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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

My Documents by Kevin Nguyen [Book Review]

My Documents by Kevin Nguyen [Book Review]

A chillingly timely dystopian novel that blurs the line between fiction and reality, My Documents is a gut-punch family story about identity, survival, and the cost of doing the right thing.

Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson [Book Review]

Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson [Book Review]

When Ebby’s wedding day ends in heartbreak, she uncovers family secrets and ancestral connections that change everything. Read my review of Good Dirt by Charmaine Wilkerson.

Book Review: Order of Swans by Jude Deveraux

Book Review: Order of Swans by Jude Deveraux

Order of the Swans never quite takes off. A promising premise gets weighed down by flat characters and a plot that forgets to dazzle—unless your love for the genre knows no bounds.

The Lost House by Melissa Larsen [Book Review]

The Lost House by Melissa Larsen [Book Review]

A chilling mystery set in Iceland, The Lost House follows Agnes as she unearths dark family secrets while a new disappearance shakes a remote town. Atmospheric and well-crafted, but not as gripping as hoped. Read my...

Songs for the Brokenhearted by Ayelet Tsabari [Book Review]

Songs for the Brokenhearted by Ayelet Tsabari [Book Review]

Songs for the Brokenhearted by Ayelet Tsabari is a tale of immigration, identity, and family spanning 1950s Israel and 1990s New York. Read my review. Ayelet Tsabari’s Songs for the Brokenhearted follows the lives...