Category: Book Radar

Do you feel that? *shudders* It’s Monday. That’s okay, because I have lots of fun stuff to share with you today! We’ll get through it together. I had a delightful weekend full of reading and kittens.  I hope that your weekend was equally as swell, and that you all managed to read something wonderful. Have a great week, and remember to be excellent to each other! I’ll see you again on Thursday. – xoxo, Liberty

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Here’s this week’s trivia question: Which author was the first black woman to become a cable car conductor in San Francisco? (Scroll to the bottom for the answer.)

Deals, Reals, and Squeals!

Space Opera by Cat Valente is getting a sequel. (Space Operb?) (I’ll show myself out.)

A Day of the Dead LGBTQ* paranormal romance is on the way from Aiden Thomas.

Chuck Wendig’s upcoming novel, Wanderers, will be adapted for television.

Brandy Colbert announced her upcoming YA novel.

Also coming to television: Lie To Me by J.T. Ellison.

Maya Angelou’s life and works are being developed for Broadway.

Women Talking by Miriam Toews will be a film with Frances McDormand.

Kumail Nanjiani in talks to join Angelina Jolie in Marvel’s The Eternals.

Mackenzi Lee’s novella, The Gentleman’s Guide to Getting Lucky, will be published in November.

Netflix announced some of the cast of its adaptation of Cowboy Bebop, which includes John Cho.

Holland Taylor, Madeleine Arthur, and Sarayu Blue have joined the To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before sequel.

Marlon James and George R.R. Martin will talk about fantasy literature and you can watch.

Amy Adams will star in Hillbilly Elegy for Netflix.

And Netflix plans to adapt Ruth Reichl’s memoir Comfort Me With Apples into a television series.

TV’s original Nancy Drew, Pamela Sue Martin, has been cast in the CW pilot adaptation.

Timothy Simons & Ron Cephas Jones have joined Hulu’s adaptation of Looking for Alaska by John Green.

And Apple’s adaptation of William Landay’s Defending Jacob has several new cast members. (I loved this book.)

Cover Reveals

Caitlin Doughy shared the cover of her new book, which has the greatest title ever: Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? (W. W. Norton & Company, September 10)

TaraShea Nesbit shared the cover of her second novel: Beheld. (March 2020)

Here’s the first peek at the cover for Baking with Kim-Joy: Cute and Creative Bakes to Make You Smile by Kim-Joy. (Quadrille Publishing, September 3)

Sneak Peaks

Here’s the first look at AMC’s adaptation of Joe Hill’s NOS4A2.

Here’s the trailer for the Netflix movie about Ted Bundy with Zac Efron, adapted from The Phantom Prince: My Life with Ted Bundy by Elizabeth Kendall. (I wasn’t planning on watching the film but then I found out James Hetfield, the lead singer of Metallica, is in it.)

And here’s the trailer for Trial By Fire with Laura Dern, based on the New Yorker essay by David Grann.

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! (It will now be books I loved on Mondays and books I’m excited to read on Thursdays. YAY, BOOKS!)

Loved, loved, loved:

Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia (HMH Books, October 8)

Ohhhhhhhh, I am so delgihted with this book! Do you want to recapture the feeling of reading The Westing Game or Agatha Christie novels for the first time? Then read this book. Well, when it comes out. (In the meantime, you can read Bellwether Rhapsody, which will do the trick.) I loved reading Tuesday Mooney. It’s a spooky, charming scavenger hunt, kind of like a ghostly reality show, but better because you don’t have to look at anyone. Reading this made me feel like I was a kid again watching Mr. Boogedy, just absolutely thrilled and tickled pink.

What I’m reading this week:

The Rage of Dragons (The Burning) by Evan Winter

The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna by Juliet Grames

Pun of the week: 

What would bears be without bees? Ears.

Here’s a kitten picture: Book model.

And this is funny.

That’s one angry lizard.

Trivia answer: Maya Angelou.

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

It’s Thursday again! Funny how that happens. I have had a delightful week, full of books and…well, books. But that’s all I want, so it works out! Speaking of books, it’s the Dewey’s Readathon again this weekend. I’ll be running their Litsy account – I hope you can join us. There’s still time to sign up! I have some fun stuff to share with you today. And I’ll be back on Monday with more great stuff to tell you. I hope whatever you’re doing, you have a great rest of your week, and remember to be kind to yourself and others.  – xoxo, Liberty

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Eighteen-year-old Stella stands accused of the brutal murder of a man almost fifteen years her senior. She is an ordinary teenager from an upstanding local family. What reason could she have to know a shady businessman, let alone to kill him? Stella’s father, a pastor, and mother, a criminal defense attorney, find their moral compasses tested as they defend their daughter, while struggling to understand why she is a suspect. Told in an unusual three-part structure, A Nearly Normal Family asks the questions: How well do you know your own children? How far would you go to protect them?

