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The Justice League and the Avengers Team Up to Honor George Pérez: Today in Books

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date February 18, 2022

Taylor Jenkins Reid Reveals Details of New Novel Carrie Soto Is Back

This week, bestselling author Taylor Jenkins Reid took to Instagram to announce her next novel Carrie Soto Is Back. “Surprise!!! I have a new book coming out this year!!!!!” Reid wrote in her Instagram post. Here’s a link to preorder the novel, which features Carrie Soto, a character from Reid’s Malibu Rising. The book will be out on August 30th of this year.

Crossover Comic JLA/Avengers Reprinted to Honor Artist George Pérez

The Justice League and the Avengers are coming together to honor legendary comic artist George Pérez, who announced in December that he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. One of Pérez’s longtime passion projects was an inter-company crossover featuring the premiere superhero teams at both DC and Marvel: JLA/Avengers. Originally published in 2003-2004, JLA/Avengers featured fights between major superheroes like Superman, Thor, Batman, and Captain America, before the two teams ultimately come together to defeat a greater threat. While the four-issue crossover has been out of print for years now, it will now be reprinted in a special limited run of 7,000 issues this spring by the Hero Initiative in order to honor Pérez. The limited reprint will be available in March, although a specific release date has not yet been announced.

Chelsea Clinton to Launch Children’s Book Series

Chelsea Clinton and The Penguin Young Readers imprint Philomel Books have announced the launch of a new book series. The nonfiction chapter book series for kids ages 6-9, “Save The …”, will be all about animal conservation. Clinton said in a statement, “My hope is that young readers and their families will enjoy and learn as much from the books in this series as I have, whether about whale sharks, frogs or more animals that could disappear if we don’t all work together to save them.” The “Save The” series will start in September with three books: Sarah L. Thompson’s Save the … Elephants, Christine Taylor-Butler’s Save the … Tigers, and Anita Sanchez’s Save the … Whale Sharks.

How Faith-Based, Right-Wing Money is Waging War Through Book Challenges

Books are one of the many tools being used to destroy US public education. Here’s this week’s book censorship news.

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LeVar Burton Responds to School Book Banning Campaigns: Today in Books

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date February 17, 2022

Sponsored by The Rake, a brand new dark romance by Wall Street Journal author L.J. Shen

Hilary Clinton to Produce Movie Adaptation of State of Terror

Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny are producing an upcoming movie adaptation of their novel State of Terror. Clinton and Penny will serve as executive producers on the project in collaboration with Hell or High Water producer Gigi Pritzker’s independent media company Madison Wells. “I am thrilled that my production company, HiddenLight, and I will be working with Madison Wells on this project. It’s particularly exciting to be collaborating with such a talented team of women and we couldn’t be more excited to see this story come to life,” Clinton said in a statement.

LeVar Burton Responds to School Book Banning Campaigns

On Tuesday night’s episode of The Daily Show, LeVar Burton urged viewers to “read banned books” in response to ongoing and growing challenges to books in public schools across the nation. The actor appeared in a Daily Show segment about the “latest culture war that’s tearing America apart.” Riffing off of Burton’s old Reading Rainbow setup, Burton shares three books for kids, all of which have been banned or challenged. You can watch the full segment here.

Boston Teacher Creates Online Bookstore for Black Children

Boston Public Schools teacher Brianna Perkins is highlighting books about Black joy for Black children with Lit for Black Kids. After the murder of George Floyd in 2020, Perkins said she noticed Black children’s books selling out, but only those that focused on antiracism. So she created the Instagram account Lit for Black Kids to share children’s books that showcase Black kids just getting to be kids, playing, laughing, and going to school. Lit for Black Kids now has more than 18,000 followers and has expanded into an online bookstore and website. You can check it out at litforblackkids.com.

The Best LGBTQ Books of 2021, According to American Librarians

The American Library Association’s Over the Rainbow committee considered 332 LGBTQ titles in all genres, and here are their top 10.

