For those of you who also wept uncontrollably when you finished reading Call Me By Your Name, there’s a beacon of hope on the horizon. A sequel. Like, an actual book sequel!
André Aciman, who penned the novel, revealed on Twitter that …
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Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’ is the bestselling book of 2018 after just 15 days
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Michelle Obama goes high, and apparently so do her book sales.
The former first lady’s personal memoir, Becoming, has sold more than two million copies since its release on Nov. 13, 2018, according to Penguin Random House. That means it’s currently the top selling book of the year.
On Friday, Penguin Random House shared a press release announcing the book had sold more than 2 million units “across all formats and editions in the U.S. and Canada” during its first 15 days, as reflected by NDP BookScan data.
The hardcover edition of Becoming will have 3.4 million copies throughout the U.S. and Canada after its sixth print, and the book remains on several noteworthy bestseller lists. Read more…
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Your New Year’s resolution to read more is a swipe away
New York Public Library is offering classic reads in their Instagram stories. Read more…More about Instagram, Books, Mashable Video, Reading, and Alice In Wonderland
View More Your New Year’s resolution to read more is a swipe awayNetflix is now adapting popular Roald Dahl stories for you to obsess over again
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Netflix will adapt the beloved stories of children’s author Roald Dahl, including Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG, The Twits, and more. The new versions will be animated series as opposed to previous live-action film adaptations.
“Netflix is known for innovative and high-quality storytelling,” added Gideon Simeloff, Strategy Director for The Roald Dahl Story Company, in a Netflix press release. “There is no other place in the world that can deliver animated entertainment for the whole family at such quality and scale.”
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View More Netflix is now adapting popular Roald Dahl stories for you to obsess over againI f*cking love Dan Brown books, OK?
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Welcome to No Shame November! This week we’re diving into the pop culture we love that society tells us we shouldn’t.
Dan Brown has made millions upon millions of dollars writing the same Robert Langdon book approximately five times. I can set my watch by their plot beats, see their twists coming a mile away, and pretty much tell you how each one ends before I even crack the book open.
The literary crowd universally pans Brown’s books for their poor sentence structure, cheap thrills, and lack of coherent research. I can’t disagree with them on any of these critiques. Dan Brown’s books are objectively bad…and yet I love them. I love them very, very much. Read more…
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This bookstore just sold a book that had been on a shelf for nearly 28 years
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Indie bookshops are often great places for book lovers to browse for hidden gems. Some gems, though, remain hidden for a pretty long time before anyone picks them up and gives them a home.
Broadhurst’s Bookshop, an independent bookshop in the English town of Southport, just sold such a gem after having kept it on their shelves for nearly 28 years.
The tweet announcing the sale currently has 134,000 likes.
I have just sold a book that we have had in stock since May 1991. We always knew its day would come.
— Broadhursts Bookshop (@BroadhurstBooks) November 17, 2018 Read more…
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View More This bookstore just sold a book that had been on a shelf for nearly 28 yearsWatch Barack Obama surprise Michelle with flowers and tell his version of their love story
Michelle Obama’s Becoming book tour has been quite the hit so far, but at Saturday night’s Washington, D.C. stop a special guest brought the event to a whole other level.
Michelle’s husband, former president Barack Obama, strolled onstage with flower…
10 books by women who are changing the world
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If you keep up with Oprah’s Book Club — or at the very least, have been online recently — then you know Michelle Obama finally released her memoir, Becoming, on Nov. 13.
In it, the former first lady opens up in ways she never has before, revealing intimate details about marriage counseling, her miscarriage, and the reason why she’ll “never forgive” Donald Trump. Obama will undoubtedly continue these candid conversations in the coming weeks, as she travels across the country for her book tour.
She’s not the only woman trailblazer to share her story. In 2018 alone, we’ve heard from the cofounder of Black Lives Matter, Patrisse Cullors; journalist Asha Bandele; Sarah McBride, the national press secretary for the Human Rights Campaign; and Ibtihaj Muhammad, the first U.S. Olympian to wear a hijab while competing. Read more…
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View More 10 books by women who are changing the worldMichelle Obama on Trump: ‘You don’t get results when you go low’
When they go low, Michelle Obama still goes high.
Though she’s no longer America’s first lady, Obama continues to use her voice to inspire people, and as she kicked off her Becoming book tour this week she reminded everyone how important it is to tak…
Wattpad launches a new program offering paid access to exclusive stories
Steve Jobs famously once said that people don’t read anymore, but it turns out younger people are, in fact, reading quite a lot – just in different ways than expected. Case in point: 70 million readers log in to online community Wattpad each month, where they spend over 22 billion minutes engaged in its original […]
View More Wattpad launches a new program offering paid access to exclusive storiesMichelle Obama says she can ‘never forgive’ Donald Trump
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Michelle Obama isn’t holding back anymore when it comes to Donald Trump.
In her upcoming “deeply personal” memoir, Becoming, the former first lady discusses everything from her love for Barack to her past fertility struggles — but she also boldly shares her honest feelings about the country’s current president.
During an exclusive interview with Good Morning America’s Robin Robert — which airs in full on Sunday, Nov. 11 at 9 p.m. ET — Michelle discussed why she’ll “never forgive” Trump and gave the world a first look at some moving book excerpts.
SEE ALSO: Adorable girl who marveled at Michelle Obama’s portrait dressed as it for Halloween Read more…
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View More Michelle Obama says she can ‘never forgive’ Donald TrumpPrince Charles reads ‘Harry Potter’ to his grandkids and he does all the voices
Anyone who reads Harry Potter aloud to their younger relatives is an absolute hero. Turns out, Prince Charles is one such hero.
In a BBC One documentary marking Prince Charles’ 70th birthday, the Duchess of Cornwall talked about how Charles spe…