Feline internet superstar Tardar Sauce, better known as Grumpy Cat, has inspired a great deal of media and merchandise with her relatable cantankerousness. Now, Random House has announced they will be adding to the kitty craze with a series of Grumpy Cat picture books, written in the style of the publisher’s classic Little Golden Books. The first book in the series will be titled The Little Grumpy Cat That Wouldn’t, a clear play on Watty Piper‘s childhood classic The Little Engine that Could. The synopsis is exactly what you would expect from Grumpy, with the press release describing it as “Grumpy Cat’s friends …
The biggest book-to-film adaptation of the month is unarguably the final chapter of the Hunger Games franchise, Mockingjay Part 2. Fans of Suzanne Collins’ dystopian epic are chomping at the bit to see how it will all go down on the big screen, and Lionsgate is happy to drip-feed online teasers to give us a taste of what we can expect. The two latest clips are intense: the first features Jennifer Lawrence’s Katniss declaring her biggest plan yet: To kill President Snow, and the second is an emotional moment shared between Peeta and Katniss. In the first clip, we see a moment …
Harry Potter lovers and savvy Starbucks customers may know about the secret Butterbeer latte you can order. Now that the holiday season is upon us, fans can once again get the drink, which is identical to the one served at Universal Studios’ Wizarding World of Harry Potter area. This is because Starbucks has just re-introduced its red cups and toffee nut syrup, essential for making the magical drink. The Butterbeer latte, which has been available since 2013, can’t be asked for directly since it isn’t on the Starbucks menu. Instead, thirsty wizards have to ask their barista for steamed milk with …
Sometimes the scariest things are best left to our imagination. Many well-known authors have taken their scary stories one step further by having characters encounter a horrifying book within the book. The inclusion of a fictional story is sometimes a focal part of the main narrative, and other times it’s just a small detail to keep readers on edge. In honor of Halloween, here is a list of eight books we wish were real so they could scare the pants off of us. Necronomicon from the works of H.P. Lovecraft Image courtesy of https://bit.ly/1MligZr Let’s start off with a classic. Even people who …
Who doesn’t love Gary Oldman? The stage and screen actor has brought incredibly memorable roles to life, including Sirius Black in the Harry Potter series and Commissioner Gordon in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. Now, the British actor has decided to channel his talents into a different medium: Literature. His newly announced first novel is set to take readers through the Wild West in an exciting new way. Oldman’s upcoming novel, Blood Riders, involves vampire cowboys and a mysterious man named Magnus in the middle of the gold rush era. The story is a collaboration between Oldman and film producer Douglas Urbanski, who …
