Alright Alright Alright McConaughey Writes Memoir
Matthew McConaughey has written a memoir that will release this fall. But don’t go thinking this is a standard celebrity memoir: the actor has instead turned to a diary he’s had for 35 years to recount adventures he’s had in his life. Greenlights will be out on October 20th.
Jordan Peele And Issa Rae Team Up For Adaptation
Leyna Krow’s short story “Sinkhole” will be getting the film adaptation treatment with Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw production company teaming up with Issa Rae and Universal Pictures. It’s reported that the auction for the rights had 10 bidders (!) and Issa Rae will potentially star as the story’s lead: a woman moves into a new house with her family and finds a sinkhole in the backyard…
“Utterly Joyful” Picture Book Win Children’s Book Of Year Award
Waterstones children’s book prize has gone to Nathan Bryon and Dapo Adeola’s Look Up! The picture book follows the adventures a Black girl, Rocket, who loves science and would like her brother–too busy looking down at his phone–to look up in the sky at the meteor shower. Adorable!
Take A Lovely Tour From Sofa City
Indulge in some armchair travel and get to know the rich literary history of Lahore, Pakistan.