February’s nonfiction includesbooks about business, heath & personal development, art and more. Additionally,New York Timesmoney columnist Rob Lieber brings us his new book about discussing money with children, and Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon is set torelease her new autobiography. Which nonfiction books are you excited to read this month?Red Notice by Bill BrowderRelease Date: February 3The true-story of an American financer in Russia reads like a thriller after he exposed corrupt oligarchs and was expelled from Russia.The Opposite of Spoiledby Ron LieberRelease Date: February 3Ron Liebers new book explains why its important that parents discuss money with their kids from …
February’s nonfiction includes books about business, heath & personal development, art and more. Additionally, New York Times money columnist Rob Lieber brings us his new book about discussing money with children, and Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon is set to release her new autobiography. Which nonfiction books are you excited to read this month? Red Notice by Bill Browder The true-story of an American financer in Russia reads like a thriller after he exposed corrupt oligarchs and was expelled from Russia. Credit: Simon & Schuster Release Date: February 3 The Opposite of Spoiled by Ron Lieber Ron Lieber’s new book explains why it’s important for parents to discuss …
HarperCollins Hold on to your hat! Harper Lee says that after 60 years of collecting dust, her unpublished novel will see the light of day on July 14th this year. Up until now, Harper Lee, 88, has only published one book, “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Sound familiar? Yes, the novel is no small feat; it won the Pulitzer Prize in 1961, and clinched Lee the Presidential Medal of Freedom among other prestigious awards. In what is being dubbed an “extraordinary literary event,” fans have something more to look forward to from Lee. The new novel, “Go Set a Watchman” will feature …
Sir Jay Tidmarsh, 82, recently spotted his school’s stamp inside an old book. The former student returned the book to Taunton School in Somerset (which he left in 1949) and paid the 65 year late fee of £1,500. Of course the late fee was more of a donation that Tidmarsh has now made to the library. Neil Longstreet, director of the Taunton School Foundation, has said he will officially pardon all other former students holding on to Taunton library books in hopes it will raise more funds to develop the library. The book Tidmarsh had unknowingly held on to is Ashenden by W. Somerset Maugham–a …
The trailer for the upcoming film “Madame Bovary” has been released! The adaptation of 1856 novel of the same name by Gustave Flaubert is set to open later this year. Mia Wasikowska plays the titular character Emma Bovary, who becomes bored with her life and marriage after seeing what high society has to offer. After publishing the novel, Flaubert was put on trial for the novels obscenity. Luckily, he was acquitted and the novel became a bestseller. What do you think of this film adaptation? Will you see it? The movie also stars Ezra Miller (Leon Dupuis) and Paul Giamatti …
