Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s writing is studied and discussed in many school and college classrooms due to her political and social activism, which she explores in both her novels and her mini-manifesto, We Should All Be Feminists. Ngozi Adichie presented a fascinating Ted Talk called The Danger of a Single Story in which she discusses how writing shaped her childhood and adult writing and understanding of the world. Image via Variety Adichie’s understanding of the effects of the single story narrative stemming from her childhood is fascinating. Stories are not only told through books but also through language. …
So, good news: people are reading more! The bad news? Authors are earning less… Doesn’t make much sense right? Well, there are probably different reasons for why this is happening so you aspiring writers this might be helpful. Via GIPHY Forbes reported that HarperCollins sales have gone up 83 million from the last quarter and the UK publishing industry book sales have gone up by 5%. As of June 2018 author earnings have dipped down to 42% in the course of ten years. The rise of digital and ebook sales have been helping self-publishing authors; through Amazon over a …
The King of Pop was not only a musical genius but an avid reader. In his home he had an elaborate library filled up with about 10,000 books. Who knew the one-gloved-man was such a bookworm! Image via Thoughts of Michael J. Jackson One of Michael Jackson’s favorite books was Peter Pan by James Barrie hence the name of his home, Neverland Ranch. He even owned a first edition of the book. Interestingly enough, Jackson’s attorney, Bob Sanger, revealed that the legendary pop singer was very well-read, consuming all genres, from books about psychology to history and literature. The …
Netflix’s deal with thriller author Harlan Coben for the production of the Safe series starring Michael C. Hall. Coben enjoyed working with Netflix so much he has decided to work with them to adapt no less that fourteen titles into series and movies. This is a major win for Netflix and Coben will be an executive producer on all projects. Image via Movie Rewind Harlan Coben has sold more than 75 million copies around the world and his work has been translated into more than forty languages. His new book Runaway about a young lost girl is set to be released in …
Snoop Dogg has decided to turn his attention to cooking, as a result of his Emmy nominated VH1 show Martha and Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party. Snoop is including his fifty favorite recipes in a cookbook to be released this fall. We are pumped! Via Giphy Snoop Dogg’s book Crook to Cook, features all the cookout classics, from baked mac and cheese, baby back ribs to gin and juice. And he’s got more up his sleeve, including a recipe for filet mignon and lobster thermidor. Since the show aired in 2016, Snoop has taken a page from Martha Stewart’s books and added his own …
