Hi everyone and welcome to Monday Matters #63! 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’s cover to see the book’s synopsis on Goodreads or my review if available.
Recent Author Interviews:
Bookreporter.com interviewed Sarah Pekkanen (Gone Tonight).
Bookreporter.com interviewed Angie Kim (Happiness Falls).
Bookreporter.com interviewed John Sargent (Turning Pages)
Upcoming Author Interviews (Can Play Back Later):
Murder By The Book interviews Daniel Sweren-Beck (Kill Show) on September 25 at 5 PM PT.
Books On TV Or Film:
*Thanks to Bookreporter.com for this information.
In Theatres:
Zombie Town
Release Date: September 1st (limited)
Based on: ZOMBIE TOWN by R. L. Stine
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Release Date: September 8th (limited)
Based on: ARISTOTLE AND DANTE DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
A Haunting in Venice
Release Date: September 15th (wide)
Based on: HALLOWE’EN PARTY by Agatha Christie
Dumb Money
Release Date: September 15th (limited)
Based on: THE ANTISOCIAL NETWORK: The GameStop Short Squeeze and the Ragtag Group of Amateur Traders That Brought Wall Street to Its Knees, by Ben Mezrich
On TV
Film Releases:
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
Release Date: September 27th on Netflix
Based on: The short story “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” from THE WONDERFUL STORY OF HENRY SUGAR AND SIX MORE by Roald Dahl
Series Premieres:
“The Irrational”
Air Dates: Mondays at 10pm ET/PT on NBC; Series Premiere on September 25th
Based on: PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions, by Dan Ariely
On DVD:
God Is a Bullet
DVD Release Date: September 5th
Based on: GOD IS A BULLET by Boston Teran
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
DVD Release Date: September 5th
Based on: The Marvel Comics character Spider-Man
Corner Office
DVD Release Date: September 12th
Based on: THE ROOM by Jonas Karlsson
I hope that you’ve enjoyed Monday Matters #63! I wish you a happy week ahead!
Raji
I’m excited for A Haunting In Venice and Aristotle & Dante, can’t wait to watch those two movies! Happy Monday Jodie, hope you have a great week ahead!
thathappyreader
Thank you Raji! I hope you have a wonderful week too.
Lisa Mandina (Lisa Loves Literature)
I need to watch Aristotle and Dante, and Dumb Money sounds interesting too. Thanks for sharing all this!
thathappyreader
Thanks for reading!
Carla
I always look forward to these posts, Jodie, even if I am a week late reading it. I just listened to the MKA interview and it was a fun broadcast. Thanks for the heads up on The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, I love Roald Dahl.
thathappyreader
I loved the MKA interview too Carla! She’s a lady I’d love to have lunch with! Thanks for reading.