The first time I read Holes by Louis Sachar it blew my tiny sixth-grade mind. My librarian had told me that the ending was incredible, but I was simply not prepared. The way all the little threads wove together, all the loose ends tied up so perfectly?? I was shook. Beyond shook. I was a new person. I was reborn. I was a phoenix, rising from the ashes of my former self. The ‘S’ shelf of my elementary school library was now a sacred space, where Sachar leaned against Jerry Spinelli, where Holes and Stargirl, the two most influential books I read …
Busy Philipps revealed the title and cover of her forthcoming memoir today on Instagram. The book, This Will Only Hurt A Little, will unveil details of Phillipps’ life from her childhood in Scottsdale, Arizona to her memorable roles in Freaks and Geeks and Dawson’s Creek to her life as a mother of two. Phillips has gained new popularity in recent years through her hilarious and honest Instagram stories and posts, and her book’s website promises the same relatable tone in the memoir. Touchstone Books will release This Will Only Hurt A Little on October 23rd of this year, but we’ll be preordering ours today! …
Amazon and ITV released a first look at their upcoming series, Vanity Fair, featuring Olivia Cooke. The show is the latest adaptation of the 1848 novel by William Makepeace Thackeray. Olivia Cooke will portray the heroine, Becky Sharp, a young woman scrambling to elevate herself from poverty to the peak of English society during the Napoleonic Wars. While the quick teaser is only a few seconds long, it gives viewers a good idea of the quality and tone of the new series. If anything, I predict the aesthetics will be on point. Though no official release date has been announced, the series is due …
Vikram Seth, the celebrated author of six books of poetry and three novels, turns sixty-five today. Seth is best known for his book A Suitable Boy, which is one of the longest novels ever published in a single volume in English. To celebrate his groundbreaking body of work, here are eleven quotes to add some inspiration to your Wednesday. 1. “I sometimes seem to myself to wander around the world merely accumulating material for future nostalgias.” 2. “Is it not love that knows how to make smooth things rough and rough things smooth?” 3. “I’m not sure anyone can …
Short stories make perfect beach reads. They’re conveniently bite-sized for quick consumption, which is great if you’re splitting your time between lying in the sand and wandering into the waves. They usually have a little bit of everything– depth, humor, beautiful prose– all in a concisely written package. Here are seven opening paragraphs from seven incredible short stories to jumpstart your beach day. 1. “The Sisterhood of Night” by Steven Millhauser “In an atmosphere of furious accusation and hysterical rumor, an atmosphere in which hearsay and gossip have so thoroughly replaced the careful assessment of evidence that impartiality itself seems …
