Kalynn Bayron Announces New YA Slasher Novel
Kalynn Bayron, author of Cinderella is Dead and This Poison Heart, has announced her next project: a young adult slasher novel entitled You’re Not Supposed to Die Tonight. Bayron tweeted the the book “is a slasher story, inspired by my love of campy horror flicks. It’s my ode to the why-are-you-making-terrible-choices-in-the-woods characters. It’s gruesome and fun and I hope the ending keeps you up at night.” While you wait for a release date on this one, Bayron also has a new middle grade novel coming out later this month: The Vanquishers.
House of the Dragon Premiere Crashes HBO Max
Sunday’s series premiere of House of the Dragon crashed HBO Max, and thousands of subscribers were unable to stream the episode yesterday. “House of the Dragon is being successfully viewed by millions of HBO Max subscribers this evening,” HBO said in a statement yesterday. “We’re aware of a small portion of users attempting to connect via Fire TV devices that are having issues and are in the process of resolving for those impacted users.” If you are attempting to watch the new series via Fire TV, some users have reported success after creating a new profile.
Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame, One of Somalia’s Greatest Poets, Dies at 79
Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame, the beloved Somalian poet known as “Hadraawi,” died in Hargeisa, in Somaliland, on Thursday at the age of 79. “I’m heartbroken to inform you our giant Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame Hadraawi has passed away. Might Allah bless him and grant him Jannah,” Ayan Mahamoud, founder of Kayd Somali Arts and Culture, said on Twitter. Beyond his contributions to Somali literature, Hadraawi, which means the “master, or father, of speech,” was a strong advocate of peace and democracy. “Poet Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame (Hadraawi) was a symbol of unity and peace,” said the Somali president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, in a statement. “He was one of key pillars of Somalia’s art and literature who took a leading role in preserving the Somali culture and promoting the Somali language. His death is felt in every Somali household.”
The 15 Most Instagrammed Bookstores in the World
The results are in: these are the 15 bookstores most featured on Instagram. Let’s talk about why they’re so popular on IG.