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Times
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Times
Taylor Jenkins Reid's new novel is like eating a bowl of broccoli — in space
I finished this novel about soaring into space while grounded on a runway, going nowhere. The delay was ironic given that I'd nearly missed the flight: too busy suggesting to the Dunkin' Donuts guy who didn't want to refill my water bottle that he should act like 'a human being'. All of which is to say that you might think that a book as trite and self-aggrandising as this one would appeal to someone like me. Perhaps I just wasn't in a good mood. Or perhaps it's not a very good book. Which is surprising. Atmosphere is the ninth novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid, the BookTok-anointed empress of the thoughtful sun-lounger read. Her speciality is embedding tales of ordinary woe — neglectful parents, cheating spouses — into glamorous worlds. Her 2017 novel The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, the story of an Elizabeth Taylor-style star in Golden Age Hollywood, spent a year at the top of the charts in 2021, propelled by tear-streaked video endorsements from passionate, largely young and female fans. Her 2019 novel Daisy Jones & the Six, a playful fake oral history of a Fleetwood Mac-ish rock band, was turned into an Emmy-winning TV show. In total, across all formats, Reid has sold 21 million books. Time magazine claims to have double-sourced a rumour that she signed a five-book-deal for $8 million per book.
The Guardian
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
They wanna be with you everywhere: why Fleetwood Mac are still totally ubiquitous
A time traveller from 50 years ago might be surprised if they were to visit the UK now – not so much by the echoes of the politics, with an embattled Labour government and a resurgent far right, but by the prevalence of Fleetwood Mac. The Broadway hit Stereophonic, written by David Adjmi, opened in the West End this week after becoming the most nominated play in Tony award history (it ended up winning five out of 13, including best play). It invites theatregoers to journey back to 1976 and 'plug into the electric atmosphere as one up-and-coming rock band record the album that could propel them to superstardom. Amid a powder keg of drugs, booze and jealousy, songs come together and relationships fall apart.' If that sounds remarkably similar to the story of how Fleetwood Mac recorded Rumours, then that's exactly what the album's producer Ken Caillat thought: he sued the producers for the play's similarity to his memoir, settling out of court earlier this year, though Adjmi has always denied his play is purely about Fleetwood Mac, regardless of the many parallels. But Stereophonic is just the tip of the Mac iceberg that has come into view in recent years. Novel readers and TV viewers have enjoyed Daisy Jones and the Six, which also used the Fleetwood Mac template as the basis for its story. Their smooth, adult-oriented rock sound also permeated music throughout the last decade, present in records by artists such as Sharon Van Etten, Julien Baker, the Weather Station and more. If you want a dancier version of the band, you can go to the club night Fleetmac Wood, playing beefed-up remixes. And Mac themselves are as popular as ever: in last week's album chart, the compilation 50 Years – Don't Stop sat at No 6 (after 340 weeks on the chart), while Rumours is at No 22 (after 1098 weeks on the chart). Nearly half a century on from Rumours' release, Fleetwood Mac are still very big business. Partly that's down to the continued resonance of the story of the album: two couples tearing themselves apart and committing their feelings to tape. (It is perhaps not a coincidence that Abba, another 70s band whose troubled relationships were set to lush pop, are also undimmingly popular.) But it's also down to the music: Rumours still sounds like a treat when you play it. 'I think Dreams in particular feels very modern sonically,' says Tamara Lindeman, the Canadian musician who records as the Weather Station. 'The naked kick/snare/bass line; the way that there almost no instruments inhabiting the mid-range, just a voice; the really tight short reverb; the super short and compressed drums.' 'That's really modern, and sonically resembles a lot of R&B and hip-hop in a way – it's similar in how that modern music inhabits those frequency ranges. Also I would say Stevie Nicks' internal sense of rhythm feels so modern – the way she hangs around the beat, often a little behind and kinda swung. It's not like how other singers of the time sang.' Dreams had a flush of viral fame after being mimed to by cranberry-juice swigging skateboarder Dogg Face on TikTok in 2020, and those who attended Fleetwood Mac shows during this century have noticed a change in the band's audience. Twenty years ago, their live crowd had been predominantly ageing couples, but by the time they played what turned out to be their final London shows at Wembley Stadium in 2019, the presence of a great many young women was startling. For Lindeman, that development came as no surprise. 'Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie both wrote incredible hits. In a lot of ways it was a band led by women – two really powerful voices and writers. For me in particular the songs by Nicks and McVie are the ones that resonate and last – those are the ones you think of when you think of Fleetwood Mac, more than Lindsey Buckingham's hits. Of course young women are showing up.' Nicks, whose failing relationship with singer/guitarist Buckingham was one of the themes of Rumours, has become a particular hero in recent years. 