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Trivia question time! Who said, “I can’t explain inspiration. A writer is either compelled to write or not. And if I waited for inspiration I wouldn’t really be a writer.” (Scroll to the bottom for the answer.)

Deals, Reals, and Squeals!

Jenny Lawson, aka The Bloggess, might be opening a bookstore.

Lupita Nyong’o has a children’s book coming in October!

The Goodman Theatre is adapting The Outsiders.

Umbrella Academy has been renewed for a second season by Netflix.

Danielle Brooks to star in Shakespeare in the Park’s Much Ado About Nothing.

Reese Witherspoon chose The Night Tiger by Yangsze Choo as her next book club pick.

Steve Hamilton, Reed Farrel Coleman, and Meg Gardiner have joined Blackstone Publishing.

Paramount TV, Anonymous to adapt Susan Orlean’s The Library Book.

Minnesota Opera adapts St. Paul writer’s memoir The Song Poet.

Disney announces Shuri-centric animated special for Marvel Rising.

Sarah J. Maas announced House of Earth and Blood, coming January 2020.

Sneak Peeks

Here’s the new trailer for Avengers: Endgame.

And the first trailer for Joker with Joaquin Phoenix.

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! (It will now be books I loved on Mondays and books I’m excited to read on Thursdays. YAY, BOOKS!)

Excited to read:

Butterfly Yellow by Thanhha Lai (HarperCollins, September 3)

I love, love, love Lai’s middle grade novels Inside Out and Back Again and Listen, Slowly, so I cannot wait to see what she does for her YA debut! It’s about a brother and sister who are split apart during the Vietnam War – he is taken to America while she is left behind – and their reunion sixteen years later.

What I’m reading this week.

Gods of Jade and Shadow: A Novel by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (Yes, again.)

And this is funny.

How lucky we are to be alive right now.

Trivia answer: Toni Morrison.

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

Happy Monday, readers! I finally feel like my old bony self again. As I’m writing this, it’s Friday, and I’m getting ready to throw myself a weekend readathon, to try and catch up on some work reading. I hope that your weekend will have been equally as swell, and that you all managed to read something wonderful. It wasn’t a huge news weekend, but I have a couple of fun things for you today, and of course, kitten pictures. Have a great week, and remember to be excellent to each other! I’ll see you again on Thursday. – xoxo, Liberty

P.S. Shameless self-promotion: Did you see the artwork for our All the Books! 200th episode commemorative merch???

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Oh! Before I get started, I have exciting news! For those of you who love to read (or love to give) picture books and chapter books, we’ve got a new podcast, hosted by author and BR contributor Karina Glaser and children’s librarian Matthew Winner! It’s called Kidlit These Days and you can subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or your favorite podcatcher.

Here’s this week’s trivia question: What famous author was once roommates with Marlon Brando? (Scroll to the bottom for the answer.)

Deals, Reals, and Squeals!

Aaron Sorkin’s adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird is going national.

Angelina Jolie is in talks to make her Marvel movie debut.

There’s going to be a new Gish Jen novel next year!

Sophie Kinsella announced a new Shopaholic book.

Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand are teaming up for a Macbeth movie. (Reminder that Scotland, PA is a thing that exists and is AMAZING.)

Jordan Fisher is going to play John Ambrose McClaren in the sequel of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.

The rights to Heavenly Table by Donald Ray Pollock have sold.

Cover Reveals

Here’s the first look at Strange Birds: A Field Guide to Ruffling Feathers by Celia C. Pérez (Kokila, September 3)

And here’s the reveal of I’m Not Dying with You Tonight by Gilly Segal and Kimberly Jones. (Sourcebooks Fire, October 1)

And the cover of the last book in Holly Black’s Folk of the Air trilogy: The Queen of Nothing. (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, January 7, 2020)

Sneak Peaks

Here’s the first full trailer for Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark!

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! (It will now be books I loved on Mondays and books I’m excited to read on Thursdays. YAY, BOOKS!)

