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TWILIGHT is Being Adapted into a TV Series and More Book Radar!

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date April 21, 2023

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Hello Book Friends!

Happy Monday! I hope your weekend was great. My dad is in town visiting, so I’ve been doing some of the touristy things in the city that I hadn’t gotten to do yet. But it’s Monday, so it’s time to stop playing and start getting serious. About books.

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Book Deals and Reveals

Spring is here, but we’re already looking towards Christmas. Here’s the cover reveal of Lisa Unger’s new novella Christmas Presents, out from Mysterious Press on October 24, 2023.

Tim O’Brien has sold the world rights to America Fantastica, the author’s first novel in two decades, to Peter Hubbard at Mariner Books. The book is slated for an October release.

Teju Cole has sold the U.S. rights to his second novel Tremor to Caitlin McKenna at Random House. The publisher described the book as “a powerful, wide-ranging work of fiction that explores what constitutes a meaningful life in a violent world.”

Apple TV+ has canceled the Jason Katims-produced drama Dear Edward, which was based on the novel of the same name by Ann Napolitano.

Lamar Giles’ young adult novel The Getaway is being developed for TV by Sony Pictures Television and Don Cheadle’s This Radicle Act.

Leigh-Anne Pinnock of the pop group Little Mix has announced that she has written a memoir. Believe, co-written by Natalie Morris, will be out on October 26, 2023 and is available to preorder now.

Prize-winning author Lydia Davis says her new short story collection will not be available on Amazon. Our Strangers will be published in the U.S. on October 1 and will only be available in physical bookshops, Bookshop.org, and selected online independent retailers.

With all the challenges that the book publishing industry currently faces, what will the future bookstore look like?

The latest PEN report on the state of U.S. book banning: more bans, more book ban laws, more proliferation of misinformation.

A Twilight show is being made! In addition to Stephenie Meyers being involved with the production, here’s what else we know so far.

Book Riot Recommends

Hi, welcome to everyone’s favorite segment of Book Radar called Book Riot Recommends. This is where I’ll talk to you about all the books I’m reading, the books I’m loving, and the books I can’t wait to read and love in the near future. I think you’re going to love them too!

Prepare Your Shelves!

Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli (Balzer + Bray, May 2)

I’m a huge fan of Becky Albertalli’s novels. I’ve been hooked ever since I read Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda in one day. That might not seem like a big deal to some of you super readers out there, but to me, that means something. And I know I’m not alone. A lot of people enjoy these books, and at this point, this author probably needs no introduction. But if you’ve somehow missed out on Becky Albertalli and/or didn’t know this book was coming, here it is! Prepare your shelves.

Imogen Scott is straight, but she considers herself an LGBTQ+ ally. She’s attended every Pride Alliance meeting. Her sister is queer. Her two best friends are queer. Her friend Lili is newly out and off to college hanging out with her cool, queer college friends. Imogen is happy for Lili and is ready to support her friend in any way she can. So when Lili lies to her friends and says she and Imogen used to date, she’s all in to play along. Even if she is totally straight…except maybe she isn’t.

Imogen, Obviously is an exploration of queerness, sexuality, identity in all of their nuances. It’s a story that also seems to be especially near and dear to the author. And it’s a story that will be relatable for anyone who has ever questioned their sexuality. This is such an adorable, fun read that’s also thought-provoking and heart-warming. And it’s coming out in just a few short weeks!

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What I’m Reading This Week

The Black Queen by Jumata Emill

Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang

Daughters of Victory by Gabriella Saab

House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson

Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado

Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy

Monday Memes

This is how I act literally every time I read a murder mystery.

And Here’s A Cat Picture!

Here’s something I can never get enough of: cats in windows. Look at how cute they are!

And that’s all I’ve got for you today, friends. I hope you enjoy your week. Find a cat to cuddle!

Emily

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Mona Awad’s ROUGE to be Adapted for Film and More Book Radar!

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date April 19, 2023

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Happy Thursday, Book Friends!

Have I got some book things for you today. And I’m super hyped on caffeine so I don’t want to wait a moment longer. Let’s ditch the small talk and get right into the book things. I’ll meet you at the end with the perfect cat picture. Deal? Okay, let’s go.

Book Deals and Reveals

Let’s start with a cute rom-com cover reveal. Here’s the cover of Ann Zhao’s Dear Wendy, featuring art by Betsy Cola and design by Julia Bianchi. It’s out next April!

Nnedi Okorafor has revealed a new cover of the first book in the Desert Magician’s duology, illustrated by Greg Ruth. Shadow Speaker is available for preorder now and will publish from DAW Books on September 26.

And here’s the cover reveal for middle grade fantasy novel The Curse of the Eelgrass Bog by Mary Averling. The cover features art by James Firnhaber and design by Kaitlin Yang. This one’s coming from Razorbill/PRH in early 2024! Preorder here.

