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Week of June 19, 2017

Paperback releases for the week of June 19th include Paulette Jiles' NEWS OF THE WORLD, a National Book Award finalist about an aging itinerant news reader who, in the aftermath of the Civil War, agrees to transport a young captive of the Kiowa back to her people; THE MANDIBLES, a near-future novel from Lionel Shriver that explores the aftershocks of an economically devastating U.S. sovereign debt default on four generations of a once-prosperous American family; and THE HOUSE AT THE EDGE OF NIGHT by Catherine Banner, a sweeping saga about four generations of a family who live and love on an enchanting island off the coast of Italy.

December 2020

December's Books on Screen roundup includes the films News of the World, Wonder Woman 1984, The Midnight Sky and Nomadland; the series premieres of "The Stand" on CBS All Access, "The Hardy Boys" on Hulu, and "Bridgerton" on Netflix; the conclusion of HBO Max's "The Flight Attendant"; the season two finale of "His Dark Materials" on HBO; and the DVD releases of The War with Grandpa, Waiting for the Barbarians and Jiu Jitsu.