Talking at Night by Claire Daverley – Bookish Playlist

Hey there,

Every two months we host a book club on our Instagram page and at the end of the month I will bring you a bookish playlist to go with the book we just finished reading.
Book club pick for the month of May 2024: Talking at Night by Claire Daverley

 

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  PLAYLIST

 

– Mirroball by Taylor Swift
“I’m still a believer but I don’t know why
I’ve never been a natural
All I do is try, try, try
I’m still on that trapeze
I’m still trying everything
To keep you looking at me”

 

– All I Want by Kodaline
“All I want is nothing more
To hear you knocking at my door
‘Cause if I could see your face once more
I could die as a happy man I’m sure”

 

– Nothing by Bruno Major
“Dumb conversations
We lose track of time
Have I told you lately
I’m grateful you’re mine”

 

– Birds of a Feather by Billie Eilish
“Birds of a feather, we should stick together, I know
I said I’d never think I wasn’t better alone
Can’t change the weather, might not be forever
But if it’s forever, it’s even better”

 

– This Is Me Trying by Taylor Swift
“They told me all of my cages were mental
So I got wasted like all my potential
And my words shoot to kill when I’m mad
I have a lot of regrets about that”

 

– Iris by Goo Goo Dolls
“And I don’t want the world to see me
‘Cause I don’t think that they’d understand
When everything’s made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am”

 

–  I Will Wait by Mumford and Sons
“These days of dust
Which we’ve known
Will blow away with this new sun
But I’ll kneel down
Wait for now
And I’ll kneel down
Know my ground
And I will wait, I will wait for you
And I will wait, I will wait for you”

 

– Hero by Charlie Puth
“I don’t need a hero, I don’t want to be saved”
But I said, “I’ll be here every night and day, ” oh
I don’t need a hero, but if you let me stay
Oh, I can still be here every night and day, oh”

 

– Matilda by Harry Styles
“You can let it go
You can throw a party full of everyone you know
You can start a family who will always show you love
You don’t have to be sorry for doing it on your own”

 

– Stick Season by Noah Kahan
“And I love Vermont, but it’s the season of the sticks
And I saw your mom, she forgot that I existed
And it’s half my fault, but I just like to play the victim
I’ll drink alcohol ’til my friends come home for Christmas
And I’ll dream each night of some version of you
That I might not have, but I did not lose”

 

–  Holocene by Bon Iver
“And at once, I knew I was not magnificent
Strayed above the highway aisle
Jagged vacance, thick with ice
But I could see for miles, miles, miles”

 

–  Little Freak by Harry Styles
“I was thinkin’ about who you are
Your delicate point of view, I
Was thinkin’ about you
I’m not worried about where you are
Or who you will go home to, I’m
Just thinkin’ about you“

 

–  Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus by Taylor Swift
“So if I sell my apartment
And you have some kids with an internet starlet
Will that make your memory fade from this scarlet maroon
like it never happened
Could it be enough to just float in your orbit”

 

 

Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare – Bookish Playlist

Hey there,

Every two months we host a book club on our Instagram page and at the end of the month I will bring you a bookish playlist to go with the book we just finished reading.
Book club pick for the month of January 2024: Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare

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PLAYLIST

– Seven by Taylor Swift
“And I’ve been meaning to tell you
I think your house is haunted
Your dad is always mad and that must be why
And I think you should come live with
Me and we can be pirates
Then you won’t have to cry
Or hide in the closet
And just like a folk song
Our love will be passed on”

–  Tradition by Halsey
“Take what you want, take what you can
Take what you please, don’t give a damn
It’s in the blood and this is tradition”

–  Moment’s Silence (Common Tongue) by Hozier
“When the meaning’s gone
There is clarity
And the reason comes
In the common tongue
In you lovin’ me”

–  Little Freak by Harry Styles
“Little freak, Jezebel
You sit high atop the kitchen counter
Stay green a little while
You bring blue lights to dreams”

– Can’t Be Together by Adele
“I may be out of the room, but I can see you
I know you still want me, you always will
And I can guarantee I know just how it feels
To never be free completely
Sometimes you just feel so empty”

– Various Storms and Saints by Florence and the Machine
“And the air was full
Of various storms and saints
Parading in the streets
As the banks began to break
And I’m in the throes of it
Somewhere in the belly of the beast”

– Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Lorde (Cover)
“Help me make the most
Of freedom and of pleasure
Nothing ever lasts forever
Everybody wants to rule the world”

– The Great War by Taylor Swift
“I drew curtains closed, drank my poison all alone
You said I have to trust more freely
But diesel is desire, you were playin’ with fire
And maybe it’s the past that’s talkin’
Screamin’ from the crypt”

– Not Strong Enough by Boygenius
“I lie, I am just lowering your expectations
Half a mind that keeps the other second guessing
Close my eyes and count
Always an angel, never a god
Always an angel, never a god”

– Count on Me by Bruno Mars
“If you ever find yourself stuck in the middle of the sea
I’ll sail the world to find you
If you ever find yourself lost in the dark and you can’t see
I’ll be the light to guide you”

– Can I Believe You? by Fleet Foxes
“It never got less strange
Showing anyone just a bare face
If I don’t, well, nothing will change
Staying under my weather all day”

– Game of Survival by Ruelle
“There’s no surrender
And there’s no escape
Are we the hunters?
Or are we the prey?”

– For Us by V
“Come before it’s too late
I got things to say
Before I go
There’s no time to wait
We can hide away”

If you like these singers, then read these books #1

Hey there guys, today I would like to introduce you to a new idea I had, and that is to give you three books to read that I think you might like if you enjoy listening to these artists. I will start with some of my favourite singers of all time, and if you like this format, maybe I will do others in the future.
I will say, buckle up and let’s get started!

 

Taylor Swift

Of course I had to start with my favourite singer of all time, Taylor Swift. She has such a vast catalogue, that it would be quite reductive to just offer you three books, but I will try for the sake of this article. If you would like more specific recs, I have various articles on this blog where I give a recommendation for every single song of various Taylor’s albums. For this time being, in honour of her career, I decided to split the recs as one for her country era, one for her pop era, and one for her indie folkmore one.
For the country category, what could be better than the Chestnut Spring Series by Elsie Silver? I think this romance series could really well reflect Taylor’s first albums, where romance was a huge part of the narrative. For her pop era, I decided to go with basically anything by Emily Henry, but in particular her book People We Meet on Vacation, it has that energetic and romantic vibe that Taylor’s pop albums tend to have, and a part of this is even set in New York, so win win. And for the folkmore era I decided to go with my favourite classic book of all time, Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë. The moors, the drama of it all, the big emotions, this book has it all. And also, a lot of rain. What better than that to associate with these albums?

 

Harry Styles

Here we go with another one of my favourite singers of all time. I’ve been a big fan of Harry for years now, I’ve seen him live a bunch of times, and his music really has got me through a lot.
The three books I would like to associate with Harry’s music are The Binding by Bridget Collins, Call Me By your Name by André Aciman and Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid.
“The Binding” is maybe the less obvious of them all, but in my eyes it really encompasses a lot of Harry’s mellower songs vibes, the imagery is quite beautiful and convoluted, and it reminds me for example of songs like Little Freak. “Call Me By Your Name” is a book I simply had to include because in my eyes it is really tight with Harry’s songs, there’s something about the poetry but at the same time the angst that both convey, that really makes these two pieces of media similar in my eyes. And I think Daisy Jones is quite self-explanatory, right? I mean, we could discuss that Harry is maybe the most rockstar-y pop-star of our time, and his looks and antics really resemble the ones of a 70s band.  That’s just how it is in my eyes.

 

 

Hozier

Listen, Hozier is per se maybe one of the best songwriters of our generation, so his lyrics alone are a work of art, but if you would like to associate his wonderful songs with some books, I will give you my recs.
In my eyes Hozier’s music encompasses three big macro-areas of themes/aesthetic and they are literature references, mythology (in particular Greek) and the folkloristic nature feeling of being in the woods with magical creatures. So I have a book for everyone of these categories.
Let’s start with the literature one: what better than a classic dark academia book? The staple of it all? The Secret History by Donna Tartt is the book for you if you enjoy talks of poetry, glory and a mesmerizing writing style. I swear I think about this book on a daily basis and it’s been years since I first read it.
For the mythology area I had of course to go with The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller, I think it is a staple in the Greek mythology retellings genre, and I think its lyricism and the way it’s written, with an otherworldly delicacy, really declares it the best in the sector.
And finally, for the folkloristic area, I think the best choice might be Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier, an historical fantasy novel where nature is its own character and the cottagecore vibes are very present and set the tone for the whole story.

