WhyThe Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girlsis a timeless family novel

Below, she tells us what readers need to know. It was based on some of my own experiences in treatment. As I was writing it, it felt too insular. Credit: Bonnie J. Heath; Penguin Random House The story just wasn’t coming together. I took a step back. In her backstory, there were sisters. They had their own voices and parts of the story to tell. That’s when things really started to come together....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 260 words · Christina Small

WhyThe Deucecreator George Pelecanos is still a killer crime novelist

George Pelecanos is a busy man. (Season 2 premiered to strong reviews Sunday.) In between all that, however, Pelecanos has remained a prolific and acclaimed crime novelist. Mulholland Books The book gradually introduces new perspectives and comes together as another satisfying page-turner from Pelecanos. Read on for more, and purchase your copy ofThe Man Who Came Uptownhere. I like writing about people who spend their time trying to help others for the greater good....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · Megan Fritz

WhyThe Female PersuasionandMake Troubleare a perfect (feminist) match

As she told EW last winter, she wanted Faith Frank to be an original creation. I had to make that world. Richards, for her part, is no stranger to the complexities of being a trailblazing woman. Credit: Riverhead Books; Simon & Schuster There are aspects toPersuasionandTroublethat can feel eerily predictive of each other. Maybe thats what we imagine it would be like to have a woman lead us, she muses....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 167 words · Mary Diaz

WhyThe Good Fightavoided doing a story about ICE this season

(Unfortunately, they failed to persuade the DNC). Its been a go-to plot point on several broadcast TV shows in the last year. Here it was difficult because its hard for us to stay above the fray on that. Credit: Elizabeth Fisher/CBS Adds Michelle King, Theres no other side that was palatable to us. And then youre doing a screed, and thats not interesting for anybody. The third season ofThe Good Fightwill begin streaming March 14 on CBS All Access....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 81 words · Marcus Chang

WhyThe Good Placeis NBC's meta successor toCommunity

The Good Placeis not like any other show on online grid television. Their memories could be reset at any time. And all for a little dramatic flair. Credit: Trae Patton/Yahoo/Sony Pictures Television; Colleen Hayes/NBC This is why both it andThe Good Placehold the rare distinction of being unpredictable broadcast comedies. They transcend their sameness by interrogating it. InThe Good Place, this has become especially clear in season 2, which premiered in September....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 258 words · Ethan Duncan

WhyThe Magiciansbosses are nervous about season 4

This is a really, really out-of-control villain who could do almost anything, McNamara tells EW. At the same time, what was scary was the cliffhanger of no one knows who they are. Theyre all completely different people. Credit: Eric Milner/SYFY I didnt want to overthink it too much or make a bold choice to make a bold choice. In a different setting, shes still just as motivated in who she was....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 292 words · Allison Miller

WhyTitansstar Brenton Thwaites thinks the 'F--- Batman' line is important

For more fall TV coverage, pick up the new issue ofEntertainment Weeklyon stands now, orbuy it here. That infamous line from theTitanstrailer wasnt always there. There was no real exclamation mark. Credit: Ken Woroner/Warner Bros. I think the producers wanted something that would kind of set the tone for the whole show. I feel like F Batman says that in two words. Adds executive producer Geoff Johns: Its definitely a Dick Grayson thats more violent than people are used to....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 152 words · Debbie Green

Wickedly Great Books About Witches

The second book in the series even finds the protagonist and her vampiric boyfriend travel back to Elizabethan England. It’s up to hangman Jakob Kuisl to investigate in this engrossinglywicked tale. But that’s just talk. Puffin Books; Ballantine Books At least thats how it went in our world. It meshes creepy atmosphere with socially conscious storytelling. Practical Magicby Alice Hoffman Sometimes it seems like magic is more trouble than its worth....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 120 words · Amber Johnson

Wild times at Upright Citizens Brigade with Amy Poehler, Ilana Glazer, Nick Kroll and more

Amy Poehler, Matt Walsh, Matt Besser, and Ian Roberts a.k.a. the Upright Citizens Brigade would achieve that dream with their eponymous 1998 Comedy Central sketch series. The point of view was to disrupt the status quo, recallsVeepstar Walsh. Francine Daveta/UCB The disturbing undercurrent that lurks in America, we were targeting that. We counted ourselves lucky to be around so many talented people. Not much has changed. Andrew Bisdale/UCB The goal was always to provide a place of total creative freedom....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 529 words · Todd Sanchez

Wildcard: Preview Marie Lu's hotly anticipatedWarcrosssequel

The official synopsis reads: Emika Chen barely made it out of the Warcross Championships alive. But Emika soon learns that Zero isnt all that he seemsand his protection comes at a price. The author has shared an exclusive preview ofWildcard, including the official cover and an in-depth excerpt. Credit: Primo/Penguin Random House Read on below, andpre-order Wildcardahead of its Sept. 18 release. I can feel itthe eerie sensation of being followed, an invisible gaze locked on my back....

May 1, 2025 · 14 min · 2898 words · Holly Velasquez

Will & Grace's #MeToo episode was powerful because it was so low-key

After all, one urgent meaning behind the hashtag is how sexual harassment and assault have been here forever. The call is coming from inside the house, victimizing your family, your friends, maybe you. And the bad guys have been here all along, too. Credit: Chris Haston/NBC Heck, sometimestheyreyour family, your friends maybe you, too. Not a new topic, is what Im saying, and certainly not a new TV subplot. An episode likeGirls brilliant American Bitch, which aired in Feb....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 712 words · Linda Campbell

Will & Grace: See Alec Baldwin reprise his role as Karen's lover

What will Stan say? And it appears the romance never fizzled! Baldwin shows up and then manages to hide so well in the March 29 episode. Credit: Chris Haston/NBC (See for yourself in the exclusive image below). Hes also back in the April 5 finale. (Remember,its already been renewedfor another year!) Chris Haston/NBC Will & Graceairs Thursdays at 9 p.m.

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 60 words · Brian Owen

Will & Gracecasts Reid Scott as a temptation for Grace

AVeepstar will join an episode ofWill & Graceto tempt the perennial bachelorette. While waiting for his flight at the airport, he meets Grace and tempts her to join him. Scott is the final guest star thatWill & Gracehas announced for season 2, which will feature 18 episodes. Credit: Chris Haston/NBC; Inset: David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images It will have its world premiere at Sundance. Will & Gracewill return at a new time on Thursday, Jan....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 91 words · Nathan Rose