Hi everyone and welcome to Monday Matters #1! Most of us hate to see Monday come, but Iām 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! Lifeās too short to hate Mondays so letās 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
NPRās Book of the Day podcast interviewed Tom Perrotta on Tracy Flick Canāt Win which is the sequel to his book āElectionā. 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 āFragility Cycleā has recently been included in the book āWounds I Healedā. Itās 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 āLove & Gelatoā by Jenna Evans Welch.
Series Premieres:
The Summer I Turned Pretty on Amazon Prime June 17. Based on the book āThe Summer I Turned Prettyā by Jenny Han.
Season Premieres:
The Umbrella Academy on Netflix (Season Three) on June 22. Based on the comic book series āThe Umbrella Academyā by Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba.
Series Finales:
The Time Travelerās Wife on HBO June 19. Based on the book āThe Time Travelerās Wife by Audrey Niffenegger.
Virtual Events Iāll Be Attending:
I love both of these authorās 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 youāve 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 thatās great news about Jaya too, sheās 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
Thatās 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 canāt WAIT for Love & Gelato on Netflix. I do have plans to watch The Summer I Turned Pretty as well, but Iām still getting through my watch of First Kill. Iāve been a little busy lately haha.
thathappyreader
Thanks Stephanie! Yes Iām 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
Thereās 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
Thatās 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
Iām 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 thatās interesting. Thanks for reading Carla!
I'm All Booked Up
Weāre watching Love & Gelato soon but weāre nervous for the b
thathappyreader
Thanks for reading, but Iām curious what youāre nervous for?
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