Tag archives: Ragnar Jonasson
Just because it’s back-to-school that doesn’t mean the summer reading ends. ‘Ready for my Close Up’ Are you ready for Norma Desmond’s closeup? David M. Lubin explores the dark side of Hollywood and the making of Sunset Boulevard in Ready for My Close Up. This is a terrific behind-the-scenes peek at Billy Wilder’s comeback vehicle […]
‘Lola in the Mirror’ Brisbane is the setting in Trent Dalton’s Lola in the Mirror. Our hero is a 17-year-old “houseless” girl living in a broken car with her mother, who has never told the teen her real name. She promises to reveal the name when she turns 18. When tragedy strikes before her birthday, […]
Time to load up those beach totes as June brings a tidal wave of captivating books. The Scent of Burnt Flowers by Blitz Bazawule is a mystical, magical read. Set in the 1960s, Bernadette and Melvin, a young Black couple, flee a racially divided America for Ghana where they hope to obtain asylum from Melvin’s […]