'She does that thing of writing personally and vulnerably about her experiences, but with this strength that comes through anyway – it's totally vulnerable but she stays tough, like a superhero of the heart,' Lindeman says. There are more prosaic reasons for Fleetwood Mac's continued presence in the culture though, not least the appetite for work they displayed during the first 20 years of this century. While most veteran superstar bands begin to ration their appearances as time passes, Fleetwood Mac stayed on the road for months on end, keeping their name alive. Not for them the handful of stadium shows in major markets: their touring schedules show their willingness to work. Nor did they complicate their message by releasing new music: the focus was always firmly on the past. It has paid off. Now, two and a half years on from the death of Christine McVie and the final passing of the group (for now: drummer and founder Mick Fleetwood would be open to a new iteration), Fleetwood Mac are the hippest old people in music.
Daily Mail
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Suki Waterhouse cuts a low-key figure in a yellow cropped jumper and tracksuit bottoms as she stepped out in Los Angeles
Suki Waterhouse cut a very casual figure in yellow cropped jumper and black tracksuit bottoms as she stepped out in Los Angeles on Tuesday. The actress, 33, displayed her toned midriff in the ribbed quarter zip jumper which she teamed with oversized straight legged tracksuit bottoms, which she rolled at the waist. Suki kept comfortable in a pair of sliders and carried a black baseball cap and a disposable vape during her outing. The Daisy Jones and the Six star clipped her long blonde tresses out of her face in a claw clip and wore a pair of trendy sunglasses. Suki looked in good spirits as she headed to a fitness studio before calling at the grocery store afterwards. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the Daily Mail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. The singer welcomed her daughter with her Twilight heartthrob fiancé Robert Pattinson in March 2024. The sighting comes after Robert made a rare remark about fatherhood while promoting his new horror comedy Die, My Love at the Cannes Film Festival. 'I think, in the most unexpected ways, having a baby gives you the biggest trove of energy and inspiration afterward. It's a different kind of energy,' he told reporters. He was joined at the event by his co-star Jennifer Lawrence, 34, who shares her son Cy, three, and a newborn with her husband Cooke Maroney. 'Having children changes everything. It changes your whole life. It's brutal and incredible,' Jennifer shared, concurring with Robert's comment. 'Not only do they go into every decision of if I'm working, where I'm working, when I'm working — they've taught me,' the Oscar winner also shared. Continuing, she explained, 'I mean, I didn't know that I could feel so much, and my job has a lot to do with emotions, and they've opened up the world to me. It's almost like feeling like a blister or something, so sensitive.' 'They've changed my life, obviously, for the best, and they've changed me creatively. I highly recommend having kids, if you want to be an actor,' she told reporters. After hearing his co-star, Pattinson said 'It's literally just like what Jennifer said. I'm here just to support.' 'Ever since she was born, it's reinvigorated the way I approach work, and yeah, you're a completely different person the next day,' he said. Both Lawrence and Pattinson are careful to keep their children as sheltered from the public as possible. Neither has a social media presence and Pattinson and Waterhouse have yet to reveal their daughter's name. Lawrence, who gave birth to her second child earlier this year, have not yet revealed the name or gender of the little one. The Hunger Games star and her husband are also parents to three-year-old son Cy. For it's part, Die, My Love, was welcomed into the world with open arms. The film, in which Lawrence plays a young mother who struggles with post-partum depression following the birth of her child, was delivered a nine-minute standing ovation by the audience. The film, based on the 2017 novel of the same name by Ariana Harwicz and directed and written by Lynne Ramsay is competing for Cannes biggest prize, the Palme d'Or.
