Romantasy Books Have A New Fan Base In The Fashion World

[ This fashion week has been one for the books. Designer Anna Sui staged a show in the famed rare books room of the Strand to debut her fall 2024 collection, which was inspired by the Agatha Christie character Miss Marple and the first editions of Virginia Woolf. Across town, supermodels like Emily Ratajkowski, Irina … Read more

‘Such A Fun Age’ Author Kiley Reid Talks About Her New Book

[ While Kiley Reid was working as an assistant professor at the University of Michigan, her students would use a certain turn of phrase that she just couldn’t shake. “If I said, ‘OK, say more on that,’ they would get kind of embarrassed and go, ‘Oh, my gosh, I hate telling about this,’” says the … Read more

Is ‘Monsieur Spade’ Based On A Book? ‘The Maltese Falcon’ Ending, Explained

[ In AMC’s Monsieur Spade, Clive Owen puts a new spin on legendary private detective Sam Spade. While he’s first introduced as the protagonist in Dashiell Hammett’s 1930 novel The Maltese Falcon, Owen’s character is more than 30 years removed from the book’s events. Monsieur Spade opens in 1963 with the private eye enjoying retirement … Read more