What is so darn appealing about his beginnings? Part of it, I think, is the same for all renditions of anyone’s origins: where is the author going to go with it? How will they characterize this person that we are so intimately familiar with? What supporting characters and villains will they include? But in this particular case, I’ve always had a special place in my heart for The Development of Clark Kent....
Both women announced the project through videos on their Instagram accounts earlier today (yes, Amy Adams joined Instagram just for this!): A post shared by Jennifer Garner (@jennifer.garner) on Mar 16, 2020 at 9:53am PDT A post shared by Amy Adams (@amyadams) on Mar 16, 2020 at 9:52am PDT The donations to both Save the Children and No Kid Hungry through this fund will help provide both food and educational materials to the millions of children in the United States who are left vulnerable due to nationwide school closures during this pandemic....
Each issue contains an A–Z feature on a topic and no matter what the focus is, I find myself revisiting this particular piece again and again. It’s a highly designed double spread, and always leads me to leaning new things about arts and crafts I never knew before. I wanted to take that idea and see it applied to the book world, running a periodic A–Z feature. Last time, I highlighted the parts of a book....
In her latest novel, Brazen and the Beast, Sarah MacLean is placing a fat heroine squarely in the spotlight—Hattie is determined, honest, witty, and an absolute delight to see on the page. As a longtime fan of Sarah’s previous series, I was happy to speak to Sarah about Brazen, writing fat characters, and the rules she’s learned to break as she grows in her feminism. Angel Cruz: We’re two books into the Bareknuckle Bastards series, and Sarah MacLean: When I conceive of a series, it’s always with the idea of approaching a single theme from multiple angles....
Perhaps you’ve heard the term “lyric essay” and are wondering what that means. I’m here to help. What is the Lyric Essay? A quick definition of the term “lyric essay” is that it’s a hybrid genre that combines essay and poetry. Lyric essays are prose, but written in a manner that might remind you of reading a poem. Before we go any further, let me step back with some more definitions....
So here’s the story: I am not a manga Reader. If it has more than 40 volumes, I am going to add the anime adaptation to my watchlist and keep on trucking (and will probably never get to it). I’ll read a one off or short series, and am mostly into love stories or slice of life. If it’s queer, even better! But even with those caveats, it has taken me a while to get to a point where I can call myself a regular manga reader....
Because there are many adaptations, it can be hard to know where to start — and some adaptations can be overshadowed by the Peter Jackson films. As to which adaptation is best, that’s a complex discussion. I can, however, offer some pros and cons to each to keep in mind as you decide which adaptation to try or revisit. Read on for a list of the best-known LOTR adaptations, along with a list of pros and cons for each entry....
Bold Typography Hand-Lettering Cover Trends for 2020 Now, as most anticipated books of 2020 lists start to roll out, we can begin to get a feel for the cover trends we can expect in 2020. Nicole Caputo is the Creative Director of Catapult and Counterpoint Press and the co-founder of She Designs Books, an organization that celebrates women in book design. We discussed cover trends she expects to see in 2020, and she said “Designers are creating technicolor covers with washes of psychedelic textured rainbow patterns that almost appear to be moving across the cover or jacket....
2020 also happens to be a year in which several DC characters are celebrating the 80th anniversaries of their first appearances. Next to hit the milestone is Green Lantern, who made his first appearance in All-American Comics #16 (July, 1940). Like Robin, Green Lantern has become legacy title, though the first person to use the title wasn’t a member of the Corps. The mythos has evolved over time and now, when a Green Lantern dies, their ring finds a worthy successor and calls dibs....
B-list heroes, however, haven’t gotten quite the same bump and I can think of a few who deserve a little love and air time. And with The Legend of Korra enjoying a resurgence thanks to its migration to Netflix in anticipation of an Avatar: The Last Airbender live-action series (anticipated air date: who the hell knows, die in a fire COVID-19) I thought it would be nice to take a little vacation from capes and tights to introduce y’all to some characters who might conceivably pop up at some point....
Oscar Wilde wrote: “The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.” So let’s look at a list of books that look at the world’s immorality in its eye. And books that challenge the supposed shame in wonderful things. Also check out “Literature locked up” supports an end to US Prison Book Ban for Banned Books Week, Judy Blume’s 40 Years Censorship Fight, and On The Visibility Of HIV and AIDS in Literature....
As someone with multiple marginalized identities, I am sometimes the only fill-in-the-blank friend someone has. Consequently, I am often the only personal connection they have to certain communities. Since I consider my calling in life to educate for social justice, the personal is very political for me. Friends, I’m about to reveal a huge secret. Lean in close. Today, I’m going to reveal the Black queer literacy professor agenda. I, Mikkaka, buy all of my niblings books that are mirrors and windows....
Today’s edition of kids’ book deals is sponsored by Fierce Reads
Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Jimmy Patterson Books. Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand for $1.99 Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed for $2.99 The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler for $0.99 Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin for $2.99 The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart for $2.99 Beowulf by J.R.R. Tolkien for $2.99 Cooking with Mary Berry for $1.99 No Time to Spare by Ursula K....
Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. The Half-Life of Ruby Fielding by Lydia Kang for $4.99 The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister for $2.99 Dear Daughter by Elizabeth Little for $1.99 Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall for $4.99 Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia for $4.99 She Memes Well by Quinta Brunson for $1.99 Real Life by Brandon Taylor for $1.99 The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson for $4....
Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram for $1.99 City of Saviors by Rachel Howzell Hall for $2.99 Hyperbole and a Half by Allie Brosh for $2.99 The Chemistry Between Us by Brian Alexander and Larry Young, PhD for $1.99 The Widow by Fiona Barton for $0.99 Opium and Absinthe by Lydia Kang for $4.99 The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert for $2.99 The Paper Bark Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu for $3....
Today’s edition of Book Riot Deals is sponsored by Hachette Book Group Know My Name by Chanell Miller for $4.99 Oona Out of Order by Margarita Montimore for $2.99 Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson for $4.99 The Cactus League by Emily Nevens for $2.99 How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman for $4.99 When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole for $3.99 Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed for $2....
Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person by Frederick Joseph. Lobizona by Romina Garber for $2.99 Highfire by Eoin Colfer for $3.99 Give Me Your Hand by Megan Abbott for $1.99 The Midnight Lie by Marie Rutkoski for $2.99 Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo for $1.99 A Beginning at the End by Mike Chen for $3.99 Rosewater by Tade Thompson for $2....