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Maggie O’Farrell’s Next Novel is Set in Renaissance Italy: Today in Books

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date February 16, 2022

Mindy Kaling, Amazon Publishing, and Amazon Studios Announce Mindy’s Book Studio

Mindy Kaling, Amazon Publishing, and Amazon Studios announced earlier today that they are launching Mindy’s Book Studio, a boutique story studio that will publish books selected by Kaling from emerging and established diverse voices. Mindy’s Book Studio will start publishing books across several genres at the end of 2022. Amazon Studios and Kaling will also team up to adapt material published under Mindy’s Book Studio as feature motion pictures which will exclusively stream on Prime Video. Kaling said, “I’m passionate about bringing unique stories to readers and viewers, and I can’t wait to help discover and support talented new voices through Mindy’s Book Studio.”

Students Sue Wentzville School District Over Book Banning

Two students sued the Wentzville School District in federal court on Tuesday for violating their civil rights by banning books from school libraries. The books banned included titles such as The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison. The students, who are identified only by the initials C.K.-W. and D.L. in the class action lawsuit, are being represented by Lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri. According to the suit, “Removing books threatens the students’ abilities “to learn and engage with a diversity of ideas and information, including seeing their own experiences reflected in the books and developing greater understanding of the experiences of others.”

Maggie O’Farrell’s Next Novel is Set is Renaissance Italy: Here’s A First Look

Following her best-selling and award-winning historical fiction novel Hamnet, Maggie O’Farrell will be heading to Florence in 1550 for her next novel The Marriage Portrait. The novel is coming out in November, but Entertainment Weekly has a first look at the novel right now, including an exclusive cover reveal and a peek at the first page of the book. The Marriage Portrait is available for preorder now.

12 Things You Didn’t Know About LeVar Burton

February 16th is LeVar Burton’s birthday. So in honor of the beloved Reading Rainbow host, here are 12 thinks you (probably) didn’t know about LeVar Burton.

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Lamar Giles’ THE GETAWAY Gets a Cover Reveal and More Book Radar!

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date February 16, 2022

Sponsored by Nightfire, publisher of ECHO by Thomas Olde Heuvelt.

From international bestselling sensation Thomas Olde Heuvelt comes Echo, a thrilling descent into madness and obsession as one man confronts nature—and something even more ancient and evil answers back. Travel journalist and mountaineer Nick Grevers awakes from a coma to find that his climbing buddy, Augustin, is missing and presumed dead. Nick’s own injuries are as extensive as they are horrifying. His face wrapped in bandages and unable to speak, Nick claims amnesia—but he remembers everything. Something is haunting Nick, and something has awakened inside of him– something that endangers the lives of everyone around him.

Hi Book Friends!

It’s Thursday, which means somehow another week is drawing to a close and it’s time to start looking towards the weekend and our reading goals. My goal for this weekend is to finish up a bunch of books so that by the end of the weekend I can get to 20 books for the year (so far). How many books have you read this year so far? Are you meeting your goals? Exceeding them? Do you hate making book goals? Let me know. I always love to hear.

❤️ Emily

Book Deals and Reveals

Here’s the cover reveal for The Other Side of the Tracks, a debut YA novel from Charity Alyse. The author tweeted, “Daydreamers and activists, both brave and afraid, this is for you!” This one’s out on October 25th.

Another cover reveal: this is the cover reveal for Into the Glades, a new middle grade novel from Laura Sebastian. This one is also out on October 25th.

Netflix has released the first trailer for the second season of Bridgerton. This season, which is based on the novel The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn, will premiere on March 25th.

Jenna Bush Hager’s Read with Jenna Book Club is expanding to a production company in partnership with Universal Studio Group.

Apple TV+ has released its first trailer for Shining Girls, starring Elisabeth Moss. The upcoming series is based on the 2013 sci-fi thriller The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes.

Candace Bushnell, author of Sex and the City, has just signed an overall deal with Sugar23 for TV, film, and other performing rights.

Amazon studios is developing a small-screen version of the iconic sci-fi franchise Blade Runner, with original director Ridley Scott signed on as executive producer.

Valentine’s Day might be over, but these red-hot book recommendations from romance authors? Always in season.

The Cybils, or the Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers’ Literary Awards, are awarded to children’s and YA books in a variety of genres and formats, as voted on by book bloggers. Here are this year’s winners!

