Monday Matters #70: Reading, Adaptations and More!

Hi everyone and welcome to Monday Matters #70! 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! I’m also joining It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? hosted by The Book Date.

What I Read Last Week:

Next Week I Hope to Read:

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:

Books, Beach and Beyond interviewed Maggie O’Farrell (The Marriage Portrait)

NPR’s Book of the Day interviewed Jesmyn Ward (Let Us Descend)

NPR’s Book of the Day interviewed Yomi Adegoke (The List)

Best of Women’s Fiction interviewed Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger (The American Wife)

Upcoming Author Interviews (Can Play Back Later):

Friends & Fiction interview Tess Gerritsen (Choose Me) on November 15 at 4 PM PT

Books on TV Or Film:

*Thanks to Bookreporter.com for this information.

New This Week in Theatres:

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes 
Release Date: November 17th (wide)
Based on: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES: A Hunger Games Novel by Suzanne Collins

New This Week On TV:

Series Premieres:

“Feedback”
Release Date: November 15th on Netflix (Season One)
Based on: FEEDBACK by Jakub Żulczyk

“Scott Pilgrim Takes Off”
Release Date: November 17th on Netflix (Season One)
Based on: The Scott Pilgrim graphic novel series by Bryan Lee O’Malley

Season Finales:

“Goosebumps”
Release Dates: Fridays on Disney+ and Hulu; Season One Finale on November 17th
Based on: The Goosebumps series by R. L. Stine

New On DVD This Week:

Desperation Road
DVD Release Date: November 14th
Based on: DESPERATION ROAD by Michael Farris Smith

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I hope that you’ve enjoyed Monday Matters #70! I wish you a happy week ahead!