Hello! It’s almost April. How is that possible?!?

ICYMI on FYA

In our ongoing rewatch of Friday Night Lights, I recapped “Tami Knows Best,” the second episode in season three and the first of many episodes in which new Principal Taylor comes head-to-head with the Dillon Boosters.

I also reviewed my experience seeing Much Ado About Nothing in London, a truly transformative event.

In this week’s Book Reports:

Book-Related Things

Molly Templeton over at Reactor appreciates books that break the mold.

These retellings of “The Red Shoes” are cursed, in the best of ways.

There are never enough books about badass women.

RIP, L.J. Smith.

Here’s an interesting interview with Simon & Schuster’s new publisher, Sean Manning.

“Every Hunger Games book gets blunter about the messages fans keep missing.”

Onscreen Things

My campaign for Hollywood to cast Christoph Waltz in all the things continues to be a success; he’s joining Only Murder in the Building for season 5.

Sam Clafin and Kaley Cuoco will star in a new Paris-set mystery series, Vanished

Great article on how the books in White Lotus are chosen.

Social Media Things

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Mandy (she/her) is a manager at a tech company who lives in Austin, TX, with her husband, son, and dogs. She loves superheroes and pretty much any show or movie with “Star” in the name.