Emily has a PhD in English from the University of Southern Mississippi, MS, and she has an MFA in Creative Writing from GCSU in Milledgeville, GA, home of Flannery O’Connor. She spends her free time reading, watching horror movies and musicals, cuddling cats, Instagramming pictures of cats, and blogging/podcasting about books with the ladies over at #BookSquadGoals (www.booksquadgoals.com). She can be reached at emily.ecm@gmail.com.
With every passing week, the world gets weirder and weirder. But we’ve still got all new book news. From exciting new cover reveals to memoirs from big names to adaptations of some of our favorite books and series, there’s so much happening. And so much to look forward to. Sure, a good book can’t fix everything wrong with the world. But all this book news is definitely a comfort in these trying times. So let’s dive into it!
Here’s the cover of The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts by Kim Fu! Cover designer Beth Steidle told Electric Lit, “I was so struck by Kim’s novel and the way that profound loss—loss of parent, partner, job, and home—is explored through an almost mythic landscape… [it felt] fitting to portray the setting, as this place embodies the magnitude of the book’s events and the inner turmoil of the protagonist.” The Valley of Vengeful Ghosts will be published on March 3, 2026 by Tin House.
A new musical adaptation of The Princess Bride is in the works. The musical, based on the novel by William Goldman, comes from the minds of Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony-winning songwriting duo Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, two-time Tony-winning director Alex Timbers, and Hamilton producer Jeffrey Seller. Bob Martin and Rick Elice are servings as book writers and Tom Kitt will be the music supervisor.
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Emily has a PhD in English from the University of Southern Mississippi, MS, and she has an MFA in Creative Writing from GCSU in Milledgeville, GA, home of Flannery O’Connor. She spends her free time reading, watching horror movies and musicals, cuddling cats, Instagramming pictures of cats, and blogging/podcasting about books with the ladies over at #BookSquadGoals (www.booksquadgoals.com). She can be reached at emily.ecm@gmail.com.
Malala Yousafzai has a new memoir coming out from Atria Books this fall. Malala’s Finding My Way will be available on October 21. The audiobook will be read by the author. “For the first time ever, Malala takes us beyond the headlines in this vulnerable, surprising memoir,” the Publisher posted on Instagram. “FINDING MY WAY is a story of friendship and first love, of anxiety and self-discovery, of trying to stay true to yourself when everyone wants to tell you who you are. In it, Malala traces her path from high school loner to reckless college student to a young woman at peace with her past. “Through candid, often messy moments like nearly failing exams, getting ghosted and meeting the love of her life, Malala reminds us that real role models aren’t perfect—they’re human.”
Here’s the cover of Cynthia Erivo’s upcoming book Simply More. In the book, Erivo explores moments of her life and explores the life lessons that can be taken from them. Erivo told People, “With this book, I was hoping to provide a little encouragement to anyone who is asking themselves and challenging themselves to be simply more.” Simply More will be out in fall 2025 via Flatiron Books, an imprint of Macmillan Publishers.
Mara Wilson is returning to narrate the next Chuck Tingle audiobook! Wilson narrated Tingle’s Camp Damascus, and now she will be narrating Lucky Day. You can preorder the audiobook now. It’ll be out from Macmillan Audio on August 12.
Daisy Edgar-Jones is set to star in Focus and Working Title’s film adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility. The project will be directed by BAFTA nominee Georgia Oakley (Blue Jean) from a script by bestselling author Diana Reid. The film is produced by Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title Films, India Flint of November Pictures, and Jo Wallett.
Bet, the live-action series adaptation of the Japanese manga Kakegurui, has been renewed for a second season on Netflix. Director and showrunner Simon Barry said, “I’m extremely happy for our amazing Bet fans from all over the world who get to enjoy another season, and for this incredible cast and crew to return to St. Dominic’s for more gambling and general madness.” The manga series, created by writer Homura Kawamoto and illustrator Tōru Naomura, has been around since 2014 and currently has 18 volumes, so there is plenty of source material for the television series to go off of.
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