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Taylor Bishop is hurt, angry, and wants to destroy Angus Hollingsworth in the way he destroyed her: ‘Insidiously. Irreparably. Like a puzzle he’d slowly dissembled, stolen a couple of pieces from, and then discarded, knowing that nobody would ever be able to put it back together ever again.’
So Taylor consults The Art of War and makes a plan. Then she takes the next irrevocable step – one that will change her life forever.
Things start to spiral out of her control – and The Sunday Girl becomes impossible to put down. It’s a tale of love gone wrong…and revenge done right.
Welcome to Check Your Shelf. I have found three families of fluffy baby ducks and geese on my afternoon walks, and today I saw a turtle belly flop into the water! That’s my update for the week.
Libraries & Librarians
News Updates
- The Boulder (CO) Library Foundation launches a fund to aid furloughed workers.
- OverDrive’s Libby app is now compatible with Sonos speakers.
Cool Library Updates
- Here’s a compilation of best practices and short articles on digital library services to children and teens from around the world.
- Plus more virtual programming ideas for teens.
- The Boston Public Library finds ways to safely serve homeless and recovering patrons through the pandemic.
- South Pasadena (CA) Library installs an ADA-accessible port-a-potty and hand washing station outside the library for patrons who are experiencing homelessness.
- Library programming by phone.
- The NYPL has compiled an album of noises we miss in quarantine, including sounds of the library itself.
Worth Reading
- Libraries adapt amid the pandemic crisis.
- School librarians take the lead during the pandemic.
- If you’re feeling totally drained from all those Zoom meetings, here’s why. (And this explains why I always need to take a serious work break after a meeting ends.)
- Summer reading programming in a pandemic.
- The top 10 books New Yorkers are downloading from the library.
- Libraries you can tour from home.
Book Adaptations in the News
- Ooooh, here’s a preview for Lovecraft Country, which is produced by Jordan Peele. WANT!!
- Love, Victor, the follow-up to Love, Simon, will air on Hulu on June 19th. You can check out the trailer here.
- Lyssa Kay Adams’ rom-com The Bromance Book Club is headed to Netflix.
- Stephen King’s The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon is getting a film adaptation.
- My Brilliant Friend has been renewed for a third season on HBO.
- The Lincoln Lawyer is no longer getting a series at CBS.
- The Terminal List by Jack Carr is set for an Amazon adaptation starring Chris Pratt.
- Ralph Fiennes is going to play Miss Trunchbull in the upcoming Netflix adaptation of Matilda. That is…a choice.
- A new trailer for the documentary adaptation of Becoming.
Books & Authors in the News
- Stephenie Meyer announces the publication of Midnight Sun – it’s really happening this time!
- The Mat-Su School Board President responds to the controversial board decision to remove five books from the high school curriculum.
- The community also speaks out about the Mat-Su School District ban, and the band Portugal. The Man, which is from a town within the Mat-Su school district, said that they will mail a copy of any of the books to any student or parent in the district who wants one.
Numbers & Trends
- Virtual author events are the next big thing for booksellers.
Award News
- Colson Whitehead becomes the fourth author ever to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction twice!
- The 2020 Edgar Awards have been announced!
- Joy Harjo has been named the US Poet Laureate for a second term.
- Ocean Vuong wins the Triangle Award for Fiction.
Pop Cultured
- Taika Waititi is directing and co-writing a new Star Wars movie, and my husband thinks it should be named What We Do In the Shadows of the Empire.
- We’re getting a live-action Hercules remake, but the bigger question is whether or not they’ll cast Lizzo as one of the Muses, because COME ON! In fact, I want an entire Hercules soundtrack sung by Lizzo, you cowards!
- What do you get when you cross Dr. Seuss and Dr. Dre? YOU GET THIS!
- Disney launches a line of character face masks, where the proceeds will go to a medical supplies charity. (Do I need a Baby Yoda face mask?…….Of course I do!!)
Bookish Curiosities & Miscellaneous
- Men apparently stop reading books they don’t like long before women do.
- Everything you need to read more while staying at home.
- Readers are coping by rereading.
On the Riot
- Fascinating and free things available on the Library of Congress website.
- Literary reading series gone virtual.
- How to join a book club online.
- The best feel-good adaptations to stream right now.
- Keep reading aloud to the kids.
- How to find bookish joy in a time of quarantine.
- How to bring an outdoor reading experience indoors.
Keep on keeping on, everyone. I’ll see you all next week.
Katie McLain Horner, @kt_librarylady on Twitter.