5 Scrappy Sci-Fi Books for Everyone Who Loves an Underdog
BOOK RIOTby Liberty Hardy8 Sept 2026
Books about the ragtag crew of a spaceship or an underdog having adventures and fighting evil are one of the more popular science fiction subgenres.
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top 37%What the Biggest Book Clubs are Reading in September 2026
BOOK RIOTby Jamie Canaves8 Sept 2026
Fall is knocking at the door, and a bunch of great book clubs have announced their September selections, from a blockbuster book’s sequel to an atmospheric horror gothic.
‘Elite’ Star Ester Expósito Circles ‘Stink Eye,’ an Iberseries Co-Production & Financing Forum Title (EXCLUSIVE)
Varietyby Anna Marie de la Fuente8 Sept 2026
Spanish actor Ester Expósito (“Elite”) is circling the upcoming feature “Stink Eye” (“Malmirada”) and has signed a letter of intent to topline the feature debut of Colombian director-writer...
Emma Cline, R.F. Kuang, Alice Hoffman, and more: 20 new books out today!
Literary Hubby Julia Hass8 Sept 2026
Emma Cline, R.F. Kuang, Alice Hoffman, and more: 20 new books out today! There’s a rule in September that every week must include one epically splashy book: this week, Emma Cline’s Switzy is here...
Andy Serkis Unleashes Imagination with Venice Immersive Breakout ‘Nevatars’
Varietyby Becroll8 Sept 2026
Premiering out of Venice Immersive, “Nevatars” has long been a passion project for director Andy Serkis.
National Film Awards in Gujarat's Kevadia a major initiative to take event beyond Delhi, says I&B Ministry
New Indian Expressby TNIE online desk8 Sept 2026
The decision to hold the 72nd National Film Awards in Kevadia in Gujarat is a major policy initiative to take the event beyond New Delhi and hold it in various parts of the country, the Information...
📚 Save yourself the FOMO
BOOK RIOTby Community8 Sept 2026
100 Years of Pooh I can’t remember a time before I knew of Winnie the Pooh. The children’s story is one of Disney’s most enduring and high-earning franchises ever.
7 Rare Engine Issues And The Signs One Of Them Is Happening To You - Jalopnik
Jalopnikby staff@jalopnik.com (B. L. Johnson)8 Sept 2026
7 Rare Engine Issues And The Signs One Of Them Is Happening To You Did you know that a car's engine typically has around 200 parts, depending on its size and how complex it is?
Dwayne Johnson’s Latest Flop Seeks Redemption on Digital Streaming Today
ComingSoon.netby Rishabh Shandilya8 Sept 2026
A major Disney remake starring Dwayne Johnson is getting a second chance after a disappointing theatrical run.
Emily Wilson Talks Complicated Men, Celebrating Strangeness, and Why There is Always Another Way to Say It
Literary Hubby Leanne Ogasawara8 Sept 2026
Emily Wilson Talks Complicated Men, Celebrating Strangeness, and Why There is Always Another Way to Say It In Conversation with Leanne Ogasawara One of the most celebrated classicists writing...
Brian Dillon on What Virginia Woolf’s The Waves Means to Him
Literary Hubby Brian Dillon8 Sept 2026
Brian Dillon on What Virginia Woolf’s The Waves Means to Him “It is the first novel he has ever read that makes him consider seriously the form of a human life.” In time he will say that The Waves...
France TV Exports Plummet Amid Ad Decline, Broadcaster Budget Cuts, ‘Deteriorating Economic Environment’
Varietyby Emeza8058 Sept 2026
The French National Film Board (CNC) and Unifrance on Tuesday offered a sobering assessment of France’s TV content exports in 2025, citing “a deteriorating economic environment and numerous...
What the Ghetto of Venice Reveals About Jewish History and Identity in Europe
Literary Hubby Alexander Lee8 Sept 2026
What the Ghetto of Venice Reveals About Jewish History and Identity in Europe From Alexander Lee's Cundill Prize-Shortlisted The First Ghetto “But how I caught it, found it, or came by it, What...
This Week in Literary History: William S. Burroughs Kills Joan Vollmer in a Drunken Game of “William Tell”
Literary Hubby Literary Hub8 Sept 2026
This Week in Literary History: William S. Burroughs Kills Joan Vollmer in a Drunken Game of “William Tell” The Most Notorious Party “Game” in Literary History This first appeared in Lit Hub’s...
‘I suggested maybe a lighter touch’: William Shatner on Star Trek at 60
The Guardianby David Smith in Washington8 Sept 2026
“The mystery of time,” muses William Shatner, and for a moment we are back on the bridge of the Starship Enterprise listening to one of Captain Kirk’s philosophical tag-line speeches.
I wasn’t thinking, "I’m going to build an archive"
BOOK RIOTby Guest8 Sept 2026
Guadalupe Rosales is the author of East of the River: A Memoir of Los Angeles Girlhood, out today from One World.
Billy Joel mourns death of early bandmate Jon Small after affair tested friendship
The Independentby Tom Murray8 Sept 2026
Billy Joel has announced the death of his longtime collaborator and friend, Jon Small, on social media.
“How to be a Black Author”
Literary Hubby Lit Hub Excerpts8 Sept 2026
After Lorrie Moore and Kiese Laymon. You chose this program based on money and because you never had a Black person of any gender teach you anything about writing or reading.
Thieves steal works of art worth 9 million euros from France's Renoir museum
France 24by FRANCE 248 Sept 2026
Thieves steal works of art worth 9 million euros from France's Renoir museum Two thieves on Tuesday broke into the Renoir Museum in the town of Cagnes-sur-Mer in southern France and stole "four...
Quote Of The Day By Jodie Foster: 'I Think We Are In An Era Of Identity Searching. So This Idea That We Have To Attach To One Identity Over...' - TVLine
TVLineby staff@tvline.com (Debopriyaa Dutta)8 Sept 2026
Quote Of The Day By Jodie Foster: 'I Think We Are In An Era Of Identity Searching. So This Idea That We Have To Attach To One Identity Over...'