JULY BOOK CLUB PICKS
Happy weekend, Book Lovers! We have such delicious goodies to share with you this week. From politicians sharing book news to bloodsucking vampires gracing our screens! Not to mention, we have some fabulous book award updates. Gone Girl fans will be excited to learn what Gillian Flynn has in store for them. And there’s an update about Michelle Obama’s new book. So, let’s dive right into another issue of The Pulse.
STANDOUT READS BOOKTRIB’S DISCUSSING
The West is Still Wild: “These seven modern thrillers traverse the full span of the American West, from the borderlands of Texas to the prairies of North Dakota, each with their own haunting tale.”
Sugar and Salt by Susan Wiggs: “A beautifully written story that, like its title, is equal parts sweet and poignant.”
The Colonel’s Lost Vault by TS Wieland: “Delivers the punch of Mission Impossible along with the historic interest and sophistication of The DaVinci Code.”
NEWS FROM THE BOOK WORLD
First off, former President Barack Obama recently released his annual summer reading list on Twitter, recommending books by authors like Emily St. John Mandel, Hanif Abdurraqib, and Silvia Moreno-Garcia. Check it out:
tonies® announced an exciting new partnership with The Roald Dahl Story Company with the launch of three brilliant adventures: The Witches, Matilda, and James and the Giant Peach.
Calling all Vampire Academy lovers! The Peacock original series, based on the highly popular Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead, has an official teaser trailer! It’s to die for … Check it out:
Continuing our books-to-screen news, Deadline reported that bestselling young adult author E. Lockhart has a whopping 3 novels being adapted for the small screen. We Were Liars, Family of Liars, and Again Again will soon become television series. Disney+ is also working on a television adaptation of the Eragon book series, written by Christopher Paolini, Variety reported. Ooh, we can’t wait!
Last, but certainly not least, if you’re in need of a vacation, then author Gillian Flynn has got you covered. She took to Twitter over the weekend to invite readers on a cruise celebrating the 10th anniversary of her blockbuster novel, Gone Girl!
There are still tickets available to join me on the Avalon Waterways GONE GIRL CRUISE this September 15 – 22.
Details, deals, and full itinerary at the link below!https://t.co/Ct6KKnOGYO pic.twitter.com/KjRTe7RDkE
— Gillian Flynn (@TheGillianFlynn) July 23, 2022
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES WORTHY OF NOTE
The longlist for the Booker Prize has been announced! 20-year-old Leila Mottley became the youngest author ever nominated for the prestigious U.K. literary award with her debut novel, Nightcrawling. While the Booker Prize Foundation also nominated its oldest-ever author. Alan Garner, 87, made the list for Treacle Walker. Other notable names on the longlist include NoViolet Bulawayo for Glory, Shehan Karunatilaka for The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, Claire Keegan for Small Things Like These, Audrey Magee for The Colony, and Graeme Macrae Burnet for Case Study. Congratulations and good luck to all these authors!
MORE BOOKS THE MEDIA’S BUZZING ABOUT
Michelle Obama’s next book, The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times, will hit bookstore shelves this fall! According to Crown, an imprint from Penguin Random House, the book shares practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying hopeful and balanced in today’s highly uncertain world.
British mystery writer Richard Osman, best known for his bestselling Thursday Murder Club books, told BBC News that he’s writing a new novel, the first of a planned series, that’s partially inspired by Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code.
According to Associated Press, former Vice President Mike Pence’s controversial memoir, So Help Me God, will be published on November 15, 2022.
Author Blake Bailey, whose 2021 biography of Philip Roth was taken out of print by W.W. Norton after he was accused by multiple women of sexual assault, is writing a memoir about his fall from grace. The memoir, titled Repellent: Philip Roth, #MeToo, and Me, will be published by Skyhorse in 2023 according to a webpage for the book.
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I am disappointed that you did not mention Percival Everett’s The Trees. His innovative Telephone was a Pulitzer finalist
Doesn’t that make him “notable”? At least Tertulia thinks so