150 Timeless Movies by Susan Granger

150 Timeless Movies



Susan Granger grew up in Hollywood; her father was director/producer S. Sylvan Simon. After his untimely death at 41 while filming From Here to Eternity, her mother remarried. Susan’s stepfather was M-G-M producer Armand Deutsch. Granger got her journalism degree from the University of Pennsylvania. She has been reviewing movies for more than 25 years and is the reviewer for Video Librarian magazine as well as for her movie site, www.susangranger.com.

150 Timeless Movies is a must-have for every serious film fan. It is a choice collection of 150 movie reviews of classic and contemporary timeless movies. It includes films from the earliest days to today, from Battleship Potemkin (1925) and Gone with the Wind (1939) to Bridge of Spies (2015) and Zootopia (2016). The book includes reviews reprinted from Granger’s popular website, www.susangranger.com, as well as more than two dozen new reviews of English language classics and foreign language films to discover and an original introduction about what makes a movie memorable and timeless by Granger. As Jill Schary Robinson writes in her Foreword, this book is “like settling in for a remarkable evening at the movies with your best and smartest friend.” I’m eagerly planning to watch/rewatch every movie on this list!

Katey Sagal - Grace Notes: My Recollections

Katey Sagal - Grace Notes: My Recollections



Gripping, singular, and gorgeously reflective, Grace Notes is a memoir told in essays by beloved actress, Hollywood veteran, and singer/songwriter Katey Sagal—perfect for fans of Mary Louise Parker's Dear Mr. You and Patti Smith's M Train.

Popular and award-winning star Katey Sagal chronicles the rollercoaster ride of her life in this series of evocative and beautifully written vignettes, resulting in a life story recounted unlike any other Hollywood memoir you've read before.

Sagal takes you through the highs and lows of her life, from the tragic deaths of her parents to her long years in the Los Angeles rock scene, from being diagnosed with cancer at the age of twenty-eight to getting her big break on the fledgling FOX network as the wise-cracking Peggy Bundy on the beloved sitcom Married…with Children.

Sparse and poetic, Grace Notes is an emotionally riveting tale of struggle and success, both professional and personal: Sagal's path to sobriety; the stillbirth of her first daughter, Ruby; motherhood; the experience of having her third daughter at age fifty-two with the help of a surrogate; and her lifelong passion for music. Intimate, candid, and offering an inside look at a remarkable life forged within the entertainment industry, Grace Notes offers unprecedented access to the previously unknown life of a woman whom audiences have loved for over thirty years.

The Jemima Code: Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks

The Jemima Code: Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks



In a year when the national conversation is all about race and diversity, this long overdue book could not be more timely. Or more beautiful. From the provocative cover to the endearing last leaf, it shines and restores dignity to the cooks therein. A few recipes can be read among the photos of the books described, but they are largely beside the point. "Annotated bibliography" does not do this book justice. It is a history of African American cooking told through cookbooks.