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BOOK RIOTby Community17d ago
The best book covers of September 2026 We all judge a book by its cover. There’s no shame in that—covers are the biggest marketing tool a book has. But not all book covers are created equal.
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top 53%Beta Film Takes ‘Rex – Vienna Calling’ Worldwide as Season 2 Goes Into Production (EXCLUSIVE)
Varietyby Emiliano de Pablos17d ago
Beta Film has unveiled a broad international sales footprint for “Rex – Vienna Calling,” the latest incarnation of the three-decade-old “Rex – A Cop’s Best Friend” franchise, as production gets...
Parking Barnacles Are Like Facehuggers From Alien (And Might Violate California Law) - Jalopnik
Jalopnikby staff@jalopnik.com (Erik Sherman)17d ago
Parking Barnacles Are Like Facehuggers From Alien (And Might Violate California Law) If you go out to see an "Alien" movie, you have an idea of what you're in for.
Bruce Willis’ Rare New Photo Captures a Tender Moment With Daughter Tallulah Willis
ComingSoon.netby Ritika Singh17d ago
Bruce Willis has been spending quality time with his family amid his battle with dementia, as his daughter, Tallulah Willis, shared a sweet snap with him on social media.
Mubi Takes Global on Los Javis ‘La Mesías’ and Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s ‘Riot Police’ as Movistar Plus Rolls Out Iconic Hits Around the World (EXCLUSIVE)
Varietyby John Hopewell17d ago
Mubi has taken worldwide rights to two iconic series from Movistar Plus International, the overseas distributor of the biggest Spanish pay TV and SVOD operator: “La Mesias,” from “La Bola Negra”...
Eurovision seeks to expand brand despite frictions
DW Englishby Elizabeth Grenier17d ago
"Bringing the world together through music has always been an incredibly powerful idea and has stood the test of time for 70 years," Eurovision Song Contest director Martin Green told DW on the...
2024's Funniest Movie INow Streaming on Dropout
Polygon.comby Sam Hill17d ago
Dropout has become a go-to streaming service for fans of weird, inventive comedy, with everything from Game Changer to Make Some Noise giving comedians room to get increasingly ridiculous.
September’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction
Literary Hubby Book Marks17d ago
September’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction Featuring Jon Ronson, Emily Wilson, Doireann Ní Ghríofa, and More Jon Ronson’s The Castle, Emily Wilson’s Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea, and Doireann Ní Ghríofa’s...
September’s Best Reviewed Fiction
Literary Hubby Book Marks17d ago
September’s Best Reviewed Fiction Featuring Marlon James, Emily St. John Mandel, Emma Cline, and More Marlon James’s The Disappearers, Emily St.
A Reticent Eloquence: Colm Tóibín on the Poetry of Thom Gunn
Literary Hubby Colm Tóibín17d ago
A Reticent Eloquence: Colm Tóibín on the Poetry of Thom Gunn “He is ensuring that what he feels and what he thinks are secondary to the subject, the person who is dead or dying.” In August 1991, in...
On the Secret Three-Man Mission Deep in Nazi Europe That Won WWII
Literary Hubby Jason Bell17d ago
On the Secret Three-Man Mission Deep in Nazi Europe That Won WWII Jason Bell Recounts the Lead-Up to Operation Sparrow, the Allied Invasion of the Balkans That Never Was “Territorial male flies...
Happy International Translation Day!
Literary Hubby Literary Hub17d ago
Happy International Translation Day! Celebrating an Essential Literary Art This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Literary History newsletter—sign up here. Today is International Translation Day.
Cheever on Cheever! Tracy K. Smith! 20 great books out in paperback this month.
Literary Hubby Gabrielle Bellot17d ago
Cheever on Cheever! Tracy K. Smith! 20 great books out in paperback this month. October is here, and, with it, the thrills and chills of Spooky Season, a month of masks, madness, merriment, magic...
Pebbles - 3 Quarks Daily
3 Quarks Dailyby David Greer17d ago
by David Greer To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour.
From cordon bleu to pasta and pies: the best autumn cookbooks for 2026 – reviewed
The Guardianby Felicity Cloake17d ago
My autumn star Kitchening by Jeremy Lee (4th Estate, £30) It’s difficult to say what charms me more about this beautiful book, the second from the Dundee-born chef proprietor of century-old Soho...
The Swan contestants on the most sadistic reality show on TV: ‘Ultimately, we were just a job’
The Guardianby Adrian Horton17d ago
It was in 2003, while listening to country radio, that Kelly first heard the casting call: “Have you dreamed about plastic surgery but never thought you could afford it?” She immediately turned up...
The secret lives of men who read romance books: ‘My life is full of love, so I’m drawn to them’
The Guardianby Amandas Ong17d ago
After a tiring day as a school maintenance worker, 28-year-old Paul loves nothing more than unwinding with a good romance novel – ideally one with a fantasy or horror element to it.
Heavy Cream
Literary Hubby Lit Hub Excerpts17d ago
The week after we ransacked my grandmother’s house for bounty, we drove back to Maple Falls to attend as guests my grandmother’s memorial at the Northwest Hills Community Church.
Irish crime writer takes aim at the wicked stepmother myth in gripping new thriller
IrishCentral.comby Michelle McDonagh17d ago
Eleven novels into her career, Irish crime writer Sheila Bugler still sits down at her desk with no idea what the next chapter holds, or even the next word.
Missouri Williams and China Miéville among writers on ‘adventurous’ Goldsmiths shortlist
The Guardianby Emma Loffhagen17d ago
Missouri Williams, China Miéville and Polly Barton are among the writers shortlisted for this year’s Goldsmiths prize.