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The hot summer in Greece is coming
The first official trailer for Christopher Nolan’s epic film adaptation of The Odyssey has been released, and we don’t know what to say other than take it to heart. The cast is incredible: Matt Damon; Anne Hathaway. Tom Holland. Zendaya. Jon Bernthal. Elliot Page. Charlize Theron as Circe and Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy in truly divine casting. It’s a good day for book lovers when one of the greatest directors alive gets a blank check to make a film adaptation of a 10,000-year-old story. Find out where you can find me on July 16th. Let’s do that.
Reading challenge for audiobook lovers
The season for solutions has arrived. Expand your literary horizons for 2026 with Libro.fm’s listening challenge. The 24 challenges are designed to help you change your reading habits and discover new favorites, including “Listen to an audiobook by an author with a disability,” “Listen to a genre you’ve never tried before,” and “Read an audiobook with a friend.” A personal lecture from me: For Assignment 6, “Listen to an audiobook read by the author,” check out Heartbreak by Florence Williams. The book incorporates the author’s audio journal entries and conversations with friends and experts as she attempts to recover from her own heartbreak while simultaneously researching the science of heartbreak. A truly unique listening experience.
What I learned from revisiting great books
new yorker” Jay Caspian King recently wondered, “If I quit social media, would I read more books?” It didn’t work out that way for him, so I humbly suggest that he (and maybe you too?) should try the opposite. So the more great books you read, the less time you spend on social media. This is one of the best benefits of reading 14 big books in 14 weeks for the From Zero to Well Read podcast. More brain time means less mindless scrolling. I don’t have time for that, and more importantly, I can’t do that. want that. Will there be another big lesson? High school is the wrong time to study most classical works. the great gatsby Once you have had a certain amount of life experience, such as regrets, disappointments, longings, and prospects, your impressions will be different. If it’s been a while since you checked in to Canon, I think you might want to check out the show.
