London’s County Hall to Host Immersive Paddington Bear Theatre Show
The world of Paddington Bear is being recreated for an immersive theatre show at London’s County Hall. Audiences will be invited to explore 32 Windsor Gardens, the setting for Michael Bond’s Paddington books. The Paddington Bear Experience, designed by Immersive Octopus, will span 26,000 sq ft and will center around a story written by Katie Lyons, in which the audience will help the Brown family prepare for a special occasion. You can find out more about The Paddington Experience at their website.
Jerry Torre Memoir The Marble Farm of Grey Gardens to be Adapted for Film
A film adaptation of Jerry Torre’s memoir The Marble Faun of Grey Gardens is in the works from Unger Media. Leo Geter (Longmire) will write the script and also produce. Drew Droege and Unger Media CEO Jonathan Unger will executive produce. Torre will also be involved creatively. Casting is currently underway for the role of Torre.
Lauren Groff Reveals Cover of Upcoming Novel The Vaster Wilds
Lauren Groff has revealed the cover of her upcoming novel The Vaster Wilds, a historical novel she’s been working on since 2017. “I don’t believe in any dogma,” Groff said when interviewed about her new novel, “but I want to sort of wrestle with God or whatever that means for me at the moment—the larger purpose, the eternal mysteries, the wonder of the world. I think this book allowed me to really pay a lot of attention to these things, to think through a spiritual relationship to God that doesn’t necessarily have much to do with the hierarchies of the Protestant church in which I was raised. I think that I was very grateful for that, for the book, bringing that back to me.” The Vaster Wilds will be out on September 12.
Oprah’s Book Club by the Numbers
Oprah just picked her 100th book for her book club. So here’s a fun breakdown of Oprah’s book club by the numbers!