I honestly can’t remember if I read this book or one of Straub’s others. Like Laurie, I picked it up before a vacation and failed to absorb any of it. The best character commentary ...

Over the past two decades, Chris Evans has become synonymous with superhero cinema, carving out a unique place in Hollywood as an actor who’s portrayed numerous comic book characters across ...

Every now and then there is a book with a character so well-written, so well-developed, that you instantly fall in love with them. 1.The Lonesome Dove series: "I would read a hundred books about ...

Whether it was a supporting or one of the main characters, the stark differences between their portrayal and their book counterparts still have the fans divided. Updated on March 19, 2025 ...

By Sara Gran Sara Gran is the founder of Dreamland Books and the author of, most recently, “Little Mysteries.” March 24, 2025 Some people use noir to mean a spare writing style; others ...

Both were fictional. In February and March 2025, YouTube users published videos about U.S. televangelist Kenneth Copeland that claimed he had collapsed in a courtroom "after hearing his sentence ...

The only thing better than getting lost in a good book is getting lost in a good book with a badass Black female protagonist. Whether it’s a memoir about how a Black girl from the South Side of ...

When it comes to elevating our understanding of The Beatles, Ian Leslie’s new book "John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs" is a mixed bag. On the one hand, Leslie provides elegant readings of a ...

Adi has covered video games, biohacking, and more for The Verge since 2011. Chatbot service Character.AI is adding a new ‘Parental Insights’ feature, which lets teens send a weekly report of ...

She wrote seven books in a series that went on to be a hit TV show. After she was replaced by ghostwriters, she reclaimed her characters online in fan fiction. By Jeré Longman L.J. Smith ...

Steven Spielberg's 1993 movie Jurassic Park was groundbreaking, with its best characters remaining icons today. That said, the movie and its sequel, The Lost World, were based on books by Michael ...