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ABOUT ME | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS Bookworms and Fangirls consists of book reviews and recommendations, rants about movies and TV shows, and Top Ten Lists of any kind. Upon graduating college, I began writing professionally for different online publications, particularly in the entertainment field. I adore the Harry Potter and Anne of Green Gables book series and will neverturn
TOP 10 FAVORITE TV SHOWS 7) Timeless. Time travel in fiction is irresistible to me, and Timeless captured that formula in a grounded, educational, and entertaining way. NBC initially canceled it after its first season, but a fan campaign fighting for its return revived it for Season 2, which definitely sucked up every opportunity to elevate the material. LITTLE THINGS, AD INFINITUM I recently took in Forget Paris, a ’90s rom-com that Billy Crystal produced, directed, co-wrote, and starred in. Its dialogue style is fairly similar to When Harry Met Sally, so it sounds exactly how Billy Crystal talks, which I love.He’s one of those New York celebrities who emulates home for me. In addition to just being a low-stakes, slice-of-life story, the movie’s packed with a fun MARCH | 2021 | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS 1 post published by bookwormsandfangirls during March 2021. I kicked off 2021 with a New Year’s Day marathon of Dash & Lily after friends kept telling me it was right up my alley. Any reminder of New York City at Christmas in the before times initially seemed too devastating, but this was exactly what I needed at that point in time.LITTLE THINGS
Several Lost alums making up for a certain co-star’s extremely selfish opinion. Daniel Dae Kim is forever as valiant and charming as Jin was. Maggie Grace is a steady voice of reason with just the right amount of bite. Harold Perrineau apparently helped Henry Ian Cusick’s son travel home safely. We have to go back to leave Kate on the island.. Meg Cabot writing about the coronavirusMORE LITTLE THINGS
Al Roker's pure-hearted Instagram page, which is already a blessing during ordinary times, but nowadays, I adore his cooking videos and the behind-the-scenes looks at the kitchen table set-up where he broadcasts. The TODAY Show anchors in general. I was raised as a staunch TODAY loyalist. My mother and I talk about anchors' major lifeevents as
BLACK LIVES MATTER: WHAT I’M READING & WATCHING Since police killed George Floyd on May 25 and an international fight against police brutality and systemic racism began, blogging about pop culture felt highly inappropriate. So rather than writing here, I've spent this transformative time after Floyd's passing trying to educate myself, check my privilege as a white woman, and learn how to do 5 TIPS FOR BEING IN THE STUDIO AUDIENCE OF ‘THE LATE SHOW I'm a total city mouse and ever since my college days, I've developed plenty of go-to hacks for free entertainment opportunities in New York City. Register for a ticket to an AOL Build talk! Go to Broadway in Bryant Park! Most especially, sign up for free tickets to one of the late night talk shows. I BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS Lily, a romantic and old-fashioned teenager, leaves a notebook in the Strand bookstore with the intention of a boy finding the dares she wrote on its pages. Cynical, guarded Dash discovers the book, initiating a series of wild missions for the duo across the city before they even meet. BOOKS | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS Posts about Books written by bookwormsandfangirls. I loved the episodes of The Michelle Obama Podcast with Barack Obama, her girlfriends, and her brother Craig. To be frank, I miss having warm, personable humans in the White House, so listening to this weekly insight into the former First Lady’s thoughts and relationships hasbeen so refreshing.
ABOUT ME | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS Bookworms and Fangirls consists of book reviews and recommendations, rants about movies and TV shows, and Top Ten Lists of any kind. Upon graduating college, I began writing professionally for different online publications, particularly in the entertainment field. I adore the Harry Potter and Anne of Green Gables book series and will neverturn
TOP 10 FAVORITE TV SHOWS 7) Timeless. Time travel in fiction is irresistible to me, and Timeless captured that formula in a grounded, educational, and entertaining way. NBC initially canceled it after its first season, but a fan campaign fighting for its return revived it for Season 2, which definitely sucked up every opportunity to elevate the material. LITTLE THINGS, AD INFINITUM I recently took in Forget Paris, a ’90s rom-com that Billy Crystal produced, directed, co-wrote, and starred in. Its dialogue style is fairly similar to When Harry Met Sally, so it sounds exactly how Billy Crystal talks, which I love.He’s one of those New York celebrities who emulates home for me. In addition to just being a low-stakes, slice-of-life story, the movie’s packed with a fun MARCH | 2021 | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS 1 post published by bookwormsandfangirls during March 2021. I kicked off 2021 with a New Year’s Day marathon of Dash & Lily after friends kept telling me it was right up my alley. Any reminder of New York City at Christmas in the before times initially seemed too devastating, but this was exactly what I needed at that point in time.LITTLE THINGS
Several Lost alums making up for a certain co-star’s extremely selfish opinion. Daniel Dae Kim is forever as valiant and charming as Jin was. Maggie Grace is a steady voice of reason with just the right amount of bite. Harold Perrineau apparently helped Henry Ian Cusick’s son travel home safely. We have to go back to leave Kate on the island.. Meg Cabot writing about the coronavirusMORE LITTLE THINGS
Al Roker's pure-hearted Instagram page, which is already a blessing during ordinary times, but nowadays, I adore his cooking videos and the behind-the-scenes looks at the kitchen table set-up where he broadcasts. The TODAY Show anchors in general. I was raised as a staunch TODAY loyalist. My mother and I talk about anchors' major lifeevents as
BLACK LIVES MATTER: WHAT I’M READING & WATCHING Since police killed George Floyd on May 25 and an international fight against police brutality and systemic racism began, blogging about pop culture felt highly inappropriate. So rather than writing here, I've spent this transformative time after Floyd's passing trying to educate myself, check my privilege as a white woman, and learn how to do 5 TIPS FOR BEING IN THE STUDIO AUDIENCE OF ‘THE LATE SHOW I'm a total city mouse and ever since my college days, I've developed plenty of go-to hacks for free entertainment opportunities in New York City. Register for a ticket to an AOL Build talk! Go to Broadway in Bryant Park! Most especially, sign up for free tickets to one of the late night talk shows. I BOOKS | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS Posts about Books written by bookwormsandfangirls. I loved the episodes of The Michelle Obama Podcast with Barack Obama, her girlfriends, and her brother Craig. To be frank, I miss having warm, personable humans in the White House, so listening to this weekly insight into the former First Lady’s thoughts and relationships hasbeen so refreshing.
