As readers who enjoy young adult books look back on 2021, they’ll see that it was a year packed with truly amazing new books. Here are the 15 titles BookPage readers loved most. This novel’s easy charm, strong mother-daughter relationship and romantic elements recall the best moments of “Gilmore Girls” or “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.”
Jeremy Strong was portrayed as a kook in an article detailing his acting methods — but his peers are coming to his defense … including Jessica Chastain and Aaron Sorkin. You might’ve heard about this … the HBO star was recently profiled in the New Yorker, with a piece titled “On ‘Succession,’ Jeremy Strong Doesn’t
Play video content TMZSports.com No Denver Broncos player should ever wear #88 again … so says Brandon Marshall, who tells TMZ Sports the team needs to retire the digits to honor Demaryius Thomas. “It’s just fitting, it just makes sense,” said the former Broncos linebacker, who played with Thomas in Denver for years. “[He’s] one
Jingle Ball 2021 did not disappoint … lots of big stars showed up, but COVID reared its ugly head after the show. Nick, Joe and Kevin — aka the Jonas Bros — performed, along with Dixie D’Amelio, Ed Sheeran, Saweetie, Bazzi, Tate McRae and Kane Brown. It was super glitzy and as far as what
Play video content Blue Origin Michael Strahan just went where no news anchor has gone … to the edge of space!!! It was a flawless flight after a short hold at 15 minutes. Blue Origin hurled into space with Strahan and 4 other astronauts on board, including Laura Shepard Churchley, the oldest daughter of America’s
Jussie Smollett is a guilty man, but the only thing Bola Osundairo is guilty of is having hot hands … as he demonstrated in the boxing ring just as the actor’s fate was sealed. Bola’s been fighting for well over a year now, and it just so happened he had a match Thursday night in
While Ye and Drake‘s historic concert for Larry Hoover is giving their fans all the feels … the feds are pissed the music icons are pushing to release a guy the government considers the “worst of the worst.” Play video content TMZ.com One federal law enforcement source — who is connected to Hoover’s case —
Play video content TMZ.com Nick Cannon is stoically dealing with the tragic death of his youngest child … saying he will absolutely keep the infant’s memory alive. We got Nick leaving an endodontist’s office where he had 3 root canals … but he stopped on his way in and his way out to talk about
Leonardo DiCaprio is becoming the king of real estate, because he just scooped up another massively expensive property. Leo’s latest addition to his sizeable portfolio — a $9.9 million estate in Bev Hills. As we reported, he just unloaded a Malibu pad for $10.3 mil (which BTW he bought for $1.6 mil in 1998). He
The Denver Broncos will recognize Demaryius Thomas before their game against the Lions this weekend … honoring DT with helmet stickers and a video tribute just three days after his tragic death. Head coach Vic Fangio just announced the plans … saying there will also be “a moment of silence and maybe another thing or
Travis Scott‘s Cacti hard seltzer will have to find a new home if it hopes to continue, because Anheuser-Busch has made the decision to discontinue the beverage. In an announcement Friday, AB said, “After careful evaluation, we have decided to stop all production and brand development of CACTI Agave Spiked Seltzer. We believe brand fans
Filled with humor, misadventures, triumphs and sorrow, Amor Towles’ novel The Lincoln Highway (16.5 hours) follows Emmet Watson, his kid brother, Billy, and their friends Duchess and Woolly on an epic road trip from Nebraska to New York. Each chapter is told from a different point of view, and Edoardo Ballerini narrates as all but
Nick Cannon just got tatted up again … and this time, his newest addition is in honor of his late son Zen who died this week of a brain tumor. The “Wild and Out” creator shared the angel tattoo of his son on his rib cage Tuesday on his show … a tribute that comes
Play video content AP Alec Baldwin is done laying low after the fatal shooting on the “Rust” movie set — in fact, he put himself front and center as a master of ceremony. Making his first appearance since the accidental death of cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, in October … Alec was at the podium Thursday night
BKFC fighter Jordan Nash suffered a NASTY eye injury Thursday night, forcing his fight to be stopped … and it’s pretty darn hard to look at. Nash was fighting fellow bare knuckle boxer Noah Cutter … when the horrific injury, a gash to his eyelid, happened in the ring. Yikes. In the pic (look if
