This past weekend, Piers Morgan and J.K. Rowling duked it out on Twitter. First, Rowling tweeted that “watching Piers Morgan being told to f*ck (sic) off on live TV is exactly as satisfying as I’d always imagined.” Morgan, never one to miss out on a Twitter row or two, shot back at Rowling by saying he’s never read “a single line of Harry Potter.” Interestingly enough, some Internet sleuths uncovered numerous Potter references in Morgan’s timeline. Morgan quickly chalked that fact up to his son being a big Potter fan, something he attributed as “a serious failure in (his) parenting …
The Bronx has roughly 1.5 million residents, and, since the closing of Barnes & Noble at the Bay Plaza Shopping Center, zero bookstores. Not OK! Recognizing a void that desperately needs to be filled, Noëlle Santos devised a plan to bring books back to the Bronx — with a modern twist. Santos hopes to open up The Lit. Bar, a combination bookstore, winebar, and social hub where customers can expect to “come together and speak about social issues.” After launching a crowdfunding campaign through IndieGogo, The Lit. Bar has since raised a whopping $61,900 out of a $100,000 flexible goal, …
What comes to mind when you hear “Women’s Fiction?” For a long time, the unnecessary genre identifier went hand-in-hand with the groan-worthy so-called “chick-lit” distinction. Often, it conjures up images of a woman’s never-ending search for the perfect man and the perfect pair of shoes. The distinction is decidedly not in reference to riveting prose slated to become the Next Great American Novel. Or so the book industry seemingly wants you to believe. Not only is that sexist, outdated rhetoric, it’s frankly misleading. Leading writers and editors, like Jodi Picoult and Marian Keyes, are #talkingaboutit. Trisha Brown of Book Riot …
Valentine’s Day is rapidly approaching, but it’s not too late to create a unique book-inspired itinerary for yourself or your special someone. You could go for dinner and a movie or a walk in the park, but this year, why not step outside the box and treat yourself or your book-loving significant other to a memorable literary experience? This V-Day 2017 will be one, ahem, for the books! We’ve compiled a list of ideas to make book-bae swoon (all of which work equally as well even if you’re celebrating your personal relationship with YOURSELF! Self-love is important, too): 1. Go …
Elizabeth Warren has laid out a specific approach to combat our uncertain political times, and that approach comprises a detailed battle plan. Warren, known for her fiery passion and unwavering determination, promises not to hold anything back in her book The Fight is Our Fight: The Battle to Save America’s Middle Class. In it, she discusses how the middle class and politicians alike should navigate the coming months and years. According to the Boston Globe, the book will, in Warren’s signature fiery candor, “trace the development of the middle class from the New Deal to the Trump administration. Warren will …
