AUGUST BOOK CLUB PICKS
Happy weekend, Book Lovers! It’s time for a brand-new installment of The Pulse, and we have so much book industry news to share with you. From developing Twitter drama to upcoming adaptations of some of our favorite reads and some can’t-wait-for books! Get ready for a bumpy ride as we spill the tea in this week’s The Pulse …
STANDOUT READS BOOKTRIB’S DISCUSSING
Siciliana by Carlo Treviso: “Filled with plenty of action and epic battles, readers will relish this tale and eagerly await a sequel.”
The Winning Playbook by Rob Welsh and Jonathan R. Scott: “Takes a complicated topic and makes it simple to understand — if not necessarily simple to execute.”
Undefined by Michelle Lee Graham: “Transformative no matter what your own personal circumstances. And it’s ultimately uplifting … which is something we can all use.”
NEWS FROM THE BOOK WORLD
We start off with an interesting, developing news story featuring quite a few authors, including J.K. Rowling. So, after Salman Rushdie’s attack last week, J.K. Rowling tweeted, condemning the assault. Then, she was threatened, which police are investigating. Afterwards, however, she came out criticizing Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat, who just so happens to be head of the Society of Authors for “consistently failing” female authors who disagree with her “personal position on gender identity ideology”. This is not the first time that the Society of Authors has been accused of this, though. Both Rachel Rooney and Gillian Philip had complained in the media in the past, according to Sky News. What’s more, it seems that the Twitter feud will continue, seeing as Joanne Harris recently liked a series of tweets mocking J.K. Rowling. So much drama!
In book-to-screen news, Variety reported that Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) will star in the AMC series adaptation of Adrienne Celt’s Invitation to a Bonfire. Deadline reported that HBO is developing a documentary film based on New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow’s The Devil You Know: A Black Power Manifesto. The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Viola Davis is the latest actor to join the star-studded cast of the Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, based on Suzanne Collins’ novel.
Apple TV+ has announced the trailer for Sidney, a revealing documentary, produced by Oprah Winfrey and directed by Reginald Hudlin, that honors the legendary Sidney Poitier and his legacy as an iconic actor, filmmaker and activist at the center of Hollywood and the Civil Rights Movement. It is based on an Oprah Book Club pick, The Measure of a Man, that documented the life of Sidney Poitier. Check out the trailer:
MORE BOOKS THE MEDIA’S BUZZING ABOUT
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, Amerie, has announced that she will publish her debut picture book, You Will Do Great Things, with Macmillan imprint Roaring Brook Press.
Pop music legend Susanna Hoffs, a founding member of the Bangles, will make her literary debut next year with a novel, This Bird Has Flown, with Little, Brown, she announced on Instagram.
The author of Evicted, Matthew Desmond will tackle the issue of poverty in the U.S. in a new book called Poverty, by America, which will be releasing in 2023, according to Associated Press.
According to Associated Press, Benjamin Netanyahu, the former prime minister of Israel, will tell the story of his life and controversial career in a new autobiography titled Bibi: My Story. Release is set for this fall.
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