 

 

Phoebe Bridgers

And last but not least for this article we have a singer that also doubles as my therapist lol. Phoebe Bridgers is one of the best singers/songwriters of our generation, and I think she so well encapsul the struggle of being a woman in her twenties and thirties. For this reason, if you like Phoebe I can only recommend a bunch of books from the “hot girl literature” trend of the last few years:
First and foremost, a book I truly think well encompasses Bridgers’ lyrics is Milk Teeth by Jessica Andrews, a coming-of-age story, a love story and an ode to Europe all in one. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and I would highly recommend it. If you want something more glamorous, I could recommend you Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors. This story is set in New York and it follows a girl in her twenties as she struggles with friendship, love, and a sadness that never seems to go away (like Phoebe perfectly says: “Jesus Christ, I’m so blue all the time”).
And last but not least, I think really resembling some of Phoebe’s earlier stuff, Bunny by Mona Awad is a very fitting choice. It’s something a little bit more unhinged and over the top, with some dark academia vibes and a deep dive into womanhood.

 

Okay guys, these were my book recs if you like the same artists I listen to. Please let me know your advice and recs, and if you liked this kind of article. I could always do more with other singers.
Thank you for reading and for your time.

The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer – Bookish Playlist

Hey there,

Every two months we host a book club on our Instagram page and at the end of the month I will bring you a bookish playlist to go with the book we just finished reading.
Book club pick for the month of September 2023: The Wishing Game by Meg Shaffer.

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PLAYLIST

 

–  Mastermind by Taylor Swift
“I laid the groundwork and then just like clockwork
The dominoes cascaded in a line
What if I told you I’m a mastermind?”

–  Clocks by Coldplay
“Confusion never stops
Closing walls and ticking clocks
Gonna come back and take you home”

– Come Over by Noah Kahan
“And my house was designed
To kinda look like it’s crying
The eyes are the windows
The garage is the mouth
So when they mention the sad kid
In a sad house on Balch Street
You won’t have to guess who they’re speaking about
Come over
Come over”

– We Remain by Christina Aguilera
“So, burn me with fire, drown me with rain
I’m gonna wake up screaming your name
Yes, I’m a sinner, yes, I’m a saint
Whatever happens here
Whatever happens here
We remain”

–  Home by Edith Whiskers (Cover)
“Oh, home, let me come home
Home is wherever I’m with you
Oh, home, let me come home
Home is wherever I’m with you”

– This is me Trying by Taylor Swift
“They told me all of my cages were mental
So I got wasted like all my potential
And my words shoot to kill when I’m mad
I have a lot of regrets about that
I was so ahead of the curve, the curve became a sphere
Fell behind all my classmates and I ended up here”

– I’ve Been Waiting for You by The Cast of Mamma Mia 2
“You thrill me, you delight me
You please me, you excite me
You’re something I’d been pleading for
I love you, I adore you
I lay my life before you”

– Treat People with Kindness by Harry Styles
“Maybe, we can find a place to feel good
And we can treat people with kindness
Find a place to feel good”

–  Dusty by Ed Sheeran
“Yesterday was a long night
But I got a feeling that the future is so bright
All of the pressure washed away in the low tide
But we got to wait ’til our clothes are bone dry
So I’ll drop the needle on Dusty”

– The Story by Conan Gray
“Oh, and I’m afraid that’s just the way the world works
It ain’t funny, it ain’t pretty, it ain’t sweet
Oh, and I’m afraid that’s just the way the world works
But I think that it could work for you and me
Just wait and see
It’s not the end of the story”

–  The Best Day by Taylor Swift
“I don’t know why all the trees change in the fall
But I know you’re not scared of anything at all
Don’t know if Snow White’s house is near or far away
But I know I had the best day with you today”

–  Two of Us by Louis Tomlinson
“So I will keep you, day and night, here until the day I die
I’ll be living one life for the two of us
I will be the best of me, always keep you next to me
I’ll be living one life for the two of us”

–  Matilda by Harry Styles
“You can let it go
You can throw a party full of everyone you know
You can start a family who will always show you love
You don’t have to be sorry for doing it on your own
You can let it go
You can throw a party full of everyone you know
You can start a family who will always show you love
You don’t have to be sorry, no”