TV | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS Lily, a romantic and old-fashioned teenager, leaves a notebook in the Strand bookstore with the intention of a boy finding the dares she wrote on its pages. Cynical, guarded Dash discovers the book, initiating a series of wild missions for the duo across the city before they even meet. Yes, it’s a slightly bittersweet viewing, butbeing quite
LITTLE THINGS, AGAIN & AGAIN I don't understand why the Harry Potter At Home project involves some actors unaffiliated with the franchise (Dakota Fanning?), but Daniel Radcliffe and Noma Dumezweni's readings of the first two Sorcerer's Stone chapters were so soothing and delightful. I listened to them on Spotify, and I'm hoping for more appearances from the people tied to MORE & MORE LITTLE THINGS The America's Next Top Model binge fever has spread through my house, and now my sisters have recently rewatched Cycles 6 and 7, two classics that are just so fun. I've also just discovered the Jays Chat videos starring Jay Manuel and J. Alexander as they recap their memories of each cycle. So in conclusion, ANTM really is the LITTLE THINGS, YET AGAIN Any day Ray Romano does a talk show appearance with one (or in this case, both) of his cute twin sons is a great day in my book.. Miranda is perhaps the silliest and most delightful thing I’ve watched in recent years, and the cast’s in-character lockdown reunion on BBC’s charity special was just as charming. Its use of clips from the show made me laugh out loud, just as they did the AUGUST | 2018 | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS Happy August! I had a pretty great reading month in July. Within the first few days, I finished a non-fiction book I started in the last week of June, read the perfect romantic comedy to go along with the summer season, and returned to the YA genre for the first time inyears.
6 EPISODES OF TV THAT MADE ME CRY THE HARDEST The post-“Super Bowl Sunday” episode of This Is Us was a little kitschy when it came to Jack buying the family car, but the funeral storyline hit me so hard.I think the actors playing the younger versions of the Big Three are absolutely incredible, and the teen actors’ work in “The Car” just solidified how they’ve each created a scarily accurate representation of the adults APRIL | 2017 | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS 2 posts published by bookwormsandfangirls during April 2017. Welcome back to my blog, friends! I’ve had a crazy month and a half or so of schoolwork, internship projects, and freak-outs about life that kept me from blogging regularly, but with summer on the horizon, I’m trying to get back into a AUGUST | 2016 | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS I started my News Worthy posts back in February, and posted weekly updates pretty consistently until April, when I finished school. The posts were a great way to talk about any and every thing I found interesting from that week, and it was a guaranteed addition to myblog.
JULY | 2016 | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS I didn’t find the online theater community until about three or four years ago (discovering Aaron Tveit through Les Mis may’ve been a huge catalyst), and when I saw The Heiress on Broadway in early 2013, I had just found out that meeting the cast at the stage door was a thing. I then went three and a half years without seeing a Broadway show, familiarizing myself and falling in love with BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS Lily, a romantic and old-fashioned teenager, leaves a notebook in the Strand bookstore with the intention of a boy finding the dares she wrote on its pages. Cynical, guarded Dash discovers the book, initiating a series of wild missions for the duo across the city before they even meet. ABOUT ME | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS Bookworms and Fangirls consists of book reviews and recommendations, rants about movies and TV shows, and Top Ten Lists of any kind. Upon graduating college, I began writing professionally for different online publications, particularly in the entertainment field. I adore the Harry Potter and Anne of Green Gables book series and will neverturn
TOP 10 FAVORITE TV SHOWS 7) Timeless. Time travel in fiction is irresistible to me, and Timeless captured that formula in a grounded, educational, and entertaining way. NBC initially canceled it after its first season, but a fan campaign fighting for its return revived it for Season 2, which definitely sucked up every opportunity to elevate the material. JULY | 2020 | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS The Plot Against America, which I watched during a week-long free trial of HBO Max, was a little too slow and vague for me, but the finale was particularly good.I loved Zoe Kazan as a terrified Bess trying to soothe a hysteric child over the phone. If anything, the series got me more interested in the work of both Kazan and Anthony Boyle, and the parallels between Philip Roth’s original LITTLE THINGS, AD INFINITUM I recently took in Forget Paris, a ’90s rom-com that Billy Crystal produced, directed, co-wrote, and starred in. Its dialogue style is fairly similar to When Harry Met Sally, so it sounds exactly how Billy Crystal talks, which I love.He’s one of those New York celebrities who emulates home for me. In addition to just being a low-stakes, slice-of-life story, the movie’s packed with a fun MARCH | 2021 | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS 1 post published by bookwormsandfangirls during March 2021. I kicked off 2021 with a New Year’s Day marathon of Dash & Lily after friends kept telling me it was right up my alley. Any reminder of New York City at Christmas in the before times initially seemed too devastating, but this was exactly what I needed at that point in time. MORE & MORE LITTLE THINGS The America's Next Top Model binge fever has spread through my house, and now my sisters have recently rewatched Cycles 6 and 7, two classics that are just so fun. I've also just discovered the Jays Chat videos starring Jay Manuel and J. Alexander as they recap their memories of each cycle. So in conclusion, ANTM really is the LITTLE THINGS, YET AGAIN Any day Ray Romano does a talk show appearance with one (or in this case, both) of his cute twin sons is a great day in my book.. Miranda is perhaps the silliest and most delightful thing I’ve watched in recent years, and the cast’s in-character lockdown reunion on BBC’s charity special was just as charming. Its use of clips from the show made me laugh out loud, just as they did the BLACK LIVES MATTER: WHAT I’M READING & WATCHING Since police killed George Floyd on May 25 and an international fight against police brutality and systemic racism began, blogging about pop culture felt highly inappropriate. So rather than writing here, I've spent this transformative time after Floyd's passing trying to educate myself, check my privilege as a white woman, and learn how to do 5 TIPS FOR BEING IN THE STUDIO AUDIENCE OF ‘THE LATE SHOW I'm a total city mouse and ever since my college days, I've developed plenty of go-to hacks for free entertainment opportunities in New York City. Register for a ticket to an AOL Build talk! Go to Broadway in Bryant Park! Most especially, sign up for free tickets to one of the late night talk shows. I BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS Lily, a romantic and old-fashioned teenager, leaves a notebook in the Strand bookstore with the intention of a boy finding the dares she wrote on its pages. Cynical, guarded Dash discovers the book, initiating a series of wild missions for the duo across the city before they even meet. ABOUT ME | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS Bookworms and Fangirls consists of book reviews and recommendations, rants about movies and TV shows, and Top Ten Lists of any kind. Upon graduating college, I began writing professionally for different online publications, particularly in the entertainment field. I adore the Harry Potter and Anne of Green Gables book series and will neverturn
