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The Woman Behind Tina Turner’s “The Best” and Many More Iconic 80s Songs

Where were you in the 80s? Even if you were too young to remember or not even born yet, music from this decade continues to resonate today. These are songs we loved back then and still love today. Reading the best-seller, I Am the Warrior: My Crazy Life Writing the…

Barbara WilkovMay 3, 2023

Nonfiction Pop Culture

Celebrate Life of Iconic “Peanuts” Cartoonist in Comic Strip Biography

Charles M. “Sparky” Schulz was arguably the most popular and influential cartoonist of the 20th century, and he poured many of his own emotions and experiences into the world of Peanuts over its iconic 50-year run. Now, internationally acclaimed creators Luca Debus and Francesco Matteuzzi pay tribute to the master…

BookTribMay 2, 2023

Nonfiction Pop Culture

Long Hidden Photos Uncover Striking Time Capsule of Rock and Roll

After 50 years buried at the bottom of a file cabinet, Michael Friedman’s never-before-seen collection of photos from his time in the music industry was discovered by his wife, Donna Vita. This time capsule of the images and behind-the-scenes stories of the most popular industry offers a front-row seat to…

BookTribApril 13, 2023

Nonfiction Pop Culture

Dazzling Exploration of Drag’s History from RuPaul’s Drag Race Winner

The charismatic Sasha Velour, crowned winner of the 2017 RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 9, continues to captivate worldwide audiences with an acclaimed magazine, drag and theater shows, and now book The Big Reveal (Harper). Its descriptive tagline makes the bold but accurate statement, An Illustrated Manifesto of Drag; a unique…

Linda HitchcockApril 6, 2023

Nonfiction Pop Culture

Prince Harry’s Landmark Tell-All Is Fastest-Selling U.K. Nonfiction Title Ever

Spare (Random House), a landmark memoir from Prince Harry, takes readers immediately back to one of the most searing images of the 20th-century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother’s coffin as the world watched in sorrow — and horror. As Princess Diana was laid to rest, billions…

BookTribJanuary 11, 2023

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From Important to Suspenseful to Fun, The Royal Family Has Book Recs for Every Genre

With the news of the passing of the Queen of England last Thursday, the internet has been abuzz with information about Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles III accepting his place on the throne and other interesting facts about the Royal Family. Avid readers will be pleased to know that the…

Mckenzie TozanSeptember 12, 2022

Nonfiction Pop Culture

Downton Abbey’s Hugh Bonneville Pens Laugh-Out-Loud Memoir

Hugh Bonneville is a talented, skilled, versatile, well-established, working actor, neither a diva nor a flavor of the month celebrity whose memoir Playing Under the Piano: From Downton to Darkest Peru (Other Press) is perfectly smashing! It has a ready-made audience with Downton Abbey aficionados who already admire his character…

Linda HitchcockDecember 1, 2022

Miscellany Pop Culture Young Adult

Ellen Oh On “Crazy Rich Asians” and Representation

Ellen Oh is one of the founders of We Need Diverse Books, a nonprofit organization that promotes diversity of multiple forms in children's literature and publishing. She recently took to twitter to voice her dreams of more support for Asian American children's book authors and illustrators with the stardom Crazy Rich Asians has been…

Rachel CarterSeptember 7, 2018

BooksToScreen Miscellany Pop Culture Young Adult

“Five Feet Apart” Author Discusses Newly Released Film

Five Feet Apart (Simon and Schuster) is a moving YA novel that captures the hearts of readers through its fragile tale of young love while giving much-needed attention to a debilitating lung disease--Cystic Fibrosis. While there is no permanent cure for the disease at this time, there are a variety…

Rebecca ProulxMarch 11, 2019

BooksToScreen Miscellany Pop Culture Young Adult

12 Hours to Fall in Love in Face of Cultural Obstacles

“The Sun is Also a Star” is a movie based on the 2016 best-selling young adult novel of the same name (Delacorte Press) by Nicola Yoon. In spite of its YA listing, the book found fans of all ages. What’s not timeless about romance? Romeo and Juliet were only teenagers,…

Joanna PoncavageMay 15, 2019

BooksToScreen Miscellany Pop Culture Young Adult

A Few Notes on Hulu’s “Looking for Alaska”

This past Saturday I had the pleasure of attending Hulu’s panel on their upcoming adaptation of Looking for Alaska (Penguin Books) by John Green. I read Looking for Alaska years ago, probably in eighth or ninth grade, and loved how raw and real it was. Throughout his career, John Green’s…

Jeff DaughertyJune 4, 2019

Miscellany Pop Culture Pop Culture - Featured

Sisterhood of Storytelling: Oprah Magazine’s 28 Books for a Transportive Summer

“While our movements these days may be restricted, that doesn’t mean we can’t explore the world,” says Oprah Winfrey in the essay she penned to introduce Oprah Magazine’s annual summer reading list. This year, that list boasts 28 women writers from around the world, and its diverse range of titles…

BookTribJune 30, 2020

Miscellany Pop Culture

Jon Chattman Takes Foreword Thinking to Another Level

A great foreword – sometimes – is even better than the book it precedes. So why not skip the actual book altogether? That’s the premise behind the incredibly innovative Moving Foreword: Real Introductions to Totally Made-Up Books (BenBella Books), a collection of introductions to imaginary books written by real celebrities,…

BookTribAugust 5, 2019

Miscellany Pop Culture

“Is There Still Sex in the City?” – The Real Carrie Bradshaw Returns

One of many sound bites from Candace Bushnell, who twenty years ago had a dramatic impact on pop culture as her Sex and the City brand tracked the escapades of Carrie Bradshaw and friends as they faced the challenges of sex and dating in New York City. Fast forward to…

Jennifer BlankfeinAugust 8, 2019

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“To the Lighthouse” Author Comes to Life in “Vita and Virginia”

Hot, hot, hot. A new film brings the legendary love affair between early feminist writers Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville-West to libidinous life, opening in the U.S. August 23. Elizabeth Debicki (“Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” and HBO’s “The Night Manager”), towering at 6 feet, 3 inches tall, rules…

Joanna PoncavageAugust 23, 2019

Miscellany Pop Culture

Banned Books Week Exposes the Dangers of Censorship

By focusing on efforts across the country to remove or restrict access to books, this week’s celebration of Banned Books Week once again is drawing national attention to the harms of censorship. This year, Banned Books Week is focusing on the theme, “Censorship Leaves Us in the Dark,” urging everyone…

BookTribSeptember 25, 2019

Long Hidden Photos Uncover Striking Time Capsule of Rock and Roll

From Important to Suspenseful to Fun, The Royal Family Has Book Recs for Every Genre

Ellen Oh On “Crazy Rich Asians” and Representation

“Five Feet Apart” Author Discusses Newly Released Film

12 Hours to Fall in Love in Face of Cultural Obstacles

A Few Notes on Hulu’s “Looking for Alaska”

Sisterhood of Storytelling: Oprah Magazine’s 28 Books for a Transportive Summer

Jon Chattman Takes Foreword Thinking to Another Level

“Is There Still Sex in the City?” – The Real Carrie Bradshaw Returns

“To the Lighthouse” Author Comes to Life in “Vita and Virginia”

Banned Books Week Exposes the Dangers of Censorship

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