Monday Matters #79: Reading, Adaptations and More! #imwayr

Hi everyone and welcome to Monday Matters #79! 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:

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:

Libro.fm interviewed Abraham Verghese (The Convenant of Water)

NPR’s Book of the Day interviewed Deepa Varadarajan (Late Bloomers)

NPR’s Book of the Day interviewed Alex Michaelides (The Fury) and Sarah Jane-Collins (Radiant Heat).

Upcoming Author Interviews (Can Play Back Later):

Murder By The Book interview Sagit Schwartz (Since She’s Been Gone) on February 5 at 4 PM PT

Murder By The Book interview Jonathan Kellerman (The Ghost Orchid) on February 5 at 5 PM PT

Friends & Fiction interview Amy Jo Burns (Mercury) on February 7 at 4 PM PT

Books On TV Or Film:

*Thanks to Bookreporter.com for this information.

In Theatres:

Argylle
Release Date: February 2nd (wide)
Based on: ARGYLLE by Elly Conway

The Promised Land
Release Date: February 2nd (limited)
Based on: THE CAPTAIN AND ANN BARBARA by Ida Jessen

Lisa Frankenstein
Release Date: February 9th (wide)
Based on: FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Shelley

The Taste of Things
Release Date: February 9th (limited)
Based on: THE PASSIONATE EPICURE: La Vie et la passion de Dodin-Bouffant, Gourmet, by Marcel Rouff

On TV:

Film Releases:

Orion and the Dark
Release Date: February 2nd on Netflix
Based on: ORION AND THE DARK by Emma Yarlett

The Tiger’s Apprentice
Release Date: February 2nd on Paramount+
Based on: THE TIGER’S APPRENTICE by Laurence Yep

Gilded Newport Mysteries: Murder at the Breakers
Air Date: Friday, February 2nd at 9pm ET/PT on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Based on: MURDER AT THE BREAKERS: A Gilded Newport Mystery, by Alyssa Maxwell

Paging Mr. Darcy
Air Date: Saturday, February 3rd at 8pm ET/PT on Hallmark Channel
Based on: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE by Jane Austen

Love & Jane
Air Date: Saturday, February 10th at 8pm ET/PT on Hallmark Channel
Inspired by: Jane Austen

Series Premieres:

“One Day”
Release Date: February 8th on Netflix (Season One)
Based on: ONE DAY by David Nicholls

“Tracker”
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on CBS; Series Premiere on February 11th following Super Bowl LVIII
Based on: THE NEVER GAME by Jeffery Deaver

Season Premieres:

“Tokyo Vice”
Release Dates: Thursdays on Max; Season Two Premiere on February 8th (the first two episodes will be available)
Based on: TOKYO VICE: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan, by Jake Adelstein

Ongoing Series:

“Feud: Capote vs. The Swans” (8-episode limited series)
Air Dates: Wednesdays at 10pm ET/PT on FX
Based on: CAPOTE’S WOMEN: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era by Laurence Leamer

“Son of a Critch”
Air Dates: Thursdays at 8pm ET/PT on The CW
Based on: SON OF A CRITCH: A Childish Newfoundland Memoir, by Mark Critch

“Masters of the Air” (9-episode miniseries)
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV+
Based on: MASTERS OF THE AIR: America’s Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany, by Donald L. Miller

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I hope that you’ve enjoyed Monday Matters #79 and have a wonderful week ahead!