Oprah Drops Book Club Book (Not That One)
No, Oprah isn’t dropping the book many people said was trauma porn and poorly written about Latinx communities. She is however dropping her original pick for March, My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell, it seems because “she did suggest that, moving forward, they hoped to avoid books that provoked controversies that might overwhelm the book club’s discussion.” The controversies are not the same.
Snoopadelic Films To Adapt Modern Sherlock
If you guessed that Snoop Dogg is behind Snoopadelic Films, A+ for you! Also, he’ll be executive producing the adaptation of Joe Ide’s IQ (Isaiah Quintabe) series which is like a modern day Sherlock in East Long Beach complete with his own Watson–er, I mean Dodson.
Get Your Learn On (And Wash Your Hands!)
Duke University Press made a selection of their books and articles on pandemics and communicable diseases free online “to help build knowledge and understanding of how we navigate the spread of communicable diseases.” You have until June 1st to read the books online for free and October 1st for the journal articles.