Oh, be still the beating hearts of MANY. Scott Eastwood and his dulcet tones are here just in time for the season of love, a.k.a Valentine’s day, a.k.a Why Won’t He Call Me Back Day. Whether you’re a lover or a cynic, what better way to mark the day than to read some fictional romance? Audible Escape, the go-to place for romance audiobooks, have released the first part of Laura Blakely’s P.S. It’s Always Been You and we are so excited! image via audible The series is an Audible Original and will be appearing in three installments on Audible Escape. …
The midlife crisis is real. If you see The Shining buying a motorcycle, dyeing its hair or visiting a hotel in Colorado and turning on its family, go easy, it turns 43 today. Stephen King’s infamous novel, that spawned a modern cinematic classic, was published 43 years ago on January 28th 1977. King’s psychological horror had sold over a million copies as of 2012 with doubtless many more sold since. Image via ifc center The Shining is one of King’s best-known (and loved) novels, penned after King and his wife spent some time in Boulder in a supposedly haunted hotel room. …
On Sunday morning, the tragic news broke that LA Lakers’ #24, Kobe Bryant, had been involved in a fatal helicopter crash and it was not just the world of sports that was left reeling after the death of the NBA legend. Bryant was a world-renowned sportsman, philanthropist and storyteller and he will be remembered for so much, on and off the court. One such output of Kobe’s contribution outside of the Staples Center was Granity Studios, the multimedia company geared towards creating content focused on finding new ways of telling stories about sports. Together with authors of an athletic background, …
The light at the end of the tunnel is almost in sight. That’s right, January is almost over! We’ve had a busy week here at Bookstr and I’m back to give you a rundown of what you might have missed. I’m broke after the holidays so it’s the only gift you’re getting from me! Adaptation news 2020 so far has brought with it a whole lot of exciting book adaptation news. It’s not that it’s a current trend, per say, since books have been adapted for the screen for many many years, but this year has been next level. …
Jeanine Cummins’ American Dirt has been deemed one of the most anticipated novels of 2020, included in Oprah Winfrey’s book club, and praised by Stephen King and John Grisham. Today, it’s being slated on twitter by literary fans and critics alike. This dichotomy of its reception puts the novel in a precarious position, with one foot on the side of success and the other in very hot water. When it comes to writing about race, sensitivity is one of the most important factors and Cummins’ latest novel is about Mexican immigrant experience, while Jeanine herself is not Mexican. This has set …
