Monday Matters #71: Reading, Adaptations and More! #imwayr

Hi everyone and welcome to Monday Matters #71! 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 which is a place to meet up and share what you have been, and are about to be reading over the week. Let’s go!

What I Read Last Week:

This 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:

NPR’s Book of the Day interviewed Barbra Streisand (My Name is Barbra)

NPR’s Book of the Day interviewed Curtis Chin (Everything I Learned I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant)

NPR’s Book of the Day interviewed Henry Winker (Being Henry) and Arnold Schwarzenegger (Be Useful)

Upcoming Author Interviews (Can Play Back Later):

Friends & Fiction host their Thanksgiving Special on November 22 at 4 PM PT.

Books On TV Or Film:

*Thanks to Bookreporter.com for this information.

New This Week in Theatres:

Leave the World Behind
Release Date: November 22nd (limited)
Based on: LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND by Rumaan Alam

New This Week On TV:

Films:

Stamped from the Beginning
Release Date: November 20th on Netflix
Based on: STAMPED FROM THE BEGINNING: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, by Ibram X. Kendi

The Velveteen Rabbit
Release Date: November 22nd on Apple TV+
Based on: THE VELVETEEN RABBIT by Margery Williams

Elena Knows
Release Date: November 24th on Netflix
Based on: ELENA KNOWS by Claudia Piñeiro

I Don’t Expect Anyone to Believe Me
Release Date: November 24th on Netflix
Based on: I DON’T EXPECT ANYONE TO BELIEVE ME by Juan Pablo Villalobos

Series Premieres:

“A Nearly Normal Family” (6-episode limited series)
Release Date: November 24th on Netflix (all episodes will be available)
Based on: A NEARLY NORMAL FAMILY by M.T. Edvardsson

On DVD:

Oppenheimer
DVD Release Date: November 21st
Based on: AMERICAN PROMETHEUS: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin

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I hope that you’ve enjoyed Monday Matters #71! I wish you a happy week ahead!