 

A Witch’s Guide to Fake Dating a Demon by Sarah Hawley – Bookish Playlist

Hey there,

Every two months we host a book club on our Instagram page and at the end of the month I will bring you a bookish playlist to go with the book we just finished reading.
Book club pick for the month of May 2023: A Witch’s Guide to Fake Dating a Demon by Sarah Hawley

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PLAYLIST

 

–  Sweet Nothing by Taylor Swift
“‘Cause they said the end is coming
Everyone’s up to something
I find myself running home to your sweet nothings
Outside, they’re push and shoving
You’re in the kitchen humming
All that you ever wanted from me was nothing”

– Would That I by Hozier 
“With each love I could lose
I was never the same
Watch it still live in roofs
Be consumed by the flame
I was fixed on your hand of gold
Lay in waste of my lovin’ long ago”

– Do You Like It when We Lay like This? by Isaac Stuart
“Her hand trickles down the centre of my spine
She kisses my neck from behind
I read her like a book she has those troubled eyes
Maybe she wants something more from life”

– Black Magic by Little Mix
“Take a sip of my secret potion
I’ll make you fall in love
For a spell that can’t be broken
One drop should be enough
Boy, you belong to me

–  Golden Hour by Jvke
“We were just two lovers
Feet up on the dash, drivin’ nowhere fast
Burnin’ through the summer
Radio on blast, make the moment last
She got solar power
Minutes feel like hours”

– Daisies by Katy Perry
“They told me I was out there, tried to knock me down
Took those sticks and stones, showed ’em I could build a house
They tell me that I’m crazy, but I’ll never let ’em change me
‘Til they cover me in daisies, daisies, daisies”

–  Haunted by Taylor Swift
“Come on, come on, don’t leave me like this
I thought I had you figured out
Something’s gone terribly wrong
You’re all I wanted
Come on, come on, don’t leave me like this
I thought I had you figured out
Can’t breathe whenever you’re gone
Can’t turn back now, I’m haunted”

– Little Freak by Harry Styles
“Little freak, Jezebel
You sit high atop the kitchen counter
Stay green a little while
You bring blue lights to dreams”

– Plastic Off the Sofà by Beyoncé
“Ah, we don’t need the world’s acceptance
They’re too hard on me, they’re too hard on you, boy
I’ll always be your secret weapon in your arsenal, your arsenal
And I know you had it rough growing up, but that’s okay (that’s okay)”

–  Loveland by Milky Chance
“Like she has flower in her hair
You have flowers in your mouth
Cause your heart is upside down”

– Pointless by Lewis Capaldi
“From all my airs and graces
To the little things I do
Everything is pointless without you
Of all the dreams I’m chasing
There’s only one I choose
Everything is pointless without you”

– Season of the Witch by Lana Del Rey
“You’ve got to pick up every stitch (gonna be, gonna be)
Beatniks are out to make it rich
Oh no, must be the season of the witch
Must be the season of the witch”

– I Put a Spell on You by Annie Lennox
“I put a spell on you,
Because you’re mine”

The Things We Do to Our Friends by Heather Darwent – Bookish Playlist

Every two months we host a book club on our Instagram page and at the end of the month I will bring you a bookish playlist to go with the book we just finished reading.
Book club pick for the month of March 2023: The Things We Do to Our Friends by Heather Darwent

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PLAYLIST

– People You Know by Selena Gomez
“We used to be close, but people can go
From people you know to people you don’t
And what hurts the most is people can go
From people you know to people you don’t”

–  Vigilante Sh*t by Taylor Swift
“She needed cold hard proof so I gave her some
She had the envelope, where you think she got it from?
Now she gets the house, gets the kids, gets the pride
Picture me thick as thieves with your ex-wife
And she looks so pretty
Driving in your Benz
Lately she’s been dressing for revenge”

– Kintsugi by Lana Del Rey
“We’ve only got hours
And I just can’t stop cryin’ ’cause all of the ways
When you see someone dyin’
You see all your days flash in front of you
And you think about who would be with you”

– You Don’t Owe Me by Lesley Gore
“You don’t own me
Don’t try to change me in any way
You don’t own me
Don’t tie me down ’cause I’d never stay”

