My Weekly Books and Films Update
Linking up with:
Stacking the Shelves (details)
Sunday Post (details)
Mailbox Monday (details)
HAPPY THINGS:
1. Dreaming and making plans for travel to Portugal in the fall season.
2. Listening to hits from the 80's.
3. Black Forest Cake from Schubert's Bakery - film made me do it ;-)
Author event:
by Vanessa Hua
-Contemporary Fiction, China
Amazon | Goodreads
Booksmith in San Francisco hosted a celebrated the release of A River of Stars with author Vanessa Hua in-conversation with Oscar Villalon, Managing Editor of ZYZZYVA. A couple things spoiled during discussion at this jam-packed event. Ah well, still plan to read it though. The inspiration for the story was triggered by the maternity centers phenomenon. Also, Vanessa's previously released short story collections includes a couple characters from this story.
by Jo Piazza
-Women's Fiction, Politics
Amazon | Goodreads
BookShop West Portal hosted a panel discussion with author, Jo Piazza and Lindsay Lassman, political fundraiser; Kimberly Ellis, former Executive Director of Emerge CA; and Judson True, Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to Assemblyperson David Chiu.
A lively and informative discussion on the state of women and politics highlighted this event that also introduced Jo Piazza's latest, Charlotte Walsh Likes To Win.
Other book-ish stuff:
read-a-thon
hosted by Bout of Books
August 20 to 26, 2018
signup | details | my post
JOINING this challenge for a third round of fun ;-)
September 1 to November 30, 2018
hosted by Quirky Pickings | details | facebook group
SIGNED up to do this again! Some of the films I picked were based on books. See my complete list (here).
AND watched: in theatre
Director/screenplay: Ofir Raul Graizer
Stars: Tim Kalkhof, Sarah Adler, Roy Miller
-Drama, Israel, Germany | imdb | my rating: 5
A German pastry maker travels to Jerusalem in search of the wife and son of his dead lover.
BEAUTIFULLY done with scenes in Berlin and Jerusalem. Themes of being kosher, germans, jews, love and loneliness with the binding element of food. Gotta love it.
AND watched: on Netflix
Director: Mike Newell
Screenplay: Don Roos, Kevin Hood, Thomas Bezucha
Based on book by: Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
Stars: Lily James, Michiel Huisman
-Drama, History, Romance | imdb | my rating: 5
In the aftermath of World War II, a writer forms an unexpected bond with the residents of Guernsey Island when she decides to write a book about their experiences during the war.
LOVELY adaptation that treats us to a few actors from Downton Abbey.
AND watched: on DVD
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Writer: Anthony Jaswinski
Stars: Blake Lively, Óscar Jaenada, Angelo Josue Lozano Corzo
-Drama, Horror, Thriller, Shark | imdb | my rating: 5
A mere 200 yards from shore, surfer Nancy is attacked by a great white shark, with her short journey to safety becoming the ultimate contest of wills.
PERFECT summer horror flick and villain.
* comment and TELL me what you have acquired for your shelves recently
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