It is a good time to be a book lover! It seems like every day, another favorite read is headed for the big screen. And with some of the top-tier, A-list stars attached, we might as well grab our bucket of popcorn now and settle in for season after season of great viewing as characters we’ve loved for years leap off the page. From a second season order of The Last Thing He Told Me to some potential news on the Emily Henry adaptation front, fans across all genres have something to cheer for.
The Miniature Wife Starring Elizabeth Banks
Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen will be starring and executive producing the adaptation of The Miniature Wife as it comes to Peacock. This upcoming series is based on a short story by Manuel Gonzales that explores the power imbalances of a married couple who are battling it out after a “technological accident” sends them into crisis.
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The Last Thing He Told Me Season 2
The Jennifer Garner-led Apple TV+ show based on the 3-million copy selling mega-hit by Laura Dave has just been renewed for a second season. Despite the fact that it was intended to be a limited series, following the book to its end, a major announcement for both the series and the book was made. Not only will there be another season of The Last Thing He Told Me, but Dave announced she is writing a sequel to the novel that will be the basis for the story. The book is due to be released in 2025.
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Jessica Biel to Star in Adaptation of The Good Daughter
Jessica Biel is diving back into thrillers as she stars and executive produces the adaptation of Karin Slaughter’s The Good Daughter. After her Emmy-nominated role in The Sinner, Biel seems like a natural fit in this bestseller-to-big screen story that has landed with Peacock. The story centers around two sisters who were forced into the woods at gunpoint as children. One sister ran, the other was left behind. A terrible act of violence leaves their mother dead and their family shattered, but the terror isn’t over. As adults, Charlotte has done everything she can to be “the good daughter” but another attack shocks the town and unburies old secrets and trauma.
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Book Lovers Adaptation to Star Paul Mescal and Ayo Edebiri?
While casting as been utterly impenetrable on Emily Henry adaptation, fan rumors and a public spotting have people suspecting (and hoping) that Paul Mescal and Ayo Edebiri will be starring opposite each other in one of the films. Though Emily Henry has confirmed that she loves both actors, everyone’s lips are sealed regarding whether the rumors are true or not.
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Michelle Pfeiffer Starring in Oh. What. Fun.
Michelle Pfeiffer and Michael Showalter will be co-starring in a holiday film for Amazon. Based on the Amazon Original short story by Chandler Baker, author of Whisper Network, comes a story of the not-so-cheery side of Christmas. Centering around a mom hosting her grown children and grandchildren, Oh. What. Fun. is for any mom who felt a little less than jolly as they decked the halls.
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Adaptation of The Davenports
The 2023 YA novel The Davenports is headed to the small screen for a Warner Bros. Television and Amazon MGM Studios adaptation. The book centers around the Davenports in 1910 who are among the few wealthy Black families of the time. Thanks to the entrepreneurial-minded, formerly enslaved patriarch, his daughters enjoy a lavish life and the opportunity to explore relationships, even ones they shouldn’t.
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Kerry Washington and Elisabeth Moss to Star in Imperfect Women
Two top-tier TV stars have been cast for the Apple TV+ adaptation of Imperfect Women by Araminta Hall. When a woman dies, leaving her two best friends behind in grief and confusion, the perfect mother and wife’s secrets start to surface in a psychological thriller that will test their bonds and shatter their reality. Physical‘s Annie Weisman is leading the adaptation.
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Lauren Groff is Opening a Bookstore
New York Times bestseller Lauren Groff is opening a bookstore in Florida. “the Linx” is an indie bookstore in Gainesville, FL expected to open in April. For authors, book lovers, and readers alike, this is a perfect storm of fantastic for anyone in the area and will undoubtedly become a hotspot for incredible author events.
Celeb(Reading)
Celebs… they read just like us!
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Dua Lipa Reading Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Spotted with the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir Due Lipa is just as captivated by this story of family, food and grief as we are!
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