Monday Matters #42

Hi everyone and welcome to Monday Matters #42! 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!

5 Books Publishing This Week:

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

Recent Author Interviews:

Bookreporter.com talked to Susan Patterson and Susan DiLallo on their book “Things I Wish I Told My Mother”.

NPR’s Book of the Day interviewed Curtis Sittenfeld on her book “Romantic Comedy”.

NPR’s Book of the Day interviewed Azar Nifisi on her book “Read Dangerously: The Subversive Power of Books In Troubled Times”.

Upcoming Author Interviews (Can Play Back Later):

Murder By The Book interviews Kara Thomas on her book “Out of the Ashes” on April 24 at 4 PM PT.

Murder By The Book interviews Adam Sternbergh on his book “The Eden Test” on April 24 at 5 PM PT.

Friends & Fiction interview Joshilyn Jackson on her book “With My Little Eye” on April 26 at 4 PM PT.

Books On TV or Film:

*Thanks to Bookreporter.com for this information.

IN THEATRES:

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Release Date: April 28th (wide)
Based on: ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET. by Judy Blume

The Eight Mountains
Release Date: April 28th (limited)
Based on: THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS by Paolo Cognetti

ON TV:

Peter Pan & Wendy
Release Date: April 28th on Disney+
Based on: PETER AND WENDY by J. M. Barrie

SERIES PREMIERES:

“Saint X”
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Hulu; Series Premiere on April 26th (the first three episodes will be available)
Based on: SAINT X by Alexis Schaitkin

Love and Death (7-episode limited series)
Release Dates: Thursdays on HBO Max; Series Premiere on April 27th (the first three episodes will be available)
Based on: EVIDENCE OF LOVE: A True Story of Passion and Death in the Suburbs, by John Bloom and Jim Atkinson

“The Nurse” (4-episode limited series)
Release Date: April 27th on Netflix (all episodes will be available)
Based on: THE NURSE: The True Story Behind One of Scandinavia’s Most Notorious Criminal Trials, written by Kristian Corfixen and translated by Lindy Falk van Rooyen

“Frog and Toad”
Release Date: Fridays on Apple TV+; Series Premiere on April 28th
Based on: The Frog and Toad children’s book series by Arnold Lobel

ON DVD:

Jesus Revolution
DVD Release Date: April 25th
Based on: JESUS REVOLUTION: How God Transformed an Unlikely Generation and How He Can Do It Again Today, by Greg Laurie and Ellen Vaughn

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I hope you’ve enjoyed Monday Matters #42! I wish you a happy week ahead!