The Zora Canon is a list of 100 of the greatest books by African-American Women! I have read some of these books, and they are GREAT! Below is a PDF of the complete list that you can check off as you read! Happy reading, Book Nerds!
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Movie/ TV adaptions from books and other news
A Netflix adaption of “No One Gets Out Alive” by Adam Nevill is almost ready to stream! The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan (fantasy adventure novels with Egyptian Mythology) is being adapted in a film for Netflix! His other books will be a series on Hulu. So get ready to read or re-read all his Read more
Review of “Magic Hour” or “Wild” by Kristin Hannah
I am rating this book between a 4-4.5 star review. This book is also called “Wild.” Magic Hour or Wild is a beautiful story. Fans of Hannah will know how intriguing and magical her novels are. Hannah is quite the storyteller. And this book does not disappoint. The story is about a child that comes Read more
Arc Alert!
I will be busy reading a lot of these ARCs the next several weeks! Happy reading, Book Nerds.
Jenna Bush-Hagar’s new book is to be released!
Oprah Book Club Update
Oprah’s Book Club has a podcast now. A new episode releases twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays to discuss her current book selection. It is an eight-episode series that will discuss themes in “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents,” by Isabel Wilkerson. It is an Apple podcast. Below is the link to the podcast. Read more
Review of “Go Ask Alice” by Anonymous
This book was okay. I read it in one sitting. This novel reminded me of the scene in the TV show “Freaks and Geeks.” Anyways, the plot is simple enough. It is a traditional diary form (1st person). The narrator is a girl who starts in a nice family and starts using drugs. She runs Read more
Review of “The Vanishing Half” by Brit Bennett
This book is about twins who leave home at a young age. The twins take two different paths in life (One decides to pass as a white woman). It is a complicated family drama, a critique on race/racism as well as class in America, sex identity, etc. I enjoyed the 1st part of the Read more
Review “The Look-Alike” by Erica Spindler
I did not enjoy this book as much as I thought that I would. I am giving this book a 2.5- 3 star review. To sum up this book, the main character discovers a dead body, and she looks like the victim. Could the killer have been after her? The characters were cliché in Read more
Book News
Emma Roberts is going to adapt “Tell Me Lies” by Carola Lovering to Hulu! She is going to keep adapting books in the future! An Adaption of Cinxin’s Liu’s “The Three Body Problem” will be worked on soon. Netflix is adapting “Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive by Stephanie Land. Read more
Elderly Protagonist book list
Books with an elderly protagonist are typically great! I read a few on the list, and would like to read a few other ones. But here is a list of books with older protagonists and characters. The Switch by by Beth O-Leary A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman News of the World by Paulette Read more
Review of “The Orphan Collector” by Ellen Wiseman
I am giving this novel a 3 star review. This review may contain spoilers: Read at your own risk- This story is set in Philadelphia during the 1918 Spanish Flu. It is about a young German-American girl, Pia. She is living in Philadelphia during the outbreak with her twin brothers and mother (father is at Read more
Read with Jenna announced her September book (checklist)!
Jenna Bush-Hager’s selection was announced today! Here is an updated check list of all her book so far. This is a PDF for you to download! Happy reading, Book Nerds!
Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine September book club book (checklist)
Here is a complete list of Reese’s book club! It is a PDF! It includes recommendations and her YA Book club as well. Happy reading, Book Nerds!
Belletrist (Emma Roberts’ Book Club) September selection
Below is an updated checklist of all her selections in PDF. Happy reading, Book Nerds!
GMA Book Club selection for September (complete checklist)
Attached you will find a checklist that is PDF. This contains every book selection in this book club! I will try to keep this up to date every month! Happy reading, Book Nerds!
