First look atThe Color Purplemovie musical promises it's 'not your mama'sColor Purple'

Oprah Winfrey called the new film a celebration of sisterhood" during a sneak peek at CinemaCon. She said the movie “is the perfect way to do it, one and done.” I am Celie." Oprah Winfrey, Whoopi Goldberg, and Rae Dawn Chong in 1985’s ‘The Color Purple’.Warner Brothers/Courtesy Everett Collection But in the end, you’ll be healed. I was healed." The Color Purplewill be released in theaters on Dec. 25. Blitz Bazawule, Fantasia Barrino, Danielle Brooks, Taraji P....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 93 words · Todd Molina

First look: Elizabeth Gilpin'sStolenis a harrowing indictment of therapeutic boarding schools

Stolenwillhit shelvesJuly 20, but EW has an exclusive first look inside its pages below. Excerpt from Stolen, by Elizabeth Gilpin Sometimes I think I was born afraid of the dark. The setting sun filled me with dread, and twilight came with an impossible choice. Elizabeth Gilpin is the author of ‘Stolen: A Memoir’.Credit: Alberto Vasari; Grand Central Publishing Waking life and dreaming life were both unbearable at night. It was perfectly appointed, the sheets and pillowcases monogrammed with my initials: E....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 761 words · Jason Robertson

First look: Ingrid Rojas Contreras wrote a memoir about ghosts and family secrets

The Man Who Could Move Clouds will hit shelves in July. For her next book, she’s turning her sights on her own life. First, the official synopsis: For Ingrid Rojas Contreras, magic runs in the family. Ingrid Rojas Contreras.Credit: Courtesy Ingrid Rojas Contreras No house or piece of land or chest of letters, just a few weeks of oblivion. Mami had temporary amnesia as well, except: where she was eight years old , I was twenty-three....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 394 words · Nichole Roberts

First look: Karen M. McManus is back with another dark campus thriller

Nothing More to Tell will hit shelves Aug. 30, 2022. Karen M. McManus is busy building her YA empire. This year the author saw her novelYou’ll Be the Death of Mebecome an instant No. ‘Nothing More to Tell, by ‘Karen M. McManus’.Delacorte Press “A favoritewhat?” “Crime,” she says, still smiling. “In general, or” I start cautiously. “From the show,” she says, a note of impatience creeping into her voice. I make a run at recover....

May 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1077 words · Whitney Armstrong

First look: Laura Lippman'sDream Girlis the book version of the mind-blown emoji

Laura Lippmanis at it again. To make matters freakier, Gerry wakes up one morning next to a dead body. Excerpt from Dream Girl, by Laura Lippman GERRY DREAMS. Credit: Lesley Unruh He floats, he rouses, he drifts, he dreams. He tosses, but he cannot turn. There is no clear demarcation between Gerry’s dreams and his fantasies, his not-quite-asleep and his not-really-awake. William Morrow His brain chugs, stuck in a single gear, focused on one thought or one image....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 498 words · Chase Sparks

First look:Final Girlsauthor Riley Sager's new book is a juicy thriller about voyeurism

Read an excerpt from The House Across the Lake, and see the cover. Riley Sager is taking his talents to rural Vermont. Then the wife disappears, and Casey herself is sucked into the mystery. ‘The House Across the Laker,’ by Riley Sager.Penguin The steam rising from it gives her a gauzy air of mystery. Not that she needs help in that regard. Wilma Anson possesses a calm blankness that rarely changes....

May 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1178 words · Cheryl Roberts

First look:Getawayby Zoje Stage is a terrifying thriller about female friendship

Zoje Stage is continuing her run as the master of the psychological thriller. But she’s not done yet on Aug. 17, Stage’s latest thrillerGetawaywill hit shelves. EW has the exclusive first look at the book’s cover and a peek inside the pages. Credit: Little, Brown ** Hands on her knees, Imogen stood hunched for a moment, her legs like crab claws. Standing upright would shatter the clawssend pink shards everywherethat was how tight her muscles felt....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 614 words · Gregg Rosario

First Look:We Are Inevitableis Gayle Forman's next YA blockbuster

Gayle Forman’s track record of producing beloved (and best-selling) YA novels continues. Now, from a universal perspective, thirty-three thousand years is not much. Barely a blink of an eye. Credit: Viking Books for Young Readers But it’s still thirty-three thousand years. Almost two million Mondays. It’s not nothing. The thing I keep coming back to is: Did they know? But it doesn’t really delve into what they were thinking toward the end....

May 1, 2025 · 9 min · 1715 words · Justin Brown

First trailer forLove Is Blind: After the Altarseason 2 special reveals 'much more has happened'

Are Deepti and Kyle together? What’s going on with Natalie, Shayne, and Shaina? Turns out the drama is only just beginning for this Pod Squad. What happens after all those “I do’s” and “I don’t’s?” It turns outthe drama is only just beginningfor theLove Is Blindseason 2 cast. According to Natalie, “much more has happened” and they’re ready to tell their stories. Are Deepti and Kyle officially a couple now afterher disastrous relationship with Shake?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 99 words · Anna Duncan

First trailer forVampire Academyreveals forbidden romance and mysterious fight for survival

The adaptation arrives on Peacock on September 15. It’s time to sink your teeth intoVampire Academy. And while that’s not available to watch online (sorry! ‘Vampire Academy’.Peacock That is, if Royal infighting doesn’t do the job first. Jose Haro/Peacock ‘Vampire Academy’.Jose Haro/Peacock Jose Haro/Peacock Jose Haro/Peacock Jose Haro/Peacock Peacock Jose Haro/Peacock

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 51 words · Brian Miller Jr.

FirstBacheloretteseason 19 footage answers a burning question about limo exits

How will Gabby and Rachel greet their guys? It won’t be as excruciatingly awkward as Kaitlyn’s season. The upcoming season ofThe Bachelorettemight as well be subtitledA Festival of Awkwardness. Kaitlyn and Britt on ‘The Bachelorette’.ABC And that could get very uncomfortable. If you’re thinking, “Kristen, why are you making such a big deal about this? Ofcoursethey’d have Gabby and Rachel greet the men together!” Kaitlyn pretends she’s somewhere else while Britt hugs a contestant on ‘The Bachelorette’....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 132 words · Sydney Ward

FirstDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessteaser ties intoWhat If…?

The first footage from the Doctor Strange sequel teases a What If connection and Miss America’s live-action debut. Warning: This article contains spoilers forSpider-Man: No Way Home. To understand what’s going on the trailer, you have to know where Doctor Strange is coming from. Rachel McAdams, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Xochitl Gomez in ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’.Marvel Studios But apparently, that didn’t fix everything. That wasn’t the only goodie in the teaser, though....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 110 words · Troy Frank

FirstHawkeyetrailer sets up a Christmas caper for Clint Barton and Kate Bishop

The upcoming Disney+ showHawkeyeis all set to premiere on Nov. 24 and that date is not an accident. Clint had spent the five years of their absence going down a very dark path as a violent vigilante. They soon team up to take on the enemies Clint made during his vigilante phase. Kate Bishop (Steinfeld) and Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner) come face-to-face on Disney+’s ‘Hawkeye’.Chuck Zlotnick/Marvel Studios MARVEL STUDIOS

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 69 words · Chad Smith