Romance Authors And Readers Raised Almost $400,000 To Help Stacey Abrams Turn Georgia Blue
Never underestimate the power of the romance community! In just twelve hours, romance writers organized an auction to benefit Fair Fight, Stacey Abrams’ voting rights organization, as well as the New Georgia Project and Black Voters Matter. These organizations are hoping to support a Democratic win in the Senate during the runoff election, and they raised almost $400,000 in a matter of days. Then, for a nice little epilogue, Stacey Abrams, a romance writer herself, donated a signed first edition of her first novel written as Selena Montgomery, which you can bid on until December 1st!
Picador Wins Four-Way Auction For 10 Books From Kincaid
Jamaica Kincaid is widely considered to be one of the greatest living authors, and ten of her books have found a new home with Picador, including Lucy, Annie John, and At the Bottom of the River. The publishing house will be re-releasing a selection of her backlist in summer 2022, followed up by the rest of her titles in summer 2023. The new editions will receive a “significant marketing and publicity campaign.”
Clifford the Big Red Dog Is Coming To The Big Silver Screen
Hey Clifford fans, your favorite big red dog will be making his debut on the silver screen in a new live-action adaptation of the beloved children’s book Clifford the Big Red Dog. A teaser trailer was released earlier this week, so you can get a peek at the most adorable giant puppy. Look for the movie in 2021, when we can (fingers crossed) hopefully return to movie theaters.