☀Daily Book Chat #40:☀ Badly Behaving Authors Part 2 (or That Topic I really don't want to talk about, but have to)

 

 Hello everyone! Welcome to my  ☀Daily Book Chat☀ where I do some SERIOUS discussions that fellow book fans will get a kick out of and relate their thoughts about the subject to other book fans!

Today's discussion question is  Badly Behaving Authors Part 2.

So, WAY BACK IN MARCH 2019, I did a post about badly behaving authors and how their actions could affect your love for their books.  I honestly thought "HOORAY! I got that off my chest!  Now I don't have to tackle that subject EVER AGAIN!"

THINK AGAIN... THE NIGHTMARE HAS BEGUN AGAIN...

So, everyone unfortunately knows about the incident with J.K. Rowling (author of the Harry Potter series) and her transphobic statements and how those statements are causing some people to jump ship from the Harry Potter series.

Well, because of this unfortunate incident, I'm finding myself in a bit of a dilemma: should I abandon the Harry Potter series or should I still support the series, but not the author?

This is a question that I hope that I would never have to face in my lifetime (but unfortunately I did, because life SUCKS that way).

Now, when I normally do these "Daily Chats," I usually make the topic more general as any of these situations can happen to any book.  But, I'm dedicating this post to "Harry Potter" since the Harry Potter series is the one being the most debated here.

So, the last time I talked about authors behaving badly, I stated that if said author made a racist, homophobic or transphobic statement and refuses to apologize for their words, then I would no longer support their works.  But what happens when said author has written your all-time favorite book series?  What do you do about that?

First of all, I DO NOT SUPPORT J.K. Rowling's statements.  I'm a firm supporter of DIVERSITY and I don't think that any group should be discriminated against because of their differences in race, sexual orientation and religion.  However, I grew up with Harry Potter and that series has always been my all-time book series and dear to my heart.

So, the fact that we come to this situation is truly heartbreaking for me.  So, what do I do?

Well, have you heard of the expression "SEPERATE THE ARTIST FROM THEIR WORKS?"  That's exactly what I'm going to do.  I'm always going to love Harry Potter no matter what.  But, I will no longer acknowledge the author if she doesn't apologize for her actions.  And if she does apologize for her actions eventually, then I will definitely be happy about that.

Well, that's my thoughts for today.  Sorry this post had to be such a downer, but what do you do in this situation?  If the author of your favorite series was behaving badly, do you abandon the series or do you separate the artist from their works and still enjoy the series no matter what?  Please feel free to comment down below!

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Waiting on Wednesday #185: A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik and Skyhunter by Marie Lu

 

 Hello everyone! "Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, that is hosted by Breaking the Spine and the purpose of this event is that we spotlight upcoming releases of books that we are excited for!  This will also tie into Wishful Ending's Can't Wait Wednesday post!

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selections are:

    

A Deadly Education

By: Naomi Novik

Expected Publication Date: September 29th, 2020

Buy on:   Amazon

Lesson One of the Scholomance

Learning has never been this deadly

A Deadly Education is set at Scholomance, a school for the magically gifted where failure means certain death (for real) — until one girl, El, begins to unlock its many secrets. There are no teachers, no holidays, and no friendships, save strategic ones. Survival is more important than any letter grade, for the school won’t allow its students to leave until they graduate… or die! The rules are deceptively simple: Don’t walk the halls alone. And beware of the monsters who lurk everywhere. El is uniquely prepared for the school’s dangers. She may be without allies, but she possesses a dark power strong enough to level mountains and wipe out millions. It would be easy enough for El to defeat the monsters that prowl the school. The problem? Her powerful dark magic might also kill all the other students.

Wow! A school that's full of deadly magic and people trying to kill each other?  Sounds really interesting!

Skyhunter

By: Marie Lu

Expected Publication Date: September 29th, 2020

Buy on:  Amazon

A broken world.
An overwhelming evil.
A team of warriors ready to strike back.

Talin is a Striker, a member of an elite fighting force that stands as the last defense for the only free nation in the world: Mara.

A refugee, Talin knows firsthand the horrors of the Federation, a world-dominating war machine responsible for destroying nation after nation with its terrifying army of mutant beasts known only as Ghosts.

But when a mysterious prisoner is brought from the front to Mara's capital, Talin senses there’s more to him than meets the eye. Is he a spy from the Federation? What secrets is he hiding?

Only one thing is clear: Talin is ready to fight to the death alongside her fellow Strikers for the only homeland she has left . . . with or without the boy who might just be the weapon to save—or destroy—them all.

Loyalty is life.

#1 New York Times-bestselling author Marie Lu is back with an adrenaline-laced novel about the lengths one warrior will go to fight for freedom and those she loves. 

Other than the beautiful cover that I'm seeing here and the fact that it's by Marie Lu, I'm interested in seeing this story about a fantasy war!

So, what upcoming books are you looking forward to?  Please respond below!

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☀Daily Book Chat #39:☀ 10 Most Favorite Children's Book Parody Covers (or Covers that make me do big belly laughs)!

 Hello everyone! Welcome to my  ☀Daily Book Chat☀ where I do some SERIOUS discussions that fellow book fans will get a kick out of and relate their thoughts about the subject to other book fans!

Today's discussion question is 10 MOST FAVORITE CHILDREN'S BOOK PARODY COVERS!

So, this post is going to be...FUN!!!

With all the drama going on in the world lately, I just wanted to do a post that would make me laugh for once.  So, I decided to list my TOP 10 FAVORITE CHILDREN'S BOOK PARODY COVERS!  Seriously, these children's book cover parodies are a RIOT!  I always found myself laughing at these covers and I wanted to share some of my favorites with you guys!

**A BIT OF A WARNING...***

If you don't like strong language or inappropriate content, then some of these covers might offend you.  In other words, I have a VERY DARK SENSE OF HUMOR, so be cautious with this post.

Also, this is probably my most INAPPROPRIATE post I did for this blog, so trend carefully and HEED THESE NUMEROUS WARNINGS!

1. The Berenstain Bears Get Kicked in the Dick

2. Dude, They're Gonna Chop Your Balls Off!

3.  Paddington Gets Tanked

4. The Berensatan Bears Go to Hell

5. Daddy Hopes He has Enough Rope in the Trunk

6. Shoplifting with Mother

7.  The Merc with a Mouth Featuring W. Wilson

8.  5 Nights at Freddy's!

9.  The Berenstain Bears and the Blame Game

10. A Good Place to Hide the Body Parts

Well, that's my top 10 Most Favorite Children's book parody covers!  Sure, these covers are INAPPROPRIATE AS HECK!  But, I can't help but laugh out loud at these covers!  What are some of your favorite children's book parody covers?  And have you heard of these type of parody covers before?  Please feel free to comment down below!

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