– She by Harry Styles
“She (she)
She lives in daydreams with me (she)
She’s the first one that I see
And I don’t know why
I don’t know who she is (she, she)”

– This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things by Taylor Swift
“This is why we can’t have nice things, darling
Because you break them, I had to take them away
This is why we can’t have nice things, honey (oh)
Did you think I wouldn’t hear all the things you said about me?
This is why we can’t have nice things”

– Greek Tragedy by The Wombats
“Oh, and she hits like ecstasy
Comes up and bangs the sense out of me
It’s wrong but surely worse to leave
She hits like ecstasy
So free up the cheaper seats
Here comes a Greek tragedy”

– Homemade Dynamite by Lorde
“A couple rebel top gun pilots
Flying with nowhere to be
Don’t know you super well
But I think that you might be the same as me
Behave abnormally”

–  Eat Your Young by Hozier
“I’m starvin’, darlin’
Let me put my lips to something
Let me wrap my teeth around the world
Start carvin’, darlin’
I wanna smell the dinner cooking
I wanna feel the edges start to burn”

– No Body, No Crime by Taylor Swift ft. HAIM
“Her husband’s acting different and it smells like infidelity
She says, “That ain’t my merlot on his mouth”
“That ain’t my jewelry on our joint account”
No, there ain’t no doubt
I think I’m gonna call him out”

– The Streets of Edinburgh by The Proclaimers
“The pass, they pass
They pass, they pass
The streets of Edinburgh
Hold half the World for me
In scores, in droves
The living and the ghosts
The streets of Edinburgh
Mean most to me”

–  A Dangerous Thing by AURORA
“Something about you is warm and sedusive, and
When you’re with me, you’re cold and abusive
I knew from the second we met, you are a dangerous flame
You are a dangerous flame”

– The Love Club by Lorde
“I’m in a clique, but I want out
It’s not the same as when I was punched
In the old days, there was enough
The card games and ease, with the bitter salt of blood”

Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors – Bookish Playlist

Every two months we host a book club on our Instagram page and at the end of the month I will bring you a bookish playlist to go with the book we just finished reading.
Book club pick for the month of January 2023: Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

(The moodboard credits are mine. Please give rights if you use it. The singular photos are not mine, all credits to the owner.)

PLAYLIST

– Undo by The 1975
” No, I didn’t even see you when I liked you
No, now I ain’t got no time
Girl, I wanna see you undo it
I wanna see you but you’re not mine”

–  Daylight by Harry Styles
“I’m on the roof, you’re in your airplane seat
I was nose-bleeding, looking for life out there
Reading your horoscope, you were just doing cocaine
In my kitchen, you never listen, I hope you’re missing me by now”

– Water Under the Bridge by Adele
“If you’re gonna let me down, let me down gently
Don’t pretend that you don’t want me
Our love ain’t water under the bridge”

– Let Somebody Go by Coldplay ft. Selena Gomez
“All the storms we weathered, everything that we went through
Now, without you, what on earth am I to do?
When I called the mathematicians and I asked them to explain
They said, “Love is only equal to the pain”

–  Arabella by Arctic Monkeys
“Arabella’s got a ’70s head
But she’s a modern lover
It’s an exploration she’s made of outer space
And her lips are like the galaxy’s edge
And her kiss the color of a constellation falling into place”

– Goner by Twenty One Pilots
“I’m a goner, somebody catch my breath
I’m a goner, somebody catch my breath
I wanna be known by you
I wanna be known by you”

– Hungry Hearts by Bruce Springsteen
“Everybody’s got a hungry heart
Everybody’s got a hungry heart
Lay down your money and you play your part
Everybody’s got a h-h-hungry heart”

– I’m a Ruin by Marina
“When it comes to love
You’re an easy fight
A flower in a gun, a bird in flight
It isn’t fair and it isn’t right
To lead you on like it’s all alright”

–  Lonely Day by System of a Down
“Such a lonely day, and it’s mine
The most loneliest day of my life
Such a lonely day should be banned
It’s a day that I can’t stand”

– Brooklyn Baby by Lana del Rey
“I’ve got feathers in my hair
I get down to Beat poetry
And my jazz collection’s rare
I can play most anything
I’m a Brooklyn baby”

