6 Time Travel Loops, Predestination Style
Today, the Ethan Hawke-starring time travel flick Predestination hits theaters. Like many time travel movies, it pays homage to the old-school Robert A. Heinlein…
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10 Must-Reads for Liane Moriarty Fans
Liane Moriarty’s books are my go-to recommendation for anyone who has found themselves in the unfortunate (but exciting!) position of…
9 Characters We Resolve to Be More Like in 2015
Considering the sheer quantity of baked goods that has traveled coast to coast this holiday season, it would be easy…
The 8 Grinchiest Characters in Literature
The holidays usually bring out the best in people, but every so often you witness the worst. That woman who…
The Top 5 Author Cameos on The Simpsons
There’s no TV show quite as quoted or as quotable as The Simpsons, the evergreen Fox animated sitcom that’s been on…
The Latest from J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World, and 4 Supporting Potter Characters Who Deserve Their Own Stories
Hear ye, hear ye! Today on Pottermore, J.K. Rowling gives us yet another piece of Potter paraphernalia, shining a spotlight…
4 Sequels That Are Finally Here
There’s nothing quite as satisfying as being knee-deep in a great series. It is that much easier to immerse yourself…
A Definitive List of Books for All Vacation Occasions
It’s already July 23, and we need to have a talk: Have you taken a summer vacation yet? Seriously…have you?…
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Cures 5 Fictional Villains
While writing this post, I stopped by my local Barnes & Noble to revisit the Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle books. When I…
10 Characters Who Ended Up With The Wrong People
Very often we turn to books for the satisfaction of a love story well told. If it’s done right, we…
What to Read Next if You Liked Top Secret Twenty-One, The Book Thief, The Hurricane Sisters, The Romanov Sisters, or The Silkworm
As someone who started reading Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels when the series was still in the single digits, I…
Keep Cool With 5 New Detective-Fiction Classics
Nobody stays cooler than an old-fashioned detective, even when he’s sweating through his suit. As we head into the hottest…
J.K. Rowling’s The Silkworm Is a Masterfully Plotted Puzzler
In The Cuckoo’s Calling, J.K. Rowling (as Robert Galbraith) thrust her hard-luck, hard-nosed detective Cormoran Strike into the rarefied air…
43 Great Quotes From Literature We Forgot to Mention
Last week we collected 10 of our favorite lines in literature, but it appears we have forgotten some. Embarrassing! To those…
7 Characters In Need of Origin Stories
The box-office success of Disney’s Maleficent proves two things: 1) There will always be a vehicle for Angelina Jolie’s cheekbones,…
The 8 Best Siblings in Fiction
Whether you love them or want to throw them out the window, there’s no denying siblings are a nonstop story…
11 Actors Who Made These Famous Fictional Characters Their Own
Over here at the Book Blog, our main passion is books—but you know we also love us some movies. Especially…
5 Reasons You Should Preorder Robert Galbraith’s The Silkworm Today
Everyone knows the story of the quiet critical success of Robert Galbraith’s debut, The Cuckoo’s Calling, which garnered great reviews…
Step Aside, Boys: The Heroine Has Taken Over
At a time when Americans still profess to be very divided on the subject of feminism, some of the most…
Black Moon’s Insomnia Plague, and 10 Other Fictional Maladies that Make Our Skin Crawl
A strange plague is spreading around the world in Kenneth Calhoun’s Black Moon, released earlier this month to rave reviews:…