Make sure to get your own Read Harder Book Journal from Book Riot to track your reading for the year!

Book Riot Recommends

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!

Can’t Wait for This One

The Getaway by Lamar Giles (Scholastic Press, September 20)

Ohhhhhhh my gosh. I cannot contain my excitement. So the cover reveal for Lamar Giles’ newest YA novel has just dropped, and it looks so, so good. I was not even aware this book was coming out until the cover reveal jumped up at me. So I was surprised. Disarmed. Overwhelmed.

Why am I so excited? I truly feel like Lamar Giles’ Not So Pure and Simple is one of the most underrated YA novels I’ve ever read. Like, it is so, so good, and I recommend it to anyone who will listen to me and why aren’t more people talking about this book? Now Giles’ latest novel is a YA horror situation? This is so up my alley it’s like it was written for me. But this isn’t all about me. Lamar Giles is one of those authors who I feel like I can trust enough to write well across genres, and I feel confident in recommending him to all sorts of readers. So not only am I excited about this for myself, but I feel pretty sure you should be excited about it too.

Jay is loving his life at Karloff Country, one of the world’s most famous resorts. He’s got good friends, a great family, and a job he loves, working after school at the property’s main theme park. The world outside might not be going so great, but inside the resort, people can escape from their problems. Little does Jay know what’s really going on. When the richest and most powerful families arrive and don’t leave, employees discover that the resort has been selling shares in an end-of-the-world oasis. As the world ends outside, the most powerful people in the world can remain safe and taken care of. And Jay and the rest of the resort’s employees will be the ones to care for them, whether they like it or not.

Don’t forget you can get three free audiobooks at Audiobooks.com with a free trial!

Words of Literary Wisdom

I don’t have a quote from a book I’m currently reading that I want to share this week, so I thought I’d return to an old favorite.

“I keep thinking about this river somewhere, with the water moving really fast. And these two people in the water, trying to hold onto each other, holding on as hard as they can, but in the end it’s just too much. The current’s too strong. They’ve got to let go, drift apart. That’s how it is with us. It’s a shame, Kath, because we’ve loved each other all our lives. But in the end, we can’t stay together forever.”

— Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro

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.

My favorite thing this week has been watching people on Booktube talk about whether or not books on BookTok are worth the hype. Here are some examples:

What are your opinions on these books? Worth the hype? Why are these the books that are getting all the love? I find viral books fascinating.

And Here’s A Cat Picture!

Don’t you love it when you recommend a book to a friend and they actually read it? Even better: you recommend a book to a friend, they actually read it, and they send you a picture of their cat sitting with them while they read the book.

When something that miraculous happens to you, you have to share the photo evidence. So with permission, I am sharing with you this picture of Chucky, the beautiful black kitty who’s loving the black cat rep in The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward. Thanks for sharing, Ellis! And of course I hope you’re loving the book.

That’s a wrap on Book Radar for this week. I hope you have a lovely weekend. Stay safe. Stay warm. Read many, many books.

❤️ Emily

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MAD MEN Stars Reunite for New FLETCH Movie: Today in Books

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date February 15, 2022

Jenna Bush Hager’s Read with Jenna Book Club Expanded to Production Company

Jenna Bush Hager’s Read with Jenna Book Club is expanding to a production company in partnership with Universal Studio Group. The production company will develop and produce book adaptations for multiple platforms. “As an author and avid bibliophile, Jenna is uniquely tapped into the stories that resonate most with people and influence our culture,” says Pearlene Igbokwe, chairman of Universal Studio Group, in a statement provided via text. “Her literary passion is infectious, and we are excited to begin this new partnership.” The Read with Jenna Book Club champions many debut authors from diverse backgrounds. The book club’s most recent pick is Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson.

Mad Men Stars Reunite for New Fletch Movie

Mad Men‘s Jon Hamm and John Slattery are reuniting in the upcoming mystery-comedy film Confess, Fletch. The movie is based on the 1976 novel of the same name by Gregory Mcdonald. Irwin ‘Fletch’ Fletcher (Hamm) is an intelligent but obnoxious investigative reporter who discovers a dead body in his apartment and is now tasked with proving his innocence. Miramax has released two stills from the film, which will also star Roy Wood Jr, Ayden Mayeri, Lorenza Izzo, Annie Mumolo, Marcia Gay Harden, and Kyle MacLachlan.

