Many people of my generation will remember the golden age of vampire YA fiction; Twilight, Vampire Academy, Marked, The Vampire Diaries, The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod, Cirque du Freak…. I could go on. Then, the vampire craze lost its steam and we moved on to other genres. I believe dystopias became the next big thing in YA literature, but there was also that hot second where zombies were pretty big. Image via The Indiscriminate Reader Anyway, YA author Renée Ahdieh, author of Flame in the Mist and Wrath and the Dawn, is doing the lord’s work and will be publishing a brand new vampiric young adult novel next …
Today marks the first day of Navratri! Navratri is a Hindu festival that runs its course over nine nights and ten days, and is a celebration of the divine feminine. The festival centers around the goddess Durga, a fierce figure who rides atop a tiger and is known for defeating Mahishasura, a buffalo demon, in battle. The legend that corresponds to the holiday is that of Durga defeating Mahishasura and restoring order to the world. As with all holidays, Navratri is rooted in a deep literary tradition, and so in honor of this day, here are a few works of literature …
The National Book Award has officially announced the finalists for its 2018 prize, and we at Bookstr would like to offer our best wishes to all the prospective winners! The announcement is a very emotional one, as evidenced by a recent tweet from Fiction nominee Lauren Groff: I’m toggling between weeping my eyes out about this and checking on the dark advance of Hurricane Michael, a mental state that feels so weirdly appropriate for this story collection. https://t.co/z8dPKmJlGt — Lauren Groff (@legroff) October 10, 2018 The National Book Award is one of the most prestigious awards in literature, and …
Ah, Fight Club. Chuck Palahniuk’s 1996 novel about an unnamed insomniac narrator finding solace in beating the absolute heck out of other people—and being beaten back in turn— that winds through a mind-boggling plot, driven by the novel’s demented antagonist, Tyler Durden. The story ends with one of the most startling twists in fiction, and has earned an enormous following and birthed several beloved quotes, including: “The things you used to own, now they own you.” and “It’s only after we’ve lost everything that we’re free to do anything.” Image via AbeBooks The novel was left as a standalone until 2015, when Fight Club 2: The Tranquility …
The long-awaited adaptation of The Umbrella Academy will be coming to Netflix early next year. February 15th— just after Valentine’s Day— will see the premiere of the series based on Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá’s comic books. A smattering of stills have recently been released, and the series looks incredible so far. Image Via A.V. Club Image Via A.V. Club These images are not the only new Umbrella Academy material to excite fans, as Way and Bá have just released the first issue in a new UA story arc, Hotel Oblivion. This is big news, bigger than many other comic releases, because its October 3rd release date comes nearly …