New York Times
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
31 Novels Coming this Summer
The First Gentleman This thriller, the third in the best-selling partnership between the former president and the prolific novelist, follows a grieving journalist as she chronicles the murder trial of Cole Wright, an N.F.L. star as well as the president's husband. 'When we first got writing,' Patterson recently remarked, 'we simply could not have dreamt this one up.' Atmosphere: A Love Story Reid, the author of 'Daisy Jones & The Six,' infuses the stratospheric tension of a 1980s space mission with a cosmic love story in her latest novel. Joan Goodwin, an obsessive astronomy professor and a fresh face on NASA's space shuttle program, is questioning her own ideas of life and love as she prepares for her flight. Upon liftoff, her problems amplify. Flashlight Absences — of relatives, family memories and a historical record — abound in Choi's slippery and explosive novel, which hinges on a Korean American family's fateful trip to Japan. When Louisa, an only daughter, washes up alone on shore after a beachside walk with her father, she has no recollection of how she ended up there or how he disappeared. Meet Me at the Crossroads The sudden appearance of seven mysterious doors across the world draws attention from religious sects, covetous billionaires and everyday people who speculate over what lies on the other side. Olivia and Ayanna, two Black teenage siblings in the Midwest, differ in their opinions — Is it a door to nowhere? To a land paved with golden paths? — until one of them accidentally steps through and vanishes. Parallel Lines Tenuous relationships and grave predicaments serve as the connective tissue in St. Aubyn's latest novel, which follows an overlapping cast of characters dealing with childhood trauma, climate catastrophe and a life-threatening diagnosis over the course of a year. The Slip Schaefer's ambitious debut follows what happens when Nathaniel, a 16-year-old from Massachusetts, disappears while visiting his stoner uncle in Austin, Texas. The ensuing narrative, packed with such eccentric characters as a phone sex hotline worker, an evil clown and a boxing coach from Haiti, meditates on shifting identities and America's social fabric. Great Black Hope David's world is careening off a cliff. Less than a month after the death of his roommate, the daughter of a famous soul singer, he is arrested for cocaine possession while partying in the Hamptons. Wracked with guilt, grief and questions about his roommate's presumed overdose, David retreats to Atlanta, where he seeks refuge from noxious tabloid reporters and an 'unnameable ache' that threatens to eat him whole. So Far Gone Rhys Kinnick, a journalist and a recluse, is living off the grid in the woods near Spokane, Wash., when his grandchildren are kidnapped by thugs. With the help of an unlikely crew, Rhys springs into action to locate them, even if it means leading his squad straight into a firefight. King of Ashes The best-selling Southern crime novelist returns with a gripping story about a finance manager who, while visiting his injured father in Virginia, becomes slowly ensnared in his brother's dangerous dealings with a vicious drug syndicate. Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil Set across three historical periods — 16th-century Spain, 1827 London and contemporary Boston — Schwab's latest novel follows three queer women seeking love and autonomy as they become vampires and, in their new condition, grapple with loss, jealousy, forbidden relationships and the loneliness of immortality. Tor Books, June 10 The Sisters This epic by Khemiri, a Tunisian Swedish author and playwright, is narrated in part by Jonas, a writer a lot like his creator. Entranced by his childhood neighbors, the three eccentric daughters of a Tunisian carpet seller and a mysterious Swedish man, he watches their lives drift apart and cross paths in Stockholm, Tunis and elsewhere as they navigate the rough and uncertain waters of adulthood. Bug Hollow The idyllic existence of a middle-class family in California is turned on its head when Ellis, the Samuelson clan's beloved eldest son, drowns in a freak accident during his first semester at college. Huneven chronicles the ensuing bruises and fissures, and the Samuelsons' attempts over decades to reassemble in the face of unbearable trauma. El Dorado Drive After skipping town to evade a nagging creditor in 2008, Harper returns to her Detroit suburb months later to find her two older sisters, once in the throes of debt, sporting fresh highlights and driving a Lexus. When they convince her to join the women-led