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To absolutely no one’s surprise at all, notorious millennial fraudster Billy McFarland has been forwarding handwritten letters and corresponding with a vast professional network about an upcoming memoir — all from his prison cell at the Federal Correctional Institution of Otisville, New York.
Any devoted fan of Nathan W. Pyle’s viral webcomic series Strange Planet will probably agree — these eye-candy toons are laugh-out-loud funny, and just one is never enough. Entertainment Weekly announced today that HarperCollins Publishers will publish a book based on the Strange Planet series by creator Nathan W. Pyle in the fall. In the book, readers will find comics they know and love well in addition to never-before-seen content. Pyle made it big with a simple idea. In the world of Strange Planet, colorful aliens comfort and support one another while making extremely simplified allusions to their surroundings. One of the most …
Julian Lennon, John Lennon’s oldest son and the original inspiration for the Beatles song “Hey Jude,” writes tree-hugging, earth-loving children’s books when he’s not performing for live audiences. Lennon concluded his world-peace-focused children’s book trilogy on April 22nd with the publication of Love the Earth. Before the third installment hit the shelves, Heal the Earth and Touch the Earth had already graced The New York Times‘ bestseller list. The White Flier Advent trilogy details the adventures of children who travel the globe in an airplane called the White Feather Flier, delivering supplies and aid to people and animals in need. The books are co-authored by Bart Davis …
Want to Netflix and chill? Make sure you leave room for the Obamas. Netflix announced last year that Michelle and Barack Obama had entered into a multi-year agreement with the media giant, and they planned to release several substantial fiction and nonfiction films and series under the name Higher Ground Productions, the Obamas’ production company. Since the announcement, details on the actual content the Obamas are working on have been sparse, aside from Netflix’s promise that the freshman production duo will be producing entertainment for an international audience. Michelle and Barack Obama released plans yesterday to work on a feature-length …
It’s time for some Friday Twitterature! As one of our many weekly features, Bookstr is taking a look back at some of the best tweets from our feed this week: celebs gush over Game of Thrones, spoilers threaten Avengers fans everywhere, and Jeff Bezos wants to ship to the moon. Get ready for the weekend (as if you weren’t already right there) with these literary tweets. 1. This dangerous tweet from kehlani https://twitter.com/Kehlani/status/1121612684930080769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Fjenniferabidor%2Fcelebrity-tweets-you-missed-this-week-4-26 2. This self-promo tweet from Flo (of the machines) ⚔🥀The ones she had lostAnd the ones she had foundand the ones who …
