Author: Liberty Hardy

Happy Monday! It’s time for another round of “Oooooooo, that’s exciting!” 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 is going to play Trevor Noah’s mom in Born A Crime!

Stranger Things’ Noah Schnapp and Anjelica Huston To Star In WWII Drama Waiting For Anya.

Yara Shahidi in talks to star in The Sun Is Also a Star.

And Jessica Chastain is in talks to star in It sequel.

Kite Runner author Khaled Hosseini’s next book will tackle the refugee crisis.

Amazon developing Consider Phlebas as fantasy drama series.

Saladin Ahmed is writing a new Quicksilver series.

Marvel’s Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur is set to become an animated series.

Tahereh Mafi has another new book on the way.

And this week in “Every Stephen King Work is Being Adapted” news: The Bone Church is being developed as a series.

Cover Reveals

Here’s the first glimpse of Mirage, the upcoming debut novel from author Somaiya Daud. (Flatiron Books, August 28)

Here’s the first-ever Buffy the Vampire Slayer picture book! (Quirk Books, September 4)

If you loved The Last Magician by Lisa Maxwell, you’re going to be doubly excited to see the cover of the sequel The Devil’s Thief! (Simon Pulse, October 9)

Sneak Peeks

Here’s the trailer for the Yardie, my boyfriend Idris Elba’s directorial debut, based on the 1992 novel by Victor Headley.

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!

There There by Tommy Orange (Knopf, June 5)

Get ready to start hearing about this book everywhere. It’s a powerful, contemporary, multi-generational portrait of Native Americans in the United States, revolving around several people coming together at a powwow. There are people hoping to repair rifts, defeat addiction, participate in culture, and also cause grief. It’s a devastating and sad novel, but also filled to the brim with beauty and hope. This one will stay with you for a long time.

Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach by Kelly Robson (Tor.com, March 13)

I am beginning to think that Tor.com publishes books just for me, because I love every single one! This is a fantastic, weird future Earth story, about a future people (some of whom now have tentacles for legs) who travel back in time to learn about the devastation caused by climate change. In observing the floods, they hope to correct things in the future. But there is also politics, red tape, and banking issues to contend with. And even more stuff that I am doing a bad job describing. Just trust me: This book is hella fun.

And this is funny.

Here is Noelle Stevenson’s adorable cat.

Happy Monday! Raise your hand if you’re reading something good. (I know, you’re thinking, “Liberty, you can’t see me.” And well, you’re right. But it’s fun to pretend.) 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

Sponsored by Flatiron Books

My name is Amber Reynolds. There are three things you should know about me:

1. I’m in a coma.
2. My husband doesn’t love me anymore.
3. Sometimes I lie.

Deals, Reals, and Squeals!

Congressman John Lewis’ next book, Run, will pick up where March left off.

Mary J. Blige to co-star in The Umbrella Academy TV series for Netflix.

NBC orders Suspicion drama pilot based on the Joseph finder book.

Rapper Dessa working on a book of essays.

The Secret Garden musical revival coming to Broadway.

Dev Patel to star in David Copperfield.

Alicia Vikander to star in The Marsh King’s Daughter.

Melissa McCarthy and Tiffany Haddish to star in The Kitchen.

Richard Kadrey’s Sandman Slim is coming to the big screen.

Doris Kearns Goodwin’s Leadership coming in September.

V.E. Schwab announces new Shades of Magic prequel comic series.

Netflix is adding a Marie Kondo series.

A Dr. Seuss biopic is on the way.

George Romero’s final book on The Living Dead is getting released.

Cover Reveals

Here’s the gorgeous cover for Two Dark Reigns, the third book in Kendare Blake’s Three Dark Crowns series. (HarperTeen, September 4.)

Here’s the first look at On the Come Up, the new Angie Thomas book! (Balzer + Bray, June 5)

A stunning cover for Laini Taylor’s Muse of Nightmares. (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, October 2)

And The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy from Mackenzi Lee has a cover! (Katherine Tegen Books, October 2)

Here are the covers for Daniel José Older‏’s Han and Lando book, Last Shot! (Del Rey, April 17)

And the cover of Heidi Helig’s For a Muse of Fire is HOT. (Greenwillow, September 25)

Sneak Peeks!

