‘SUBLIME’ A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024

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‘BRILLIANT’ A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024

From the winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize, an extraordinary story of the meteoric rise and fall of George Villiers, the first Duke of Buckingham.  

 ‘A delicious, grippingly paced tale of rogues, riotous sex, regicide and realpolitik’ INDEPENDENT BEST BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS

‘This is the page-turner that Buckingham’s short, racy life deserves’ DAILY TELEGRAPH

‘Vivid, erudite and sympathetic … The Scapegoat shows that [Hughes-Hallett’s] eye for the seamy realities of an extraordinary life is as sharp as ever’ THE TIMES

‘Lord Buckingham rockets off the page of this gloriously epic, seductively detailed biography’ OLIVIA LAING

As King James I’s favourite, Buckingham was also his confidant, gatekeeper, right-hand man and lover. When Charles I succeeded his father, he was similarly enthralled and made Buckingham his best friend and mentor. A dazzling figure on horseback and a skilful player of the political game, Buckingham rapidly transformed the influence his beauty gave him into immense wealth and power. He became one of the most flamboyant and enigmatic Englishmen at the heart of seventeenth-century royal and political life.

With a novelist’s touch, Lucy Hughes-Hallett transports us into a courtly world of masques and dancing, exquisite clothes, the art of Rubens and Van Dyck, gender-fluidity, same-sex desire and appallingly rudimentary medicine. Witch hunts coexisted with Francis Bacon’s empiricism and public opinion was becoming a political force. Falling from grace spectacularly, Buckingham came to represent everything that was wrong with the country.

From kidnappings and murder plots to men weeping in Parliament over civil liberties, The Scapegoat navigates love, war-fever and pacifism in a society on the brink of cataclysmic change. In this immersive and authoritative account, Hughes-Hallett summons an era that still resonates today.

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‘Written with such verve and invention … Fascinating book’ TOM SUTCLIFFE, BBC RADIO 4's FRONT ROW

'The Scapegoat brilliantly dramatises the complex and glittering Duke of Buckingham and the political and sexual intrigue of the court of James I. Hughes-Hallett combines the instincts and talents of a novelist with a historian's vivid sense of period and social change’ COLM TÓIBÍN

‘A flamboyant character, an epic rise and tragic fall, brought to life with intelligence, tenderness and profound scholarship’ ADAM ZAMOYSKI

‘Buckingham’s rise and fall is as old as Tiberius’ love for Sejanus and as contemporary as a celeb crash-and-burn. Hughes-Hallett is a matchless historian with an unfailing eye for the revealing detail’ SUE PRIDEAUX

‘A true Jacobean drama, except bloodier and sexier. Lucy Hughes-Hallett writes with gusto and insight’ PAUL THEROUX

‘Compulsively readable and elegantly written … [Lucy Hughes-Hallett] has brought Buckingham gloriously alive’ FINANCIAL TIMES

‘Crisp and vivid … The story is a tragic one, no less so for being told here with verve, erudition and empathy’ NEW STATESMAN

‘Richly multilayered … Hughes-Hallett proves herself alive to the nuances of gender and sexuality in the early seventeenth century…refreshingly light and contemporary, while at the same time suited to the seventeenth century’ TLS

‘This is an absorbing, even thrilling journey through the dark and tangled networks of Stuart England … outstanding’ DIANE PURKISS

The Scapegoat: The Brilliant Brief Life of the Duke of Buckingham, By Lucy Hughes-Hallett, Read by Lucy Hughes-Hallett

'The Life of Herod The Great – like Hurston herself – is a masterpiece, a miracle, and a marvel. In other words, treasure for the whole world' Tayari Jones, author of An American Marriage 

 'A bracing, livening audio experience…Underwood and Miles read with great gusto and conviction, mirroring Hurston's ability to weave folklore and mythology into story, and to animate figures both familiar to us and utterly unknown' Financial Times

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In the 1950s Zora Neale Hurston penned a historical novel reconsidering the life of one of the most well-known biblical figures, Herod the Great. That novel was never published in Hurston's lifetime. Now for the first time, it is brought to glorious life with commentary from scholar Deborah G. Plant.

Far from his villainous portrayal in the New Testament, Hurston casts Herod as a forerunner of Christ, a beloved king who enriched Jewish culture and brought prosperity and peace to Judea. An intimate of both Marc Antony and Julius Caesar, the Judean king lived in a time of war and imperial expansion that was rife with political assassinations and bribery, as the old world gave way to the new.

