Merriam-Webster Adds 520 New Words
Hello, word nerds, it’s our happy day: ‘ASMR’ and ‘silver fox’ are among the 520 new words added to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary. It’s always an interesting view of the things that have been happening and the direction(s) we are moving in as a society.
2020 National Jewish Book Award Winners
New words and new winners, what a day! The 2020 National Jewish Book Award winners were announced, and among them is Rabbi Jonathan Sacks’s Morality: Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times, which won Book of the Year, and Laura Arnold Leibman’s The Art of the Jewish Family: A History of Women in Early New York in Five Objects, which won in three categories!
Amy Adams Adapting Anna North’s Outlawed
Amy Adams is no stranger to adaptations (Julie & Julia; Sharp Objects) and she’s not shutting down the book to screen pipeline. This time she’ll be executive producing with Stacy O’Neil, as Bond Group Entertainment and A24 have landed the rights to Outlawed by Anna North. The feminist western will be adapted for TV, and Adams’ Bond Group Entertainment has a first-look deal with HBO.
Books Like House of Leaves: An Intro To Ergodic Fiction
Looking for more books like House of Leaves? Sounds like ergodic fiction is just what you’re looking for. Let’s explore the genre with titles like Parabola by Lily Hoang.