Watch the First Trailer for Shining Girls

Speaking of former Mad Men stars, Apple TV+ has released its first trailer for Shining Girls, starring Elisabeth Moss. The upcoming series is based on the 2013 sci-fi thriller The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes. The story is about a serial killer who time travels to kill significant women throughout history. Elisabeth Moss is starring in and executive producing the project, with Wagner Moura cast to lead opposite Moss. Shining Girls is scheduled to premiere on April 29th.

Here are the Winners of the 2021 Cybils Awards

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Netflix Releases First Trailer for BRIDGERTON Season 2: Today in Books

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date February 14, 2022

Writer Jack Guinness Says He’ll Fight to Overturn Ban on QUEER BIBLE

British writer, presenter and former model Jack Guinness says he is shocked to find himself a part of the wave of book banning in the United States. When a Mississippi mayor told the Madison County Library to remove LGBTQ+ books from its shelves or lose funding, one of the books singled out was The Queer Bible, a collection of essays edited by Guinness. When Guinness found out about the banning controversy from Twitter, he told the Observer, “I couldn’t quite believe my eyes. When you write a book, you kind of imagine people might read it, but you don’t imagine anyone will ban it.” Guinness and other Queer Bible contributors have been part of the effort to replace $110,000 withheld by the mayor. As reported last week, the target has been reached.

Netflix Releases First Trailer for Bridgerton Season 2

Netflix has released the first trailer for the second season of Bridgerton. The trailer teases the romance between Anthony Bridgerton (Jonathan Bailey) and Kate Sharma (Simone Ashley), which will be the main storyline of the show. The second season of Bridgerton, which is based on the novel The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn, will premiere on March 25th.

Strozier Library Chief of Security Arrested for Comic Book Theft

Four months after Florida State’s Strozier Library reported nearly 5,000 items from the Robert M. Ervin Jr. collection as stolen, a suspect has been arrested. Todd Peak, Strozier Library’s former chief of security, was arrested on February 4th. Between March 17, 2020 and February 10, 2021, Peak reportedly stole 4,996 artifacts from the collection, including rare comic books. Many of the comics were sold to local comic book stores, and Peak also advertised the stolen comics on public websites like Facebook. There is an ongoing investigation into the current whereabouts of the stolen items from the collection.

The 2022 Summer Scares Winners Are Here

In celebration of National Library Lover’s Day, the Horror Writers Association (HWA), in partnership with United for Libraries, Book Riot, and Booklist, has announced the fourth annual Summer Scares reading list. The titles were selected by a panel of authors and librarians and is designed to promote horror as a great reading option for all ages and during any time of the year.

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BLADE RUNNER 2099 Series in the Works: Today in Books

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date February 12, 2022

Sponsored by The Nonfiction Authors Association

Here’s a First Look at Alison Cochrun’s Rom Com Kiss Her Once for Me

Entertainment Weekly has an exclusive look at Alison Cochrun’s sapphic holiday novel Kiss Her Once for Me, and the story is influenced by something (and someone) who might surprise you. “The inspiration for this book really was Bill Pullman, specifically in the movie While You Were Sleeping,” Cochrun said in an interview with EW. “Because I firmly believe that his aesthetic in that movie is Portland lesbian. He wears amazing flannels and this Carhartt jacket and he has this floppy hair. It’s one of my all time favorite movies.” Do you see the Pullman influence? Check out the cover and decide for yourself. This novel hits shelves on November 1st.

$110k+ Raised for Ridgeland Library in Support of Controversial Exhibit

Tens of thousands of dollars have been raised in support of a controversial book exhibit in Ridgeland, Mississippi. The exhibit features LGBTQ+ books, including The Queer Bible. The director of the library system says the Ridgeland mayor is withholding $110k because of the book display. Now, people from across the country are donating to the library through fundlibraries.org. Book Riot reported on the fundraiser when it began, and now in only fifteen days after the fundraiser began, it has reached its goal of $110k, and counting!

