Hello, book lovers! This week is the week for name-dropping. Bridgerton Season Two has finally arrived, but that’s not even the most exciting news. Dolly Parton will star in the film adaptation of her new novel, Run, Rose, Run. And just when you think there can’t possibly be anything else to report, Taylor Jenkins Reid’s The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is coming to Netflix. Hang onto your hat, though; there’s still more! So, without further ado, enjoy this mix of stories from the book world.

Netflix’s Bridgerton and the Romance Genre’s Ever-Evolving Look: Romance book covers have endured many redesigns over the years in an effort to broaden their appeal to readers; Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton series is no different. (Read our reviews of The Duke and I and The Viscount Who Loved Me!) — Slate

A Book, then a Ballad, and now the Big-Screen, What Can’t Dolly Parton Do? The music icon’s new novel, Run, Rose, Run, co-written with literary powerhouse James Patterson, quickly topped bestseller charts this month, as did her companion album. Now, she’ll star in the feature film adaptation. — Variety

BookTok Sensation The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo Is Headed to Netflix! Liz Tigelaar, creator of Hulu’s hit series Little Fires Everywhere, will adapt Taylor Jenkins Reid’s bestselling novel into a feature film. — Deadline

John le Carré Returns in New Book Containing Nearly Eight Decades of Personal Letters: The posthumously published correspondence between the late author and his family, friends and celebrity fans, A Private Spy: The Letters of John le Carré, 1945–2020, will hit shelves in early November. — The Guardian

Madeleine Albright’s Written Works Will Continue to Educate for Years to Come: The world said goodbye to the former U.S. Secretary of State this week, but her legacy lives on through her wise words. — NPR

Awards and Accolades Worthy of Note: Akwaeke Emezi’s The Death of Vivek Oji among six novels shortlisted for this year’s Dublin Literary Award; The Publishing Triangle announced the finalists for the 2022 Triangle Awards, honoring the best of LGBTQ literature; Karen Keilt’s The Parrot’s Perch, Samuel Saunders’ Your Next Big Idea and Gary F. Bengier’s Unfettered Journey among this year’s Independent Press Award Winners (and check out IPA’s Distinguished Favorites, including The Trial of Billy the Kid, After Happily Ever After, The Diabolus Legacy, EVE-0, The Vines, The Seven Gifts, What’s Not True and The Dreamcatcher Codes); The Independent Book Publishers Association announced the 2022 Benjamin Franklin Award finalists; and Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard have announced winners of the 2022 J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards (LitHub).

Crazy Rich Asians Star Constance Wu to Release Memoir This Fall: A collection of essays, Making a Scene details her early life in suburban Virginia as well as breaking into Hollywood and the myriad of “pressures and pleasures” found there. She’ll also narrate the audiobook. — Entertainment Weekly

Old Drive-In Theater Reels In Misery-Type Anti-Heroine: John Searles’ latest, Her Last Affair, is an intensely compelling suspense novel that lures in readers with witty one-liners before launching them down a twisting funhouse slide and into a sea of frightening personalities. — BookTrib

Ralph Macchio Answers Fans Karate Kid Questions in Upcoming Memoir! Macchio cemented himself in the cultural consciousness starring in the 1984 classic The Karate Kid. After reprising his iconic role on Netflix’s Cobra Kai series in 2018, the actor will now revisit his days filming the original movie with Waxing On: The Karate Kid and Me. — People

Don’t Call Her a Sociopath! Emmy-nominated screenwriter Sascha Rothchild, known for such titles as GLOW and The Carrie Diaries, explores the very reasonable murderer featured in her debut novel, Blood Sugar. — BookTrib

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