#Elaine Kwok

[emeraldgreaves]

23 Books in 2023

[2022]

Finished

Loved / reread / read

The Vegetarian by Han Kang (12/29/22 - 1/4/23)

The Defining Decade by Meg Jay (1/5)

Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu (1/6)

Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim (1/6-1/8)

Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik (1/5-1/11)

Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries #5) by Martha Wells (1/4-1/19)

The Goddess Chronicle by Natsuo Kirino (12/27–1/19)

Swan Dive by Georgina Pazcoguin (1/19)

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (1/24-2/3)

Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull & Amy Wallace (1/20–2/9)

I’m Still Here by Austin Channing Brown (3/4)

Once Upon a Marquess by Courtney Milan (3/1-3/10)

This Is Not a Book About Benedict Cumberbatch by Tabitha Carvan (4/4)

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (4/23)

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula LeGuin (finished 4/29)

Nuclear Family by Joseph Han (4/27- 5/3)

The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula LeGuin (4/30-5/9)

This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone (reread, started est. bigolas dickolas saga & finished 5/25)

The Devil Comes Courting by Courtney Milan (5/11-5/26)

Life Mask by Emma Donoghue (5/27-5/30)

Lady of the Camelias by Alexandre Dumas, fils (reread, 5/14-6/4)

My Not-So-Perfect Life by Sophie Kinsella (6/4-6/6)

The Blue Castle by L. M. Montgomery (6/6-6/7)

Shakespeare Saved My Life by Laura Bates (6/7-6/11)

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula LeGuin (6/4-6/18)

Love is a Mixtape by Rob Sheffield (6/14-6/21)

Beauty by Robin McKinley (reread, 6/22-6/24)

Geisha: A Life by Mineko Iwasaki (6/26-6/28)

A Lady of Persuasion by Tessa Dare (6/29-6/30)

Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuinston (6/30)

The Duke Who Didn’t by Courtney Milan (reread, 7/1-7/3)

Any Duchess Will Do by Tessa Dare (6/30-7/4)

Yellowface by R. F. Kuang (7/3)

The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison (7/10)

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (7/18)

Persuasion by Jane Austen (7/14-7/22)

Going Postal by Terry Pratchett (reread, 7/21)

Burnout by Emily Nagoski, PhD, and Amelia Nagoski, DMA (7/23-7/24)

Mao’s Last Dancer by Li Cunxin (7/3-7/24)

The Red Palace by June Hur (7/26-8/2)

The Farthest Shore by Ursula LeGuin (8/1-8/15)

Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett

The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner

Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg 

The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner

The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers by Maxwell King (9/2-9/3)

Where’d You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple (9/3-9/4)

Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl by Andrea Lawlor (9/22-9/27)

A Mathematician’s Lament by Paul Lockhart (9/23-9/28)

Disorientation by Elaine Hsieh Chou (9/28-9/29)

Days of Distraction by Alexandra Chang (9/27-10/02)

Foreverland by Heather Havrilesky (10/03)

Go Set A Watchman by Harper Lee (10/21)

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (finished 10/27)

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up / Spark Joy by Marie Kondo (11/15-11/18)

Raise Your Voice by Kathy Khang (11/28)

The Swedish Art of Aging Exuberantly by Margareta Magnusson (12/5-12/6)

The Art of Discarding by Nagisa Tatsumi (12/5-12/7)

The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson (12/11)

Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (12/17-12/24)

The Queen’s Gambit by Walter Tevis (12/28-12/31)

Ongoing

The Worst Journey in the World: The Graphic Novel by Sarah Airriess (1/17–)

Lord of the Rings (via LOTR Newsletter)

DNF

Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel (12/28–1/12)

Astray by Emma Donoghue (1/4-1/13)

Time Squared by Lesley Krueger (2/10)

Mambo in Chinatown by Jean Kwok (3/18-3/19)

Density rhapsody lmao (4/4-4/18)

Madly deeply alan rickman (4/19-4/20)

Be the bridge (4/20)

The dead romantics (4/20)

Bronze drum (5/1)

This is how augusten burroughs (5/3)

Tastes like war grace m cho (5/4)

The duchess war courtney Milan (5/11)

The calculating stars mary robinette kowal (5/11)

Frugal wizard brandon sanderson

Fool moon jim butcher (5/21)

Vladimir julia may jonas (5/29)

Light from uncommon stars (6/11)

The spy who came in from the cold by john lecarre (6/25, try again later)

How not to be wrong by jordan ellenberg (6/29)

The great derangement by amitav ghosh (7/28)

i keep my exoskeletons to myself by marisa crane (9/16)

the key to rebecca by ken follet (10/03. not even tim downie can rescue this)

Frostblood by Ely Blake (11/something - 12/11)

Too Like The Lightning by Ada Palmer (12/17. wanted to love it though)

The expatriates by janice yk lee (12/27)

#emerald reads #new year new books! #emerald speaks

[powerenergysolution]

A How-To on Battery Energy Storage Project Development

The transition to a clean and sustainable energy future is a pressing concern in today’s world. One solution to reach that sustainable energy future is deploying, operating, and optimizing distributed energy resources, like battery storage and electric vehicles. This was the focus of Peak Power’s Battery Development webinar, where industry experts shared their insights and experiences.  

