For years, books and comics have acted as a phenomenal medium for storytelling. star wars stories, adding details to the franchise and exploring the characters. They also so often enhance shows and movies, and a few books already do that for Boba Fett’s book. The series has just completed its …
Read More »8 of the Best New Women’s Haunted House Novels
This content contains affiliate links. When you purchase through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. The haunted house novel has a long and storied history. Many scholars date its creation in American literature to the late 1700s and early Gothic tradition. Names like Horace Walpole, Edgar Allan Poe …
Read More »One of New Year’s Most Anticipated Books Puts Asian-American Friendship At Its Center
In Jean Chen Ho’s intimate and irreverent collection of related stories, “Fiona and Jane,” a group of multiethnic Asian Americans take readers from the sordid Korean bars of the mall to lavish New York clubs to Bustling Shilin Night Market in Taipei for 20 years. year of friendship between its …
Read More »Naruto novels will be adapted into manga
Naruto announces new manga adaptations for Konoha Shinden: Steam Ninja Scrolls and Sasuke Retsuden: The Uchiha Descendents and the Heavenly Stardust. Naruto gets a manga adaptation for two of his light novels. The official Twitter account of Naruto announced that two new manga for Sasuke Retsuden: Descendants of Uchiha and …
Read More »Philly-based Puerto Rican novelist wins national scholarship
?? Do you like Philly? Sign up for the free Billy Penn newsletter to get everything you need to know about Philadelphia every day. Lea esta historia en español aquà Philadelphia-based novelist Francisco Font Acevedo now has funding to focus on consolidating his place as one of the most important …
Read More »Rex Pickett dives into “The Archivist”
Rex Pickett doesn’t like to write about places he doesn’t know. The highly accomplished, two-time Oscar winner from San Diego is probably best known for writing the beloved novel “Sideways,” which was adapted into an even more successful film by Alexander Payne. The novel spawned two sequels and was even …
Read More »Compton author Venita Blackburn reflects on California and “How to Fight a Girl” – Press Enterprise
Venita Blackburn, the Compton-raised and Fresno-based author, had just published her latest short story collection, “How to Fight a Girl” when we met her. âI had so much love and appreciation on Twitter,â she said over the phone. The book had just come out one day, so Blackburn had yet …
Read More »Hopkinsville Community College to Host Roundtable Reading Series with Author Angela Jackson-Brown
Hopkinsville, Kentucky – Hopkinsville Community College (HCC) will be hosting a roundtable reading series featuring author Angela Jackson-Brown on Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 12:05 p.m. in the Emerging Technologies building, Anderson Seminar Hall. Those who prefer to participate virtually can register online through Blackboard Collaborate. His latest novel, When …
Read More »A posthumous novel by John le Carré
October 16, 2021 Silverview. By Jean le Carré. Viking; 224 pages; $ 28 and £ 20 WHEN JEAN LE CARRé Passing away last December, he left behind a prodigious body of work that spanned six decades and chronicled human betrayal and geopolitical turmoil with a winning mix of intrigue, insight …
Read More »Katy ISD’s parents disagree over author’s visit
Critical Race Theory Pits Parents Against Each Other at Katy ISD Parents of Katy ISD students disagree on critical race theory. Hundreds have signed a petition to quash an author’s appearance, while hundreds more say they want him to return. KATY, Texas – Katy ISD canceled an author’s virtual event …
Read More »Katy ISD Removes Books, Cancels Author’s Visit After Parents’ Petition Claiming Subject Teaches “Critical Race Theory”
KATY – The Katy Independent School District said it has “temporarily” removed an award-winning children’s author’s books from its library shelves after an outcry from parents saying the subject promotes critical race theory. Jerry Craft is the author and illustrator of âNew Kidâ and its sequel âClass Actâ. He is …
Read More »Young authors from Clifton Park pay tribute to dead neighbor with cute book
Sisters Adalyn and McKenna Vidoni were heartbroken when they learned of the death of their beloved neighbor, Miss Helen Hubert, in June. The 10 and 8 year old girls decided to write about it. The young writers at Clifton Park first thought about the things Miss Helen liked. This included …
