I love Kanopy for their extensive indie and foreign film collections, but they also have a really great collection of adaptations of great books! Here are fifteen relatively new bookish adaptations that you can stream right now. As usual, more books by white authors tend to be made into movie than books written by authors of color, so that’s something that the book and film industry continuously needs to work on....
To help you find what you’ve need most, I’ve split this list into three sections: fiction books, nonfiction books, and children’s books that can help address miscarriage and pregnancy loss. A note on content: the books in this list discuss miscarriage, infertility, infant death, and stillbirth. When applicable, I have included additional content warnings next to individual books. 5 Fiction Book About Miscarriage 5 Nonfiction Books About Miscarriage 5 Picture Books That Can Help Children Understand Miscarriage Written by a psychiatrist, The End of Miracles examines the profound psychological effects the trauma of miscarriage can have....
Science fiction and fantasy are genres known to lean into absurdism. With plots that can include face-to-face relationships with God, the inner thoughts of artificial intelligence, and the realities of living in a world where magic is real, there is a lot of comedic potential. There is also a reason why romantic comedies are wildly popular. Sometimes witty banter between partners and horrible meet cutes are just what we need before our HEAs....
There is, of course, no one true way to organize your books. That said, there are some things that will be helpful to almost any reader and I’ve made a list of 15 that I’ve found useful in the hopes that they’ll help neaten and tidy a few other libraries out there. If you’ve already got a system that you’re loyal to, you might also enjoy this quiz about what your shelving says about you....
Bestselling authors Natalie D. Richards and Darcy Coates bring us stories that chill us to the bone and keep us up all night reading—haunting reads perfect for Halloween! A hitched ride home in a snowstorm turns sinister when one of the passengers is plotting for the ride to end in disaster in New York Times bestseller Five Total Strangers. From USA Today bestselling gothic horror author Darcy Coates comes The Haunting of Leigh Harker, a chilling story of a quiet house on a forgotten suburban lane that hides a deadly secret… I’m defining LGBTQ haunted horror here a bit beyond the confines of pure ghost stories....
Want more feminist mystery novels in your life? Check out recommendations for the best mystery book club books, and then explore some of the best mystery book subscription services. If that doesn’t satisfy you, sign up for TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations! TBR is a personalized book recommendation service that send you books you’ll love to read. Here’s how it works: Simply fill out the reader survey and let us know what you want more of—such as feminist mystery novels—and what you’re not keen on....
Along with the launch of the device was the introduction of Kindle Direct Publishing, the self-publishing platform for authors. The Kindle 2 was an improvement to the first-generation Kindle. It still had no lights and had a keyboard and some buttons, but it had an updated design and longer battery life. Next came the Kindle DX, which looked odd. The device appeared huge and had a rounded keyboard at the bottom....
To honor one of our first steps toward adulthood, here are 18 of the books and series (aside from Harry Potter and The Hunger Games) that shaped our childhood. Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan Riordan weaves together reality and Greek mythology in this series, creating a result as magical as the Golden Fleece. Both engaging and educational, it has some of the most memorable characters of my childhood....
Each book in this listicle is under 200 pages, and to make it even easier, all descriptions below are under 100 words. Within each genre heading, I’ve arranged the books from shortest to longest. Half fiction, half nonfiction, these short books for short attention spans range from literary fiction to sci-fi to essays to illustrated humor. No matter what you’re in the mood to read, I hope you find solace and escape in one of these books....
Do you want to laugh? Maybe pick up An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good or The First Prehistoric Serial Killer. Is it October and you want to be utterly terrified and not sleep for days? There are so many options, from Revenge to Flowers of Mold to The Houseguest. Do you want to read a story so achingly perfect that you’ll never try to write again? Well, there are more than a few stories like that in these collections, but I would start by flipping to almost any story in The Woman Who Borrowed Memories....
There’s a reason books are such popular children’s gifts. When you give a kid a book, it feels like so much more than just a gift: it feels like you’re giving their young minds something to grow on. It can be a way to share a piece of your childhood with them so you automatically have something wonderful in common. So how better to make that gift extra special than to have it personalized with the child’s name, illustrative avatar, and even their hobbies?...
