36 Major Literary Voices, Edited by Atwood and Preston, Produce “Fourteen Days”
The iconic Margaret Atwood and American author Doug Preston have spearheaded a unique, collaborative novel featuring 36 noted authors of The Authors Guild. Each author contributes by creating and writing about one character living in Fernsby Arms, a building left behind by neighborhood gentrification and wealthier New Yorkers fleeing the COVID pandemic. The bored, working-class residents have little to do with each other — until one by one, they begin to illegally gather on top of the building. Perched high above a city that has abandoned them, they convene to watch the sunset, cheer for healthcare workers, and share stories about their lives. As Fourteen Days unfolds, the lonely, wary and sometimes contentious neighbors begin to band together, creating a found family to weather the storm.
Amy Adams and Jenna Ortega To Star in “Klara and the Sun” Adaptation
Amy Adams is in negotiations to co-star alongside Jenna Ortega in the upcoming adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s New York Times bestselling novel, Klara and the Sun. Taika Waititi is set to direct and produce alongside producers David Heyman and Garrett Basch, with Ishiguro as an executive producer.
Klara and the Sun tells the story of Klara (Ortega), an Artificial Friend designed to prevent loneliness. Klara is purchased by a mother (Adams) and a bright teen named Josie who adores her new robot companion but suffers from a mysterious illness. The story tells of Klara’s quest to save Josie and those who love her from heartbreak, and how in the process Klara learns the power of human love.
Spy vs. Spy: Ten Years After “I Am Pilgrim”, Terry Hayes Unveils “The Year of the Locust”
Bestselling author Terry Hayes returns with a terrifying and eagerly awaited new thriller. CIA spy Kane travels to the badlands where Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan meet to exfiltrate a man with vital information for the safety of the West — but instead he meets an adversary who will take the world to the brink of extinction.
Popular Fanfic Author of “Manacled” Is Getting Traditionally Published with Debut, “Alchemised”
Popular fanfic writer Senlinyu has signed a deal with Del Rey and Michael Joseph to publish her debut novel, Alchemised. This standalone dark fantasy set in a war-torn world of necromancy and alchemy follows a healer with amnesia who is taken as a prisoner of war and must fight to protect her lost memories and the secrets hidden among them.
The novel will be a reimagining of Senlinyu’s Manacled, a Harry Potter fan-fiction that brought her to international prominence on Archive of Our Own (AO3). Her collected online works have garnered nearly 16 million individual downloads and have been translated into 19 languages. Suffice to say, many are already lining up for a copy.
Hallmark Debuts Jane Austen-Inspired Films
This February, or “Loveuary,” as they are calling it, the Hallmark Channel will debut a quartet of new films inspired by the creativity and fandom of Regency-era novelist Jane Austen. The first three films — Paging Mr. Darcy, Love & Jane, and An American in Austen — center on contemporary women finding love in connection with their favorite writer. The fourth and final film in the Hallmark “Loveuary with Jane Austen” lineup is a first for the channel: a diverse, full-on period drama based on Austen’s first published novel, Sense and Sensibility, complete with lavish ballgowns and Regency-appropriate manners.
New Book Releases
Check out some of the highly anticipated books coming out this week!
- The Reason I Married Him by Meghan Quinn
- The Teacher by Freida McFadden
- The Ghost Orchid by Jonathan Kellerman
- The Price You Pay by Nick Petrie
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Sink Your Teeth Into Paranormal Romance Between Vampire and Werewolf
Misery Lark, the only daughter of a powerful Vampyre councilman, must enter a marriage of convenience to Lowe Moreland, an alpha of the Weres, the Vampyres’ mortal enemies. Misery has her own reasons to agree to this marriage, reasons that have nothing to do with politics or alliances — and she’s willing to do whatever it takes to get back what’s hers.
Romantic Fiction Explores Privilege, Workplace Racism & Search for Belonging
Heartbroken Barbara, a confident Black NYC lawyer, arrives at her island paradise to find the breathtaking Sebastian — a hazel-eyed lawyer with a snake tattoo and a mysterious past. But when Sebastian gets the job meant for Barbara, the two end up on opposite sides of a battle they long to fight together.
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