Watch Ursula K. Le Guin Doc For Free This Week
The feature documentary Worlds of Ursula K. Le Guin, which was produced over a decade with Le Guin’s participation and directed by Arwen Curry, is available for free streaming on PBS’s site until August 30th, 2020. Part of the PBS American Masters series, the documentary takes viewers into Ursula K. Le Guin’s groundbreaking career in her own words and with interviews of authors like Margaret Atwood and Neil Gaiman.
Beverly Jenkins Series Adaptation
Al Roker Entertainment, Inc. has partnered with Brave Road Entertainment to adapt Beverly Jenkins’s Blessings series into a TV series, Hopetown. Screenwriters Shari Simpson and Charlie Shahnaian will be writing the adaptation about a wealthy African American woman who buys a childless town with the intention of turning it into a foster-family community.
Where The National Book Critics Circle Is At
In June an internal email written by National Book Critics Circle v-p of grants Carlin Romano, regarding the board’s drafting of a diversity statement about Black Lives Matters, was leaked by poet/essayist Hope Wabuke who tweeted: “It is not possible to change these organizations from within, and the backlash will be too dangerous for me to remain.” Many board members resigned over the issue of feeling the organization did not support authors of color and marginalized voices, which eventually led to a special meeting to decide whether Romano would remain on the board: 28% of the NBCC’s membership voted and he will remain until 2022. Romano allegedly “threatened to sue the rank-and-file members” during the meeting.
Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day 2020 With These Official Online Events
Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day 2020 with a host of online events, including author panels and drawing demonstrations.