– I Can’t Make You Love Me by Bon Iver (Cover)
“Turn down the lights
Turn down the bed
Turn down these voices
They’re inside my head
Lay down with me
Tell me no lies
Just hold me close
And don’t patronize me
Don’t patronize me”

–  All Too Well (10 minute version) by Taylor Swift
“And did the twin flame bruise paint you blue?
Just between us, did the love affair maim you too?
‘Cause in this city’s barren cold, I still remember the first fall of snow
And how it glistened as it fell
I remember it all too well”

–  How To Disappear by Lana Del Rey
“I watched the guys getting high as they fight
For the things that they hold dear
To forget the things they fear
This is how to disappear
This is how to disappear”

Watching Books – September 2022

Hey guys, how are you? This month is literally filled with news about your favourite books turning into movies or tv shows. I’m so happy to report all of them. They are a lot, so let’s get started. Here’s what you need to know this month!

 

• The first news for this month is a very cool one, and that is because “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder” by Holly Jackson is becoming a TV Show for the BBC! The series will be divided in six parts, and it will follow Pippa, a girl determined to solve a murder case about a schoolgirl that the police declared close and the culprit certain. Pippa isn’t so sure, so she’ll do whatever she can to prove her theory. We are very excited to watch it!

 

• The official teaser trailer for the Netflix movie “All Quiet on the Western Front”, based on the novel by Erich Maria Remarque, has debuted. You can watch it here. The movie will debut on October 28^th.

 

• Universal Television will develop the fantasy series “The Heralds of Valdemar” by Brittany Cavallaro. Kit Williamson, the creator of EastSiders, will adapt the series with the author herself. The series follows three teenagers, Vanyel, Talia and Elspeth, who were chosen by fate to protect their realm. It seems quite interesting.

 

• I’m so excited to say this, we finally have the first teaser trailer of the upcoming Disney+ television series on Percy Jackson, based on the books by Rick Riordan. The teaser seems so good, I can’t wait to see more. You can watch it here.

• Since its debut at Tiff, we also have the first sneak peek of the “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe”, based on the YA novel by Benjamin Alire Sáenz. The teaser shows the first encounter between Ari and Dante and it made me so emotional. You can watch it on the author’s Instagram.

• And speaking of Tiff, we also got to see the trailer of another movie that premiered at the festival, and that is My Policeman, based on the novel by Bethan Roberts. If you’ve been here for a while, you know I have a soft spot for Harry Styles, it’s no secret, but this movie seems amazing, and I would 100% watch it with or without Harry. The trailer is great and having read the book I can also assure you that it seems very accurate to the novel. It’s so tender, and delicate, and I will stop talking now, or I would go on forever. You can watch it here.

 

• Another trailer we got to see this month is the one for the movie “The School for Good and Evil”, based on the novel by Soman Chainani. The movie will debut on October 19^th on Netflix.

 

• David Dawson (The Last Kingdom, My Policeman) has joined the cast for the TV series based on the thriller book “The Burning Girls” by C.J. Tudor. It follows a Reverend and his daughter in a small town filled with the community’s dark secrets. Can’t wait to see it, I love David Dawson.
  
  

  

• Another Netflix trailer: “From Scratch”, based on the memoir by Tembi Locke, will debut on the streaming platform on October 21^st. The trailer is here, and it seems very good.

 

• “Silver” by Kerstin Gier will become a movie thanks to Prime Video and Constantine. The shooting for the film will start in 2023, and the story follows Olivia, a girl who suddenly starts to have strange dreams about four guys in a cemetery doing some esoteric rites. It seems so eerie, can’t wait to know more.

 

• As you all probably know, this month Netflix had its yearly event “Tudum”, and a lot of news were revealed. One of the most important ones regards “Shadow and Bone”, based on the popular fantasy trilogy by Leigh Bardugo. We had a sneak peek of season two, and we are all very excited to meet these characters again.

 

• “Iron Widow” by Xiran Jay Zhao will become a movie. The story is set in a world invaded by aliens, and the people’s only hope are robots called Chrysalises, with a male and a female pilot to control them. However, as it usually sadly is, there are quite a lot of disparities between the female and male pilots. This seems to be a very feminist story, and very powerful, I can’t wait to read it.

