Morning Links: July 3
A/V
At Broadway World: American Masters Presents the Exclusive U.S. Broadcast Premiere of Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin. “American Masters presents the first documentary film exploring the remarkable life and legacy of the prolific and versatile author: Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin, premiering nationwide Friday, August 2 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings), pbs.org/americanmasters and the PBS Video app.“
I do hope this movie ends up being as delightful as it looks:
Booklists
At the AV Club: Colson Whitehead, An Exploration of Female Desire, and More Books to Read in July.
At Tor: Ten Favorite Flawed Books That Are Always Worth Rereading. I can’t speak to most of these specific picks, but it’s a fun one to think about.
At Booklist: #ReadGraphic: 11 Graphic Novels for YA Readers.
At Booklist: Best New Books: Week of July 2, 2019.
Cheap Reads
Sister Outsider, by Audre Lorde
Ham on Rye, by Charles Bukowski
The Thread that Binds the Bones, by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
The Governess Game, by Tessa Dare
Just in Case You Missed It AKA Must Reads
At the Players’ Tribune: So the President F*cking Hates My Girlfriend. “The hair?? I was….. AGAINST it. Phew!! That felt really good to say. I was against it. I thought it was too impulsive and I voted no. (LOL not that I actually got a vote — our relationship when it comes to Megan’s fashion is based on what you might call a “modified democracy,” where we both give our opinion and then Megan does what she wants.)“
Publishing
At Publishers Weekly: New Kids' and YA Books: Weeks of July 1 and July 8, 2019.
At the LA Times: New ‘Goldie Vance’ and ‘Fence’ novels announced by Little, Brown and Boom! Studios. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!