Amanda Gorman’ s Upcoming Poetry Collection Will Be Three Times the Anticipated Length
Viking Books, a division of Penguin Random House, announced on Wednesday that Amanda Gorman’s highly anticipated upcoming poetry collection Call Us What We Carry will be 240 pages long. Previously, the book was supposed to be 120 pages. Later, Penguin Random House confirmed that the book will actually be three times the anticipated length. Additionally, the book will go up in price by $5 per book, from $19.99 to $24.99. Booksellers were concerned about recouping the price on existing preorders, which prompted a Penguin Random House spokesperson to announce that they will “honor the original price for all customers who pre-ordered the book prior to the price change, which was effective on August 25, 2021.”
Library Cat Dresses Up in Cute Costumes to Promote Library
The Centre County Library in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania is taking Caturday to a whole new level. Every Saturday, bibliographic services assistant Lisa Shaffer dresses up her cat Horatio in literary costumes to help promote the library. Shaffer started creating these Caturday posts when she realized the Centre County Library had little to no social media presence. Now, the library has over 9,000 followers on Instagram. While Horatio is a huge hit, Lisa says that Horatio is a little shy, so he’s not doing in-person meet and greets. If you want to see the kitty, you’ll have to take to Instagram! Or you can check out this video of Horatio.
Game of Thrones’ Jacob Anderson Cast as Louis in Interview with the Vampire
AMC’s adaptation of Anne Rice’s novel Interview With the Vampire has cast its Louis. Jacob Anderson—who Grey Worm on the HBO hit series Game of Thrones—will play the lead role of Louis in the upcoming series. As previously reported, Sam Reid will play Lestat. Interview with the Vampire is expected to air on AMC in 2022 and help launch a franchise universe based on Rice’s novels.
More Than 30 Years On, Suspect Confesses to Murder of Lois Duncan’s Daughter
Author Lois Duncan, who is known for her young adult thrillers such as I Know What You Did Last Summer, Killing Mr. Griffin, and Stranger With My Face, quit writing YA thrillers after the tragic death of her daughter Kaitlyn Arquette. Instead, the author decided to focus on finding the murderer and answers to what happened to her daughter. Now, 30 years after the incident, a suspect has confessed to Kaitlyn’s murder.