See the Trailer for ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE
Plus: a new app that's better than Goodreads, two authors make the TIME 100, and more.
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Netflix Reveals Trailer for One Hundred Years of Solitude
“Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice.”
It’s one of the most memorable first lines in literature, and the folks behind Netflix’s adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude seem to understand that this is a situation where fidelity to the source text will matter quite a bit. The 16-episode series will debut later this year, and I’ve got to say, I’m pleasantly surprised by how good this first look is.
Take Me Down to Superlative City
The TIME 100 list of the year’s most influential people usually includes a few writers, and this time around is no exception. Lauren Groff gets a nod from Ann Patchett, fellow author-turned-indie-bookstore-owner, and James McBride, who basically won publishing in 2023, has another accolade to add to his pile of well-deserved, long-overdue recognition. Ethan Hawke, who wrote the entry about McBride, puts it perfectly: “If James is one of the most influential artists in America, then there is great hope for America.” Yes and amen.
Read Your Way Into Poetry
Does any genre strike impostor syndrome into the heart of more readers than poetry? It doesn’t have to be intimidating, and if the last time you read poetry was in a giant anthology in high school English— probably about a Grecian urn, a red wheel barrow, or a person who ate some plums—it’s time to give it another go. These four poetry collections are great places to start (or start over).
Goodbye, Goodreads
Bookmory is a new book-tracking app, and it’s better than Goodreads, with a couple caveats.