In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, I want to shout out my favorite biopic of all time, Selena (1997), which follows the life and tragic murder of Mexican-American Queen of Tejano music and fashion icon Selena Quintanilla-Pérez. Jennifer Lopez does an amazing job of bringing Selena’s personality and heart to the screen, not to mention […]
Are you a “self-proclaimed” theatre-kid? Do you like rom-coms and drama? Then this is the book for you. Eden is an understudy for the Pride and Prejudice National Tour. She ends up going on as Elizabeth Bennett during Kennedy Center stop when the lead can no longer do the show. Eden plays opposite her well-known […]
The last book in Colson Whitehead’s crime series the Harlem Trilogy is finally here! If you are craving an atmospheric, historic, smart, funny, NYC-centered crime series with a compelling main character, you can now binge all three novels. Perfect if you like: books set in New York, historical fiction, atmospheric crime novels, literary fiction
If you’re a silent movie buff, you’ve probably heard of (well, seen) Louise Brooks and her iconic black bob. But did you know she started off as a dancer at one of the most prestigious schools of dance in America? The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty follows this wild Kansas girl’s first trip into the Big […]
Many people know the March sisters from Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. In the second half of the book, readers see Jo becoming a writer in New York. But what is happening back home in Concord, Massachusetts? Three authors collaborate to create modern interpretations of Meg, Beth, and Amy’s lives. You get a glimpse of […]
An 1946, Lond se yon vil plen moun k ap sòti nan fènwa Dezyèm Gè Mondyal la. Pami yo gen Gabriel ak Trottie Book, machann liv ki gen yon pase difisil epi ki pare pou fouye nan yon mistè ki leve nan katye a nenpòt ki lè. Pandan y ap kòmanse mennen ankèt, yo trennen yon jèn gason avèk yo ki fèk […]
Ewo nou an, Carl, twouve l kanpe nan nèj la, nan boksè li, ap kenbe chat atis chape mennaj li a a 2è dimaten lè tout bilding ki ozalantou yo (ak tout bilding toupatou) tonbe anba tè sibitman. Carl pè e li frèt, li pran Prensès Donut (chat la) epi li kouri al nan sous limyè ki pi pre a ap espere yon abri [...]
Ranpli ak laterè egzistansyèl, tèm izolasyon ak solitid, ak laterè kòporèl ki pral fè po w frisonnen, koleksyon istwa kout Eric Larocca sa a te touche plas li nan ran woman laterè ikonik omoseksyèl yo. Avèk twa istwa kout endepandan youn ak lòt, Larocca kapab eksplore tèm anpil nan […]
Èske w se yon fanatik fim ak mizikal (sitou Pitch Perfect)? Aktris Anna Kendrick ekri istwa lavi li. Li pale sou bon ak move moman karyè li, lavi amoure li, ak relasyon familyal li. Foto ak blag komik parèt toutotou liv la. Se yon lekti rapid ki agreyab si w se yon fanatik travay li. Yon ti bagay enteresan: Anna Kendrick se yon moun ki soti Nouvèl Angletè tou!
Pwofesè syans Ryland Grace, ki rele "Kwè nan Je vous salue Marie", reveye sou yon veso espasyal san l pa sonje kijan oswa poukisa li nan espas. Nou aprann atravè flash-back yon sibstans misterye k ap fè ravaj nan sistèm solè a epi poukisa Grace se bon moun pou repare li. Ant flash-back yo, nou swiv misyon Grace la ak [...]
