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Special Agents Shaw and McGregor handle the routine cases nowadays, which is just the way Shaw likes it. She’s pushing 40 and a borderline burnout, the ghastly memories of her last investigation still clinging like shadows. McGregor is younger, more dedicated, hanging onto some measure of idealism despite whatever the world might throw at him. Shaw and McGregor conduct the most crucial interrogation of their FBI careers amongst a tale of unimaginable, unequaled depravity that may provide the clues the two agents need to make sense of their grim surroundings.
Happy Thursday, star bits! I cannot believe it has already been a week since I left for Rhode Island, but here we are. It was so much fun! And I picked up a lot of great books that I cannot wait to read, so I can tell you about them. Because you know that’s my favorite thing to do. I hope you’re reading something wonderful right now, and have a great rest of your week. And remember to be kind to yourself and others. I’ll see you again on Monday! – xoxo, Liberty
Trivia question time! How long did it take Charles Dickens to write A Christmas Carol? (Scroll to the bottom for the answer.)
Deals, Reals, and Squeals!
The Disney Channel has optioned Dear Sweet Pea by Julie Murphy.
The Firekeeper’s Daughter, by Angeline Boulley, an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, sold for a rumored to be seven figures.
Rihanna announced an upcoming visual autobiography, featuring more than 1000 photos.
Here is the shortlist for the Scotiabank Giller prize!
And the finalists for the 2019 National Book Awards!
Here’s the cover of The Voting Booth, the upcoming book from Brandy Colbert.
And here’s the cover of Clap When You Land, the new book from Elizabeth Acevedo.
Michelle Obama is publishing a companion to Becoming next month.
Bad Robot has optioned Things We Say in the Dark by Kirsty Logan for television.
David Oyelowo will star in the Showtime pilot of The President Is Missing, adapted from the book by Bill Clinton and James Patterson.
Here’s the first look at the cover of Riley Sager’s Home Before Dark, coming summer of 2020.
Mariah Carey is writing a memoir about her life, and yes, she’s going to discuss Glitter.
Here’s the first look at the cover of Muse Squad by Chantel Acevedo.
Inland by Téa Ohbret has been optioned for television.
James Comey’s A Higher Loyalty is being turned into a four-hour miniseries for CBS.
Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell are making a musical version of A Christmas Carol.
The Selection author Kiera Cass announced a new romance duology.
And here’s the first look at One True King, the final School for Good and Evil book.
The oldest part of the Tale of the Genji manuscript has been found.
Lili Reinhart is publishing a book of poems.
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 learn about a lot of upcoming titles, and I’m delighted to share a couple with you each week so you can add them to your TBR! (It will now be books I loved on Mondays and books I’m excited to read on Thursdays. YAY, BOOKS!)
Excited to read:
The Holdout: A Novel by Graham Moore (Random House, February 18, 2020)
Yes, Moore won an Oscar for writing the screenplay for The Imitation Game, and gave that beautiful tearjerker of a speech. But before that, he wrote The Sherlockian, which is a REALLY fun book! It’s partly about Arthur Conan Doyle and Bram Stoker investigating a murder in the early 1900s, and the mysterious death of a Sherlock fan in present day. And Moore also wrote The Last Days of Night, a mystery surrounding a lawsuit brought by Thomas Edison against George Westinghouse. So you know I am super pumped to read this new mystery about a woman suspected of killing a fellow juror a decade after the trial they attended ended with an acquittal.
What I’m reading this week.
Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi
Open Season: Legalized Genocide of Colored People by Ben Crump
My Dark Vanessa: A Novel by Kate Elizabeth Russell
Initiated: Memoir of a Witch by Amanda Yates Garcia
Ghoster by Jason Arnopp
And this is funny.
Bad product is bad.
Trivia answer: Six weeks.
You made it to the bottom! High five. Thanks for reading! – xo, L