Monday Matters #41

Hi everyone and welcome to Monday Matters #41! 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!

There will not be a Monday Matters Post on April 17. This post will cover the next 2 weeks.

5 Books Publishing Over The Next 2 Weeks:

*Click on the book cover for the link to my review or to Goodreads.

Recent Author Interviews:

Bookreporter.com interviewed Rachel Beanland on her new book “The House is on Fire”.

NPR’s Book of the Day interviewed Barbara Kingsolver on her book “Demon Copperhead”.

NPR’s Book of the Day interviewed Claire Alexander on her book “Meredith, Alone”.

Upcoming Author Interviews (Can Play Back Later):

Murder By The Book interviews Anthony McCarten on his book “Going Zero” on April 10 at 12 PM PT.

Murder By The Book interviews Alisa Lynn Valdes on her book “Hollow Beasts” on April 10 at 4 PM PT.

Friends & Fiction interview Brenda Novak on her book “The Seaside Library” and Alka Joshi on her book “The Perfumist of Paris” on April 19 at 4 PM PT.

Books on TV or Film:

*Thanks to Bookreporter.com for this information.

In Theatres:

How to Blow Up a Pipeline
Release Date: April 7th (limited)
Based on: HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE by Andreas Malm

One True Loves
Release Date: April 7th (limited)
Based on: ONE TRUE LOVES by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Beautiful Disaster
Release Date: April 12th (in theaters April 12th and 13th only)
Based on: BEAUTIFUL DISASTER by Jamie McGuire

The Pope’s Exorcist
Release Date: April 14th (wide)
Based on: AN EXORCIST TELLS HIS STORY and AN EXORCIST: More Stories, by Gabriele Amorth

Everything Went Fine
Release Date: April 14th (limited)
Based on: EVERYTHING WENT WELL by Emmanuèle Bernheim

Rare Objects
Release Date: April 14th (limited)
Based on: RARE OBJECTS by Kathleen Tessaro

Sakra
Release Date: April 14th (limited)
Based on: DEMI-GODS AND SEMI-DEVILS by Jin Yong

T.S. Eliot’s Four Quartets
Release Date: April 19th (limited)
Based on: FOUR QUARTETS by T.S. Eliot

On TV

Film Releases

The Portable Door
Release Date: April 8th at 8pm ET/PT on MGM+
Based on: THE PORTABLE DOOR by Tom Holt

The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die
Release Date: April 14th on Netflix
Based on: The Saxon Tales by Bernard Cornwell

Series Premieres:

“The Good Mothers” (6-episode limited series)
Release Date: April 5th on Hulu (all episodes will be available)
Based on: THE GOOD MOTHERS: The True Story of the Women Who Took on the World’s Most Powerful Mafia, by Alex Perry

“Tiny Beautiful Things” (8-episode limited series)
Release Date: April 7th on Hulu (all episodes will be available)
Based on: TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS: Advice from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed

“Transatlantic” (7-episode limited series)
Release Date: April 7th on Netflix (all episodes will be available)
Based on: THE FLIGHT PORTFOLIO by Julie Orringer

“Obsession” (4-episode limited series)
Release Date: April 13th on Netflix (all episodes will be available)
Based on: DAMAGE by Josephine Hart

“The Last Thing He Told Me” (7-episode limited series)
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV+; Series Premiere on April 14th (the first two episodes will be available)
Based on: THE LAST THING HE TOLD ME by Laura Dave

“Waco: The Aftermath” (5-episode limited series)
Air Dates: Sundays at 10pm ET/PT on Showtime; Series Premiere on April 16th
Based on: WACO: A Survivor’s Story, by David Thibodeau with Leon Whiteson and Aviva Layton (originally published as A PLACE CALLED WACO)

“How to Get Rich”
Release Date: April 18th on Netflix (Season One)
Based on: I WILL TEACH YOU TO BE RICH: No Guilt. No Excuses. No BS. Just a 6-Week Program That Works, by Ramit Sethi

On DVD:

Confess, Fletch
DVD Release Date: April 4th
Based on: CONFESS, FLETCH by Gregory Mcdonald

Living
DVD Release Date: April 11th
Based on: THE DEATH OF IVAN ILYICH by Leo Tolstoy

Emily
DVD Release Date: April 18th
Based on: WUTHERING HEIGHTS by Emily Brontë

Marlowe
DVD Release Date: April 18th
Based on: THE BLACK-EYED BLONDE by John Banville

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I hope you’ve enjoyed Monday Matters #41! Look for Monday Matters to return on April 24.