For the love of books
The new Netflix show, Bridgerton, is almost set to premiere! This is the first show produced by ShondaLand productions out of the deal she has for the streaming service. Based on the romance series by Julia Quinn, it’s being described as Gossip Girl meets Downtown Abbey.
Inspired by Channing Tatum announced his Children’s book, ‘Sparkella’, this list accounts for celebrities that you might not have known wrote children’s books.
Earlier today Entertainment Weekly reported that Julie Andrews, known as the iconic leading lady in both Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music, will voice the audiobook version of her forthcoming memoir Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years. Image via Goodreads This isn’t Andrews’ first venture into the world of writing. Previously, the actress published Home: A Memoir of My Early Years, a work that explores her difficult upbringing and earliest experiences with performing. Home Work picks up where Home left off, in the 60’s, when Andrews was cast by Walt Disney as the “world’s most famous nanny.” …
Julie Andrews has stolen our hearts as more than one beloved character: Mary Poppins, Maria, the Queen of Genovia, to name, just a few. She’s captivated us in each of her on-screen performances, and in April 2008 she did it again in her memoir Home: A Memoir of My Early Years. Lucky for us, she will get yet another chance to wow us when the sequel releases on October 15th. image via hello magazine The upcoming Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years will be published with Hachette books and will be co-written by Andrews’ daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton. Home, which chronicled Andrews’ …
Summer is the perfect season for audiobook; whether you’re dilly-dallying on your way to work, trying to make the most of your moments in the sun, sunbathing on any available surface, or, if you’re super lucky, going on vacation (woohoo!). We’ve rounded up the smoothest voices in Hollywood we would love to hear, and the books we think would best suit them! 1. Julie Andrews Julie’s soothing lilt has cropped up in some of our favorite fairy-tale films such as ‘The Princess Diaries’ and ‘Enchanted,’ not to mention the classic ‘Mary Poppins.’ Everything her tender tones touch seems to turn …