In the mood for a hurricane thriller? Check out the cover of Nishita Parekh’s The Night of the Storm. In a tweet, the author shouts out Sarah Oberrender for “the stunning design.” The book will be out from Dutton Books on January 16, 2024.

Netflix has announced that Shawn Levy’s Netflix limited series All the Light We Cannot See will premiere on Thursday, November 2. The first teaser trailer has also been dropped.

ComiXology co-founder and former CEO David Steinberger and former ComiXology head of content Chip Mosher are starting a new comic book publishing company, DSTLRY.

Bestselling author Mona Awad’s upcoming novel Rouge will be adapted for film by Freemantle and Sinestra, the production banner launched by Chernobyl director Johan Renck and producer Michael Parets. Rouge isn’t out yet, but it will be out this September.

Max (the new name for HBO Max) has revealed the first footage of the streaming series The Penguin, starring Colin Farrell. The Penguin is scheduled to premiere in 2024.

10 Things That Never Happened is the first installment Material World, a new spin-off series in Alexis Hall’s London Calling universe, and it’s hitting shelves this fall. But ahead of its October 17 release, Paste Magazine is exclusively revealing the book’s cover and the first chapter. You can also learn how the Material World books tie into London Calling here.

The first trailer for The Angry Black Girl And Her Monster is bringing Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein into the modern world. The Angry Black Girl And Her Monster will be out in theaters, as well as available to stream on-demand, on June 9.

Honoring the finest works of translated fiction from around the world, the International Booker Prize has announced its 2023 shortlist.

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Can’t Wait for This One!

The Future by Naomi Alderman (Simon & Schuster, November 7)

With the series adaptation of The Power out now on Amazon Prime Video, I feel like a lot of people have been wondering what author Naomi Alderman would come out with next. And well…here it is! And yes, it’s a dystopian novel entitled The Future, which seems like such an obvious title for a dystopian story that I’m wondering why no one has ever used it before. Either way, fans of The Power are going to want to get this one when it comes out in November. Never read The Power? Well, you’re still going to want this one.

In The Future, the world is run by a handful of billionaires who have a huge percentage of the world’s wealth. And when I say they control everything, I mean they control everything, from weapons to weather. But for a small group of friends, these rich people are not going to hold dominion over everything in the world without a fight. The five friends are “the daughter of a cult leader, a non-binary hacker, an ousted Silicon Valley visionary, the concerned wife of a dangerous CEO, and an internet-famous survivalist.” This might end up being the biggest heist of their lives — if they can get away with it.

The Future is a tense and exciting new dystopian novel that eerily reflects our near future. It’s a book that’s somehow frightening and uplifting at the same time, and it’s a must-read when it comes out later this year.

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Words of Literary Wisdom

“It was a belated realization to have, but it occurred to me that perhaps this was how grown-up conversations worked—not that your communication didn’t falter, but that you both made good-faith attempts to rectify things after it had.”

— Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld

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.

If you’re anything like me, you love a book that will make you cry. If you think that’s weird, just move along.

Okay, now that it’s just us weepy people here, hi. How’s it going? A Clockwork Reader, one of my fave BookTubers, just released a new video featuring 7 sad books that will (probably) make you cry. And if this type of vid is your cup of tea, go back and watch “I read 5 of the saddest books to see if they would make me cry.” This is the type of quality YouTube content that really speaks to us sad folks.

And Here’s A Cat Picture!

Okay, it’s Seattle, but every now and then the sun comes out. And when it does, you’d better believe these cats are basking in those sunbeams. Here’s Murray getting his nap on in the sun.

Oooh…caffeine crash happening now. What I wouldn’t give for a nap.

So on that note, let me let y’all go. I’ll be back with more book stuff for you on Monday. See you then!

Emily

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Jesse Q. Sutanto Writing YA Romcom About Gaming and More Book Radar!

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date April 14, 2023

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Hi Book Fam!

How are ya? I have to tell you my big news. My husband and I just celebrated our five year anniversary this past Friday, and yep, we’re still going strong. Allow me a moment to get sappy before I move on to the book things. Sometimes life is stressful. Sometimes I’m unsure of myself. Sometimes I wonder if I’ve made the right life choices. But one thing that grounds me and makes me feel secure? My relationship with my husband. I feel so supported, and I know that whatever adventures we have ahead of us, we’re in it together. And that feels amazing. So anyway. Thanks for giving me the platform to say that. And moving on, let’s talk books.

Book Deals and Reveals

This is not a drill! Jesse Q. Sutanto has revealed the cover for her upcoming YA romcom novel Didn’t See That Coming. The author tweeted, “What happens when a gamer girl who’s been pretending to be a guy online realizes her online best friend (and total cinnamon roll) goes to her school?” We’re getting this one on November 28.

Entertainment Weekly has shared the cover of a new Stranger Things book. Caitlin Schneiderhan’s Stranger Things: Flight of Icarus will be a season 4 prequel that gets into the backstory of metalhead Eddie Munson. It’s out from Penguin Random House on October 31.

