Author: Emily Martin

Here’s A Sneak Peek at Rachel Hawkins’ Next Thriller THE VILLA: Today in Books

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date April 29, 2022

Sponsored by Nightfire, publisher of Sundial

P. Djèlí Clark Makes His Middle Grade Debut in 2023

Nebula, Locus, and Alex Award-winning author P. Djèlí Clark has sold his middle grade debut novel to Ali Fisher at Starscape in an auction. Clark’s novel Abeni’s Song is a fantasy adventure that draws on African and Diaspora myths and folklore. Publication is planned for summer 2023.

Here’s A Sneak Peek at Rachel Hawkins’ Next Thriller The Villa

Rachel Hawkins, author of The Wife Upstairs and Reckless Girls, has a new thriller novel coming out on January 3rd, 2023. And here’s a sneak peek at The Villa, including a cover reveal. Hawkins says her latest novel draws from many influences, including the music of Fleetwood Mac, the Manson murders, and the notorious summer Mary Shelley, Lord Byron, and Percy Bysshe Shelley spent vacationing in a castle in Geneva. “I have basically been obsessed with the Romantic poets and Mary Shelley and that whole scene for years,” Hawkins said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. “There is something so like, narratively rich about that summer that they spent at Lake Geneva.” Hawkins says she asked herself,”‘What if I took those guys and put them in the 1970s music scene?’… And then I just went from there.”

Happily Ever After Books, A Bookstore for Romantics, Opening in Canada

Happily Ever After Books, a bookstore for romantics, is opening up in Canada. The bookstore made the announcement on Twitter on April 27th. Happily Ever After wrote, “It’s official! We are opening a romance exclusive bookstore in Canada! We will be online only for now but we will be popping up all over Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area throughout the year!” If you want to follow them, they are also on Instagram.

You Don’t Solve Book Bans by Banning More Books: This Week’s Book Censorship News

This week’s book censorship news, including removal of books in Wausau, Wisconsin, Ottumwa, Iowa, and more.

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LeVar Burton to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at 2022 Emmys: Today in Books

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date April 28, 2022

LAIKA’s Next Stop-Motion Film Is Based On a Fantasy Novel by the Lead Singer of The Decemberists

LAIKA, the studio behind Coraline and ParaNorman, have announced that their next stop-animation project currently in production is based on the book Wildwood by the Decemberists lead singer and songwriter Colin Meloy. Wildwood takes place in Portland, Oregon, in an enchanted wood. LAIKA CEO Travis Knight is directing. “The Night Gardener is a beautiful and timeless story that quickens the pulse as often as it breaks the heart,” Knight said in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. “It’s gonna be one helluva movie.”

LeVar Burton to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at 2022 Emmys

Roots star and Reading Rainbow host LeVar Burton will receive a lifetime achievement award at this year’s first annual Children’s & Family Emmy Awards. The ceremony is expected to be held in person at the Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles this December.

Award-Winning Novelist Rolando Hinojosa-Smith Dies at 93

Rolando Hinojosa-Smith, the award-winning author of 15 novels, died on April 19th in Cedar Park, Texas. He was 93. His daughter Clarissa Hinojosa said the cause of his death was complications of dementia. Dr. Hinojosa-Smith wrote stories in Spanish and English about race, power, class, money, and war set in a fictional version of the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas, where he was raised. “He captured people in realistic ways that reflected their humanity,” Jaime Mejia, a professor of Chicano literature at Texas State University in San Marcos, told the New York Times. “He could convey their humor and tragedy whether they were working class, middle class, petty, loyal, honest or pretentious.”

London Catholic School Teachers Strike Over Cancelled LGBTQ Book Talk

The diocese cancelled the author visit and fired several governors. Now the school is closed due to a staff shortage as teachers strike in protest.

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Joan He’s Epic YA Fantasy STRIKE THE ZITHER Gets A Cover Reveal and More Book Radar!

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date April 27, 2022

Book Deals and Reveals

Joan He’s upcoming novel is Strike the Zither, the first book in a new epic YA fantasy duology, and earlier this week, Text YA & Kids revealed the cover. You’ll be able to pick up this one in November.

