Queer Characters to Lead Bridgerton Season 5

Queer characters take center stage bridgerton season 5

They are coming to the mansion. Netflix announced Season 5 of Bridgerton yesterday with a teaser that reveals the series’ first big queer story, with Francesca and Michaela standing shoulder to shoulder on a balcony, giving each other a knowing look and reaching out for each other’s hands. According to a Netflix release, the season focuses on Francesca Bridgerton, the quiet middle daughter of the family, who returns to the marriage market for purely practical reasons two years after losing her husband John. When John’s cousin Michaela shows up in London to take charge of the Kilmartin estate, Francesca’s very clever plan suddenly begins to look less certain. Bridgerton season 5 will include eight episodes. The release date has not been determined.

Winner of the 1st Hilary Mantel Literary Award

The Hilary Mantel Fiction Prize, established to honor the late writer’s work, “aims to support unpublished and unagented writers across the UK and Ireland”. This week, a panel of judges led by Maggie O’Farrell handed out the first awards. Anna Dempsey won first prize of £7,500 for her unpublished novel. This is about crocodiles and nothing else. Second place went to Uduak-Abasi Ekong, who received £2,500 for her novel. a kind of resurrection. Mr. Mantel’s long-time literary agency, AM Heath, will provide financial support for the award and provide both winners with guidance from agents and connections with editors. It’s always great to see writing festivals that create new opportunities for aspiring writers.

alien jazz hands project hail mary

Book Riot Editor-in-Chief Vanessa Diaz joins the Book Riot Podcast to talk about: project hail mary. We discussed what the filmmakers hid and cut from the book, how the science translated from page to screen, and the magic of interstellar, interspecies bromance. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you find podcasts.