Entertainment Weekly has released behind-the-scenes images from the film set of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, and they are stunningly exciting! J.K. Rowling’s story is a prequel to Harry Potter, set in 1926 New York, based on the namesake ‘textbook’ Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them ‘written’ by Newt Scamander. Scamander’s textbook is an introduction to all the crazy, magical creatures that live in the non-muggle world and has been read by some of our favorite Hogwarts alumni (Harry, Ron, Hermoine, etc…). Rowling’s adapted screenplay features the famed English magizoologist, Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne,) adventuring within the clandestine community …
From Our Friends at BookSparks Since the dawn of Netflix streaming and DVR’s, it’s so easy to get sucked in to TV shows, especially when there are so many options. For bookworms who are looking to pair their favorite TV shows with a good book that’s just as entertaining, we have a list for you! If you are obsessing over American Horror Story… Image courtesy of https://bit.ly/1MTES8b If you dared to check into Lady Gaga’s hotel on American Horror Story this season, you’ll love The Barter by Siobhan Adcock. This gothic and bone-chilling tale about a mother who feels a …
Food plays a huge role in the lives of our favorite fictional characters (as well as our own) and often serves as an important literary device in books. In the Hunger Games series, Suzanne Collins uses food to symbolize how great the disparity is between the 12 districts, with most surviving off bland finds from the black market while those in the Capitol can simply press a button to get an extravagent and delicious feast. The eccentric foods in Harry Potter, Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There, and other fantastical books add magical elements which further draw the reader into the …
Shakespeare’s plays are no stranger to adaptations. A selection of novelists have been given an exciting opportunity to pick one of Shakespeare’s plays and turn it into an updated, re-imagined novel. The project, known as the Hogarth Shakespeare series, is a celebration of the prolific playwright and comes just in time for the 400th anniversary of his death (2016). The project features award-winning and acclaimed authors who will transform Shakespeare’s work to prose, utilizing his plots, themes, symbols, and motifs in a contemporary setting, while staying, “true to the spirit of the original plays,” according to the publisher’s website. Jeanette Winterson, Whitbread Award-winner …
The transition from the bright and hot summer days to the crisp, shorter days of fall incites us to read books about just that. Whether you’re snuggling up by the fire with a spooky Halloween read or headed back to school, these book suggestions will help you ease into your best fall gear. Farewell Summer by Ray Bradbury The title alone will make you nostalgic for those warm and sunny days. In this semi-autobiographical trilogy, Bradbury uses the concept of time and seasonal weather to emphasize the story-line; the conflict between old and young, as well as the sexual awakening of …
