Sharyn Vane, Author at Book and Film Globe

Saturday, November 28, 2020

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Poison Ivy

November 11, 2020November 23, 2020 Sharyn Vane 0 Comments House of Mirth, Susie Yang, White Ivy

‘White Ivy’: an “Asian-American ‘House of Mirth’”

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The Walking Klan

November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 Sharyn Vane 0 Comments Lovecraft Country, P. Djèlí Clark, Ring Shout, Watchmen

In P. Djèlí Clark’s ‘Ring Shout,” the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s are actual monsters

FICTION Young Adult

Groomed

September 15, 2020 Sharyn Vane 0 Comments Grown, Tiffany B. Jackson

YA novel ‘Grown’ highlights the dangers for teenage Black girls in relationships with older men

AUTHOR STUFF CREATORS FICTION Politics Writers Young Adult

Jordan Marie Green Plays with ‘Fire’

September 2, 2020September 8, 2020 Sharyn Vane 8 Comments Dancing With Fire, Flatiron Books, Hawai'i, Jordan Marie Green, Macmillan, Melanie Conklin

Another YA author pulls book after criticism about cultural representation

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‘I May Destroy You’ Shows Us Everything

August 24, 2020August 25, 2020 Sharyn Vane 0 Comments Adele, Harriet Webb, I May Destroy You, Michaela Coel, Paapa Essiedu, Seth Rogen, Weruche Opia

On the day of the U.S. finale on HBO, what does Michaela Coel have in store?

FICTION Young Adult

‘This is My America’ Takes On Racial Inequality

August 12, 2020August 16, 2020 Sharyn Vane 0 Comments Eric Garner, Kim Johnson, Rodney King, This is My America

A fast-paced, effective debut YA novel about inequities in the criminal-justice system

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A Good Day to Twi-Hard

August 5, 2020August 10, 2020 Sharyn Vane 0 Comments Edward Cullen, Midnight Sun, Stephenie Meyer, Twilight

In ‘Midnight Sun,’ Edward Cullen is a weirdo stalker and the werewolves are still savage, but Twilight fans won’t care

FICTION Writers

The Walls Have Ears

July 20, 2020 Sharyn Vane 0 Comments Mexican Gothic, Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Mexican Gothic reinvents the horror novel with a fresh, feminist take

FICTION Young Adult

‘Parachutes’ and ‘We Are Not From Here’

June 29, 2020July 1, 2020 Sharyn Vane 0 Comments Jenny Torres Sanchez, Kelly Yang, Parachutes, We Are Not From Here

Very different but equally essential stories about immigrant kids who yearn to come to America

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Juneteenth Book Fest Celebrates Black Authors

June 19, 2020June 19, 2020 Sharyn Vane 0 Comments Angie Thomas, Jason Reynolds, Juneteenth, Juneteenth Book Fest, Kayla Ancrum, LL McKinney, Tochi Onyebuchi

Organizers put new festival together in three weeks

FICTION FILM Young Adult

‘Artemis Fowl’, Artless and Foul

June 13, 2020 Sharyn Vane 0 Comments Artemis Fowl, Colin Farrell, Eoin Colfer, Ferdia Shaw, Josh Gad, Judi Dench, Nonso Anozie

It needed help from the faeries

CREATORS FICTION Politics Writers Young Adult

“Now Is The Time”

June 1, 2020June 3, 2020 Sharyn Vane 0 Comments All American Boys, Black Lives Matter, Brendan Kiely, Jason Reynolds

In online conversation, authors of ‘All American Boys’ plead for white families to join the conversation on race

CREATORS FICTION Writers Young Adult

‘The Ickabog’: a Surprise Serialized Kids’ Book from J.K. Rowling

May 26, 2020May 29, 2020 Sharyn Vane 0 Comments Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, The Ickabog

Harry Potter creator to donate all proceeds to COVID-19 charities

FICTION Young Adult

Young President Snow

May 20, 2020May 23, 2020 Sharyn Vane 0 Comments Suzanne Collins, The Ballads of Songbirds and Snakes, The Hunger Games

‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,’ a prequel about the least-likable Hunger Games character

FICTION Young Adult

YA Romance for an Unromantic Time

May 6, 2020May 13, 2020 Sharyn Vane 0 Comments I.W. Gregorio, Jennifer Dugan, Marisa Kanter, This Is My Brain In Love, Verona Comics, What I Like About You

Three new books find hope in young love

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