Hope this post finds you well today, friends. And that you’re looking forward to an excellent weekend!
ICYMI on FYA
Sarah wrote up a Stream It on the adaptation of Jennifer E. Smith’s Hello, Goodbye and Everything in Between, which she describes as a “Netflix version of a beach read.”
And have you read this week’s Book Reports?
- Bryan took a trip to a spooky castle with Kelly Devos’s Go Hunt Me.
- Scout Luna went on the run with a family with a lot of secrets in Marit Weisenberg’s This Golden State.
- And I kicked off a series of novellas that focus on the sexy side of scientists with Ali Hazelwood’s Under One Roof (The STEMinist Novella #1).
Book-Related Things
“The History of Reproductive Rights in the US, as Told Through 20 Books.”
Here’s a list of 13 rivals-to-lovers books. (Enemistry, yusssss.)
“‘The Great Publishing Resignation’ Exposes the Failings of the Industry.”
The science behind the idea that reading fiction increases empathy is … complicated.
“Here are 20 Short Passages from Books that Made Me Immediately Want to Read the Entire Thing.”
Peep this interview with HRH Sarah Dessen. (And, reminder, we have Colby merch!)
Onscreen Things
The Emmy noms came out this week and included recognition for Yellowjackets and The Great. (Reminder: We have a great list of books to read if you, too, loved Yellowjackets.)
Here’s a streaming guide to where you can watch all of the Emmy-nominated shows.
Have y’all been following the drama surrounding the author of Where the Crawdads Sing and her family being wanted for murder in Zambia?
“15 Classic Summer Camp Movies Ranked.”
Taylor Kitsch wants nothing to do with a Friday Night Lights reboot.
I have OPINIONS: “Every Marvel TV show, ranked from worst to best.”
What to read based on what you can’t stop watching.
News about Julie Plec’s post-Legacies projects, including adaptations of Tobly McSmith’s Stay Gold and Victoria Schwab’s This Savage Song.
Multimedia Things
Miscellaneous Things
This is an Armie Hammer update we didn’t see coming.
What’d we miss? Add your fave distractions of the week in the comments.
I had not thought of Livejournal in a decade, much less gone to the website, and one day recently, I received an email from them congratulating me on my LiveJournal’s 17th birthday. So yeah. That book timeline is possible.
(I DID follow the link to look at my LiveJournal, I do NOT remember having it or updating it, I DID delete it immediately.)
I had one, for sure. I should probably figure out if it still exists, and—if so—how to delete it! 😳
I tried watching the adaptation of Love & Gelato. I couldn’t get into it. Lina’s reactions to her mother’s journal were… irritating. I stopped about halfway. I might finish it eventually, but it didn’t click for me.
I DID however watch Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between and I enjoyed it so much more. Glad Jordan Fisher got to be the romantic lead and didn’t have to compete against Peter K.
Oh, and one small thing that lifted my heart just a little this week: drove past a (unitarian) church with a sign saying, “Abortion is Healthcare” and it just lightened my heart a bit.
Competing against Peter K is just unfair. And good on you, Unitarian Church! You always seem so much more sane than some of the other churches out there …