Michelle Obama has received a grammy this past Sunday at the 62nd Grammy Awards. She was nominated in the “Best Spoken Word Album” and won for the audiobook of her memoir, Becoming. This is the third Grammy win for the Obamas, with Former President Barack Obama winning for the first grammy in the same category for the audiobook of his memoir, Dreams of my Father. Image via Amazon Barack Obama also won another grammy back in 2008 for another memoir, The Audacity of Hope. This is Michelle’s first win for her bestselling memoir, which has sold millions of copies. …
It’s a new week and that means new titles to add to your TBR! This week’s spotlight genre is Sci-Fi, so for all you sci-fi readers or anyone that just loves a good book, this list is for you. Dead Astronauts by James Vandermeer Image via Amazon Dead Astronauts follows three characters, Grayson, Chen, and Morse, who are traveling through forces that can consume them. These three characters also happen to be shapeshifters: amorphous, part human and part extensions of the world. A giant fish, a blue fox, and a language that stretches the limit. The blue fox slips through warrens …
We can’t just say good-bye to beloved hero Jack Reacher. Author, Lee Child, thought about killing off Jack, but instead he is passing the series along to his younger brother. Child knows how much his readers love the series and are expecting a lot more books to come. The first book, Killing Floor, was published in 1997 and 23 books followed. Image via cbc.ca Andrew Grant, who is already an author, will now write the Jack Reacher series under the pen name Andrew Child. Grant’s most recent novel was released just a couple of weeks ago, the second novel …
It’s time to share the top fiction books of the week, and these books are perfect for mystery lovers. Who doesn’t love a page-turning mystery thriller? These five books will be great additions to your TBR and will be hard to put down once you dive into these amazing stories. The Wives by Tarryn Fisher Image via Amazon The Wives follows Thursday, whose Husband has two other wives. Thursday knew of his marriages beforehand, but she didn’t care because she’s so crazy about him. Thursday is unable to see beyond her feelings for him, until one …
What better way to encourage reading, than by covering the hallways with book covers. At Mundelein High School, in Chicago, Illinois, the hallways of their English department have been transformed into iconic book covers. The book covers are right near the classroom doors, inspiring students to pick up a book. Image via Forreadingaddicts Image via Forreadingaddicts This transformation happened over the Christmas break, just in time for the students to return to school in a new year, and to a new hallway. The project was designed by Visual Image Photography, using vinyl murals to turn the walls …
