It has been a long time since John Grisham has been on the road, but after 25 years of waiting, it’s finally happening again. Grisham took to Twitter to announce that he will be going on a book tour in promotion of his newest novel, Camino Island. Looking forward to visiting bookstores in June. It’s been a long while. #OnTheRoadAgain #CaminoIsland More here > https://t.co/xxuXRq8qxE pic.twitter.com/1X5tiNU3nl — John Grisham (@JohnGrisham) April 18, 2017 Grisham will go to 12 cities during his June tour, all in the northeast region of the United States. He will begin in Paramus, New Jersey on June …
Congratulations on making it past the first part of our Disney quote quiz! There’s still a ways to go before proving true Disney fandom, though. Can you ace the second – and more challenging – trivia quiz? Feature image courtesy of https://bit.ly/2pSpEbj
Before Haruki Murakami was a big name author, he was an aspiring musician. He even opened a coffeehouse and jazz bar, called the Peter Cat, owing to his deep devotion to jazz and classical music. Supposedly, he has more than 10,000 vinyls in a personal record collection. According to Electric Literature, Open Culture is providing access to just a snippet of that collection, making 3,350 of the songs available in a Spotify playlist, featuring the likes of Bobby Hackett and the Oscar Peterson Trio, among others. So it’s not the same thing as having the Japanese award-winner serve as a private …
As if Judy Blume wasn’t amazing enough, she’s about to receive another incredible honor. According to USA Today, the American Academy of Arts and Letters is planning on giving Blume a lifetime achievement award. The E.B. White Award comes with a $10,000 prize and is awarded for “achievement in children’s literature.” Judy Blume to receive E. B. White Award for lifetime achievement | @USATODAY https://t.co/dhIh7ReW67 — Children’s Bookshelf (@PWKidsBookshelf) April 7, 2017 Past winners of the award include Christopher Paul Curtis in 2015 and Natalie Babbitt in 2013. Blume is one of the most iconic children’s authors of all-time. The 79-year old has used …
In case you haven’t had your fix of Stephen King adaptations, here comes another one! Spike released the first trailer for The Mist, the Stephen King novella about a small town that experiences a terrible shroud descending upon them. It creates a horrific phenomenon that forces people to show who they really are on the inside. Watch the trailer below: The Mist will premiere on Spike on Thursday, June 22. Feature image courtesy of Business Insider