This blog delves into some of the key points discussed during the webinar, highlighting value-adding solutions applied on Peak Power’s Operations side. 

Behind-the-Meter Battery Energy Storage: Developing a Project 

Elaine Kwok, Senior Director of Marketing at Peak Power, opened the webinar by sharing our company’s mission: to help customers and partners achieve their net-zero goals, reduce their operating expenses, and unlock new revenue opportunities by deploying battery storage systems, grid-interactive buildings, and electric vehicles.  

The webinar featured four industry experts who covered various aspects of battery energy storage system (BESS) project development. They included Pooja Shah, Senior Consultant at DNV; Jocelyn Zuliani, Energy Storage Lead at Hatch; Christopher Yee, Project Manager at Peak Power; and Archie Adams, Director of Business Development at Peak Power.  

The four spearheaded the conversation about BESS and how commercial and industrial facilities can develop these projects on their sites.  

The Importance of Behind-the-Meter Systems 

Archie Adams began the webinar by shedding light on the significance of behind-the-meter systems and their increasing popularity in day-to-day industries.   

These systems are often located at customer sites and are connected to the distribution system on the customer side of the utility service meter. They can offer benefits such as cost savings and improved reliability.   

Shah went on to explain, “It’s often used to reduce energy bills by demand charge reduction, lowering the maximum power consumed. [This can also be done through] energy arbitrage … by shifting electricity consumption from high to low energy cost periods.” 

“Another reason customers commonly use behind-the-meter systems is that they may be interested in having reliable access to power after disruption to the grid. Particularly [when] these disruptions or outages are common occurrences. Or the customer faces steep consequences for an interruption in supply,” she said. 

Behind-the-meter systems are known to reduce energy bills through demand charge reduction and energy arbitrage or to provide ride-through capability during grid disruptions.

Technology Selection and Sizing Considerations 

Shah emphasized the factors influencing technology selection and sizing for BESS projects. Key considerations for this include identifying relevant loads, understanding use cases and value stacking, EV charging needs, geographical location, financing, and utility zones.  

 “Use cases are probably one of the most important things that drive technology selection 

and sizing consideration, [that helps in] identifying the purpose of the behind-the-meter solution that is being used. Some of the common ones are peak shaving, demand charge management, time-of-use energy cost management, used as backup power,” Shah said. 

Shah further explained that peak shaving and demand charge management is something that a customer can utilize to minimize the peak demand charges on their electricity bills.  

Revenue Generation and Value Stacking 

Adams unpacked the concept of a “value stack,” explaining how commercial and industrial facilities can tap different programs and incentives to maximize returns on the battery and the overall project. Value streams include demand response, demand charge management, coincident peak shaving, frequency regulation, and operating reserves.   

Understanding a customer’s current energy usage, habits, bills, facility layout, and potential integration with solar power allows for the development of a comprehensive proposal specific to their needs. 

Adams explained that by viewing a facility’s electricity bills, they can look at “call interval load data, which is a breakdown of what the facility is demanding and using for power at every hour of the year–sometimes even every five minutes, to get … the data.” 

While the session focused on energy storage, there is often an overlap with solar power and how it integrates into the process of determining a project plan.  

Project Development and Procurement 

Jocelyn Zuliani went on to discuss site assessment, connection impact assessment, permit acquisition, detailed engineering, and equipment selection.   

The site assessment considers physical aspects such as available space, indoor/outdoor installation, maintenance access, security, and fire safety.  

The electrical assessment focuses on interconnection to the facility, considering space, upgrades, and proximity to maximize benefits. 

 Zuliani explained that a facility would need to go through the connection impact assessment, which involves developing the initial interconnection design and operating philosophy, and then engaging with the local utility for them to complete an impact assessment accurately. 

“Depending on your jurisdiction, the operating philosophy is often a key piece so the utility can really understand how you’re going to use the battery,” she further explained. 

Procurement and Construction Considerations 

Christopher Yee highlighted the ins and outs of the procurement and construction phase, emphasizing the importance of a kickoff meeting to introduce stakeholders and discuss safety measures, system design, and project scope to achieve overall success.  

Effective communication and collaboration between teams are integral to ensuring project completion within the designated timeframe while also aiding in minimizing interruptions to the facility’s normal operation. 

The Peak Power Battery Storage Development webinar offered valuable insights into the development process for battery energy storage systems. There is an ever-growing business case for behind-the-meter energy storage systems and their potential to enable cleaner, more reliable, and more affordable electricity.  

#Peak Power

[therunwayarchive]

The Best of Milan, Fall 2020 (Part 2)

Fendi

GCDS

Gucci

Luisa Spagnoli

Marco de Vincenzo

Missoni

#Fendi #GCDS #Gucci #Luisa Spagnoli #Marco de Vincenzo #Missoni #Imaan Hammam #Zoe Thaets #Elaine Kwok #Vika Ihnatenko #Aissatou Sy #Bella Hadid #models #fashion #runway #favorites #Fall 2020 #milan fashion week

[letzternachtzug]

Elaine Kwok photographed by Walnutwax

#elaine kwok #model #models #black and white #portraits #tattoos

[rrrusskaya]

Gucci Fall - Winter 2020/2021.

