Every Generation Gets the Book Club It Deserves
Finally, a movie that dares to ask: Remember five years ago?
Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda and Candice Bergen Are Making a Movie About Reading Fifty Shades (???)
The incredibly A-list trio of Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda and Candice Bergen are set to star in Book Club, a movie about a group of friends whose book club reads Fifty Shades of Grey. Life changes, apparently, ensue.
Even With Everything Else He Does, Obama Makes Time to Read Lots of Books
Thanks, Obama. You ran the country for eight years and you’ve also added to my ever-growing reading list. Sorry, but unlike the President of the United States I’m too busy to read.
Good News, Emma Watson’s Book Club Has a Name
After announcing her desire to start feminist book club, Emma Watson has finally decided on its name: “Our Shared Shelf.” How quaint. Watson officially launched the club on Goodreads and declared Gloria Steinem’s My Life on the Road as the first book. At the time of publication, the group has over 64,000 members.…
Vote on Which Books to Include in Our Spooky Scary Halloween Book Club!
Admit it: You had at least one encounter with a tween terror classic that left you scared shitless, cowering under the covers. Or at least very, very jumpy in the dark. This Halloween, Jezebel will be celebrating our adolescent nightmares with a special Spooky Scary YA Book Club. Help us pick what to read!
Introducing the Jezebel Book Club
We've wanted to start a Jezebel book club for a while, and now, thanks to our new discussion system, it's the perfect time to get going — especially since a bunch of lazy summer holidays/weekends/afternoons are coming up.
The World's Most Ridiculous Press Release
We know publishing and book marketing follow a formula that involves mashing up previously successful books. We know self-help involves bullet points, and that Ladies Love Makeovers. We know paranormal and memoir (novel/memoir even!) remain sought-after genres. The people behind this book know all of these things too,…
On Finding Love In The Fiction Section
When people ask me how I met my fiance, I always have a moment when I consider lying.
Bible Bids Bye-Bye To "Booty"
Children's giggles have forced Catholic bishops to cleanse their translation of the bible of the word "booty." It will be replaced with "the spoils of war."
Peggy Orenstein Answers Your Questions, Right Here And Now
In this excerpt from Cinderella Ate My Daughter, Peggy Orenstein wonders what effect growing up among Disney Princesses, American Girl Place, and Miley Cyrus has on older girls' sexuality. She's answering your questions (on any book-related topic) in the comments.
One Woman Moves Into Little House
Anyone who loved the Little House series is in for a treat, because in a new book, writer Wendy McClure really put her money where her sunbonnet is.
How Hollywood Is Fucking Up The Dirty Girls Social Club
Over a year ago, author Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez optioned the TV rights to her bestselling novel, The Dirty Girls Social Club. Christmas eve, Valdes-Rodriguez called the TV project racist on her blog. For Christmas she got a cease and desist letter.
Christine O'Donnell Has A Book Deal
Did you miss her? She'll be back in August 2011 with a book that will go "behind the scenes of her race for the Senate and embody O'Donnell's identification with America's frustrations and concerns with the current political climate."
Is Your Favorite Book of 2010 on the New York Times' List?
Mine, Citrus County by John Brandon, did not make the cut :( But the annual release of the year's "100 Notable Books" list remains a beloved Thanksgivingtime tradition. Which have you loved, and which should be avoided? [New York Times]
Noted Enigma Angelina Jolie Gets Her Own Comic Book
Angelina Jolie is a movie star, humanitarian, mother of six and special ladyfriend of Brad Pitt. Can she be summed up in a comic book? The folks at Bluewater Productions think so.
Sarah Palin Loved Knocked Up And Juno
Hey, remember when people were concerned about the summary way abortion was treated in Juno and Knocked Up? Sarah Palin loved that shit. Especially because it wasn't all "European." God bless America.
Help Some Well-Meaning Dudes Read Books By Women
"Women are willing to buy books by male writers, but men seem much more reluctant to buy books by women," notes a (male) Atlantic writer. His solution: To read one female writer's novel for every one by a man.
Satiate Your Inner Literary Voyeur
With The Book Depository's new Watch People Shop feature, you can indeed watch people virtually book-shop in real time all over the world. Surprisingly addictive! But so much for buying those romance novels from the privacy of your own home...
Does Anyone Care About The Supposedly Scandalous Angelina Book?
Andrew Morton's unauthorized biography of Angelina Jolie hit stores in the U.S. this week, and it's obvious that the book attempts to paint the actress and humanitarian as a vain control freak-cum-psychotic homewrecking succubus who feeds on married men.
