There’s No Business Like Book Business
Last year at the Oscars, Jimmy Kimmel said Hollywood is running out of content, thus explaining why there are so many remakes of classic films as well as a rash of sequels. People reading this column know better — if Hollywood is looking for fresh content, they need look no further than the world of books. Sounds like Hollywood was listening: This year, five of the 10 nominees for best picture were based on books. And it doesn’t stop there — consider the TV series Shōgun and the upcoming adaption of Tom Wolfe’s A Man in Full, to name just a couple. How else to explain the influx of so many entertainment industry executives at the London Book Fair? Read the full article in Variety.
John Grisham’s First Nonfiction in 18 Years
In his first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man, #1 bestselling author John Grisham and Centurion Ministries Founder Jim McCloskey team up to bring you Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions. The book shares ten true stories of men who were innocent but found guilty and forced to sacrifice friends, families, wives, and decades of their lives to prison. It takes a close look at what leads to wrongful convictions in the first place, and the racism, misconduct, flawed testimony, and the corrupt court system that can make them so hard to reverse. It’s slated for an October release.
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson Announces New Book
The New York Times bestselling, multitalented artist makes his fiction debut with this deadly cat-and-mouse game between ranger and thief. As Texas Ranger Nia Turner investigates the robbery of the Duchamps, the wealthiest family in the country, she doesn’t realize they’ll do whatever it takes to protect their family’s secrets.
National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 Honorees
The National Book Foundation announced its annual 5 Under 35 honorees, a selection of five fiction writers under the age of 35 whose debut work promises to leave a lasting impression on the literary landscape. This year’s honorees are: Antonia Angress, Sirens & Muses; Maya Binyam, Hangman; Zain Khalid, Brother Alive; Tyriek White, We Are a Haunting; and Jenny Tinghui Zhang, Four Treasures of the Sky.
Winners of The Libby Book Awards
The Libby Book Award winners have been announced, making history at the first-annual Libbys ceremony, presented on YouTube by the popular podcast duo, the Professional Book Nerds. In each of the 17 categories, five books were nominated, but only one took home the award — with honorable mentions in several categories. Check out the full line-up of winners and honorees here.
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New Book Releases
Check out some of the highly anticipated books coming out this week!
- The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones
- Diavola by Jennifer Thorne
- Dead Girls Walking by Sami Ellis
- The Emperor and the Endless Palace by Justinian Huang
Also Making News This Week
Lisa Unger Puts a Spin on the Haunted House Novel in “The New Couple in 5B”
YA Reimagines Tale of Icarus into Queer Star-Crossed Love Story
Icarus is an art thief with strict rules to keep people, and feelings, at bay. Until he meets Helios, the mysterious son of a wealthy target. As the two uncover the gilded cage that has trapped both their families for years, Icarus must choose between the escape he’s dreamed of and the boy he’s come to love. Reaching for both could be his greatest triumph — or it could be his downfall.
Literary Horror Stitches Together Girlhood and Mermaids
Swimmer Ren Yu grew up on stories of creatures of the deep. The creature that she’s always longed to become: the mermaid. Ren aches to be in the water. She dreams of the scent of chlorine, the feel of it on her skin. And she will do anything she can to make a life for herself where she can be free. No matter the pain. No matter what anyone else thinks. No matter how much blood she has to spill.
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Once Upon Tomorrow by Shurick Agapitov
“If people did not love each other, I really do not see what use there would be in having any springtime.”
— Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
