9 Novels by Contemporary Jewish Writers...

Once again our friends at 

Offtheshelf.com have given us a great list of titles 

that you'll want to check out. 

Read the article here.

Here's a sample:

  

 

All of these are worth a look. 

Enjoy!

15 WWII Novels Beyond Europe's Shores...

Our friends at Offtheshelf.com 

put together this fabulous list of novels 

that would be perfect for your next book discussion 

or added to your TBR pile.  

Read the piece here.

Here's a sample:

  

 

Really good stuff here. Enjoy!

DVDs available Tuesday, September 27th...

Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the 4th Reich - Near the end of World War II, American and British Special Forces must extract a resistance fighter behind Nazi lines. Directed by Claudio Fah. Starring: Sean Patrick Flanery, Tom Sizemore, Kip Pardue. 



Cell -When a mysterious cell phone signal causes apocalyptic chaos, an artist is determined to reunite with his young son in New England.  Based on the Stephen King Novel.  Directed by Tod Williams. Starring:  John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Isabelle Fuhrman. 



Central Intelligence - After he reconnects with an awkward pal from high school through Facebook, a mild-mannered accountant is lured into the world of international espionage. Directed by  Rawson Marshall Thurber. Starring:  Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Danielle Nicolet. 




Hunt for the Wilderpeople - A national manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid and his foster uncle who go missing in the wild New Zealand bush. Directed by  Taika Waititi. Starring: Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata. 




The Shallows - A mere 200 yards from shore, surfer Nancy is attacked by a great white shark, with her short journey to safety becoming the ultimate contest of wills. Directed by  Jaume Collet-Serra. Starring:  Blake Lively, Óscar Jaenada, Angelo Josue Lozano Corzo. 

DVDs out today, September 23rd....

Thirteen - (BBC America TV Mini-Series) 26-year-old Ivy Moxam steps out of an ordinary house, on an ordinary street, on an ordinary day. Ivy hasn't been seen for thirteen years, she was kidnapped in 2003 at the age of thirteen. Creator & Writer:  Marnie Dickens. Starring  Jodie Comer, Natasha Little, Stuart Graham.




The Tunnel - (Season One. BBC America TV Series) - Set primarily in Folkestone and Calais where detectives Karl Roebuck and Elise Wassermann are called to investigate the death of a French politician. When a shocking discovery is made at the crime scene, the pair is forced into an uneasy partnership as they seek out a politically-motivated serial killer who draws them into his own personal agenda. Starring:  Stephen Dillane, Clémence Poésy, Cédric Vieira.

Both of these are edge-of-your-seat stuff. 
Enjoy! 

Here they are....! Your 2016 National Book Award Short-List Nominees...

Yikes, I've only read TWO! 

I absolutely loved 

"News of the World" by Paulette Jiles 

and

Colson Whitehead's "The Underground Railroad". 

As for the rest of them, 

well.

I'd better get busy...

DVDs available Tuesday, September 20th...

The Huntsman: Winter's War - Eric and fellow warrior Sara, raised as members of ice Queen Freya's army, try to conceal their forbidden love as they fight to survive the wicked intentions of both Freya and her sister Ravenna. Directed by  Cedric Nicolas-Troyan. Starring:  Chris Hemsworth, Jessica Chastain, Charlize Theron. 




Ma Ma - (Foreign) In the aftermath of a tragedy a woman, Magda, reacts with a surge of newfound life that engulfs her circle of family and friends. Directed by Julio Medem. Starring:  Penélope Cruz, Luis Tosar, Asier Etxeandia. 

Okay all you Girl on the Trainer's...

BOOK REVIEW

Paula Hawkins: By the Book

SEPT. 15, 2016

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The author of “The Girl on the Train”steers away from a couple of popular genres: “I have (shamefully) never read any sci-fi, and I tend to avoid horror because I’m a wimp.”

What books are currently on your night stand?

“As If,” by Blake Morrison; “The Underground Railroad,” by Colson Whitehead; Virginia Woolf’s “A Writer’s Diary.” I’m also listening to the audiobook of “A Brief History of Seven Killings,” by Marlon James.

Read the rest of this terrific NYT piece here.

LOVE THOSE THRILLERS!

In case you think we missed It...

Stephen King's, scary novel, It, just celebrated it's 30th anniversary. 

Which is shocking since I actually remember when It hit the shelves. 

And I don't think It was thirty years ago.

But okay, fine. If you insist. 

In light of the anniversary, here's news you can use!

A reboot of the 1990 TV miniseries 

will be released in September of 2017.  

Remember Pennywise? Your favorite dancing clown? Ahem.

Andres Muschietti (Mama), is set to direct and Bill Skarsgard has the daunting task of 
breathing new life into Pennywise. 
No easy feat after Tim Curry's version!  

