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The longlists for the 2019 National Book Awards arrive this week. The list for Young People’s Literature was announced yesterday, Translated Literature goes up today. Scholars think they have found Milton’s copy of Shakespeare’s first folio, with Milton’s notes, edits, and suggestions. Battle at Big Rock, a new Jurassic short film, is out; it takes place a year after Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.
Margaret Atwood’s dystopian masterpiece, The Handmaid’s Tale, has become a modern classic—and now she brings the iconic story to a dramatic conclusion in this riveting sequel.
Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson leads holds this week. The Education of Brett Kavanaugh: An Investigation by Robin Pogrebin and Kate Kelly is making news. Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love wins the Klaus Flugge prize while the the National Book Foundation gives the 2019 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters to Edmund White. Anne Rivers Siddons has died.
Permanent Record by Edward Snowden starts getting attention. So does Demi Moore, Inside Out: A Memoir. The Goldfinch opens today. John Green reads poetry. His Dark Materials adaptation debuts Monday, November 4 on HBO.
Vendetta in Death by J.D. Robb leads 13 new books onto the bestseller lists. Entertainment Weekly has an excerpt of The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang. Sally Rooney gives writing advice.
The Institute by Stephen King is getting adapted for TV. Dark Harvest by Norman Partridge is set for the movies. Starz is going to air Dublin Murders, based on the Tana French books. Apple TV gets into the adaptation business with Foundation, Dickinson, Lisey's Story, The Morning Show, Pachinko, and more.
The NYT declares today Super Tuesday for books. Europa Editions tweets the opening paragraph of the next Elena Ferrante novel. Barbara Hoffert’s Prepub Alert hits March 2020. Changes to BookExpo are announced.
Authors In Their Own Words: Penguin Random House Library Marketing’s ALA Annual 2019 Author Luncheon
At this year’s ALA Annual conference, Library Journal’s Barbara Hoffert moderated Penguin Random House Library Marketing’s Author Luncheon, where librarians were the first to hear an all-star lineup of authors discuss their upcoming books.
The Testaments: The Sequel to The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood leads holds this week and is still getting plenty of buzz. However, She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey sweeps in and gives Atwood a run for her money in terms of attention. Doctor Sleep gets a trailer. Joker wins the top prize at the Venice Film Festival.