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New Yorkers will now be able to enjoy their bookstore strolls even more.

A New Cafe in NYC's Strand Book Store Offers Coffee While You Browse

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Entertainment

Thrillist's entertainment section covers every facet of popular culture. If you care about television, music, film, or celeb news; we've got it covered.

Entertainment - Latest Entertainment & Pop Culture News - Thrillist

The central premise of Ottessa Moshfegh's new novel Lapvona came to her years before she actually started writing.

Ottessa Moshfegh Allows Her Darkest Impulses to Drive Her

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The New York Public Library wants New Yorkers to have a productive summer, and it's willing to help them do so for free.

The New York Public Library Is Giving Away Half-a-Million Free Books This Summer

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When heading out on a summer vacation or even just lounging by the beach for a day, a "good book to read" seems to always find its way onto your check list of what to bring, among essentials like sunscreen.

27 Books We Can't Wait to Read This Summer

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Find the best spots daily to eat and drink in hipster neighborhoods. Hit the roof, drink a beer and eat delicious at top-tier restaurants. Plan your nightlife adventure with maps and reviews of unknown micro-brews, rooftop parties, and independent drink.

Best Restaurants & Bars - Places to Eat & Drink - Thrillist

Surprisingly, since Instagram’s launch in 2010, there hasn’t been much written about the cultural impact of the food pic.

This New Book Will Change the Way You Look at Food on Instagram

Inspired By

Filmmakers, musicians, and other creators offer a deep dive on the works they intentionally referenced when working on their latest project—from movies to off-the-wall sources of inspiration.

Inspired By: The Projects Behind Famous Artists' Work

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If two people have sex on a mountaintop at dawn in a novel, it should be greenlit for a movie adaptation immediately.

Florence + the Machine and Taboo Love Sparked Akwaeke Emezi’s Sexy, Sad Summer Must-Read

Starter Kit

Thrillist’s Starter Kit cuts through the clutter of daunting musicians, genres of TV shows, and movies by offering a cheat sheet for entertainment junkies.

Starter Kit: The Ultimate Entertainment Guide

This weekend, Hulu debuted Conversations with Friends, the second series based on a Sally Rooney novel to hit the platform, once again offering up 10 episodes of emotional entanglements, warmly lit sex scenes, and Irish accents.

A Starter Kit for Sally Rooney, the Book World's Trendiest Writer

Image Comics

Heroes with severed arms, real-life dictators, sentient fart people, a man posing as an assassin.

The Best Comic Books & Graphic Novels of 2022 (So Far)

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New York City's library systems are on a mission to let people read what they want.

NYC Combats School Book Bans with Free Digital Library Cards

Shop Women-Led

In honor of Women’s History Month, Thrillist is spotlighting women-owned and led restaurants and businesses across America, from must-try food trucks to bookstores, city guides, and more.

Shop Women-Led: Support Female-Led Businesses & Restaurants

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Shopping

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Raised by a single mother who had immigrated from China, Lucy Yu recalls the significance of stories in her childhood.

Meet Lucy Yu, the Woman Behind One of NYC’s Most Inspiring Bookstores 

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It may come as a shock to learn that, according to the United States Census Bureau, in 2018, women-owned businesses made up only 19.9 % of all businesses that employ people across the country.

10 Women-Led Bookstores Across the U.S.

Explains It All

Famous actors, writers, comedians, and other celebrities explain everything there is to know about their favorite piece of pop culture that they can't help but obsess over.

Explains It All: Deep Dive Into Celebrities' Obsessions

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After scrolling through more than 700 pages of Getty photos featuring Lindsay Lohan, one learns a few things.

Books

A New Cafe in NYC's Strand Book Store Offers Coffee While You Browse

The new coffee shop was developed in partnership with Brooklyn Roasting Company.

Ottessa Moshfegh Allows Her Darkest Impulses to Drive Her

The author discusses her new novel, 'Lapvona.'

The New York Public Library Is Giving Away Half-a-Million Free Books This Summer

The initiative is part of NYPL's Summer at the Library program.

27 Books We Can't Wait to Read This Summer

From thrilling page-turners to titles by popular authors, you're going to have a lot to read this summer.

This New Book Will Change the Way You Look at Food on Instagram

‘Food Instagram’ explores how the social platform has helped and hindered the industry.

Florence + the Machine and Taboo Love Sparked Akwaeke Emezi’s Sexy, Sad Summer Must-Read

'You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty' was born from the writer's internal process—plus an obsession with cooking shows and one specific Florence lyric.

A Starter Kit for Sally Rooney, the Book World's Trendiest Writer

Here's everything you need to know to get into the literary star.

The Best Comic Books & Graphic Novels of 2022 (So Far)

It's time to update your pull list.

NYC Combats School Book Bans with Free Digital Library Cards

The New York Public Library and Brooklyn Public Library are on a mission to end censorship.

Meet Lucy Yu, the Woman Behind One of NYC’s Most Inspiring Bookstores

At Yu and Me Books, writers of color take center stage.

10 Women-Led Bookstores Across the U.S.

Find your next great read from one of these female-founded shops.

Writer Jill Gutowitz Explains the Many Eras of Lindsay Lohan

The 'Girls Can Kiss Now' author will always be a LiLo stan.