Monday Matters #104: What I’m Reading, Screen Adaptations and More!

Hi everyone and welcome to Monday Matters #104! Most of us hate to see Monday come, but I’m one for making it a bit more fun. Each week I take a look at new book releases, books on TV or film, recent author interviews and more! Life’s too short to hate Mondays so let’s start the week off right! I’m also joining It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? hosted by The Book Date which is a place to meet up and share what you have been, and are about to be reading over the week. Let’s go!

What I Read Last Week:

Next Week I Hope To Read:

Recent Author Interviews:

Bookreporter.com interviewed Caro Carver (Bad Tourists)

Bookreporter.com interviewed Beatriz Williams (Husbands & Lovers)

Friends & Fiction interviewed Marjan Kamali (The Lion Women of Tehran)

New Book Adaptations On TV Or Film:

*Thanks to Bookreporter.com for this information.

In Theatres:

Harold and the Purple Crayon
Release Date: August 2nd (wide)
Based on: HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON by Crockett Johnson

Doctor Jekyll
Release Date: August 2nd (limited)
Based on: STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE by Robert Louis Stevenson

It Ends with Us
Release Date: August 9th (wide)
Based on: IT ENDS WITH US by Colleen Hoover

On TV:

Film Release:

Jazz Ramsey: A K-9 Mystery
Air Date: Friday, August 2nd at 9pm ET/PT on Hallmark Mystery
Based on: The Jazz Ramsey series by Kylie Logan

Series Premieres:

“A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder”
Release Date: August 1st on Netflix (all episodes will be available)
Based on: A GOOD GIRL’S GUIDE TO MURDER by Holly Jackson

“Hollywood Black” (4-episode docuseries)
Release Dates: Sundays at 10pm ET/PT on MGM+; Series Premiere on August 11th
Based on: HOLLYWOOD BLACK: The Stars, the Films, the Filmmakers, by Donald Bogle

Season Premieres:

“The Umbrella Academy”
Release Date: August 8th on Netflix (all episodes of Season 4 will be available)
Based on: The comic book series The Umbrella Academy by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba

Ongoing Series:

“Snowpiercer”
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on AMC; Season 4 continues
Based on: The graphic novel series Snowpiercer by Jacques Lob and Jean-Marc Rochette

“Emperor of Ocean Park”
Release Dates: Sundays at 10pm ET/PT on MGM+; Season 1 continues
Based on: THE EMPEROR OF OCEAN PARK by Stephen L. Carter

“Sunny”
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Apple TV+; Season 1 continues
Based on: THE DARK MANUAL by Colin O’Sullivan

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I hope that you’ve enjoyed Monday Matters #104. What are you reading and watching this week? 

I hope you have a wonderful week ahead!