Loved, loved, loved:

Miracle Creek: A Novel by Angie Kim (Sarah Crichton Books, April 16)

Really, All I want to write here is “Read it” over and over and over. It’s definitely one of the year’s best novels. It’s about a couple who find themselves embroiled in a murder trial after their experimental medical treatment device kills two people. But it’s also a story of family, and responsibility, and immigration. The writing is astounding, and it will deliver a kick-o-gram straight to your heart. I can’t wait to see what she does next.

What I’m reading this week:

Ayesha At Last: A Novel by Uzma Jalaluddin

Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia

Gods of Jade and Shadow: A Novel by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Pun of the week: eBay is so useless. I tried to look up lighters and all they had was 13,749 matches.

Here’s a kitten picture: Actually, here’s a bunch of kitten pictures. They’re getting so big!

And this is funny.

Oh, Excel.

Trivia answer: James Baldwin.

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

Happy Thursday! I am finally over the plague, and so happy to be up and around again. And it’s spring! It’s so beautiful here in Maine. Things are turning green! (Er, the right things, nothing scary.) I have some fun stuff to share with you today. And I’ll be back on Monday with more great stuff to tell you. I hope whatever you’re doing, you have a great rest of your week, and remember to be kind to yourself and others.  – xoxo, Liberty

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Oh! Before I get started, I have exciting news! For those of you who love to read (or love to give) picture books and chapter books, we’ve got a new podcast, hosted by author and BR contributor Karina Glaser and children’s librarian Matthew Winner! It’s called Kidlit These Days and you can subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or your favorite podcatcher.

Trivia question time! Who is the popular contemporary author who wrote a book claiming English painter Walter Sickert was Jack the Ripper? (Scroll to the bottom for the answer.)

Deals, Reals, and Squeals!

A Princess Bride musical is in the works. (I can’t wait for the show-stopping number Anybody Want a Peanut?)

Viola Davis is adapting Wild Seed by Octavia Butler for Amazon, and Nnedi Okorafor is writing the script!

Todd Mitchell’s forthcoming YA novel, The Naming Girl, will be a film directed by Jennifer Pheng.

The To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before sequel has a new director.

Patricia Highsmith’s Tom Ripley will be back in a new series.

Graywolf Press will publish a new Claudia Rankine book.

New Angels in America audiobook to be narrated by the full cast of the Broadway revival.

Melville House will make the Mueller Report its first mass market publication.

Crazy Rich Asians’ actress Sonoya Mizuno will play the title role in the Mouse Guard adaptation.

An Asunda drama series based on the comics is in the works at HBO.

Del Rey is publishing its first Star Wars audio original.

A book tribute to Anthony Bourdain will be published in May.

Charlie Bennett will be a recurring character in S2 of You.

And a follow-up to Sex in the City is in the works.

Cover Reveals

Elton John revealed the cover of his upcoming autobiography, Me, in a YouTube video. (I am ridiculously excited for this book. Is anyone else?) (Henry Holt and Co., October 15)

Here’s the first look at Obviously: Stories From My Timeline by Akilah Hughes. (Razorbill, September 24)

Random House revealed Ali Wong’s upcoming memoir, Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets, and Advice for Living Your Best Life. (Random House, October 15)

And here’s the first look at The Night Country, Melissa Albert’s follow-up to The Hazel Wood. (Flatiron Books, January 7, 2020)

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! (It will now be books I loved on Mondays and books I’m excited to read on Thursdays. YAY, BOOKS!)

Excited to read:

Erosion: Essays of Undoing by Terry Tempest Williams (Sarah Crichton Books, October 8)

If you have been hanging around Book Riot for a while, you know that me ‘n my ginger lifemate, Rebecca Schinsky, are HUGE fans of TTW. So the idea that we get a new book of essays is exciting x one million! If you’ve never read her before, you should pick one of her books up. She is one of the smartest, most considerate writers out there.

What I’m reading this week.

War Girls by Tochi Onyebuchi

Naamah: A Novel by Sarah Blake

The Last Pass: Cousy, Russell, the Celtics, and What Matters in the End by Gary M. Pomerantz

And this is funny.

Trivia answer: Patricia Cornwell.