By bringing this complex, compelling and oft misunderstood leader into shining focus, The Life of Herod the Great invites the reader to reassess history and the world as they know it. What was in Herod’s time is and will be again. Zora Neale Hurston’s never-before-published novel is a lantern of understanding that might be held up to the present or the future, and nothing short of a masterpiece.

A never-before-published novel from beloved author Zora Neale Hurston, revealing the historical Herod the Great – not the demon the Bible makes him out to be but a religious and philosophical man who lived a life of adventure.

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Praise for Zora Neale Hurston:

'Zora Neale was a knockout in her life' MAYA ANGELOU

'Their Eyes Were Watching God is one of the very greatest American novels of the 20th century. It is so lyrical it should be sentimental

The Life of Herod the Great, By Zora Neale Hurston, Read by Blair Underwood and Robin Miles

Dr. Kevin Loughlin discusses the 25th Amendment and what to do when the President of the United States is ill or incapacitated and cannot discharge his duties (and who determines when he is ready to come back to work).

He also touches upon the many assassination attempts, health-related incapacitations, and the debate of when a President is ready to assume his duties.

Dr. Kevin Loughlin - 25th Amendment ("Waiting for the Other Show To Drop")

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The lyrics reveals The Phalanx Doctrine is the rule of an invisible empire, an assembled force of agents hidden across governments, political figures, and elite circles, yet far more insidious. It does not rule through kings or presidents but through whispers, contracts, and betrayals-the unseen hand that shapes nations, economies, and wars. Society is a rigged game, its people deceived, divided, and controlled. They pledge loyalty to laws that aren't real, leaders who are puppets, and systems built to keep them shackled. They believe in peace treaties, contracts, and alliances, unaware that these are just tools of control, broken the moment they become inconvenient. The Phalanx does not wear crowns, but it decides who wears them. It funds rulers, raises champions, then betrays and erases them when their purpose is served. No one outside the Phalanx is ever meant to rule-only to serve as temporary masks for the true architects of power. Even the strongest, the most loyal, the most fearless warriors are eventually discarded, stripped of their thrones, and forgotten. The world is classified, divided into ranks, debts, and artificial struggles to ensure that only the chosen few remain at the top. Even the hardest-working, the most brilliant, the bravest of men are nothing but expendable pieces, removed when their time runs out. They hold the switch. They decide who stays and who vanishes. And yet, not all are blind. Some see the strings behind the puppets, the fraud behind the thrones, the lies sold as truth. These are the ones who do not kneel, do not trust, do not obey. They do not sign their souls away for false power-they see the game for what it is and move before the Phalanx moves them. There is no morality in this world. There is only control... or those who break it.

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Greg Marchildon speaks with Julian Sher about his book, The North Star: Canada and the Civil War Plots Against Lincoln.

The North Star explores the complex and often overlooked role of Canada during the American Civil War, focusing on its unexpected involvement in both supporting the Confederate South and plotting against President Abraham Lincoln. The book reveals the darker side of Canada's history, which contrasts with its widely recognized support for escaped slaves. It highlights key figures such as Anderson Abbott, Emma Edmonds, and Edward P. Doherty, as well as the Canadian elite’s ties to the Confederacy, including funding operations and hiding conspirators. Through vivid portraits of cities like Montreal and Toronto, the book uncovers Canada’s hidden role in the war, offering a meticulously researched and relevant account of historical events.

Julian Sher is an award-winning journalist and author of seven books, including Until You Are Dead and White Hoods. He has worked as an investigative reporter for the Toronto Star and Globe and Mail and was Senior Producer for CBC's The Fifth Estate. His documentaries, like Nuclear Jihad and Ghosts of Afghanistan, have won major awards. Sher also advocates for media freedoms as a Senior Fellow at Toronto Metropolitan University's Centre for Free Expression.

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The North Star: Canada and the Civil War Plots Against Lincoln

The classic tale of high-octane adventure set in the world of 1970s Formula One, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense. 

 Johnny Harlow seems to have it all: he's good looking, desired by women, and envied by men

The Way to Dusty Death, By Alistair MacLean, Read by George Weightman

Stomp A Devil Out

How long does it take for the wheels to fall off the Film School Janitors' review of the first season of PARADISE? 

