After spending four days at the Miami Book Fair I have decided that it is hands down one of my all-time favorite book events. I am not sure what I loved best --- the number of authors, the variety of events or the passionate readers in the crowd. I think it was a combo of the three.
I am lucky that both of my boys are very avid readers. Many of their friends are not. Cory, my 10-year-old son has more time for reading than his older brother, Greg, who is consumed by schoolwork. Cory has one friend, Josh, who reads as voraciously as he does. It's always interesting to watch them together talking about books and sharing what they read. Cory's teacher told me last week that he often rushes through his schoolwork to have more free reading time as they are allowed to open a book as soon as their work is done.
I love it when a series of moments pull themselves together and become a story, especially when you never saw the story coming. For me, the story is about what I am calling "My 24 Hours with Joan Didion."
We have listed nine of Carol’s Bookreporter.com Bets On picks that are now or soon to be in paperback. Which of these books have you read or do you plan to read? Please check all that apply.
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July's Books on Screen roundup includes the series premieres of "Emperor of Ocean Park" on MGM+, "Lady in the Lake" on Apple TV+, and "Mafia Spies" on Paramount+; the season premieres of AMC's "Snowpiercer" and Starz's "The Serpent Queen"; the season finale of "Presumed Innocent" on Apple TV+; the continuation of HBO's "House of the Dragon"; the films Deadpool & Wolverine andWidow Clicquot; and the DVD releases of Lisa Frankenstein, Tarot and Fast Charlie.