Armie Hammer reads from Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier . The movie starring Mr. Hammer is on Netflix on October 21st! I just finished this book and loved it. You can see my review here. Happy watching and reading, Book Nerds!
WOW! One year! To be honest, it feels as though it has been a lot longer than a year! I would not be here without having so many wonderful Book Nerds reading my blog! Thank you for reading my blog! A big shout out to my husband for helping me along the way! If it Read more
Emma Roberts is producing V.E. Schwab’s “Teen Vampire” Series. It is a short story anthology called “Vampires Never Get Old” is heading to Netflix. The show will be called “First Kill.” Americanah series as previously reported on my blog is not moving along for HBO Max. Lupita Nyong’o has dropped out of the production. Danai Read more
“The Memory Police” by Yoko Ogawa is getting adapted thanks to Amazon. It is a surveillance-state dystopian society. “Memorial” by Bryan Washington will become a TV series! A new movie called “Come Away” which has features of Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan is coming soon. It stars Angelina Jolie. The Disney Channel has started Read more
Halloween is always a good time to break out my Poe tales! My favorite tale is “The Black Cat.” I used to be freaked out by that story! Happy reading, Book Nerds! Poems: Poetry O, Tempora! O, Mores! (Never published in Poe’s lifetime) Tamerlane Song Imitation A Dream The Lake Spirits of the Dead Evening Read more
Fantasy novels are everywhere! I am going to break down some fantasy genres. Fantasy is a genre of novels that features magical and supernatural elements that do not exist in the real world. Some may be in real world settings whereas others in new universes. Some of the subgenres of fantasy include: High or Epic Read more
As Halloween gets closer, I thought it would be a good idea to start thinking about the genre of horror. Today it is paranormal/ghosts. hopefully you will enjoy these BOOs— I mean Books! Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier (Graphic Novel) City of Ghosts by V.E. Schwab The Turn of the Shrew by Henry James The Haunting Read more
I read her book “Beach Read” and loved it! I am anticipating the release of her new novel called “People We Meet on Vacation.” YAY I cannot wait for this book! Head over to Netgalley right now to request a copy! Happy reading, Book Nerds!
An Adaption on Hulu of Agatha Christie’s Marple series will be on British ITV TV. Layne Fargo’s book “They Never Learn” is being adapted for TV. Julie Murphy, who wrote the book “Dumplin,” will be working on a project for Disney. She is working on “If the Shoe Fits” a re-telling of the story Cinderella. Read more
A Netflix Adaption of “Ada Twist, Scientist” by Andrea Beaty and Illustrator David Roberts. It is a children’s book. It will be produced by Higher Ground (company by Barak and Michelle Obama). “The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue” by V.E. Schwab is getting an adaption. The author will even be writing the screenplay. Gerald Butler’s Read more
“The Test” by Sylvain Neuvel novella will be adapted into a movie starring John Boyega “The Jealously Man” by Jo Nesbo is being adapted for Amazon. It is set for William Oldroyd to direct. Amazon is also adapting “I’ve Got Your Number” by Sophie Kinsella. “Smilla’s Sense of Snow” by Peter Hoeg is being adapted. Read more
So how do I pick what book to read next? Sometimes it comes down to what book have I been anticipating. Sometimes it is about the reviews or buzz about the book. Other times, it is convenience or the time of the year; for example, I got a spooky book for October to read. I Read more
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie Captain Underpants (series) by Dav Pilkey Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher Looking for Alaska by John Green George by Alex Gino And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell Drama by Raina Telgemeier Fifty Shades of Grey by E. L. James Internet Girls (series) by Lauren Myracle The Bluest Eye by Read more
Jennifer E. Smith’s “Hello, Goodbye, and Everything In Between” will be adapted. It will star Jordan Fisher. Book three of the “You” series by Caroline Kepnes cover is revealed. “You Love Me” is the new title. ” Devastation Class” by Glen Zipper and Elaine Mongeon is going to be adapted as well! A TV adaption Read more
I love her books! Her new book called “Malibu Rising” is coming out 5/25/21! I know it seems like a long way off, but…you can pre-order it! It is about 4 siblings who are famous and throw a party. But in 24 hours, their lives change forever! It is about one night in the life Read more