Model: Elaine Kwok.

#Gucci #Elaine Kwok #FW20 #Model #Runway

[atelier--couture]

Gucci

Fall 2020 Ready-to-Wear

#gucci #fall 2020 #ready to wear #fashion #runway #elaine kwok

[poesiescendrees]

(www.)

#elaine kwok #avatar #400*640 #resources

[csgraphism]

nova.

#avatars #400x640 #dobby rising. #elaine kwok #graphism

[fashionarmies]

Celebrating the beauty of buzzcuts and baldness

D.J., Elaine Kwok, Noshin, Rene Matic, Sarah Parsons & Scarlett Cuthbertson-beet for i-D Beauty Week — June 2018.

Photographer: Jackson Bowley

Stylist: Ashlee Hill

HairStylist: James Oxley

Mua: Bea Sweet

i-d.vice.com

#Diversity #Deji Tiwo #Elaine Kwok #Noshin #Rene Matic #Sarah Parsons #Scarlett Cuthbertson beet #i D #Jackson Bowley #Bea Sweet #Make Up #Hairstyles #Shot hair #Beauty #Fashion

[distantvoices]

Elaine Kwok by Deon Wong for Madame Figaro December 2021

[motmatlemo]

Trustworthy data

Top 100 Forbes Chinese celebrities 2019/2020

#1 Jackson Yee (Yiyang Qianxi)

#2 Xu Zheng

#3 Zhou Dongyu

#4 Jay Chou

#5 Lay Zhang (Zhang Yixing)

#6 Yang Mi

#7 Zanilia Zhao (Zhao Liying) - co-star

#8 Kris Wu (Wu Yifan)

#9 Wang Yibo +62

Singer, actor, dancer, motorcycle racer

In “Being A Hero” Wang Yibo will also take on the main lead, who is a police force member who overseas the fight against drug trafficking. However, in daily life, he remains the shy and adorable boy who loves racing and dancing very passionately.

#10 Karry Wang (Wang Junkai)

#11 Dilraba Dilmurat

#12 Zhu Yilong

#13 Yang Zi

#14 Victoria Song (Song Qian) - co-star

#15 Lu Han

#16 Angelababy

#17 Hua Chenyu

#18 Turbo Liu (Liu Haoran)

#19 Li Xian

#20 Li Jiaqi

#21 Tamia Liu (Liu Tao)

#22 Jiao Zi (Yu Yang)

#23 Wu Jing

#24 Hu Ge

#25 Sun Li (Susan Sun)

#26 Wang Kai

#27 Zhang Weili

#28 Shen Teng

#29 Liu Shishi

#30 Crystal Liu (Liu Yifei)

#31 Cai Xukun

#32 Zhang Ruoyun

#33 Roy Wang (Wang Yuan)

#34 Deng Lun

#35 Jing Boran

#36 Johnny Huang (Huang Jingyu)

#37 Z.TAO (Huang Zitao)

#38 Viya (Wei Ya)

#39 Li Yuchun

#40 William Chan

#41 Jackson Wang (Wang Jiaer)

#42 Zhou Shen (Charlie Zhou)

#43 Li Yifeng

#44 Yang Yang

#45 Song Weilong

#46 Zhou Zhennan

#47 Leo Wu (Wu Lei)

#48 Huang Xuan - co-star

#49 Zhang Yishan

#50 Luo Jin

#51 Tiffany Tang (Tang Yan)

#52 Huang Bo

#53 He Jiong

#54 Louis Koo (Koo Tin Lok)

#55 Tong Liya

#56 Wei Daxun

#57 Wu Lei (soccer player)

#58 Donnie Yen

#59 Li Ronghao

#60 Sandra Ma (Ma Sichun)

#61 Lei Jiayin

#62 Xiao Yang

#63 Jin Dong

#64 Pan Yueming

#65 Zhou Xun - co-star

#66 Liu Wen

#67 Peng Yuchang

#68 Bai Yu

#69 Greg Hsu (Greg Han)

#70 Ni Ni

#71 Gabrielle Guan (Guan Xiaotong)

#72 Li Qin

#73 Ouyang Nana

#74 Jessie Li (Chun Xia)

#75 Xie Na

#76 Huang Xiaoming

#77 Zhang Jiayi

#78 Zhang Ziyi

#79 Mao Buyi

#80 Yang Chaoyue

#81 Zhang Zifeng

#82 Zheng Shuang

#83 Arthur Chen (Chen Feiyu)

#84 Ju Jingyi

#85 Jason Zhang (Zhang Jie)

#86 Elaine Zhong (Zhong Chuxi)

#87 Qin Hao

#88 Lang Lang

#89 Li Chen

#90 Andy Lau

#91 Jackie Chan

#92 Sally Jing (Jing Tian)

#93 Jia Ling

#94 Eddie Peng

#95 Aaron Kwok

#96 Wang Baoqiang

#97 Deng Chao

#98 Regina Wan (Wan Qian)

#99 Guo Qilin

#100 Bai Jingting

#wang yibo #王一博 #yibo

[samueliiito]

