Avon Lake Community Read travels to the Land of Oz
The Avon Lake Public Library, 32649 Electric Blvd., is taking the community on a journey down the yellow brick to the Land of Oz. This year’s Community Read event, taking place from Sept. 1-27, is influenced by the book “Finding Dorothy,” written by author Elizabeth Letts, and the 1939 classic movie, “The Wizard of Oz.”
Elizabeth Arden's most unlikely love - an obese lesbian who gave her the one thing no one else could
A new biography of beauty legend Elizabeth Arden has revealed an extraordinary - and rarely mentioned - intimate friendship she had with a woman so overweight, she had to walk with crutches.
7 Books Like ‘Wicked’ That Will Transport You Back to The Emerald City and Beyond
With the publication of the book Wicked in 1999, author Gregory Maguire kickstarted an international phenomenon. From the hit Broadway musical — which just celebrated its 20th birthday — to the anticipated movie adaptation set to release in November, fans simply cannot get enough of Elphaba, Glinda, Fiyero and the rest of their fellow Ozians. ...
Carrie Coon’s Rise to Stardom: From ‘The Leftovers’ to ‘The White Lotus’ — “I Have to Fight for Those Parts”
Carrie Coon is undoubtedly one of the most talented and charismatic actresses around. Over the course of more than a decade in Hollywood, she’s wowed audiences in TV shows (The Leftovers, Fargo, The Sinner, The Gilded Age), blockbusters (Avengers, Ghostbusters) and indie movies (The Nest, His Three Daughters) and will next be seen in the ...
Interview: Carrie Coon on Producing Postpartum Depression Comedy Another Happy Day and its Unique Depiction of Motherhood
It’s almost impossible to believe that actor Carrie Coon’s film career is only about 10 years old, when she made her much-celebrated, big-screen debut in David Fincher’s Gone Girl. Also in 2014, Coon began her run on HBO’s groundbreaking series The Leftovers, which was followed almost immediately by a staggeringly good second season of Fargo. Of course, Coon was known more as a stage actor at the time, having scored a Tony nomination in 2013 for her Broadway debut in Steppenwolf Theatre’s production of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, co-starring her husband, actor and playwright Tracy Letts.