Happy Monday! What an exciting week we just had – the book news is AMAZING. So buckle in, because I have a few great things to tell you about today. I hope everything in your world is marvelous and you have something wonderful to read. Enjoy your upcoming week, and be excellent to each other. – xoxo, Liberty
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Deals, Reals, and Squeals!
Lupita Nyong’o and Danai Gurira are adapting Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah for TV.
Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington to star in Little Fires Everywhere TV series.
The Dark Tower is coming to the small screen.
Michelle Obama’s memoir is coming in November.
Saga‘s Brian K. Vaughan is writing a Silver Surfer movie.
Rick Famuyiwa will write and direct an adaptation of the cult graphic novel, Black Hole.
Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Telling being adapted into a movie.
There’s a space opera called Seven Devils on the way from Elizabeth May and Laura Lam.
Terry Pratchett’s Discworld set for TV adaptation.
Bryan Cranston Joins Angelina Jolie in The One and Only Ivan.
Irish bestseller Oh My God, What A Complete Aisling to become a film.
Neil Gaiman announces new Sandman series for comic’s 30th anniversary.
Lou Reed’s lost poetry to be published.
Kristen Wiig might be a villain in Wonder Woman 2.
Cover Reveals
New YA fantasy trilogy Seafire is inspired by Mad Max: Fury Road. (Razorbill, August 28)
If You Could Be Mine author Sara Farizan reveals the cover of Here to Stay. (Algonquin Young Readers, September 18)
Here’s the first glimpse of War Cry, Brian McClellan’s forthcoming novella. (Tor.com, August 28)
And the first look at Give the Dark My Love by Beth Revis. (Razorbill, September 25)
Woooooo! Here’s the first look at Nicole Chung’s memoir! (Catapult,October 2)
Hank Green revealed the cover of his new book in a video (of course.) (Dutton, September 25)
And check out the gorgeous cover of V.E. Schwab’s new book, Vengeful! (Tor Books, September 25)
And last but not least, the cover reveal of Mammoth by Jill Baguchinsky.
Sneak Peeks
The Expanse unveils a new season three teaser and release date!
See the new trailer for Fahrenheit 451 with Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon!
Watch the first trailer for Sweetbitter on Starz.
And the trailer for Book Club just dropped!
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 I’m delighted to share a couple with you each week!
Suicide Club: A Novel About Living by Rachel Heng (Henry Holt and Co., July 10)
Set in future NYC, this is a family drama wrapped up in sci-fi ribbons. Lea Kirino has the potential to live forever (literally), but when she runs into her estranged father on the sidewalk and becomes drawn into the Suicide Club, she learns just how precarious and implausible forever can be. A refreshingly original debut.
Okay Fine Whatever: The Year I Went from Being Afraid of Everything to Only Being Afraid of Most Things by Courtenay Hameister (Little, Brown & Company, July 31)
This was as charming and funny as I wanted it to be. As someone who is afraid of pretty much everything, I really appreciated this book. Hameister decide to face some of her fears and writes about her experiences. Chapters include “An Hour with a Professional Cuddler: In Wherein I Learn Not to Hate Affirmations. As Much” and “Getting Legally High: In Which I Learn That Some People Just Shouldn’t Smoke Pot.”
And this is funny.
This tweet is not book related but it made me actually laugh out loud.