Summer may be in full swing, but it's never too early to start building excitement for reading and learning.

Find out what inspired Meghan Le Fay to write "Wings of Life" down below.

“Disclosure Day” (Universal) is the third installment in Steven Spielberg’s friendly alien trilogy, including 1977’s “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and 1982’s “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” (“War of the Worlds” doesn’t count because those aliens were meaner than Pete Hegseth). It’s also heavy on religious allegories, as well as a serious indictment of secretive government agencies. The latter is especially notable due to our current administration’s obsession with Area 51.

Some movies entertain us for a couple of hours. Others become part of our lives.

Some scandals practically beg for a stage adaptation. The rise and fall of Jerry Falwell Jr.—the evangelical leader whose public crusade for conservative Christian values collided with allegations of a years-long sexual relationship involving his wife and a young pool attendant—is one of them.

Check out our interview with Joy McCullough, the author of "Kestrel Takes Flight."