Watch the trailer for The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society starring Lily James.

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!

The Trauma Cleaner: One Woman’s Extraordinary Life in the Business of Death, Decay, and Disaster by Sarah Krasnostein (St. Martin’s Press, April 10)

I am a fan of books that wreck me, and HOLY CATS, did this one fit the bill. The true story of the remarkable life of Sandra Pankhurst, a woman in Australia who was raised as a boy in a violent home, became a husband and father, had gender confirmation surgery, worked as a sex worker, and is a now a wife and businesswoman, the owner of a cleaning company that specializes in trauma cleanups. She goes in and takes care of messes that 99.99999% of the population couldn’t fathom. But it is her amazing spirit and belief in kindness, and Krasnostein’s storytelling, that make this such a fascinating, life-affirming story.

The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After by Clemantine Wamariya and Elizabeth Weil (Crown, April 24)

In 1994, Wamariya and her sister fled the Rwandan massacre and spent the next several years walking through other African countries in search of safety before they were granted refugee status by the United States. This is her story about her two lives, one of fear and death, and the other seemingly the American dream but always shadowed by her past. I haven’t had a chance to read this one yet but it is at the top of my list!

And this is funny.

Nerdy puns, yo.

Happy start of the week! Who here likes books? And who here likes news about books? You have come to the right place! I have a bunch of bookish-related goodness to share with you again 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

Sponsored by Wires and Nerve, Volume 2 by Marissa Meyer

The world of the Lunar Chronicles comes alive in this thrilling continuation of Wires and Nerve. Iko—an audacious android and best friend to the Lunar Queen Cinder—has been tasked with hunting down Alpha Lysander Steele, the leader of a rogue band of bioengineered wolf-soldiers who threaten to undo the tenuous peace agreement between Earth and Luna. Unless Cinder can reverse the mutations that were forced on them years before, Steele and his soldiers plan to satisfy their monstrous appetites with a massacre of the innocent people of Earth.

And to show he’s serious, Steele is taking hostages.

Deals, Reals, and Squeals!

DOLLA DOLLA BILLS, Y’ALL: V.E. Schwab signs $1M deal with Tor Books.

Daniel José Older announced a new middle grade series, featuring dinosaurs *and* the Civil War.

Finn Wolfhard of Stranger Things joins the cast of The Goldfinch. (I am beginning to think at this point that they will just keep announcing new cast members but never actually make a film.)

Jesmyn Ward signed a two-book deal with Simon & Schuster.

Scott Westerfield announces four new Uglies novels.

John Updike’s Rabbit, Run novels to be adapted for the small screen.

Tyra Banks is writing a book with her mother.

Laurie Halse Anderson is writing a Wonder Woman graphic novel for DC Ink!

The Perks of Being a Wallflower author Stephen Chbosky announced his second novel.

Stephen King announced his second book of 2018.

The BBC has ordered a series adaptation of Tana French’s Dublin Murder Squad mysteries.

Milo Ventimiglia in talks to star in The Art of Racing in the Rain.

Firefly canon to expand with series of original books.

Angie Thomas shared the first line of her upcoming book.

Steven Spielberg has optioned rights to Daughters of the Resistance: Valor, Fury and the Untold Story of Women Resistence Fighters In Hitler’s Ghettos, a book proposal from author Judy Batalion.

ABC orders comedy pilot based on How May We Hate You.

Anthony Horowitz is going to write an official James Bond prequel.

Deborah Harkness announced a new vampire novel set in the All Souls universe…

Cover Reveals

…and here’s the first look at the new All Souls book. (Viking, September 25.)

Here’s Jack of Hearts (and Other Parts) from L. C. Rosen. (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, October 30)

Here’s the first look at Strange Grace from Tessa Gratton. (Simon Teen, September 18)

Here’s the cover to Sarah Perry’s follow-up to The Essex Serpent: Melmoth! (Custom House Books, October 16)

And The Very Last Castle by Travis Jonker and Mark Pett. (fall 2018)

Sneak Peeks!

