Yesterday, the 2015 Academy Award Nominations were announced. Out of the many nominees, 21 were book adaptations! Here’s why you should read these fantastic books. Who will you be cheering on come February 22? American Sniper based on American Sniper by Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, and Jim DeFelice Best Picture Best Actor—Bradley Cooper Best Adapted Screenplay—Jason Hall Best Film Editing Best Sound Editing Best Sound Mixing Why You Should Read It: Chris Kyle’s memoir of his time as a US Navy SEAL details how he came to be the record-holding sniper in U.S. military history with over 150 confirmed kills. He tells the riveting story …
These are the books we recommend for Mark Zuckerberg’s reading challenge! On January 2, Zuckerberg declared his New Year’s Resolution to read more books. Along with creating his “A Year of Books” community page on Facebook, he stated, “We will read a new book every two weeks and discuss it here. Our books will emphasize learning about new cultures, beliefs, histories and technologies.” His first book chosen was The End of Power by Moisés Naím. Let us know what you suggest in the comments! The Innovators by Walter Isaacson A historical look at the beginnings of computer programming and the Internet, Isaacson’s book takes …
Haruki Murakami’s advice site is open! Mr. Murakami’s Place will be taking questions from now through the end of the month. The only downside for those of you that do not speak Japanese is that the site is in the author’s native language. However, he has not said he won’t be answering questions in English—so it’s still worth submitting! An image from Murakami’s new advice website (welluneednt.com). Murakami is the bestselling author of multiple literary fiction novels. His first novel, Norwegian Wood in 1987 was a bestseller and he has had recent success with 1Q84 and Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and …
Everyone loves a good leading man. Here are our favorites in literature! Let us know in the comments who your pick is. From the dashing Mr. Darcy to the hopeless romantic Jay Gatsby–there’s someone for each of our readers on this list. Jean Valjean—Les Miserables by Victor Hugo “These two beings, who had loved each other so exclusively, and with so touching a love, and who had lived so long for each other, were now suffering beside one another and through one another; without speaking of it, without harsh feeling, and smiling all the while.” Fitzwilliam Darcy—Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen “My …
Earlier this week, Fifty Shades of Grey put out a new trailer for the Valentine’s Day release. The film was recently given an R-rating, which has been publicly criticized by the group Morality in Media for undermining the violent themes in the film. The book has been hugely popular since its 2011 release—with Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Free following. What do you think or this trailer? Have you read the books or are you planning on seeing the movie? Let us know in the comments! Share this: Tweet
