Not all of the best presents are given on birthdays or holidays. For graphic novel artist Bill Willingham , creator of the Fables Comics series, the best gift he ever received came at the most unlikely of times --- on a sick day.
Today's guest blogger, bestselling author Wendy Corsi Staub, thinks back to the Christmas she received the most perfect gift from her mother --- a copy of the timeless and beloved LITTLE WOMEN --- and the literary her
Eileen Goudge, author of DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, reminisces on her first introduction to "adult reading material," and the gift that --- decades later --- keeps on giving.
Today's guest blogger, John Addiego --- author of THE ISLANDS OF DIVINE MUSIC --- recalls an unexpected, but life-changing gift he received from his mother at a time when he probably needed it most.
At an early age, bestselling author Mary Kay Andrews discovered one of the greatest pleasures that reading can bring --- the ability to forgetyour surroundings and lose yourself in a great story.
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September's Books on Screen roundup includes the season premieres of Apple TV+'s "The Morning Show" and "Slow Horses," along with AMC's "The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon"; the season finales of "Dexter: Resurrection" on Paramount+ with Showtime and "The Terminal List: Dark Wolf" on Prime Video; the conclusion of Prime Video's "The Summer I Turned Pretty"; the series premieres of "The Dead Girls" on Netflix and "The Girlfriend" on Prime Video; the continuation of STARZ's "Outlander: Blood of My Blood" and USA Network's "The Rainmaker"; the films The Long Walk, The Man in My Basement and One Battle After Another; and the DVD/Blu-ray releases of Superman, The Life of Chuck and Clown in a Cornfield.