Then there's this terrific piece from the Los Angeles Review of Books that may find you re-reading this classic yourself!

Where “It” Was: Rereading Stephen King’s “It” on Its 30th Anniversary

By Adrian Daub

I'd post some advanced stills of the clown, but you'll have to look at him here. 

If I did post the pics you'd look like this: 

 

Original cover art. 

It's what we can't see that scares us most. 

DVDs available Tuesday, September 13th...

Captain America: Civil War - Political interference in the Avengers' activities causes a rift between former allies Captain America and Iron Man. Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo. Starring:  Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson. 



The Conjuring 2 - Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by a malicious spirit. Directed by (the fabulous) James Wan. Starring: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Madison Wolfe. 

 Popstar: Never Stop Stopping - When it becomes clear that his solo album is a failure, a former boy band member does everything in his power to maintain his celebrity status. Directed by  Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone. Starring:  Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer. 

See you at the Merrick Street Fair!

Join us today at the 

Merrick Street Fair & Fall Festival!  

Come by and say "Hello!" to all you favorite people!

We'll be there all day 

Saturday, September 10th

 from 10-5pm!

"Arrival" arrives...! Or at least the trailer for it does.

 Starring Amy Adams, Forest Whitaker, Jeremy Renner, 

and directed by Denis Villeneuve.

Here's the trailer. 

Based on a terrific short story by Ted Chiang.

You know Ted Chiang. 

The 4-time Nebula Aware, Hugo Award and Locus Award winner, AND winner of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. 

Yeah, THAT guy!

Get your copy of the short stories today before the movie opens in November.

Catch me...

You won't want to miss this book discussion...

   Join me on 

Wednesday, September 7th 

at 2:30 pm

as we discuss

"The Book of Unknown Americans" 

by Cristina Henriquez

Named a New York Times and Washington Post Notable Book, an NPR Great Read, The Daily Beast's Novel of the Year, and a Mother Jones, Oprah.com, School Library Journal, and BookPage Best Book of the Year

When fifteen-year-old Maribel Rivera sustains a terrible injury, the Riveras leave behind a comfortable life in Mexico and risk everything to come to the US so that Maribel can have the care she needs. Once they arrive, it’s not long before Maribel attracts the attention of Mayor Toro, the son of one of their new neighbors, who sees a kindred spirit in this beautiful, damaged outsider. 

Their love story sets in motion events that will have 

profound repercussions for everyone involved. 

Henríquez seamlessly interweaves the story of these star-crossed lovers, 

and of the Rivera and Toro families, with the testimonials of men and women who have come to the United States from all over Latin America. 

A novel of what it means to be American.

DVDs available Tuesday, September 6th...

All The Way: Season One (TV Series) -Lyndon Johnson becomes the President of the United States in the chaotic aftermath of JFK's assassination and spends his first year in office fighting to pass the Civil Rights Act. Directed by Jay Roach. Starring:  Bryan Cranston, Bradley Whitford, Ray Wise. 

American Crime Story: People vs. O.J. Simpson [TV Series]   - An anthology series centered around the OJ Simpson case. Directed by  Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski. Starring: Sarah Paulson, John Travolta, Sterling K. Brown.

A Bigger Splash   - The vacation of a famous rock star and a filmmaker in Italy is disrupted by the unexpected visit of an old friend and his daughter. Directed by Luca Guadagnino. Starring:  Tilda Swinton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Ralph Fiennes.

Equals  -  In an emotionless utopia, two people fall in love when they regain their feelings from a mysterious disease, causing tensions between them and their society. Directed by Drake Doremus. Starring:  Nicholas Hoult, Kristen Stewart, Vernetta Lopez.

Genius -   A chronicle of Max Perkins's time as the book editor at Scribner, where he oversaw works by Thomas Wolfe, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and others. Directed by  Michael Grandage. Starring:  Colin Firth, Jude Law, Nicole Kidman. 

The Meddler  -  An aging widow from New York City follows her daughter to Los Angeles in hopes of starting a new life after her husband passes away. Directed by Lorene Scafaria. Starring:  Susan Sarandon, Rose Byrne, J.K. Simmons.

Money Monster   -  Financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor takes over their studio. Directed by Jodie Foster. Starring: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O'Connell.

Now You See Me 2   - The Four Horsemen resurface and are forcibly recruited by a tech genius to pull off their most impossible heist yet. Directed by Jon M. Chu. Starring:  Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Lizzy Caplan, Daniel Radcliffe, Dave Franco.

Urge  -  A weekend getaway takes a dangerous turn when a mysterious nightclub owner introduces a group of friends to a new designer drug. Stripped of their inhibitions, they start living out their wildest fantasies - but what starts out as a fun night of partying quickly turns deadly, as the island paradise deteriorates into a tropical madhouse. Directed by  Aaron Kaufman. Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Justin Chatwin, Danny Masterson, Ashley Greene.