Carmen Maria Machado Wins Rathbones Folio Prize
Carmen Maria Machado’s memoir In the Dream House, which examines Machado’s time in an abusive relationship with another woman, has won the 2021 Rathbones Folio Prize, worth £30,000. Judges Roger Robinson, Sinéad Gleeson, and Jon McGregor unanimously chose Machado’s book, published by Graywolf Press, as the winner.
New Edition of The Lord of the Rings to Include Tolkien’s Own Art
The latest edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings will include illustrations by the author himself. In 2019, Tolkien’s illustrations were displayed in an exhibit hosted by the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City called “Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth.” Now, that artwork will be in a new edition of the novel to be published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt later this year. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt publisher Deb Brody said in a statement, “It seemed fitting to finally reunite this art with the words it enhances, and we are delighted that in so doing it will allow people to enjoy this masterpiece anew.”
David Duchovny Will Star in Showtime’s Adaptation of His Latest Novel
David Duchovny’s fourth novel Truly Like Lightning was published in February of this year, and already the writer/actor is working on an adaptation of the novel for Showtime. Duchovny is writing a script for the series with the help of Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz. If the series is picked up to pilot, Nilson and Schwartz will also direct.
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