The best unhinged books to read while smiling on beach
The essence of the #beachread, most would agree, was more of a mood than anything else: attached to #vacation, it should be #enjoyable and #easy, with brisk pace and simple diction.
Jenna Hodgkinson
Bio:
Jenna Hodgkinson is a recent graduate of Salve Regina University where she studied Global Studies and Political Science. She is currently pursuing her Masters in International Relations from American Public University. Throughout her educational career she became passionate about research, analyzing, and writing out her findings to share. She enjoys reading, learning, and debating the theories of the world and is thrilled to get to share with the readers of NYCTastemakers.
James Patterson Makes Good On $1M Promise To Indies
Less than 10 months after the day James Patterson swore a million-dollar promise, he has kept his word. The best-selling novelist announced he has donated about $437,000 to 81 independent bookstores — a gift that completes his plan to donate $1 million of his own money to support independent booksellers. ...
MLB Power Rankings
It is nearing the end of April which means the MLB has been underway for almost a month. Every team has played at least 20 games and while we're still in "small sample" territory, we've seen a meaningful sample.
Do We Still Need Libraries?
With people having more access to the internet in their homes, there is less of a need for libraries from the public. This confronts libraries with the threat of closing. This leads to the question of: do we still need libraries? The short and simple answer is yes, and here ...
Clinging to Old Classics can Go Hand in Hand with Banning Books
someone attempts to ban Toni Morrison or Ta-Nehisi Coates, they’re also trying to corral our kids back to Hawthorne and Hemingway, Dante, and Dickens.
Ann Napolitano’s “Hello Beautiful” Picked as Oprah’s 100th Book
Oprah Winfrey started her famous book club back in 1996, and she just chose her 100th book–Ann Napolitano's “Hello Beautiful”. Oprah, known as the “queen of books”, said the book pays homage to Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women”. “Hello Beautiful” follows four sisters over three decades in the city ...
Walmart Launches Clean Beauty Line
Walmart’s Vice President of Beauty Creighton Kiper stated, “Clean Beauty at Walmart is an online shop that helps our customers find beauty products that are made without ingredients they may not want.” Walmart wants to work with its customers to make sure there are products available that align with the ...