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

Good Monday to you, bookies! I am recovering from the plague, but I still had a great week last week. I got prism window decals and giant shark stickers, and books about the Celtics and the Civil War, and I played with the kittens and dyed some of my hair blue. (I did not dye the kittens blue.) It was extremely peak Liberty. Favorite week of the year so far! I hope you all had a fabulous weekend, and you managed to read something wonderful. Have a great week, and remember to be excellent to each other! I’ll see you again on Thursday. – xoxo, Liberty

P.S Shameless self-promotion: Did you see the artwork for our All the Books! 200th episode commemorative merch???

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Here’s this week’s trivia question: Who is author Margaret Drabble’s sister? (Scroll to the bottom for the answer.)

Deals, Reals, and Squeals!

Paramount is making Justin A. Reynold’s The Opposite of Always into a film.

As I mentioned in December, André Aciman said he would love to write a sequel to Call Me By Your Name. Fast-forward to March – it’s done!

Chantel Acevedo announced her middle grade debut.

Anderson Cooper signed a deal for two nonfiction books. He’ll coauthor them with Katherine Howe (The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane), and the first is expected in 2022.

Tor has acquired the new trilogy by Sleeping Giant‘s author Sylvain Neuvel.

Death Is My Best Friend, based on Katarina Tonks’ Wattpad series, is being adapted for television.

Amazon is moving forward with a series adaptation of The Dark Tower.

Cover Reveals

Here’s the first look at Ann and Jeff VanderMeer’s Big Book of Classic Fantasy. (Vintage, July 2)

Dance, er I mean Lance, Rubin made an amazing video for the cover reveal of Crying Laughing. (Knopf Books for Young Readers, November 19)

And Paste has the first look at Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration by Bryan Caplan and illustrator Zach Weinersmith. (First Second, October 29)

And here’s the amazing cover of Kingdom of Souls by Rena Barron. (HarperTeen, September 10)

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! (It will now be books I loved on Mondays and books I’m excited to read on Thursdays. YAY, BOOKS!)

Loved, loved, loved:

Aru Shah and the Song of Death (Pandava Series) by Roshani Chokshi (Rick Riordan Presents, April 30)

Roshani Chokshi is AMAZING. Everything she touches is gold! Not only were we lucky enough to get her YA novel The Gilded Wolves this year, but also the sequel to her fantastic middle grade series! I’m not going to tell you what this is about, in case you didn’t read the first one, Aru Shah and the End of Time. I’ll just say that it’s about a young girl whose mother works in a museum, and who touches an artifact she shouldn’t touch, starting the end of the world. Plus there’s an anxious talking pigeon. I cannot recommend these books enough!

What I’m reading this week.

The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell

The Affairs of the Falcóns by Melissa Rivero

The Last Pass: Cousy, Russell, the Celtics, and What Matters in the End by Gary M. Pomerantz

Pun of the week: What’s the difference between a hippo and a zippo? One is really heavy and the other is a little lighter.

Here’s a kitten picture: Farrokh is not alphabetized correctly.

And this is funny.

This comic is now my favorite thing about the internet.

Trivia answer: A.S. Byatt. (They don’t get along.)

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

Happy Thursday! I hope wherever you are, you feel better than me. I seem to have contracted the plague. I sound like Elizabeth Holmes talking underwater. At least you don’t need to be able to breathe through your nose to read! I have some fun stuff to share with you today. And I’ll be back on Monday with more great stuff to tell you. I hope whatever you’re doing, you have a great rest of your week, and remember to be kind to yourself and others.  – xoxo, Liberty

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Trivia question time! What do the narrators of the Edgar Allan Poe stories “The Black Cat,” “The Tell-Tale Heart,” and “The Cask of Amontillado” have in common? (Scroll to the bottom for the answer.)

Deals, Reals, and Squeals!

Syfy is adapting Seanan McGuire’s Wayward Children series for television.

Brené Brown has a special coming to Netflix.

Josh Malerman revealed that a Bird Box sequel is on the way.

Die Hard is being made into a board game. (One of my great joys in life is the fact that Die Hard was a book first, so I can always share Die Hard news.)

A film adaptation of the Jekyll & Hyde musical is in the works.

Today in Stephen King news: Here’s casting updates for S3 of Mr. Mercedes and S2 of Castle Rock.

Cover Reveals

Leigh Bardugo revealed the cover for her adult debut Ninth House. (Flatiron Books, October 1)

And here’s the cover reveal for Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert. (Avon, November 5)

Book Riot has the cover reveal for How to Be Remy Cameron by Julian Winters. (Interlude Press, September 10)

Penguin Teen had a cover reveal extravaganza.

