Monday Matters #59

Hi everyone and welcome to Monday Matters #59! 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:

Recent Author Interviews:

Bookreporter.com interviewed Naomi Hirahara (Evergreen)

NPR’s Book of the Day interviewed Ann Patchett (Tom Lake).

NPR’s Book of the Day interviewed C.K. Chau (Good Fortune).

Upcoming Author Interviews (Can Play Back Later):

Murder By The Book interview Yasmin Angoe (It Ends With Knight) on August 28 at 4 PM PT

Murder By The Book interview Kaira Rouda (Beneath The Surface) on August 28 at 5 PM PT

Friends & Fiction interview Tracey Lange (The Connellys of County Down) and Aimie Runyan (A Bakery in Paris) on August 30 at 4 PM PT.

Books On TV Or Film:

*Thanks to Bookreporter.com for this information.

IN THEATRES:

Brother
Release Date: August 4th (limited)
Based on: BROTHER by David Chariandy

Corner Office
Release Date: August 4th (limited)
Based on: THE ROOM by Jonas Karlsson

Shortcomings
Release Date: August 4th (limited)
Based on: The graphic novel SHORTCOMINGS by Adrian Tomine

The Last Voyage of the Demeter
Release Date: August 11th (wide)
Based on: “The Captain’s Log,” a chapter from DRACULA by Bram Stoker

Dead Shot
Release Date: August 18th (limited)
Based on: THE ROAD TO BALCOMBE STREET: The IRA Reign of Terror in London, by Steven P. Moysey

Landscape with Invisible Hand
Release Date: August 18th (limited)
Based on: LANDSCAPE WITH INVISIBLE HAND by M.T. Anderson

ON TV:

Season Premieres:

“Princess Power”
Release Date: August 28th on Netflix (Season Two)
Based on: The Princesses Wear Pants series by Savannah Guthrie and Allison Oppenheim

ON DVD:

BlackBerry
DVD Release Date: August 29th
Based on: LOSING THE SIGNAL: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry, by Jacquie McNish and Sean Silcoff

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I hope that you’ve enjoyed Monday Matters #59! I wish you a happy week ahead!