Deep Water

Most holidays have only one Mood Setting: Fun. Christmas, the Fourth of July, Groundhog Day—these holidays don’t depend on your relationship status, they’re just moments where everyone pauses to celebrate, appreciate, and render themselves more or less unconscious via feasting (well, maybe not so much Groundhog Day, but we’re working on it). Valentine’s Day, on […]

It’s often noted that happiness is terrible fodder for fiction. Outside of comedies, most stories run on an engine constructed from tragedy, betrayal, and sorrow (unless we’re talking sci-fi and fantasy, which prefers vampires, ray guns, and children chosen by magical prophecy to save us all). This may explain why there are precious few happy marriages in […]

Do you read the book before watching the movie/TV show, or after? Controversial question — we know — but either way 2021 has added a lot more reading to our TBR pile. Hollywood has long looked to books for inspiration and this year we’re in for a stellar lineup of glittery adaptations. Whether it’s at the drive-in or from the comfort of […]

Whether it’s at a theater or from the comfort of your couch, these are the must-read books coming to a screen near you.