Actor Alan Rickman's journals will be published in 2022

Posted on 11/23/2020 at 07:54 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Signs continue to point to 2022 being well worth looking forward to. That’s when the journals of late actor Alan...

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Tagged As: Memoir, Pop culture, The Guardian

Book battles: Star Wars novels and political memoir

Posted on 11/20/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A writer who adapted two Star Wars movie scripts into novels is suing Disney over royalties (or the lack thereof)....

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Tagged As: Lawsuit, Memoir, Pop culture, Scandal, The Guardian, The New York Times

Quentin Tarantino will publish a novel based on his own movie

Posted on 11/18/2020 at 09:54 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

In some perhaps welcome news, the screen is coming to books instead of the other way around. Director Quentin Tarantino,...

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Tagged As: Literary Hub, Pop culture

Jonathan Franzen's next novel comes out in October 2021

Posted on 11/13/2020 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Jonathan Franzen has revealed details about his next book release. Crossroads: A Novel: A Key to All Mythologies, Volume 1...

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The story behind Megan Rapinoe’s memoir, "One Life"

Posted on 11/11/2020 at 10:49 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Soccer star Megan Rapinoe’s memoir, One Life, came out yesterday. In the leadup to its release, she made the media...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Memoir, NPR, Pop culture, The New York Times

Celebrity book club picks for November 2020

Posted on 11/06/2020 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Celebrity book clubs have released their picks for November. Reese Witherspoon selected Group, by Christie Tate. The book takes us...

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Tagged As: Book club, Pop culture

The 7 books that help Oprah Winfrey through hard times

Posted on 11/03/2020 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We kept wondering where Oprah Winfrey’s next book club pick was. And now, today, we have the answer: there isn’t...

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Tagged As: Book lists, Pop culture

Mindy Kaling will star in the movie version of "Good in Bed"

Posted on 11/03/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Two upcoming book adaptations boast some big-name actresses from very different eras. Sophia Loren, 86, stars in the latest adaptation...

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Tagged As: Literary Hub, Movie adaptation, Pop culture

HBO holds off on adaptation of "Americanah"

Posted on 10/19/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Is this good news to start your week on a positive note, or bad news that fittingly arrives on a...

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Watch the trailer for Netflix's "Hillbilly Elegy" adaptation

Posted on 10/14/2020 at 01:50 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Netflix released the trailer for its adaptation of Hillbilly Elegy today. Ron Howard is directing the screen version of J.D....

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Tagged As: Memoir, Movie adaptation, Pop culture, TV adaptation