If you loved A Witch’s Guide to Fake Dating a Demon, get ready for the next book in the series! Sarah Hawley has shared the cover of the next novel in the Glimmer Falls series, A Demon’s Guide to Wooing a Witch. It’s coming from Berkley Romance in November.

Here’s another exciting cover reveal: check out the cover of Olive J. Kelley’s Junker Seven, which is being described as “Star Wars: Rebels meets lesbian The Mandalorian.” This story is being self-published in two volumes. The first is out on June 13.

HBO has released its first trailer for The Sympathizer, a limited series based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Viet Thanh Nguyen.

Allen Media Group Motion Picture has announced that Billy Porter will star as novelist, essayist, and civil rights activist James Baldwin in a new biopic. Porter will also co-write the script with screenwriter Dan McCabe.

Pink Floyd – I Was There author Richard Houghton is updating his book, and he is looking for fans to get in touch to share their personal recollections.

The first teaser trailer for Nia DaCosta’s The Marvels has dropped. The Marvels hits theaters on November 10.

Brittney Griner’s memoir is set to be published by Knopf. The memoir will be “intimate and moving,” and will detail her detainment in Russia.

There is absolutely no shortage of new manga adaptations coming to us this year. Check out some of our most anticipated titles.

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Prepare Your Shelves

Everything is Fine by Mike Birchall (WEBTOON Unscrolled, May 16)

So you know this year is the year I’m getting into more graphic novels, and this is a new one I think people are going to be really excited about. Especially because it’s a dystopian horror novel with a cute/disturbing cover. And because it’s a brand new graphic novel from a brand new imprint from Wattpad WEBTOON Book Group (distributed by Macmillan). So yeah, lots of new and exciting stuff happening here. And you’ll want to prepare your shelves, because the first volume is out in May, and round two of this one is going to be coming out later this year.

Sam and Maggie are a totally normal couple who live with their dog Winston in just your average suburban neighborhood. Everyone here is pretty much the same. The houses are the same. The people act and talk the same. Nothing to see here. Right?

Wrong. Sam and Maggie’s dog Winston has been dead for some time, and the two feel that they are under constant surveillance, under constant pressure to make the right decisions and do the right things. One wrong move and who knows what horrible thing could happen. When everything is no longer fine, what happens next?

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What I’m Reading This Week

Daughters of Victory by Gabriella Saab

House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson

Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld

The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz

Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado

Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister

Monday Memes

I know I’m not the only one who wants to see the Pedro Pascal memes, so meme creators, keep them coming! This week, my fav is from Seattle bookstore Third Place Books. So enjoy Pedro Pascal as book covers. Which is your fav? Mine is Our Share of Night, because I just finished reading that book.

And Here’s A Cat Picture!

It’s spring and Cersei, our calico girl, is fully out and basking in the spring sun. She doesn’t show off her tummy often, so I have to share it when she does. What a cutie. Happy spring, sweet girl!

And that’s all! Have a wonderful week, friends. I’ll see you soon. <3

Emily

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HOUSE OF THE DRAGON Starts Production on Season 2 and More Book Radar!

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date April 12, 2023

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Dear Bookish Besties,

I hope your week’s been going well. I’m having one of those hectic weeks where I’m wondering if I should run away and find a cat island somewhere to live out the rest of my days. But other than that, everything’s fine. Ha! It’s all going to be okay. At least we have books.

Book Deals and Reveals

Tor.com has revealed the cover of World Fantasy Award winner Lavie Tidhar’s upcoming novel, The Circumference of the World. This one’s available on September 5, 2023 from Tachyon Publications.

HBO’s House of the Dragon has started production on season 2 at Leavesden Studios in the United Kingdom. The show is likely to return in 2024.

In a recent interview on the Inside of You With Michael Rosenbaum podcast, Morena Baccarin said she is being courted to return for the upcoming Deadpool 3 movie. But Baccarin said “we have not agreed on terms,” and “it may or may not work out.”

Speaking of the MCU, a DC/Marvel movie is not happening any time soon, but writer/director/executive James Gunn says it’s definitely on the table.

HBO Max has cast the first four actors in its It prequel series Welcome to Derry. Taylour Paige (Zola), Jovan Adepo (Watchmen), Chris Chalk (Perry Mason), and James Remar (Dexter) have all joined the project.

Ahead of the new Guardians of the Galaxy film’s release on May 5, new character posters of the whole crew have been revealed. Guardians also released a new trailer.

Queen Charlotte hits shelves on May 9, following the May 4 premiere of Netflix’s Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. Ahead of the book’s release, Entertainment Weekly is offering fans a sneak peek at an excerpt from the novel by Shonda Rhimes and Julia Quinn.

Get ready for Independent Bookstore Day with Libro.fm! From Monday, April 24th through Sunday, April 30th, the online audiobook retailer will offer a limited-time sale on a wide variety of bestselling books. All purchases support your local bookstore.

