Michelle Zauner’s Crying in H Mart Gets a Feature Film Adaptation
Michelle Zauner’s memoir Crying in H Mart is set to get a feature film adaptation from MGM’s Orion pictures. And Zauner, who also heads the indie rock group Japanese Breakfast, will adapt her book and provide the soundtrack. Zauner said, “It is a surreal thrill to have the opportunity to memorialize my mother in film, and I consider it of the highest honor to pursue that task alongside creative luminaries such as Stacey Sher, Jason Kim and Orion Pictures.”
Shadow and Bone Has Been Renewed for a Second Season
Netflix has picked up a second season of Shadow and Bone, which means you can expect to see more of all your favorites from Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaverse novels very, very soon. The second season will be eight one-hour episodes. Shadow and Bone‘s first season performed very well for the streaming platform. According to Netflix, the series was watched by 55 million member households in its first 28 days. Furthermore, Shadow and Bone made it to the top 10 list in 93 countries around the world, and it got to number 1 in 79 countries, including Australia, Brazil, Germany, Russia, Spain, South Africa, and the U.S. Members of the cast—including Jessie Mei Li, Amita Suman, Ben Barnes, Freddy Carter, and Danielle Galligan—announced the renewal in a video yesterday. Addressing the fans of the show directly, the cast thanked everyone for watching, saying, “We couldn’t have done it without you.”
Power Couple Nicola & David Yoon Sign Deal With Anonymous Content
New York Times best-selling authors and husband-and-wife duo Nicola and David Yoon have signed a deal with production company Anonymous Content. Under this contract, Anonymous content will get exclusive first-look rights to original film and TV ideas both created and curated by the Yoons under their newly launched production banner Yooniverse Media. Nicola Yoon’s novels Everything, Everything and The Sun Is Also a Star have already been adapted as feature films, and this year she published her third novel Instructions for Dancing. David Yoon is the author of Frankly in Love, Super Fake Love Song, and for adult readers, Version Zero and City of Orange. About their new deal with Anonymous Content, David Yoon said, “We couldn’t have picked a better partner to present voices that traditionally haven’t gotten time in the spotlight. Combined with our book imprint at Random House Children’s Books we hope to make a substantial impact at increasing representation across all forms of media.”
6 More of the Best Audiobooks by Women for Caribbean Heritage Month
June is Caribbean Heritage month! Here are 6 must-read audiobooks written by Caribbean women.