![]() ![]() ![]() I’ll miss you Peter.”Īll of us here at BD would like to send our deepest condolences to the friends, family, and colleagues of Peter Straub, whose work will live on forever in the worlds of fantasy and horror. Once performed the Crow position in yoga, in a Milwaukee WI men’s room, because he was fearless & proud of his yoga. ![]() Always kind, funny, irascible, brilliant. Neil Gaiman writes on Twitter, “One of the best writers I’ve read, one of the best friends I’ve known. Peter Straub also wrote the novels Shadowland (1980), Floating Dragon (1983), Koko (1988), Mystery (1990), The Hellfire Club (1995), Mr. Straub’s Ghost Story was turned into the same-titled feature film in 1981. Peter Straub’s horror novels also include Juliain 1975, If You Could See Me in 1977, and Ghost Storyin 1979, the latter of which became one of his most well-known works. King’s collaborations with Peter Straub include 1984 novel The Talisman, soon to be adapted into a Netflix series, as well as the novel Black Housedecades later in 2001. “Working with him was one of the great joys of my creative life.” Stephen King tweets this afternoon, “It’s a sad day because my good friend and amazingly talented colleague and collaborator, Peter Straub, has passed away. We’ve learned the terribly sad news from frequent collaborator Stephen King this afternoon that American novelist and poet Peter Straub has passed away at the age of 79. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Workers often had to provide their own supplies, including sewing machines. ![]() These women worked six to seven days a week for twelve to fourteen hours a day, with one bathroom break per day. Although the garment industry was almost exclusively owned and managed by men, the vast majority of its workers were young Jewish and Italian immigrant women. Americans could now buy “ready made” clothes in stores and catalogs. New inventions led to faster and cheaper production. The garment industry in the early 1900s was growing. Because her father found it hard to find a permanent job, Clara was often the primary breadwinner for her family. Within two weeks of arriving on New York’s Lower East Side, Clara was working in a garment factory. When Clara was 17, her parents decided to move to America and escape the violence against Jews spreading in Europe. By the time she was a teenager, Clara had formed her own beliefs about the challenges of working-class people. She was fascinated with Karl Marx and communism. ![]() She borrowed books from neighbors and hid them in her attic. She did not receive a formal education because there were no Jewish schools for girls. Clara Lemlich Shavelson was born in 1886 in Gorodok, Ukraine. ![]() ![]() ![]() “I would gladly pay to sit in a room full of people reading this book, merely to share the laughter.” -The Philadelphia Inquirer ![]() “Will make you laugh until you sob, even when Brosh describes her struggle with depression.” -Entertainment Weekly “One of the best things I’ve ever read in my life.” -Marc Maron “Imagine if David Sedaris could draw….Enchanting.” -People Praise for Allie Brosh’s Hyperbole and a Half: Solutions and Other Problems marks the return of a beloved American humorist who has “the observational skills of a scientist, the creativity of an artist, and the wit of a comedian” (Bill Gates). This full-color, beautifully illustrated edition features all-new material with more than 1,600 pieces of art. Solutions and Other Problems includes humorous stories from Allie Brosh’s childhood the adventures of her very bad animals merciless dissection of her own character flaws incisive essays on grief, loneliness, and powerlessness as well as reflections on the absurdity of modern life. For the first time in seven years, Allie Brosh-beloved author and artist of the extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller Hyperbole and a Half-returns with a new collection of comedic, autobiographical, and illustrated essays. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ennis's teacher told the class that God was a being who could see inside their hearts, was always around them, and would ultimately reward or punish them. Raised with no religion, Ennis's first exposure to the idea of God was as a six-year-old in primary school. His work has won him recognition in the comics industry, including nominations for the Comics Buyer's Guide Award for Favorite Writer in 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.Įnnis is originally from Northern Ireland. ![]() He has collaborated with artists such as Dillon and Glenn Fabry on Preacher, John McCrea on Hitman, Marc Silvestri on The Darkness, and Carlos Ezquerra on both Preacher and Hitman. Garth Ennis (born January 16, 1970) is a Northern Irish–American comics writer, best known for the Vertigo series Preacher with artist Steve Dillon, his nine-year run on Marvel Comics' Punisher franchise, and The Boys with artist Darick Robertson. National Comics Award for Best Writer, 1997 ![]() |