Monday Matters #99: What I’m Reading, What’s Publishing, Screen Adaptations and More!

Hi everyone and welcome to Monday Matters #99! 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:

Recent Author Interviews:

Books, Beach and Beyond interviewed Emma Straub (This Time Tomorrow)

Friends & Fiction interviewed Chris Whitaker (All The Colors of the Dark)

NPR’s Book of the Day interviewed Lisa Ko (Memory Piece)

New Book Adaptations On TV Or Film:

*Thanks to Bookreporter.com for this information.

In Theatres:

The Watchers
Release Date: June 7th (wide)
Based on: THE WATCHERS by A.M. Shine

Someday We’ll Tell Each Other Everything
Release Date: June 7th (limited)
Based on: SOMEDAY WE’LL TELL EACH OTHER EVERYTHING by Daniela Krien

Firebrand
Release Date: June 14th (limited)
Based on: QUEEN’S GAMBIT by Elizabeth Fremantle

The Bikeriders
Release Date: June 21st (wide)
Based on: THE BIKERIDERS by Danny Lyon

On TV:

Series Premieres:

“Queenie”
Release Date: June 7th on Hulu (all episodes will be available)
Based on: QUEENIE by Candice Carty-Williams

“How Music Got Free” (2-part docuseries)
Release Date: June 11th on Paramount+
Based on: HOW MUSIC GOT FREE: A Story of Obsession and Invention, by Stephen Witt

“Presumed Innocent” (8-episode limited series)
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Apple TV+; Series Premiere on June 12th (the first two episodes will be available)
Based on: PRESUMED INNOCENT by Scott Turow

“Land of Women” (6-episode limited series)
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Apple TV+; Series Premiere on June 26th (the first two episodes will be available)
Based on: LAND OF WOMEN by Sandra Barneda

“My Lady Jane”
Release Date: June 27th on Prime Video (all episodes will be available)
Based on: MY LADY JANE by Brodi Ashton, Cynthia Hand and Jodi Meadows

“WondLa”
Release Date: June 28th on Apple TV+ (all episodes will be available)
Based on: The WondLa trilogy by Tony DiTerlizzi

On DVD:
 

The Long Game
DVD Release Date: June 11th
Based on: MUSTANG MIRACLE written by Humberto G. Garcia, illustrations by Alfonso Garcia

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
DVD Release Date: June 25th
Based on: CHURCHILL’S SECRET WARRIORS: The Explosive True Story of the Special Forces Desperadoes of WWII, by Damien Lewis

Orlando, My Political Biography
DVD Release Date: June 25th
Based on: ORLANDO: A Biography, by Virginia Woolf

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I hope that you’ve enjoyed Monday Matters #99. What are you reading and watching this week? 

I hope you have a wonderful week ahead!