Ep. 125 - Hidden Figures - Book & Movie Review (LitLovers Selection)

Meet the truly inspiring women you don't know behind the mission you do: Hidden Figures (11:42). Starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monáe - as real-life aeronautical superheroes Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson. Based on the 2016 New York Times bestselling book by Margot Lee Shetterly (whose mantra is Research. Write. Repeat): Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race. Hidden Figures inspires this week's #ListOfSix: Our 6 Favorite Movies Based on Real Events (4:04). Also, Hollister welcomes the return of Homeland (0:38); and, having already been adapted for the big screen, Hulu brings Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale to the small screen (1:28). Hit play for this month's LitLovers selection - and... 3-2-1 Liftoff!