Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster. On April 26, 1986, a reactor at the nuclear power plant in Pripyat exploded, spreading radioactive material across Ukraine and the rest of the continent, the effects and ramifications of which are still plainly seen and keenly felt. A great deal of the conversation during Earth Month revolves […]
The second season of Marvel's Daredevil drops on Netflix today. If you're reading this just after emerging from your binge-watching rabbit hole, you should probably get some sleep. Luke Cage doesn't premiere until September, so you have time to train for your next superhero-streaming marathon! If you're new to the television show, Daredevil is […]
Looking to curl up with a classic somewhere out of the bitter cold? Don’t have time to drop by your local branch before closing time? Celebrate love and family in faraway lands and times with these always available electronic titles. The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton eAudiobook Craving a dramatic love triangle with a […]
"They may be minor characters, but they are major characters in my heart!" This sentiment may strike a chord with you if you've ever found yourself wanting to know more about a character in a book or TV show or movie, and yet the writers have different ideas. Judging from the popularity of a paraphrased text […]
Picking up from where we left off last week, here is a selection of books for the spookiest season of the year: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson eAudiobook eBook Large Print The shadow of Hill House looms large over all the other haunted buildings in the genre. This eerie 1959 […]
Looking for an unsettling book to curl up with during the waning of the year? Come browse the secret stacks of The Library at Mount Char! First-time novelist Scott Hawkins was partly inspired by a librarian friend who was tired of the stereotypes surrounding portrayals of her profession. Just once, she wanted to read […]
The third season finale of the gorgeous and grisly television series Hannibal aired last night. Or rather, "The Wrath of the Lamb" was served to viewers in Canada last night; hungry audiences south of the border must whet their appetites with the wait until Saturday to see how much murder and mayhem is in store. […]
Lisbeth Salander is back! Plot details have been heavily guarded, but the hacker heroine will reportedly take on both the cyber underworld and the U.S. National Security Agency in The Girl in the Spider's Web, the controversial continuation of Stieg Larsson's bestselling Millennium Trilogy. Book Audiobook Talking Book Written by David Lagercrantz, the fourth […]
Extraordinary Tales, an animated anthology featuring the voice of legendary actor Sir Christopher Lee, is the latest adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's stories. But the true extraordinary tale is that of Lee, who passed away on June 7 at the age of 93, a man who led an amazing life that included remarkable careers in […]
The series finale of Justified, the best TV show your friends aren't watching, airs this coming Tuesday. The paths of federal marshal Raylan Givens and his outlaw nemesis Boyd Crowder are soon to converge (like the aligning of the planets, to borrow a line from the penultimate episode), and after the "frenemies" face down each […]