Ray Donovanrecap: 'Dogwalker'

Dogwalker opens in the immediate aftermath of those incidents. asks Ray, to which she doesnt reply. Eventually, when she snaps out of her stupor, she says, Yes, hes dead. Credit: Erica Parise/SHOWTIME Just then, Mickey comes home from the wedding, drunk as a skunk. Just another day on the job. Much of Dogwalker is spent showing just how deep Ray and Natalies relationship runs. Its so much more. Its the first sign that theyre closer to each other than we maybe assumed....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 250 words · Kimberly Villarreal

Ray Donovanrecap: 'Horses'

All thats left is illuminating the sign that says Abbys, offering up some light amid all the darkness. Before long though, that joy falls away; it never lasts long these days. The lottery didnt work out in her favor. Credit: Michael Desmond/SHOWTIME Instead, Abby has a purpose. She heads straight to a pharmacy and gets a prescription for pills that she will use to kill herself. Shes done with the battle....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 333 words · Robert Strickland

Ray Donovanrecap: 'If I Should Fall From Grace With God'

But before we get there, there are a lot of other story lines to sift through. He mentions his problematic feelings for his brother’s wife and then hints at her committing suicide. Is he worried about Abby’s soul? Credit: Michael Desmond/SHOWTIME But that’s not the whole story. As is widely known at this point, Mickey’s script is garbage. Of course, Mickey doesn’t agree to the plan. He thinks it ruins his creative vision like a bank robbery film set in Boston is original....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 254 words · Stephanie Perez

Ray Donovanrecap: 'Las Vegas'

This is where the non-linear structure really adds something to the season. On top of that, its his mothers ring, a prized possession in the Donovan family. Its like her brother doesnt even know the citys slogan! Credit: Michael Desmond/SHOWTIME All of this happens in the first 13 minutes of the episode. No matter what their conversation entailed, the wedding is on. They toast the women theyve lost and look ahead to the future....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 244 words · Duane Parker

Ray Donovanrecap: 'Shabbos Goy'

Ray certainly doesnt seem impressed, but hey, when does he ever look impressed? Where the other sessions have been unproductive and rather meaningless within the show itself, this one is different. When Ray is challenged about his answers on the questionnaire, he starts to open up. Credit: Michael Desmond/SHOWTIME He answers the questions truthfully, revealing his abusive childhood. Its an insightful scene because its one of the only times Ray has been truthful about his past....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 329 words · Joshua Coleman

Ray Donovanrecap: 'Shelley Duvall'

With that said, this is an episode that does at least start to point to an impending reveal. Purposely holding back information is a tricky game to play when youre engaged in episodic storytelling. At the top of the episode though, Shelley Duvall uses misdirection beautifully. Credit: Michael Desmond/SHOWTIME The flashback makes it clear that this is near the end of Abbys time. At first, this emotional reckoning is a good thing....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 263 words · Miss Diana Donovan

Ray Donovanrecap: 'Sold'

Eventually they pull into a parking lot shared by a bank and a sub shop. Before long, both men have the customers and employees locked in a supply room. Mickey is kind of old school like that. Credit: Michael Desmond/SHOWTIME For Bunchy, that means suppressing his reservations and taking a shot on the storage unit deal. Hes crippled with doubt after failing his Lucha audition, and now hes scrambling to prove himself....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 302 words · Mallory Hill MD

Read a chilling excerpt from Liz Nugent'sUnraveling Oliver

The buzzy novel hits shelves this August. This year, Liz NugentsUnraveling Oliveris one of those books. Below, EW can reveal an exclusive excerpt from the book in advance of its publication. Credit: Gallery/Scout Press Unraveling Oliverhits shelves Aug. 22, 2017, but isavailable for pre-order now. She just lay on the floor, holding her jaw. She didnt even seem to be surprised. I hadnt planned to do it. Though the lamb was a tad lukewarm by the time she presented it, I really couldnt fault it....

May 1, 2025 · 9 min · 1745 words · Adam Reid

Read a sneak peek ofThe Rosie Projectauthor's next book -- exclusive

Check the excerpt out, below. In the middle, it would pick upbetter andbetterfor a few moments foreshadowing something extraordinary. May 17, 1966. Credit: Rebecca Rocks A heckler shouts Judas! My father was there, in the audience, eyewitness to music history. I leaned against the wall opposite the busker. Passengers passed be- tween us, a few of them tossing coins into her keyboard case. Her playing was basic but she had a good voice and a feeling for the song....

May 1, 2025 · 8 min · 1614 words · Melissa Lewis

Read an excerpt from Adrian J. Walker'sThe End of the World Running Club, and see the cover

If you hit links we provide, we may receive compensation. EW is pleased to present an exclusive excerpt, and cover reveal of the novel, below. Excerpt from The End of the World Running Club by Adrian J. Walker Belief Beliefs are strange. Credit: Sourcebooks Things of certainty about things uncertain. Take mine, for example. I believe there are graves in the field next to the house where I live. Sourcebooks...

May 1, 2025 · 26 min · 5370 words · Latoya Sloan

Read an excerpt from Allison and Owen Pataki'sWhere the Light Falls

If you choose links we provide, we may receive compensation. They sound impatient, shrill with the heady prospect of fresh blood to wet the newly sharpened guillotine blade. He would be sick, but nothing remains in his stomach to be emptied. Credit: Owen Pataki; Tricia McCormack Photography Cant have the hair getting tangled on the blade. Most of the hair, even that from the young heads, is laced with gray....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 913 words · Sandy Khan

Read an excerpt from Amy Stewart's next Kopp Sisters book,Miss Kopp's Midnight Confessions

If you tap on links we provide, we may receive compensation. They had no access to lawyers or due process, and some of them went to reformatories for years. In this installment, I picked a few of the more shocking morality cases that Constance actually faced. Of course, she solved them brilliantly. Absent from her possessions were any portraits of her family or mementos of home. Shed left in such a hurry that she hadnt thought to bring any....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 292 words · Tyler Rodriguez

Read an excerpt from Andrew Shvarts'Royal Bastards—plus see the cover

If you select links we provide, we may receive compensation. Soon Jon Snow wont be the only bastard whose name readers will remember. Ahead of the novels release, EW presents an exclusive cover reveal, plus an excerpt. Royal Bastardswill be published Jun. One Princess Lyriana came to Castle Waverly two months after I turned sixteen. Any sign of them? It was midafternoon, but the sun was hid den behind a gray blanket of clouds....

May 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1161 words · Arthur Salazar