And speaking of Libro.fm! Check out the 10 new audiobooks Libro.fm users are most excited to listen to in spring 2023.

Wondering where to buy books now that Book Depository is closing? Here are several Book Depository alternatives.

Get involved in a book club with this roundup of what all of the online book clubs are reading in April.

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Can’t Wait for This One!

The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei (Flatiron Books, July 28)

You like sci-fi? Thrillers? Mystery? Space adventure? Why not all of that together all in one book? That’s what you’re going to get with Yume Kitasei’s debut novel The Deep Sky. It’s out in July, but I already can’t wait!

The Earth is on the verge of an environmental collapse. In a desperate attempt to save humanity, 80 people — elite graduates of a competitive program — have been sent to space to keep the human race going. In deep space, they are expected to give birth to a new generation. They are humanity’s only hope.

But everything goes awry when a bomb kills three of the crew and knocks the ship off course. There is only one surviving witness: Asuka, the one who was picked last to join the program and the one who struggled most with training leading up to the mission. Immediately, Asuka becomes a prime suspect. Now, as the crew begins to turn on each other, Asuka must figure out who is really responsible for the bombing. Their entire mission may depend on it.

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Words of Literary Wisdom

“‘What I don’t understand,’ said Gaspar, realizing this was a moment when he could talk to his dad, something that had been impossible for months, ‘is why the sky is dark at night, when with all those stars there should be more light.’

‘There’s even a term for that: someone’s paradox, I can’t remember the guy’s name. You’re asking a question that still doesn’t have an answer, I think. Or maybe they’ve discovered it and I don’t know about it. There’s something called dark matter and it pushes on the stars, that’s why they get farther and farther away. Three-quarters of the universe is darkness. There’s much more darkness than light above us.'”

— Our Share of Night by Mariana Enriquez

(P.S. it’s called Olbers’ Paradox)

What’s Up in the Book Community?

Here’s an interesting conversation that happened on social media recently: if you get an advanced reader’s copy (ARC) of a book and you don’t read and review it, are you committing theft?!?! Our fave Jess Owens breaks it down on Book CommuniTEA.

And Here’s A Cat Picture!

I don’t normally share pictures with me in them, but I had to share this special moment I had with Remy today. He’s still only a year old, so stillness isn’t really his forte. But as he’s starting to get older, we are getting some lap cat moments. And I just want to celebrate them when they happen. I can’t wait to see how this baby kitten grows into a cuddly, snuggly cat. He’s the best.

And with that, let me wish you a great weekend before we go our separate ways until next week. Remember to cuddle cats (or dogs if that’s your thing). And read some good books!

Emily

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Chloé Zhao to Direct HAMNET and More Book Radar!

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date April 7, 2023

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Dear Book Friends,

How was your weekend? I’ll be honest. I was mostly working. But Murray seems to be doing better, so that’s good news! Thanks for the well wishes (and the cat Barbie memes…please keep sending). Now shall we talk books?

Book Deals and Reveals

Paste has the cover reveal and an excerpt from Crystal Maldonado’s latest book, The Fall of Whit Rivera. The book will be out on October 10.

Academy Award-winning director Chloé Zhao is set to direct an adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet for Amblin Partners, Hera Pictures, Neal Street Productions, and Book of Shadows.

Emily Henry’s Beach Read is being adapted into a feature film with Yulin Kuang attached to direct.

In a video on Instagram posted last week, Alice Oseman announced there will be a sixth book in their hit Heartstopper graphic novel series.

Tor.com has revealed the cover of Somewhere in the Deep, the upcoming novel from Tanvi Berwah. This one will be available January 9, 2024.

Flatiron Books won Just Some Stupid Love Story by Katelyn Doyle at a seven-publisher auction. The novel is a romcom that follows the story of a screenwriter and her high school boyfriend, who reunite at their high school reunion. There, they “make a bet on the outcome of five relationships — including their own — over the next five years, with the winner to be declared the ultimate authority on true love.”

The 2023 PEN/Faulkner Award winner has been announced. They will receive $15,000 and be honored, along with the finalists, in an event in May.

The National Book Foundation has announced the 2023 5 Under 35 Honorees, who are five writers with exceptional debuts.

Colleen Hoover books like It Ends With Us are dominating BookTok and the bestseller lists. But they’re not without controversy.

The online book retailer Book Depository was bought by Amazon in 2011. By the end of April, it will be shutting down for good.

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Prepare Your Shelves

This Delicious Death by Kayla Cottingham (Sourcebooks, April 25)

I don’t know about you, but April has got me in the mood for some sapphic horror. Okay, who am I kidding? Every month of the year, I’m in the mood for sapphic horror. But Kayla Cottingham, author of My Dearest Darkest, has got a new one out this month that is particularly exciting.

