Hey there, dear readers! I’m back from an amazing weekend in New York City, where I spent my Sunday with lots of bookish people at Blogbound. It was so invigorating to be surrounded by readers, authors, and book lovers for an entire afternoon, and I’m definitely looking forward to any future events that Nicole Brinkley,…
The Thursday Book Beat: Black Girls Rock and Now You Can Read All About Them!
Happy Thursday, dear readers! I hope your summer’s been going wonderfully so far–I’m about to head out for a quick vacation myself, and it’ll definitely involve books. But before we soak up the sunshine, let’s take a moment to remember Elie Wiesel, author of the powerful classic Night. Wiesel passed away last Saturday at the…
Superhero Sparks Fly in Heroine Complex by Sarah Kuhn
Heroine Complex Sarah Kuhn DAW Press July 5, 2016 Evie Tanaka has spent much of her life being best friends with superhero Aveda Jupiter (born Annie), and it’s not exactly a charmed life despite the exciting career she gets to participate in. Being a superhero’s personal assistant is rather perilous, after all, especially when demon…
“I’m in it for the journey:” An Interview with Honor Thy Father’s John Lloyd Cruz
Dig deep into the psyche of Filipino society, and you’ll find a deeply ingrained sense of honor with regards to family and religious practice. In Honor Thy Father, John Lloyd Cruz gives a strong performance as Edgar, a man who finds his life inexplicably wrecked by greed and corruption in these same institutions, and who must rescue…
“She’s So Different From Who I Am, and That’s What I Love About Her”: An Interview with Hamog’s Teri Malvar
Manila’s street children, derisively called batang hamog or “children of the haze,” are an inescapable part of the city landscape. It is that same landscape that Ralston Jover takes a camera to in Hamog, a film that finds humanity in the hazy smoke and smog. Part of that clarity of Hamog comes from 16-year-old actress Therese “Teri” Malvar….
The Thursday Book Beat: On Pottermore, and the Continued Erasure of Native Americans
It’s a bit of an odd week for book news this week, readers, as holidays and vacations start to empty out publishing offices. That said, our biggest news item is rather polarizing, and will definitely see more discussion in the following weeks. Suki Kim, the only undercover journalist to successfully live and work in North…
The Thursday Book Beat: The Legacy of Our Letters
It’s officially the start of summer, dear readers! As vacations start to pop up on the calendar (I’m super excited for mine!), I’m preparing my pile of books to bring along. Maybe I’ll finally find the time to finish the Hamilton biography? But if we’re talking legacies, our first news item’s a pretty great place…
The Thursday Book Beat: Mourning Lois Duncan
It’s been a busy week, book lovers, and I’m sad to say that our first bit of news is a sad one: Lois Duncan has passed away. Very sad news: Lois Duncan, author of I Know What You Did Last Summer and many other books for teens, has died at 82 pic.twitter.com/2nsycviSvK — Children's Bookshelf…
Shinbun Saturday: New Live Action Adaptations to Come from Amazon Japan
Happy Saturday, dear readers! It seems to be the summer of live-action adaptations, with the new production of Fullmetal Alchemist leading the pack. It seems popular manga Yowasmushi Pedal will soon be joining the roster! The production team recently announced the series’ cast members, including actors who were part of the Yowamushi Pedal stage play….
The Intimacy of Grief: A Review of Nagasaki: Memories of My Son
Nagasaki: Memories of My Son (Haha to Kuraseba) Director: Yoji Yamada Writers: Yoji Yamada and Emiko Hiramatsu Starring: Sayuri Yoshinaga, Kazunari Ninomiya, Haru Kuroki Japanese premiere: December 12, 2015 North American premiere: June 9, 2016 Few events in history have loomed as large in the fabric of American history as the atomic bomb attacks on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Few…
The Thursday Book Beat: Cursed Child, Criticism, and Community
Another Thursday, another exciting roster of book news for you! I’m ramping up my summer reading with some nonfiction by Siddhartha Mukherjee this week–The Emperor of All Maladies is so engaging, and my inner medical nerd is having a great time. Speaking of nerding out, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has started previews in…
Shinbun Saturday: Fullmetal Alchemist Live Action Film Casts Iconic Roles
Hello dear readers! Angel here with your newest bits of manga news to start the weekend! The live-action film adaptation of hit manga Fullmetal Alchemist announced its cast on Monday, led by Hey! Say! JUMP’s Ryosuke Yamada as Edward Elric (who you may recognize from the live-action film version of Assassination Classroom. Joining him are…