The Romantic poets used to make fun of one another using (what else?) the kind of wordplay that reminds you they were basically all adolescent boys, according to Olivia Rutigliano from LitHub… Support our news coverage by subscribing to our Kindle Nation Daily Digest. Joining is free right now! According to Michael Wood’s recent essay … Read more
It is a truth universally unacknowledged that American playwright Arthur Miller adapted Pride and Prejudice in 1945, according to Janine Barchas from Los Angeles Review of Books… Support our news coverage by subscribing to our Kindle Nation Daily Digest. Joining is free right now! In the Theatre Guild Archive of the Harry Ransom Center in … Read more
The Auschwitz-Birkenau Holocaust memorial museum has said that John Boyne’s children’s novel The Boy in the Striped Pajamas “should be avoided by anyone who studies or teaches the history of the Holocaust”, after the author criticized the spate of recent novels set in the concentration camp, according to Alison Flood from The Guardian… Support our … Read more
The first image from Paramount’s upcoming Clifford the Big Red Dog film reveals a sneak peek at the eponymous character in live-action, according to Meagan Damore from CBR.com… Support our news coverage by subscribing to our Kindle Nation Daily Digest. Joining is free right now! The image, which surfaced on Twitter, appears to be a … Read more
Sure, horror movies are bad enough on their own…but there’s something ESPECIALLY scary about a truly disturbing book that forces your imagination to do all the work. The following will give you a whole new crop of nightmares to read about… Support our news coverage by subscribing to our Kindle Nation Daily Digest. Joining is … Read more
Reading can be a wonderful (and healthy) escape from the stress of everyday life, according to an article published by the University of Minnesota… Support our news coverage by subscribing to our Kindle Nation Daily Digest. Joining is free right now! It is a proven fact that reading can help reduce stress. Many of us … Read more
Neil Gaiman appealed for warm scenes for his poem What You Need to Be Warm – and received ideas from everyone from Ben Stiller to Monica Lewinsky, according to Alison Flood from The Guardian… Support our news coverage by subscribing to our Kindle Nation Daily Digest. Joining is free right now! Coming up with his … Read more
Two new books trace Jay-Z and Rakim’s storytelling legacies. Tarisai Ngangura reports for LitHub… Support our news coverage by subscribing to our Kindle Nation Daily Digest. Joining is free right now! For over three decades, William Griffin Jr. and Shawn Corey Carter—better known as Rakim the God MC and Jay-Z, respectively—have claimed their spots as … Read more