TOP 10 FAVORITE TV SHOWS 7) Timeless. Time travel in fiction is irresistible to me, and Timeless captured that formula in a grounded, educational, and entertaining way. NBC initially canceled it after its first season, but a fan campaign fighting for its return revived it for Season 2, which definitely sucked up every opportunity to elevate the material. JULY | 2020 | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS The Plot Against America, which I watched during a week-long free trial of HBO Max, was a little too slow and vague for me, but the finale was particularly good.I loved Zoe Kazan as a terrified Bess trying to soothe a hysteric child over the phone. If anything, the series got me more interested in the work of both Kazan and Anthony Boyle, and the parallels between Philip Roth’s original LITTLE THINGS, AD INFINITUM I recently took in Forget Paris, a ’90s rom-com that Billy Crystal produced, directed, co-wrote, and starred in. Its dialogue style is fairly similar to When Harry Met Sally, so it sounds exactly how Billy Crystal talks, which I love.He’s one of those New York celebrities who emulates home for me. In addition to just being a low-stakes, slice-of-life story, the movie’s packed with a fun MARCH | 2021 | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS 1 post published by bookwormsandfangirls during March 2021. I kicked off 2021 with a New Year’s Day marathon of Dash & Lily after friends kept telling me it was right up my alley. Any reminder of New York City at Christmas in the before times initially seemed too devastating, but this was exactly what I needed at that point in time. MORE & MORE LITTLE THINGS The America's Next Top Model binge fever has spread through my house, and now my sisters have recently rewatched Cycles 6 and 7, two classics that are just so fun. I've also just discovered the Jays Chat videos starring Jay Manuel and J. Alexander as they recap their memories of each cycle. So in conclusion, ANTM really is the LITTLE THINGS, YET AGAIN Any day Ray Romano does a talk show appearance with one (or in this case, both) of his cute twin sons is a great day in my book.. Miranda is perhaps the silliest and most delightful thing I’ve watched in recent years, and the cast’s in-character lockdown reunion on BBC’s charity special was just as charming. Its use of clips from the show made me laugh out loud, just as they did the BLACK LIVES MATTER: WHAT I’M READING & WATCHING Since police killed George Floyd on May 25 and an international fight against police brutality and systemic racism began, blogging about pop culture felt highly inappropriate. So rather than writing here, I've spent this transformative time after Floyd's passing trying to educate myself, check my privilege as a white woman, and learn how to do 5 TIPS FOR BEING IN THE STUDIO AUDIENCE OF ‘THE LATE SHOW I'm a total city mouse and ever since my college days, I've developed plenty of go-to hacks for free entertainment opportunities in New York City. Register for a ticket to an AOL Build talk! Go to Broadway in Bryant Park! Most especially, sign up for free tickets to one of the late night talk shows. I BOOKS | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS Posts about Books written by bookwormsandfangirls. I loved the episodes of The Michelle Obama Podcast with Barack Obama, her girlfriends, and her brother Craig. To be frank, I miss having warm, personable humans in the White House, so listening to this weekly insight into the former First Lady’s thoughts and relationships hasbeen so refreshing.
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The Plot Against America, which I watched during a week-long free trial of HBO Max, was a little too slow and vague for me, but the finale was particularly good.I loved Zoe Kazan as a terrified Bess trying to soothe a hysteric child over the phone. If anything, the series got me more interested in the work of both Kazan and Anthony Boyle, and the parallels between Philip Roth’s original MARCH | 2021 | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS 1 post published by bookwormsandfangirls during March 2021. I kicked off 2021 with a New Year’s Day marathon of Dash & Lily after friends kept telling me it was right up my alley. Any reminder of New York City at Christmas in the before times initially seemed too devastating, but this was exactly what I needed at that point in time.NEWS WORTHY
Unlike last week, today’s News Worthy is far more aligned with my typical format for the series!. Articles. Like so many others, I was so excited for the premiere of This Is Us back in September.My roommate and I even watched the first few episodes live, which, if you’ve been around here long enough, you’ll know is a privilege usually reserved for PBS dramas. LITTLE THINGS, AGAIN & AGAIN I don't understand why the Harry Potter At Home project involves some actors unaffiliated with the franchise (Dakota Fanning?), but Daniel Radcliffe and Noma Dumezweni's readings of the first two Sorcerer's Stone chapters were so soothing and delightful. I listened to them on Spotify, and I'm hoping for more appearances from the people tied toLITTLE THINGS
Several Lost alums making up for a certain co-star’s extremely selfish opinion. Daniel Dae Kim is forever as valiant and charming as Jin was. Maggie Grace is a steady voice of reason with just the right amount of bite. Harold Perrineau apparently helped Henry Ian Cusick’s son travel home safely. We have to go back to leave Kate on the island.. Meg Cabot writing about the coronavirusMORE LITTLE THINGS
Al Roker's pure-hearted Instagram page, which is already a blessing during ordinary times, but nowadays, I adore his cooking videos and the behind-the-scenes looks at the kitchen table set-up where he broadcasts. The TODAY Show anchors in general. I was raised as a staunch TODAY loyalist. My mother and I talk about anchors' major lifeevents as
AUGUST | 2014 | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS August 17, 2014. January 4, 2016 / bookwormsandfangirls. / 1 Comment. My love affair with the black-and-white films of Hollywood’s Golden Age began when I was an unsuspecting little child. I made one of my weekly visits to the local library, and after picking out several books, I stared up at the tall, formidable shelves of VHS tapes(clearly
APRIL | 2016 | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS Hello, hello! Articles. It’s no secret that I find the royal family fascinating and just love the history behind the lineage and monarchy. So, I obviously adored the photo of Queen Elizabeth with her three heirs, and loved reading this New York Times article about the plans for her 90th birthday and why she is such a strong figure for Britain. It made my night when other photos, including OCTOBER | 2016 | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS 2 posts published by bookwormsandfangirls during October 2016. One of my biggest pleasures is reading the physical weekend papers of The New York Times. I have an online account with the Times, so when I’m at school, I check its site on a daily basis for both breaking news and feature articles.I pass its office building in Manhattan a lot, and get a bit of chill whenever I see the newspaper BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS Lily, a romantic and old-fashioned teenager, leaves a notebook in the Strand bookstore with the intention of a boy finding the dares she wrote on its pages. Cynical, guarded Dash discovers the book, initiating a series of wild missions for the duo across the city before they even meet. ABOUT ME | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS Bookworms and Fangirls consists of book reviews and recommendations, rants about movies and TV shows, and Top Ten Lists of any kind. Upon graduating college, I began writing professionally for different online publications, particularly in the entertainment field. I adore the Harry Potter and Anne of Green Gables book series and will neverturn
