8 of My Favorite Novels That Have Reese’s Book Club Energy
Complicated female protagonists are a trademark of a Reese’s Book Club selection, and This Might Hurt truly fits the bill.
Complicated female protagonists are a trademark of a Reese’s Book Club selection, and This Might Hurt truly fits the bill.
2024 wraps up another stellar year for crime fiction. Rich plots, diverse and fully realized characters, and vivid settings punctuated these stories. The landscapes ranged from metropolitan cities to rural areas. The emphasis on family relationships were a major part of myriad mysteries.
A fashion stylist once told me that when she asked potential clients to name their style icons, there were two clear favorites: for men, Cary Grant, and for women, Audrey Hepburn. Simplicity, class and a dash of humor: Both Grant and Hepburn embody classic elegance — the kind that looks effortless but actually requires copious amounts of time and attention.
There’s some heavy subtext in the air when five guests arrive for a weekend at THE HITCHCOCK HOTEL (Berkley, 340 pp., $29), a New England inn stuffed with movie artifacts and presided over by their former college classmate Alfred Smettle. The group has seen little of each other since graduation 16 years earlier, in part because of a terrible series of events surrounding the film studies class they took together.
An intimate reunion of former college friends at a secluded Hitchcock-themed hotel leads to a deadly weekend in The Hitchcock Hotel by Stephanie Wrobel.
Stephanie Wrobel discovered the joy of books and storytelling at an early age but later made the decision to pursue a more practical career as an adult. After college, she worked as a copywriter, helping to pen and produce advertising spots for a variety of well-known brands in the Chicago area. Then, as a freelancer, she made the fateful decision to apply to graduate school, earning her MFA in creative writing from Boston’s Emerson College—and getting serious about her prospects as a novelist in the process.
In the mood to light some candles, snuggle up with a blanket and scare yourself senseless? Perfect. If you’re a book lover willing to lose a little sleep this fall, we’ve compiled a list of the latest and forthcoming titles that’ll pair well with the spooky season.
It seems appropriate to read about some of our greatest filmmakers during the fall. (Festival season! Prestige pics! Megalopolis mania!) Plus, a guide to cinema for kiddos from A24, a look at one of Schwarzenegger’s most fun flicks, and lots of noteworthy novels. And watch for one more roundup before the end of 2024.
This past September saw the release of Stephanie Wrobel’s latest novel, The Hitchcock Hotel. I enjoyed the book, calling it “a suspenseful love letter to the legendary director of enduring films like Vertigo, Rear Window, The Birds and, of course, Psycho.”
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Here are the 39 best new book releases this week: September 24-30, 2024. I don’t know where you are reading this, but where I’m writing it the temperature today was 93 degrees, so it doesn’t feel like Fall!
By all accounts, director Alfred Hitchcock was odd. A brilliant filmmaker, yes. But odd and sometimes cruel, capable of inspiring actors and a following that continues today as movies such as “Rear Window,” “Vertigo” and “Psycho” still enthrall audiences.
The temperatures are dropping and the fall feelings are ramping up (not to mention, pumpkin spice is widely available once again). That means cozy season is approaching — that wonderful time of year when there’s nothing more delightful than getting swept up in a good book, TV show, or movie.
A hotly anticipated family drama, a memoir of self-discovery and a thriller for Hitchcock film fans — see PEOPLE’s picks for the best books of Sept. 2024.
Fall’s new releases are flush with bold debut writers, big thinkers and best-selling novelists.
International best-selling author Stephanie Wrobel’s newest novel The Hitchcock Hotel (Simon and Schuster, 2024) is a twisty thriller that pays homage to the legendary filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock. It blends the suspense and intricacy of a classic Hitchcock film with a modern twist, creating a novel that will appeal equally to thriller enthusiasts and film buffs alike.
As megawatt authors swarm the city for the Toronto International Festival of Authors, it’s a bookworm’s paradise. Those within commuting distance can see literary heroes like Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje and Andrew O’Hagan in person between Sept. 19 and Sept. 29, but everyone can dive into these featured festival books that are worth reading.
An obsessive Alfred Hitchcock fan opens a place called The Hitchcock Hotel, fills every room with memorabilia dedicated to the Master of Suspense, then invites a group of former friends from his college film club—whom he hasn’t spoken to in 16 years and still holds a longtime grudge against—to spend the weekend there alone with him. What could go wrong?
Katie McLain Horner and Kendra Winchester discuss mystery and thrillers for Latine Heritage Month!