A new trailer for Annihilation shows Area X.

And the trailer for S2 of Marvel’s Jessica Jones.

And here’s a look inside Chelsea Clinton’s new picture book.

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!

City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab (Scholastic, August 28)

PSA: V.E. SCHWAB HAS A MIDDLE GRADE SERIES COMING. And it’s really good! It’s about a young girl named Cassidy whose parents are paranormal investigators searching for signs of the afterlife, but what they don’t know is that their daughter actually *can* see ghosts. In fact, her best friend is a ghost. When Cassidy’s parents’ ghost hunter reality show takes them to Scotland, she tags along. But she quickly learns Edinburgh has more than its share of ghosts – and some of these mean her harm. Sooooooo much fun!

That Kind of Mother by Rumaan Alam (Ecco, May 8)

A powerful new novel from the author of Rich and Pretty, about a woman named Rebecca who is struggling with new motherhood. She feels a connection to her new nanny, Priscilla, a relationship that forces her to confront her privilege when the nanny dies and she adopts Priscilla’s baby. Suddenly Rebecca learns firsthand the differences in the world that a white child and a black child experience from a very young age. This book is sad and lovely and full of heart.

And this is funny.

Working from home means I am Donald Ducking on the reg.

Happy Monday to all you glorious readers. You are going to be so excited when you see how many amazing new books are releasing tomorrow. SO MANY. There is also a bunch of exciting book news to share this week. A BIG BUNCH. 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

Sponsored by TarcherPerigee, publisher of F You Very Much by Danny Wallace.

A hilarious look at the rudeness that’s all around us—where it comes from, how it affects us and what we can do about it—from the brilliant comedic mind behind the hit movie Yes Man.

You’re not just imagining it: People are getting more rude – from cutting in line, gabbing on their phones and clipping their nails on public transportation, to hurling epithets on Twitter and in real life (including a certain President who does both). And the worst part is that it’s contagious…

Danny Wallace’s engaging and illuminating new book examines the scourge that’s turning normal people into bullies, tantruming toddlers, trolls, and other types of everyday monsters—and shares what we can do to stop the madness.

Deals, Reals, and Squeals!

Trevor Noah has sold a follow-up memoir to Born a Crime.

Stephen King’s sequel to The Shining, Doctor Sleep, will be a movie.

Kosoko Jackson’s first YA novel will be out in 2019.

Wed Wabbit by Lissa Evans will be an animated feature.

Happy, the SyFy series based on the graphic novel by Grant Morrison and Darick Robertson, has been renewed for a second season.

Twilight author Stephenie Meyer’s The Chemist to be adapted as a TV series.

Sam Raimi to direct the film adaptation of Patrick Rothfuss’ The Name of the Wind.

Game Of Thrones S8 will premiere in April 2019.

Willem Dafoe joins Edward Norton in Motherless Brooklyn.

HBO’s Watchmen TV series hires Leftovers director for pilot.

Tor Teen acquires The Bright Sessions trilogy by Lauren Shippen.

A Gone Baby Gone pilot reboot is in the works.

Leonardo DiCaprio will star in the adaptation of Walter Isaacson’s Leonardo Da Vinci biography. 

Hocus Pocus is getting a book sequel!

Superman prequel series Metropolis lands 13 episode order at DC digital service.

Cover Reveals

Here’s the first look at Sister of Mine by Laurie Petrou. (Crooked Lane Books, August 7)

Woohoo! Here’s the first peek at the cover for A Court of Frost and Starlight from Sarah J. Maas! (Bloomsbury YA, May 1)

Here’s the first look at When She Fell by Kaitlin Ward. (Point, October 30)

Sneak Peeks!

TA-DA: First-look photos of Amandla Stenberg and Russell Hornsby in The Hate U Give!

Here’s the brand-new trailer for Ant-Man and the Wasp.

Here’s a new teaser for Hulu’s Castle Rock series.

