Monday Matters #8: The Week of August 8

Hi everyone and welcome to Monday Matters #8 ! 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 cover to open in Goodreads or read my review (when available).

Recent Author Interviews:

Bookreporter.com interviewed Casey Sherman on his book “Helltown: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer on Cape Cod”. You can find it Here.

Bookreporter.com also interviewed Bonnie Garmus on her book “Lessons in Chemistry”. You can find it Here.

Upcoming Events:

Bookreporter.com presents “Bookaccino Live” with an overview of books publishing August 9 – September 6 and a peak at October. You can find the sign up to this event Here.

The Poisoned Pen bookstore is hosting a live event discussing Robert Ludlum’s book “The Bourne Sacrifice”. You can find a link to this and other events Here.

Books On TV or Film:

In Theatre:

Bullet Train
Release Date: August 5th (wide)
Based on: BULLET TRAIN by Kotaro Isaka

On TV:

Big Sky River
Air Date: Sunday, August 7th at 9pm ET/PT on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Based on: BIG SKY RIVER by Linda Lael Miller

Series Premieres:

“The Sandman”
Release Date: August 5th on Netflix (Season One)
Based on: The comic book series The Sandman by Neil Gaiman

“Five Days at Memorial” (8-episode limited series)
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV+; Series Premiere on August 12th (the first three episodes will be available)
Based on: FIVE DAYS AT MEMORIAL: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital by Sheri Fink

“Tales of the Walking Dead”
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on AMC; Series Premiere on August 14th
Based on: The comic book series The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard

Season Premieres:

“Locke & Key”
Release Date: August 10th on Netflix (Season Three)
Based on: The comic book series Locke & Key by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez

“Resident Alien”
Air Dates: Wednesdays at 10pm ET/PT on Syfy; the second half of Season Two premieres on August 10th
Based on: The comic book series Resident Alien by Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse

“Chesapeake Shores”
Air Dates: Sundays at 8pm ET/PT on Hallmark Channel; Season Six Premiere on August 14th
Based on: The Chesapeake Shores series by Sherryl Woods

Virtual Events I’ll be Attending:

I’ll be attending the Bookaccino event as above and an invitation only event by HarperCollins Canada. I’m looking forward to both of these!

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I hope you’ve enjoyed Monday Matters #8. If anyone knows of a similar post I can link to, please let me know! I hope you have a wonderful week!

Previous Editions of Monday Matters:

Monday Matters #7

Monday Matters #6

Monday Matters #5