A Pandemic Thriller, Once Rejected By Publishers For Being Unrealistic, Is Now Getting A Wide Release
This global pandemic hasn’t been kind to a lot of authors, but for Scottish author Peter May, it’s a second chance. He wrote a pandemic novel back in 2005, but it was widely rejected for being too unrealistic. When he happened to mention the manuscript to his editor, May’s editor asked to read it, and his publisher decided to publish it ASAP. Lockdown is available on Kindle at Amazon UK, and a paperback and audiobook are coming in the U.S. at the end of the month.
Jacqueline Wilson Reveals Publicly That She Is Gay
Bestselling children’s book author and former UK children’s laureate Jacqueline Wilson has come out as a lesbian. Although this isn’t news to anyone who knows her–she’s been happily living with her partner for 18 years–she wanted to come out publicly in part because her 2020 release Love Frankie is about a girl who falls for another girl in her class. Wilson put her heart and soul into the book, and doesn’t mind in the least that it reveals a little slice of her own personal life.
Timothée Chalamet And Armie Hammer Returning For Call Me By Your Name Sequel
Calling all fans of Call Me By Your Name and Find Me! Director Luca Guadagnino has revealed that the stars of the CMBYN film are reprising their roles in the sequel. Although Hammer has expressed hesitation about making a sequel, he’s confirmed he’ll sign on if there is a script. Unfortunately, Guadagnino hoped to meet with a new screenwriter in the U.S., but he’s on lockdown in Italy, so his plans have been delayed indefinitely. We can only hope that things will proceed in the coming months.