Booksology Netflix has a hub where you can ‘watch your favorite books’
Netflix has debuted a new hub titled Watch Your Favorite Books that brings together all the movies and series based on books in one place. It’s organized (to some degree) by genre and overall feel of the book. Some examples include “I’m interested in great characters,” “I’m interested in immersive world-building,” and “I enjoy captivating romance.” Just to name a few. It’s very interesting to flip through the options. I already knew that there were tons of movie adaptations released every year, but oh my god, what would happen if Hollywood didn’t have books? That being said, it makes a lot of sense for Netflix to include this kind of feature. Now I’m wondering if they’ll try to expand into something more, like a partnership with Bookshop.org…
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List of author-owned bookstores
Associated Press has put together a nice little map of bookstores owned by some of the most famous authors of our time. Each bookstore seems to have its own focus. Louise Erdrich’s store Birchbark Books & Native Arts in Minneapolis specializes in indigenous lighting, and Lauren Groff’s Florida store The Links features banned books. George R.R. Martin’s New Mexico store, Beastly Books, features banned books as well as mystery novels and works by local authors. I actually went to Ann Patchett’s Parnassus Books in Nashville, Tennessee the last time I visited family. The kids corner also has a cute design and is a comfortable shop. I remember there were a lot of babies there the day I went. There was also a store dog, but I couldn’t see it (booing). However, 10/10 will be around again.
Jeff and Rebecca read Maya Angelou’s classic
I must have read Maya Angelou’s The Caged Bird Knows Why It Sings about 20 years ago, and I still remember its contents well, a testament to Angelou’s status as a black female writer. In the latest episode of Zero to Well-Read, Rebecca and Jeff explore everything about the autobiography that cemented its place in the American literary canon.
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