Blade Runner 2099 Series in the Works

Amazon studios is developing a small-screen version of the iconic sci-fi franchise Blade Runner, with original director Ridley Scott signed on as executive producer. The project, titled Blade Runner 2099, is meant to be a sequel to the original 1982 film and its 2017 sequel Blade Runner 2049. Blade Runner is an adaptation of the Philip K. Dick novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? which follows the story of Rick Deckard who is tasked with hunting rogue androids (or “replicants”).

Is A Curriculum Update A Book Ban?: This Week’s Book Censorship News

Book challenges intensify, parents sever board members papers during a meeting, and more of this week’s censorship news.

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Warner Bros. Unveils New Footage from AQUAMAN AND THE LOST KINGDOM: Today in Books

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date February 11, 2022

Sponsored by Sponsored by COLD by Mariko Tamaki, with Fierce Reads

AI Influence on Audiobooks Grows—And So Does Controversy

The advent of AI-enabled audiobook narration has been a hot topic of discussion in the audiobook community lately. “It’s practically all we talk about,” said audiobook narrator Hillary Huber. “I am a member of the SAG-AFTRA [Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists] Audiobook Steering Committee, and I am a board member of our newly formed Professional Audiobook Narrators Association, or PANA, and believe me we are circling the wagons.” Publishers, narrators, and other members of the book community weigh in on the controversial issue here.

Warner Bros. Unveils New Footage from Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom and More

Warner Bros. has unveiled new footage from its upcoming DC superhero films, including Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, Black Adam and The Flash. The footage from the Aquaman sequel, set for release on December 16th, sees Momoa’s Aquaman overlooking a valley while sitting on his throne. Footage from Black Adam, starring Dwayne Johnson, gives viewers a look at members of the Justice Society of America, including Dr. Fate (Pierce Brosnan). Black Adam debuts in theaters on July 29. Lastly, the footage from The Flash shows Ezra Miller wearing the character’s uniform, with Michael Keaton providing a voiceover. This film is set for release on November 4th.

Ashleigh Murray Returns to The CW to Star in Nancy Drew Spinoff Tom Swift

Ashleigh Murray is returning to The CW to star in the Nancy Drew spinoff Tom Swift. Murray will be starring opposite Tian Richards, who plays the titular character Tom Swift. Murray, who is most well known for her role as Josie McCoy in Riverdale and the spinoff Katy Keene, will play Zenzi Fullington. Zenzi is described as “efficient and effervescent, but nobody’s fool. She’s been Tom’s best friend since childhood and considers him family – and she’s one of the few people who can keep up with Tom and read him for filth when necessary.”

Books for International Women and Girls in Science Day

February 11 the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. In honor of this day, here are books for all ages exploring girls and women in science.

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Check Out This Sapphic Retelling of JEKYLL AND HYDE and More Book Radar!

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date February 11, 2022

Book Deals and Reveals

Here’s the cover reveal for L.K. Steven’s The Society for Soulless Girls, a sapphic and supernatural retelling of Jekyll and Hyde. This one’s coming out from Electric Monkey in July.

Goldy Moldavsky is teasing her latest novel Lord of the Fly Fest. She tweeted, “Whatever you think this is going to be… just you wait.
8.30.22.” So… I guess we’ll just wait.

Check out this cover reveal for Everyone Hates Kelsie Miller, an upcoming YA rom com from Meredith Island coming this October.

Horror author Joe Hill is teaming with Walden Media to develop a series based on his 2016 novel The Fireman.

Gregg Hurwitz has sold the North American rights to his next three entries in the bestselling Orphan X series to Keith Kahla at Minotaur in a seven-figure deal.

Hulu has announced that the third season of Love, Victor will be its last season.

More Hulu news! The streaming platform has released its first teaser trailer for Conversations with Friends, a 12-episode series based on Sally Rooney’s debut novel of the same name.

Disney+’s Beauty and the Beast TV spinoff has been put on hold amid delays with creative elements and scheduling.

And last but not least: here are all of the book club picks for February 2022.

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Prepare Your Shelves!

