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Ryan Gosling Will Star in Adaptation of Andy Weir’s New Novel and More Book Radar!

Hello, and welcome to Monday! I have decided that this is now a Steven Universe fan newsletter. Just kidding! But I did start watching it last week and, OMG, I love it more than I can say. It’s so silly and sweet and wonderful! That is exactly what I needed right now. I am almost done watching the third season, and I think Garnet is my favorite Crystal Gem, and Connie is my favorite character, because she’s bookish. I highly, highly recommend it. (I promise I still read books too, lol.)

I’m afraid there’s not much going on in the book world right now, so I only have a teeny bit of news for you today. And a cat picture, of course. Whatever you are doing or watching or reading this week, I am sending you virtual hugs. Please try and enjoy the rest of your week as best you can, and remember to stay inside and wash your hands. We’re going to be okay, eventually. I’ll see you again on Thursday. – xoxo, Liberty

Here’s Monday’s trivia question:  What woman writer is quoted more than any other woman in Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations? (Scroll to the bottom for the answer.)

Deals, Reels, and Squeals! 

A Percy Jackson series is coming to Disney+.

Ryan Gosling will star in the adaptation of Andy Weir’s yet-to-be-titled upcoming book.

Here’s the first trailer for the adaptation of James McBride’s The Good Lord Bird.

Here’s the first look at the fifth Murderbot novella, coming in 2021.

Sarah MacLean announced Hell’s Belles, a new series coming in 2021.

Here’s the cover reveal for the reissue of Finding My Voice by Marie Myung-Ok Lee.

Book Riot Recommends 

At Book Riot, I work on the New Books! email, the All the Books! podcast about new releases, and the Book Riot Insiders New Release Index. I am very fortunate to get to read a lot of upcoming titles, and learn about a lot of upcoming titles, and I’m delighted to share a couple with you each week so you can add them to your TBR!

Excited to read:

The Searcher: A Novel by Tana French (Viking, October 6)

I spent the weekend moving books in my library and alphabetizing, and when I got to the Tana French books, I was overcome with a desperate need for this new book. I think reading a new French novel right now would be excellent, because they’re so great to just sink into. This one is about a retired Chicago police officer living in Ireland who helps search for a missing boy. It sounds like a straight police procedural, but one of the tags for this is ‘witch & wizard mysteries’ which has me VERY intrigued.

What I’m reading this week:

Tokyo Ueno Station by Yu Miri

Beach Read by Emily Henry

Bluebeard’s First Wife by Seong-nan Ha, Janet Hong (translator)

Be Gay, Do Comics by Various Artists

The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey

Pun of the week: 

What washes up on tiny beaches? Microwaves.

Here’s a cat picture:

I’ve been rearranging the furniture in our house, and Farrokh has decided to try out all kinds of new places to sleep like Goldilocks.

And this is funny.

Which one are you?

Happy things:

Here are a few things I enjoy that I thought you might like as well:

Trivia answer: Emily Dickinson.

You made it to the bottom! Thanks for reading! – xo, L