Happy Thursday, Book Radarites!
Y’all, I gotta say. Honesty corner. As March rolls to an end, I feel like my reading time has been losing steam. January, I came in hot. February was okay. March? I don’t know. I guess with all the other things going on this month, reading took a back seat. I’m hoping to get back on track as we look forward to April. How has your reading been going this month? Let me know! And now, other book things.
Book Deals and Reveals
Cosmopolitan revealed the cover of Iman Hariri-Kia’s novel The Most Famous Girl in the World. It’s out on September 17, 2024.
Kerry Washington and Elisabeth Moss are set to star in Apple TV+’s limited series adaptation of the Araminta Hall novel Imperfect Women. The book will be adapted by Annie Weisman.
Fallon Book Club is back, this time with a March Madness-style bracket of some of Jimmy Fallon’s favorite books for spring 2024. Voting is open now. Everyone is allowed to vote up to 10 times.
Prime Video is adapting the YA novel The Davenports by Krystal Marquis into a series. A search is currently underway for a writer.
Here’s the cover reveal for Rosie Talbot’s first graphic novel, Phantom Hearts. This book, which is called “A thrilling graphic novel with a supernatural murder mystery twist,” will be out this September.
And here’s the cover of Hailey Piper’s gothic vampire novel All the Hearts You Eat, featuring art by Julia Lloyd. It’s out on October 15.
The Last Thing He Told Me, a series based on the novel by Laura Dave, is getting a second season at Apple TV+. The second season will be based on Dave’s forthcoming sequel novel.
First Lady Jill Biden has written a children’s book about the White House cat, entitled Willow the White House Cat. It’s out this June.
MacMillan Audio has announced that Cynthia Erivo will narrate the audiobook version of Children of Anguish and Anarchy by Tomi Adeyemi. The book will be released on June 25.
Book Riot Recommends
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Can’t Wait for This One!
My Fairy God Somebody by Charlene Allen (HarperCollins, December 3)
Okay, friends, this book sounds soooo good, but unfortunately, we’re going to have to wait until December for this one. Then again, with the way time works these days, December will be here tomorrow. Either way, I can’t wait for this one, and I think you’ll be excited about it too.
Ever since Clae was a baby, it’s just been her and her mom living together in the coastal city of Gloucester, MA, which is, let’s face it, a fairly white community. Clae is one of the only Black girls at her school. Between how little she knows about her father and how much of an outsider she feels in Gloucester, Clae feels so separated from her family history and herself.
But then she gets accepted into a summer journalism program in New York City, where her parents used to live together before she was born. Clae sees this as an opportunity to learn more about where she came from, who her parents were, and also perhaps more about a mysterious person she refers to as her “fairy god somebody.” With her new city friends Nze and Joelle, Clae explores the city with wonder and hope for answers.
Words of Literary Wisdom
“We often mistake love for fireworks — for drama and dysfunction. But real love is very quiet, very still. It’s boring, if seen from the perspective of high drama. Love is deep and calm — and constant.”
— The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
And Here’s A Cat Picture!
Nose freckles are on full display in this picture, so I had to share them with the world. Enjoy Murray’s freckly nose! We love you, Murray.
And that’s a wrap on today’s Book Radar. I’m so glad you’re here, and can’t wait to see you again on Monday! Farewell!