The release date for the teen trilogy Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins, gets an official time stamp. Mark your calendars for March 23, 2012!! (3 weeks after my birthday, so feel free to get me tickets and popcorn coupons.) There’s big debate over the suspected rating due the violence and subject matter – will it… [Read more…]
James Franco‘s Film Lit-Quest James Franco’s fondness for literary adaptations (Howl; Eat Pray Love; 127 Hours) as an actor will take an even more dramatic turn if his plans to direct screen versions of works by William Faulkner and Cormac McCarthy are realized. Entertainment Weekly’s Shelf Life blog reported that Franco “is moving full steam… [Read more…]
The “five” challenge was created by the gracious Persnickety Snark. I’m posting Saturday’s topic a bit late because I really wanted to get in on it. Hopefully next year I’ll be a bit more organized and manage to take part in more. That said, this is actually a difficult one, because I’m discovering new titles every… [Read more…]
I know, I know….no judging books by their covers. But when they are already classics, you can’t really go wrong. Right? You will come to notice here at Aurelia, that I am a bit of a book cover junkie. So, in order to indulge my minor obsession I’ll be bringing you some of my… [Read more…]
As usual, so many books, so little time. I’m not the type to base my reading choices solely on critical opinion, but…I am feeling a little over-whelmed that I managed to purchase exactly one of the mentioned titles this year. I did do better on the Children’s Notable list (2 out of 7); and there… [Read more…]
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February 6, 2011 by Jonesy
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