Happy Friday to us all!
ICYMI on FYA
Check out this month’s reading challenge! (I cannot express how much I love Sarah Rees Brennan’s In Other Lands, for one.)
Regina recommends She-Hulk: Attorney At Law in this week’s Stream It.
In book reviews:
- Amanda read Suzanne Young’s In Nightfall and wants a few spin-off books now, thanks.
- Scout checked out Tracy Badua’s This Is Not a Personal Statement and was concerned the main character’s secrets would be revealed the. entire. time.
- Mandy C. reviewed Bound by Sword and Spirit by Andrea Robertson and continued to enjoy the series.
Book Related Things
The Boston Public Library curated a list of recent YA queer books to add to your tbr.
Paste Magazine gathered up the most anticipated YA queer books of the summer, to further expand that tbr.
A collection of essays on queer lit, including some very famous vampires.
The Shortlist for the Ignyte Awards has been announced! PS: we’ve reviewed nominees Bloodmarked, Lakelore, and The Kindred.
Five books that helped their anxiety and to feel better about the world.
Meet the painter behind the iconic covers for The Baby-Sitters Club.
How Ian Fleming wrote Casino Royale and changed spy fiction forever.
Maureen Ryan’s Burn It Down came out this week, as did this essay she wrote about Charisma Carpenter and Cordelia Chase.
Five SFF Stories in Which Kids Save the Day.
And then seven SFF short stories involving students.
Onscreen Things
Tyler Hoechlin is perfect as Clark Kent, in case you weren’t already aware.
This Cheers reunion was a delight to attend.
The platform Tubi has benefited from former HBO Max’s purging of content, perhaps I need Tubi?
A dissertation of how Scandoval literally changed reality TV forever. Side note: what I am going to do with myself now that I don’t have Vanderpump Rules episodes to dissect every week?
The Love in Taipei film adaptation is set to premiere on Paramount+ this summer.
The trailer for Bottoms looks unhinged and hilarious.
The accuracy.
IYKYK.
Rachel McAdams, ilu.
Social Media Things
This Kate Beckinsale anecdote is gold.
Quack quack.
I don’t wanna wait…
For the Golden Girls Maxxinistas:
Miscellaneous Things
I have never thought about a concert outfit more than I did for Taylor Swift’s Eras tour, as is the case for probably most Eras tour goers.
This Shannen Doherty news is heartbreaking.