This book is set two years after a portion of the population underwent a transformation known as “the Hollowing.” Those who were affected, now called “the hollow people” (I know, rude) can now only survive by consuming human flesh. To combat this disease, scientists created Synflesh, synthetic human meat which is meant to satisfy the hollow people’s hunger.

Zoey, Celeste, Valeria, and Jasmine are four hollow girls just looking to have a little fun before graduation. When they head to a music festival with a cooler filled with seltzer, vodka, and Synflesh, all they want is a good time. But on the first night of the festival, Val goes feral and kills one of the band members. And as festival guests start dying all around them, the girls realize someone is targeting their kind.

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What I’m Reading This Week

Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld

Our Share of Night by Marian Enriquez

The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz

Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado

Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister

American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang

Monday Memes

As you know, I’ve been loving all the Barbie memes, but this one of Elena Ferrante really takes the cake.

And Here’s A Cat Picture!

Look at these best friends! Remy is happy his brother Murray is feeling better. And they say I’ve been working too much lately, which is why they’re sitting on the chair so I can’t get to my desk.

Anyway, I hope you have a wonderful week. Thanks as always for tuning in, and I’ll see you soon!

Emily

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Kerry Washington Reveals True Self to Readers in New Memoir and More Book Radar!

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date April 5, 2023

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Dear Book Friends,

How are things? Murray has been a little sick this week, so keep my sweet orange kitty in your thoughts. I’m hoping next time we touch base, I can give you good news! Right now, he’s just sleeping on the couch. That sweet little bean. Anyway, enough about cats. Let’s talk books. Then we can talk cats again.

Book Deals and Reveals

Look at this beautiful cover! Here’s the cover reveal for Linda Cheng’s Gorgeous Gruesome Faces, a “sapphic speculative thriller debut featuring terrible queer girls in a deadly idol competition.” This one’s out on November 7.

Kerry Washington has posted the cover of her upcoming memoir Thicker than Water. The actress said in an interview with E! News, “Often when I am in water, I feel more connected to myself and my truth. So as I thought about creating a cover for this book, I felt that an image of myself underwater might help convey how much of my true self I am offering to readers.” Thicker Than Water is out on September 26.

Sony Pictures has released a new Across the Spider-Verse trailer that reveals new details about the highly-anticipated animated Spider-Man sequel. The movie is set to hit theaters on June 2.

Speaking of Spider-Man, Sony Pictures Animation and Sony Pictures Imageworks will release a brand new original short film titled The Spider Within. The short film is set within the world of the upcoming film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and will debut exclusively at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival this June.

Entertainment Weekly is doing a deep dive into the new live-action The Little Mermaid. Halle Bailey, who is playing Ariel, Melissa McCarthy, who plays Ursula, and director Rob Marshall have shared details behind the making of the new film.

Paddington is back! The long-awaited threequel Paddington in Peru will begin production on July 24.

Bestselling fantasy author Brandon Sanderson is publicly challenging Audible, claiming the Amazon audiobook platform “treat[s] authors very poorly.”

Camilla Läckberg and Henrik Fexeus’ bestselling crime novels are being adapted into a three-season English-language TV series at Viaplay. The adaptation will be based on the books Trapped, Cult and upcoming novel Mirage.

An adaptation of Victor LaValle’s most recent novel Lone Women is in the works. “We sold the rights about six months ago to one of the cool streamers,” LaValle said in an interview with Esquire. “I’m adapting that myself. I’ve written the pilot and we have an amazing director attached to it, plus a wonderful actress to play Adelaide. We’re trying to turn that into a season. Here’s hoping.”

Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider is writing a memoir about her experiences. “I shared dozens of 20-second anecdotes about myself on Jeopardy!, but there’s much more to my story, and I’m incredibly grateful for this opportunity to share it with the world,” she says. Schneider’s memoir, In the Form of a Question, will be out on October 3.

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Can’t Wait for This One!

Only She Came Back by Margot Harrison (Little, Brown and Company, November 14)

Only She Came Back is the perfect YA thriller for fans of true crime, and it’s out this November! It all starts on July 28 at 6:30 p.m., when Kiri Dunmore stumbles out of the desert wearing her boyfriend Callum Massey’s sweatshirt, covered in blood. She says he’s still out there somewhere, but he’s likely dead.

With “survival guru” Callum Massey missing, the world — and his hundreds of thousands of YouTube followers — is shocked. True crime fanatic Sam becomes completely obsessed with the case, especially after she finds out the prime suspect is Kiri, her old classmate from high school. Even though they were never close, Sam is desperate to know more about the case and so she reaches out to Kiri. When Kiri starts confiding in her, Sam realizes there’s more to this mysterious disappearance than she ever could have imagined.

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Words of Literary Wisdom

“I had always assumed love carried itself easily through various permutations and disintegrations. Now I find myself disassociating them from the people I had known my parents to be. I can’t decide which is worse, coming up against the limitations of their souls or the limitations of my love.”

— Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang

What’s Up in the Book Community?

We love to see authors supporting authors on social media. Afer author Suzanne Young shared a picture of a room full of empty chairs at a Barnes & Noble book signing event last week, authors came out of the woodwork to show their support. Young’s post has since gone viral. The author, who was promoting her new novel In Nightfall, called her empty book signing a “career low point” and said that she was “crying the entire way home.” But authors, including Neil Gaiman, have taken to social media to share their similar experiences. Young says she has been overwhelmed by the responses. The author tweeted, “Genuinely, I didn’t know how common this was until now. But this outpouring of support has been incredible.”

And Here’s A Cat Picture!

Oh hey, I made a meme of Murray using the official Barbie meme maker. Are you all as excited for this movie as I am? Murray is excited obviously. He’s also hitting the dance floor.

Now time to make Barbie memes of your cat, and send them to me!

And that’s all for Thursday’s Book Radar. We’ll talk again soon, friends!

Emily

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Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Touring to Promote New Book and More Book Radar!

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date March 31, 2023

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Happy Monday, Book Friends!

I hope you’re doing well. And oh my gosh…it’s April. Hopefully you survived April Fool’s Day. As we enter into a new month, we’re given new opportunities. And April also means my husband and I are coming up on our five-year wedding anniversary, so that’s cool too. Here’s to a good month! Now let’s talk book stuff.

Book Deals and Reveals

Lauren Groff has revealed the cover of her upcoming novel The Vaster Wilds, a historical novel she’s been working on since 2017. The book will be out on September 12.

Author Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah is going on tour to promote his highly-anticipated debut novel Chain-Gang All-Stars.

Bestselling author Josie Silver is back with a new book this fall, and Goodreads has revealed the cover! A Winter in New York hits shelves in October.

And here’s the cover reveal for Vanessa Chan’s The Storm We Made. This debut novel will be published by Marysue Rucci Books in January 2024.

Paste Magazine has the exclusive cover reveal for Ally Condie’s The Only Girl in Town. This book hits shelves on September 19.

More exclusive cover reveals! Nerd Daily has shared the cover of Full Moon Over Freedom by Angelina M. Lopez. This one’s out on September 5.

Dolly Parton has sold the world rights to her book Dolly Parton’s Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones. This book is set for an October release.

The North American rights to Allison Gunn’s debut novel Nowhere were acquired by Atria’s Loan Le in a preempt.

The winners of 2023 Audie Awards were announced this week. The award honors the best audiobook performances in 26 categories.

Emily Henry’s bestselling bookish romance novel Book Lovers is getting the feature film treatment, produced by Lia Buman.

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Prepare Your Shelves

Throwback by Maurene Goo (Zando, April 11)

I think I’ve mentioned before in this newsletter that I’m a sucker for ’90s nostalgia. Like, This is Not the Jess Show by Anna Carey is one of my favorite YA books in recent years. I was living for all of the ’90s references. Now we’ve got Throwback by Maurene Goo coming out in just a little over a week, and it’s going to be magical for us ’90s lovers. And it’s got Back to the Future vibes? Let’s do this.

Samantha Kang and her mother Priscilla have never seen eye-to-eye. After one particularly intense fight between mother and daughter, something unexpected happens. Samantha is transported back in time to the ’90s, where a 17-year-old version of her mother goes to the same high school as her. How will Gen Z Samantha fit in with the Gen X high school crowd? And will Samantha be able to figure out how to help her mother so that she can go back to her own time?

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What I’m Reading This Week

House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson

American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang

Our Share of Night by Marian Enriquez

The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz

Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado

Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister

Monday Memes

I, like the rest of the world, have been following the wild Gwyneth Paltrow skiing trial. Am I proud of it? No. But the memes are epic. And there are even bookish memes!

And Here’s A Cat Picture!

I missed Murray so much while I was away. I’m seriously never going to leave home again. I really mean it. How could I leave behind this face and these cuddles?

Those of you who travel and have pets, how do you deal with it? I get so sad every time, and all I can think about is cats.

And with that, Monday’s Book Radar is over! Time flies! See you on Thursday.

Emily

Book Radar

Jhumpa Lahiri Releasing New Short Story Collection and More Book Radar!

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date March 29, 2023

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Dear Book Friends,

Greetings from the air! I’m in flight and on my way back home to Seattle, and I’m so excited to get back to cooler weather. I will say I did a lot of walking while I was in New Orleans, which means I did a lot of audiobook listening. And I went to my favorite coffee shop in New Orleans not one, not two, not three, but FOUR TIMES. I am serious about how much I love French Truck Coffee, ok? I also got some coffee to bring home with me, because apparently we don’t have enough delicious coffee in Seattle. Hey, I know what I like. So yeah, if you love books and obsess over your favorite coffee, you’re my people. And you’ve come to the right newsletter. There will be cats later too. So stick around.

