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actors in movie version of The Glass Castle

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls is a best-selling memoir for a reason. Her wild ride of a childhood is compelling and her storytelling is impossible to resist. Jeannette did not have a normal upbringing by ... Read More...

Is Everything, Everything Worth Watching?

Mary Sullivan

Should I Watch?

If you swoon for the longing of forbidden love and if you’re a sucker for a mystery unraveling, you need to read Nicola Yoon’s young adult novel Everything, Everything (2015). This fast-paced read is about a gi... Read More...

Looking for an Adult Adventure Movie? Try The Lost City of Z

Mary Sullivan

Should I Watch?

When the book The Lost City of Z came out in 2009, I read it with zeal. I’ve always had a taste for stories of high adventure and exploration—man versus nature and himself. So when I saw that David Grann’s hist... Read More...

Lauren Oliver’s YA hit, Before I Fall, Hits the Silver Screen. Is it Worth Watching?

Mary Sullivan

Should I Watch?

The Book I put off reading Before I Fall, a young adult novel by Lauren Oliver, because I knew it was about a dead girl. Dead sounded depressing. When I finally cracked it, I was further disheartened to find t... Read More...

Who Will Win on Oscars Night? Hidden Figures Gets Our Vote

Mary Sullivan

Should I Watch?

The 89th Academy Awards are this Sunday, and while the world casts predictions about who should win, my vote goes to the triumphant adaptation of Margot Lee Shetterly’s book, Hidden Figures. The movie by the sa... Read More...

Can a Mom Be a War Photographer?

Mary Sullivan

Reviews

In January of 2015, I happened upon an article in the New York Times Magazine entitled, “What Can a Pregnant Photojournalist Cover? Everything.” It was written by Lynsey Addario, a photographer who has covered ... Read More...

Author Katelyn Detweiler Discusses Her New YA Novel, Transcendent

Mary Sullivan

Interviews

By day, Katelyn Detweiler is a literary agent, and by night—and any other time she can squeeze in—she’s an author. Ms. Detweiler explores the intersection of faith, celebrity, privilege, and friendship in her n... Read More...

Lisa Selin Davis Discusses Her Debut YA Novel, Lost Stars

Mary Sullivan

Interviews

In Lost Stars, Lisa Selin Davis’ young adult debut, protagonist Carrie is in crisis. Her older sister was tragically killed in an accident, her mother abandoned the family, and she is in a state of constant con... Read More...

Should Fans of the Book Bother Seeing Tim Burton’s Miss Peregrine?

Mary Sullivan

Should I Watch?

Let me begin by saying that I have a prejudice against fantasy. Monsters, goblins, things-that-go-bump-in-the-night are excruciating to me. I fear I’m exactly the kind of adult Peter Pan never wanted to become:... Read More...

Interested in the Human Past? Check out Lydia Pyne’s Book, Seven Skeletons

Mary Sullivan

Interviews

Though we normally review and interview writers of fiction, when I heard about Lydia Pyne’s new book, Seven Skeletons: The Evolution of the World’s Most Famous Human Fossils, I knew I had to make an exception. ... Read More...

Unearthing The Lion Trees' Roots, an interview with Owen Thomas

Author Interview with Two Times Platinum Author, Lloyd Zane Remick

Lucky Broken Girl is about so much more than you think…An Interview with Ruth Behar

Interview with Reyna Marder Gentin, Author of Unreasonable Doubts

Pintip Dunn Tells Us about Her New Sci-Fi YA, Star-Crossed

Author Spotlight – Kevin J. Anderson

Interview with Cai Emmons, Author of Weather Woman

Unearthing The Lion Trees' Roots, an interview with Owen Thomas

The Artist: Can Love Save a Man from Himself?

Lucky Broken Girl is about so much more than you think…An Interview with Ruth Behar

Jodi Picoult’s – A Spark of Light

What I’m Reading This Summer: Christopher Moore’s Noir

Bleeker’s Newest Release The Waiting Room Thrills from Page One

What Would You Write To Your Grown Child? Kirsten Wreggitt discusses her latest book Before I Let You Go: Stories for My Grown Son with Book Club Babble.

Fences: From Playwright to Screenplay

Up for a Russia Spy Thriller Not on the Nightly News? Try Red Sparrow

Does the movie version of The Glass Castle hold up?

Is Everything, Everything Worth Watching?

Looking for an Adult Adventure Movie? Try The Lost City of Z

Lauren Oliver’s YA hit, Before I Fall, Hits the Silver Screen. Is it Worth Watching?

Who Will Win on Oscars Night? Hidden Figures Gets Our Vote

Why Read? My Top Eight Reasons

Author Spotlight – Kevin J. Anderson

What is 2000 Libros?

Crossing Over by S.B. Alexander – Defining the New Adult Genre

Does the movie version of The Glass Castle hold up?

Is Everything, Everything Worth Watching?

Looking for an Adult Adventure Movie? Try The Lost City of Z

Lauren Oliver’s YA hit, Before I Fall, Hits the Silver Screen. Is it Worth Watching?

Who Will Win on Oscars Night? Hidden Figures Gets Our Vote

Can a Mom Be a War Photographer?

Author Katelyn Detweiler Discusses Her New YA Novel, Transcendent

Lisa Selin Davis Discusses Her Debut YA Novel, Lost Stars

Should Fans of the Book Bother Seeing Tim Burton’s Miss Peregrine?

Interested in the Human Past? Check out Lydia Pyne’s Book, Seven Skeletons

Author Mary Sullivan