During March Madness this weekend, HBO treated viewers to something we’ve been waiting far too long for: new Game of Thrones footage. The new teaser trailer is short, but its packed with ominous scenes and dialogue – as well as plenty of fodder for fan theories. In the trailer, we hear multiple characters give creepy warnings. “Are you afraid?” Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) asks. “You Should be.” Later in the trailer, we hear Faceless Man Jaqen H’ghar (Tom Wlaschiha) predict that “a face will be added to the hall,” a reference to the House of Black and White, where the faces …
Marilynne Robinson, the acclaimed author of Housekeeping and Gilead, has won the 2016 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction. In an interview following the announcement, Robinson expressed her love of classic writers – as well as her distaste for certain contemporary politicians. Book Buttons Embed ISBN: 9780312424404 In addition to her novels, Robinson is known for her long tenure at the Iowa Writer’s Workshop, the most prestigious writing MFA program in the country. The Library of Congress Prize is just the latest in a long line of accolades Robinson has earned: she’s also received the Pulitzer Prize and the National …
Harper Lee was famously reclusive during her lifetime. That will only fuel interest in a collection of her personal letters, which will be auctioned off individually on March 31. The 29 personal letters include all kinds of interesting details – including the author’s thoughts on a casino owned by presidential candidate Donald Trump. In one letter, Lee discusses a visit to Trump’s Taj Mahal casino (pictured) in Atlantic City, New Jersey. According to the Guardian, Lee’s 1990 letter describes spending time in the casino as “the worst punishment God can devise.” Yikes! In another letter, Lee discusses a more familiar subject: books. She expresses her …
A new extended trailer has been released for Me Before You, the film adaptation of Jojo Moyes’ beloved romantic novel. Watch the full trailer below! The trailer, which was released by Warner Bros. UK, includes a brief introduction from stars Emilia Clarke and Sam Claflin. In the preview, we see Will (Claflin, The Hunger Games) stepping out into a London street, where he is struck by a car and paralyzed. Louisa (Clarke, Game of Thrones) appears next, agreeing to take a job as Will’s caretaker. The two don’t get along at first: Will is embittered by his circumstances, and he doesn’t …
Beverly Cleary is one of the greatest children’s authors to ever live – and she’s still living. Just a couple of weeks before her 100th birthday, Cleary consented to an interview with the Today show. Check out the full interview below! In the interview, Cleary discusses living to 99 (“I didn’t do it on purpose,” she explains) as well as her path from rural Oregon to the pinnacle of the children’s literary world. Surprisingly, Cleary says it all started with a reluctance to read. “[Children’s] books in those days, back in the 1920s, had been published in England, and the children had nannies and …
