In honor of George Washington’s Birthday, we take a lighthearted look at American presidents as presented in fictional books, films and television.
Graphic Novels: Girl Power and Super Women
Celebrate the greatness in all women with tales of strong, talented, brave, smart, tough, tricky – and generally awesome – female superheroes.
Too Much Rain
“Rain, Rain, Go Away…” We’ve assembled these books and films (fiction and nonfiction) to remind us that, no matter how much we feel like we’re starting to grow mold from all the rain we’ve had recently, our rain could be a lot worse.
Zombies & George Romero
George Romero (February 4, 1940 – July 16, 2017), changed the path of horror with his 1968 film, “Night of the Living Dead.”
Hamster Princess: Harriet the Invincible
The smart, brave, and irrepressible Harriet realizes her Sleeping Beauty curse comes with temporary loop-hole and she has a few years of immortality to make the best of in this rollicking fairy tale adventure.
84, Charing Cross Road
20 years of correspondence between New York-based Hanff and her London bookstore of choice is so utterly charming, it’s become a classic.
The Hour (DVD)
Set at the BBC in 1956, this cancelled-too-soon drama is Mad Men meets the Newsroom, if written by John LeCarre.
In the Bag
Told from multiple perspectives, this delightful romcom has mixed-up luggage, technology-based generational divides, and stinky cheese-based plot twists.
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Vol. 1
Doreen Green has all the powers of a squirrel and a girl! Everyone should be reading this delightful, hilarious superhero series.
Cilla Lee-Jenkins: Future Author Extraordinaire
Cilla’s destined become a “Future Author Extraordinaire,” but when she starts her memoir, it’s clear some parts need to be rewritten. Can she change her own life story?