Rushdie Planning New Memoir

Get ready next spring for controversial novelist Salman Rushdie’s memoir detailing the vicious attack on his life by an assailant last year at the Chautauqua Institution in Western New York, where he was scheduled to speak. Look for Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder April 16 from Penguin Random House.

20 Years in the Making: “The Alchemist” Finally Getting a Feature Adaptation

After two decades of stops and starts — from Warner Bros. to The Weinstein Co. to Westbrook Studios — the feature adaption of Paulo Coelho’s novel will be released through Legendary Entertainment and TriStar Pictures, with screenwriter Jack Thorne attached. The book, which has sold 65 million copies, centers on a young Spanish shepherd who has a dream and embarks on a quest to find hidden treasure in the great pyramids of Egypt, teaching readers about the essential wisdom of listening to their hearts and learning to read the omens strewn along life’s path to follow dreams.

Still searching for that next great read? Look no further than these six recommendations, which are sure to spark lively discussions at your next book club meeting.

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“I Am Pilgrim” Author Finally Finishes Next Book

It has taken Terry Hayes 10 years, but his much-delayed second book, The Year of the Locust, is set to be released in February by Simon and Schuster. Hayes, best known as a screenwriter (Mad Max 2) until I Am Pilgrim in 2014 cracked everybody’s “best book” lists, has turned out a Michael Crichton-esque spy thriller that S&S claims was worth the wait.

Scholastic Under Fire for Allowing Schools to Opt Out of ‘Diverse Books’ for Book Fairs

Several librarians have taken to social media to allege that Scholastic allows schools to opt out of providing diverse books at Scholastic book fairs. Apparently, Scholastic has compiled all of its “diverse” books — books with BIPOC characters, LGBTQ+ topics, immigration issues, and racism — into one case. This way, conservative and bigoted school officials can easily decide that they don’t want diverse books and refuse to have the diverse case sent over. Read the full article here.

Sullivan’s Crossing TV Series Hits the U.S.

Based on Robyn Carr’s bestselling Sullivan’s Crossing book series, the TV drama started streaming in the USA Oct 4 on The CW Network (originally on CTV in Canada). The series is set and filmed in Nova Scotia, Canada with an all-star cast including two CW favorites: Scott Patterson (Gilmore Girls) and Chad Michael Murray (One Tree Hill, Gilmore Girls). The show follows neurosurgeon Maggie Sullivan (Morgan Kohan) as she tries to escape her problems by heading back to her childhood home, Sullivan’s Crossing, to see her estranged father.

Netflix Drops Trailer for Rumaan Alam’s “Leave the World Behind”

8 Scarily Good Reads for Friday the 13th

It’s a special October for fans of horror, mystery, thriller and all things scary. Not only is it spooky season, with Halloween ending the month, but Friday the 13th is just around the corner. Looking for a way to spend the crisp autumn days between the two creepiest holidays of the year? Try these dark, spooky and witchy new releases.