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The Hate U Give Movie Gets Release Date
So much adaptation news this week. The Hate U Give release date tops the much-anticipated page-to-screen announcements. THUG author Angie Thomas tweeted the news, and Deadline reported on the October 19 opening date. The film stars Amandla Stenberg as high schooler Starr Carter who witnesses the shooting of her childhood friend by the police.
The House Of The Spirits Hulu Adaptation
And in streaming adaptations, we received word that a series based on Isabel Allende’s The House of the Spirits is in the works over at Hulu. The show is in the early stages of development, so no casting news yet, but Allende will executive produce. Here’s hoping they cast Latinx people this time.
Cover Reveal For Michelle Obama’s Book
The book cover for Michelle Obama’s upcoming memoir, Becoming, has been revealed. The book is due out November 13 and, in support of the Obama Foundation’s mission, the book’s publisher Penguin Random House will donate one million children’s books to First Book. I’m looking forward to the audiobook, narrated by Michelle Obama herself.
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