Camilla Läckberg & Henrik Fexeus Novels Secure Three-Season TV Adaptation At Viaplay
Camilla Läckberg and Henrik Fexeus’ bestselling crime novels are being adapted into a three-season English-language TV series at Viaplay. The adaptation will be based on the books Trapped, Cult and upcoming novel Mirage. “Camilla and Henrik have international followings and their thrilling stories are ideally suited to streaming,” said Filippa Wallestam, Viaplay Group Chief Content Officer. The series will be executive produced by Sara Askelöf for Viaplay Group and sold globally by Viaplay Content Distribution.
Victor LaValle’s Lone Women Has Been Optioned for TV Adaptation
An adaptation of Victor LaValle’s most recent novel Lone Women is in the works. “We sold the rights about six months ago to one of the cool streamers,” LaValle said in an interview with Esquire. “I’m adapting that myself. I’ve written the pilot and we have an amazing director attached to it, plus a wonderful actress to play Adelaide. We’re trying to turn that into a season. Here’s hoping.” Lone Women was just published by One World on March 28 of this year.
Author Clint Smith Reads Poem “All At Once” on The Late Show
Author Clint Smith joined The Late Show last week to read a poem from his new book Above Ground. The Late Show shared the full reading on Twitter this past Thursday. Clint Smith’s poetry collection was published by Little, Brown on March 28. In a tweet, Smith described his new book as “a meditation on family, lineage, and how we hold all the complexities of the world alongside one another. I loved writing this book and am so excited to finally share it with you all.”
Writing for the Bad Faith Reader
Authors and readers are more connected than ever. Here’s how one writer avoids obsessing over the bad faith reader.