Read More »The day – Novelist Charles Yu visits One Book, One Region on Tuesday
Author Charles Yu explored the possibilities of metafiction with wit and creative impact in his novel “Interior Chinatown,” which won the 2020 National Book Award for Fiction. The book is also this year’s 19th selection of One Book, One. region for the Southeast Connecticut Readership Initiative. Yu will appear at …
Read More »Zuzu Bailey’s “It’s a Wonderful Life” cookbook is reissued
The “It’s a Wonderful Life” cookbook returns A cookbook from the Christmas movie classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” has been revamped and reissued. The cookbook “It’s a Wonderful Life by Zuzu Bailey” is by authors Karolyn Grimes and Franklin Dohanyos. Grimes played young Zuzu Bailey in the 1946 Christmas movie …
Read More »Coloring books, crayons needed for William R. Sharpe, Jr. Hospital in Weston, West Virginia | Lifestyles
WESTON, Va. (WV News) – William R. Sharpe, Jr. Hospital is located on a hill in Weston and is one of the few state mental hospitals in West Virginia. Its location makes the hospital appear as a closed, almost untouchable institution. Walk inside, however, and it’s a place teeming with …
Read More »Rabbit Rank Leak, named after one of his novels, receives a sign
Named after one of Berks County’s most famous native people, the little stream now has official signs. This week, Kenhorst workers put up a rabbit sign in a stream starting in Sillington, the hometown of famous writer John Updike. The stream crosses Kamlou Township, crosses Kenhorst and empties into Angelica …
Read More »Who is telling your story? | idahofallsmagazine.com
Maybe you noticed: people from the outside often don’t know what to think of Idaho. Its identity is fuzzy, loosely shaped by mountains and potatoes and, on bad days, its politics. Even indoors, you don’t always know what to think of Idaho. We live here, and yet we find it …
Read More »American authors Lockwood, Powers and Shipstead shortlisted for the Booker Prize | Arts
FILE – In this archive photo from Sunday 10 October 2010, Damon Galgut with his book “In a Strange Room” attends a photocall on the stage of the Royal Festival Hal in London. Novels that explore historical injustices, the nature of consciousness and the dizzying impact of the Internet are …
Read More »Food and experiences can help build poems – press enterprise
By José Chavez | Contributing columnist Remember the aroma of a meatball soup called albondigas, or the flavor of a roast with potatoes, onions and carrots, or steaming chicken and dumplings? These favorites can connect you to the emotions reminiscent of home, the warmth and the dishes prepared by mom …
Read More »The Family Saga of a Bilingual Novelist Explores the Lure and Threat of ‘LA Weather’ | Entertainment
LOS ANGELES – When author MarÃa Amparo Escandón moved from Los Angeles to New York in 2014, she often heard New Yorkers say that LA has no time. “What do you mean, there’s no time in LA ?!” she exclaimed, before countering with the Santa Ana winds, the fires, the …
Read More »Winter Counts talks about poverty and lack of justice on the Rosebud reserve
Rarely does an author from South Dakota begin a writing career by being published by one of the National Houses, in this case HarperCollins. More than a publisher, the national public has also taken notice, as “Winter Counts” has been on national bestseller lists for most of the last year. …
Read More »Tallahassee author’s book inspires latest young actor theatrical production
The Young Actors Theater in Tallahassee is embarking on a very different new type of stage production. his latest effort is a serious play based on a book by an author in Capital City. That author is Adrian Fogelin, who many recognize as one half of the Hot Tamale musical …
Read More »Pandemic fiction: fall books contain stories about the virus
NEW YORK (AP) – By the end of 2020, the pandemic had lasted long enough for author Jodi Picoult to attempt something that seemed unthinkable to early novelists – turning it into fiction. “At the start of the pandemic, I couldn’t even read, let alone write. I didn’t have the …
Read More »Long-time Sonoma County emergency doctor was a bestselling author