TOP 10 FAVORITE TV SHOWS 7) Timeless. Time travel in fiction is irresistible to me, and Timeless captured that formula in a grounded, educational, and entertaining way. NBC initially canceled it after its first season, but a fan campaign fighting for its return revived it for Season 2, which definitely sucked up every opportunity to elevate the material. TV | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS Lily, a romantic and old-fashioned teenager, leaves a notebook in the Strand bookstore with the intention of a boy finding the dares she wrote on its pages. Cynical, guarded Dash discovers the book, initiating a series of wild missions for the duo across the city before they even meet. Yes, it’s a slightly bittersweet viewing, butbeing quite
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The Plot Against America, which I watched during a week-long free trial of HBO Max, was a little too slow and vague for me, but the finale was particularly good.I loved Zoe Kazan as a terrified Bess trying to soothe a hysteric child over the phone. If anything, the series got me more interested in the work of both Kazan and Anthony Boyle, and the parallels between Philip Roth’s original LITTLE THINGS, AD INFINITUM I recently took in Forget Paris, a ’90s rom-com that Billy Crystal produced, directed, co-wrote, and starred in. Its dialogue style is fairly similar to When Harry Met Sally, so it sounds exactly how Billy Crystal talks, which I love.He’s one of those New York celebrities who emulates home for me. In addition to just being a low-stakes, slice-of-life story, the movie’s packed with a fun LITTLE THINGS, AGAIN & AGAIN I don't understand why the Harry Potter At Home project involves some actors unaffiliated with the franchise (Dakota Fanning?), but Daniel Radcliffe and Noma Dumezweni's readings of the first two Sorcerer's Stone chapters were so soothing and delightful. I listened to them on Spotify, and I'm hoping for more appearances from the people tied toNEWS WORTHY
Unlike last week, today’s News Worthy is far more aligned with my typical format for the series!. Articles. Like so many others, I was so excited for the premiere of This Is Us back in September.My roommate and I even watched the first few episodes live, which, if you’ve been around here long enough, you’ll know is a privilege usually reserved for PBS dramas. BLACK LIVES MATTER: WHAT I’M READING & WATCHING Since police killed George Floyd on May 25 and an international fight against police brutality and systemic racism began, blogging about pop culture felt highly inappropriate. So rather than writing here, I've spent this transformative time after Floyd's passing trying to educate myself, check my privilege as a white woman, and learn how to do 5 TIPS FOR BEING IN THE STUDIO AUDIENCE OF ‘THE LATE SHOW I'm a total city mouse and ever since my college days, I've developed plenty of go-to hacks for free entertainment opportunities in New York City. Register for a ticket to an AOL Build talk! Go to Broadway in Bryant Park! Most especially, sign up for free tickets to one of the late night talk shows. I BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS Lily, a romantic and old-fashioned teenager, leaves a notebook in the Strand bookstore with the intention of a boy finding the dares she wrote on its pages. Cynical, guarded Dash discovers the book, initiating a series of wild missions for the duo across the city before they even meet. ABOUT ME | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS Bookworms and Fangirls consists of book reviews and recommendations, rants about movies and TV shows, and Top Ten Lists of any kind. Upon graduating college, I began writing professionally for different online publications, particularly in the entertainment field. I adore the Harry Potter and Anne of Green Gables book series and will neverturn
TOP 10 FAVORITE TV SHOWS 7) Timeless. Time travel in fiction is irresistible to me, and Timeless captured that formula in a grounded, educational, and entertaining way. NBC initially canceled it after its first season, but a fan campaign fighting for its return revived it for Season 2, which definitely sucked up every opportunity to elevate the material. TV | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS Lily, a romantic and old-fashioned teenager, leaves a notebook in the Strand bookstore with the intention of a boy finding the dares she wrote on its pages. Cynical, guarded Dash discovers the book, initiating a series of wild missions for the duo across the city before they even meet. Yes, it’s a slightly bittersweet viewing, butbeing quite
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The Plot Against America, which I watched during a week-long free trial of HBO Max, was a little too slow and vague for me, but the finale was particularly good.I loved Zoe Kazan as a terrified Bess trying to soothe a hysteric child over the phone. If anything, the series got me more interested in the work of both Kazan and Anthony Boyle, and the parallels between Philip Roth’s original LITTLE THINGS, AD INFINITUM I recently took in Forget Paris, a ’90s rom-com that Billy Crystal produced, directed, co-wrote, and starred in. Its dialogue style is fairly similar to When Harry Met Sally, so it sounds exactly how Billy Crystal talks, which I love.He’s one of those New York celebrities who emulates home for me. In addition to just being a low-stakes, slice-of-life story, the movie’s packed with a fun LITTLE THINGS, AGAIN & AGAIN I don't understand why the Harry Potter At Home project involves some actors unaffiliated with the franchise (Dakota Fanning?), but Daniel Radcliffe and Noma Dumezweni's readings of the first two Sorcerer's Stone chapters were so soothing and delightful. I listened to them on Spotify, and I'm hoping for more appearances from the people tied toNEWS WORTHY
Unlike last week, today’s News Worthy is far more aligned with my typical format for the series!. Articles. Like so many others, I was so excited for the premiere of This Is Us back in September.My roommate and I even watched the first few episodes live, which, if you’ve been around here long enough, you’ll know is a privilege usually reserved for PBS dramas. BLACK LIVES MATTER: WHAT I’M READING & WATCHING Since police killed George Floyd on May 25 and an international fight against police brutality and systemic racism began, blogging about pop culture felt highly inappropriate. So rather than writing here, I've spent this transformative time after Floyd's passing trying to educate myself, check my privilege as a white woman, and learn how to do 5 TIPS FOR BEING IN THE STUDIO AUDIENCE OF ‘THE LATE SHOW I'm a total city mouse and ever since my college days, I've developed plenty of go-to hacks for free entertainment opportunities in New York City. Register for a ticket to an AOL Build talk! Go to Broadway in Bryant Park! Most especially, sign up for free tickets to one of the late night talk shows. I BOOKS | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS Posts about Books written by bookwormsandfangirls. I loved the episodes of The Michelle Obama Podcast with Barack Obama, her girlfriends, and her brother Craig. To be frank, I miss having warm, personable humans in the White House, so listening to this weekly insight into the former First Lady’s thoughts and relationships hasbeen so refreshing.