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Book Deals and Reveals

Publisher Alfred A. Knopf has announced a new short story collection from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri. Roman Stories will be out from Knopf on October 10.

And here’s the cover reveal for Pulitzer Prize winner J.M. Coetzee’s new novel. The Pole is out from Liveright this September.

Here’s the cover reveal for Hailey Piper’s A Light Most Hateful. The book is out from Titan Books on October 10. Preorder here!

Martin Scorsese’s historical drama Killers of the Flower Moon will be out in limited theaters starting on October 6. The film will get a wide release on October 20.

Netflix has handed out a fifth season renewal to its series You, starring Penn Badgley. This will be the show’s final season.

Publisher HarperCollins is editing Agatha Christie’s classic detective novels to remove language considered offensive to modern audiences.

Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown will publish her first novel Nineteen Steps with William Morrow this fall. You can preorder here.

Prince Harry’s bestselling memoir Spare is getting the parody treatment with the book Spare Us! A Harrody. The joke book is very real, and it will be available to buy in the U.K. on April 5.

If you’re looking to get a tween or teen into comics, here are the 8 most popular graphic novels, according to a high school book club.

Are publishers acquiring fewer LGBTQ+ and diverse books in the wake of rising censorship?

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Can’t Wait for This One!

Holly Horror by Michelle Jabès Corpora (Penguin Teen, August 14)

If you love YA horror featuring atmospheric, dark gothic houses, creepy dolls, and oh yeah, cats, then this book is for you. And yeah, if you’re seeing the title of this book and thinking “this reminds me of Holly Hobbie,” you’re not wrong! This book is a dark reimagining of the classic character Holly Hobbie. So if you ever enjoyed the Holly Hobbie greeting cards, dolls, or even the TV series, but thought to yourself, “I wish this was horror,” then yes, this book is also for you.

Holly Horror is the story of Evie Archer, who moves to Ravenglass, Massachusetts following her parents’ divorce. All her family needs is a fresh start, but in their new home—known by locals as the Horror House—Evie gets way more than she bargained for. Before Evie’s family moved into the house, it was the home of Holly Hobbie, who disappeared mysteriously out of her bedroom one night. Now the memory of Holly haunts the home and begins to take over Evie’s life. Can Evie find out what happened to Holly the night she disappeared? Or is history doomed to repeat itself?

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Words of Literary Wisdom

“The mind is a different matter than the body. It’s meant to be sacred, private.”

— House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson

What’s Up in the Book Community?

This is old news now, but as of 2022, Tumblr is making a comeback. Like every good millennial, I was on Tumblr back when I was in college. Now I’m thinking it might be time to return and foster a book community there? There are already a bunch of great bookish blogs on Tumblr: bookphile, bookaddict24-7, books-cupcakes, booksarefriends… just to name a few. Are you on Tumblr? What book accounts do you follow? Let me know!

And Here’s A Cat Picture!

I’m back home today, but I thought we should look back at the cats we left behind in New Orleans. Here’s Indigo, the other fluffy angel I had the honor of hanging with while i was visiting my friends. Look how cute she is. She is all floof.

And that’s all for Thursday’s Book Radar, friends! I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Emily

Book Radar

Angie Kim’s HAPPINESS FALLS Gets a Cover Reveal and More Book Radar!

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date March 24, 2023

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Bonjour, Book Babes!

How are we doing today? I had a fun weekend attending wedding events and I am, yes, still in New Orleans, enjoying the warm weather. I’ll probably pop on over to my favorite Nola bookstore today: Octavia Books. And then I’m going back home tomorrow! Can’t wait to see my cats. In the meantime, here’s some stuff about some books that I thought might interest you.

Book Deals and Reveals

Angie Kim, author of Miracle Creek, has a new novel coming out this year, and here’s the cover reveal! Kim’s new book Happiness Falls is out from Hogarth Press this September.

The U.S. Postal Service has announced that a stamp honoring the Strega Nona author Tomie dePaola will be released on May 5.

Questlove’s new book imprint will be launching with a memoir from funk legend Sly Stone. The memoir, named Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) after the Sly and the Family Stone song, will be out on October 17.

Entertainment Weekly has an exclusive first look at The Night Eaters: She Eats the Night by Marjorie Liu and artist Sana Takeda. This one is out on October 3.

Fifth Season is developing a series based on Jean Kwok’s 2014 novel Mambo in Chinatown and her upcoming book The Leftover Woman, which comes out in October.

Amazon has handed out a series order for a new drama series based on the YA novel We Were Liars by E. Lockhart.

Netflix has just released the first trailer for the Bridgerton prequel series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.

Kodansha, the publisher of widely popular manga like Attack on Titan and others, is launching a manga app this year.

From sweet romances to dark family stories and even historical fiction, here are 11 books Colleen Hoover recommends that fans will love.