And here’s the first look at The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell. (Atria Books, October 22)

Sneak Peeks

Here’s the first look at HBO’s upcoming series Gentleman Jack, based on a true story.

Here’s the trailer for S2 of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.

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! (It will now be books I loved on Mondays and books I’m excited to read on Thursdays. YAY, BOOKS!)

Excited to read:

The Grammarians: A Novel by Cathleen Schine

Schine is a fantastic writer, and this sounds positively F-U-N. It’s about redheaded identical twins who share an obsession with words. It eventually causes problems between them, leading to an ugly custody battle when they are grown, over a copy of Merriam Webster’s New International Dictionary, Second Edition. I am SO looking forward to this.

What I’m reading this week.

Aru Shah and the Song of Death (Pandava Series) by Roshani Chokshi

Big Sky by Kate Atkinson

The Old Drift: A Novel by Namwali Serpell

And this is funny.

Shake it like a Polaroid picture.

Trivia answer: They are all murderers.

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

Happy Monday, readers! The sun stays out later, the air is warmer, and spring is only a few days away. THANK GOODNESS. This felt like the longest winter ever! I am so ready to read with the windows open. I hope you all had a fabulous weekend, and you managed to read something wonderful. Have a great week, and remember to be excellent to each other! I’ll see you again on Thursday. – xoxo, Liberty

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Nancy Drew is seventeen and good at everything, but life hits a snag when a mysterious message drags her back to the hometown she left behind. There she’ll have to find out which of her friends are still her friends, which are enemies, and who exactly is trying to kill her…and (hopefully) stop them before they succeed.

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Here’s this week’s trivia question: What is the only Shakespeare play with ‘love’ in its title? (Scroll to the bottom for the answer.)

Deals, Reals, and Squeals!

Kenyan Filmmaker Wanuri Kaihu will direct Millie Bobby Brown in the adaptation of The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin.

Dietland author Sari Walker has a new novel coming with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Ecco snagged David Heska Wanbli Weiden’s upcoming thriller.

HBO announced the run times for the final six episodes of Game of Thrones.

The first book deal about the college admissions scandal has been announced.

Funko is getting into the children’s book business.

Patrick Brice will direct the film adaptation of There’s Someone Inside Your House for Netflix.

Freddie Prinze Jr. will play Nancy Drew’s estranged dad in the CW pilot.

Apple has formally given a series order for Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko. The company will unveil the details about its streaming service on March 25.

Cover Reveals

Here’s the first look at War Girls, Tochi Onyebuchi’s Black Panther-Inspired sci-fi adventure. (Razorbill, October 15)

Rainbow Rowell shared the cover of Wayward Son with EW. (Wednesday Books, September 24)

Sneak peeks

Here’s a new trailer for Avengers: Endgame.

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! (It will now be books I loved on Mondays and books I’m excited to read on Thursdays. YAY, BOOKS!)

Loved, loved, loved:

The Need by Helen Phillips (Simon & Schuster, July 9)

OHMYGOODNESS. This was an intense read, from the very first page! Molly works uncovering fossils by day, and caring for her two young children at night, while her musician husband on tour. One night, she hears a noise and realizes an intruder is in her home. What should she do? How does she get the kids to safety? She decides to confront the intruder, and it only gets weirder and creepier from there, in a brilliant way that only Helen Phillips could imagine. This was everything I wanted it to be.

What I’m reading this week.

Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth

Guestbook: Ghost Stories by Leanne Shapton

Aru Shah and the Song of Death (Pandava Series) by Roshani Chokshi

Pun of the week: R.I.P boiled water. You will be mist.

Here’s a kitten picture: Farrokh and Zevon are getting so big!

And this is funny.

“So why do you write for kids?”

Trivia answer: Love’s Labour’s Lost.

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

Happy Thursday, my little word devourers! It has been such a nice, almost-warm week here in Maine so far. Lots of mud, but also lots of light! Not that it matters, I don’t go out, lol, but it’s nice to see out the window. I’m getting ready to take a few days off social media – THE HORROR. Hopefully I’ll get a lot of reading done. I’ll be back on Monday with more great stuff to tell you. I hope whatever you’re doing, you have a great rest of your week, and remember to be kind to yourself and others.  – xoxo, Liberty

Let’s go!

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Trivia question time! Which author wrote “One must not put a loaded rifle on the stage if no one is thinking of firing it?” (Scroll to the bottom for the answer.)

