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"When I was your age, television was called books." ~ from The Princess Bride
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| A Touch of Stardust: A Novel by Kate AlcottFiction. Julie Crawford is busy watching (fake) Atlanta burn when she's first fired by David O. Selznick. Julie, an aspiring screenwriter from Indiana, arrives in California in 1938, finding work on the set of Gone With the Wind before becoming the personal assistant of movie star (and fellow Fort Wayne native) Carole Lombard. Julie's backstage access gives her a front row seat to the blossoming love affair between Lombard and Clark Gable, recently cast as Rhett Butler. Witnessing a burgeoning scandal (Gable's married) that could derail the stars' careers as well as a troubled shoot that's constantly over-budget and behind schedule, Julie quickly discovers the chaos and heartbreak beneath Hollywood's glittering facade. |
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| The Girl on the Train: A Novel by Paula HawkinsPsychological Suspense. During Rachel's daily commute to and from a London job she no longer has, her train passes two houses: the one she used to share with her ex-husband (who now resides there with his new wife), and the one whose seemingly blissful occupants -- dubbed "Jason" and "Jess" -- fuel her obsessive fantasies about the domestic harmony she craves. However, when "Jess" goes missing, Rachel, simultaneously desperate and afraid to learn the truth, insinuates herself into the investigation. Like Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl, this dark psychological thriller examines dysfunctional relationships through the eyes of characters who may or may not be trustworthy. |
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| Funny Girl: A Novel by Nick HornbyFiction. Almost as soon as she's crowned "Miss Blackpool 1964," Barbara Parker realizes she's not cut out to be a beauty queen and returns her tiara. An aspiring actress who idolizes Lucille Ball, Barbara then heads to London, where she changes her name to Sophie Straw and snags a lead role in a television sitcom. Following Sophie's rise to fame as well as the subsequent peaks and valleys of her career, Funny Girl presents an amusing yet bittersweet coming-of-age story featuring a lively supporting cast and set against the vibrant backdrop of 1960s London. |
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| The Magician's Lie: A Novel by Greer MacallisterFiction. From her tiny jail cell in Janesville, Iowa, famed female magician the Amazing Arden (née Ada Bates) recounts her life story to police officer Virgil Holt, who suspects her of using one of her stage illusions to commit a very real murder. Richly detailed depictions of early 20th-century traveling circuses and Arden's own autobiographical "confession" keep listeners hooked throughout this story's many twists and turns. |
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| As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary ElwesPop Culture. The Princess Bride is almost 30 years old? Inconceivable! Since its original release in 1987, this offbeat, eminently quotable film (based on William Goldman's 1973 novel of the same title) has become a full-fledged cult classic. This behind-the-scenes account of the making of the movie combines leading man Cary Elwes' personal recollections of life on set with exclusive interviews with the film's cast and production crew, in their own words and voices. |
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| A Story Lately Told: Coming of Age in Ireland, London, and New York by Anjelica HustonMemoir. Academy Award-winning actress and director Anjelica Huston recounts her unusual upbringing in this moving, descriptive autobiography. The daughter of film director John Huston and dancer Enrica Soma, Anjelica spent her childhood at her family's estate in Ireland; her adolescence in London as an actress; and her young adulthood in New York as a model. Throughout this candid memoir, she describes both surreal encounters with celebrities and complicated relationships with loved ones. Want more? Huston continues to narrate her fascinating life in Watch Me. |
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| Night Film by Marisha PesslThriller. When the 24-year-old daughter of director Stanislas Cordova is found dead in an abandoned Manhattan warehouse, disgraced journalist Scott McGrath has grave doubts that the cause of her death was suicide. Although investigating the reclusive filmmaker nearly ended McGrath's career several years ago, he's determined that this time, he'll discover the truth about Cordova -- from the persistent rumors of child abuse and occult rituals to the director's infamous "night films," cult movies known to fans through underground screenings. With the help of his young assistants, McGrath embarks on a surreal, often dangerous journey through Cordova's life and work to the dark place where art and obsession intersect. |
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| Beautiful Ruins: A Novel by Jess WalterFiction. In 1962, Porto Vergogna, Italy, is a grubby coastal village that even the locals call culo di baldracca, or "the whore's crack." But Pasquale Tursi, proprietor of the Hotel Adequate View, has big dreams for his hometown -- dreams that appear to be coming true when American starlet Dee Moray arrives at what Pasquale optimistically calls his seaside resort. Dee, a minor member of Cleopatra's sprawling cast (which includes real-life celebrity couple Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton), brings some much-needed glamour to Vergogna -- but at what cost? |
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