“The outrage over his behavior is evidenced by the unanimous vote by the UW Board of Regents to terminate him as chancellor. UW System Regents President Karen Walsh said Gow showed a "reckless disregard" for his role. The discovery of their X-rated online career was met with fury by some in the university. “I think it’s very shocking that the Board of Regents would completely disregard my First Amendment rights and my wife’s First Amendment rights and also their own policy on freedom of expression and freedom of speech,” he said. Gow said his termination is a violation of his First Amendment rights to freedom of speech and expression. Gow told NBC News on Thursday that they produced the books and adult films as private citizens - and that none of their public works mentioned the university or his professional career. Their books were published in 20, and the videos on their YouTube page date to two weeks ago. They also have a YouTube page under the same name that appears to show cooking videos with adult film stars. Visit our LoyalFans and OnlyFans sites for fully explicit scenes!" Picking a children’s book, fiction in translation and a poetry collection are most likely to keep me on my toes.On their Amazon profile, they described themselves as a married couple "who serve in executive positions at two well-known organizations in the U.S." On Twitter, their bio read: “Passionate plant-powered couple cooking, conversing, and shooting with top adult video stars. A submarine mission goes wrong and wives become strangers - reality is bent out of shape and romance is deeper than ever in this haunting and lyrical novel.Īnd three that need to be personal to you: A book published in the year you were born A book set somewhere you’ve never visited Your friend’s favourite book.Īll of us at the shop are taking the challenge too, so I’ll keep you posted on our progress. Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield - Polari Book Prize. This book imagines a novel treatment for Alzheimer’s: a home in which each floor evokes a different decade of the 20th century. ![]() Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov - International Booker Prize. The gripping story of a blaze in a Canadian oil town sheds light on our burning world. A woman fights for her family in a dystopian Ireland.įire Weather by John Vaillant - Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-fiction. Prophet Song by Paul Lynch - Booker Prize. (But it’s a firm ‘no’ to the customer who argued yesterday that he could do a historical novel for the travel one on the grounds that the distant past is ‘somewhere I’ve never been’.) You can do 12 books over 12 months, or tear through it sooner: the choice is yours.Īs you will see, the categories are deliberately broad - we’ve had fun coming up with them, now we want to see you have fun with what you pick. We challenge you to read one book in each of these dozen categories over the next year. ![]() May we present… The 2024 Backstory Reading Challenge. It might not trim the waist, but it will sure as hell expand the mind. ![]() I’m a sucker for a ‘new year, new me’ regime - runs and proteins yogurts are in, mince pies very much out - though I will admit that kicking off by weighing myself on New Year’s Day was a very bad idea.īut my whip-smart colleague Megan has come up with a 2024 project we can all get behind, one that promises to be improving and even - whisper it - enjoyable. Me? I’m already buzzing for 2024, and not only because I made 69 coffees in the shop yesterday (not all for me!). HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope you have had the chance to recharge a bit and that there were lots of great books waiting for you under the Christmas tree.
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