WOW! I had NO clue the book “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” is 50 years old! As a huge thanks to Judy Blume for all her novels, here is a list of all her books that I compiled! Read or buy them for your kids! Fudge Books: Tales of Fourth Grade Nothing Superfudge Read more
A Netflix adaption of “No One Gets Out Alive” by Adam Nevill is almost ready to stream! The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan (fantasy adventure novels with Egyptian Mythology) is being adapted in a film for Netflix! His other books will be a series on Hulu. So get ready to read or re-read all his Read more
Oprah’s Book Club has a podcast now. A new episode releases twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays to discuss her current book selection. It is an eight-episode series that will discuss themes in “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents,” by Isabel Wilkerson. It is an Apple podcast. Below is the link to the podcast. Read more
Emma Roberts is going to adapt “Tell Me Lies” by Carola Lovering to Hulu! She is going to keep adapting books in the future! An Adaption of Cinxin’s Liu’s “The Three Body Problem” will be worked on soon. Netflix is adapting “Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive by Stephanie Land. Read more
Books with an elderly protagonist are typically great! I read a few on the list, and would like to read a few other ones. But here is a list of books with older protagonists and characters. The Switch by by Beth O-Leary A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman News of the World by Paulette Read more
I am giving this novel a 3 star review. This review may contain spoilers: Read at your own risk- This story is set in Philadelphia during the 1918 Spanish Flu. It is about a young German-American girl, Pia. She is living in Philadelphia during the outbreak with her twin brothers and mother (father is at Read more
Here is a complete list of Reese’s book club! It is a PDF! It includes recommendations and her YA Book club as well. Happy reading, Book Nerds!
Kiera Knightley will be starring in the adaption of “The Essex Serpent.” Al Roker production company is going to adapt Beverly Jenkin’s “Blessings” series into a TV show called “Hopetown.” This is about a wealthy African American woman who buys a childless town with the intention of turning it into a foster-family community. An Adaptation Read more
I did a post recently about post-apocalyptic books. The link is here! This post will be all about zombies! Yes, you heard that right! I am not a fan of horror novels, but I love zombie fiction! Here are some great novels to pick up! World War of Z by Max Brooks The Zombie Survival Read more
Peacock has given a series adaptation to One of Us Is Lying, based on the YA novel by Karen M. McManus. They ordered eight episodes. Caster by Elsie Chapman is getting an adaption made! It will be a movie and is in production now! Netflix will be adapting into a movie Femi Fadugba’s novel The Upper Read more
So many people keep track of their books in so many ways! I used to keep an Excel spreadsheet, journal, and now on Goodreads. But here is a breakdown of a few ways that you can keep track of you TBR and read lists! My top choices would be: Goodreads- It is great because you Read more
HBO Max is adapting “Unpregnant” by Ted Caplan to a film! You can stream it on HBO on 9/10/20! Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire fame) will be starring and producing an adaption to Alka Joshi’s “The Henna Artist.” I read this book, and I thought it was fantastic! it will be a TV series! Cover reveal Read more
OMG! Reese Witherspoon is starting a YA book club that will announce a pick the middle of every month! Reese just keeps giving us great books to read! I am a fan of YA novels as well as adult novels. So this will be a treat! Here is her announcement. Here is her selection! I Read more
‘The Turnout’ will adapted to TV From Author Megan Abbott! Hulu is adapted a movie from Clive Barker’s “Books of Blood” LeBron James and Universal are teaming up for a movie of the graphic novel “New Kid,” by Jerry Craft. I read this book a while back and it was good! Candice Fox’s “Crimson Lake” is going to be Read more
City of Bones City of Ashes City of Glass City of Fallen Angels City of Lost Souls City of Heavenly Fire The Bane Chronicles Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy The Shadowhunter’s Codex Happy reading, Book Nerds!