Lucile Guilmard on some Lord Of The Rings elf type vibe. Model: Elaine Kwok

#women #fashion #lord of the rings #type vibe #girls #style #tattoos #kim kardashian #my upload #lucile guilmard #unique #asthetic #asian women #french women #Eline Kwok #2020 #qurtinteen #quarantine #quarantine fit #fits

[therunwayarchive]

Elaine Kwok at Gucci, Fall 2020

#Elaine Kwok #Gucci #models #fashion #runway #Fall 2020 #new face

[bountyofbeads]

Hong Kong Updates: More Than 1,000 Detained at a University, and a Warning From Beijing https://nyti.ms/2OkEpS8

Hong Kong Updates: More Than 1,000 Detained at a University, and a Warning From Beijing

After a three-day standoff with the police only about a dozen protesters remained on the campus of the besieged university.

By Elaine Yu, Steven Lee Myers and  Russell Goldman | Published Nov. 18, 2019 Updated Nov. 19, 2019, 7:54 AM ET | New York Times | Posted November 19, 2019 |

About a dozen protesters remained holed up inside a Hong Kong university on Tuesday evening, after a three-day standoff between the students and the police turned a prestigious institution into a battlefield and ended with hundreds of young people behind bars.

More than 1,000 protesters who had spent the previous day clashing with the police were detained after heavily armed officers surrounded the school on Sunday and gave the protesters few options but to surrender and face arrest.

Nevertheless, a number of students managed a daring escape, rappelling from a nearby bridge to be whisked away by waiting motorbike drivers. Others failed in an attempt to flee through a sewage pipe.

As much of the territory remained gripped by the drama at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the central government in Beijing on Tuesday condemned a decision by a Hong Kong court that overturned a ban on face masks worn by the protesters.

The Hong Kong protests began in June over legislation, since scrapped, that would have allowed extraditions to mainland China, and have expanded to include a broad range of demands for police accountability and greater democracy.

Here’s the latest:

A dozen protesters remain as standoff fizzles.

Pinned in from all sides by the police, most of the campus occupiers had surrendered or fled the PolyU campus by Tuesday morning.

By then, on the third day of a standoff, only 100 protesters remained inside. Several hours later, the remaining holdouts numbered fewer than 20.

The protesters, many of them high school and university students and armed with only bows and arrows and homemade weapons, held the police at bay for three days in the most violent confrontation yet in six months of protests.

The battle at PolyU, in which the police fired more than 1,000 cans of tear gas and rubber bullets, represented the police force’s most direct intervention yet onto one of the city’s university campuses.

Ted Hui, a pro-democracy lawmaker who stayed on campus during the clashes, escorted several dozen students out of the university on Tuesday evening.

“This is not a surrender and we are not turning ourselves in,” Mr. Hui said. “We are simply leaving.”

Nevertheless the leaving protesters were searched by the police and those older than 18 were put in a police van to be booked.

Mr. Hui, a member of city’s Legislative Council, was not arrested. That decision, he said, “shows there is political selection in who they arrest and that there are arbitrary arrests.”

The final dozen occupiers said they would not resist or fight the police, but would not leave until officers entered the campus to arrest them.

At least 200 of the protesters who occupied and left the campus were minors, Carrie Lam, the city’s chief executive, said in a news conference on Tuesday.

Those under 18 were questioned by the police but were not arrested on the spot. The juveniles may still face arrest pending further investigation, she said.

Mrs. Lam said the “special arrangements” that had been made for minors were intended to achieve “a peaceful and reconciliatory resolution.”

Videos take from inside the university showed an eerily deserted campus covered in trash and debris, a ransacked convenience store, boxes of unused petrol bombs, and the words “Liberty or death” emblazoned on a building.

Outside that campus, a group of parents awaited news about their children. The parents held signs that read: “Son, come out safely!” and “Save the kids, don’t kill our children.”

Elsewhere, hundreds of office workers poured into the streets of the Central business district during their lunch breaks in solidarity with the university holdouts.

What Happened at Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Most arrests on a single day.

About 1,100 people were detained near the PolyU campus between Monday and Tuesday, said Kwok Ka-chuen, a police spokesman. That figure would represent the largest roundup of protesters on a single day, making up almost a fifth of the total number of arrests since the protests began in June.

Those arrested on Monday and Tuesday were charged with offenses that included rioting and possession of offensive weapons. Rioting carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, and many of the PolyU protesters were reluctant to surrender in order to avoid the charge.

Mr. Kwok also said 1,458 rounds of tear gas and 1,391 rubber bullets were fired on Monday, putting a figure to the dizzying display of smoke and gunfire witnessed on the second day of the siege.

At the Chinese University of Hong Kong, which was the site of clashes with the police last week, more than 3,900 Molotov cocktails were seized on Monday, representing the most found in a single location, he said.

He called the prestigious university a “manufacturing base” for fire bombs.

A number of protesters who had left PolyU on Tuesday, including several wrapped in emergency Mylar blankets, waited to to be taken to a hospital. Some of the protesters appeared to be suffering the effects of hypothermia after they had been struck by a stinging dye that had been shot from a police water cannon.

