TO ALL THE BOYS Author Jenny Han Has A New Series Coming to Amazon
Amazon has ordered an eight-episode series from author Jenny Han. This new series will be an adaptation of Han’s novel The Summer I Turned Pretty. Han has written the pilot for the series and will also serve as executive producer and co-showrunner.
BRIDGERTON Star Adjoa Andoh Reading AN ORDINARY WONDER by Buki Papillon
Can’t get enough of Lady Danbury from the hit Netflix series Bridgerton? Adjoa Andoh, the actress who plays Lady Danbury, will be back in March with her audiobook reading of An Ordinary Wonder by Nigerian author Buki Papillon. This debut novel is a coming-of-age story about “the courage needed to be yourself.” Of the choice to have Andoh narrate the novel, Papillon said, “I’d watched ‘Bridgerton’ in two days and was utterly dazzled by Adjoa Andoh’s performance…I am delighted that such a talented human and enlightened spirit is giving voice to my audiobook.”
Michele Assarasakorn & Nathan Fairburn Working On New Graphic Novel: Paws
Michele Assarasakorn and Nathan Fairburn are working together on a new middle grade graphic novel series called Paws. Assarasakorn, who is illustrating the series, has also worked on Isola, Spider-Man, Gotham Academy, and Wonder Woman. Fairburn is the colorist for Scott Pilgrim, Batman, Wonder Woman Earth One, and Spider-Man, to name a few. The first book of Paws will be published in the spring of 2022, the second in the fall of that same year, and the final installment comes out in 2023.
Books for Black History Month
Check out this list for some of the best adult nonfiction books—from graphic novels to essay collections—to read for Black History Month.