Authors explain why we should (or shouldn't) fear Friday the 13th

Posted on 12/13/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Tired of hearing about special days that are bright and cheery? Then you may be glad to see our post...

Tagged As: History, Just for fun

Why an author wrote a whole book on bars' last calls

Posted on 12/13/2019 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s almost happy hour in the Midwest, so it seems fitting to share an interview with the author of Last...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Nonfiction, NPR

New York Times bestsellers: Week of December 22, 2019

Posted on 12/13/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The New York Times’s bestseller list for combined print and ebook fiction is out for the week of December 22,...

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Tagged As: Bestsellers, Book lists, The New York Times

"This Is Us" writer to adapt Angie Thomas's latest novel for the screen

Posted on 12/13/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The film adaptation of Angie Thomas’s latest book, On the Come Up, has a new screenplay writer. Kay Oyegun, a...

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Tagged As: Movie adaptation, Pop culture, Young adult literature

On revising "The Joy of Cooking" for the 21st century

Posted on 12/13/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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The first year we lived on our own, one of our Christmas gifts was a copy of The Joy of...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Literary Hub, Nonfiction

Stephen King’s "The Dark Half" will become a movie ... again

Posted on 12/12/2019 at 01:09 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We have news of a new literary adaptation and an update on an already planned one. Alex Ross Perry will...

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Tagged As: Horror, Literary Hub, Movie adaptation, Pop culture

Sarajevo tells author Peter Handke: Stay out of our city

Posted on 12/12/2019 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Sarajevo officials have officially declared Nobel Prize-winning author Peter Handke unwelcome in their city. Reuters reports that the cantonal assembly...

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Tagged As: Awards, Scandal

Climate activist — and author — Greta Thunberg is TIME's Person of the Year

Posted on 12/12/2019 at 08:54 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Climate activist Greta Thunberg was revealed as TIME magazine's 2019 Person of the Year this morning. The sixteen-year-old Swede is...

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Tagged As: Memoir, Nonfiction, Pop culture

Former member of Westboro Baptist Church talks about her memoir

Posted on 12/12/2019 at 08:19 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The abundance of family togetherness this time of year can underscore any conflicts we may have with our relatives. But...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Memoir, Podcast, The Guardian

Professor pushes back against library's 350-book checkout limit

Posted on 12/11/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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What could be controversial about an English professor checking out books from his university’s library? Well … the fact that...

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Tagged As: Just for fun, Libraries