Happy Friday, friends! I’m headed off for an annual girls’ weekend and hoping I packed enough boat drinks. What’s in your summer lake tote?
ICYMI on FYA
In the Friday Night Lights Rewatch, Sarah recapped episode 8, which is not called Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, but it should be. (Spoiler: It’s the Riggins boys.)
And in this week’s Stream It, Sarah wrote about the misfit superheroes of Hulu’s Extraordinary.
In book reviews:
- Mandy C. fell for Sunrise Nights by Jeff Zentner and Brittany Cavallaro, the romance in verse set at a sleepaway camp for artistic teens.
- Brian braved the terrifying possibly cursed painting of Portrait of a Shadow by Meriam Metoui.
Book-Related Things
We are still judging the NY Times Best Books of the 21st Century list. So much literary fiction, scarcely a YA book to be found. I’m sad for everyone who has never experienced Jellicoe Road or The Serpent King.
Now this is more like it!
And now we can add OUR Top 10 books of the century. What are you adding?
30 More SFF Titles to Look Forward to in 2024, including the newest from Sarah Rees Brennan.
Dammit, Holly Black. I told myself no new editions, no matter how pretty.
Onscreen Things
New Captain America movie trailer! With President Harrison Ford, even.
AMC Strikes Deal With Netflix to Stream Interview With the Vampire, The Walking Dead Spinoffs and More. You really must watch Interview With the Vampire if you haven’t already. It’s so good and so hot.
The date for Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies movie adaptation is set.
There are some truly great Emmy nominations this year! But y’all. I love The Bear. Really could not love it more. But I do not want to see it beat out any of the other actual comedies in those categories.
How The Acolyte’s Manny Jacinto Brought Sexy Back to Star Wars aka The End of an Awesome Manny Jacinto Season Syndrome.
Social Media Things
Wait. Do I need an AI alpha romance hero to make me blush while teaching me German?
More rom-coms, Glen!
Miscellaneous Things
So much side-eye for this. Florida Education Commissioner Assigns Pride and Prejudice for American Pride Month.
