Happy Monday, book fans! Anyone want two kittens? I kid, I kid. But seriously, they have turned into little velociraptors! They’ve been here for almost six weeks, and there aren’t many books left in my office that don’t have teethmarks. *shakes fist* But back to books: I hope you’re reading something wonderful. And please be kind to yourself as well as others, and remember that life is hard – you are doing a great job! I’ll see you again on Thursday. – xoxo, Liberty
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Here’s this week’s trivia question: When was the first book of crossword puzzles published? (Scroll to the bottom for the answer.)
Deals, Reals, and Squeals!
Antoinette Nwandu to adapt Wash Clean The Bones, based on the short story by Nafissa Thompson-Spires.
Benedict Cumberbatch will play Satan in Good Omens. And the premiere date was also announced.
The rights to the upcoming novel Sanctuary by V.V. James have sold to Entertainment 360, the company behind Game of Thrones.
Gabrielle Union will star in and produce an adaptation of the April Sinclair novel Coffee Will Make You Black.
And now Jason Momoa is joining the cast of Dune. Who isn’t joining?!?
Beacon Press will publish Robin DiAngelo’s next book.
And Masterpiece announced the cast for its adaptation of Sandition by Jane Austen.
Cover Reveals
Here’s the first look at The Babysitters Coven by Kate Williams, which is being pitched as ‘Sabrina + Babysitters Club + Buffy.’ (Delacorte Press, September 17)
Mary H. K. Choi announced her next book, Permanent Record, and revealed the cover. (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, September 3)
Sneak Peeks
The first trailer for the second season of Killing Eve has been revealed!
Book Riot Recommends
At Book Riot, I work on the New Books! email, the All the Books! podcast about new releases, and the Book Riot Insiders New Release Index. I am very fortunate to get to read a lot of upcoming titles, and learn about a lot of upcoming titles, and I’m delighted to share a couple with you each week so you can add them to your TBR! (It will now be books I loved on Mondays and books I’m excited to read on Thursdays. YAY, BOOKS!)
Loved, loved, loved:
Miranda in Milan by Katharine Duckett (Tor.com, March 26)
This is a charming novel about what becomes of Miranda and Prospero after The Tempest. In Miranda does not go to Ferdinand in Naples, but instead becomes a prisoner of her father’s castle in Milan. Her only friend is a servant girl, who helps her find love and to realize the truth of her father and her mother. I have never read The Tempest, but I still wholeheartedly loved this imaginative story.
What I’m reading this week.
The Body Myth by Rheea Mukherjee
The Cassandra by Sharma Shields
Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl by Andrea Lawlor
Book joke of the week:
Here’s a kitten picture: My little fruit tarts.
And this is funny.
Game of Thrones puns – I got ’em.
P.S. I forgot to include anything in this space in Monday’s email. D’oh!
Trivia answer: 1924.
You made it to the bottom! Thanks for reading! – xo, L