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New Summer SFF featuring MA Carrick, Elijah Chan, Seth Hayden and more There’s nothing like a summer reading challenge to get you in the proper mindset for the season. Many of us grew up eating personal pizzas as a reward for reading a certain number of books; These days, my kids get coupons for ice
Featured books by Cal Flynn, Eyal Weitzman, Michael Cunningham and others From the world’s wildest places to the origins of American fascism to memoirs of grief and recovery, July’s nonfiction has something for everyone. * savage landscapeCal Flynn flynn’s 2021 book, island of abandonmentThere was an amazing, compelling exploration of the planet’s abandoned places, previously
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have you heard? A24 is taking over Hollywood. Possibly the world. The indie company that initially promoted itself as a charming underdog has become a pillar/last bastion of extra-Marvel movies. Not so disgusting anymore, a gang of cinephiles are probably after you latest favorite taking name and make deals. Behind Production and Distribution Company Marty
opting out © 2026, Maiya Kobabe and Swati “Lucky” Sreekumar, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. Graphics used with permission graphics hide caption toggle caption graphics In a key scene from the new middle grade graphic novel opting out, 12-year-old Sachi’s father is encouraging her: “You don’t start out good at something. You get better and
Here are this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers For fiction, generously provided, based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores across the country American Booksellers Association. Compiled, designed and distributed by The Independent Publishers Caucus. Article continues after ad * 1. disaster club By Kathryn Stockett (Spiegel & Grau)2. john’s john by Douglas Stuart
Kennedy Ryan’s latest novel, scoreFollows the reunion of two former college sweethearts while making a film about the Harlem Renaissance. 2pm sharp hide caption toggle caption 2pm sharp Kennedy Ryan first fell in love with romance novels in middle school. She would sneak books away from her mother, who was a preacher, and hide them
YRSA is a young black graduate supervisor studying for a Sociology PhD at Cambridge. She is tired of the disappointing men around her: those she works with, those she sleeps with and those who abuse her and her friends’ trust. She is fond of the students attending her lectures and “the mixture of boredom, skepticism,
Hello friends! Welcome to another great installment of Am I a literary ass?An alcoholic advice column who is very happy to be here. I’m your host, Kristen Arnett, and I’m proud to announce that it’s officially Miller Time. That’s right, I’m about to go my entire way through a twelve pack of beer. Would you