Stars all around! These titles all received multiple starred reviews: THE STARDUST GRAIL by Yume Kitasei 9781250875372 | 6/11/24 “Broad in scope, covering everything from the rise and fall of alien civilizations to what it means to be a person, this is a luminous work, vacillating between the highs and lows of human experience and Know More » […]
Tag: film
Forthcoming Women’s Nonfiction (3/25/2024)
Today we are highlighting women’s nonfiction stories; from medical guides and silenced histories, to motherhood and challenging the patriarchy, these books celebrate womanhood. IT’S NOT HYSTERIA: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH (BUT WERE NEVER TOLD) BY DR. KAREN TANG Dr. Karen Tang is on a mission to transform how we engage Know More » […]
Books for Music Lovers
From the cultural evolutions of hip-hop music to the rock and roll lives of music stars, both fictional and real, spanning from the Upper East Side to Hollywood beaches, these titles don’t miss a beat! HIP-HOP IS HISTORY BY QUESTLOVE LibraryReads votes due by May 1st. In this book, Questlove proposes a theory of evolution, Know More » […]
2024 Audie Awards Finalists!
Macmillan Audio has 22 finalists for 2024 Audie Awards, which celebrate the best audiobooks of 2023. The finalists were announced this afternoon in PEOPLE Magazine and Billboard. AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEARALL THE SINNERS BLEED by S. A. Cosby, read by Adam Lazarre-White BEST NON-FICTION NARRATORKING: A LIFE by Jonathan Eig, read by Dion Graham FANTASYTHE Know More » […]
Books on Entertainment (3/23/21)
Today we are spotlighting books on entertainment with a history of an Oscar-winning film, the riveting story of the postwar American spirit in Major League Baseball, and a history of 1980s rock from musicians and industry insiders. SHOOTING MIDNIGHT COWBOY: Art, Sex, Loneliness, Liberation, and the Making of a Dark Classic by Glenn Frankel 4 Know More » […]
Nonfiction Round-Up (2/19/20)
A courageous condemnation of the US military, a comprehensive history of American documentary film, and advice from America’s favorite psychic–all in this nonfiction round-up. THE COST OF LOYALTY: Dishonesty, Hubris, and Failure in the U.S. Military by Tim Bakken “For readers and scholars interested in civilian-military relations, military law, and military leadership. An excellent companion Know More » […]
Nonfiction Round-Up (2/12/20)
A nonfiction round-up filled with the glamour and luxury of Coco Chanel and a behind-the-scenes look at the adventures and history of 007. CHANEL’S RIVIERA: Glamour, Decadence, and Survival in Peace and War, 1930-1944 by Anne de Courcy “Journalist de Courcy (THE HUSBAND HUNTERS) portrays fashion designer Coco Chanel’s French Riviera milieu from 1930 through Know More » […]
#Pubday (6/4/19)
The origins of film and a portrait of a life– Happy book birthday to these 2 starred novels! THE ELECTRIC HOTEL by Dominic Smith 2 starred reviews! “A compelling plot, robust characters, and finely crafted prose richly evoke a bygone age and art.”–Kirkus Reviews, starred review “Smith’s tale is as luminous as celluloid projected on Know More » […]
Meet the Author, er, Raconteur: John Waters
Acclaimed spinner-of -yarns and overall cool dude John Waters shares more of himself in MR. KNOW-IT-ALL: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder. No one knows more about everything—especially everything rude, clever, and offensively compelling—than John Waters. The man in the pencil-thin mustache, auteur of the transgressive movie classics Pink Flamingos, Polyester, the original Hairspray, Know More » […]
Nonfiction Round-Up (2/13/19)
Race in America, a legendary film, and an outspoken Feminist are the varied topics covered in today’s Nonfiction Round-up. GOOD KIDS, BAD CITY: A Story of Race and Wrongful Conviction in America by Kyle Swenson “Cinematically written, this powerful tragedy of racial injustice and urban dysfunction will make readers question the idea that America can Know More » […]
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