Kunal Nayyar, Christina Hendricks, and Lucy Hale Starring in The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
Kunal Nayyar, Christina Hendricks, and Lucy Hale have signed on to star in the film adaptation of The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin. The novel follows the story of a bookseller (Nayyar) whose life is falling apart after the death of his wife. But when someone leaves a baby at his bookstore, everything changes. Author Gabrielle Zevin is adapting her story for film, and Hans Canosa (Conversations with Other Women) will direct.
Harvey Fierstein Donates $2.5 Million to New York Public Library for Performing Arts
Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein has donated $2.5 million to the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts’ Billy Rose Theatre Division. The donation will establish the Harvey Fierstein Theatre Lab, a space that will allow students and teachers a space to engage with the library’s archives. Fierstein says, “The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts’ collections of photos, recordings, scripts, and live video capture offers a unique way to preserve a glimmer of theatre’s magic. My hope is that this new Theatre Lab will provide a space to not only revel in the past but inspire artists to create the theatre of tomorrow.”
Michael Wolf Publishing Third Exposé of Donald Trump, Covering His Final Months in Office
Michael Wolff, author of Fire and Fury, will be publishing a third book about Donald Trump’s time in office, focusing on the final days of his presidency. While Wolff no longer has the same West Wing access he had when writing his first book, publishers say this latest book, entitled Landslide: The Final Days of the Trump Presidency, is based on “extraordinary access to White House aides and to the former president himself, yielding a wealth of new information and insights about what really happened inside the highest office in the land, and the world.” Landslide will be out on July 27th from Little, Brown in the UK and Macmillan in the US.
Goodreads Announces Top 48 Hit Books of the Year So Far
Goodreads has looked at the books released in the first half of 2021 with the highest ratings that have been added to the most Want to Read shelves. From that information, the popular social media/reading platform has put together a list of the top 48 hit books of the year so far. Check out the list, and see if some of your favorites made it!