Peter Florence, chair of the judges, writes of the nominated titles, ‘They imagine our world, familiar from news cycle disaster and grievance, with wild humor, deep insight and a keen humanity. These writers offer joy and hope. They celebrate the rich complexity of English as a global language. They are exacting, enlightening and entertaining. Really—read all of them.” — The Booker Prizes (@TheBookerPrizes) July 23, 2019 2019 Booker Prize Longlist The Testaments by Margaret Atwood Night Boat to Tangier by Kevin Barry My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite Ducks, Newburyport by Lucy Ellmann Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo The Wall by John Lanchester The Man Who Saw Everything by Deborah Levy Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli An Orchestra of Minorities by Chigozie Obioma Lanny by Max Porter Quichotte by Salman Rushdie 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson The panel of judges for this year’s award include founder and director of Hay Festival Peter Florence (Chair); former fiction publisher and editor Liz Calder; novelist, essayist, and filmmaker Xiaolu Guo; writer and broadcaster Afua Hirsch; and concert pianist, conductor, and composer Joanna MacGregor....
Novel Novella Short Fiction “Glass Bottle Dancer” by Celeste Rita Baker in Lightspeed Magazine, 4/20 Anthology Collection Artist Rovina Cai Special Award — Professional C. C. Finlay for F&SF editing Special Award — Non-Professional Brian Attebery for Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts The World Fantasy Awards have been awarded since 1975; previous Novel award winners include Ursula K. LeGuin for The Other Wind (2002), Louise Erdrich for The Antelope Wife (1999), and G....
I’ve included the publisher and publication date so you can see which ones are already available and which ones you can preorder or put on hold. Thick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom (New Press, January 8) This is an indispensable book for those who want to think about race and culture, who like a mix of personal and academic writing, and who want some complex, challenging ideas to chew on....
As the world somehow grows larger yet smaller, our stories become more and more connected, where the journeys of another start to feel like our own. If that is what you are finding to be true, you have come in the right place. The list that follows below are made up of travel books that combine format and scope; within these pages you will find elements of history, autobiography, and invitations for reflection....
Fortunately for me, there are many. Books such as All Creatures Great and Small, The Soul of The Octopus, Chosen by a Horse, and many others fill my shelves. In addition, I recently finished three animal memoirs that are full of animals too, and here they are to add to your list. Rough Magic: Riding the World’s Loneliest Horse Race by Lara Prior-Palmer Part Cheryl Strayed’s Wild, part Walter Farley’s Black Stallion, Rough Magic is a great adventure memoir....
Throughout years as a voracious and opinionated reader, I’ve traveled to quaint English towns again and again. Books taking place in California dot the reading map. New York’s asphalt is trod so frequently by fictional characters that visiting the city in reality feels almost familiar. And yet reading about people whose lives are rooted in Rhode Island has proved a rarity. I am shocked and delighted each time I see someone has published a book set here....
Room by Emma Donoghue This book is narrated from the point of view of a 5-year-old boy named Jack. His ‘Ma’ was abducted and held in captivity for years. Her rapist felt entitled to her body and every time he came to pay her his customary visit she locked Jack inside a wardrobe. Men’s apathy towards women never fails to amaze me. What’s commendable is how she didn’t lose her will to fight and hope that someday she might be able to get away from the toxicity she was a victim of....
How did I create this list of book club discussion questions? Simply put, I’ve assembled a list of the kinds of questions that are likely to get people talking. Most of these are non-specific and designed to work for any book. Although, of course, some will work better than others for particular books). I’ve also included a few questions that are meant for specific types of books, like fiction or nonfiction....
Bibliophobia This is basically a fear of books. It could manifest as the fear of reading a particular type of book, reading out loud in public or even holding a book. It could also manifest as a hatred of books because a person feels the books might have a negative impact on him or his community and this has led to censorship and burning of books throughout history. Abibliophobia This is the fear of running out of reading material....
