Jonesin’ For a Fix: Books for TV Addicts — Vikings Edition
Lately there has been a huge rise in the number of historical shows on television. I’m a fan for a few reasons, but here are the main two: I love learning more about history and I love looking at...
View ArticleJonesin’ For a Fix: Books for TV Addicts — Scorpion Edition
I do not understand why more people aren’t talking about CBS’s crime drama, Scorpion. Funny, smart and quick, it’s one of the best serial crime shows on TV right now. Which is not something I say...
View ArticleBooks for TV Addicts: Last stop, Harlan County
Just because FX’s Justified recently wrapped after six seasons, there’s no reason to pack your bags and leave Harlan County, Kentucky. When people like Raylan Givens, Boyd Crowder, and Ava Crowder—not...
View ArticleJonesin’ For a Fix: Books for TV Addicts — Gilmore Girls Edition
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life finally has a release date and I could not be more excited. I’ve made no secret of my Gilmore Girl love and it’s only getting worse as we get closer to the reboot. How...
View ArticleJonesin’ For a Fix: Books for TV Addicts — Jane the Virgin Edition
When I first heard the premise to The CW's Jane the Virgin, I rolled my eyes and mentally wrote it off. A virgin gets accidentally knocked up? Count me out. I’m a romance novel (and TV) junkie, and...
View ArticleBreaking Bad is gone? Here’s a book list to feed your addiction
I mean, it’s working OK and everything, but is has a problem: like millions of TVs across the country, it no longer carries new episodes of Breaking Bad, the most thrilling, gripping, exhilarating,...
View ArticleHemlock Grove: Netflix’s gothic horrorfest returns for a second season
While it might not get the accolades of House of Cards or the attention of Orange is the New Black, Netflix features another original series, one that takes a werewolf-sized bite out of its viewers’...
View ArticleJonesin’ for a Fix: Books for TV Addicts — Brooklyn Nine-Nine edition
How does one describe FOX’s freshman hit, Brooklyn Nine-Nine? I’ll let the show’s star, Andy Samberg, do it for me: “We’re a like a family with two black dads, two white sons, two Latina daughters and...
View ArticleBooks for TV Addicts: 3 books to read while Suits takes a vacation
For years, I’d been hearing buzz about the highly-rated USA show Suits. Since I’ve never been a big fan of lawyer procedurals, I mostly ignored the hype. But then a friend informed me that Harvey...
View Article3 TV shows and a book: Small town charm and romance
Thanks to Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime, I can’t even remember the last time I watched a show when it actually aired. At this point, I’m addicted to the instant gratification of watching one episode...
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