Longtime emergency physician, novelist and photographer Dr. Edward “Ted” Hard Jr. died July 16 of stomach cancer and heart problems. He was 81 years old. For over 20 years, Hard led the emergency department at Sutter Medical Center Santa Rosa and served the same role when he was the Sonoma …
Read More »The 10 best visual novels you can play on PS4
The PlayStation 4 is a relatively powerful technology capable of presenting incredible graphics in vast and detailed worlds. However, great games aren’t always so complex. One genre that exemplifies this more than any other is the Visual Novel genre. RELATED: Toughest Games Of The PS4 Generation, Ranked Visual novels might …
Read More »“Celebrate Authors 2021” welcomes more writers for September event
By Mike Cook Celebrate Authors will take place from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 19 in the Conference Hall and Roadrunner Room on the second floor of the Thomas Branigan Memorial Library, 200 E. Picacho Ave. The event is free and open to the public. Moonbow Alterations …
Read More »Bryant & May author Christopher Fowler: “Writing the ending was so touching” | Polar
VSHristopher Fowler chooses a bowl of protein and healthy-looking vegetables. “I don’t have much of an appetite these days.” For the past two years, he has been undergoing cancer treatment, but remains optimistic. After lunch, we move to the other end of his penthouse at King’s Cross in London, where …
Read More »Bob debuts detective novel at 74
A BUCKIE man unveiled his first detective story – at the age of 74. Bob Harper made his detective story debut at the age of 74. Photo: Becky Saunderson Deadly Ransom, available on Amazon, takes place in the North East, following a track along the A96 from Aberdeen to Inverness. …
Read More »Meet Margot Livesey, author of “The Boy in the Field”
âWe need conventions both in life and in fiction, but when they replace insight, we become victims,â says Livesey. âI wanted to overturn some of the crime fiction conventions – therefore, make my victim a boy, not a girl, make her hurt, not dead, and my detective isn’t someone who …
Read More »John Grindrod: Nashville, a bit of history and certainly music in the air
As for Lady Jane and my third and final town on our spring trip to Volunteer State, Nashville, once we traveled the 212 miles of Memphis and reached the outskirts, we had planned a tour of Andrew Jackson’s estate. , Hermitage, 12 miles east of town. There is a museum, …
Read More »Tony Birch, Garth Nix and other famous novelists share how they choose the names of their characters
Tony Birch believes in the power of names so much that he usually can’t begin to write a word in a short story or novel without first naming his characters. He even has notebooks full of names of potential characters. âThe names have a huge resonance⦠without the name, it’s …
Read More »Author from the region to hold book signing in Calhoun | Gordon’s life
Mother Nature’s Eden in downtown Calhoun, 220 S. Wall St., will host a book signing for a local author on Monday June 28th. Writer J. Larry Simpson will be signing copies of his book âNo Excuses: True Life Adventures of a Little Trailer Boyâ from 2 pm to 4 pm …
Read More »Ignite Possibilities Authors Celebrate New York City’s Reopening With Entertainment And Free Signed Copy Of Their Book – Times Square Chronicles
To celebrate the reopening of New York and Father’s Day, Pat Labez, in collaboration with Step Forward Entertainment, will be offering a Father’s Day afternoon at a special book signing of Turn on the possibilities. Ignite the possibilities is a compilation of stories from individuals around the world sharing their …
Read More »The best books to read this summer in Wisconsin
Intermediate season by Christina Clancy ST. PRESS MARTIN | $ 28 | JULY 6 Lake Geneva was once home to a Playboy Club. It opened in 1968 and remained open until 1981, during which time it hosted prominent artists such as Bob Hope, Sonny and Cher, and Tony Bennett. Christina …
Read More »UI students sign film option to write assignment turned novel
A writing assignment for a specialty course at the University of Iowa turned into a novel that caught the attention of film producers and allowed 19 students to sign a film option with two Hollywood studios . UI professor Harry Stecopoulos says he’s thrilled with the development and, although he …
Read More »“Other Black Girl,” a Bold and Poignant Debut from the Novelist “Albuquerque Journal
