Hello, book lovers! We’re kicking off the weekend with the notorious April Fool’s Day, but we promise that this selection of book news is no joke (well, most of it anyway). Everyone’s buzzing about Netflix’s new season of Bridgerton, but that’s only the beginning of the adaptations in store this Spring. LGBTQ-centered romances are sweeping mainstream bookshelves, and a long-lost Charlotte Brontë poetry collection recently resurfaced. So, without further ado, enjoy this mix of stories from the book world.

Back From the Dead! Agatha Christie’s New Mystery Dead Ringers: Dame Christie’s back with an all-new detective whose investigation unearths bodies in quite the surprising fashion. — BookTrib

9 Ways Bridgerton Season Two Differs From its Source Material: Adaptations can be tricky, especially when showrunners have to get fans invested in entirely new characters and romances, as was the case with adapting Julia Quinn’s The Viscount Who Loved Me. — Entertainment Weekly

Marry Your Gays! Popularity of LGBTQ Romance Is Rising Rapidly: After a long history of only being published by small niche presses and suffering from frequent tragedy, queer romances with happy endings are out and proudly promoted by publishing giants and big retailers. It’s an interesting trend to consider with the inexplicable removal of such titles from Target.com (Publishers Weekly). — The New York Times

Joel Edgerton to Star in Apple TV+ Adaptation of Sci-Fi Novel Dark Matter: With author Blake Crouch as showrunner, the nine-episode series will star Edgerton (The Great Gatsby and Obi-Wan Kenobi) as a professor who gets abducted into an alternative version of his life. — Deadline

Awards and Accolades Worthy of Note: In recognition of championing so many authors over the last few decades, Oprah Winfrey will receive an honorary PEN/Faulkner Award (The Washington Post); Sally Rooney’s Beautiful World, Where Are You, Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun, Paula Hawkins’ A Slow Fire Burning and the audiobook version of Lisa Jewell’s The Night She Disappeared sit among the nominees on this year’s 12 British Book of the Year shortlists (The Bookseller); BIO announces 2022 Plutarch Award finalists; six titles make the Stella Prize shortlist; under-represented voices dominate the 2022 Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize shortlist; and writers across several countries win this year’s Windham-Campbell Prizes.

Roxane Gay’s New Imprint Announces Inaugural 2023 Titles: Roxane Gay Books, an imprint of Grove Atlantic, will publish titles by Ani Kayode Somtochukwu, J.V. Lyon and Lindsay Hunter in the latter half of next year. — LitHub

Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Will Publish “Go-To” Climate Crisis Book This Fall: Covering “the climate, ecological and sustainability crises holistically,” The Climate Book aims to help people understand the interconnected nature of these issues. — The Guardian

Long-Lost Charlotte Brontë Work Resurfaces After a Century: Containing what may be her last unknown poems, the recently recovered book, penned by a 13-year-old Bronte, expects to make $1.25 million. — The New York Times

After Pachinko, Here Are 10 Series Adaptations to Binge This Spring: Sally Rooney’s Conversations With Friends, Audrey Niffenegger’s The Time Traveler’s Wife and more are headed to a streaming platform near you! — Paste Magazine

Jon Land’s Thrill List This March Features Harlan Coben, Lisa Scottoline and Brad Meltzer: These twisting tales will keep you on your toes as they lead you to exciting but unexpected places. — BookTrib

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