pyramid scheme that reversed their fortunes, troubles begin to compound. Among Friends The tightly knit families of Emerson, a shifty lawyer, and his college friend Amos, a psychiatrist, gather to celebrate Emerson's birthday at his country house outside New York City. As the weekend progresses, minor incidents expose cracks in their 'smooth, edgeless' lives, revealing curdled emotions and underlying resentments that culminate in a shocking betrayal. I'll Be Right Here After the end of World War II, Gazala, a young Frenchwoman, leaves Paris with the help of her employer, the writer Colette, and lands in New York. There, she takes on work as a baker, develops a close friendship with two sisters and reconnects with her adopted older brother, in a multigenerational tale of love, compassion and found family. A Bomb Placed Close to the Heart The personal and political intermingle in this World War I-era love story between Cora, an idealistic aspiring writer, and Indra, a budding Bengali revolutionary. As the U.S. is pulled into the war, the radicalism that brought the two together becomes a liability, forcing the couple to take a hard look at their beliefs and ambitions. Our Last Resort Frida and Gabriel reunite at a luxury resort in the Utah desert, hoping for a fresh start in their sibling relationship. But the illusion of paradise is shattered when another guest is found dead and Gabriel becomes the prime suspect. To clear their names, Frida is forced to confront their pasts — namely, the fallout from their childhood in a cult. Vera, or Faith Vera, a precocious half-Jewish, half-Korean 10-year-old, narrates this complex family drama set against the backdrop of a dystopian near-future America. As her father and stepmother's marriage begins to crumble, Vera seeks out her mysterious birth mother in an effort to understand where she fits in this chaotic world. These Summer Storms Alice Storm returns, reluctantly, to her estranged family's Rhode Island estate after the untimely death of her billionaire father, Franklin. What begins as a funeral morphs into a series of challenges Franklin created for his heirs to gain access to his money — prompting an unexpected romance and a family-wide reckoning. Bring the House Down Hayley, a struggling actress, wakes up from a one-night stand to find that the man she's just slept with is a theater critic who's written a career-ending one-star review of her Edinburgh Festival Fringe show. Humiliated, she revamps her show into a viral takedown that challenges her reviewer's misogyny and nepotism, and upends the power dynamics between artist and critic. The Payback Three down-on-their-luck mall workers, on the lam from a draconian new force known as the Debt Police, hatch a plan to live many a millennial's dream: an 'Ocean's Eleven'-esque heist of their student loan company to erase their debts and exact revenge. If You Love It, Let It Kill You Pittard, a novelist and English professor, spins the tale of a university professor named Hana P. whose quiet life is upended by the way she is portrayed in her ex-husband's scathing debut novel. The result is an autofictional examination of the consequences of autofiction, which isn't nearly as confusing as it sounds. (For the nonfiction version, New York Magazine has you covered.) A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping After resurrecting her recently deceased great-aunt, the witch Sera Swan is drained of her powers and stuck running an enchanted inn. When she's not dealing with guest demands and a mischievous talking fox, Sera finds an old spell and a handsome magical historian who could help her again become one of the most powerful witches in Britain. The Other Wife An unexpected loss brings Zuzu, a lawyer, back to her hometown and triggers something of a midlife crisis. What if she'd chosen art over law school? What if she pursued her college best friend, Cash, rather than her now-wife, Agnes? And what if it's not too late to change everything? Not Quite Dead Yet A famed Y.A. author's first foray into adult fiction centers on Jet Mason, the wayward daughter of a wealthy Vermont family. After a brutal attack by a mysterious intruder, Jet is told she has just days before her head injury leads to a deadly aneurysm. So begins a race against time to preemptively solve her own murder. Angel Down In World War I France, five soldiers are sent on a mission into No Man's Land to put a mortally wounded comrade out of his misery. But in a supernatural twist, rather than finding a fallen serviceman, they find a literal fallen angel, who may be just what they need to face their own inner demons and end the war once and for