

You, who are already whole, can lose nothing.

Your ego may fall from time to time,

but you will not. Live big!"  ~~Robert Holden

Happy Easter, my friends. Our letter of the week is R and the word, the theme this week is rebirth, recharge, renewal, or restore. 

“Poetry is the renewal of words, setting them free,

and that’s what a poet is doing:

loosening the words.” ~~Robert Frost

Or how about resurrection, rejoice, renaissance, revival or rejuvenation. 

“It is not easy to convey a sense of wonder,

let alone resurrection wonder, to another.

It’s the very nature of wonder to catch us off guard,

to circumvent expectations and assumptions.

Wonder can’t be packaged, and it can’t be worked up.

It requires some sense of being there

and some sense of engagement.” ~~Eugene H. Peterson

Let's revel in whatever Re- word you chose this week, because, you guessed it; it's all related to reading or rereading our favorite books. 

“A truly great book should be read in youth,

again in maturity and once more in old age,

as a fine building should be seen by

morning light, at noon and

by moonlight.” ~~ Robertson Davies

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BW15: 52 Books Bingo - Rebellion

Wild Embers: Poems of Rebellion, Fire and Beauty by Nikita Gill.

Happy Sunday! Years ago when I introduced my son to Star Wars, never did I realize there was a difference between legend, canon and non canon.  Since then, we've watched quite a few you tube vloggers discuss and theorize over the movies, the books and tv shows, even video games and how they contribute to the world of Star Wars, the Force, the battle between good and evil, and the rebellion. Which brings us to our next 52 Books Bingo category: Rebellion.  

As defined by Dictionary.com, it is "open, organized, and armed resistance to one's government or ruler," or "resistance to or defiance of any authority, control, or tradition."  Literary Rebellion comes in many shapes and sizes,  the characters fighting for or against something; refusing to bow to authority, their parents, their friends; questioning, resisting, searching for change.  

Literary Rebellion by twelve Nobel Prize Laureates

11 Women in Classic Novels Who Rebelled Against Their Time Periods

21 YA Books About Rebellion

100 Must Read Books about Revolutions, Rebellions, and Uprisings.

Your guide to books in the 'Star Wars' canon

Dissident Rebel Literature

Who is your favorite rebellious character? 

Which bring me to our Letter and Word of the Week:  O and Obstruct

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BW14: Classic Children's Mysteries

Welcome to April and the beginning of National Poetry Month, National Card and Letter Writing Month, and National Humor Month and this week is National Library Week.  

And thanks to Sandy and Amy, we are also celebrating our childhoods, going back to the books we read when we were young.   Take it away, ladies.

Many of us began our life of crime early by reading under the covers with flashlights and lies of “I’ll read just one more chapter then I’ll go to bed.” If you grew up reading Classic Children’s Mysteries then you’ve like got a rap sheet and a read-list as thick as a Sears catalogue. Who were you solving mysteries with in the lunch room and during geometry class?

 Authors to explore:

  Stratemeyer Syndicate – Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, Tom Swift, Bobbsey Twins

·         Cherry Ames

·         Boxcar Children

·         Trixie Belden

·         Encyclopedia Brown

Challenge: Confess to starting a life of crime young and reread a favorite childhood mystery.

Thank you, ladies for bringing back memories of the past. I read many The Hardy Boys as well as Nancy Drew and Trixie Beldon books back in the day.  Does anyone remember the television show of Hardy Boy/Nancy Drew mysteries from the 70's?  I was infatuated with Shaun Cassidy and Parker Stevenson and wanted to be a detective just like Pamela Sue Martin who portrayed Nancy Drew.  

Which bring me to our Letter and Word of the Week:  N and Noteworthy

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