Happy Friday, fam! Does anyone have big plans for the weekend, or are you like me? Hiding from 100+ degree temps by refusing to leave your house whenever possible? If that’s the case, do I have some links to keep you occupied in the A.C. this weekend!
ICYMI on FYA
Stephanie and I compiled our scientific findings to determine whether you should watch Netflix’s Persuasion adaptation.
Mandy C. checked out Metal Lords for this week’s Stream It, and thinks you should too.
And have you read this week’s Book Reports?
- Brian bid bon voyage to the Montague siblings with his review of The Nobleman’s Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks (Montague Siblings #3) by Mackenzi Lee.
- Stephanie weighs in on the hot faerie love triangle in her review of These Twisted Bonds (These Hollow Vows #2) by Lexi Ryan.
- And Mandy C. continued her review series of Ali Hazelwood’s novellas with a review of Stuck with You (The STEMinist Novellas #2).
Book-Related Things
Read an excerpt from Cursed, the sequel to Marissa Meyer’s Gilded!
Tirzah Price recommends some YA books to read for Disability Pride Month!
Sara Farizan talks to Publisher’s Weekly about Writing for Her Inner Kid.
This week, 100 Harper Collins union workers hit the picket line.
150+ Romance Authors Come Together to Raise Money for Reproductive Rights
Onscreen Things
A Guide to Jane Austen’s Most Swoon-Worthy Leading Men Onscreen
The evolution of the Jane Austen adaptation.
The trailer for House of Dragons, a.k.a. Game of Thrones prequel, looks dark AF!
We Were Liars and Family of Liars have been optioned for TV!
Peter Dinklage has landed a role in The Hunger Games prequel.
Sarah Michelle Gellar, iconic star of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, was a surprise guest at the Teen Wolf panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday to announce that she will be a part of the upcoming spin-off series Wolf Pack.
Regé-Jean Page says he ‘had the best ass of my life’ making Dungeons & Dragons. UM OKAY SIR.
Multimedia Things
Who can relate?
Or, if it’s YA, “A Curse of Bone and Shadow” or something.
I’m sorry……REAL LIFE?
Netflix’s Persuasion, summed up:
Miscellaneous Things
Book Riot has a piece on The Bookish Life of Dolly Parton.
I’m Not ‘Good’ at Crocheting, and That’s Fine
Looking To Get A Tarot Deck? Refinery29 rounds up the best ones.
What’d we miss? Add your fave distractions of the week in the comments.