Director Jon M. Chu has announced on social media that his upcoming adaptation of Wicked will be split into two films.

HBO has nabbed the rights to Dave Eggers’ novel The Every and is now developing a series based on the book, adapted by Rachel Axler.

Earlier today, Palestinian-Canadian author Jackie Khalilieh tweeted the announcement of her debut novel Something More, out from Tundra books in 2023.

Fantasy Cafe has got the cover reveal for Davina Evans’ new queer fantasy novel Notorious Sorcerer. This one will be released on September 13th by Orbit Books.

Netflix has announced the release date for its adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel Persuasion. The film is scheduled to make its debut on the streaming platform on July 15th.

In the latest issue, “Avengers #55,” Marvel Comics has officially replaced Black Panther in their ongoing “Avengers” run with Nighthawk.

Mariner Books has purchased Benjamin Stevenson’s Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone, a novel that’s being described as a “blend of classic and modern murder mystery” and “Knives Out and Clue meet Agatha Christie and The Thursday Murder Club.”

Flatiron books bought North American rights to Erased by Anna Malaika Tubbs, author of The Three Mothers. Flatiron says this book is “an examination of and reckoning with the history of patriarchy in America.”

Demon Slayer has released a trailer teasing the new season based on the popular manga series.

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before author Jenny Han has signed an overall deal with Amazon Studios.

Warner Bros. has announced that its upcoming feature film adaptation of Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot will be released on September 9th.

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I’m a Contributing Editor at Book Riot, I write the Today in Books newsletter, and I’m a Bibliologist for Book Riot’s Tailored Book Recommendations subscription service. I also have a PhD in English, so I’m basically a doctor of books. Books are my life, in other words, so in this section of the newsletter, let me share with you some upcoming books I’m super excited about. And I think you will be too!

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Can’t Wait for This One

Never Ever Getting Back Together by Sophie Gonzales (Wednesday Books, December 6th)

There are so many things that make this book jump to the top of my most-anticipated list. First and foremost, there’s the title, which… if you read this title and don’t immediately start singing “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” by Taylor Swift, then I don’t know if you have a soul. DO YOU THINK YOU’RE BETTER THAN ME?

Phew, anyway. Other things that make this book a must read: It’s romance novel involving a reality tv show—even better, a reality tv DATING show. There’s the whole dating-a-royal thing happening. There’s messy break-ups. It’s an enemies-to-lovers story. Oh, and most importantly, this is a sapphic romance. Sign me up!

Okay, I’ll tell you the plot. It’s been two years since Maya dumped her boyfriend Jordy after he cheated on her. But the guy just won’t get out of her life. She has no interest in him whatsoever anymore and just wants to be rid of him. So why the heck would Maya accept an invitation to be a contestant on Second Chance Romance, a new reality show in which Jordy will re-date his ex-girlfriends in an effort to find “the one that got away”? Revenge, of course. Maya knows if she can just make it to the end, she can reject Jordy and publicly humiliate him.

The only problem with Maya’s plan? Skye, the beautiful, charismatic girl Jordy cheated on her with. How is she supposed to live with this girl for six weeks? (Hint: it’s fine, they’ll fall in love probably)

Words of Literary Wisdom

“You chide yourself for walking too far ahead, for regressing into ’80s song lyrics territory so soon. But then he says, ‘The supermassive black hole at the center of the milky way recently sparked 75 times brighter over the course of a 2 hour period, and twice as bright as it’s ever been in the 20 years astronomers have been monitoring it.’

By now you’re used to him talking Science, but you’re not sure where he’s going with this. ‘One theory,’ he continues ‘is that the event was caused by a star about 15 times bigger than the sun getting close to the edge of the black hole disturbing some gasses, heating things up, increasing the infrared radiation from the edge. But get this, we observed that star getting close to the black hole about a year before we observed the affects on the black hole.’

‘That just shows how vast the universe is, how enormous the distance,’ you say.

‘Exactly! Distances, plural. The distance between the star and the edge of the black hole, and the distance between the black hole and Earth. So, I say all of this to say that sometimes wheels are set in motion long before the spark is manifest. Is that the same thing as fate? I don’t know but…I do know that rare brilliant events take time.'”

