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Debbie Harry Memoir Publishing This Year
Face It, the memoir by Blondie’s Debbie Harry, will publish in October by Harper Collins. Blondie’s rise will be told through a combination of interviews and Harry’s essays. Learn more here.
Normal People Adaptation Gets Straight-To-Series Order
The much buzzed novel Normal People by Sally Rooney has gotten a straight-to-series order from Hulu for the 12-episode adaptation. The show will soon start filming and will air in 2020. Learn more about the novel and adaptation’s creators here.
Netflix Keeps Adapting YA Romance Novels
Following the success of Dumplin’ and To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before Netflix will be adapting three of Sarah Dessen’s novels: Once and For All; This Lullaby; Along For the Ride. You can look forward to upcoming casting and production news for Along for the Ride as it’ll be the first to be adapted to film.