All Access Bonus: Bonus Customization Nominated for Best of the Century So Far Did you browse the best adaptations of the century so far and wonder about those titles that didn’t make the final list? All Access members, read on to find out! So many amazing TV shows, movies and web series were nominated, and
IIt was surprising to learn that the uplands of Britain were always rocky, covered with thick grass and not suitable only for sheep. About 54,000 years ago – a blink of an eye in geological time – the island’s highlands were teeming with nature. The lushly forested peaks, cliffs and valleys were home to megafauna
To celebrate being halfway through 2026, I sent out a survey to see how you all are doing so far in the Read Harder Challenge. I have already shared some results on how many books you all have read on average, how many tasks you have completed, and which tasks you found the hardest and
There are actually lots of reasons to read picture book biographies. If you have children in your life, you can show them how people around the world live incredibly interesting lives by reading with a child. You can read a book about someone who has similar characteristics to the child, whether it be ethnic background,
Some genres of books generate more controversy than others, even though it seems that in the current era any type of book can fall victim to criticism. Novels that are designed to distort the reader’s perception of reality or a series of events within a narrative, such as horror, thriller, or mystery (or all of
outlined Maria’s life is thrown into turmoil when she gives testimony that sends her brother behind bars. And shortly after, Maria was found dead. Three of his accomplices have confessed to the murder, and they all have a motive…but only one is guilty. The search for answers becomes even more complicated when it comes to
It seems impossible, but the lanky Petco cashier with the shiny blonde pompadour insists he’s telling the truth. “Shortage?” i ask. he nods. “All of them?” He nods again. I look at his name tag with the idea that I will use his name and thus become attractive, and he will confess that he was
Your favorite modernist is getting three new adaptations this summer. Virginia Woolf, supreme oracle to us sad literary girls, has graced the silver screen this summer — thanks to a remarkable trio of new adaptation. Although his work is famously neurological—and, rightly so, literary-This is far from Virginia’s first celluloid rodeo. In 1992, feminist filmmaker
Leila Slimani’s latest book, I’ll Take the Fire, is the third in a trilogy inspired by the generations of her Moroccan French family. She is also the author of the bestselling thriller The Perfect Nanny. He is photographed above in Paris on March 17, 2026. Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joel
Gothic fiction is one of my all-time favorite genres, as are many of their variants – namely, Gothic romance. What Not there. What’s there to love about a genre of creepy manners, repressed passions and mysterious but potentially deadly secrets? Nothing, that’s it. Anxious love interests and borderline, if not perfect, dysfunctional love stories? I