— The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw

What’s Up in the Book Community?

My iPhone is constantly telling me I spend too much time staring at my screen, which is honestly so rude. But this means I spend a lot of time scrolling around the online book community: BookTube, Bookstagram, BookTok, BookLinkedIn (JK. That’s not a thing… I don’t think). You get the idea. Don’t have the time, energy, or the will to do all of that yourself? No problem. I got you. In this weekly section of Book Radar, we’ll take a look at something cool, interesting, and/or newsy that’s going on in the book community.

I know I’ve hyped a lot of Read-A-Thons lately, but they’re seriously my favorite, and this is another one that’s a must for me! I love the YouTube channel With Cindy, and she is hosting an Asian Read-a-thon in May, in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

THIS YEAR the Read-a-thon is themed around the film Everything, Everywhere, All at Once, which is basically my new favorite movie. So if I don’t participate in this Read-a-thon, who am I? And since I’m doing it, you should too!

Want to know all of the details? Here’s a doc with everything you need to know. Happy reading!

What I’m Watching This Weekend

This weekend, I feel like I’m going to be reading-focused, but there are two new movies in theaters that I’m dying to see: The Northman and The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. So maybe I’ll get to see one or both? I don’t know. But these are two of my most highly anticipated movies of the year.

And Here’s A Cat Picture!

One of my favorite things about traveling is getting to visit with other kitties! This is Indigo, everyone, and she’s a sweet little girl. So glad I got to visit with her earlier this week.

Anyway, that’s all for today! I hope you have a wonderful weekend, and I can’t wait to catch up with you again on Monday.

💙 Emily

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TO ALL THE BOYS Author Jenny Han Signs Overall Deal with Amazon Studios: Today in Books

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date April 27, 2022

Warner Bros. Has Announced Release Date for Feature Film Adaptation of Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot

Warner Bros. has announced that its upcoming feature film adaptation of Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot will be released on September 9th. Salem’s Lot is produced by James Wan and Gary Dauberman, who also wrote and directed the film. Lewis Pullman will star as author Ben Mears. The cast also includes Makenzie Leigh, Alfre Woodard, Bill Camp, John Benjamin Hickey, Nicholas Crovetti, Jordan Preston Carter, William Sadler, Spencer Treat Clark, Cade Woodward, Debra Christofferson, and Pilou Asbaek.

To All the Boys Author Jenny Han Signs Overall Deal with Amazon Studios

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before author Jenny Han has signed an overall deal with Amazon Studios. Along with Wiip, Amazon is currently producing a series adaptation of her novel The Summer I Turned Pretty. Under her new deal with Amazon, Han will also create and develop new projects for the Amazon Prime streaming platform. “Adapting my novel The Summer I Turned Pretty into a television series at Prime Video has been an incredible experience, and I’m so thrilled to now expand my relationship with them,” Han said in a statement. “I’ve been telling stories for as long as I can remember, first on the page, then onscreen, and now I’m delighted to start this new chapter: creating and championing stories about coming of age at every age for Prime Video’s global audience.”

Joan He’s Newest Fantasy Novel Strike the Zither Gets a Cover Reveal

Joan He, author of 2021’s The Ones We’re Meant to Find, is publishing an epic fantasy YA duology, and the cover for the first book has been revealed. According to the tweet from Text YA & Kids, Strike the Zither is “the first book in a duology inspired by the Three Kingdoms, the first of the Four Classics of Chinese Literature.” The novel is now available for preorder and will release on October 25th of this year.

Six Countries Represented in 2022 Women’s Prize Shortlist

This year’s selections for the best fiction written in English by women around the world is wonderfully diverse.

