Hello, Thursday readers! How is your week going? I have had a headache I can’t shake (BOO!) but I have also been having fun rearranging all my books (YAY!), so I can’t complain too much. I find alphabetizing books to be so relaxing. (Moving them from room to room, not so much, LOL.) This last week of February has been a quiet one, but I still have a few fun things to share. Have a great rest of your week, and remember to eat your cereal with a fork and do your homework in the dark. – xoxo, Liberty
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Trivia question time! What is the title of Monica Ali’s 2003 novel about London’s Bangladeshi community? (Scroll to the bottom for the answer.)
Deals, Reals, and Squeals!
The Night Circus film has a director! It’s the first big announcement since the adaptation was announced in 2011, so hopefully this means things will move along more quickly now.
Helen Hoang has signed a four-book deal with Berkley Romance.
Mila Kunis bought the TV rights to The Lost Night by Andrea Bartz.
Cover Reveals
Attica Locke shared the cover to her Bluebird, Bluebird follow-up: Heaven My Home. (Mulholland Books, September 17)
Here’s a look at Origin of a Hero (She-Ra Chapter Book #1) by Tracey West and Amanda Schank. (Scholastic Inc., April 30)
Sneak Peeks
Here’s the first peek at the BBC’s new adaptation of His Dark Materials. (I wasn’t planning on watching this, but then I found out Ruth Wilson is in it.)
And speaking of Philip Pullman, here’s a trailer for the The Secret Commonwealth: Volume 2 of The Book of Dust.
And here’s a teaser trailer for Joe Hill’s NOS4A2.
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!)
Excited to read:
The Revisioners by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton (Counterpoint, November 5)
As you may recall, I was a big fan of MWS’s last book, A Kind of Freedom, which was a finalist for the National Book Award. So I am extremely excited to see what she has for us next! The description says it’s about survivors and healers over 100 years in the American South. I can’t wait!
What I’m reading this week.
If Cats Disappeared from the World by Genki Kawamura, Eric Selland (translator)
A Woman Is No Man by Etaf Rum
Wanderers by Chuck Wendig
And this is funny.
I’ve watched this way too many times. (Heads up: There’s a swear word in Twitter avatar photo, so it might make this NSFW for some people.)
Trivia answer: Brick Lane.
You made it to the bottom! High five. Thanks for reading! – xo, L