Beijing warns it alone can interpret Hong Kong’s laws.

In Beijing, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress took the unusual step of criticizing a Hong Kong court’s ruling that struck down a contentious ban on the wearing of face masks in public, effectively saying that the central government alone has the authority to rule on constitutional issues in the territory.

The Hong Kong High Court found that the ban, enacted in October, violated the territory’s mini-constitution, known as the Basic Law. In a statement released on Tuesday, a spokesman for the standing committee warned that the ruling “seriously weakened the lawful governing power” of the Hong Kong government.

The National People’s Congress, the country’s top legislative body, has the authority to interpret legal matters involving national issues — and to change the Basic Law itself — but the timing of the ruling raised new fears of Beijing’s efforts to erode the territory’s autonomy.

“When the state loses, she changes the rules of game,” Joshua Wong, a prominent opposition leader, wrote on Twitter. “Beijing never intends to play by the rules.”

Article 158 of the Basic Law does, however, give the congress the final authority over interpreting whether the Basic Law conflicts with national law. It also calls on Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal to seek the legislature’s interpretation in considering cases whose legal significance extends to national issues.

The statement suggested that Beijing was prepared to act decisively to restore the mask ban, but the implications could be much greater, showing that there are limits of the national government’s tolerance for an independent judicial system that has been a pillar of Hong Kong’s singular political and economic status.

In another statement on Tuesday, a spokesman for the Chinese government’s office that handles Hong Kong affairs, Yang Guang, also criticized the court’s decision to overturn the ban, saying it had “a gravely negative social impact” and “brazenly challenged the authority of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee and the governance powers of the chief executive conferred by the law.”

New chief calls on public to condemn protesters.

Hong Kong’s embattled police force, once regarded as “Asia’s finest,” has a new boss.

Tang Ping-keung, formerly the territory’s No. 2 police official, was named commissioner of police on Tuesday after approval from the central government in Beijing.

In an interview with the South China Morning Post, Mr. Tang blamed the public for tolerating the protests and in turn encouraging their violent acts. “If everyone had come out earlier to condemn the violence, society would not have turned into this state in five months,” he said.

“We can only end the unrest with society’s condemnation, reflection by the rioters, plus our appropriate tactics,” he added.

Mr. Tang also rejected a key demand of the protesters: setting up an independent commission to investigate police conduct during the protests.

“Our staff might think they are being particularly targeted if the well-established mechanism is bypassed. We will be disappointed,” he told the Post.

Katherine Li and Tiffany May contributed reporting.

🍁☕🍂🍞🍁☕🍂🍞🍁☕🍂🍞🍁☕

#breaking news #hong kong protests #hong kong #hongkong #china news #no china extradition #china #beijing #xi jinping #u.s. politics #republican politics #politics and government #politics #worldpolitics #world news #international news #top stories google news #top news #trending topics

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Hundreds of people filled Chater Garden in Central on Saturday afternoon for a rally organised by a group of elders and secondary school students, to show solidarity with the mostly young anti-government protesters.

The attendees watched videos, listened to speeches and sang songs, while messages of support for protesters were posted on a long sheet of plastic that was strung up to form a temporary "Lennon Wall".

An organiser with the “silver hair group”, Tam Kwok-sun, said it is important to show the government that there isn’t a split within the protest movement.

"I think, we the silver hair group and also the young people, are heading for the same direction. That is to fight for freedom for Hong Kong. To fight for democracy. To fight for the rule of law, and to fight for justice," Tam said.

The crowd sang the protest anthem "Glory to Hong Kong" and held up their hands to show they still want the five demands of protesters, which include an independent inquiry into allegations of police brutality.

Elaine, a student attending the rally, said it was important to keep on protesting even after last weekend's district council election wins for pro-democracy candidates, and the end of the police siege of Polytechnic University this week.

She said the public are worried that the police force now appear to be a law unto themselves.

"We think the police need to be punished. I think they are doing something illegal," she said.

The demonstrators also called on the police to stop firing tear gas at protesters, alleging it was affecting the health of the general public and also damaging the environment.

Around 10,000 rounds of tear gas are believed to have been fired since the unrest began in early June, more than a fifth of them in a single day during clashes at the Chinese University earlier this month.

The government has refused to reveal the chemical content of the tear gas fired, citing police operational reasons, with the secrecy adding to people's concerns about possible health effects.

RTHK

Further reading:

SCMP: Hong Kong protests: 1,000 people join peaceful rally in Central organised by the elderly and students to keep pressure on government after pro-democracy camp election win, November 30, 2019

RTHK: Hundreds celebrate election wins in Wong Tai Sin, November 30, 2019

RTHK: Protesters form human chain in Kowloon Bay, November 30, 2019

#solidarity #Central #Kowloon Bay #Hung Hom #Wong Tai Sin #elections #Hong Kong Polytechnic University #police #police brutality #protest #RTHK #south china morning post #Hong Kong #China #反送中 #香港 #antiELAB

[mycrazystrangeworld]

It has been a long hiatus, though to me it didn’t seem to be one. Time flies. June and July have flied by so fast, and I can’t keep up, shit things happening one after the other, and I’m still coping… But it’s a process. I’m functioning now enough to write and interact on this blog.

