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Mid-Century Modern is More Than Just Furniture

From Outlander to Podark, historical shows are taking over television these days. But my favorite eras aren’t the ones with bustles and corsets; I’m drawn to the bright patterns and circle skirts of the 1950s and 60s. Luckily, there are plenty of mid-century shows currently on TV. Masters of Sex…
Rachel Carter
August 20, 2015
Fiction

R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe Shares His Impressive Reading List

If you were a young-ish person in the 90s, chances are you know all about Michael Stipe. As the frontman of R.E.M., Stipe paved a voraciously artistic path that cut right through the otherwise Grunge-riddled decade. Stipe’s cerebral performance style and unabashed insistence on self-expression was quite inspiring to me…
Joel Higgins
August 17, 2015
Fiction

The Cold War Returns in the Man from U.N.C.L.E.

So there’s good news for those of you who liked your war cold: This week (which happens to mark the 54th anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall), The Man From U.N.C.L.E hits the big screen. And while the movie—a remake of the popular 1960s TV show—may not be…
Michael Ruscoe
August 13, 2015
Fiction

Four Quartets Better Than the Fantastic Four

Friday marks the opening of Fantastic Four, the latest movie version of the publication that launched the Silver Age of Comics, which established Marvel as a major force in the medium, and began the decades-long run of the periodical that billed itself as “The World’s Greatest Comic Magazine!” What made…
Michael Ruscoe
August 6, 2015
Fiction

Shelfies from The Booksmith Brings Out our Inner Explorer

The exploration of ourselves and our world is precisely what makes life worth living. A rich tapestry of personal and geographical discovery molds us into the individuals we become, and ultimately allows us to amass valuable memories. That is why we're honoring Space Exploration Day and offering three new books that…
Ben S. Dutka
July 27, 2015
Fiction

Dr. Seuss Returns Thanks to a Box of Forgotten Drawings

It was the summer of 2009. I had failed out of college (I’ve since graduated), was bumming on a friend’s couch, and was unemployed. I sat on my friend’s stoop angst-ridden, unsure of the future, desperate tears streaming down my face. And then, for reasons I don’t grasp, a line…
Joel Higgins
July 22, 2015
Fiction

Staff Stacks: Accio Harry Potter Sequel!

I can’t say I passed Divination with flying colors, but…is that a sequel I see in the tea leaves? Chris Columbus, who directed the first two Harry Potter movies, recently expressed his interest in directing a Harry Potter sequel. According to Entertainment Weekly, Columbus dreamed of directing all of the…
BookTrib Nerd Squad
July 22, 2015
Fiction

When Sequels Whisper in Your Ear

Have you ever finished a novel and wished the author would write another with the same characters? Some novels are so hard to let go of. They linger. They nag. They whisper in our ears when we're sleeping. "So what happened next?" Some of my most popular novels were conceived…
BookTrib Guest Author
July 21, 2015