Hello, book lovers! A mysterious figure has been stealing manuscripts, but who? Oddly enough, this is a real whodunnit the publishing world has been reckoning with for the past few years. Perhaps they can learn a thing or two from their literary sleuths … unless they’ve gone missing too, that is. Less mysterious is Lionsgate’s decision to greenlight another Hunger Games film. Anyway, without further ado, enjoy this mix of stories from the book world.
Hunger Games Prequel Film Is in the Works! Based on Suzanne Collins’ The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, which published last spring, Lionsgate aims to begin production early next year. — Deadline
Celebrity Book Recs: Enjoy these 12 exciting reads with Sarah Jessica Parker’s stamp of approval. — BookTrib
Clever Thief You’d Expect to Originate in Fiction Targets Publishing Industry: No manuscripts were pirated. No one demanded ransom. So, who was this mysterious hacker and what was their motive? — Vulture
11 Books Coming to TV Before 2021 Ends: With book club favorites like Delia Owens’ Where the Crawdads Sing and another season of Netflix’s hit series Bridgerton, there are a lot of screen adaptations headed your way! — Hello Magazine
GIVEAWAY! Foreword Clarion Reviews calls Purged Souls by Kagan Tumer “a haunting, prescient vision of a post-plague world … A tense and thrilling debut.” — BookTrib
7 Thrilling Dark Academia Whodunnits: These novels prove that quiet libraries and historic brick buildings are the perfect eerie setting for suspense. — Electric Literature
Old Crime-Noir Tropes Get New Life in Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s Velvet Was the Night: Moreno-Garcia has quickly become an author to watch, and her latest novel only makes her talent all the more evident. — BookTrib
Readers’ 50 Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Books of the Past Decade: Featuring popular authors like Andy Weir, N.K. Jemisin, Emily St. John Mandel and more, these selections capture 10 years of speculative fiction faves. — NPR
7 Reads for Reid Fans: If you can’t get enough of Taylor Jenkins Reid, whether it’s those heartfelt coming-of-age stories or her gripping historical sagas like Malibu Rising, then these books are for you! — Off the Shelf
Riff on a Myth: Dive into these 7 novels, which draw inspiration from multicultural and ancient sources. — BookTrib
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