Deals, Reals, and Squeals!

Tor announced the name of the full-length Murderbot novel coming in 2020!

This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone, hitting shelves in July, is also being developed as a television series.

Andy Serkis and Thomas Brodie-Sangster to star in Fox’s adaptation of the Mouse Guard comic.

Alicia Keys will release a memoir in November.

All the Light We Cannot See is being made into a limited series for Netflix.

Joni Mitchell to release book of lyrics, poetry, and paintings.

From the “Liberty is so excited!” files: Vanessa Veselka announced her new novel.

Elton John will score the Broadway adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada.

One of the co-owners of the Ripped Bodice is writing a book.

Damien Power will direct the film adaptation of No Exit by Taylor Adams.

Amy Adams has plans to bring The Poisonwood Bible to HBO.

Julia Fine announced her next novel, which features the ghost of Margaret Wise Brown.

Michael Imperioli has joined the cast of Lincoln.

Mark Hamill, Rosario Dawson, and Catherine O’Hara are among the stars lending their voices to the Netflix animated adaptation of The Last Kids on Earth.

Cecelia Ahern announced a sequel to P.S. I Love You.

Cover Reveals

Here’s the first look at former Rioter Minh Lê and artist Andy Tong’s Green Lantern: Legacy. (DC Zoom, January 2020)

Katherine Arden shared the cover of Dead Voices, the sequel to Small Spaces. (G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, August 27)

Harper Voyager revealed Christopher Brown’s Rules of Capture cover. (Harper Voyager, August 13)

And the reveal of Diana, Princess Of The Amazons by Shannon and Dean Hale. (DC Zoom, January 7, 2020)

And here’s the first look at The Tyrant’s Tomb, from Rick Riordan’s series The Trials of Apollo. (Disney-Hyperion, September 24)

And the first look at The Night Fire by Michael Connelly. (Little, Brown and Company, October 22)

Sneak Peeks

Here’s the new trailer for S2 of Killing Eve.

And here’s the first trailer for The Rook.

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! (It will now be books I loved on Mondays and books I’m excited to read on Thursdays. YAY, BOOKS!)

Excited to read:

Big Sky by Kate Atkinson (Little, Brown and Company, June 25)

Not just a new Kate Atkinson, but a new Jackson Brodie mystery! It’s been several years since the last one, so I am over the moon that this is happening! If you’ve never read one of her Brodie mysteries, you should fix that.

What I’m reading this week.

Dealing in Dreams by Lilliam Rivera

The Need by Helen Phillips

Check, Please! Book 1: Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu

And this is funny.

This old tweet is making the rounds and I laughed way harder than I should.

Trivia answer: Anton Chekov.

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

Welcome to another Monday, my little Garfields. I have some wonderful things to share with you, all book-related of course. Do I ever talk about anything else? (SPOILER: No.) Hopefully that missing hour this weekend didn’t throw your schedule off too much, and you managed to read something wonderful. Have a great week, and please be kind to yourself as well as others, and remember that life is hard – you are doing a great job! I’ll see you again on Thursday. – xoxo, Liberty

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Here’s this week’s trivia question: Who is the shortest-lived of any literature Nobel laureate to date? (Scroll to the bottom for the answer.)

Deals, Reals, and Squeals!

Elton John announced his first official autobiography will be published in the fall. (The title is still to be decided.)

Rachel Weisz will produce and star in the adaptation of Max Porter’s new novel, Lanny.

Jamal Jordan announced an upcoming book: Queer Love in Color.

Here’s the deets on S2 of The Terror, which will be a completely different story, since S1 covered the whole of the novel by Dan Simmons.

Don Winslow’s books The Border, The Cartel and The Power of the Dog have been acquired by FX to be adapted into a series.

New details about the upcoming Lord of the Ring series coming to Amazon have emerged.

In more BR-related news, former Rioter Ilana Masad sold her novel to Random House!

James Patterson’s JIMMY Patterson books will be adapted for kids’ television.

Cover Reveals

Steph Cha revealed the cover of her upcoming book, Your House Will Pay. (Ecco, October 15)

Here’s the first look at Sarah Dessen’s upcoming novel, The Rest of the Story. (Balzer + Bray, June 4)

E.L. James shared a passage and the back cover from her upcoming novel, The Mister. (Vintage, April 16)

And Entertainment Weekly had a sneak peek at three diverse crime novels coming later in the year.

