Lights, camera, action! The 89th Academy Awards show is this Sunday, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. Oscar buzz has been in the air for months. As is often the case, many of the contenders are films based on books, and many have already won awards this season. This year, Penguin Random House has the lion’s share […]
First it was a media sensation. Then it became the #1 international bestseller A Long Way Home. Now it’s Lion, a major motion picture starring Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, and Rooney Mara. This is the miraculous and triumphant story of Saroo Brierley, a young man who used Google Earth to rediscover his childhood life and […]
Today a co-worker sent me a link to a YouTube video featuring a reunion between a lion and his human caretakers. If you haven’t seen it yet, it might bring a few tears to your eyes as it is incredibly sweet (and is even set to sappy music… don’t say I didn’t warn you!) Next […]
