Monday Matters #44

Hi everyone and welcome to Monday Matters #44! 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 interviewed Patti Callahan Henry on her new book “The Secret Book of Flora Lea”.

NPR’s Book of the Day interviewed Dionne Ford on her book “Go Back and Get It”.

Libro.fm Podcast interviewed T.J. Klune on his many books including The House In The Cerulean Sea.

Upcoming Author Interviews (Can Play Back Later):

Murder By The Book interviews Lindsay Cameron on her book “No One Needs To Know” on May 8 at 4 PM PT.

Murder By The Book interviews Danielle Girard on her book “Up Close” on May 8 at 5 PM PT.

Friends & Fiction interview Jennifer Robson and Martha Hall Kelly on May 10 at 4 PM PT.

Books On TV Or Film:

*Thanks to Bookreporter.com for this information.

In Theatres:

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Release Date: May 5th (wide)
Based on: The Marvel Comics superhero team Guardians of the Galaxy

Love Again
Release Date: May 5th (wide)
Based on: TEXT FOR YOU by Sofie Cramer

Knights of the Zodiac
Release Date: May 12th (wide)
Based on: SAINT SEIYA by Masami Kurumada

Blackberry
Release Date: May 12th (limited)
Based on: LOSING THE SIGNAL: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry, by Jacquie McNish and Sean Silcoff

On TV

Film Releases

Series Premieres:

“Silo”
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV+; Series Premiere on May 5th (the first two episodes will be available)
Based on: The Silo series by Hugh Howey

“City on Fire”
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV+; Series Premiere on May 12th (the first three episodes will be available)
Based on: CITY ON FIRE by Garth Risk Hallberg