Joe Abercombie’s Best Served Cold to be Adapted, with Rebecca Ferguson Set to Star
Joe Abercrombie’s Best Served Cold is being adapted into a film, with Abercrombie signing on to write the script. Dune star Rebecca Ferguson is in talks to star in the movie, and Deadpool director and Love, Death & Robots creator Tim Miller will be helming the production for Skydance. There’s no news yet on when the project will go into production.
Caster Semenya to Publish Memoir with Stormzy’s #Merky Books
Stormzy’s #Merky Books will publish double Olympic champion Caster Semenya’s memoir this year. Semenya was born with a condition known as hyperandrogenism, which means she has higher than usual levels of testosterone, increasing her muscle mass, strength and ability to use oxygen. The Olympian is currently barred from competing in international events unless she takes medication to reduce her testosterone levels. Semenya hopes her memoir With The Race to Be Myself will “educate, enlighten and inform about how the world can welcome those born different.” The book is set to be published on October 31.
Author Ama Ata Aidoo Dies at Age 81
Ghanaian writer and academic Ama Ata Aidoo has died at age 81. Aidoo’s first novel was the semi-autobiographical Our Sister Killjoy, published in 1977. The author won the Commonwealth writers’ prize for best African book for her novel Changes: A Love Story in 1992. Since the news of her death, many authors have spoken out about their appreciation for Aidoo’s work. Zimbabwean author and activist Tsitsi Dangarembga said on Twitter, “We have lost a granary of wisdom & knowledge.” Writer Mona Eltahawy wrote, “So sad to hear that author Ama Ata Aidoo has passed. An inspiration to feminists everywhere, especially us African feminists.”
Drag Story Hour is Controversial, but Important
Drag Story Hours are being protested across the country. Here’s why it’s important, and why we should fight to keep it.