New $40 Million Public Library
50,000+ books. Chinese and Spanish sections. Art installations. Cyber center. Rooftop seating. A floor for teens. An education center for the environment. Those are just some of the attractions of Hunters Point library, a $40 million development, in Queens, N.Y. Check out this incredibly gorgeous library and all its amenities here.
Smart Bitches Book Search
Smart Bitches, an awesome site dedicated to romance, has a new book search feature. Select a genre, theme, and archetype and you’ll be rewarded with a suggested book. Play around with it here, and they’re taking feedback if you like to opine.
UNpregnant Adaptation
HBO Max–not to be confused with HBO Go–has lined up one of its first features for the upcoming streaming service: an adaptation of Jenni Hendriks and Ted Caplan’s YA novel UNpregnant. The funny road trip novel, about a girl in need of a legal abortion after her boyfriend tampered with the condom, is set to start filming in New Mexico. You can check out the team working on the adaptation and the actresses who have signed on here.