It’s somehow almost Halloween! Is everyone prepared with their costumes and/or Halloween candy?
ICYMI on FYA
For spooky season, Stephanie watched It Ends for Stream It, which is a shiny new horror movie if that’s your jam.
In book reviews:
- Brian confirms the book was better when it comes to One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey.
- Regina reviewed Beautiful to See You (Again) by Lygia Day Peñaflor, a romance told in two timelines.
- Mandy C. Love You to Death by Jenna Levine
Book-Related Things
Ten books inspired by ’90s rom coms, because we all need this list of recs.
If you want something a little spookier to read, how about one (or all) of these four novels with slow-burn dread?
HarperCollins and Netflix have announced a reprint of all the Narnia books prior to the release of Greta Gerwig’s The Magician’s Nephew movie adaptation! The books are all so pretty, too.
Romantasy may be a newer term, but the genre actually dates way, way back.
The first YA book by Fifty Shades author E.L. James, Land of Ghosts, is also out now.
Mindy McGinnis talks about her new book, What Rough Beast, and how real world misogyny creeps into her fictional “real world” books.
The bookstore tote as fashion has arrived, which further justifies the purchase of the fantastic cats + NYC tote I got at The Strand earlier this month.
Onscreen Things
This (official) clinch cover Wicker movie poster is *chef’s kiss.*
An Artemis Fowl animated series has been greenlit over at Disney. The author is an EP, so that (should) bode well *crosses fingers*
Meanwhile at Netflix, Gary Paulsen’s Hatchet is being adapted into a movie.
In further book adaptation news, Francis Lawrence, who has directed many a book adaptation movie, is set to do the same for Pierce Brown’s Red Rising (a previous FYA book club pick!).
The main stars for the movie adaptation of Butcher & Blackbird have been announced! (And yes, I am making you click to find out. A little mystery is fun.)
Julie Plec, a TV great, is partnering with Andre Agassi, a tennis great, for a YA TV show set in the elite world of competitive tennis. Are we still saying I am seated? Because I am seated, if so.
Greg Berlanti continues to be very busy with a new YA romance movie in the works, Vineyard Haven.
Lance Oppenheim, one of the two directors of You Can See Everything, discusses the movie. You should a) go see this movie if you haven’t yet and b) be warned this has spoilers if you haven’t.
Hudson Williams is writing a screenplay that involves an ex-hockey player and also talks a bit about Yaga (which premieres today!). He talks about Yaga more with Harper’s Bazaar as well (which, again, premieres today).
Relatedly, select movie theaters are showing Heated Rivalry on a limited run. I do need to see Scott Hunter on a big movie screen, yes. (And also Ilya & Shane of course.)
I do not know why this is a thing that is happening, but for whatever reason, a Glee reboot is definitely happening at Disney+.
Social Media Things
The cast of 10 Things I Hate About You showed up to support Julia Stiles on Dancing with the Stars on Dedication Night (to Heath Ledger on that movie, of course).
Miscellaneous Things
An important PSA: you can watch newborn cheetah cubs on the Smithsonian’s livestream!