 

• And the last news for this month regards the book “If We Were Villains” by M.L. Rio. This dark academia will be adapted into a TV series by the same producer of “Sex Education”. The novel follows seven actors at an elite college, till something tragic and dark happens. It’s one of the books I’m most excited to read right now, so I can’t wait to watch the show (after having read the book).

 

 

Okay we have come to the conclusion of this very long article, I hope you gathered some useful information about some adaptations you want to see. Let me know in the comments which is the news you are most excited about. For me, this month, it must be the trailer for My Policeman. Let me know your opinions, and thanks for reading,

 

Three Kisses, One Midnight by Roshani Chokshi, Evelyn Skye, Sandhya Menon – Bookish Playlist

Hi there,

Every two months we host a book club on our Instagram page and at the end of the month I will bring you a bookish playlist to go with the book we just finished reading.
Book club pick for the month of September 2022: Three Kisses, One Midnight by Roshani Chokshi, Evelyn Skye, Sandhya Menon.

(The moodboard credits are mine. Please give rights if you use it. The singular photos are not mine, all credits to the owner.)

PLAYLIST

–  Black Magic by Little Mix
“Take a sip of my secret potion
I’ll make you fall in love
For a spell that can’t be broken
One drop should be enough
Boy, you belong to me
I got the recipe and it’s called Black Magic”

– Let’s Groove by Eart, Wind & Fire
“Stand up, alright
Let me tell you what you can do
With my love, alright”

– One Kiss by Dua Lipa ft. Calvin Harris
“Let me take the night, I love real easy
And I know that you’ll still wanna see me
On the Sunday morning, music real loud
Let me love you while the moon is still out”

– Party in the USA by Miley Cyrus
“So I put my hands up
They’re playin’ my song, the butterflies fly away
I’m noddin’ my head like, yeah
Movin’ my hips like, yeah
I got my hands up, they’re playin’ my song”

–  Magic by Coldplay
“And I can’t get over
Can’t get over you
Still I call it magic
Such a precious jewel”

– Satellite by Harry Styles
“Spinning out, waiting for ya to pull me in
I can see you’re lonely down there
Don’t you know that I am right here?”

–  Angel Baby by Troye Sivan
“I just wanna live in this moment forever
‘Cause I’m afraid that living couldn’t get any better
Started giving up on the word “forever”
Until you gave up heaven, so we could be together”

– Willow by Taylor Swift
“Wait for the signal and I’ll meet you after dark
Show me the places where the others gave you scars
Now this is an open-shut case
Guess I should’ve known from the look on your face
Every bait and switch was a work of art”

– Dancing in the Dark by Bastille (Cover) 
“You can’t start a fire
You can’t start a fire without a spark
This gun’s for hire
Even if we’re just dancing in the dark”

– Invisible String by Taylor Swift
“And isn’t it just so pretty to think
All along there was some
Invisible string
Tying you to me?”

–  The Shoop Shoop Song by Cher
“Whoa, Hug him and squeeze him tight
Find out what you wanna know
If it’s love, if it really is
It’s there in his kiss”

– Flicker by Niall Horan 
“Then I think of the start
And it echoes a spark
And I remember the magic electricity
Then I look in my heart
There’s a light in the dark
Still a flicker of hope that you first gave to me”

– Midnight Memories by One Direction
“Midnight memories
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Baby, you and me
Stumblin’ in the street
Singin’, singin’, singin’, singin’
Midnight memories”

Watching Books – June 2022

Guys, how are you? This month is so full of news, I don’t even know where to start. We will have a lot to watch and enjoy in the upcoming months, so let’s get started.

 

•  The first news for this month is very special, and it regards the new Disney + Pinocchio adaptation. We have the first trailer for the upcoming movie, and it seems perfect and magical. You can watch it here.

 

• We also have a first look into the tv series adaptation of the book “Three Women” by Lisa Taddeo. A teaser trailer came out and it seems amazing (link). The tv show will star Shailene Woodley (The Descendants, Big Little Lies), Betty Gilpin (Stuber, The Grudge), DeWanda Wise (She’s Gotta Have It, Jurassic World Domination) and Gabrielle Creevy (15 Days).

