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Welcome to another Monday, book friends! Who read something good this weekend? *raises hand* I never, ever, ever, ever get tired of books. My order from my local indie bookstore arrived, so I had shiny books to read, and I also read some great upcoming titles that you’ll be hearing about in the future. I had also wanted to watch The Mysterious Benedict Society this weekend, because Tony Hale 5-eva, but I ran out of time. Have you seen it? I hope it’s great!
Moving on: I have a lot of exciting news for you today! I also have a look at a space horror novel coming in 2022, plus cover reveals, a terrible pun, my precious little orange monster, and trivia! Let’s get started, shall we?
Here’s Monday’s trivia question: What new novel is based on the true story of Belle da Costa Greene? (Scroll to the bottom for the answer.)
Deals, Reals, and Squeals!
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Kumail Nanjiani will star in and executive produce a limited series adaptation of Homeland Elegies by Ayad Akhtar.
Tin House announced that Hanif Abdurraqib has been named a Tin House editor-at-large.
An Ursula K. Le Guin stamp is being issued July 27.
Javier Bardem will star in the adaptation of Bernard Waber’s Lyle, Lyle Crocodile.
Here’s the first look at Glory by NoViolet Bulawayo.
The trailer for the second season of The Witcher has been released.
Peacock announced a reality dating series inspired by Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
Jamie Lynn Spears is releasing a memoir in 2022.
Saoirse Ronan will star in the adaptation of Foe by Iain Reid.
Here are the 2021 CWA Dagger Award Winners.
There’s a trailer now for the Stephen King-inspired series Chapelwaite.
Here’s the cover reveal for Heaven Is a Place on Earth: Searching for an American Utopia by Adrian Shirk.
Robert Redford, George R.R. Martin adapting Tony Hillerman crime novels for AMC.
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A film adaptation is being made from the short story Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez.
There’s an adaptation of The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware in the works.
Here’s the cover reveal of Mercy Street by Jennifer Haigh.
Andy Serkis is recording the Lord of the Rings audiobooks.
Here’s the cover reveal of Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives by Mary Laura Philpott.
Take a peek at The Woods Are Always Watching by Stephanie Perkins.
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!)
Loved, loved, loved:
Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes (Tor Nightfire, January 25, 2022)
One of my favorite storylines, which happens in almost every sci-fi show eventually, is the abandoned/missing/haunted spacecraft. You know, where the heroes come upon a supposedly unmanned vessel and it’s super creepy, and possible haunted and/or not actually abandoned? I love it when that happens!
Dead Silence is one such story, and it rocked my world! It’s like Event Horizon meets Avenue Five. Claire Kovalik and her beacon repair crew are getting ready to return to Earth when they pick up a strange distress signal. Upon investigation, they find the Aurora, a famous luxury space-liner that has been missing since its first voyage more than twenty years ago. No one knows where it went or what happened aboard the ship. And now here it is.
This is the epic salvage score of their dreams for Claire and the crew, but once they board the Aurora, it quickly becomes a nightmare. I’m not going to spoil what it is that they find. I’ll just say it’s soooooo creepy. The book is action-packed, and I liked how things shook out in the end. It has a present-day story line that went places I wasn’t expecting while detailing what Claire and her crew faced while exploring the ship. Hooray for scary space boats!
(CW for violence, murder, and gore.)
What I’m reading this week.
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Noor by Nnedi Okorafor
Pay Dirt Road by Samantha Jayne Allen
Joan Is Okay by Weike Wang
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
Groan-worthy joke of the week:
How do you row a canoe filled with puppies? With a doggy paddle.
And this is funny:
This dog is hilarious.
Happy things:
Here are a few things I enjoy that I thought you might like as well:
- Leverage: I am about 13 years behind in starting this show, but I like it! It’s like The Librarians without magic, but also with Christian Kane.
- Phineas and Ferb: I am finally getting around to watching this! I like Perry the Platypus the best, although I also enjoy Ferb’s Silent Bob vibes.
- Purrli: This website makes the relaxing sounds of a cat purring.
And here’s a cat picture!
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Sometimes Farrokh can sit still and behave, but not very often.
Trivia answer: The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray
Remember that whatever you are doing or watching or reading this week, I am sending you love and hugs. Please be safe, and be mindful of others. It takes no effort to be kind. I’ll see you again on Thursday. xoxo, Liberty