First edition front cover. When most people think of Shirley Jackson, they think of horror. The Haunting of Hill House is often cited as the archetypal 20th-century ghost story. Even scaremonger-in-chief Stephen King regards Shirley Jackson as a major influence, devoting 30 pages of his 1982 memoir Danse Macabre to her work. The Californian writer
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In White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy, MacArthur fellow and activist-pastor William J. Barber II makes the logical but nonetheless surprising point that, even though poverty has a disproportionately high impact on Black Americans, there is a vastly greater number of white people living in poverty, leading lives
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After emerging from bankruptcy in the U.S. last summer, Regal parent Cineworld is exploring options for its UK business which could include a potential sale or restructuring, Sky News reported over the weekend. According to the report, the world’s second largest cinema operator has enlisted AlixPartners, which helped its lenders navigate bankrupcty, as consultant and
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If it’s Halloween, it must be Saw. Unfortunately, the franchise isn’t returning to theaters this coming Halloween season, but new sequel Saw XI is headed our way for Halloween 2025. The games return to theaters on September 26, 2025, with Saw X director Kevin Greutert returning to direct the upcoming Saw XI. Fellow franchise alum Marcus Dunstan (The
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Alex Gerlis is a veteran espionage author with three series already behind him, but with Every Spy a Traitor he launches a new series. This time it’s a classic fish out of water story, similar to those written by Eric Ambler, but with a twist. Ambler (The Mask Of Dimitrios, Journey Into Fear) was a
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The hot A-list celeb sisters, Kylie Jenner and Kim Kardashian, took to social media to show off their blonde-tastic hair! Whether it’s Kylie’s blonde bob or Kim’s platinum blonde flow, there’s no question their hair game is on point! Being a blonde babe is just one of their iconic styles, but the question here is
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Gennifer Choldenko’s The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman is a moving story about an 11-year-old abandoned by his single mom and left to care for his 3-year-old sister, Boo, inspired by Choldenko’s own childhood experiences of having undependable parents and a caring older brother who acted as a surrogate parent. Fans of the Newbery Honor
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News Charli XCX Releases Deluxe Edition of Brat: Listen As the cheeky title promises, Brat and It’s the Same But There’s Three More Songs So It’s Not features three new tracks By Nina Corcoran June 10, 2024 Facebook X Charli XCX, photo by Neil Mockford/GC Images Facebook X Three days after Charli XCX released her
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