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Oprah and Brad Team Up for THE WATER DANCER and More Book Radar!

Happy Thursday, star bits! It’s time for another spot of bookish joy, with lots of book news and talk down below. I’m afraid that I have no exciting stories for you this week. I haven’t wrestled any ninja werewolves or followed any rabbits down any tunnels. I have had my head down reading, reading, reading. It keeps me out of trouble.

In non-book news, I am sad, because I just finished The Great, and now I have to wait for the second season, which will happen who knows when. I am currently trying to decide what to watch next. Possibly The West Wing. I have attempted to watch it three times, and have made it as far as three episodes. I didn’t abandon it because I didn’t like it, but I got distracted by shinier, newer things. Maybe this time it will stick.

Remember that whatever you are doing or watching or reading this week, I am sending you EXTRA love and hugs. Please be safe, and remember to wear a mask and wash your hands. And please be mindful of others. It takes no effort to be kind. I’ll see you again on Thursday. – xoxo, Liberty, Your Friendly Neighborhood Velocireader™

Trivia question time! What 2019 debut novel is comprised of a letter by Little Dog to his mother? (Scroll to the bottom for the answer.)

Deals, Reals, and Squeals!

the water dancer

Oprah Winfrey and Brad Pitt will team up for the adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ The Water Dancer.

Time released its list of the 100 Must-Read Books of the Year.

The Wrath & The Dawn by Renee Ahdieh is being adapted into a series.

I loved this book: A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey is the November Reese’s Book Club YA pick.

The 2021 Aspen Words Literary Prize longlist was announced.

How to Pronounce Knife by Souvankham Thammavongsa won the $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize.

HBO has canceled the adaptation of Stephen King’s The Outsider after one season.

The Devouring Gray by Christine Lynn Herman is getting the adaptation treatment.

Here’s the first look at Cadwell Turnbull’s No Gods, No Monsters.

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: 

Firebreak by Nicole Kornher-Stace (Gallery / Saga Press, May 4, 2021)

We here at Book Riot are big fans of Kornher-Stace’s 2015 novel Archivist Wasp. And yet despite being a huge fan, I somehow missed reading the sequel, which I must rectify. In the meantime, I am super-excited to get my hands on Firebreak! It claims to be about an “all-too-near future science fiction debut that reads like a refreshing take on Ready Player One, with a heavy dose of Black Mirror.” And it takes place in New Liberty City! MY BODY IS READY. (And FYI for fans: she also has a children’s book coming next year too: Jillian vs. Parasite Planet.)

What I’m reading this week.

The Past is Red by Catherynne M. Valente

Are You Enjoying?: Stories by Mira Sethi

Olympus, Texas: A Novel by Stacey Swann

The Bright and Breaking Sea by Chloe Neill

This Land Is Their Land: The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and the Troubled History of Thanksgiving by David J. Silverman

Song stuck in my head:

The Wild One by Suzi Quatro. (Also, I’m still really into listening to songs I loved when I was young. You can listen to a lot of them in this playlist I made!)

And this is funny:

I want to read this book.

Happy things:

Here are a few things I enjoy that I thought you might like as well:

And here’s a cat picture!

These two monsters turned 2 this week!

Trivia answer: On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong.

You made it to the bottom! High five. Thanks for reading! – xo, L