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“Rocket Man” Satisfies Both Rabid and Casual Elton Fans

Rocket Man by Mark Bego is for serious Elton John fans: ones who have already seen the movie, who have at least two dozen of his LPs balanced on a shelf over an honest-to-God turntable, who saw Billy Elliott twice and went to see The Lion King by themselves. This…

Sherri DaleyJanuary 7, 2020

Nonfiction Pop Culture

Professional Music Fan Shares His Stories From the Road in “Sonic Warrior”

Stories from the road are always fascinating, and Lou Brutus has his fair share of them in his new memoir, Sonic Warrior: My Life as a Rock N Roll Reprobate (Rare Bird Books). Lou tells incredible stories from his time as a radio personality and music interviewer. One of these is about…

BookTribApril 13, 2020

Fiction Miscellany Pop Culture Young Adult

Scholastic Releases Harry Potter Collectible Covers

BookTrib's latest partnership is with The Mary Sue, a site with “intense passion for… fan trends, social issues, geek fashion and art, innovative gadgets, and beyond.” This week, The Mary Sue shares with our readers the new covers celebrating the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter.

BookTribApril 13, 2018

BooksToScreen Fiction Miscellany Pop Culture Thrillers

As the Screw Turns: Henry James Classic Gets Another Twist

Published in 1898, the Henry James novella, The Turn of the Screw, has spawned dozens of dramatic interpretations, including movies, television films, an opera, a ballet and a Broadway play. The story of a young governess who arrives at a country estate to care for two orphans has always been…

Joanna PoncavageJanuary 24, 2020

Fiction Miscellany Pop Culture Thrillers

“My Lovely Wife” Selected for Nicole Kidman, Amazon Studios Film Adaptation

Nicole Kidman’s Blossom Films (the production company behind the Emmy-winning HBO series, Big Little Lies) and Amazon Studios have announced their partnership on a feature film based on Samantha Downing’s first novel, My Lovely Wife. The domestic thriller revolves around a married couple who put passion back into their fifteen…

BookTribMarch 2, 2020

Fiction Miscellany Pop Culture Thrillers

The Ruinous Sweep: From “Fraggle Rock” to Twisting Thriller

Tim Wynne-Jones is an author with projects spanning across a diverse array of entertainment, from writing songs for the children's program Fraggle Rock to writing mind boggling thrillers for adults and young adults. The Ruinous Sweep is a twisting tale split between two perspectives and two worlds. The protagonist Donovan…

Rebecca ProulxJune 28, 2018

Fiction Miscellany Pop Culture Thrillers

An Obama/Biden Caper You Could Not Have Imagined

Hope Never Dies by Andrew Shaffer (Quirk Books), a work of fiction, may bring tears to your eyes. Yes, it’s that good of a whodunit, with its plot tied up neatly with no loose ends. You may laugh until you cry because this book is that funny. But mostly, you…

Joanna PoncavageJuly 2, 2018

BooksToScreen Fiction Miscellany Pop Culture Thrillers

Ann Patchett’s “Bel Canto” Now an Operatic Movie

In Italian, “bel canto” means “beautiful singing.” Readers of Ann Patchett’s 2001 novel, Bel Canto (Harper Perennial) could only imagine the music that is so crucial to its plot. No longer. The romantic thriller now has an operatic soundtrack of classic arias. The new movie version, in wide release Sept. 14,…

Joanna PoncavageSeptember 12, 2018

Fiction Miscellany Pop Culture Thrillers

“Motherless Brooklyn” Finds Home on Screen Directed by Edward Norton

Edward Norton’s adaptation (or is that adoption?) of Jonathan Lethem’s Motherless Brooklyn opens Nov. 1, after closing the New York Film Festival on Oct. 11. The project has been in the works for 20 years, but sadly, the best parts of this 1999 bestseller probably won’t make it into the…

Joanna PoncavageOctober 30, 2019

BooksToScreen Fiction Miscellany Pop Culture

Big Little Secrets Set Hulu Ablaze with Premiere of “Little Fires Everywhere”

Celeste Ng’s 2017 bestselling novel, Little Fires Everywhere, starts with a house on fire. So does Hulu’s eight-episode series by the same name, which premieres today, March 18. The arsonist isn’t revealed until the ends of both, and in between are tangled webs of non-stop drama. Reese Witherspoon’s production company,…

Joanna PoncavageMarch 18, 2020

Fiction Miscellany Pop Culture

Dissecting John Steinbeck’s Just-Found Story, “The Amiable Fleas”

Thanks to the Strand Magazine, neither is literary treasures left behind by long-dead masters of the craft. Hot on the heels of unearthing short stories by Ernest Hemingway and Raymond Chandler, the Strand has uncovered one by Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck. Among Steinbeck’s many themes was the glorification of…

Jon LandAugust 15, 2019

Fiction Miscellany Pop Culture

Blood on His Tiny, Tiny Hands: Meet MacTrump

As the tides turn and impeachment inquiries fill the news, MacTrump arrives at just the right time. Between the whole Ukraine mess and embarrassing moments on the world stage, a potential Shakespearean fall from grace is ripe for parody. Power struggles, bitter rivalries, betrayals and a dash of comic relief…

BookTribOctober 2, 2019

BooksToScreen Fiction Miscellany Pop Culture

“The Goldfinch” by Donna Tartt Takes Flight in New Film

Since Donna Tartt’s best-selling novel The Goldfinch (Little Brown & Co.) won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2014, no one has been able to forget it. Now, it is migrating to the big screen with an adaptation by John Crowley, which opens Sept.13. This is an ambitious undertaking. How…

Joanna PoncavageAugust 26, 2019

BooksToScreen Fiction Miscellany Pop Culture

Philip Roth’s “The Plot Against America:” Alternative History Turned HBO Miniseries

Scheduled to debut today as an HBO miniseries, Philip Roth’s novel The Plot Against America is oddly and powerfully prescient, published, as it was, in 2004. The plot turns on how, instead of electing Franklin D. Roosevelt to a third term as president, America elects Charles A. Lindbergh, a hugely…

Joanna PoncavageMarch 16, 2020

Fiction Miscellany Pop Culture

From TV to Reality: “Marriage Vacation”

Any true "Younger" fan out there already knows that season six is coming out soon (June 12) and is counting down the days. For those of you who haven't watched "Younger," you're missing out. This show is pure fun, the perfect comedic drama to distract you from your own office…

Rebecca ProulxJune 5, 2019

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Professional Music Fan Shares His Stories From the Road in “Sonic Warrior”

Scholastic Releases Harry Potter Collectible Covers

As the Screw Turns: Henry James Classic Gets Another Twist

“My Lovely Wife” Selected for Nicole Kidman, Amazon Studios Film Adaptation

The Ruinous Sweep: From “Fraggle Rock” to Twisting Thriller

An Obama/Biden Caper You Could Not Have Imagined

Ann Patchett’s “Bel Canto” Now an Operatic Movie

“Motherless Brooklyn” Finds Home on Screen Directed by Edward Norton

Big Little Secrets Set Hulu Ablaze with Premiere of “Little Fires Everywhere”

Dissecting John Steinbeck’s Just-Found Story, “The Amiable Fleas”

Blood on His Tiny, Tiny Hands: Meet MacTrump

“The Goldfinch” by Donna Tartt Takes Flight in New Film

Philip Roth’s “The Plot Against America:” Alternative History Turned HBO Miniseries

From TV to Reality: “Marriage Vacation”

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