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Florida Man Asks Schools to Ban Bible Following State’s Efforts to Ban Books: Today in Books

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date April 26, 2022

Wicked Adaptation to be Split into Two Films

Earlier today, director Jon M. Chu announced on social media that his upcoming adaptation of Wicked will be split into two films. Universal Pictures will release the first movie, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, on December 25th, 2024. The second Wicked movie will debut a year later on December 25th, 2025. “As we prepared the production over the last year, it became impossible to wrestle the story of Wicked into a single film without doing some real damage to it,” Chu wrote in a statement. “As we tried to cut songs or trim characters, those decisions began to feel like fatal compromises to the source material that has entertained us all for so many years. We decided to give ourselves a bigger canvas and make not just one ‘Wicked’ movie but two! With more space, we can tell the story of ‘Wicked’ as it was meant to be told while bringing even more depth and surprise to the journeys for these beloved characters.”

HBO Nabs Dave Eggers’ Novel The Every for Development

HBO has nabbed the rights to Dave Eggers’ novel The Every and is now developing a series based on the book, adapted by Rachel Axler. Axler and Eggers will executive produce the potential series along with David Miner. The novel, published on October 2021 by McSweeney’s, tells the story of a woman who takes a job at tech company The Every with the intent of taking it down from the inside. “In this equally terrifying and hilarious cautionary tale, Dave Eggers shows us the increasing cost of the frictionless life that technology enables,” said HBO Programming executive VP Amy Gravitt. “As he writes, ‘Nothing described herein actually happened, though much of it likely will,’ and what better starting point for an HBO comedy script?”

Florida Man Asks Schools to Ban Bible Following State’s Efforts to Ban Books

In petitions sent to public school superintendents across the state, Florida activist Chaz Stevens has asked school districts in Florida to ban the Bible. Stevens’ petitions cite a bill signed into law last month by Governor Ron DeSantis, which allows parents object to educational materials. The bill was created in response to parents’ complaints about sexually explicit books being taught in Florida schools. Now, Stevens is arguing that the Bible is not age-appropriate for students. Stevens’s petition points to the Bible’s “casual” references to murder, adultery, sexual immorality, and fornication. “Do we really want to teach our youth about drunken orgies?” Stevens asks.

Texas Residents Sue Library Board for Banning Books in Closed Meeting

Residents of Llano County are suing for the library board violating their First Amendment rights by banning books without public input.

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Netflix’s PERSUASION Adaptation Sets Release Date: Today in Books

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date April 25, 2022

Sponsored by Dwayne Reed’s Simon B. Rhymin’ series

Oklahoma Library Cancels Romance Book Club

The Enid Public Library in Enid, Oklahoma has canceled their romance book club and a sexual assault awareness book display. These cancelations are in response to the city’s library board voting to ban displays and programs that featured content about sexuality. The policy, written by board chair Joseph Fletcher, states that library programs and exhibits should be “non-partisan” and “will not make as their object the study of sex, sexual activity, sexual perversion, sex-based classifications, sexual preferences, sexual identity, gender identity, or subjects that are of a sexual nature.”

Jackie Khalilieh Announces Debut Novel Something More

Earlier today, Palestinian-Canadian author Jackie Khalilieh tweeted the announcement of her debut novel Something More. Khalilieh wrote, “Growing up, I never saw myself represented (positively) in the media. I didn’t think that one day I’d be part of the change I wanted so badly. But I’ve done it—twice—with Palestinian and autistic rep! Because we deserve the happy ending too!” Something More follows the story of a 15 year-old Palestinian-Canadian girl who is diagnosed as autistic weeks before starting high school. The novel will be published in summer 2023.

Netflix’s Persuasion Adaptation Sets Release Date

Netflix has announced the release date for its adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel Persuasion. The film, starring Dakota Johnson, is scheduled to make its debut on the streaming platform on July 15th. Netflix has also released first look images of the movie, featuring Johnson as Anne Elliot, Henry Golding as Mr. Elliot, and Cosmo Jarvis as Frederick Wentworth.

What Happened to the Own Voices Label?

On the origins and evolution of the own voices label, from it’s well-intentioned beginnings to its eventual weaponization.

