Month: June 2024

Here we go, the most-clicked news stories from this week of Today in Books. And here are a bunch of interesting stories that didn’t make the cut for the full Today in Books analysis but are still worth your time. The comments section is moderated according to our community guidelines. Please check them out so
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Dolly Parton arriving to “Joyful Noise” Los Angeles Premeire on January 19, 2012 in Hollywood, CA Photo: Shutterstock Rightwing writer Ericka Andersen has apologized for criticizing Dolly Parton in an essay for the conservative online outlet The Federalist. The piece, titled “There’s Nothing Loving About Dolly Parton’s False Gospel,” has had Parton fans in an
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Jon Bongiovi Jr. was once just a 21-year-old kid from New Jersey with a dream – and a cousin who ran one of the best studios in New York – when he recorded “Runaway” and began getting airplay on local radio. Within a year, he’d signed a record deal, adopted a phonetic spelling of his
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From master of horror John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing), The Ward is now haunting SCREAMBOX! Before she was a superstar, the film features “Euphoria” and Immaculate star Sydney Sweeney as well as All the Boys Love Mandy Lane’s Amber Heard, and Friday the 13th’s Danielle Panabaker, with Mamie Gummer (The Good Wife) and Jared Harris (Mad Men). “The story follows
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David Lynch has expressed his latest regret for not negotiating a “final say” over 1984’s Dune. During an appearance on NPR’s Wild Card with Rachel Martin, the filmmaker said he “died a death” over how the movie turned out. Lynch’s comment was in response to a question about which failure he’s learned the most from. “I
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Rebecca Joines Schinsky Chief of Staff Rebecca Joines Schinsky is the executive director of product and ecommerce at Riot New Media Group. She co-hosts All the Books! and the Book Riot Podcast. Follow her on Twitter: @rebeccaschinsky. View All posts by Rebecca Joines Schinsky Book Riot covers a ton of news every week in addition
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Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia, Shalva Papuashvili, April 2024 Photo: Zhaslan Zhumabekov/via WIkipedia A lawmaker with the ruling party of Georgia has introduced legislation that would strip the rights of same-sex couples, ban depictions of homosexuality in media, and outlaw all LGBTQ+-related gatherings. The chilling legislation bears all the hallmarks of Russian President Vladimir
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SPIN presented an A2IM Indie Week Happy Hour and performance showcase June 12 at the Penthouse in New York, featuring the talents of TRO Essex Music Group artists Sam Louis, Casii Stephan and Flamy Grant. The event was part of the American Association of Independent Music’s annual New York takeover and came ahead of the
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American Family Association founder Donald Wildmon The American Family Association (AFA), the long-running hate group founded by bigoted Christian minister Donald Wildmon, is fighting Pride Month with some anti-Pride merch including a couple of t-shirts, a sticker, and a screen saver. They’ve also recycled some old books as part of their Pride Month counteroffensive, too
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