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Tiffany Haddish Teams Up with McG for Adaptation of MYSTERY GIRL

Tiffany Haddish is set to produce and star in the upcoming adaptation of Paul Tobin and Alberto Alburquerque’s Dark Horse comic book series Mystery Girl. The Netflix feature film adaptation will be directed by McG, who also directed The Babysitter.

Marvel Introduces First Gay Captain America

Marvel Comics is introducing the very first LGBTQ-identifying person to be Captain America in the upcoming The United States of Captain America. The comic, written by Christopher Cantwell and drawn by Dale Eaglesham, will follow Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson, Bucky Barnes, and John Walker as they search for Steve’s missing shield. Along the way, they’ll meet Aaron Fischer, the “Captain America of the Railways” who protects runaways and homeless youth. Aaron is openly gay. Issue #1 will go on sale June 2, just in time for Pride Month.

Candice Carty-Williams, Author of QUEENIE, is Writing a YA Book

Candice Carty-Williams’ debut novel Queenie was an instant best-seller. Now for her sophomore effort, the author is releasing a YA novel, Empress and Aniya. The coming-of-age story will follow two characters with drastically different upbringings (Empress and Aniya) who cast a body-swap spell on the day of their shared 16th birthday. Indie Publisher Knights Of will release the book as a small-format novella on October 7th.

20 Must-Read Stories You Can Read Online for Free

Want to read some truly spectacular stories… for free? Here’s a collection of 20 free stories from FictionPress, a website for reading stories online.