As I promised, this first post is a list of June releases (from June 3rd) and the reviews I found about them until now. You’re all welcome to let me know if you have a review that I forgot to add.

Since July is also over, I’m also sharing this month’s books and reviews.

As always, updating is constantly happening, if you know about a book or have a review, just let me know! 😉

Welcome back on Swift Coffee, everyone!

For the newbies (welcome 😘): if you don’t yet know what this is all about: I’m posting a list every Monday of the books that get released during the current week. I also include other people’s reviews about them! I try to do a blog hop from time to time and spread the word about this feature, but I obviously can’t find every review that’s related, so a sign that you have one would be very much appreciated! Every review is eligible that is written about a book published on the week in question, even if it was written before said week!

So… one question remains:

Would you like to join the ride?

It’s very easy!

These are the rules:

To be featured, you don’t have to do anything else, but to leave a comment below this post, or contact me by any other way, and let me know you have a review. A link to it makes it easier, but if you only say your review comes out on x day of the week, that’s okay as well, I’ll watch out for it! Following me is not a must, but I appreciate it very much, if you do! 🙂

I continuously update this post according to your infos/comments, and I share it again every time I’ve made an update.

The book you reviewed don’t have to be from the list here, if it’s not listed, but published this week, I’ll add the book, too!

You can also send me a review for next week, because these posts are scheduled! 😉

Books Published in June:

‘After the End’ by Clare Mackintosh mystery/thriller

‘All the Missing Girls’ by Megan Miranda mystery

‘A Merciful Promise’ by Kendra Elliot mystery/romantic suspense

‘A Nearly Normal Family’ by M.T. Edvardsson, Rachel Willson-Broyles (Translation) mystery/thriller

‘Ayesha at Last’ by Uzma Jalaluddin romance

‘Beyond Āsanas: The Myths and Legends behind Yogic Postures’ by Pragya Bhatt, Joel Koechlin (Photographer)

‘Bound to the Battle God’ by Ruby Dixon fantasy/romance

‘Briar and Rose and Jack’ by Katherine Coville middle grade

‘Bunny’ by Mona Awad horror

‘City of Girls’ by Elizabeth Gilbert historical fiction

‘Close to Home’ by Cate Ashwood M M romance

‘Dear Wife’ by Kimberly Belle mystery/thriller

‘Dissenter on the Bench: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Life and Work’ by Victoria Ortiz non-fiction/middle grade

‘Fleishman Is in Trouble’ by Taffy Brodesser-Akner contemporary

‘Five Midnights’ by Ann Dávila Cardinal horror

‘Fix Her Up’ by Tessa Bailey romance

‘Fixing the Fates: A Memoir’ by Diane Dewey non-fiction

‘Ghosts of the Shadow Market’ YA fantasy

‘Gun Island’ by Amitav Ghosh cultural/India/historical fiction

‘If Only’ by Melanie Murphy

‘Just One Bite’ by Jack Heath mystery/thriller

‘Like a Love Story’ by Abdi Nazemian YA/LGBT

‘Magic for Liars’ by Sarah Gailey fantasy/mystery

‘More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say)’ by Elaine Welteroth non-fiction

‘Mrs. Everything’ by Jennifer Weiner historical fiction

‘Mostly Dead Things’ by Kristen Arnett contemporary/LGBT

‘Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune’ by Roselle Lim contemporary/romance

‘On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous’ by Ocean Vuong poetry

‘Rapture’ by Lauren Kate YA fantasy

‘Recursion’ by Blake Crouch science fiction

‘Searching for Sylvie Lee’ by Jean Kwok mystery

‘Somewhere Close to Happy’ by Lia Louis romance

‘Sorcery of Thorns’ by Margaret Rogerson fantasy

‘Storm and Fury’ by Jennifer L. Armentrout fantasy

‘Summer of ’69’ by Elin Hilderbrand historical fiction

‘Sweet Tea and Secrets’ by Joy Avon cozy mystery

‘Teeth in the Mist’ by Dawn Kurtagich horror

‘The Accidental Girlfriend’ by Emma Hart romance

‘The Bookshop on the Shore’ by Jenny Colgan contemporary/women’s fiction

‘The First Mistake’ by Sandie Jones thriller

‘The Friends We Keep’ by Jane Green women’s fiction

‘The Friend Zone’ by Abby Jimenez contemporary/romance

‘The Girl in Red’ by Christina Henry fantasy/horror

‘The Haunted’ by Danielle Vega horror

‘The Holiday’ by T.M. Logan

‘The July Girls’ by Phoebe Locke mystery/thriller

‘The Last House Guest’ by Megan Miranda mystery/thriller

‘The Most Fun We Ever Had’ by Claire Lombardo contemporary/literary fiction

‘The New Achilles’ by Christian Cameron historical fiction

‘The Red Labyrinth’ by Meredith Tate fantasy

‘The Resurrectionists’ by Michael Patrick Hicks horror

‘The Rest of the Story’ by Sarah Dessen YA contemporary/romance

‘Ollie Oxley and the Ghost: The Search for Lost Gold’ by Lisa Schmid middle grade