Book to Movie/T.V. adaptions and other book news
First look at Dune movie to be released soon. See below! John Green’s new book is going to be Non-fiction essay collection from his podcast The Anthropocene Era. He is famous for writing the hit books “The Fault of Our Stars,” and Looking for Alaska.” The book will be titled “The Anthropocene Reviewed.” Mackenzi Lee Read more
Review of “Zac and Mia” by A.J. Betts
I am rating this novel a 3 star review. I wanted to read this book after hearing that it will be made into a TV show for Hulu. Basically, the story is about two teenagers with cancer. Zac has leukemia and Mia has Osteosarcoma . Zac is more laid back whereas Mia is an antsy and Read more
Review of “The Night Swim” by Megan Goldin
I wanted to give this book a 4.5 star rating. But after thinking about what I did not like about it, I could come up with nothing. I am giving it a 5 star review. Trigger warning: This book contains rape and violence. Rachel has a true crime podcast. She has one case that she Read more
Book News and Book adaptions to TV/movies
Kiera Knightley will be starring in the adaption of “The Essex Serpent.” Al Roker production company is going to adapt Beverly Jenkin’s “Blessings” series into a TV show called “Hopetown.” This is about a wealthy African American woman who buys a childless town with the intention of turning it into a foster-family community. An Adaptation Read more
Review of “How to be Successful Without Hurting Men’s Feelings” by Sarah Cooper
I am rating this book a 4.5 star rating. This book is just so funny/ sarcastic but also relevant to 2020. After noticing that it will be a CBS series, I had to pick it up. I just loved it! It is a “guide” to assist women with working with men in the workplace. It Read more
A list of Zombie fiction!
I did a post recently about post-apocalyptic books. The link is here! This post will be all about zombies! Yes, you heard that right! I am not a fan of horror novels, but I love zombie fiction! Here are some great novels to pick up! World War of Z by Max Brooks The Zombie Survival Read more
Book adaptions to TV/Movies and other book news
Peacock has given a series adaptation to One of Us Is Lying, based on the YA novel by Karen M. McManus. They ordered eight episodes. Caster by Elsie Chapman is getting an adaption made! It will be a movie and is in production now! Netflix will be adapting into a movie Femi Fadugba’s novel The Upper Read more
Our Shared Shelf (Emma Watson’s Book Club) update
Here is her new pick. I have also compiled a complete list with a check off PDF for anyone that wants to read through her selections.
A new book club subscription
It will be a monthly book subscription for $25. It will have 5 celebrities or “luminaries” who will choose the books. The first round of celebrities are Stephen Curry Malala Yousafzai Susan Orlean Richard Branson Joseph Campbell Foundation Here is a link for more information on the book club. https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/a33623165/literati-celebrity-book-clubs/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Today%20in%20Books&utm_content=Final&utm_term=BookRiot_TodayInBooks_DormantSuppress
Review of “Not Like the Movies” by Kerry Winfrey
I am giving this book a 3.5-4 star review! I enjoyed this book but not as much as the 1st one in this series. But I still thought it was cute and a quick read! I enjoyed “Waiting for Tom Hanks” because it was cute and funny. This was lacked in the funny part. This Read more
Keeping track of the books you read….
So many people keep track of their books in so many ways! I used to keep an Excel spreadsheet, journal, and now on Goodreads. But here is a breakdown of a few ways that you can keep track of you TBR and read lists! My top choices would be: Goodreads- It is great because you Read more
Review of “Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women” by Kate Moore
I am giving this book a 3.5 to 4 star review. This book was very interesting. I rarely pick up a non-fiction book. But I really enjoyed this one. Not for the writing, but more for the knowledge about what happened to these women. It is about the heartbreaking story of the dial painting “girls.” Read more
Book Adaption to Movies/T.V. and other News
HBO Max is adapting “Unpregnant” by Ted Caplan to a film! You can stream it on HBO on 9/10/20! Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire fame) will be starring and producing an adaption to Alka Joshi’s “The Henna Artist.” I read this book, and I thought it was fantastic! it will be a TV series! Cover reveal Read more
Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine YA Book Club and announced her 1st book
OMG! Reese Witherspoon is starting a YA book club that will announce a pick the middle of every month! Reese just keeps giving us great books to read! I am a fan of YA novels as well as adult novels. So this will be a treat! Here is her announcement. Here is her selection! I Read more