Monday Matters #63: Author Interviews, New Releases, and Page-to-Screen Adaptations in the Literary World

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.

Friends & Fiction celebrate Mary Kay Andrews new book (Bright Lights, Big Christmas) on September 27 at 4 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

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I hope that you’ve enjoyed Monday Matters #63! I wish you a happy week ahead!