‘The Space Between Time’ by Charlie Laidlaw

‘The Stationery Shop’ by Marjan Kamali historical fiction

‘The Summer Country’ by Lauren Willig historical fiction

‘They Called Me Wyatt’ by Natasha Tynes mystery

‘This Might Hurt a Bit’ by Doogie Horner YA

‘Time After Time’ by Lisa Grunwald historical/science fiction

‘Waiting for Tom Hanks’ by Kerry Winfrey contemporary/romance

‘We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir’ by Samra Habib non-fiction

‘We Were Killers Once’ by Becky Masterman mystery/thriller

‘Where The Story Starts’ by Imogen Clark women’s fiction

‘Wicked Fox’ by Kat Cho YA fantasy

‘Wild and Crooked’ by Leah Thomas YA contemporary/LGBT

‘Wolf Rain’ by Nalini Singh paranormal romance

Reviews:

‘Sorcery of Thorns’ by Stephanie at Between Folded Pages

‘The Rapture’ at Book Bound

‘The Resurrectionists’ by Jen at Shit Reviews of Books

‘The Haunted’ by Kris at Boston Book Reader

‘The Friends We Keep’ by Vicky at Women in Trouble Book Blog

‘This Might Hurt a Bit’ by Amanda at Between the Shelves

‘Wild and Crooked’ by Amanda at Between the Shelves

‘The Haunted’ by Mandy at Book Princess Reviews

‘We Were Killers Once’ by Vicky at Women in Trouble Book Blog

‘Five Midnights’ by Sian at Sci-fi & Scary

‘Wolf Rain’ by Corina at Book Twins Reviews

‘Just One Bite’ by Berit at Audio Killed the Bookmark

‘Where the Story Starts’ by Anjana at Superfluous Reading

‘The Red Labyrinth’ by Anjana at Superfluous Reading

‘Fixing the Fates’ by Anjana at Superfluous Reading

‘Gun Island’ by Anjana at Superfluous Reading

‘If Only’ by Anjana at Superfluous Reading

‘Sweet Tea and Secrets’ by Rekha at The Book Decoder

‘Storm and Fury’ by Claire at bookscoffeeandrepeat

‘The New Achilles’ by Zoé at Zooloo’s Book Diary

‘Time After Time’ by Ashley at Ashes Books and Bobs

‘Recursion’ by Lilyn G at Sci-fi & Scary

‘The Space Between Time’ by Rekha at The Book Decoder

‘The Rumor’ by Vicky at Women in Trouble Book Blog

‘The Search for the Lost Gold’ by Lilyn G at Sci-fi & Scary

‘They Call Me Wyatt’ by Jen at Shit Reviews of Books

‘After the End’ by Linda at Linda’s Book Bag

‘Beyond Asanas’ by Shashank at Wonder’s Book Blog

‘The July Girls’ by Nicola at Short Book and Scribes

‘We Have Always Been Here’ by Kristin at Kristin Kraves Books

‘Close to Home’ by T. J. Fox

‘Dissenter on the Bench’ by Taylor at Tays Infinite Thoughts

‘Bound to the Battle God’ by Corina at Book Twins Reviews

‘Briar and Rose and Jack’ by Briana at Pages Unbound

‘Teeth in the Mist’ at Lori’s Bookshelf Reads

‘All the Missing Girls’ by Celine at Celinelingg

‘The Holiday’ by Zoe at Zooloo’s Book Diary

‘The July Girls’ by Joanna at Over the Rainbow Book Blog

‘More Than Enough’ by Jessica at Jess Just Reads

‘Somewhere Close to Happy’ at Jess Just Reads

‘The Accidental Girlfriend’ by Tijuana at Book Twins Reviews

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Books Published in July:

‘Along the Broken Bay’ by Flora J. Solomon historical fiction

‘A Stranger on the Beach’ by Michele Campbell mystery/thriller

‘A Whisker In The Dark’ by Leighann Dobbs cozy mystery

‘Dark Age’ by Pierce Brown science fiction

‘Depraved’ by Trilina Pucci romance/erotica

‘Deserve to Die’ by Miranda Rijks thriller

‘Drummer Girl’ by Ginger Scott YA romance

‘False Step’ by Victoria Helen Stone mystery/thriller

‘Girls Like Us’ by Cristina Alger mystery/thriller

‘Gods of Jade and Shadow’ by Silvia Moreno-Garcia fantasy/historical fiction

‘Good Guy’ by Kate Meader romance

‘Gore in the Garden’ by Colleen J. Shogan cozy mystery

‘How to Hack a Heartbreak’ by Kristin Rockaway romance

‘Last Summer’ by Kerry Lonsdale contemporary

‘Life Ruins’ by Danuta Kot audiobook/mystery

‘Lock Every Door’ by Riley Sager mystery/thriller

‘Maybe This Time’ by Kasie West contemporary

‘Never Have I Ever’ by Joshilyn Jackson mystery/thriller

‘Never Look Back’ by Alison Gaylin mystery/thriller

‘Nightingale Point’ by Luan Goldie

‘Reclaimed by Her Rebel Knight’ by Jenni Fletcher historical romance

‘Resist’ by K. Bromberg romance

‘Salvation Day’ by Kali Wallace science fiction

‘Season of the Witch’ by Sarah Rees Brennan YA fantasy

‘Sisters of Willow House’ by Susanne O’Leary

‘Spin the Dawn’ by Elizabeth Lim fantasy

‘That Long Lost Summer’ by Minna Howard

‘The Betrayed Wife’ by Kevin O’Brien mystery/thriller

‘The Bookish Life of Nina Hill’ by Abbi Waxman contemporary/romance

‘The Chain’ by Adrian McKinty thriller

‘The Gifted School’ by Bruce Holsinger contemporary fiction

‘The Golden Hour’ by Beatriz Williams historical fiction

‘The Guy on the Right’ by Kate Stewart NA romance

‘The Last Book Party’ by Karen Dukess historical fiction

‘The Marriage Trap’ by Sheryl Browne thriller

‘The Merciful Crow’ by Margaret Owen fantasy

‘The Miraculous’ by Jess Redman middle grade

‘The Need’ by Helen Phillips horror/thriller

‘The Nickel Boys’ by Colson Whitehead historical fiction

‘The Rogue King’ by Abigail Owen paranormal romance

‘The Seekers’ by Heather Graham mystery

‘The Silent Ones’ by K.L. Slater thriller

‘The Storm Crow’ by Kalyn Josephson fantasy

‘The Wedding Party’ by Jasmine Guillory romance

‘Three Women’ by Lisa Taddeo non-fiction/feminism

‘To Be Devoured’ by Sara Tantlinger horror

‘Truly Madly Royally’ by Debbie Rigaud YA romance

‘Under Currents’ by Nora Roberts romance

‘War’ by Laura Thalassa fantasy/romance

‘Whisper Network’ by Chandler Baker mystery/thriller

‘Wilder Girls’ by Rory Power YA horror/mystery

A fantastic review of…

‘Reclaimed by her Rebel Knight’ by Demetra at Demi Reads

‘The Merciful Crow’ by Clarissa at Clarissa Reads It All

‘The Bookish Life of Nina Hill’ at Flavia the Bibliophile

‘The Merciful Crow’ by Kaleena at Reader Voracious

‘The Guy On the Right’ by Astrid at The Bookish Sweet Tooth

‘False Step’ by Jordann at The Book Blog Life

‘The Guy On the Right’ by Angela at Reading Frenzy Book Blog

‘Reclaimed by Her Rebel Knight’ by Joules at Northern Reader

‘Depraved’ by Demetra at Demi Reads

‘Never Have I Ever’ by Steph AT Steph’s Book Blog

‘Reclaimed by Her Rebel Knight’ by Jennifer C. Wilson

‘That Long Lost Summer’ by Shalini at Shalini’s Books and Reviews

‘Sisters of Willow House’ by Joanne at Portobello Book Blog

‘A Whisker in the Dark’ by Berit at Audio Killed the Bookmark

‘The Rouge King’ by Ashley at Falling Down the Book Hole

‘Good Guy’ by Astrid at The Bookish Sweet Tooth

‘Drummer Girl’ by Astrid at The Bookish Sweet Tooth

‘The Need’ by T. J. Fox

‘The Seekers’ by Shalini at Shalini’s Books and Reviews

‘The Silent Ones’ by Steph at StefLoz Book Blog

‘Resist’ by Tijuana at Book Twins Reviews

‘Reclaimed by Her Rebel Knight’ by Jess Bookish Life

‘Sisters of Willow House’ by Joanna at Over the Rainbow Book Blog

‘How To Hack a Heartbreak’ by Corina at Book Twins Reviews

‘Somebody Else’s Baby’ by Shalini at Shalini’s Books and Reviews

‘Life Ruins’ by Amanda at mybookishblogspot

‘The Miraculous’ by Chris at Plucked from the Stacks

‘The Betrayed Wife’ by Shalini at Shalini’s Books and Reviews

‘Salvation Day’ by Lilyn G at Sci-fi & Scary

‘The Marriage Trap’ by Shalini at Shalini’s Books and Reviews

‘The Chain’ at Jess Just Reads

‘To Be Devoured’ by Sam and Gracie at Sci-fi & Scary

‘Truly Madly Royally’ by Olivia at The Candid Cover

‘Season of the Witch’ by Jill at Jill’s Book Blog

‘Gore in the Garden’ by Rekha at The Book Decoder

‘Never Look Back’ by Berit at Audio Killed the Bookmark

‘Wilder Girls’ by Kathy at Pages Below the Vaulted Sky

‘Deserve to Die’ by Shalini at Shalini’s Books and Reviews

‘Sisters of Willow House’ by Shalini at Shalini’s Books and Reviews

‘Sisters of Willow House’ by Berit at Audio Killed the Bookmark

‘Nightingale Point’ by Amanda at mybookishblogspot

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Oh, and in the near future comes another post with the releases of the beginning of August! You can send me reviews for that post, as well.

Have a wonderful time!

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I’m back! – A Master List of Book Releases of June and July + Reviews! It has been a long hiatus, though to me it didn't seem to be one. Time flies.

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