ME | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS Weekdays off in elementary school meant watching Live! with Regis and Kelly and giggling uncontrollably at the opening conversation. Now looking at all of these commemorative clips of Regis Philbin, I realize just how much his joy and self-deprecating humor remind me of my grandfathers, both lifelong, hearty New Yorkers of that age and likely to have experienced the same cultural touchpoints. THEATER | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS The Plot Against America, which I watched during a week-long free trial of HBO Max, was a little too slow and vague for me, but the finale was particularly good.I loved Zoe Kazan as a terrified Bess trying to soothe a hysteric child over the phone. If anything, the series got me more interested in the work of both Kazan and Anthony Boyle, and the parallels between Philip Roth’s original JULY | 2020 | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS The Plot Against America, which I watched during a week-long free trial of HBO Max, was a little too slow and vague for me, but the finale was particularly good.I loved Zoe Kazan as a terrified Bess trying to soothe a hysteric child over the phone. If anything, the series got me more interested in the work of both Kazan and Anthony Boyle, and the parallels between Philip Roth’s originalMORE LITTLE THINGS
Al Roker's pure-hearted Instagram page, which is already a blessing during ordinary times, but nowadays, I adore his cooking videos and the behind-the-scenes looks at the kitchen table set-up where he broadcasts. The TODAY Show anchors in general. I was raised as a staunch TODAY loyalist. My mother and I talk about anchors' major lifeevents as
JUNE | 2016 | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS 2 posts published by bookwormsandfangirls during June 2016. At the end of each year, I share a list of films I loved the most out of the ones I watched throughout the year (2014 is here, and 2015 is here).We’re now almost halfway through 2016, and I still have a summer full of film-watching and another film class in the fall to find potential newfavorites.
NOVEMBER | 2014 | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS 1 post published by bookwormsandfangirls during November 2014. This was another Top Ten Tuesday topic, and this one was pretty hard for meto resist.
DECEMBER | 2016 | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS 2 posts published by bookwormsandfangirls during December 2016. This year felt like a light reading year for me. Funnily enough, three of my four favorite books I read in 2016 were assigned for school reading, and my overall schedule actually allowed me to really read them when I needed to. 5 TIPS FOR BEING IN THE STUDIO AUDIENCE OF ‘THE LATE SHOW I'm a total city mouse and ever since my college days, I've developed plenty of go-to hacks for free entertainment opportunities in New York City. Register for a ticket to an AOL Build talk! Go to Broadway in Bryant Park! Most especially, sign up for free tickets to one of the late night talk shows. I AUGUST | 2016 | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS I started my News Worthy posts back in February, and posted weekly updates pretty consistently until April, when I finished school. The posts were a great way to talk about any and every thing I found interesting from that week, and it was a guaranteed addition to myblog.
BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS Books, Films, and Television to Your Heart's Content. I’ve struggled emotionally over the past few weeks. I think it has to do with both the election and the end of the year seeming closer than ever with only the vaguest of pandemic resolutions in sight. ABOUT ME | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS Hello readers! My name is Kristen and I'm a writer specializing in Entertainment. Books, films, and TV have been a part of my life since before I can remember, and alongside these elements has always been my love of writing. I started this blog to embrace and improve upon my writing skills and share my TV | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS TV has honestly been my saving grace of 2020. It was one of the few pros of early quarantine, and even now, when there still isn’t much to do safely but stay home, it remains a TOP 10 FAVORITE TV SHOWS Favorite TV shows formulate in your consciousness in a different way than favorite movies do. Favorite movies often stem from sometime in childhood, when you had ample time to watch and rewatch and when obsessions were encouraged. These are less likely to fade away from your favor because they're so reminiscent of how you becameCELEBRITIES
The Plot Against America, which I watched during a week-long free trial of HBO Max, was a little too slow and vague for me, but the finale was particularly good.I loved Zoe Kazan as a terrified Bess trying to soothe a hysteric child over the phone. If anything, the series got me more interested in the work of both Kazan and Anthony Boyle, and the parallels between Philip Roth’s original LITTLE THINGS, AD INFINITUM I recently took in Forget Paris, a ’90s rom-com that Billy Crystal produced, directed, co-wrote, and starred in. Its dialogue style is fairly similar to When Harry Met Sally, so it sounds exactly how Billy Crystal talks, which I love.He’s one of those New York celebrities who emulates home for me. In addition to just being a low-stakes, slice-of-life story, the movie’s packed with a funNEWS WORTHY
Unlike last week, today’s News Worthy is far more aligned with my typical format for the series!. Articles. Like so many others, I was so excited for the premiere of This Is Us back in September.My roommate and I even watched the first few episodes live, which, if you’ve been around here long enough, you’ll know is a privilege usually reserved for PBS dramas. LITTLE THINGS, AGAIN & AGAIN I don't understand why the Harry Potter At Home project involves some actors unaffiliated with the franchise (Dakota Fanning?), but Daniel Radcliffe and Noma Dumezweni's readings of the first two Sorcerer's Stone chapters were so soothing and delightful. I listened to them on Spotify, and I'm hoping for more appearances from the people tied to BLACK LIVES MATTER: WHAT I’M READING & WATCHING Since police killed George Floyd on May 25 and an international fight against police brutality and systemic racism began, blogging about pop culture felt highly inappropriate. So rather than writing here, I've spent this transformative time after Floyd's passing trying to educate myself, check my privilege as a white woman, and learn how to do 5 TIPS FOR BEING IN THE STUDIO AUDIENCE OF ‘THE LATE SHOW I'm a total city mouse and ever since my college days, I've developed plenty of go-to hacks for free entertainment opportunities in New York City. Register for a ticket to an AOL Build talk! Go to Broadway in Bryant Park! Most especially, sign up for free tickets to one of the late night talk shows. I BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS Books, Films, and Television to Your Heart's Content. I’ve struggled emotionally over the past few weeks. I think it has to do with