The recently opened Narrowsburg, New York bookstore, One Grand, joins the ranks of emerging independent bookstores. However, One Grand’s owner and founder, Aaron Hicklin, has taken a unique approach by having the store’s selection of books be curated by well-known celebrities. This concept was inspired by an age-old question: If you were stranded on a desert island, which ten book would you take? This is the question Hicklin is posing to celebrities such as Tilda Swinton, Lena Dunham, John Waters, and Mary-Louise Parker. Their lists will determine which books are offered in the store. By doing this, Hicklin hopes to …
Author Margaret Atwood is a well-accomplished fiction writer. But she’s perhaps even better known for being exceptionally prolific and diverse in her creative output. Taking into account that she has novels, short stories, poems, essays, and comics to her credit, it might be no surprise that she’s adding another entry to her list of accomplishments. She recently announced a three-part graphic novel series set for release by Dark Horse Comics in autumn 2016. The series, as its title Angel Catbird suggests, is about a superhero who is a cat-bird hybrid. In a statement to The Guardian, Atwood explains that she has “concocted …
It’s been roughly 150 years since the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment, which prohibits slavery. 150 years may seem like both a large sweep of time and, in the case of slavery, shockingly recent. Regardless of how long ago or recent it seems, the fact remains that slavery’s impression on our cultural consciousness is still very much alive and is a continued subject of interest in contemporary literature. Though some of our country’s best loved literature is about slavery (such as Beloved by Toni Morrison, Roots by Alex Haley, Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Narrative of the Life of Frederick …
Donald Trump is a lot of things, such as a uniquely successful entrepreneur, a television personality, and, as the frontrunner for the 2016 Republican Presidential nomination, as outspoken and divisive a candidate as we’ve perhaps ever seen. But there’s one skill even he didn’t know he had: poetry. Don’t worry, we’ll explain. On December 15, HarperCollins will release a book containing Trump’s speeches, interview answers, and tweets. Though HarperCollins assures that none of Trump’s original text has been altered, the book, Bard of the Deal, is being billed as a collection of poetry. If you’re having trouble imagining this, here’s …
Before starring in Gone Girl, and all the acclaim and attention she gained as a result, Rosamund Pike was perhaps best known for her role as Jane Bennet in another book adaptation: the 2005 Pride and Prejudice film, which stars Keira Knightly as Elizabeth Bennet. If that didn’t already cement her inclusion in Jane Austen’s world, Pike is the narrator of a new audiobook version of the beloved novel. The audiobook is currently available for preorder and will be released on December 8th. If you want a taste of what to expect, check out the clip below—taken from chapter three of …
