“Tell Me Everything” About Elizabeth Strout’s New Novel and the End(?) of Her Literary World

Earlier in January, Booker-shortlisted and Pulitzer prize-winning novelist Elizabeth Strout announced the upcoming release of her new book, Tell Me Everything. Coming August 2024, this will be Strout’s 10th published novel and the latest addition to her Shirley Falls and Crosby-centered fictional universe, a literary world she has weaved over the years with vivid color, observation and masterful storytelling. Join BookTrib contributor Sophie Campbell in breaking down Strout’s past novels and what her upcoming addition could mean for her literary universe.

RuPaul’s Deeply Intimate Memoir

A profound introspection of his life, relationships, and identity, The House of Hidden Meanings is a self-portrait of international drag superstar and pop culture icon RuPaul on his road to global fame and changing the way the world thinks about drag, from growing up Black, poor and queer in a broken home to discovering the power of performance, found family, and self-acceptance.

From Queen of Irish Crime Fiction

Chicago officer Cal Hooper is enjoying early retirement in rural Ireland, building a relationship with a local woman, Lena, and gradually turning Trey Reddy from a half-feral teenager into a good kid going good places. But when Trey’s long-absent father reappears, suddenly everything the three of them have been building is under threat.

Max Greenfield to Publish Children’s Book Inspired by Late Friend Leslie Jordan

The New Girl actor has exclusively announced with People that he is working on a new children’s book, Good Night Thoughts, which will pay tribute to his friend and costar, the late actor Leslie Jordan. Good Night Thoughts asks an age-old question: What do we do when we can’t fall asleep at night? Told through the eyes of a child protagonist whose mind is racing at bedtime, the book will help readers of all ages to both recognize and manage anxiety.

The book was inspired by conversations Greenfield and Jordan used to have about their own anxieties. “I think Leslie would have been very happy with how it turned out,” Greenfield said.

“Neuromancer” Coming to Apple TV

The 10-episode series based on William Gibson’s 1984 cyberpunk novel revolves around a damaged, top-rung super-hacker named Case who is thrust into a web of digital espionage and high stakes crime with his partner Molly, a razor-girl assassin with mirrored eyes, aiming to pull a heist on a corporate dynasty with untold secrets. There’s no set release date yet, but keep your eye out!

“One Tree Hill” Star Bethany Joy Lenz Announces Her New Memoir, “Dinner for Vampires”

In the early 2000s, after years of hard work and determination to break through as an actor, Bethany Joy Lenz was finally cast as one of the leads on the hit drama One Tree Hill. Her career was about to take off, but her personal life was slowly beginning to unravel. What none of the show’s millions of fans knew, hidden even from her costars, was her secret double life in a cult. Dinner for Vampires (out October 22) details her decade in a cult and her quest to break free.

“Dune 2” — Biggest Opening of 2024

As it was prophesied, cinema’s messiah has returned in director Denis Villeneuve’s highly-anticipated second installment of Frank Herbert’s classic masterpiece, Dune. The movie follows Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen to seek revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the universe, he must prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.