both the election and the end of the year seeming closer than ever with only the vaguest of pandemic resolutions in sight. ABOUT ME | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS Hello readers! My name is Kristen and I'm a writer specializing in Entertainment. Books, films, and TV have been a part of my life since before I can remember, and alongside these elements has always been my love of writing. I started this blog to embrace and improve upon my writing skills and share my TV | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS TV has honestly been my saving grace of 2020. It was one of the few pros of early quarantine, and even now, when there still isn’t much to do safely but stay home, it remains a TOP 10 FAVORITE TV SHOWS Favorite TV shows formulate in your consciousness in a different way than favorite movies do. Favorite movies often stem from sometime in childhood, when you had ample time to watch and rewatch and when obsessions were encouraged. These are less likely to fade away from your favor because they're so reminiscent of how you becameCELEBRITIES
The Plot Against America, which I watched during a week-long free trial of HBO Max, was a little too slow and vague for me, but the finale was particularly good.I loved Zoe Kazan as a terrified Bess trying to soothe a hysteric child over the phone. If anything, the series got me more interested in the work of both Kazan and Anthony Boyle, and the parallels between Philip Roth’s original LITTLE THINGS, AD INFINITUM I recently took in Forget Paris, a ’90s rom-com that Billy Crystal produced, directed, co-wrote, and starred in. Its dialogue style is fairly similar to When Harry Met Sally, so it sounds exactly how Billy Crystal talks, which I love.He’s one of those New York celebrities who emulates home for me. In addition to just being a low-stakes, slice-of-life story, the movie’s packed with a funNEWS WORTHY
Unlike last week, today’s News Worthy is far more aligned with my typical format for the series!. Articles. Like so many others, I was so excited for the premiere of This Is Us back in September.My roommate and I even watched the first few episodes live, which, if you’ve been around here long enough, you’ll know is a privilege usually reserved for PBS dramas. LITTLE THINGS, AGAIN & AGAIN I don't understand why the Harry Potter At Home project involves some actors unaffiliated with the franchise (Dakota Fanning?), but Daniel Radcliffe and Noma Dumezweni's readings of the first two Sorcerer's Stone chapters were so soothing and delightful. I listened to them on Spotify, and I'm hoping for more appearances from the people tied to BLACK LIVES MATTER: WHAT I’M READING & WATCHING Since police killed George Floyd on May 25 and an international fight against police brutality and systemic racism began, blogging about pop culture felt highly inappropriate. So rather than writing here, I've spent this transformative time after Floyd's passing trying to educate myself, check my privilege as a white woman, and learn how to do 5 TIPS FOR BEING IN THE STUDIO AUDIENCE OF ‘THE LATE SHOW I'm a total city mouse and ever since my college days, I've developed plenty of go-to hacks for free entertainment opportunities in New York City. Register for a ticket to an AOL Build talk! Go to Broadway in Bryant Park! Most especially, sign up for free tickets to one of the late night talk shows. I BOOKS | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS Posts about Books written by bookwormsandfangirls. I loved the episodes of The Michelle Obama Podcast with Barack Obama, her girlfriends, and her brother Craig. To be frank, I miss having warm, personable humans in the White House, so listening to this weekly insight into the former First Lady’s thoughts and relationships hasbeen so refreshing.
ME | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS Weekdays off in elementary school meant watching Live! with Regis and Kelly and giggling uncontrollably at the opening conversation. Now looking at all of these commemorative clips of Regis Philbin, I realize just how much his joy and self-deprecating humor remind me of my grandfathers, both lifelong, hearty New Yorkers of that age and likely to have experienced the same cultural touchpoints. THEATER | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS The Plot Against America, which I watched during a week-long free trial of HBO Max, was a little too slow and vague for me, but the finale was particularly good.I loved Zoe Kazan as a terrified Bess trying to soothe a hysteric child over the phone. If anything, the series got me more interested in the work of both Kazan and Anthony Boyle, and the parallels between Philip Roth’s original JULY | 2020 | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS The Plot Against America, which I watched during a week-long free trial of HBO Max, was a little too slow and vague for me, but the finale was particularly good.I loved Zoe Kazan as a terrified Bess trying to soothe a hysteric child over the phone. If anything, the series got me more interested in the work of both Kazan and Anthony Boyle, and the parallels between Philip Roth’s originalMORE LITTLE THINGS
Al Roker's pure-hearted Instagram page, which is already a blessing during ordinary times, but nowadays, I adore his cooking videos and the behind-the-scenes looks at the kitchen table set-up where he broadcasts. The TODAY Show anchors in general. I was raised as a staunch TODAY loyalist. My mother and I talk about anchors' major lifeevents as
JUNE | 2016 | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS 2 posts published by bookwormsandfangirls during June 2016. At the end of each year, I share a list of films I loved the most out of the ones I watched throughout the year (2014 is here, and 2015 is here).We’re now almost halfway through 2016, and I still have a summer full of film-watching and another film class in the fall to find potential newfavorites.
NOVEMBER | 2014 | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS 1 post published by bookwormsandfangirls during November 2014. This was another Top Ten Tuesday topic, and this one was pretty hard for meto resist.
DECEMBER | 2016 | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS 2 posts published by bookwormsandfangirls during December 2016. This year felt like a light reading year for me. Funnily enough, three of my four favorite books I read in 2016 were assigned for school reading, and my overall schedule actually allowed me to really read them when I needed to. 5 TIPS FOR BEING IN THE STUDIO AUDIENCE OF ‘THE LATE SHOW I'm a total city mouse and ever since my college days, I've developed plenty of go-to hacks for free entertainment opportunities in New York City. Register for a ticket to an AOL Build talk! Go to Broadway in Bryant Park! Most especially, sign up for free tickets to one of the late night talk shows. I AUGUST | 2016 | BOOKWORMS AND FANGIRLS I started my News Worthy posts back in February, and posted weekly updates pretty consistently until April, when I finished school. The posts were a great way to talk about any and every thing I found interesting from that week, and it was a guaranteed addition to myblog.
