Libro.fm Joins in on Trans Rights Readathon
Today is the first day of the Trans Rights Readathon, and Libro.fm is joining in with a playlist to get audiobook listeners started. From now until the end of the Readathon on March 27, you can use code TRR35 to take 35% off all titles in this playlist. The Trans Rights Readathon was created by Sim Kern. Make sure to follow #TransRightsReadathon on Instagram and TikTok to join in.
Mean Girls Writer Says Tina Fey and Studio Haven’t Paid Her for Franchise Success
Rosalind Wiseman, the author of Queen Bees and Wannabes, the basis for the cult-classic 2004 teen comedy Mean Girls, is considering taking legal action against Tina Fey and Paramount. Wiseman says she has not been fairly compensated for the success of the franchise. In 2022, Wiseman signed a deal for $400k. Wiseman’s contract included net profits and residual gains dependent on how the movie fares at the box office. But Wiseman claims the studio insists that it has made no net profits, accruing so many extra costs that it has no revenue to share with her. Wiseman told the New York Post in a story published Saturday, “Yes, I had a terrible contract, but the movie has made so much money, and they keep recycling my work over and over again…Over the years Tina’s spoken so eloquently about women supporting other women, but it’s gotten increasingly clear to me that, in my own personal experience, that’s not going to be the experience.”
Alice Feeney Reveals Cover of New Novel Good Bad Girl
Over the weekend, bestselling author Alice Feeney took to Instagram to share the cover of her sixth novel Good Bad Girl. Feeney wrote that the new novel “takes place on Mother’s Day and this book is for all the mothers and daughters out there…Good Bad Girl is a dark and twisty tale with three suspects, two murders, and one victim.” Good Bad Girl is out from Flatiron Books in August and is available for preorder now.
8 of the Most Anticipated YA Debuts of 2023
Prepare your preorder lists or library holds, YA readers! Get ready to mark your calendars for the most anticipated YA debuts of 2023.