Monday Matters #52

Hi everyone and welcome to Monday Matters #52! 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:

Books, Beach & Beyond interviewed Kristin Hannah.

NPR’s Book of the Day interviewed Adrienne Brodeur on “Little Monsters”.

NPR’s Book of the Day interviewed Vashti Harrison and Dolly Parton on children’s books.

Upcoming Author Interviews (Can Play Back Later):

Murder By The Book interviews Amy Suiter Clarke on “Lay Your Body Down” on July 10 at 4 PM PT.

Murder By The Book interviews L.R. Dorn on “With a Kiss We Die” on July 10 at 5 PM PT.

Friends & Fiction celebrate the launch of Kristy Woodson Harvey’s “The Summer of Songbirds” on July 12 at 4 PM PT.

Books On TV or Film:

*Thanks to Bookreporter.com for this information.

On TV:

Film Releases:

Rare Objects
Release Date: July 7th on AMC+
Based on: RARE OBJECTS by Kathleen Tessaro

Series Premieres:

“V.C. Andrews’ Dawn” (4-episode limited series)
Air Dates: Saturdays at 8pm ET/PT on Lifetime; Series Premiere on July 8th
Based on: DAWN, SECRETS OF THE MORNING, TWILIGHT’S CHILD and MIDNIGHT WHISPERS by V.C. Andrews

“Survival of the Thickest”
Release Date: July 13th on Netflix (Season One)
Based on: SURVIVAL OF THE THICKEST: Essays, by Michelle Buteau

Season Premieres:

“The Lincoln Lawyer”
Release Date: July 6th on Netflix (Season Two, Volume One)
Based on: The Lincoln Lawyer series by Michael Connelly

“Big Nate”
Release Date: July 7th on Paramount+ (Season Two)
Based on: The children’s book series Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce

“Grantchester”
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on PBS “Masterpiece”; Season Eight Premiere on July 9th
Based on: The Grantchester Mysteries by James Runcie

“The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem”
Release Date: July 14th on Netflix (Season Two)
Based on: THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF JERUSALEM by Sarit Yishai-Levi

“Foundation”
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV+; Season Two Premiere on July 14th
Based on: The Foundation series by Isaac Asimov

“The Summer I Turned Pretty”
Release Dates: Fridays on Amazon Prime Video; Season Two Premiere on July 14th (the first three episodes will be available)
Based on: THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY by Jenny Han

Ongoing Series:

“Nancy Drew”
Air Dates: Wednesdays at 8pm ET/PT on The CW
Based on: The Nancy Drew series by Carolyn Keene

“Outlander”
Air Dates: Fridays at 8pm ET/PT on Starz
Based on: AN ECHO IN THE BONE by Diana Gabaldon

On DVD:

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
DVD Release Date: July 11th
Based on: ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET. by Judy Blume

Knights of the Zodiac
DVD Release Date: July 11th
Based on: SAINT SEIYA by Masami Kurumada

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I hope you’ve enjoyed Monday Matters #52! I wish you a happy week ahead!