Every president has a book or two written about them, as well as their administration, usually after they’ve left the Oval Office. It’s in our human nature to want to look back for the sake of historical studies and examine and comment on the what happened during a particular president’s term in office, and how it was handled. Donald Trump’s Presidency is much different. Just two years into his first term in office, a number of books about his administration have climbed their way to the top of bestseller lists worldwide. Here is the small list we’ve put together. …
Truman Capote’s 1966 novel In Cold Blood depicts the real-life murder of the Clutter family, a bizarre and gruesome act of violence. After learning about the senseless killing, Capote journeyed to Holcomb, Kansas with friend and famed author of To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee to investigate the source material for what would become his professional success and his personal downfall. Together, they logged thousands of pages of notes about the “quadruple murder” as the basis for Capote’s work. Literary critics describe this true (if sensationalized) novel the pioneer work of both the non-fiction and true crime genres. Serial killer fanatics- this story …
With the change of season and the weather becoming colder, the birds, and many hopeful vacationers, are migrating South for warmer weather. How boring! Let’s shake things up and go North, and what perfect timing for the announcement of a new Airbnb experience in Wigtown, Scotland: running a bookstore for a whole week! The place is called ‘The Open Book’ and the idea came from Los Angeles writer and filmmaker Jessica Fox. Here is The Open Book’s front entrance | Image via Airbnb “It started like most ideas do”, Fox says, “— late one evening at the local pub.” She goes on to explain: …
You can’t argue that there’s no better feeling than walking into your favorite book store, whether your goal is to discover your next read, buy a gift for a friend or family member, or find some quiet peace as you browse through the aisles. This November you can show your appreciation for your go-to book store with a new campaign that helps promote physical bookstores. In days like these where stores in general are closing left and right because of online competition, this social media challenge is coming at a good time! The challenge lasts from November 10th – 16th, and during …
We all know the British secret service agent James Bond, AKA 007. Bond’s missions are daring; his women, attractive; his alcoholism, relentless; and the man himself, dangerous. Image via Eon Productions 007 was originally created in 1953 by writing Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Since then, eight more author’s have taken up the torch to write James Bond’s missions to protect the security of his country. Image via Jonathan Cape Now, in addition to a number of film, television, comic, and video game adaptations, there may be another author added to the list to write …
