It’s true, August really does sip away like a bottle of wine. Cheers, September!

ICYMI on FYA

Mandy C. reviewed the first two seasons of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, a starry prequel that is actually great.

In book reviews:

  • Brian reviewed Kit Frick’s The Reunion, which involves a murder at an engagement weekend getaway, dun dun dun.
  • Stephanie reviewed Lauren Muñoz’s Suddenly a Murder, a graduation house murder that I immediately requested from my library.
  • Mandy C. reviewed William Ritter’s latest Jackaby novel, Rook, which involves even more murder with a side of the supernatural.

Book-Related Things

The Truth Tellers: Authors of Banned Books.

When the fanfic to romance novel pipeline goes mainstream.

IYKYK.

Onscreen Things

What We Choose When Streaming Companies Choose What We Watch.

The Riverdale finale explained, as much as such a thing can be done.

Barbie has officially become the biggest Warner Bros. box office movie ever.

I am *upset* The Great has been canceled. (Take a look at our season 1 review here.)

The trailer for Meg Ryan’s new rom-com, What Happens Later, has dropped!

Season 2 of Our Flag Means Death premieres next month!

https://youtu.be/jHCsauMyJk0?si=cPR3EQPonQ59vxIj

Not only is Disney+ not airing its already completed Spiderwick Chronicles show, this adds another awful layer to the situation.

Social Media Things

Bouquets of freshly sharpened pencils will also be accepted.

A message from Dr. Who.

Miscellaneous Things

I love the idea of Strike Force Five and look forward to listening to the first episode, out now.

Meredith loves vampires, ridiculous werewolves, and Shadowhunters the most but has a soft spot for a good murder (mystery). When not reading or working, she prefers to make baked goods and cocktails and catch up on TV and movies, sometimes all at once. Meredith resides in Austin with a particularly clingy cat.