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Behind the Emerald Curtain: Wicked the Musical vs. the Book

Wicked, the hit Broadway musical, was inspired by Gregory Maguire’s book, but they are very different stories. Don’t assume you’ll like both!

Hermoine Growth Spurt: Lindsay Lohan in Retro SNL Sketch

Harry Potter’s Hermoine Granger is all grown up in this retro Saturday Night Live sketch. Watch it right now!

On Broadway: The History of The Great Gatsby Musical

The Great Gatsby has been bringing the Roaring Twenties to life for nearly a century, and now it's making quite the splash on Broadway!

The Answer Is No by Fredrik Backman [Book Review]

Fredrik Backman's The Answer Is No is a hilariously heartfelt short story about one man's quest for solitude amid life's chaos. Read my review!

Is Shel Silverstein’s ‘A Light In The Attic’ Controversial?

Did you know children's author Shel Silverstein is considered controversial?! Find out why his book, "A Light In The Attic," could be seen as problematic.

Category - Books

The Plunge by Lila Raicek [Book Review]

The Plunge by Lila Raicek [Book Review]

The scenery is gorgeous, the relationships are a disaster, and everyone could probably use a long nap and a TED Talk on boundaries. Welcome to The Plunge.

God’s Country by William Kent Krueger [Book Review]

God’s Country by William Kent Krueger [Book Review]

Cork O’Connor heads into the Boundary Waters for what should be a family trip, but instead finds missing friends, dangerous men, and questions about the difference between justice and revenge. Relaxing vacations are not...

Such a Clever Girl by Darby Kane [Book Review]

Such a Clever Girl by Darby Kane [Book Review]

A missing family, a mansion turned local legend, and one of the vanished daughters strolling back into town fifteen years later. Such a Clever Girl has a genuinely creepy hook; it takes way too long to pay off.

Kitten by Stacey Yu [Book Review]

Kitten by Stacey Yu [Book Review]

A recent grad falls for her boyfriend’s cat and makes a surprisingly decent case for feline retirement. Kitten is funny and sharp on class and dependency, but I might have been the wrong age for this debut novel.

Destination Funeral by Paige Harbison [Book Review]

Destination Funeral by Paige Harbison [Book Review]

A funeral, a time loop, and enough unresolved friendship drama to make one Saturday last forever. Destination Funeral turns emotional baggage into a full-blown supernatural itinerary.

The Starseekers by Nicole Glover [Book Review]

The Starseekers by Nicole Glover [Book Review]

Rocket science is hard enough without adding magic, murder, and pirate treasure to the equation. The Starseekers is wildly imaginative, occasionally overstuffed, and still a pretty fun ride.

The Lowe Job by Grace Alexander: A Book Review

The Lowe Job by Grace Alexander: A Book Review

Sex scandal, family dysfunction, and a mother who smells a business opportunity. The Lowe Job turns public humiliation into a brand, with plenty of chaos along the way.

The Frenzy: Stories by Joyce Carol Oates [Book Review]

The Frenzy: Stories by Joyce Carol Oates [Book Review]

Joyce Carol Oates has a talent for finding the exact moment an ordinary day starts to go very, very wrong. The Frenzy: Stories is dark, unsettling, and full of people making the kinds of choices you desperately wish you...

Down With the Shipmans by Meg Mitchell Moore [Book Review]

Down With the Shipmans by Meg Mitchell Moore [Book Review]

Three sisters, one beloved beach house, and enough emotional baggage to sink the family boat. Down With the Shipmans has all the ingredients for juicy summer drama, but I kept waiting for the story to make bigger waves.