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October may be over, but the scares don’t have to end. Take a look at our top picks for new horror books in November 2021. Vile Affections by Caitlin R. Kiernan Type: Short story anthologyPublisher: Subterranean PressRelease date: Nov. 30 Den of Geek says: Kiernan’s bloody, sometimes erotic fiction sits on the lines between fantasy,
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The World Fantasy Convention took place this weekend in Montreal, Canada, with the theme of “Fantasy, Imagination, and the Dreams of Youth.” Winners were announced at the end of the convention on Sunday in the following categories: Novel Trouble the Saints by Alaya Dawn Johnson A deeply American saga that plays out against the backdrop
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Ever been curious what the best cities for book lovers are? Lawn Love, a company focused on revolutionizing the lawn care business, recently did a study to explore which cities make the mark and which fall short in honor of National Family Literacy Month. The study looked at the 200 biggest cities across the United
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Before this week’s legion of book challenges and bans, it’s worth reiterating that none of these stories are a lost cause. Certainly, “CRT” has become the political agenda of many right-wing politicians, leveraging it to gain the votes of less-educated white people, who are both victims of and contributors to white supremacy in equal measure.
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With its divisive reception among critics and even diehard fans, tongues are definitely wagging over Marvel Studios’ 26th theatrical release, Eternals. But despite low marks across the board from review aggregates and audience polls, the film is still doing (barely) adequate business by Marvel standards. Indeed, Disney now estimates Chloé Zhao’s unique entry in the
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This article contains Marvel’s Eternals spoilers. I did not love Chloé Zhao’s Eternals. This isn’t a controversial statement to make for the first Marvel Studios film to receive a negative “Rotten” score on the aggregate movie review site, Rotten Tomatoes. Despite its expansive pacing—which, believe it or not, is two minutes longer than Denis Villeneuve’s
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