If your to-be-read (or watched) list is in need of some spring cleaning, check out these new books and television shows from Virginia writers and actors. Whether you’re looking for some lighthearted comedy or to learn something new about history, there’s sure to be something to pique your interest.
TV SHOW
Ted Lasso
Fairfax-born Jason Sudeikis resumes his starring role as the unfailingly optimistic (if inexperienced) soccer coach in the highly anticipated third season of this award-winning drama-comedy.
BOOK
Never Ask “Why”: Football Players’ Fight for Freedom in the NFL by Ed Garvey and Chuck Cascio
Learn the history of NFL players’ fight for fair treatment through the words of the late Ed Garvey, the executive director for the NFL Players Association in the years following their unionization, edited by Reston-based journalist Chuck Cascio.
BOOK
Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn
When the protagonist of this contemporary romance novel leaves her job as a personal assistant in LA to move back to her small Virginia hometown, she begins a journey of self-discovery and an unexpected love story.
TV SHOW
Lopez vs. Lopez
This family-focused sitcom follows a father and his formerly estranged daughter as they attempt to rebuild their relationship while navigating generational differences. It features Aparna Nancherla, a comedian from Fairfax.
BOOK
Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano
In the third installment of this mystery thriller series, NoVA-based protagonist Finlay Donovan — an author, single mom, and accidental hitwoman — faces pressure from mobsters as she deals with the fallout from her misadventures.
This story originally ran in Northern Virginia Magazine’s April issue. For more stories like this, subscribe to our monthly magazine.
