Despite the fact , I found myself in a bit of a reading rut as soon as I graduated college. Did I stop reading altogether? Of course not. But once I was done reading a variety of books for my college courses, I realized . Now, don't get me wrong, there is a time and place for a good thriller. Between Paula Hawkins's Into the Water and An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, there was no shortage of suspense-filled page-turners I couldn't put down over the last year. But while any type of reading is surely a good thing, I felt the overwhelming need to broaden my horizons, genre-wise. Enter , a company with nearly 100 years of experience - yep, it was founded in 1926! - that caters to readers who are looking for something new. Related: Book of the Month has a fairly straightforward process. After you sign up and load credits onto your profile - you can get charged monthly or purchase a whole year at a clip, if you want! - get busy by perusing the five books of the month. Typically, the books span a variety of genres, ranging from historical and contemporary fiction to books of short stories. That means there are plenty of options, regardless of your preference. Your best bet for a great deal? Signing up for a year at a time, which shakes out to about $9 per month! (Anyone who has purchased a brand-new hardcover book in the last year hopefully doesn't need me to explain how much of a steal that price is.) And FYI: one credit equals one book, so once you select your book of choice, you can either call it quits or add another book to your shipment from dozens of choices beyond the five monthly selections. And here's where it gets interesting: for additional books, you can either use another credit or opt to pay $9.99 per title. Oh, and if you're not loving the choices for a particular month or have a pretty hefty stack to get through, simply skip that month and save your credits for the future. Easy peasy, right? Now all you need is a fuzzy blanket, a candle, and maybe a little rainy weather to get into full-on reading mode.
April 01, 2019
You may think there's nothing funny about SAT test prep, but you obviously haven't sat in one of 's classes before. During the star's on March 30, Oh played a substitute teacher tasked with taking a group of high schoolers through some practice questions. Unfortunately, the students are in the mood to wax philosophical, and their dramatic monologues have nothing to do with the correct multiple choice answers. This idea alone is worth a good chuckle, but once you spot Pete Davidson break character in the background of the sketch, you're bound to crack up too. Catch Pete's breaking point in the full sketch above - he tried so hard to hide the laughs!
April 01, 2019
fans went for a ride on an emotional roller coaster during Tuesday night's episode. Witnessing and important milestones in Randall and Beth Pearson's relationship is one thing, but seeing how it all mirrors is a gut punch, and a knock to the pedestal . In the episode titled, "R & B," the characters fight over their careers and Beth constantly tabling her dreams to appease her husband's. Now, Beth is now ready to put herself first, and it's a shocking reality for both of them. Following the episode, stars Sterling K. Brown and Susan Kelechi Watson break down the fight and . "It was fun to go back in the past and to see how the echoes and the reverberations of what's transpiring in the present were seeded throughout," Brown says. "There's a very big personality in Randall, whose enthusiasm often gets the best of him, and his wife has just gone along." Whew. The duo also explains that the problems they're having as a couple are never "external," it's "two people who want to be there. They're either fighting to make it better or enjoying the peace of it working." Watch it above and then check out all the details you need to know .
March 31, 2019
It's been too long since we've seen actor Cillian Murphy onscreen, wouldn't you say? Well, lucky for us, we may be seeing his face a lot more in A Quiet Place part two. According to The Hollywood Reporter, . Details about the A Quiet Place sequel are still pretty hush hush, but we do know , Millicent Simmonds, and Noah Jupe are set to return, and . Krasinski will once again direct. If Murphy does join, he could play either a friend or foe of the Abbot family. He certainly has a variety of roles under his belt already, from the devastatingly handsome antihero to the downright creepy villain. His portrayal of the charismatic Tommy Shelby will always hold a special place in our hearts, and naturally, we're eagerly awaiting . Any day now!
March 31, 2019
We can't believe it, but season three is finally coming to an end. After leaving the state of on Tuesday night, NBC gave a glimpse of what's to come in the dramatic season three finale, titled "Her." Though the promo video is only 30 seconds long, it is filled with intense moments including a confrontation between Kevin and Zoe, trouble for baby Jack and Kate in the hospital, and Rebecca getting into a car crash! Let's break down every moment piece by piece as we try to figure out what it might mean. Related:
March 30, 2019
Former First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama is a lot of things - an , a , an - and pretty soon, we might be able to call her a record-breaker. Her book, Becoming, is set to become (ha) the bestselling memoir in history. According to its publisher and Penguin Random House owner Bertelsmann, the novel has sold over 10 million copies since it was released in November 2018. Bertelsmann CEO Thomas Rabe held a news conference on Tuesday where he made it "our most notable creative success of last year" and declared, "We believe this could become the most successful memoir ever." According to Bloomberg, Michelle's recollections of her journey from Chicago to the White House also boosted Bertelsmann's - the highest it's been since 2007. The book, which received an advance of more than $60 million from Penguin Random House before its release, has continued to , including ! This year, Barack is set to release . And knowing how much of a , we're expecting another bestseller to hit shelves.
March 28, 2019
If there's anything Marvel fans are well-versed in, it's knowing that their favorite heroes are always in imminent danger. Since Iron Man first graced our screens back in 2008, fans of the Avengers have learned to check out every possibility for death, and prepare themselves for fatalities (RIP, Quicksilver). And even though it felt like was the peak level of devastation that Marvel could reach, there's no doubt we're in for more. The premiere of is in , and apparently the first hour is enough to make Captain America get emotional. In , actor Chris Evans opened up about seeing the upcoming fourth installment of the Avengers franchise, and he seemed overwhelmed by how good the film actually is. "Uh, it's - I mean - it's a good one," he said. "It's a real good one. I saw, like, the first hour of it." Obviously, Evans isn't allowed to say much of anything about the film because Marvel has more eyes on their actors than the NSA, but what he did say was enough to get any fan's blood rushing. According to Evans, the first hour of the film (), was enough to get him in his feelings. "Man, this one's really good. I choked up like three times," he said. Related: He got choked up three times in just in the first hour?! Not to be dramatic or anything, but in one hour, folks. It only took like, 5 minutes for after Thanos snapped his fingers - entire universes could go down in one hour! There are Evans could have gotten choked up during the first half of the film, especially since that's when we'll likely see how the remaining Avengers have dealt with . The shows glimpses of a world that's still grieving over losing half its population, and a band of Avengers who will do "whatever it takes" to . But what exactly will it take? At one point during his interview, Evans joked that he only watched Endgame up until, "I die by Tony's hand. I just said, 'You know what? I can't watch this.'" Obviously (hopefully), it's a joke, but it's also a reminder that Evans's is officially over. There's a very real possibility that Endgame could see . Though, we'd imagine that seeing his own character's demise might make Evans a little more than just "choked up." We'll have to wait until Endgame hits theaters on April 26 to figure out what exactly had Evans all emotional, but that won't stop us from cooking up !
March 28, 2019