Play video content Russell Wilson has 2 kids with Ciara, but #3 could be on the way soon … ’cause the NFL star was LOVING his wife’s topless twerk sesh on Instagram, letting the whole world know just how much he was feeling it. The 36-year-old singer posted the steamy vid to her 30 million
Peloton may want to hire a Hollywood type to vet its products being used in the movies … because it allowed “And Just Like That…” to kill off one of its characters on the bike and Peloton’s stock went into freefall. So, in case you haven’t seen it and you care … read no further,
Play video content TMZSports.com Tyron Woodley says he’s gonna beat Jake Paul on December 18 … and then he’s gonna do it again, ’cause the former UFC star tells TMZ Sports there’s a rematch clause in his contract. We talked to 39-year-old T-Wood fresh off signing on to once again box the YouTube star in
Cops in and around L.A. are beefing up patrol and bracing themselves for possible gang retaliation killings in the wake of Slim 400‘s murder and a growing gang war in the city. Law enforcement sources tell us that while they don’t believe Slim was a targeted hit, they still think the killing was gang-related …
4:24 PM PT — Ola Osundairo just briefly spoke with reporters outside the court house … wishing his brother good luck at his boxing match tonight and exclaiming “Nigerian lives matter!” Play video content Fox Jussie Smollett is guilty of lying to Chicago cops, and the world, about being the victim of a racist and
Play video content @hammyalice / Instagram The mom of ex-NBA player Corey Benjamin‘s daughter has been charged criminally in California after allegedly directing her daughter to sucker punch an opponent during a H.S. hoops game. 44-year-old Latira Shonty Hunt was hit with 2 misdemeanor charges … battery and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Jimmy Buffett‘s hotel and restaurant chain Margaritaville is taking to the high seas, literally, turning the whole experience into a cruise ship!!! Jimmy and team just announced the Margaritaville at Sea Paradise cruise ship is set to sail for the first time in April, taking off from Florida and circling down to the Bahamas. The
Wattpad, a platform used to host both fan fiction and original fiction, has announced a new partnership with ViacomCBS. Viacom will adapt stories from Wattpad as well as the webcomic platform WEBTOON into series to stream on Paramount+. Wattpad was purchased this year by Naver, the parent company of WEBTOON, for $600 million dollars. This
Movie trailers are so last year … Netflix partnered with New Balance to create a one-of-a-kind pair of sneakers using pieces of a 4.5 BILLION-year-old meteorite — all to promote a new film. The unique white NB 550’s contain 34 fragments of the Seymchan meteorite, cut using a water jet, with the New Balance logo
Play video content YouTube/CThaGod Travis Scott is breaking his silence for the first time since Astroworld, insisting he didn’t know the severity of what was happening in the crowd, and alleging the person in his ear never expressed an urgency to immediately stop the show. Travis sat down with Charlamagne tha God for nearly an
There are probably a handful of “Happy Days” fans who are walking away from one Henry Winkler-themed auction thinking one thing … aaaayyyyeeeeee, jackpot!!!! Bonhams — an auction house — had all the Fonz goods anybody who’s watched the show could ever want and put it up for sale this Wednesday, with the spoils going
Play video content Baby Slice — aka Kevin Ferguson Jr. — is putting his MMA career on hold … ’cause the fighter just signed a deal with Celebrity Boxing, the org.’s CEO tells TMZ Sports. 29-year-old Slice, 3-3 as a professional mixed martial arts fighter with Bellator, recently part with the promotion … announcing he
Play video content TMZ.com Drake and Ye wouldn’t be getting ready for tonight’s huge Larry Hoover benefit concert at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum if music mogul J. Prince hadn’t stepped in to broker their peace treaty … and he’s telling TMZ how he pulled it off. The Rap-A-Lot Records honcho says there was nothing easy
Play video content As the “Masked Singer” finale heats up, former contestant Hunter Hayes — who was Astronaut on the show — has a special message for Bull … and TMZ’s delivering it. Next week, we will see who takes the winning spot, and our ‘Masked’ sources tell us Bull’s chosen to perform Hunter’s tune,
Southern California child actor David Mendenhall was only 15 years old when he was cast as the long-lost son Michael Hawk — who is uprooted from private military school to take a road trip with his arm wrestling trucker dad to visit his sick mother — in the 1987 action-adventure film “Over The Top.” David