The best recent poetry – review roundup
The Guardianby Jennifer Lee Tsai·14d ago
Have It by John Cooper Clarke (Picador, £16.99) The latest collection from the original “people’s poet” displays his characteristic swagger, delivered with a distinctively northern humour.
Watch the Disturbing French Horror Classic that Inspired Halloween
Polygon.comby Oli Welsh·14d ago
Discussing the terrifying blankness of the killer Michael Myers' mask in his seminal 1978 horror movie Halloween, John Carpenter once joked that it was because he "didn't have any money to make a...
You Can't Travel to 'Dune,' So 'Dune' Is Coming to You
Gizmodoby Germain Lussier·14d ago
Could you pass the gom jabbar test? Ride a sandworm? Sit on the Emperor’s throne? Until now, unless your name is Paul Atreides, the answer was probably no.
The Truth Really Will Set You Free in Deesha Philyaw’s Sexy Debut Novel - Electric Literature
Electric Literatureby Flávia Monteiro·14d ago
The Truth Really Will Set You Free in Deesha Philyaw’s Sexy Debut Novel Scandal unravels a long buried secret, testing faith, friendship, and love in THE TRUE CONFESSIONS OF FIRST LADY FREEMAN The...
All American Final Season Sets Netflix Streaming Date After The CW Run
ComingSoon.netby Vritti Johar·14d ago
All American just aired its emotional series finale, and Netflix already has a date locked in for Season 8’s streaming debut.
Marie Antoinette at 20: Sofia Coppola’s playfully postmodern period drama is finally getting the praise it deserves
The Conversation UKby Fiona Handyside, Associate Professor of Film Studies, University of Exeter·14d ago
This autumn, a unique event is taking place in the Petit Trianon, the small summer house tucked among the formal flowerbeds of the sprawling Château de Versailles estate.
National Year of Reading: linguistic diversity should be central to reading for pleasure intiatives
The Conversation UKby Sophie Heywood, Associate Professor in the Department of Language and Cultures, University of Reading·14d ago
The UK’s National Year of Reading is asking people across the country to “go all in” on reading. But this invitation raises questions for many families: reading what, in which language and in what...
Why Is Joan Barfoot’s First Novel Catching Fire Fifty Years Later? | The Walrus
The Walrusby Emily Donaldson·14d ago
The afterlife of a book can follow unpredictable paths. It might vanish from publishers’ lists to be kept on life support by a small but stubborn republic of readers.
‘A Talent for Murder’ Director Anton Corbijn Praises Helen Mirren’s Performance as Controversial Author Patricia Highsmith: ‘She’s a Great Jerk!’
Varietyby Marta Balaga·14d ago
In “A Talent for Murder,” director Anton Corbijn takes a closer look at writer Patricia Highsmith.
Best LG deal: Save $400 on the LG 55-Inch Gallery TV with Frame
Mashableby Hannah Hoolihan·14d ago
SAVE $400: As of Oct. 2, the LG 55-Inch Gallery TV with Frame is on sale for $899.99 at Amazon. That's $400 off its full price of $1,299.99.
4 Fish-Out-of-Water Graphic Novels and Memoirs
BOOK RIOTby Julia Rittenberg·14d ago
Comics and graphic novels are one of the best ways to transport yourself while reading. Artists use style and detailed flourishes to show their readers both the familiar and the strange.
Cara Delevingne has £35million tucked away in her personal company
Mail Onlineby Richard Eden; Caroline Peacock·14d ago
Cara Delevingne has amassed a huge sum tucked away in her personal company. The model, 34, has a staggering £34.9million in Cara & Co, the firm into which she places her modelling and acting...
The Most Read Books on Goodreads in September 2026
BOOK RIOTby Community·14d ago
Put away the beach reads: we’re now firmly in fall, the best reading season of the year. In September, the majority of the most-read titles were carryovers from previous months, including The...
‘It’s rational to fear the music industry’: Grouper’s Liz Harris on virality, streaming scammers and her ‘restorative’ dream-pop trio
The Guardianby Jenn Pelly·14d ago
In mid-September, I watched as Liz Harris soundchecked to 1,500 empty seats at midtown Manhattan’s historic Town Hall theatre.
It's true: this is my final column. You have exactly 24 hours to complain before my inbox self-destructs | Marina Hyde
The Guardianby Marina Hyde·14d ago
Journalism 101 – a course I have yet to complete – dictates that if you have something salient to say you should get there fast.
The Resistance Is Not Dead
Hyperallergicby Hyperallergic·14d ago
Thanks to everyone who came to our member event yesterday at the International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) in Brooklyn.
A new Skywalker trilogy for Star Wars? Going back to the same family-saga well is a waste of time
The Guardianby Ben Child·14d ago
The Skywalkers: who are they exactly? A family that has moulded the entire Star Wars galaxy in their image, to the extent that nobody can really imagine the long-running space opera without them.
Remembering the ephemera of my life gives it meaning | Psyche Notes to Self
Psycheby Anandi Mishra·14d ago
While I’ve come across various literary and artistic works praising the art of looking, what truly led me down this path was Nirmal Verma’s Ek Chithda Sukh (1979), translated as A Rag Called...
Four Jennifer Lawrence Blockbusters Find New Streaming Home After Leaving Netflix
ComingSoon.netby Disheeta Maheshwari·14d ago
All four of Jennifer Lawrence’s Hunger Games movies will soon be moving to a new streaming home after they leave Netflix.
What are You Reading in October?
BOOK RIOTby Danika Ellis·14d ago
We’ve made it to the best reading month of the year! At least, it is in my life. I save up horror and horror-adjacent books all year and marathon them during Halloween month.
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