Film Adaptation of Alice Sebold’s Lucky Scrapped After Rape Charges Overturned
Netflix has scrapped its plans to adapt Alice Sebold’s memoir Lucky into a film after the rape conviction at the heart of the author’s memoir was overturned last week. Originally the film was set to starYou star Victoria Pedretti, but now the actress is no longer attached to the project, and according to a source close to the project, it was abandoned after “losing its financing months ago.” Neither Alice Sebold nor the memoir’s publisher Scribner have released a statement.
Adam Silvera Announces New Books in They Both Die at the End Universe
Earlier today on Instagram, author Adam Silvera announced that he would be expanding the universe created in his hit novel They Both Die at the End with two new books. The author wrote that the universe would be expanding into two interconnected novels, starting with The First to Die at the End: “THE FIRST TO DIE AT THE END follows new star-crossed lovers as they’re put to the test on the very first day of Death-Cast’s fateful calls, seven years before THEY BOTH DIE AT THE END. In this book, you’ll get to see familiar faces alive and well (!!) AND meet the family behind Death-Cast as they’re launching this new life-changing service. That’s all I can say for now!!” The First to Die at the End is now available for preorder, and it hits shelves on October 4th, 2022.
Small Business Owner Launches Banned Book Subscription Series
Small business owner Ariel Hakim has just launched Banned Books Box, a new monthly subscription box service to “stand with banned authors, express a love of reading and justice, and support small business.” Each month, subscribers will receive two banned books that have been published within the past decade, an enamel pin inspired by one of the books, and other bookish items. The December box will feature Maia Kobabe’s graphic novel Gender Queer, including an enamel pin designed by the author. Sign-ups for the December box close on December 12th.
Mary Shelley’s Former London Apartment For Sale
If you’ve ever wanted to own your own piece of literary history, now is the time. Mary Shelley’s former residence on London’s Marchmont Street is for sale.