There were a few years there when the future of poetry seemed to hang in the balance. Poets still wrote poems/gave readings. But were audiences shrinking? It appeared so while a lot of people seemed to ignore poetry/rolled their eyes. That was then. And now? Well, poetry is back in a really big way. And the reason is in the questing of a generation looking for answers in unusual places. From The Guardian: A passion […]
The true story of a young innocent woman whose passion for a debonair and handsome man takes her on a voyage of self-discovery to Pakistan and whose world expands beyond her recognition as she tries to bring up three little boys in the midst of family dividing and antagonistic Eastern and Western cultural forces… You can order Sunset Over Lalamusa here. ◊ This Just In… is a column that shares basic information on selected […]
Netflix has made a deal for Sarah Pinborough’s 2017 psychological thriller, Behind Her Eyes. From Deadline Hollywood: The UK-based production company is adapting the novel, which was published by Harper Collins in 2017, as a series for the SVOD service in association with its backer Sony Pictures Television. I hear Netflix has handed Left Bank six episodes with The Punisher and Hannibal writer Steve Lightfoot writing, alongside Angela LaManna, his colleague on The Punisher. Lightfoot […]
I enjoyed the Netflix Film Bird Box, even though the end was a little too neat for my liking. I discovered Bird Box was adapted from a debut novel by a young writer named Josh Malerman, released in 2004. It had missed my radar when it came out. It must have gotten lost in the slipstream of my life, lost amongst the activity at the time. As it turns out, Malerman is also an accomplished singer/songrwriter […]
Sherrilyn Kenyon, internationally bestselling author of the Dark Hunter series, has accused her estranged husband of “Shakespearean plot” to poison her. From The Guardian: Bestselling urban fantasy novelist Sherrilyn Kenyon has filed a lawsuit against her husband that accuses him of poisoning her for financial gain, as well as attempting to destroy her career and reputation, in what she described as a “Shakespearean plot against her”. Kenyon, author of the chart-topping Dark-Hunter series, is suing […]
When the fearless Isabella Harris arrives in Bosnia during the Siege of Sarajevo, Chris Roberts knows he has discovered the love of his life. Drawn into the mysterious world of the Observers, a shadowy United Nations organisation running rescue missions across the lines of confrontation, their love battles to find its place in a city shattered by the consequences of bitter conflict. Isabella and Chris follow a path that takes them from the heart of […]
Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it. — Mary Oliver The beloved American poet, Mary Oliver, died Thursday of lymphoma at her home in Hobe Sound, Florida. She was 83. From NPR: Oliver got a lot of her ideas for poems during long walks — a habit she developed as a kid growing up in rural Ohio. It was not a happy childhood: She said she was sexually abused […]
The largest collection of J.R.R. Tolkien and Lord of the Rings memorabilia ever assembled is coming to America later this month. “Tolkien: Maker of Middle-Earth” will run from January 25th to May 12th the Morgan Library and Museum in New York City. It brings together a vast public display of original Tolkien material, drawing from the collections of the Tolkien Archive at the Bodleian Library at Oxford University, the Marquette University Libraries, the Morgan, as […]
My Dream follows the struggles of one woman through adversity to be able to achieve her dream. The book confronts real, dark issues and experiences; following a childhood of abandonment and hard work for a tale of perseverance and drive that takes Esther from the wards of a London hospital to the heart of the Middle East where she finds herself prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice so that she can be free of her pain. […]
Into the toxic fray that is early 2019 global politics, it’s somehow reassuring to know that, on the entertainment front at least, help is on the way. Good Omens, the 1990 collaboration between Neil Gaiman and the late Terry Pratchett will debut on Amazon Prime Video then run on BBC2. Gaiman has said that the “‘global idiocy’ of 2019 perfect for Armageddon drama Apocalyptic comedy drama starring Michael Sheen and David Tennant,” according to iNews. […]
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