See the Cover of Comics Legend Alan Moore’s First Short Story Collection
Comics legend Alan Moore’s first short story collection Illuminatons is coming out on October 11th from Bloomsbury. You can check out the cover for the new book on Entertainment Weekly‘s website, along with some teases from the author about his favorite parts. Alan Moore is one of the most accomplished comic-book writers of all time. Some of his more notable works include his series Watchmen with artist Dave Gibbons and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen with artist Kevin O’Neill.
Jayne Allen’s Black Girls Novel Trilogy Gets TV Adaptation
AGC Television, the TV wing of Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios, is optioning Jayne Allen’s Black Girls trilogy into a series. The trilogy includes the novels Black Girls Must Die Exhausted and Black Girls Must Be Magic. These two books are set to be followed by an as-yet unnamed third book. The production is currently searching for a writer for the TV series adaptation. Jayne Allen will be an executive producer on the series, alongside AGC’s Stuart Ford, Television President Lourdes Diaz, EVP of TV and Film Glendon Palmer, and Creative Executive Lorelle Lynch. Allen said in a statement, “I couldn’t be more thrilled to partner with the visionary AGC team to bring the everyday magic of Tabitha Walker and her friends to life on the screen. AGC will be the perfect custodians of these stories for the vibrant, passionate community that has been created by the Black Girls novels and now for an even broader audience.”
E.J. Koh’s Debut Novel to be Published in 2023
Poet, translator, and memoirist E.J. Koh is about to add novelist to her lists of accomplishments. The writer took to Twitter earlier today to announce her next project. Koh’s debut novel The Liberators will be coming out from Tin House in the summer or fall of 2023. “I’m overwhelmed with gratitude to share this news,” Koh wrote. Koh’s previous works include a 2021 memoir The Magical Language of Others and a 2017 poetry collection A Lesser Love.
Arizona Bills Could Allow Parents to Sue Educators Over Books
Two new bills in Arizona passed by the state senate create prime opportunity for parents to school schools over books.