Julie Andrews’ New Bookish Podcast
Dame Julie Andrews will continue to delight audiences, this time through a podcast hosted with her daughter Emma Walton Hamilton. Julie’s Library is arriving ahead of schedule and starting April 29th, with 5 episodes to follow, once a week. Aimed at children ages 4-10, there will be book readings, guest chats, and vocab word learning. If you wanted more from the mother-daughter duo, they’ve co-authored quite a few books including a memoir (Home Work by Julie Andrews & Emma Walton Hamilton) and children’s book series (The Very Fairy Princess by Julie Andrews, Emma Walton Hamilton, Christine Davenier)
Perry Mason Returns Young
Defense attorney Perry Mason had a long run clearing the names of falsely accused people in the courtroom drama Perry Mason on CBS in the late ’50s. Now the character–based on the character from Erle Stanley Gardner detective fiction from the ’30s–is getting an HBO series starring Matthew Rhys (Mason), Tatiana Maslany, and John Lithgow, focusing on his early career. While we have to wait until June 21st for the show, we now have a teaser trailer!
Little Known History
The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste is a historical novel that focuses on history that rarely gets focused on: Benito Mussolini’s invasion of Ethiopia in 1935. Now the novel is getting an adaptation and Kasi Lemmons will write and direct the film: “The imagery is so rich and powerful and the characters so vividly drawn, it naturally lends itself to adaptation. I’m very honored to be a part of bringing this brilliant book to the screen and I’m thrilled to be working with everyone at Atlas.”