Emily Henry

Jan 10, 2025 | boisestatepublicradio.org | Emily Henry |Glen Weldon

This week, Nikki Glaser killed it, one year after Jo Koy um … didn't, the Emmys rejected double-dipping (with respect to nominations) as strongly as your mom rejects double-dipping (with respect to chips and guac), the SAG Awards fed more grist into an awards-discourse mill already swamped with it, and fires in Los Angeles upended lives and the entertainment industry writ large. Here's what NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour crew was paying attention to — and what you should check out this weekend.

Mar 4, 2024 | rb.gy | Dean Robbins |Michelle Obama |Zadie Smith |Emily Henry

Chapman’s upbeat illustrations create movement, sound, and emotion constantly swirling around “the fastest girl drummer in the world.” With a decidedly mid-century feel, the art reverberates with Smith’s active enthusiasm, with ripples from cymbals, starbursts from the bass drum, and twirling lines that trace the paths of her perpetually in-motion mallets.

Feb 23, 2024 | shorturl.at | Del Sandeen |Michelle Obama |Zadie Smith |Emily Henry

“An absolute marvel of a debut from a prodigious talent. This Cursed House is a richly atmospheric, utterly chilling ghost story, an enthralling puzzle box of family scandals and secrets—that’s also an unflinching examination of the insidiousness of racism, the horrors of colorism, and how the toxicity of hate is a curse that traps us all with the worst of ourselves.

Jul 6, 2023 | kirkusreviews.com | Kate Collins |Emily Henry

Lives and minds unravel in this dual-timeline gothic horror debut. English painter Orla McGrath and her husband, Nick, are residing in Bristol with their 4-year-old son, Sam, and infant daughter, Bridie, when Sam stops speaking. Doctors diagnose selective mutism and counsel patience, but domineering Nick declares that a scenery change will help and buys The Reeve, a sprawling, centuries-old home on a remote Dorset cliffside.