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Barcelona Honors Gabriel García Márquez with a New Library: Today in Books

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date April 23, 2022

Sponsored by 22 Seconds by James Patterson

HBO Releases Full Trailer for The Time Traveler’s Wife

The trailer for HBO’s upcoming six-episode adaptation of Audrey Niffenegger’s novel The Time Travel’s Wife has been released. The series, starring Theo James and Rose Leslie, will debut on HBO on Sunday, May 15, and be available to stream on HBO Max. The show also stars Desmin Borges and Natasha Lopez. Steven Moffat adapted the best-selling novel and also executive produces with Brian Minchin, Joseph E. Iberti, and David Nutter, who also directs the series.

Barcelona Honors Gabriel García Márquez with a New Library

The Barcelona city council is about to open a new €12m library next month in the working-class district of Sant Martí de Provençals. The new library, Biblioteca García Márquez, has been named in honor of the Colombian Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez. “The plan for the new library was under way when García Márquez died in 2014 so it was decided to name it in his honor because he and many other Latin American authors had a close relationship with the city,” said the library’s chief librarian Neus Castellano. “It’s a nod towards the role Barcelona has played in Latin American literature.”

Charles D. King’s MACRO Working on Reginald F. Lewis Biopic

Charles D. King’s MACRO is working on a Reginald F. Lewis biopic based on his autobiography Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun? King will produce the project with Jelani Johnson, Poppy Hanks, and Franklin Leonard. Lewis’ daughters Christina and Leslie Lewis and widow Loida Lewis will executive produce along with Josh Green. A director and writer have yet to be attached to the project.

How One District is Pushing Back Against Book Banning

58 books pulled from a Florida school district, a state politician demands book be removed from a Kansas school, and more censorship news.

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Grady Hendrix is Ready to Sell You A Haunted House and More Book Radar!

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date April 22, 2022

Book Deals and Reveals

Nerdist has an exclusive reveal of the cover for Grady Hendrix’s highly anticipated book How to Sell A Haunted House.

Honey Boy director Alma Har’el is set to direct her passion project, the feature adaptation of Walter Tevis’ Nebula-nominated science fiction novel Mockingbird.’

Comics legend Alan Moore’s first short story collection Illuminatons is coming out on October 11th from Bloomsbury. You can check out the cover for the new book on Entertainment Weekly‘s website, along with some teases from the author about his favorite parts.

Here’s a preview of Sarah Pinborough’s new novel Insomnia .

Barcelona is honoring Gabriel Garcia Marquez with a new library.

HBO has released a full trailer for the six-episode series The Time Traveler’s Wife, which debuts on May 15th.

The Guggenheim Museum just welcomed an award-winning poet Taylor Johnson into their first Poet-in-Residence position.

Charles D. King’s MACRO has set the Reginald F. Lewis biopic based on his autobiography Why Should White Guys Have All the Fun?

The nonprofit organization We Need Diverse Books Offers (WNDB) has established the Educators Making a Difference Grant program to help combat efforts to ban books across the US.

Here’s how the book industry has turned its own racism into a marketable product, according to Tajja Isen, author of Some of My Best Friends: Essays on Lip Service.

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Prepare Your Shelves!

Black Tide by K.C. Jones (Tor Nightfire, May 10th)

Horror is definitely not just for the month of October anymore.Thank goodness. There’s so much stellar horror coming out this year that I’m so excited to share with you. So even though two highly anticipated horror novels from Stephen Graham Jones and Grady Hendrix were pushed back until 2023, fret not, my horror fans. This is still going to be a good year. And if you love character-driven horror, Black Tide is going to be one you’ll want to prepare your shelves for, because it’s coming out next month.

Black Tide is a sci-fi horror novel that’s described as Cujo meets The Quiet Place. After a drunken one-night stand, Mike and Beth awake the next day to discover a shocking astronomical event has caused widespread destruction. Little do they know that this was only the beginning. Stranded on the empty Oregon coast, their emergency calls unanswered and screams echoing all around them, these two strangers must trust in each other in order to survive an apocalyptic nightmare.

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What I’m Reading This Week

A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger

The Fervor by Alma Katsu

Time is a Mother by Ocean Vuong

The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw

A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard

Monday Memes

Book of the Month posted this and I’m here like… wait I drink iced coffee all year round.

