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Wes Anderson has created a unique collection of films, but they all have similar themes such as importance of place (think the house in The Royal Tenenbaums), loss of innocence …
TIFF! Canada’s biggest film festival is in full swing right now in Toronto, Ontario. This year we are excited to see some literary films about the lives of authors. There’s …
We’re all here because we love books! You’re reading this because you read books, but every once in awhile we need a break from them, and that normally means that …
YouTube Channel: CBBC From the Description: We’re taking a look at 5 films you may not have known were based on books and publications. Did you know them all? …
YouTube Channel: WatchMojo.com I don’t think it would be too hard for anyone to realize the massive increase in comic book themed films that have been released in the …
YouTube Channel: ChannelFrederator A majority of us have grown up reading the original 1865 novel by Lewis Carroll entitled Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. If you haven’t, I strongly recommend …
YouTube Channel: Blimey Cow We all know at least one person who would much rather watch the movie or television series, than read the book. They think, “Why should …
Have you ever finished a book and sat there quietly, merely thinking about the world of possibilities ahead? Maybe after reading Moby Dick you figure, “What if, instead of …
Melanie Pitman
May 26, 2017
Bookish Events, Comics and Graphic Novels, Contemporary, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Middle Grade, News, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction
A long time ago, in a theater far away… some of us saw Star Wars for the very first time. May 25th marked the 40th anniversary of the release of Episode …
With new shows like Girlboss and 13 Reasons Why trending on Netflix, as well as a new season of Orange Is The New Black starting up next month, it looks like we’re entering …
May the fourth be with you! Alright, that may not be the most original statement to say on this particular date. (And if you’re reading this on a different …
Silvia Brown
April 8, 2017
Adult, Authors, Book Lists, Book Lovers, Contemporary, Crime Fiction, Drama, Faves, Historical Fiction, History, Reviews, Women, Young Adult
My first regret when I moved to Australia was not being able to move my extensive library. As a lover of the touch and smell of a good old …
Trends have a way of taking over everything you read and watch. Everywhere you look on TV, there’s a long list of superheroes to choose from. YA literature went …
Television shows often break barriers into other mediums, including comic books. Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Firefly both ventured to comic books after their shows ended. TNT’s The Librarians will follow their example, will hit …
Last year, Clueless celebrated it’s 20th anniversary, but the love for the film continues to grow. BOOM studios is bringing the beloved film to comic books, set to be written by …
Amongst a sea of classic authors that we are all told that we must read, E. M. Forster is one that too often seems to be forgotten, in favor …
In 1965, after failing a creative writing class in her junior year of high school, sixteen-year-old Susan Eloise Hinton, unsatisfied with the literature that was being written for young …
Millenials can easily be described as one of the most sexualized generations and it’s shown in the way Young Adult fiction is portrayed now, as opposed to our grandparents …
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the West End play that debuted last July and gave Potterheads everywhere brand new material to obsess over, has broken the record for most …
A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab is being eyed for television as a limited series that will run ten to twelve episodes. The news comes after a bidding …