Here’s the first trailer for Disobedience starring Rachel McAdams and Rachel Weisz.

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!

The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, March 20)

A daughter deaths with her grief and guilt over her mother’s death in this heart-squeezing novel. Leigh is sure that when her mother died, she turned into a bird. And she is certain she will find her mother-bird in Taiwan, when she visits her mother’s parents. But what she finds instead are family secrets and ghosts, and she must learn to forgive herself and her mother for what happened. You’re going to need tissues.

Betwixt-and-Between: Essays on the Writing Life by Jenny Boully (Coffee House Press, April 3)

Fans of Maggie Nelson and Jenny Offill will love this collection of memoir-essays (messays?) about Boully’s life and relationships, mixed in with her passion for her art and where her creativity comes from. I was really blown away by the writing.

And this is funny.

Daniel José Older on lit fic reviews.

Helloooooooo! And congratulations to all of you who participated in the 24-in-48 readathon this past weekend. Now – who’s ready for more exciting book-related news? There’s some good stuff here. 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

Sponsored by The Birthday Girl by Sue Fortin

Four friends. A party to die for. One killer surprise.

As birthday girl Joanne turns forty, no one wants to celebrate her special day, or play along with her idea of a fun party – a weekend away in a cozy cottage in the woods. But as her friends reluctantly gather round her it quickly becomes clear that there is more to Joanne’s birthday weekend, because Joanne is planning to reveal a secret that one of her friends is hiding… A beautiful cottage in the middle of the countryside sounds idyllic – until no one can hear your cries for help. And when Joanne’s party turns into a murder scene, one of the party guests must be the killer. As secrets unravel, the rest of Jo’s friends face a race against time to discover the murderer, before they are next on the killer’s guest list…

Deals, Reals, and Squeals!

It isn’t even out yet, but it has been announced that The Oracle Year by Charles Soule will be a television series. (The book drops April 3.)

Ashley C. Ford will be publishing her memoir, Somebody’s Daughter, with Flatiron Books.

Zendaya will star in the adaptation of the Karin Tanabe novel, The Gilded Years, which is based on a true story. She will play Anita Hemmings, a light-skinned African American woman who passed as white so she could attend Vassar at the turn of the 20th century.

Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam trilogy series adaptation in the works from Paramount.

The Big Sick co-writer Emily V. Gordon will adapt The Nest for Amazon.

Meryl Streep to star in Big Little Lies Season 2 for HBO.

Brandon Taylor will publish two books with Riverhead Books and Calvert Morgan.

Cover Reveals

Last week I completely botched the linking for this so I’m sharing it again: Here’s a peek at Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse (Saga Press, June 26)

And here’s the reveal for the second book in Alyssa Cole’s Reluctant Royals series: A Duke by Default. (Avon, July 31)

Nnedi Okorafor just revealed the first cover of her five-issue comic, called Antar: The Black Knight. (April)

Epic Reads has the first look at All of This is True by Lygia Day Peñaflor. (Harper Teen, May 15)

And last but not least, here’s the first look at Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott. (Which has an actual lift-the-curtain reveal which is really cool!) (Random House, October)

Sneak Peeks!

The trailer for the adaptation of the graphic novel I Kill Giants is here!

Oh mah gah: Here’s the new trailer for A Wrinkle in Time.

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!

Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing by Ursula K. Le Guin and David Naimo (Tin House Books, July 17)

The death of Le Guin last week was a tremendous loss to literature. I loved her novels, but recently discovered I love her nonfiction even more. She was brilliant, acerbic, blisteringly funny, and wildly empathetic. This is a slim collection of her discussing writing, always a treat. She will be greatly missed.

Speak No Evil by Uzodinma Iweala (Harper, March 6)

An emotional, wrenching new novel from the author of Beasts of No Nation, about a young Nigerian American in a D.C. high school who is amazing at athletics and has been accepted to Harvard. But he’s feeling emotionally tormented from trying to hide the fact that he is gay from his conservative parents, who consider it a sin. 

And this is funny.

Mat Johnson + 90s song reference = perfection.

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