Natalie Portman Stars in Dior Book Tote Club Video
Posted on August 9, 2024 Natalie Portman explores books at the beautiful Institut national d’histoire de l’art (INHA) in Paris. The video is called the Dior Book Tote Club. Some
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Novelist Sarah Moss: ‘Hunger numbed my shame and humiliation’ | Sarah Moss
The Christmas I was nine, what I really wanted was a sparkly rainbow My Little Pony and a corset. I didn’t like My Little Pony – I have always regarded large
Hear the Evolution of the London Accent Over 660 Years: From 1346 to 2006
Read a novel by Charles Dickens, and you’ll still today feel transported back to the London of the eighteen-twenties. Some of that experience owes to his lavishly reportorial descriptive skills,
Pitiless, Restless Brecht | Victoria Baena
In 1924, when he was in his mid-twenties, Bertolt Brecht and his frequent collaborator Elisabeth Hauptmann started work on a play set in Chicago. Neither of them had yet lived
I Cheerfully Refuse – Leif Enger
Summary: Set in a not-too-distant America, I Cheerfully Refuse is the tale of Rainy, an aspiring musician setting sail on Lake Superior in search of his departed, deeply beloved,
Becky’s Book Reviews: July Reflections
In July, I read twenty-five books. Books reviewed at Becky’s Book Reviews 55. The Hunger Games #1 Suzanne Collins. 2008. 374 pages. [Source: Library] 56. Harry Potter and the
Booksellers Buzz About Fall Titles
With summer on the wane and holiday titles on order, excitement around this fall’s fiction, nonfiction, and children’s books is building. PW talked with booksellers about what they’ll be handselling
Uglies Movie Trailer, Based on Scott Westerfeld’s Novel
Posted on August 11, 2024 Here is the movie trailer for the dystopian movie Uglies. The film is based on the 2005 novel by Scott Westerfield. Joey King plays the
Shadow Games and Other Sinister Stories of Show Business available for pre-order!
“Shadow Games is a page-turning, gut-wrenching barnburner of a book.”—Robert Bloch Ed here: My first cousin Bobby Driscoll was a major child star of the late 1940s and early 1950s.
The future of UK literary festivals: ‘There is no magic fairy’ | Books
A “jewel” in national life – that is how MSP Angus Robertson described arts festivals last week, as he promised them additional funding. It was a faintly ironic moment, coming
The Steampunk Clocks of 19th-Century Paris: Discover the Ingenious System That Revolutionized Timekeeping in the 1880s
A middle-class Parisian living around the turn of the twentieth century would have to budget for services like not just water or gas, but also time. Though electric clocks had
Be Yourself | Lucy Jakub
Annie Baker’s first film is a slow burn. Much of the action unfolds patiently, in real time, whether it’s a child running down a hill or her blintz warming in
Luck of the Titanic – Stacey Lee
Summary: Valora Luck has two things: a ticket for the biggest and most luxurious ocean liner in the world, and a dream of leaving England behind and making a life
Becky’s Book Reviews: 58. Catching Fire
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games #2) Suzanne Collins. 2009. 391 pages. [Source: Library] [5/5 Stars] [Dystopia, YA] First sentence: I clasp the flask between my hands even though the warmth
Strong Attendance at 2024 Realm Makers Conference
The 2024 Realm Makers Writers Conference, held July 18-20 in St. Louis, Missouri, was filled with writers of speculative fiction—and all manner of elves, hobbits, storm troopers, fairies and sword-wielders.
How to Tell if You’re a Writer
Posted on July 28, 2024 In this Big Think video, John Irving explains how to tell if you’re a writer. For Irving it had to do with the alone time
Antiques Fate by Barbara Allan
Ed Gorman’s blog: Antiques Fate by Barbara Allan skip to main | skip to sidebar Antiques Fate by Barbara Allan “In my rendition, I play all the parts
The Garden by Clare Beams review – Mother Nature’s mystical powers | Fiction
What lengths would a woman go to if she were desperate to give birth? Clare Beams follows that question to its darkest ends in this dreamlike chiller, which carries shivery
Archaeologists Discover an Ancient Roman Sandal with Nails Used for Tread
A recreation of the military sandals. (Photo: Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation) Whether you’re putting together a stage play, a film, or a television series, if the story is
Are The Democrats Truly United? | Daniel Schlozman
Why did it take them so long? The warning signs were clear to see. Long before the debate on June 27, Joe Biden was unpopular. Since September 2021 his approval
The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy (Including 'The Summer I Turned Pretty,' 'It's Not Summer Without You,' and 'We'll Always Have Summer') – Jenny Han
Today is a 3 for 1 review day, in that we’re reviewing all three of the books in The Summer I Turned Pretty trilogy in one go. Scroll to find the
Becky’s Book Reviews: 57. Beezus and Ramona
Beezus and Ramona. Beverly Cleary. 1955. HarperCollins. 208 pages. [Source: Library] [Star rating: 5/5] First sentence: Beezus felt that the biggest trouble with four-year-old Ramona was that she was just
