Happy birthday month to me! I don’t particularly want to think about it, though—it’s a big one—so let’s dive into the links.
ICYMI on FYA
Sarah reviewed the adaptation of Lessons in Chemistry for this week’s Stream It. It wasn’t as good as the book, but that would have been really hard to pull off.
In this week’s Book Reports:
- Scout reviewed Livia Blackburne’s Clementine and Danny Save the World (and Each Other), a book with a fantastic main character and a sweet bit of swoon.
- Brian reviewed Hope Larson’s Be That Way, which feels more like a journal than a full story.
- And I reviewed Susan Dennard’s The Hunting Moon, a sequel to The Luminaries which—thank goodness—doesn’t fall prey to the Bridge Book Blues (and continues to highlight a stellar MLD).
Book-Related Things
Cassandra Clare’s recent Shadowhunter Kickstarter Campaign set a record for the platform.
“What Do You Want To Know About A Book Before You Read It?”
For you 90’s horror fans: This is a fun comparison of Carol Ellis’ My Secret Admirer and R.L. Stine’s Secret Admirer.
Onscreen Things
Team Peeta forever!
In this new interview, Matt Bomer discusses his new project Fellow Travelers and “the rise of queer stories in Hollywood.”
We really do not need to remake everything. “Twilight Director Says Jenna Ortega & Jacob Elordi Would Be ‘Amazing’ In A Reboot.” (I cannot picture Jenna as Bella at all.)
What—and I cannot stress this enough—the fuck. (Sebastian Stan is making some questionable role choices.)
Rubbing salt into the wound that is the cancellation of Shadow and Bone … “10 Great Canceled TV Shows Based on Books.”
This may or may not help: “We’ve Got One Wonderful Tidbit From The Six of Crows Series Netflix Didn’t Greenlight.”
“How the Era of Dystopian YA Movies Came and Went.”
Semi-related: Francis Lawrence might direct an adaptation of Stephen King’s The Long Walk.
Social Media Things
Book math.
We all WISH we could be Dolly. (But thank goodness she is who she is.)
We’re readers …
Sheroes.
Justice for Emma Thompson!
I have been laughing about this FOR DAYS.
It’s a bar! In a library!
When you’re tired of all the alphaholes in romance …
This is Next. Level.
Miscellaneous Things
“I Paid To See Beyoncé In Three Different Cities On The Renaissance Tour. Here’s Why.”
The year-end best-of lists are here.
- Vanity Fair’s Best TV Shows of 2023
- Indie Wire’s 12 Best New TV Shows of 2023
- NPR’s “Books We Love” from 2023
And to close things out this week, some serious news from The Wall Street Journal: “The Biggest ‘Shrinkflation’ Scandal Yet: Oreo Fans Think Cookies Have Less Filling.”
What’d we miss? Add your fave distractions of the week in the comments.