And Here’s A Cat Picture

Today, we’ve got a picture of Cersei Anne being her shy girl self. I love her so much and I’ve missed her! Can’t wait to kiss this sweet girl face when I get home.

Hug your pets! They are precious angels, all of them!

And have a wonderful, amazing, incredible week. Talk to you Thursday!

💙 Emily

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Authors Guild’s Banned Books Club to Highlight Censored Works: Today in Books

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date April 22, 2022

Sponsored by James Patterson’s new thriller ‘Death of the Black Widow’

Showtime Greenlights Limited Series Fellow Travelers

Showtime has formally greenlit the limited series Fellow Travelers, based on the novel of the same name by Thomas Mallon. The series, starring Matt Bomer, is described as “an epic love story and political thriller,” telling the story of a romance of two men from very different backgrounds who meet in the shadow of McCarthy-era Washington. Philadelphia writer aRon Nyswaner is adapting the novel and will also executive produce. Daniel Minahan will direct the first two episodes and executive produce. In addition to starring in the series, Bomer will also executive produce.

Authors Guild’s Banned Books Club to Highlight Censored Works

The Authors Guild is launching a Banned Books Club in response to the nationwide wave of censorship and book bans over the last year. Each month for the next year, the Banned Books Club will highlight a book that has been pulled from a classroom or school library and facilitate a discussion with the author. The first book club pick is David Levithan’s young adult novel Two Boys Kissing. You can find out more about the book club on their website.

Rare Tiny Brontë Book Could Set $1.25m Sale Record

A tiny book written by Charlotte Brontë is up for auction at the 2022 New York International Antiquarian Book Fair. The fair, now in its 61st edition, is being billed the “world’s finest antiquarian book fair.” While many eye-catching items are up for auction, Brontë’s book is one getting some of the most buzz in part because the event will mark the first time the book is unveiled publicly since a 1916 auction. The book’s seller is asking for $1.25m, which is believed to be the highest ever for a female author. The previous record was set just last year when a first edition of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein sold for $1.17m. The fair will be held between April 21st and April 24th at the Park Avenue Armory in Manhattan.

8 of the Best Korean Graphic Novels

From translation to storyboards and recipes, here’s a list of 8 of the best Korean graphic novels you can read right now!

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We Need Diverse Books Offers Banned Book Grants to Educators: Today in Books

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date April 21, 2022

Sponsored by Singing Lessons for the Stylish Canary by Laura Stanfill

See the Cover of Grady Hendrix’s How to Sell A Haunted House

Horror author Grady Hendrix is tackling the haunted house sub-genre of scary stories in his upcoming novel How to Sell A Haunted House, and Nerdist has an exclusive reveal of the cover for the highly anticipated book. The book promises to tackle ghosts and childhood trauma, all with Hendrix’s trademark humor and wit (while also being truly scary). How to Sell a Haunted House arrives on shelves in January 2023. You can place a pre-order now.

Alma Har’el Set to Direct Feature Adaptation of Walter Tevis’ Mockingbird

Honey Boy director Alma Har’el is set to direct her passion project, the feature adaptation of Walter Tevis’ Nebula-nominated science fiction novel Mockingbird. Har’el will be directing the project for Searchlight Pictures. “I’ll never forget the first time I read Mockingbird on the shore of the Sinai peninsula in Egypt when I was 24 years old. This book has changed my life and I’ve been pursuing it for over a decade. I knew that Searchlight was the perfect home for it and I’m thrilled they are partnering with me to bring this to the big screen,” said Alma Har’el.

We Need Diverse Books Offers Banned Book Grants to Educators

We Need Diverse Books, the organization committed to making the book publishing industry more inclusive, is offering banned book grants to assist teachers and librarians. This new initiative, called The Educators Making a Difference Grants program, is being launched in response to the recent spike in banned books in classrooms and libraries around the country. The program will award teachers and librarians grants of $2,000 each to fund author school visits and field trips, conduct library diversity audits, purchase diverse titles for classrooms and libraries, and finance other programs meant to counter book banning efforts.

Here Are the Great Millennial Novels (So Far)

Every generation has its voice. Here are eight of the best Millennial novels — so far — for you to add to your TBR.