Hi everyone and welcome to Monday Matters #1! 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 Releasing This Week:
Recent Author Interviews:
Friends & Fiction interviewed Emily Giffin and Harlan Coben
Bookreporter talks to Janet Skeslien Charles: The Paris Library
NPR’s Book of the Day podcast interviewed Tom Perrotta on Tracy Flick Can’t Win which is the sequel to his book “Election”. Election was made into the 1999 movie starring Reese Witherspoon.
Jaya Avendel is big supporter of this blog and a rising star in the poetry world. Her poem ”Fragility Cycle” has recently been included in the book ”Wounds I Healed”. It’s an anthology celebrating the power of women. The launch party for the book happened on June 18 with the authors published in the book reading their own poems. You can watch the recorded event here. Well done Jaya!
Books On TV or Film:
TV Movies:
Love & Gelato on Netflix June 22. Based on the book “Love & Gelato” by Jenna Evans Welch.
Series Premieres:
The Summer I Turned Pretty on Amazon Prime June 17. Based on the book “The Summer I Turned Pretty” by Jenny Han.
Season Premieres:
The Umbrella Academy on Netflix (Season Three) on June 22. Based on the comic book series “The Umbrella Academy” by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba.
Series Finales:
The Time Traveler’s Wife on HBO June 19. Based on the book ”The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger.
Virtual Events I’ll Be Attending:
I love both of these author’s books so I have to attend this one! Wednesday, June 22nd at 7pm ET: East City Bookshop: East City Bookshop welcomes bestselling author Emily Henry for a virtual discussion of her new release, BOOK LOVERS, in conversation with Taylor Jenkins Reid. Admission Free.
Thanks for reading! I hope you’ve enjoyed Monday Matters #1. If anyone knows of a similar post I can link to, please let me know! I hope you have a wonderful week!
Lisa
Love the look of The House Across The Lake and that’s great news about Jaya too, she’s an incredible writer and this is well deserved!
thathappyreader
Jaya is an incredible writer! Thanks for reading Lisa!
Jamieadstories
I like these updates. The book industry is booming, as it literally just said on the TV news.
thathappyreader
That’s so good to hear Jamie! Thank you for reading!
Stephanie
Okay, that event sounds like a dream! Two of my very favorite authors. I might have to register as well! And I can’t WAIT for Love & Gelato on Netflix. I do have plans to watch The Summer I Turned Pretty as well, but I’m still getting through my watch of First Kill. I’ve been a little busy lately haha.
thathappyreader
Thanks Stephanie! Yes I’m waiting for Love & Gelato and The Summer I Turned Pretty too! Thanks for reading and commenting!
Jaya Avendel
It truly made my day to read this post today and come across my name here! Thank you ever so much, Jodie; it means everything to me to see this as part of your Monday literary feature.
Love & Gelato sounds like a fun watch, and I love that you have linked up to author events that sound engaging! Book Lovers sounds like a good book, and I know Taylor Jenkins Reid is a good writer too. 🙂
thathappyreader
It is my pleasure Jaya! I want to celebrate your success! Thank you for reading and supporting this blog too. ☺️
Nikki - Notes of Life
There’s plenty to dig into here! We had a local literature festival the other weekend, so I treated myself to a weekend ticket and had a great time.
thathappyreader
That’s wonderful Nikki! How nice to get back to these types of events! Thanks for reading.
Lucy
There are plenty of books I want to get stuck into here! x
Lucy | http://www.lucymary.co.uk
thathappyreader
I’m glad you found something that interests you Lucy! Thanks for reading.
Jenny in Neverland
I actually really like Monday! I love the sound of some of those books that are being released this week x
thathappyreader
Thanks Jenny! I hope you find something you enjoy!
Carla
These are all great releases, Jodie. I have read one and have a couple more on tap this week. I tried to watch the video with the poets, but it has been removed. Oh well, Have a great week.
thathappyreader
Oh that’s interesting. Thanks for reading Carla!
I'm All Booked Up
We’re watching Love & Gelato soon but we’re nervous for the b
thathappyreader
Thanks for reading, but I’m curious what you’re nervous for?
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