Ann Morgan è una scrittrice e redattrice freelance il cui lavoro approfondisce l'esperienza della lettura e condivide le sue intuizioni attraverso il suo blog. La sua scrittura esplora spesso il mondo della letteratura attraverso lenti non convenzionali, invitando i lettori a considerare come leggiamo. Attraverso la sua prosa, offre una prospettiva unica sul panorama letterario e su come i libri possono connetterci con mondi diversi. Il suo blog è una testimonianza del potere delle storie e della loro capacità di arricchire le nostre vite.
An elderly woman battling dementia and a traumatised illegal immigrant find solace in an unlikely companionship that helps them make sense of their worlds even as they struggle to understand each other. Crossing Over is a delicately spun tale that celebrates compassion and considers the transcendent language of humanity.
'A brilliant, unlikely book' Spectator How can we celebrate, challenge and change our remarkable world? In 2012, the world arrived in London for the Olympics...and Ann Morgan went out to meet it. She read her way around all the globe's 196 independent countries (plus one extra), sampling one book from every nation. It wasn't easy. Many languages have next to nothing translated into English; there are tiny, tucked-away places where very little is written down; some governments don't like to let works of art escape their borders. Using Morgan's own quest as a starting point, Reading the World explores the vital questions of our time and how reading across borders might just help us answer them. 'Revelatory... While Morgan's research has a daunting range...there is a simple message- reading is a social activity, and we ought to share books across boundaries' Financial Times
This book examines a range of visual expressions of Black Power across American art and popular culture from 1965 through 1972. It begins with case studies of artist groups, including Spiral, OBAC and AfriCOBRA, who began questioning Western aesthetic traditions and created work that honored leaders, affirmed African American culture, and embraced an African lineage. Also showcased is an Oakland Museum exhibition of 1968 called "New Perspectives in Black Art," as a way to consider if Black Panther Party activities in the neighborhood might have impacted local artists' work. The concluding chapters concentrate on the relationship between selected Black Panther Party members and visual culture, focusing on how they were covered by the mainstream press, and how they self-represented to promote Party doctrine and agendas.
Helen ed Ellie sono gemelle. Identiche. Almeno così le vedono gli altri, ma le due bambine sanno che non è così. Helen è la leader, Ellie la spalla. Helen decide, Ellie obbedisce. Helen inventa i giochi, Ellie partecipa. Finché Helen ne inventa uno un po' troppo pericoloso: scambiarsi le parti. Solo per un giorno. È divertente, le due bambine ridono da matte. Ci cascano tutti, perfino la mamma. Ma quando il gioco dovrebbe essere finito, e Helen pretende di tornare a essere se stessa, Ellie per la prima volta dice di no. Da questo momento, per la vera Helen comincia l'incubo...