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Winning a Broadway ticket lottery for the first time. Finishing and adoring _Gavin and Stacey _just in time for James Corden’s announcement of a Christmas special. Soaring through the Morgan Matson books I hadn’t read yet. Getting the shivers over _The Act _and reading countless articles about Gypsy Rose Blanchard. Continue reading → AN ODE TO ‘FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE’ February 13, 2019February 12, 2019 / bookwormsandfangirls/
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School is a steady constant in most suburban children’s lives, but my experience was particularly steady for my first ten years of education. I went to a Catholic grammar school from preschool to eighth grade, seeing several new students arrive each year but essentially growing up alongside the same 40-ish faces for a decade. My entire world was within those brick walls, and now with a whole other decade of life under my belt, it’s mind-blowing to remember how confined everything was. My morning routines before school were almost as predictable as the way I knew my mother would always pack my latest lunch craving (consistently a turkey sandwich by middle school) and how we could expect the rare father or two volunteering on Pizza Day to stack empty boxes as high as they could (“More, more, more!” the student mobs would chant). Each morning, I’d wake, dress in my uniform, and pick at a breakfast bar, frozen mini pancakes, or cereal as I flipped through our local paper. It didn’t occur to me until I was much older that waking to the sounds of your parents listening to the news on the kitchen radio and subsequently reading the paper as a kid sounded a little strange to others. As with anything print nowadays, the paper’s current state pales in comparison to my favorite section back then: the comics. Like clockwork, I’d skip stories of Long Island political battles and car accidents to skim the celebrity section, packed with Lohan family news and tracking which local reality star was cut from their TV competition that week (JP Rosenbaum,
an eventual _Bachelorette _husband, is still our crowning glory in my eyes). Then, the piece de resistance: the familiar, simple stories the comics told. As I pored over the quickly resolved, otherworldly strips — _Stone Soup, Baby Blues, Blondie —_ one comic always stuck out as proudly different. Continue reading →DECEMBER 2018 READS
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Happy New Year! This marks the final monthly post tracking 2018’s reading, and I’m actually proud that I “reviewed” every book I read in regular posts. This will definitely continue into 2019, which I kicked off by finishing _such_ an enjoyable YA book (I know, a little off brand for me!). You’ll hear about that read next month, but for now, here is what I managed to read amidst the holiday craze in December! _MARILLA OF GREEN GABLES, _BY SARAH MCCOY (★★★☆☆) I would rate this a 3.5 star read. McCoy took on the challenge of writing about what exactly happened to Marilla Cuthbert and her romance with John Blythe long before Anne Shirley came to Green Gables. I didn’t manage my annual reread of _Anne of the Island _in 2018, and thanks to its impressively similar tone to L.M. Montgomery’s work, _Marilla of Green Gables _made me want to pick up the original series again ASAP. The book begins when Marilla is quite young, continues throughout her teens, and then jumps to a little more than a decade before the start of _Anne of Green Gables. _In addition to Marilla’s romance_, _it focuses on Canadian politics, abolitionism, and Marilla’s intensely loyal bond with her family, particularly her brother Matthew. While this was such a sweet story that definitely melded well with Montgomery’s canon, it felt a little rushed the older Marilla got, and the ending felt particularly speedy. Marilla basically disappears from the original books after Anne gets married, and it would’ve been nice to see McCoy present her version of Marilla later in life. I think being in such a familiar world with different or much younger characters might’ve thrown me off, but I would still recommend thisto any Anne fans!
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_Movies are the memories of our lifetime. We need to keep them alive._
_~ Martin Scorsese_
1) Any moment Hugh Bonneville has in _Notting Hill_ , from his brief, drunken rendition of “Blue Moon” to him giddily searching for Anna while wearing a rugby shirt. 2) The background music in the 1985 _Anne of Green Gables _mini-series , my absolute favorite book-to-movie adaptation, and its whimsically sadbut hopeful tones.
3) Lilly chasing down Michael and Mia in _The Princess Diaries_, undoubtedly clunking along in the private school curse of penny loafers and screaming, “Not you, I don’t even know you!” toother students.
4) Seeing the two old men that my sisters and I always said resembled our grandfathers during “The Soldiers of the Old Home Guard”in _Bedknobs and
Broomsticks_.
5) The booming opening beat of “Tradition” that plays just as Tevye rides his cart off-camera in _Fiddler on the Roof _and the quick shots of Jewish symbols that follow. Continue reading → MY FAVORITE MOVIES OF 2018 December 26, 2018December 18, 2018 / bookwormsandfangirls/
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It’s crazy to believe that this is the fifth year I’ve talked about my favorite movies of the year. While my picks in the past have been vastly different from each other, the movies that stuck out to me in 2018 were eerily similar in certain aspects. They come from the same two years, three of them can be interpreted as rom-coms, and two of the movies are Netflix originals. A little weird, right? I read through 2017’s favorite movies postin
preparation for this (check out 2014,
2015
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and 2016
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and back then, I wrote that the year’s favorites weren’t actually personal standouts. Basically, they’re not very likely to make my list of all-time favorite movies, and I still agree with that statement today. I haven’t watched any of those movies since last year, but looking over the list, I understand why they meant so much to me at the time. A favorite movie doesn’t necessarily have to remain a tried and true love affair your whole life. As long as it means something to you at a certain point, it’s worth rememberingand valuing.
Last year, I also talked about reading more books than movies. That happened again this year, but for the first time, I watched screeners of movies for work quite frequently. At the time of writing this, the last three movies I’ve seen were all screeners I watched ahead of their actual premiere dates. I always feel delightfully sneaky getting to watch these before most people, but on the other hand, keeping up with TV and movies for work also means I’m less likely to watch a film in my free time. In the end, I think I’ve become pickier with movies, but I did genuinely adore the ones listed below (as always, these are movies I watched for the first time in 2018, not necessarily ones released this year). Will they become lifelong favorites? I can’t say for sure, but treat yourself and try one of them out if you think they’ll suityou!
