Louisa May Alcott

2 months ago | audible.com | Katie O'Connor |Elena Ferrante |Louisa May Alcott |Elizabeth Wein

Leslie Knope of Parks and Recreation gave us so much, but perhaps her greatest contribution was the invention of Galentine’s Day: a celebration of female friendship. Valentine’s Day can bring with it a lot of pressure, but your relationship status doesn’t matter on Galentine’s Day. It’s an opportunity to celebrate and honor the friendships in your life, and if you’re a book nerd like me, that includes book besties.

2 months ago | waterstones.com | Mark Skinner |Coco Mellors |Jonathan Franzen |Louisa May Alcott

Unless you know my sisters, you don’t know me. This was the comment, uttered casually by a friend several years ago when I was still writing my debut novel Cleopatra and Frankenstein—desperately dreaming of finishing one (just one!) novel—that eventually planted the seed for Blue Sisters. Was this true of me and my siblings, I wondered? Could you know me if you didn’t know them? And, if it was true, who would I be if I lost one of them?

Dec 5, 2024 | audible.com | Laura Sackton |Hans Christian Andersen |Louisa May Alcott |Arthur Doyle

The holiday season is a time to embrace joy, togetherness, and the warmth of storytelling. Whether you’re decorating your home, cooking festive meals, or relaxing with loved ones, audiobooks offer a perfect way to enhance the magic of the season. These selections celebrate the diverse ways people mark this special time, from the humor of holiday memoirs to enchanting classics and romances that capture the heart of winter.

Nov 29, 2024 | cbr.com | Louisa May Alcott |Anna Jones

movies Sign in to your CBR account The past twenty years have boasted some of the greatest movies ever made. Various genres, such as romantic comedies, have felt as though they've been revitalized after taking a bit of time off from the limelight. More and more movies feel like analyses of the very art of movies as a whole, and others bring entirely original stories to the screen. Many of these movies are made or broken by a fantastic monologue. The art of the monologue often seems like a...

Oct 27, 2024 | lesen.de | Louisa May Alcott |Philippe Besson |Sally Rooney |Robert Harris

Louisa May Alcott shares the innocence of girlhood in this classic coming of age story about four sisters-Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. In picturesque nineteenth-century New England, tomboyish Jo, beautiful Meg, fragile Beth, and romantic Amy are responsible for keeping a home while their father is off to war. At the same time, they must come to terms with their individual personalities-and make the transition from girlhood to womanhood. It can all be quite a challenge.