I saw Fast X last night and it was a good (sadly not great) addition to the franchise. But Jason Momoa, HE ATE.
ICYMI on FYA
In this week’s Stream It on The Diplomat, Sarah poses the question: “What if Felicity turned into a badass ambassador solving the world’s problems?”
In this week’s Book Reports:
- Scout Luna reviewed Priyanka Taslim’s The Love Match, which she describes as a “a frothy delight,” and Maureen Goo’s Throwback, which gets a 5 on the Swoonworthy Scale but also 5/5 stars overall.
- I reviewed Rachael Allen’s Harley Quinn: Ravenous, which leans further into known Batman lore, and Amanda Woody’s They Hate Each Other, which is a fun fake-dating rom-com with bisexual boy representation.
- Regina reviewed Robbie Couch’s If I See You Again Tomorrow, which sounds a little like Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, but with time loops and queer characters.
Book-Related Things
Did y’all hear the wild story about Twitter user Bigolas Dicklolas Wolfwood and This is How You Lose the Time War? Look no further:
- “This is How Bigolas Dickolas Won the Twitter”
- “‘Bigolas Dickolas’ is more powerful than the Pulitzer Prize”
- “Viral Star Bigolas Dickolas Wolfwood Interview: Sci-Fi Books, Trigun”
- “A Q&A With the Author Whose Book Is Rocketing up the Charts Thanks to a Tweet From ‘Bigolas Dickolas'”
The winners of the 58th Annual Nebula Awards have been announced.
The Cruel Prince collectors edition! (Check out Jennie’s review here.)
“Building Our Personal Libraries, and the Books We Leave Behind.”
“Six Authors Who’ve Successfully Adapted Their Own Work.”
Here are the 15 most-banned books in America this year. We have reviews of nearly half of them:
- 1. Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
- 4. Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Perez
- 6. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
- 11. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
- 12. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
- 13. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews
- 15. Melissa by Alex Gino
Onscreen Things
The CW, as we know it, seems to be coming to an end. They released a schedule for the fall season and it’s … terrible?
Excited for Nimona!
Thanks to Meredith C. for gifting us a link to the NYT interview with Ariana Madix of Vanderpump Rules.
Here’s help with finding the perfect animated movies for folks who hate cartoons.
Social Media Things
The literal LIFE this sort of thing gives me.
Slow clap for this husband.
Miscellaneous Things
I feel like this is an appropriate note with which to kick off the weekend:
What’d we miss? Add your fave distractions of the week in the comments.
We have a review of Genderqueer as well.
Oh no! Sorry I missed it, Brian. Updating the post now!