by Shayne | Jan 10, 2023 | Books, Featured
Happy new year! I don’t know about you, but I’m looking forward to doing things a little differently in 2023. For one thing, I want to be more intentional and consistent with my book reading this year. I was all over the place, sporadic and moody in 2022. I’d start a...
by Shayne | Sep 27, 2022 | Books, TV
I picked up a 1989 copy of Interview with the Vampire at a secondhand bookstore back in May. I figured it was about time for me to read it since it’s had such an impact on pop culture and romanticized vampire fiction. I started reading in my backyard on a sunny...
by Shayne | Sep 13, 2022 | Books, Movies
I started reading Blonde, the fictionalized story of Marilyn Monroe by Joyce Carol Oates, after I saw that there’s going to be a Netflix adaptation dropping September 28th. I’m the kind of person who likes to try to quick read the book before I watch the movie. I saw...
by Shayne | Aug 30, 2022 | Books, Music
I picked up the Mariah Carey memoir after listening to a Rolling Stone music podcast where the hosts raved about it. I started reading the book right away but it took me awhile to finish it. It’s a dense book and a lot of the topics are heavy. There are lengthy...
by Shayne | Aug 9, 2022 | Books
Several of my recent writer and author dish sessions have revolved around the discussion of tropes. Tropes are everywhere— in books, movies, and TV shows. The reason why people are drawn to some stories and repelled by others often comes down to the tropes they love...
