Matthew McConaughey is in author mode. In 2020, he wrote a bestselling memoir, “Greenlights”, a walkabout in his mind made up of a lifetime’s worth of musings. Now, the actor, who lives with his wife, Camila Alves McConaughey, and their three children in Austin, Texas, has distilled his philosophy — his persona, even — into a children’s book.
“Just Because”, published by Puffin and illustrated with playful subtlety by Renée Kurilla, is composed of inspirational lessons in the form of couplets. “Just because you can pull it off, doesn’t mean that you should do it,” reads one. “Just because you failed, doesn’t mean that you blew it.”
Fans of “Greenlights” — or, indeed, of McConaughey’s long career — will not be surprised by the book’s occasionally gnomic tone and approachable…
