Leia Stone loves academy stories and fallen angels, so that's a part of the inspiration behind the "Fallen Academy."

Denise Williams thought a great setup for a book was "10 million dollars and a donut," so she wrote "Just Our Luck."

During these turbulent times, in movies including “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” and “Blink Twice,” filmmakers have been responding with flicks that feature unstable billionaire characters with cult followings such as Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, as well as the current POTUS. Onscreen, some of these insidious white men get their comeuppance and others simply get away with their dastardly deeds.

In the days of old Hollywood, starlets used to be chosen out of virtual obscurity and given a ticket to fame and fortune. For Hormona Lisa, “RuPaul's Drag Race” Season 17 was her own golden ticket, finding herself chosen for greatness at one of RuPaul's book signings last year, by Mama Ru herself.

The dawn of theater in Ancient Greece coupled with a musical about ancient Rome, inspired a former Bakersfield, Calif., boy to create a theater in the parks program for Wilton Manors.

In “Adult Best Friends” (Visit Films), Katie (co-screenwriter Katie Corwin) and Delaney (director and co-screenwriter Delaney Buffett, daughter of Jimmy) have been besties since middle school when they bonded at age 12. Katie lives with her hot boyfriend John (Mason Gooding, son of Cuba), which is a bone of contention for Delaney who feels like she’s losing her BFF.