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Tell Me What Really Happened by Chelsea Sedoti (Sourcebooks Fire, April 4)

Let’s talk about what makes this YA mystery/thriller so exciting. It’s the way this story explores truth and perspective. And it’s the way the story is told at a pulse-racing pace, through the first person accounts of four teens all being interviewed by the police.

It all started with a weekend camping trip. Down by Salvation Creek, five teens take a few days to get away from their parents, make s’mores, share secrets…but something goes wrong. Around midnight, one of them vanishes. Now all four of the remaining friends are suspects. And each of them has a different story about what really happened out there in the woods.

Who is lying? Who is hiding secrets? And what really happened to their friend? The clock is ticking, and through these first-person interviews as told to the police, the mystery will begin to unravel. The answers to what really happened that night will surprise you.

What I’m Reading This Week

Our Share of Night by Marian Enriquez

House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson

The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz

Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado

Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister

Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth

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Monday Memes

This meme makes me think about every time I’ve recommended Earthlings by Sayaka Murata to someone. Oddly enough, it’s mostly worked out. So if you haven’t yet, give it a read.

And Here’s A Cat Picture!

Hanging with my favorite New Orleans cats this week, and here’s Crash. I love that Crash has chosen to sit in his little window seat, but rather than looking outside at the world out there, he’s choosing to look back in at us. We love you, Crash!

And that’s all for Monday’s Book Radar. I hope you have a lovely week. See you again soon!

Emily

Book Radar

Alice Feeney Announces Sixth Novel GOOD BAD GIRL and More Book Radar!

Post author By Emily Martin
Post date March 22, 2023

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Hi Book Friends!

Greetings from New Orleans. I know I’ve been talking it up, but I’m finally here. I just got here early today — so far I’ve eaten ramen and watched Cocaine Bear. So a very exciting visit so far. Oh, but I did finish reading two books on the plane trip, so that was delightful. Anyway, I hope your week has been going well. Here’s what’s going on with books.

Book Deals and Reveals

Alice Feeney took to Instagram to share the cover of her sixth novel Good Bad Girl. The book is out from Flatiron Books on August 3.

Tor.com has revealed the book cover for The Jinn-Bot of Shatiport, the latest from international bestselling novelist Samit Basu. This one’s out October 3rd from Tordotcom Publishing.

And here’s a cover reveal for the fake dating romance lovers: Caught in a Bad Fauxmance by Elle Gonzales Rose is out on December 5!

Novel Notions has the exclusive cover reveal of Fonda Lee’s Jade Shards. This book is a collection of prequel short stories taking place in The Green Bone Saga world.

Bestselling author and songwriter Alice Randall sold the world rights to her book My Black Country to Simon & Schuster’s Black Privilege Publishing imprint. S&S calls the book a “hybrid work of research and personal history” that explores “the Black roots of country music.”

HarperVia took world rights to Philippa Gregory’s Normal Women. The book is set for a February 2024 release.

Here’s the cover reveal for The Death I Gave Him by Em X. Liu, “a queer sci-fi retelling of Shakespeare’s Hamlet as a locked-room thriller.” It’s out September 12 from Solaris Books.

The upcoming Pokémon anime series is also getting a manga adaptation, and here’s a first look at the highly-anticipated manga.

Netflix is adapting Josie Silver’s best-selling romance novel One Day in December into a series, and Lucy Boynton is attached to lead.

According to a Forbes Advisor analysis, bookstores are projected to be the most recession-proof type of U.S. business in 2023.

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Can’t Wait for This One!

The Reformatory by Tananarive Due (Saga, June 27)

American Book Award, NAACP Image Award, and British Fantasy Award-winning author Tananarive Due is back with a new novel this year for the first time in eight years. For that reason alone, before even reading the synopsis of this one, you should add it to your TBR list and your library holds. But if you need even more to get excited for this June release, here’s the deal.

This chilling horror novel is set in Gracetown, Florida, in the summer of 1950. Robert Stephen Jones Jr. is sent to Gracetown School for Boys after kicking a white boy’s leg. Robert thinks he’s just being sent to a reform school, but Gracetown is something much more than that. The school is a segregated school that is haunted from the boys who have died there.

The Reformatory is more than just a scary story. It’s a deeply personal story rooted in real history. Tananarive Due says this novel is inspired by her great-uncle’s incarceration in the Dozier School for Boys in the Florida panhandle. There, Due went missing and was likely killed.

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Words of Literary Wisdom

“How segmented life is. It splits so easily into friendships and addresses and life phases that feel endless but never, never last.”

— Wrong Place Wrong Time by Gillian McAllister

And Here’s A Cat Picture!

The kitties are at home, but they’re still in my heart. And I know exactly where Cersei is at this very moment. She’s in this little cat bed that Ben got for her. She loves it, and she pretty much never leaves it now. Doesn’t she look cozy?

Well, I’ve been up since 2 a.m., so I’m calling it a night. I will see you next week! Happy reading this weekend <3

Emily