American Dirt
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins has been the most talked about novel of the new decade so far (though keep in mind that I’m writing this in January 2020), for both good reasons and bad. It was sold in what was reported to be a seven-figure deal and has a movie in the works. It …
Olive Kitteridge
So, my review of Olive, Again will be coming up next week-ish, but I first wanted to do a re-read of the first book, Oliver Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout. If you’re just trying to get caught up for the sequel, note that you don’t actually need to have read this first book (Olive Kitteridge) to …
Trailer for Normal People (BBC/Hulu) Released
The trailer for the forthcoming (to be released soon, in Spring 2020) Normal People TV series adaptation has just dropped. It’s a joint Hulu/BBC co-production so the show will be released at the same time in both markets. I wasn’t a fan of (the book) Normal People by Sally Rooney (see my review here), but …
Children of Blood and Bone Movie: What We Know
A movie adaptation of the Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi is in the works at Disney. Here’s everything we know so far: What’s it about? What’s the plot? In the Children of Blood and Bone, Zelie is a diviner, a maji child. The maji are clans of people who once had magic …
Children of Blood and Bone
So, I’m finally crossing Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi off my to-read list! I’ve been meaning to get to this title ever since it came out since it seemed like it was the type of book I’d enjoy, but it kept getting preempted by other new releases. I finally found some time …