Author news:
~ James Dashner revealed the cover for The Kill Order, the prequel to The Maze Runner.
~ The 2015-2016 season will see an opera based on Ann Patchett’s novel Bel Canto.
~ Do you have a friend or relative with a birthday this month? If you buy him or her a copy of The Violets of March, Author Sarah Jio will send them a personal note with a signed bookplate and a pouch of violet seeds.
Reviews and blog posts that have me adding to my to-read list:
~ The English Teacher by Lily King, mentioned by Melissa at Mental Multivitamin
~ The Survival Kit by Donna Freitas, reviewed by Amy at My Friend Amy
~ The Beauty and the Sorrow: An Intimate History of the First World War by Peter Englund, reviewed by Anna at Diary of an Eccentric
~ This Beautiful Life by Helen Schulman, reviewed by Julie at Book Hooked Blog
~ The Dispatcher by Ryan David Jahn, reviewed by Ryan at Wordsmithonia
Book to movie news:
~ I’m very curious to see how The Book Thief will translate onto film.
~ More Beautiful Creatures casting news: Emmy Rossum will play Ridley, Lena’s dark caster cousin.
Blogging events:
Twitter: MargReads
says:
I am interested to see how The Book Thief adaptation goes to. It is such a beloved book that it might be a disaster if they get it wrong!
And yay for finally being able to see Tomorrow When the War Began. I thought it was a pretty good adaptation.
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Twitter: booksandmovies
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Marg – I just have to find the money to buy it. I was hoping Netflix would have it, but they don’t yet.
I really need to get around to actually reading The Book Thief…
Kailana´s last post ..Fair Game: An Alpha & Omega Novel (Book 3) by Patricia Briggs
Twitter: booksandmovies
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Kelly – yes, you do!
Twitter: bookjourney
says:
Thanks for the Bloggiesta link! So excited that it is back!
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Twitter: booksandmovies
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Sheila – you’re welcome! I’m really hoping I’ll be home and free to participate.
Twitter: debworldofbooks
says:
I didn’t realize they made a tv version of When the War Began. I’ll have to go look it up.
Twitter: booksandmovies
says:
Debbie – it was actually a movie, produced in Australia. It came out on Blu-ray and Australia region DVD, but not US region and I don’t have a Blu-ray player! So I’m very happy that it is finally out on regular DVD here. According to their Facebook page, they’re currently working on the script for the second film in the series.
I’ll be interested to see how they translate The Book Thief to film as well. I loved the book and really hope that the movie does it justice.
Kathleen´s last post ..Review: Between a Rock and Hot Place by Tracey Jackson