Sneak peeks

Here’s the new trailer for the J.R.R. Tolkien biopic called – wait for it – Tolkien.

Molly Shannon stars as Emily Dickinson in the trailer for Wild Nights with Emily.

And here’s the trailer for HBO’s Native Son adaptation.

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! (It will now be books I loved on Mondays and books I’m excited to read on Thursdays. YAY, BOOKS!)

Loved, loved, loved:

Sorry, kittens, I am afraid I didn’t finish anything new in time for the newsletter this week, so here’s a peek at some new book mail, full of great stuff I will be reading for coverage consideration. I think after Rabbits for Food, I will read Natalie Tan’s Book of Luck and Fortune by Roselle Lim. I promise I’ll have something great for you next time!

What I’m reading this week.

Rabbits for Food by Binnie Kirshenbaum

Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

The Need by Helen Phillips

Pun of the week:

No matter how much you push the envelope, it’ll still be stationery.

Here’s a kitten picture: Shelf cat.

And this is funny.

Strange Planet is my new favorite Instagram account.

Trivia answer: Albert Camus.

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

Welcome to another Thursday! There are a lot of exciting things to share with you today. I have to do it fast, so I can cram in more reading, since we’re losing an hour of reading time this weekend. It’s my least favorite day of the year. I hope whatever you’re doing, you have a great rest of your week, and remember to be kind to yourself and others.  – xoxo, Liberty

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Trivia question time! What 1994 American bestseller set in Georgia features a sculpture of a girl holding two bowls on the cover? (Scroll to the bottom for the answer.)

Deals, Reals, and Squeals!

Netflix has plans to develop Gabriel García Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude.

A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi is being made into a movie.

Award-winning poet Saeed Jones announced his upcoming memoir: How We Fight for Our Lives.

And congratulations to Rioter Karina Yan Glaser! The third book in her Vanderbeekers series comes out this September, and now there is going to be a fourth and fifth book!

And more exciting Rioter news: Adiba Jaigirdar’s YA novel, The Henna Wars, will publish next year!

Jonathan Van Ness announced that he is publishing a memoir this fall, making that three of the five Queer Eye cast members with memoirs out this year.

Dev Patel is in talks to star in a Green Knight adaptation.

Russell Hornsby will star as the title character in Lincoln, based on Jeffrey Deaver’s Bone Collector books.

Leigh Bardugo is writing her first book for adults.

Nidhi Chanani’s graphic novel Pashmina is being adapted into an animated musical for Netflix.

Brie Larson will star in a yet-to-be-titled series based on the real life experiences of CIA undercover operative Amaryllis Fox and her upcoming memoir, Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA.

The Sinner has been renewed for a third season.

The River at Night by Erica Ferencik will be made into a film.

A new Miss Marple series is headed to television.

And speaking of Agatha Christie, Harper Collins just locked down rights until 2030.

Aja Gabel’s short story, Little Fish, is being made into a film.

Cover Reveals

Jenny Slate announced her new book, Little Weirds, and shared the cover. (Little, Brown and Company, November 5)

And here’s a look at the cover of the new Brittney Morris YA novel, Slay. (Simon Pulse, September 24)

And here’s the cover reveal for Dahlia Adler’s Poe-inspired anthology, His Hideous Heart. (Flatiron Books, September 10)

Sneak Peeks

The first full-length trailer for Good Omens has been released!

And the trailer for the final season of Game of Thrones!

And here’s the red band trailer for the upcoming Hellboy movie. (Red band = NSFW.) I wasn’t that excited until I saw Baba Yaga’s chicken leg house.

And here’s the trailer for Mr. Malcom’s List, adapted from the Suzanne Allain book, and featuring so many amazing actors. It’s being expanded from a short to a full-length feature.

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! (It will now be books I loved on Mondays and books I’m excited to read on Thursdays. YAY, BOOKS!)

Excited to read:

Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky (Grand Central Publishing,October 1)

The author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower is releasing his second novel, two decades after his first. (I can’t believe it has been that long!) This one is for adults, and is about a young boy with an – wait for it – imaginary friend, who ends up being a part of a battle between good and evil. It sounds creepy and fun! SIGN ME UP.

What I’m reading this week.

Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

If, Then: A Novel by Kate Hope Day

The Word for Woman is Wilderness by Abi Andrews

And this is funny.

Kids are brutal.

Trivia answer: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story by John Berendt.

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