Not long at all, but they quickly get it back on track and discuss the highs and the lows (and the silos) of it all. If you haven't watched the show yet and don't want spoilers, beware! But if spoilers are your kind of thing, dive right in!

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THE START OF AN INCREDIBLE NEW SERIES FROM NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING S. J. PARRIS

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'Sophia is a dazzling heroine, and the world of late Elizabethan England brimful of plot and conspiracy, is vividly and thrillingly brought to life' LAURA SHEPHERD-ROBINSON 

 'A new historical crime from S.J. Parris is always cause for celebration but she really has excelled herself with Traitor's Legacy' ANDREW TAYLOR

'SJ Parris begins what promises to be an equally entertaining new series with this novel set in late Elizabethan England' THE TIMES

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England, 1598. Queen Elizabeth’s successor remains unnamed. The country teeters on a knife edge.
When a young heiress is found murdered at the theatre, the Queen’s spymaster Robert Cecil calls upon former agent Sophia de Wolfe to investigate.

A cryptic note found on the dead girl’s body connects to Sophia’s previous life as a spy, and her quest soon takes her into dangerous waters. Powerful enemies emerge, among them the Earl of Essex: the Queen’s favourite courtier and a man of ruthless ambition.

This is a murder that reaches directly into the heart of the court. And Sophia is concealing a deep-buried secret of her own. She must uncover the truth before her past threatens to destroy her.

S. J. Parris's book Alchemy was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2023-07-24.

READERS LOVE TRAITOR’S LEGACY…
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‘Another fantastic historical thriller from master of the Elizabethan mystery’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘A straight 5* for me! A very compelling novel I highly recommend’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘I loved the characters. The only bad thing I have to say about this book is that it kept me reading way past midnight’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘Sophia De Wolfe is a truly epic character’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘I had very high expectations for this novel. It is excellent. And the even better news it is that this is the first of a new series’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘The richly detailed Elizabethan setting and clever twists kept me hooked from start to finish’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘The murder mystery is layered with political intrigue, keeping you second-guessing every revelation’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘Excellently researched, great plot, beautiful execution. I love the combination of historical menace and a thriller’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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‘Another glorious dive into the murky world of Elizabethan spies and lies’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘Loved every minute of this book. More please featuring Sophia!’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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‘You know what you’re getting with Parris

Traitor’s Legacy, By S. J. Parris, Read by Kristin Atherton

In this week’s episode we will discuss with Dr. Thomas Leahy and Dr. Jonathan Kirkup, experts in Irish and British politics about what would the world be today if the assassination attempt on Margaret Thatcher did not fail? What impact did she have on not just the UK but the global politics?

The RoadNotTaken Episode 2: What if Margaret Thatcher was assassinated in 1984?

This week's topics:

• Sharing wages with friends
• Curry Chicken or Chicken Curry
• Guyana finding oil and having ownership issues with Venezuela
• Ethnic makeup in some South African / Caribbean countries
• Stav's family being sick
• Sell by date not being the eat by date
• Burkina Faso's President, Ibrahim Traoré and his movements
• Corrupt African leaders
• Wars in Africa
• Biased news in Africa
• The accomplishments of Ibrahim Traoré
• Holding back Nigeria 
• Holidaying in Africa
• Tourism in Nigeria and Africa
• Diddy's court case so far
• Cassie taking the stand
• Guns in America
• #AITA for making a grey cake for my sisters gender revel celebration
• #StavrosSays : Wode Maya in Burkina Faso [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKzM2x3ShYM]


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Here’s a little story about a trio of janitors. 
Might have heard they worked at a well-known film school.
They picked up a few things other than trash. 
They might hate your movie, or if drunk think it’s cool.
Every now and then they get together for a lunch break. 
Trash talk some movie, or TV, or streaming.
Rodney and Jason and Sean – they all clean halls. 
If you listen close you can hear kids screaming: Film School Janitors!

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At your local top-tier film-and-TV school, these three lurk the halls… sweeping… scrubbing…mopping…

What you drop, they pick up.  But that’s not all they’re picking up.

You see, after twenty years of cleaning up after film students, they’ve learned something – most movies are garbage.

So whenever their lunch breaks align, they catch up on the latest Hollywood has to offer.

In between taking out the trash, they’re talking trash.

Rodney – Sean – Jason… They are The Film School Janitors

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