………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. Congratulations on the first novelist Zakiya Dalila Harris. Her debut book “The Other Black Girl” is one of the most anticipated novels of the summer, if not the year, …
Read More »Persepolis in Hindi: Iran’s graphic novel has new lessons for India
In almost all of the interviews she gave, Marjane Satrapi refused to label her 2000 book Persepolis as a graphic novel. Call it a comic, she said. It sounds more fun. She also doesn’t like to call it an autobiography. Even though this is the intensely personal story of a …
Read More »The author puts part of the book in Siloam Springs
SILOAM SPRINGS – “Not Our Summer”, a new book by author Casie Bazay takes place partly in the Siloam Springs area. Bazay used Siloam Springs as the home of Becka Cowles, one of the main characters in the book, as well as her grandfather, Eli Walker, whose will states that …
Read More »Summer readings: New offers from local authors, from the poetic to the deep through the simple pleasure
Moonshiner Popcorn Sutton by Neal Hutcheson, with forwards Kirk French and David Joy Raleigh documentary filmmaker Neal Hutcheson may have spent more time with the late Popcorn Sutton than anyone outside of the legendary moonshiner’s inner circle. This full portrait of Popcorn, a nationally famous Haywood County native, is imbued …
Read More »Jennifer Weiner understands women, and her new novel, “This Summer,” shows why
Jennifer Weiner’s latest novel, âThat Summer,â is a #MeToo story. In a broader sense, each of the 15 novels Weiner wrote could best be described as “me too” stories. Her heroines are almost always intelligent, self-deprecating outsiders who have not been “seen” by the world. Some feel estranged from the …
Read More »Glass & 9 other non-comic book 2010s superhero movies
The previous decade saw a huge shift in Hollywood, which began to focus more on superhero movies following the hit blockbuster Marvel Cinematic Universe and DC’s Extended Universe. This led to a series of similar comic book movies that brought even more superheroes to the big screen. RELATED: Darkman And …
Read More »Panic creator Lauren Oliver talks about adapting her beloved YA novel for Amazon Prime
The first season of Panic releases on Amazon Prime this weekend, featuring a truly unpredictable version of a YA adventure. The series, which is based on Lauren Oliver’s 2014 novel of the same name, takes place in a small town in Texas, where each summer senior graduates compete in a …
Read More »AAPI Heritage Month: Story of Local Filipino-American Author Tif Marcelo | WDVM25 and DCW50
CHANTILLY, Virginia (WDVM) – If you wander through the fiction section of the library, the romance and slice of life books by Filipino-American author Tif Marcelo might grab your attention with their minimalist color block cover patterns . However, open one and you’ll soon find out that it has local …
Read More »North Carolina Central featured in novelist John Grisham’s latest bestseller
RALEIGH, NC (WNCN) – Best known for courtroom novels, author John Grisham’s latest book incorporates one of North Carolina’s passions: college basketball. Grisham’s novel “Sooley, Which ranks first on the New York Times bestseller list, follows the life of a young man from South Sudan who wins a spot to …
Read More »Books like the Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner
Historical fiction, magical realism and feminist literature in one novel make The lost apothecary by Sarah Penner easy to devour – read it in a day! For newcomers, The lost apothecary takes place in 18th century London, where a secret apothecary store hidden behind a stuff shelf helps women overcome …
Read More »Chris Lowell Joins My Best Friend’s Exorcism Adaptation Of Grady Hendrix’s Novel
(Photo by Gary Gershoff / Getty Images) The Hollywood Reporter reports that Chris Lowell (Promising young woman, GLOW, In the air) was added to the cast of the feature film adaptation of The exorcism of my best friend, inspired by the cult novel by Grady Hendrix. Lowell will join Elsie …
Read More »In new film, Gia Coppola dissects mainstream culture
Gia Coppola felt disconnected from popular culture when she stumbled upon the ending of Elia Kazan’s 1957 satire “A Face in the Crowd” several years ago. The story of a folk truth-teller who reached dangerous levels of fame and influence on television seemed oddly prescient (and that was before he …
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