Essex Books Presents Shelf Awareness: Gambling on a Summer Read by BWW News Desk
- July 18, 2017 All in. Maybe the gambling theme initially drew me to Swimming with Bridgeport Girls by Anthony Tambakis (recently published by Simon & Schuster), which Jonathan Tropper called 'a sad, smart, funny-as-hell novel with a broken heart that beats powerfully between the lines of every page....' But I stayed because it's irresistible, the perfect bookend (exacta?) to pair with another recent favorite, Jonathan Lethem's A Gambler's Anatomy.
First look! A WRINKLE IN TIME Movie Stills! by Bonnie Lynn Wagner
- July 18, 2017 Yesterday brought an in-depth first look at the upcoming movie A Wrinkle in Time, based on the beloved Newbery winning novel by Madeleine L'Engle. The movie is directed by Ava DuVernay (Selma, 13th).
The movie will hit theaters March 9, 2018.
The story centers around Meg (played by newcomer Storm Reid), a girl brave enough to go on an intergallactic journey in a desperate search to find her father (Chris Pine). She's joined by her friend Calvin (Levi Miller) and brother Charles Wallace (Deric McCabe). The trio are sent on their way by three immortal, angelic-like beings, Mrs. Whatsit (Reese Witherspoon), Mrs. Who (Mindy Kaling), and Mrs. Which (Oprah Winfrey).
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Launches IPO by BWW News Desk
- July 17, 2017 Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc., a fast-growing provider of positive and entertaining video content, today announced the launch of its IPO to raise up to $30 million. The company has applied to list its shares of Class A common stock on Nasdaq under the symbol “CSSE.”
Excerpt from FROST SERIES OMNIBUS by Liz DeJesus by Bonnie Lynn Wagner
- July 17, 2017 Like fairy tales? You're going to love this new omnibus that rounds up three novels about the descendant of Snow White! Check out the Frost Series by Liz DeJesus today!
Dennis Koller Releases 'The Oath' by BWW News Desk
- July 17, 2017 A lifetime ago, two young naval aviators took an oath to 'defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” Both were shot down over North Vietnam and endured years of brutal torture in the same prisoner-of-war camp.