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takes place after the events of the
film “Avengers: Endgame.” Elizabeth
Olsen and Paul Bettany are reprising their
roles as Wanda Maximoff and Vision,
respectively, from the film series. Teyonah
Parris, Kat Dennings, Randall Park,
and Kathryn Hahn also star. Here, Wanda
Maximoff and Vision are living the ideal
suburban life in the town of Westview, trying
to conceal their superpowers. But as they
begin to enter new decades and encounter
television clichés, the couple suspects things
are not as they seem.
N STREAMING AND MORE
CALL YOUR MOTHER
ABC
January 13
This comedy follows an empty-nester mom
who wonders how she ended up alone
while her children live their best lives
thousands of miles away. She decides her
place is with her family and as she reinserts
herself into their lives, her kids realize they
might actually need her more than they
thought. The cast includes Kyra Sedgwick as
Jean Raines, Rachel Sennott as Jackie
Raines, Joey Bragg as Freddie Raines, Patrick
Brammall as Danny, Emma Caymares as Celia
and Austin Crute as Lane.
N STREAMING AND MORE
WANDAVISION
Disney+
January 15
“WandaVision” is a highly-anticipated
miniseries set in the Marvel Cinematic
Universe film franchise. The series
BOOKS
N BOOKS
THE WIFE UPSTAIRS
By Rachel Hawkins
January 5
Newly arrived to Birmingham, Alabama,
Jane is a broke dog-walker in a gated
community full of McMansions, shiny
SUVs and bored housewives. But her luck
changes when she meets Eddie Rochester.
Recently widowed, Eddie is Thornfield
Estates’ most mysterious resident. His wife,
Bea, drowned in a boating accident with her
best friend, their bodies lost to the deep. As
Jane and Eddie fall for each other, Jane is
increasingly haunted by the legend of Bea, an
ambitious beauty with a rags-to-riches origin
story. How can she, plain Jane, ever measure
up? And can she win Eddie’s heart before her
past – or his – catches up to her?
N BOOKS
NICK
By Michael Farris Smith
January 5
Before Nick Carraway moved to West Egg
and into Gatsby’s periphery, he was at the
center of a very different story – one taking
place along the trenches and deep within
the tunnels of World War I. Floundering in
the wake of the destruction he witnessed
firsthand, Nick delays his return home, hoping
to escape the questions he cannot answer
about the horrors of war. Instead, he embarks
on a transcontinental redemptive journey that
takes him from a whirlwind Paris romance to
the dizzying frenzy of New Orleans.
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WE COULD BE HEROES
Mike Chen
January 26
Jamie woke up in an empty apartment
with no memory and only a few clues to his
identity, but with the ability to read and erase
other people’s memories —a power he uses
to hold up banks to buy coffee, cat food and
books. Zoe is also searching for her past, and
using her abilities of speed and strength to
deliver fast food. She’ll occasionally put on
a cool suit and beat up bad guys, if she feels
like it. When the archrivals meet in a memoryloss
support group, they realize the only way
to reveal their hidden pasts might be through
each other. As they uncover an ongoing
threat, suddenly much more is at stake than
their fragile friendship.
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