Books and literature

If you’ve always wanted to try owning an e-reader and growing your own collection of e-books, there’s probably no better brand to help you with that than Amazon’s Kindle. There are different models to choose from, but if you’re looking for Kindle deals to enjoy some savings with your purchases, here are our top picks. You’re going to want to hurry in choosing what to buy though, because we’re not sure how much time you’ve got left before these offers end. Amazon Kindle (2022) — $80, was $100 Christine…

Whenever a new Resident Evil game comes out — remake or otherwise — I always like to go down a lore rabbit hole. The Resident Evil series has a wildly vast narrative that isn’t just contained in its main installments. Obscure spinoffs, CGI movies, bonus features bundled with games … there’s so much rich history to dig into, and die-hard series fans have thoroughly cataloged every piece of it through exhaustively detailed fan wikis. After I finished Capcom’s excellent Resident Evil 4 remake, I was curious to build out…

One does not simply walk into Mordor; instead, one might opt to climb up a wall of vines or jump from platform to platform. That’s the crux of what The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is all about. The game positions the player as the classic Lord of the Rings villain, shining light on his previously unexplored backstory, which includes his capture and subsequent escape from the clutches of evil. It’s a novel concept that I wasn’t exactly sure would work before trying it out for myself. Given all that, I knew I needed to…

Perhaps the most notorious spell in the entire Harry Potter franchise is the most dangerous and evil of the unforgivable curses: Avada Kedavra. Hogwarts Legacy doesn’t shy away from letting your custom student learn these unforgivable curses, in addition to the dozens of other spells in the game, up to and including the curse that would eventually be used by the Dark Lord himself so often. Just like in the source material, Avada Kedavra is an instant-kill attack, which is naturally going to be an immensely powerful…

Crafting a story can feel a bit like solving a puzzle. Sometimes you know your point A and point B, but it’s that space between that can be difficult to fill in. How do your characters arrive at the next big plot beat? What needs to happen to get them there in a way that feels natural? Each word becomes a puzzle piece that needs to be carefully placed in order to make it all make sense. That’s the exact idea at the heart of Storyteller, the latest release from publisher Annapurna Interactive, The unique puzzle game…

Still from "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring."New Line CinemaSwedish company Embracer Group said Thursday that it agreed to acquire Middle-earth Enterprises, which owns worldwide rights to "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" film trilogies as well as other properties related to the books by J.R.R. Tolkien.Embracer is buying Middle-earth Enterprises from the Saul Zaentz Company, which has owned the film rights to the fantasy works since 1976.The companies did not disclose the financial terms of the deal,…

Paul TremblaySource: Paul TremblayWant to hear a scary story?It was 2015. Paul Tremblay, a New England math wiz with a couple crime novels to his name, was experiencing his big breakthrough in horror fiction. His book, "A Head Full of Ghosts," an internet-era spin on the demonic possession genre, arrived in June to rave reviews. It would go on to win the Horror Writers Association's Bram Stoker Award for best novel of the year. Stephen King, the master of horror, tweeted that it "scared the living hell out of me, and I'm…

Looking to invest in stocks with long-term value? Veteran investor Mohnish Pabrai has two books to recommend.Speaking to CNBC Pro Talks, Pabrai — a value investor and disciple of billionaire Warren Buffett — said that "100 to 1 in the Stock Market" is an "extremely well-written" book.Authored by Thomas Phelps and originally published 50 years ago, the book teaches about how to increase wealth one hundredfold through buy-and-hold investing.Buy-and-hold is a passive investment strategy that involves purchasing stocks and…

Chesnot | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesClimate change is such an overwhelming and systemic problem, it's easy to feel there's nothing one individual can do to fight it.But Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates gave some concrete suggestions in an online question and answer session on Reddit on Thursday.Buy climate-friendly products to help drive costs downAs a consumer, if you opt to buy more expensive products that contribute less carbon emissions, it may feel like a drop in the bucket. But if enough…

When Lucy Yu was 7 years old, she told her mom she wanted to retire and open a bookstore one day. She'd always loved reading and, as the only child raised primarily by her single mother who immigrated from China, turned to books as a source of comfort.Now, at age 27, Yu is living that retirement dream as her full-time job. In December, she opened Yu and Me Books in Manhattan's Chinatown, New York City's first Asian American woman-owned bookstore that centers works from authors of color, immigrants and people from…