Game of Thrones may have reached a conclusion for this year, but there are still some awesome ways to immerse yourself in the world of Westeros. 1. King’s Landing Location: Dubrovnik, Croatia Via Reddit With swords of defeated rulers, the Targaryens created the Iron Throne using dragonfire and established King’s Landing as their capital city. In reality, filming took place in the ancient city of Dubrovnik in Croatia, where you’ll find rust-colored houses packed tightly one after another within stonewalls that had been erected along the Adriatic Sea. 2. Winterfell Location: Doune, Stirling district of central Scotland Via Reddit As …
There is always something enticing about listening to a good story; plus, when our favorite actors are narrating the book, it feels as if there’s an intimate connection. Luckily, actors typically enjoy narrating for audiobooks because these opportunities give them the chance to enhance their vocal skills in relatively reclusive environment undisturbed by paparazzi. Here’s a list of celebrities who have narrated one or more audiobooks available for purchase on Audible. Captions courtesy of Publisher’s summary. 1. Nora Ephron’s Heartburn read by Meryl Streep Images via Amazon and Vogue Seven months into her pregnancy, Rachel Samstat discovers that …
According to South China Morning Post, international publishers admitted to self-censorship in order to keep sensitive texts away from the Chinese market. On Wednesday, August 23, more than 2,500 exhibitors from 90+ countries gathered together at the New Venue of the China International Exhibition Center for the 24th Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF). Via South China Morning Post In order to ensure growth in the Chinese book market, numerous overseas publishers have surrendered to censorship regulations. Terry Phillips, business development director of British-based Innova Press, displayed a candid attitude when he informed the South China Morning Post on their self-censorship efforts. “We …
It has been more than two months since horror author Stephen King joined Donald Trump’s infamous list of blocked Twitter accounts. Stern and steadfast as he is, King did not give up trolling and continued to voice his dislike of the President. Blocked! Condemned to an existential wasteland of Trumplessness! — Stephen King (@StephenKing) June 14, 2017 Yesterday, King finally sought vengeance through one tweet: Donald Trump blocked me on Twitter. I am hereby blocking him from seeing IT or MR. MERCEDES. No clowns for you, Donald. Go float yourself. — Stephen King (@StephenKing) August 25, 2017 This post …
According to Metro, amongst the 30 million viewers of the current season of Game of Thrones, author George R.R. Martin is not one of them. In between working for spin-offs, completing the next installment of A Song of Fire and Ice as well as going on book tours, the 68-year-old author just doesn’t have the time and availability to stay in tune with a television series, even if the storyline is based on his efforts. As this season’s Game of Thrones comes to an end on Sunday, August 27, Martin will have plenty of binge-watching to do if he ever intends on …
