![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “We went there trying to figure out what are we up against,” explains Schrader. From there, they proceed to Missouri in what he calls a “powerful, poignant” investigation. To pursue the case, the show returns to the original Texas home and meets with the boy’s sister to gain her perspective. “So I brought it up to the producers, and said we should use what Hans knew-using the techniques and tactics-and take it on to this next level so maybe the story ends differently.” “She had very similar things going on in her life and she believed her kids were being attacked,” Schrader says. Schrader also states the case ended up troubling Holzer, because the investigator loved to help families in need, but he lost touch with the family, “and this one got away from him.” The case stuck with Schrader and when he had a woman in Missouri reach out to him via his radio show, he recalled Holzer’s investigation. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Agent: Elizabeth Bewley, Sterling Lord Literistic. Sussman’s musings about fame, success, and the bonds between people elevate this fun and charming narrative. When she meets a post-rehab, post-scandal Gabe for the interview, they try to sort out their history of mixed messages and complicated feelings. ![]() And, indeed, he then eloped with his model costar, leaving Chani feeling foolish and her fellow MFA grads deriding her “puff piece.” The story flits between past and present, as Chani, now a divorcée, worries her recent success with literary essays is due to attention from that old piece on Gabe and other celebrity profiles rather than the quality of her writing. As Gabe opened up about his insecurities and drinking problem, Chani felt a spark between them, though she wondered if a handsome actor would want to be with her. Ten years earlier, Gabe had surprised her by talking about his appreciation of her blog. A decade after Chani Horowitz’s profile of Gabe Parker went viral, the two are reunited for another interview. Lifting my arms, I blasted the AC in my car. Sussman’s thoughtful adult debut (after the YA novel Drawn That Way) explores the connection forged between an insecure Los Angeles writer and a charming movie star. The blue cotton blouse that had looked professional and flattering in my apartment mirror was now stuck to my armpits in dark, wet half-moons. ![]() ![]() ![]() The more legal and material hindrances women have broken through, the more strictly and heavily and cruelly images of female beauty have come to weigh upon us. In her introduction, Wolf offers the following analysis: ![]() This pressure leads to unhealthy behaviors by women and a preoccupation with appearance in both sexes, and it compromises the ability of women to be effective in and accepted by society. ![]() The basic premise of The Beauty Myth is that as the social power and prominence of women have increased, the pressure they feel to adhere to unrealistic social standards of physical beauty has also grown stronger because of commercial influences on the mass media. It was republished in 2002 by HarperPerennial with a new introduction. The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women is a nonfiction book by Naomi Wolf, originally published in 1990 by Chatto & Windus in the UK and William Morrow & Co (1991) in the United States. Fire with Fire: The New Female Power and How To Use It ![]() ![]() ![]() As of January 2013, she became a full-time writer.Īlthough she is a life-long Georgia peach, she loves traveling the country and world meeting readers. ![]() With a BA in English, a BS in Secondary English Education, and a Masters in Adolescent English Education, she spent eleven years teaching both middle and high school English, as well as a few adjunct college English classes. ![]() She has a slight obsession with The Golden Girls, Shakespeare, Harry Potter, and Star Wars. She lives outside of Atlanta, Georgia with her daughter, Olivia, her rescue mutts, Belle and Elsa, and her two cats, Mama Kitty and Luna. She's written rockers, bikers, manwhores with hearts of gold, New Adult, and Young Adult. Katie Ashley is a New York Times, USA Today, and Amazon Top Three Best-Selling author of both Indie and Traditionally published books. ![]() |