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The Informationist, Taylor Stevens' debut thriller, has been optioned for a film by director James Cameron (Titanic, Avatar) who was attacted to the smart and indomitable heroine, Vanessa "Michael" Munroe. Of Munroe's character, USA Today writes that she "evokes the spirit and intelligence of the gutsy, damaged Salander [from Stieg Larsson's books]." Good news for readers if you like this character; Stevens plans a seven-book series for her - The Innocent (#2) has already been published, and The Doll (#3) is due to be published in June 2013. Other news has it that Lionsgate has recently closed a deal with Amor Towles to adapt his book Rules of Civility to the big screen. Stay tuned! |
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 Several "firsts" are represented by the recent announcement that Hilary Mantel's Bring Up the Bodies is the winner of the 2012 Man Booker Prize for Fiction. She is the first person to win for a direct sequel - Bring Up the Bodies is the sequel to Wolf Hall - and if Wolf Hall sounds familiar that may be because it won the Booker in 2009. Mantel is both the first woman and the first British author to win the award twice. There have only been three double-win authors in the history of the award - she joins authors Peter Carey and J.M. Coetzee in this honor. Selected from a shortlist of six and a longlist of 145 titles, Bring Up the Bodies delves into Tudor history, exploring the downfall of Anne Boleyn. This is book two of an intended trilogy - can she score a triple Booker when the third is published???
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A film adaptation of David Mitchell's iconic novel Cloud Atlas is coming to theaters October 26th. Published in 2004, the book has captivated readers with its innovative structure and immense scope. Filled with fascinating characters such as a 1970s journalist, an aspiring musician in 1930s Belgium and a survivor of a futuristic catastrophe in Hawaii, Cloud Atlas is a puzzle of a book that leaves readers with a sense of accomplishment upon completion. Consider checking out a copy of the novel before you head to the theater to see the film version starring Tom Hanks and Halle Berry. |
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 Finalists for the 2012 National Book Awards were announced this morning (October 10th) and now it's just a little over a month's wait for the winners to be announced on November 14th. Have you read any of these titles? Any wagers about the winners? I'm still thinking about the fiction category, but tag Behind the Beautiful Forevers for the nonfiction winner. (Fiction finalists below - click "read more" to see other categories.)
This is How You Lose Her - Junot Diaz
A Hologram for the King - Dave Eggers
WINNER! The Round House - Louise Erdrich
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk - Ben Fountain
The Yellow Birds - Kevin Powers
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