Music Monday: Frankenstein and His Monster
In all the doom and gloom of October, we’re discussing the allegory for the industrial revolution and the mad scientist and his monster, Victor Von Frankenstein.
AUTHOR: Matthew Caminiti
Bookstr’s Three to Read | Week of Oct 19
Bookworm Jenny gives insight on upcoming books in Bookstr’s Three to Read series, where she gives you three book recommendations based off three categories: Hot Pick, Coffee Shop Read, and Dark Horse. This week, we’re featuring: @HeatherGrahamAuthor (MIRA), Gail Honeyman (@penguinbooks) and @jamessmurray & @darrenwearmouthwrites (@HarperVoyagerBooksUS).
Bookstr’s Three to Read | Week of Oct 13
Bookworm Patricia gives insight on upcoming books in Bookstr’s Three to Read series, where she gives you three book recommendations based off three categories: Hot Pick, Coffee Shop Read, and Dark Horse. This week, we’re featuring: Nicholas Sparks (Grand Central Publishing), Nick Hornby (Riverhead Books) and Helen Hardt (Entangled: Amara).
Music Monday- Jekyll & Hyde
October is about opposites. It beginning of the autumn, the twilight of the year. The leaves fall down, yet many celebrations about bountiful harvests happen during October and November. To celebrate this dichotomy we’re discussing and comparing the noble Dr. Jekyll and the monstrous Mr. Hyde. Happy listening to the playlist below. The songs, that I felt exemplified Jekyll and Hyde are “Hotel California”. I chose a cover of this famous song, to highlight the familiar, but to put you on edge, because Passengers cover is different than The Eagles version. Secondly, I chose “Oops… I Did It …
Music Monday: Vampires (This playlist has teeth)
The weather turned, the leaves outside the window are about to change, college students everywhere are celebrating their patrons: PSLs and Pumpkin beers. This means one thing, its October! Every Monday in October, Music Mondays will feature a horror genre, a specific book, or a horror villain. In honor of Twilight publication, here are the vampires. Please don’t stake me! “Vampires Will Never Hurt You” (My Chemical Romance)- Interview with A Vampire(Anne Rice) “Forever & Ever More”(Nothing but Fears)- The Vampire Diaries (L.J. Smith) “Vampire Blues” (Neal Young) – The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires (Gady Hendrix) “We Suck Young Blood” (Radiohead) – Twilight (Stephanie Meyer) …