all. People Like Us The follow-up to Mott's National Book Award-winning 'Hell of a Book' weaves the stories of two Black authors — one on an international book tour, the other confronting a deadly school shooting — into a comedic, surreal exploration of love and loss. Loved One A disorienting encounter at her ex-boyfriend's funeral puts Julia on a collision course with Elizabeth, her ex's ex. Muharrar, a writer and producer on 'Hacks' and other TV comedies, describes what unfolds as a 'relationship post-mortem,' with both women re-evaluating past romances and trying to understand their connection to one another. The Possession of Alba Díaz Alba, her fiancé and her parents are sequestered in a Mexican silver mine to escape the plague sweeping the region. But in the refuge from one catastrophe lurk others: Alba is possessed by a demon, and enchanted by her fiancé's troubled cousin, Elías. Hemlock & Silver The Hugo Award-winning author returns with her own horror-steeped spin on Snow White. A healer named Anja is summoned by the king to save his dying daughter, Snow. When her typical methods don't work, Anja turns to a magic mirror, which houses a dark realm, for answers. Katabasis Two rival graduate students form an unsteady alliance to track down their esteemed Magick professor Jacob Grimes, who happens to be in hell. Guided by spells, Greek mythology and classic literature, these fledgling academics must venture through the underworld to save Grimes's soul if they want to salvage their own careers.
The Independent
29-01-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben are co-writing a thriller novel – here's everything we know
Reese Witherspoon's book club is a literary phenomenon. Founded in 2017, her monthly selections aim to champion women's voices, stories and writing. The Legally Blonde actor began the book club as a direct challenge to not just the publishing industry, but also Hollywood. After reading a particularly bad script, she was frustrated by the lack of interesting and nuanced roles for women in film and TV. As such, she launched her own production company, Hello Sunshine, which has gone on to develop books including Big Little Lies, Daisy Jones and The Six, Gone Girl and Where The Crawdads Sing, all to critical acclaim. Having bolstered the commercial success of female authors like Delia Owens, Celeste Ng, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Kiley Reid and Lucy Foley, it's now Witherspoon's turn to put pen to paper. The actor has announced a thriller book co-written by one of the most legendary writers of the genre: Harlen Coben. If you haven't read any of his more than 30 novels, chances are you've seen one of the many Netflix adaptions (Missing You landed on the streaming platform at the start of the year). Author of Fool Me Once, Stay Close, Think Twice and Tell No One, Coben's hugely popular books are loved for their suspenseful plots, sudden twists and relatable characters. So, who better for Witherspoon to team up with for her debut novel? From release date to potential plot, here's everything you need to know about the co-written thriller. When will Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben's book be released? According to Century, an imprint of Penguin Random House, the novel will be released in autumn 2025, with Amazon advertising the release date for 23 October. You can currently pre-order the title from Amazon now (£20, What will Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben's book be about? The title and plot of the duo's book remains under wraps, but the story is reportedly an original idea by Witherspoon. The actor enlisted Coben to help her bring the thriller story to life. "To say I am a fan of Harlan's body of work is a massive understatement,' Witherspoon said. 'Scheming with Harlan on how to thrill audiences with mysterious characters and complex narrative twists and turns has already been more fun than I can describe." Announcing the collaboration on Instagram, the actor added: 'As a massive fan of Harlan's work, I can't believe he agreed to co-author a novel with me. I'm either the most persuasive person alive or the idea of this book is just TOO GOOD! Maybe both?? I honestly can't wait for you all to read it!' Meanwhile, Coben said: 'Once we began discussing her idea, there was no turning back. Collaborating with Reese has been a pure joy and so creatively rewarding. I could not be more excited about putting this novel out into the world.' And with Witherspoon and Coben both having extensive experience of adapting books for the big screen, we wouldn't be surprised if a TV show or movie is in the works, too. Watch this space.
