Shannon Carlin

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Credit - Photo-Illustration by Chloe Dowling for TIME (Source Images: 20th Century Fox, Pop. 87 Productions/Focus Features, Focus Features, Mary Evans/Ronald Grant—Everett, Touchstone Pictures)In honor of Wes Anderson’s latest film, The Phoenician Scheme, it’s worth taking stock of the director’s impressive filmography. But it’s no easy feat to rank all of Anderson’s films, which are always expertly made, if not always kindly received.

2 weeks ago | time.com | Shannon Carlin

Whether you’re planning to spend this summer jet-setting (or even “set-jetting”) or just planning to stay put, chill out with a good read. The most anticipated books of the summer include R.F. Kuang’s eagerly awaited return to her fantasy roots, an intergalactic romance from Taylor Jenkins Reid, and Gary Shteyngart’s first novel since 2021’s Our Country Friends.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Shannon Carlin

Michael Cooper Jr. and Lovie Simone in <em>Forever</em> Credit - Elizabeth Morris/Netflix In 1975, Judy Blume released Forever, a YA novel about a young woman falling in love for the first time and losing her virginity. Almost immediately, it was deemed controversial by those who believed it was too sexually explicit for young readers, with some states going so far as to ban the book from schools.

1 month ago | time.com | Shannon Carlin

The best new books to read in May include historian and best-selling author Ron Chernow’s biography of Mark Twain, United We Dream co-founder Cristina Jiménez’s debut memoir, and poet and novelist Ocean Vuong’s follow-up to his 2019 novel, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous. There's something for everyone this month. Young adult author Christina Li makes her adult literary debut with a gothic ghost story for fans of Silvia Moreno-Garcia.

2 months ago | time.com | Shannon Carlin

Here are the best new books to read this month, including Jasmine Guillory's latest romance and Joan Didion's 'Notes to John.'