Sundial by Catriona Ward (Tor Nightfire, March 1)

I’ve only mentioned it 100 times, but in case you’re new here, Catriona Ward’s The Last House on Needless Street was my favorite book of 2021. As soon as I finished it, I knocked Sundial up to the very top of my to-read list for 2022. Now that the release date for this one is almost here, I’m happy to report that Sundial does not disappoint, and I’m excited for everyone to read it.

In this psychological horror novel, we follow Rob, who escaped her childhood home Sundial in search of a normal life. Now she has a husband, two kids, and a house in the suburbs, but the fears of what she’s left behind remain. And in her oldest daughter Callie, who collects bones and talks to imaginary friends, Rob sees echos of her past.

Sundial is a chilling horror novel that will play tricks with your mind, but it’s also a heart-wrenching family drama centered around one of the most dysfunctional families you’ve ever read about. Aside from that, much like The Last House on Needless Street, it’s best to go into Sundial knowing as little as possible. The story will surprise you, it will unsettle you, and it will be one you won’t soon forget.

What I’m Reading This Week

Cherish Farrah by Bethany C. Morrow

The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager

Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly

The Worm and His Kings by Hailey Piper

Sailor Moon: Eternal Edition 7 by Naoko Takeuchi

Monday Memes

Okay, this isn’t really a book meme, but for those of you who are here for Valentine’s Day and also love horror (my people!): these valentines are perfect for you. I especially love the Midsommar one.

And here’s one that should please everybody. Does this sound like an ideal vacation or what?

Other Things That Make Me Happy

Today is the day of love, so how about checking out some good romantic books and movies? Paste Magazine put together this list of the Best Romantic Comedies of All Time. Do you agree with their picks?

More about the books? Here are 8 new romance novels you’ll fall in love with in 2022. Personally, I’m especially excited about One Night On the Island by Josie Silver and You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi.

And Here’s A Cat Picture!

So my husband left his exercise mat out, and the cats decided it was a toy. Here we have Murray hiding under the mat and Phantom attacking his tail. When they get like this I usually call them the Bad Boys Club. What we’re witnessing is a Bad Boys Club meeting.

And if you’re wondering about all of those board games, well, my husband runs a board game shop, so if you’re ever looking for board game recommendations, I’ve got you covered there as well!

That’s all for now. Have a happy Valentine’s Day (and beyond)!

❤️ Emily

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Joe Hill’s THE FIREMAN in the Works as a TV Series: Today in Books

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date February 10, 2022

Sponsored by The Immortal by Gena Showalter

Janiah Hinds is Going to Make Sure Black History is Taught in Schools

17 year-old Janiah Hinds wants to be a Black history professor. But after seeing how Black history is taught (and isn’t taught) in schools, this high school student is seeking to change that. To help promote Black history, Janiah started her own business, Slay It Proud, at the age of fifteen. This is Janiah Hind’s story and her mission, in her own words.

Joe Hill’s The Fireman in the Works as a TV Series

Horror author Joe Hill is teaming with Walden Media to develop a series based on his 2016 novel The Fireman. The project will be executive produced by Hill along with Walden Media’s Frank Smith and Naia Cucukov. “We’re so excited to be working with celebrated author Joe Hill on The Fireman,” said Walden CEO Frank Smith in a statement. “The Fireman showcases a theme that Walden holds very dear — the idea of celebrating ordinary people who rise in extraordinary circumstances.”

Rathbones Folio Prize Shortlist Announced

The shortlist for the 2022 Rathbones Folio Prize has been announced. The prize is open across genres, to all works of literature written in English, and to English-language writers from around the world. Previous winners include Raymond Antrobus, George Saunders, and Carmen Maria Machado. This year’s shortlist includes: Assembly by Natasha Brown, The Promise by Damon Galgut, Men Who Feed Pigeons by Selima Hill, Albert and the Whale by Philip Hoare, Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan, My Phantoms by Gwendoline Riley, China Room by Sunjeev Sahota, and The Magician by Colm Tóibín. The winner will be announced on March 23rd in a ceremony at the British Library.

Here Are the Winners of the 2022 Science & Literature Awards

Here are the winners of the 2022 Science & Literature Awards, the awards given to books that “that deepen readers’ understanding of science and technology.” Winners receive $10,000.