• Of course, one of the most exciting news of the month, at least for me, is that we have the names of the full cast for the upcoming “Red, White & Royal Blue” movie based on the novel by Casey McQuiston. Taylor Zakhar Perez (The Kissing Booth 2) will play Alex, and Nicholas Galitzine (Handsome Devil) will play Henry. In addition, Uma Thurman (Pulp Fiction) will play Ellen, the President of the United States. Clifton Collins Jr (Star Trek), Stephen Fry (Peter’s Friends), Sarah Shahi (The L Word), Rachel Hilson (Love, Victor), Ellie Bamber (Nocturnal Animals), Aneesh Sheth (Jessica Jones), Polo Morín (El Bienamado), Ahmed Elhaj (Grantchester) and Akshaye Khanna (Tees Maar Khan) will also have parts in the movie.

• The first teaser for the upcoming movie “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes”, based on the novel by Suzanne Collins has just debuted and it seems so cool, we can’t wait to see it.
  We also have some exciting casting news for the project: Rachel Zegler (West Side Story) will play Lucy Gray, Josh Andrés (West Side Story) will play Sejanus Plinth, Hunter Schafer (Euphoria) will play Tigris Snow, and Jason Schwarzman (Marie Antoinette) will play Lucky Flickerman.

Jason Schwartzman, 20 March 2018

• Another wonderful news is that the romance novel “It Happened One Summer” by Tessa Bailey has been optioned for a movie, and we couldn’t be more excited. This novel follows Piper, a girl from a wealthy Hollywood family, who is sent to the Pacific Northwest by her family itself to throw some sense into her. There she will meet Brendan, a local fisherman, and you can guess the rest. It seems so cute.

• We have the first trailer of the new “Persuasion” adaptation, based of course on the novel by Jane Austen. The movie seems so interesting, and the trailer really captures the magic of the book. A must-watch for sure. It will come to Netflix on July 15^th.

 

• My favourite news of the month is another trailer that dropped out of nowhere, and it honestly kind of broke the internet. We had the first teaser trailer of the movie “My Policeman”, based on the book by Bethan Roberts. What can I say? Perfection, in my eyes at least. The movie will debut on Amazon Prime Video on November 4^th, and I honestly don’t know how I will survive this movie. Below, I will show you the official poster that also came out this month, what are we even talking about? (No bias here, as you can see, when we talk about Harry Styles).

  

 

• Another trailer news that we have is the one about “Hello, Goodbye and Everything in Between”. The movie, based on the novel by Jennifer E. Smith, will come out on Netflix on July 6^th, so the wait is almost over.

 

• “The Spanish Love Deception” by Elena Armas will be turned into a movie thanks to BCDF pictures who has acquired the rights to the novel. The movie will be directed by Peter Hutchings, who also directed “The Hating Game” This romantic story follows Catalina, a girl who needs a date for her sister’s wedding which takes place in Spain. Her colleague Aaron, who she cannot stand, steps in and offers to help her, and the story starts from there.

 

 

 

• The novel “Miss Austen” by Gill Hornby is being adapted for TV thanks to Bonnie Productions. It will be a miniseries with a four-hour span, and it will talk about the famous Jane Austen, her life, and her relationship with her sister Cassandra. It also tries to answer the question as to why Cassandra burnt a chunk of love letters written by Jane, and the repercussion of it all.

  

• My favourite girl Florence Pugh (Midsommar, Little Women) will star in the Netflix adaptation of “East of Eden” by John Steinbeck. The limited series will be directed and produced by Zoe Kazan (Revolutionary Road, The Big Sick).

 

• Another favourite news is that “The No-Show” by Beth O’Leary has been optioned by Bad Wolf TV. The book will hit the TV screens, and we couldn’t be more excited. The novel follows three women, Jane, Miranda, and Siobhan, that find out that each of them is involved with the same man. Joseph Carter didn’t show up for any of their respective Valentine’s Day dates, and that will propel the novel on.

 

• Last news for this very full of news month is that we have the name of some actors who joined the Percy Jackson Disney + series cast. Olivea Morton (Better Now) will play Nancy Bobofit, Dior Goodjohn (Glee, Head of the Class) will play Clarisse La Rue, and Charlie Bushnell (Diary of a Future President) will play Luke Castellan.
  

  

  

Okay, there, we have finally come to the conclusion of one of the longest “Watching Books” I’ve done in years (or ever, to be honest). Did you enjoy it? Which news are you most excited about? What piece of media you can’t wait to see? Let me know in the comment section down below.
Thank you so much for reading and see you next time,