Paul McCartney Publishing 900-Page Lyrical Biography
Former Beatle Paul McCartney is set to publish The Lyrics, a two-volume “self-portrait in 154 songs.” The books will cover McCartney’s compositions from the first song he wrote at the age of fourteen all the way to present day. With each song, McCartney will explore, based on conversations the musician had with poet Paul Muldoon, “the circumstances in which they were written, the people and places that inspired them, and what [McCartney] thinks of them now.” The Lyrics will be released November 2.
America Ferrera Makes Directorial Debut with Netflix’s Adaptation of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
America Ferrera is making her feature film directorial debut with Netflix’s adaptation of the novel I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez. The film is being produced by Anonymous Content and the script will be written by Linda Yvette Chávez. Erika L. Sánchez will serve as co-producer.
Charles Yu Establishes Creative Writing Prize in Honor of His Parents
National Book Award-winning author Charles Yu has established the Betty L. Yu and Jin C. Yu Creative Writing Prizes, in collaboration with TaiwaneseAmerican.org. The award is named in honor of Yu’s parents and is “intended to encourage and recognize creative literary work by Taiwanese American high school and college students, and to foster discussion and community around such work.” The submission deadline is March 31. Winners and finalists will be announced in May 2021.
Who Can Get Your Book Grades Accessibility in the Age of Exclusives, Restrictive Licensing
Who Can Get Your Book is a new tool to showcase the damage exclusives, embargoes, and licensing agreements have on book accessibility.