Shannon Carlin

Carlin is a contributor for TIME.

Recent Articles

How 'Ballerina' Fits Into the 'John Wick' Series

A spoiler-filled breakdown of Ballerina and its connections to the world of John Wick

By Shannon Carlin

Every Wes Anderson Movie, Ranked

Taking stock of Wes Anderson's impressive filmography, from Bottle Rocket to his latest, The Phoenician Scheme

By Shannon Carlin

The 16 Best Books to Read This Summer

From Taylor Jenkins Reid's 'Atmosphere' to Susan Choi's 'Flashlight'

By Shannon Carlin

The History Behind Judy Blume's Controversial 'Forever'

The controversy surrounding Judy Blume’s seminal coming-of-age novel that inspired Netflix’s new series

By Shannon Carlin

The Best New Books to Read in May

This month's must-reads include Christina LI's adult literary debut and Yiyun Li's new memoir

By Shannon Carlin

The Best New Books to Read in April 2025

From Joan Didion's 'Notes to John' to Jasmine Guillory's latest romance novel

By Shannon Carlin

12 New Books to Read in March

Here are the best new books to read this month from Karen Russell's new novel to Amanda Nguyen's memoir

By Shannon Carlin

The Best Saturday Night Live Hosts of All Time

The award-winning actors, charismatic athletes, and former show cast members who make the best SNL hosts

By Shannon Carlin

The 22 Most Controversial Saturday Night Live Moments

The most controversial moments in SNL history

By Shannon Carlin

The 20 Best Cheesy Rom-Coms on Netflix

Kristen Bell, Lindsay Lohan, and Nicole Kidman star in Netflix romantic comedies ready for Valentine's Day.

By Shannon Carlin

Taylor Swift's Friendships With Kendrick, Drake

A brief timeline of the superstar's friendships with both hip-hop titans, which date back around a decade.

By Shannon Carlin

11 New Books to Read in February

Here are the best new books to read this month

By Shannon Carlin

The 39 Most Anticipated Books of 2025

All the inspiring true stories, thrilling mysteries and fantasies, and great novels we can't wait to read in 2025, from Anne Tyler, Tina Knowles, Torrey Peters, R.F. Kuang, Kevin Wilson, and more.

By Shannon Carlin

Netflix's New Holiday Rom-Coms

The best of Netflix's four new holiday rom-coms to watch this year

By Shannon Carlin

The True Story Behind FX's Say Nothing

FX's gripping adaptation of Patrick Radden Keefe's book dives into the complicated history of the Troubles

By Shannon Carlin

Wandering Stars

Tommy Orange’s family saga, Wandering Stars, picks up where his 2019 Pulitzer Prize finalist, There There, left off. In the wake of a 2018 shooting, high-school freshman Orvil Red Feather struggles to make sense of...

By Shannon Carlin

Shanghailanders

Juli Min’s debut, Shanghailanders, is an ambitious family drama told entirely in reverse. The novel begins in 2040 with Leo Yang, an aging Chinese real-estate investor who finds himself drifting apart from his elegant Japanese...

By Shannon Carlin

The Black Utopians

What does utopia look like for Black Americans? It’s the question at the heart of essayist, editor, and translator Aaron Robertson’s The Black Utopians: Searching for Paradise and the Promised Land in America, which explores...

By Shannon Carlin

The Mighty Red

Pulitzer Prize winner Louise Erdrich’s latest novel, The Mighty Red, a captivating multigenerational tale set amid the 2008 financial crisis, begins with a frenzied proposal. Gary Geist, a wealthy and preternaturally lucky football player, asks...

By Shannon Carlin

Be Ready When the Luck Happens

In her debut memoir, best-selling cookbook author and food TV icon Ina Garten admits she has a “low threshold for boredom.” This, she writes, has made her more than willing to take wild risks “just...

By Shannon Carlin
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