1) _MOONSTRUCK_ (1987) – SEEN JANUARY 13, 2018 As I said in my post about _Moonstruck_ earlier this year, the romance involving Nicolas Cage was the only thing I didn’t get about this movie, but the rest of its world and storyline totally made up for it. Brooklyn widow Loretta casually accepts a slightly loveless marriage proposal from her beau, but when her fiancé sends her to visit his estranged little brother, her feelings for the younger man grow complicated. Old New York feels very familiar to me because three of my grandparents were born and raised in city boroughs. I’m also from Long Island, where the older generations are packed with people who grew up in _Moonstruck_‘s generation of Brooklyn. This movie’s characters felt like home to me, and the romance of its cozy Italian restaurants (and admittedly John Mahoney’s slightly sleazy professor) definitely surpassed its romantic relationship. At the end of the day, I’d much rather have tiramisu and an old-school maître d’ at my side than Nicolas Cage. Continue reading → 10 FAVORITE POP CULTURE MOMENTS OF 2018 December 24, 2018December 20, 2018 / bookwormsandfangirls/
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Happy Christmas Eve! I really loved making a list of my favorite pop culture moments last year, and
putting together the same post for 2018 was no exception. Part of the reason why I love the entertainment industry is because it soothes our bad days and distracts us from our individual troubles and the world’s issues. Obviously, there are moments when the field overlaps with politics and international concerns (see: #MeToo), but I love recapping what put a smile on my face throughout the year. What are some of your favorite pop culture memories from 2018? 1) PRINCE HARRY AND MEGHAN MARKLE GET MARRIED, PRINCE LOUIS IS BORN, PRINCESS EUGENIE GETS HER MOMENT IN THE SUN, MEGHAN IS PREGNANT… …and essentially any positive thing to do with the royal family this year. I’m so over all the reports of drama within the family (brothers are allowed to go through tough times and sisters-in-law never have to be BFFs) and would rather focus on their brighter moments. What other year had two royal weddings, a birth of a prince, and the announcement of a beloved couple’s first baby? While watching Harry and Meghan’s wedding, I even grew more emotional than I anticipated, tearing up at Harry’s reaction to his bride, as well as Doria Ragland watching the two of them together. I cried over some of the _New York Times’_ more personal event coverageand just spent that
whole morning marveling over this amazing addition to the British monarchy. Plus, all of the year’s weddings and babies just meant that we all had more chances to see my favorite royal, Princess Charlotte, be the mini-boss lady she totally is. 2) _TIMELESS _RETURNS FOR SEASON 2 AND GETS A TWO-HOUR FINALE MOVIE Continue reading → MY FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2018 December 21, 2018December 12, 2018 / bookwormsandfangirls/
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News flash: reading when you’re no longer a student is the best. When I was in college, I always had my Kindle with me, but I felt guilty whenever I tried to read for pleasure. There was homework to do! Applications to fill! People to see! Now that I’m more than a year into my “adult” routine, I still manage to get a lot of reading done even when I think I’m devoting little time to it. Plus, I just get to read what I want to, and I’ve become totally comfortable with deserting books if I’m not loving them. I feel so passionately about my favorite reads of the year (check out the posts for my picks in 2014,
2015
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2016
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and 2017
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Honestly, if I had to pick a few books that sum up my interests and personality at this time of my life, the six titles below are probably the most accurate representatives. It’s just the best feeling ever when you find books that feel so specifically catered to you, and I feel lucky to have found these along the way in 2018! Disclaimer: these are books I read for the first time in 2018, not necessarily ones published this year (although, I believe the majority of them actually were!). 1) _UNTIL THE LAST STAR FADES_, BY JACQUELYN MIDDLETON _“Big dreams are never silly. They help soothe a bad day and give us something to reach for.”_ Jacquelyn Middleton won my eternal love when she wrote two amazingcontemporary books
set in London and featuring an American’s perspective. Her standalone third book, taking place in New York City, was just as wonderful. If you’re looking for books about characters in their early 20s as opposed to being teenagers or older adults, _Until the Last Star Fades _is a perfect new adult mix of independent people who are still trying to figure it all out. Middleton’s first two books excelled in pop culture references and creating a world that already felt so familiar to me, and and she pulled off the same in _Until the Last Star Fades. _Someone tell me where I can find boys like her Benand Mark, okay?
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I first talked about some of my favorite podcastsin
July 2017, but since then, I’ve become such a podcast fan that I organize all of the ones I follow by the day new episodes are posted. I work from home and really rely on podcasts to keep me engaged in my work. I know some people can’t focus on tasks with unrelated audio playing, but I’ve found I’m usually fine with some backgroundnoise.
The following are podcasts I’ve really grown to love in the past year. I used to only listen to podcasts during work, but I’ve started playing some of these while cooking or doing any other menial task. I prefer interview series and pop culture discussions over true crime or political podcasts, so if you like lighter fare in your podcast lineup, I’d highly recommend any of the picks below! 1) _DESERT ISLAND DISCS_ This is actually a long-running radio show on the UK’s BBC Radio 4, having first aired in 1942. I either listen to it in full form on the BBC’s website, where more recent episodes usually stream easily, or in shortened podcast form on Stitcher or Mixcloud, which both have older interviews that won’t play for me on the BBC site. Featuring both British and foreign guests from various professional industries, each episode asks for its subject to select eight songs they’d wish to have access to as a castaway on a desert island. In between each musical snippet, they discuss their lives, careers, and why these songs stand out to them. For starters, I recommend trying out Tom Hanks and James Corden ‘s episodes, and if you’re open to listening to an interview with someone you may not know, Miranda Hart’s is great. I usually veer toward the interviews with film and TV figures, but the podcast’s endless archive includes episodes with politicians, authors, musicians, and more. Continue reading →NOVEMBER 2018 READS
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My holiday plans never require me to go too far from home. Our extended family is both minimal and local, so on days like Thanksgiving, my family and I are usually back in our PJs by 8 p.m. and delving into movies or books for the rest of the night. My low-key holiday break last month meant I had plenty of reading time, and after a stint of feeling very meh about the books I finished, November finally delivered with some fantastic reads! I had some of the books below pre-ordered or on hold for what felt like forever, but they were well worth the wait. You can expect to see one of these appear in an upcoming post on my favorite books of theyear!
_KATE: THE FUTURE QUEEN_, BY KATIE NICHOLL (★★★★☆) I downloaded this in a moment of impatience when my library holds seemed perpetually stuck on the #1 spot. I’ve read another Kate Middleton biography in the past, but this one is by Katie Nicholl, a very reputable royals reporter. Following Kate’s life right up to after she gave birth to Prince George, the book is definitely the most comprehensive take on her that I’ve read. It included details about her family and her relationship with Prince William that I never heard before, and you’d be hard-pressed to find some royal dirt that I haven’t come across. I finished this before all of the recent stories about Kate and Meghan Markle feuding emerged (I think the reports are exaggerated and come from a slightly misogynistic media perspective). Given that news, thinking about the royals has stressed me out lately, but _Kate: The Future Queen _was the perfect definition of easy, breezy reading. Yes, I know what’s going to happen, but it’s nice to just jump into a non-fiction story that has a happy ending. Continue reading → EVEN MORE ‘IF THESE BOOKS WERE MOVIES’ November 30, 2018November 25, 2018 / bookwormsandfangirls/ 1
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I can never go too long without making one of these posts! For me, actors that encapsulate characters usually come to mind moments after a book introduces someone new. I’m then unable to really separate the story from these faces, and playing casting director always feel like a secret reading bonus. Below are some of my recent dream-casting choices for if these books ever became movies! 1) LEIGHTON MEESTER AND MICHAEL ZEGEN AS RUBY AND ANDREW (_GIRLS ON THE LINE_, BY AIMIE K. RUNYAN) _“I refuse to marry a man who spends his life in a dark room, longing for the sun but lacking the backbone to stand and open awindow.”_
I’m that weird 20-something who has never seen _Gossip Girl_ and doesn’t really have any desire to, but I’m loving Leighton Meester in _Single Parents_. She appeared quite quickly as the resilient, determined Ruby, a Philadelphia society woman who answers the Army Signal Corps’ call for female phone operators during World War I. As a working-class son of Irish and Italian immigrants, Andrew immediately reminded me of Michael Zegen from _The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. _While his character is a bit of a dope, Zegen strikes me as an old New York type who will always step in to help you at a dire time, which fits Andrew perfectly. Continue reading →POSTS NAVIGATION
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