Whenever you hear that your favorite book is being made into a movie or series, there’s always a part of you that’s worried they’ll mess it up. From missing plot lines to changing endings, the adaptations often don’t live up to the hype. If you’ve read B. E. Jones’ hit thriller Wilderness, you know just …
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Nazis demanded to know if ‘The Hobbit’ author was Jewish. He responded with a high-class burn.
In 1933, Adolf Hitler handed the power of Jewish cultural life in Nazi Germany to his chief propagandist, Joseph Goebbels. Goebbels established a team of of regulators that would oversee the works of Jewish artists in film, theater, music, fine arts, literature, broadcasting, and the press. Goebbels’ new regulations essentially eliminated Jewish people from participating …
Author is causing debate over theory that we've 'tricked' ourselves into loving lobster
This article was previously published on 3.20.2023. Novelist Jason K. Pargin has inspired an online food fight after his video about lobster received over 500,000 views on Tiktok and nearly 6 million on Twitter. Pargin believes that we’ve all been tricked into liking lobster and that people only like it because it’s considered high class. …
The Author Accusing Taylor Swift Of Stealing Her Book Design For ‘Lover’ Has Dropped The Lawsuit
Getty Image/Merle Cooper Last year, Taylor Swift was sued by author Teresa La Dart, who claimed that the pop star stole the design from her 2010 self-published book Lover for her 2019 LP of the same title. According to Billboard, La Dart has dropped her lawsuit after Swift’s lawyers said the case “never should have …
How Wattpad Writing Helped Me Come Out as an Asexual and Non-Binary Author
As my mouse hovered over the button, my hands shook and my heart raced. It was day one of NaNoWriMo 2019 (National Novel Writing Month, to the uninitiated), and I was about to do something I had never done before. I had just written the first chapter of a book and was about to publish …
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‘The Martian’ author Andy Weir went horny on main and posted AI art of his wife
Using AI to create artwork is something that might raise eyebrows. Using it to create fantasy photos of your spouse is definitely going to lead to some questions. Andy Weir is best known as the author of The Martian, a 2011 novel that was adapted into a film starring Matt Damon, and since then, he’s …
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One Author Gets Seriously Mad About a Four Star Review
When one author received a four star review of her upcoming book, she took to TikTok in a now-viral rant. Here’s what to know about the situation. Source: Getty Images Thanks to the internet, conversations about authors and reviews are constantly discussed on platforms such as TikTok and BookTok. Many agree there is no singular …
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Author is causing debate over theory that we've 'tricked' ourselves into loving lobster
This article was previously published on 3.20.2023. Novelist Jason K. Pargin has inspired an online food fight after his video about lobster received over 500,000 views on Tiktok and nearly 6 million on Twitter. Pargin believes that we’ve all been tricked into liking lobster and that people only like it because it’s considered high class. …
Woman presents a gym mystery so gripping even celebrity author John Green wants it solved
Who doesn’t like a good mystery? A video creator known as @katherout certainly does. At the gym Kath frequents, there’s a whiteboard with a revolving prompt with simple questions like “What are you listening to?” or “What city were you born in?” Gym goers then write their responses anonymously on the board. Kath recently became …
What Is Author Judy Blume’s Net Worth? Here’s What We Know
Children’s author Judith “Judy” Blume (neé Sussman) didn’t always intend to become an author. Now a beloved young adult and children’s book author, Judy began her career as a homemaker with a Bachelor’s degree in Education before writing her first book while her children were in preschool. The author of over twenty-five books, including, Are …
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What Is Author David Grann’s Net Worth? Here’s What to Know
Nonfiction author David Grann’s latest novel ‘The Wager’ just hit bookstores everywhere. What is his net worth? Here’s the scoop. Article continues below advertisement Most of David’s works are currently being adapted for film, if they haven’t been already. Formerly a staff writer for The New Yorker and the editor-in-chief of The Hill, David’s rise …
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What Was Anne Perry’s Cause of Death? Author Died at 84
It was recently revealed that award-winning mystery author Anne Perry passed away at age 84. Here’s what we know about her cause of death. In the 1994 film Heavenly Creatures, Kate Winslet plays a girl name Juliet Hulme who, along with her best friend, murders her friend’s mother. The two friends were devastated by the …
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