October Bookmarkd

Book Adaptation News : Film and Television

• J.K. Rowling says there will be five Fantastic Beasts films

• Cross Creek & Doug Liman Team For Sci-Fi Novel ‘Unearthed’

• DMG nabs Brandon Sanderson’s acclaimed novel series, “Cosmere”

• Fox Animation Picks Up ‘The Girl Who Drank The Moon’

• DENISE CHAMIAN is casting SIMON VS. THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA
• Sharon Tate Biopic In Works With Kate Bosworth To Star
• Paramount Plans Pic Series On Brit Spy Alex Hawke
• Leonardo DiCaprio To Play Music Pioneer Sam Phillips
• ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Movie Lands At Warner Bros
• Clint Eastwood’s Next Movie Might Be About Kidnapped Aid Worker Jessica Buchanan
• ‘Willy Wonka’ Movie In Works From Warner Bros & David Heyman
• Ethan Hawke & Rose Byrne  In Talks For Nick Hornby Adaptation ‘Juliet, Naked’
• Zac Efron to turn producer for film adaptation of 'Straight to Hell'
• Don DeLillo’s ‘White Noise’ Optioned For Michael Almereyda To Adapt
• Carla Gugino & Bruce Greenwood Star In Stephen King’s ‘Gerald’s Game’ For Netflix
• Fox Sets Release Date For ‘My Cousin Rachel’ Remake
• J.M. Coetzee’s ‘Waiting For The Barbarians’ Coming To The Big Screen
• Mark Gordon Lands Lili Wright Novel ‘Dancing With The Tiger’
• Isabelle Fuhrman To Go ‘Down A Dark Hall’
• Campfire Sets Chuck Klosterman’s ‘The Visible Man’ To Adapt
• Rachel McAdams to Star With Rachel Weisz in Love Story ‘Disobedience’ 
• Jesse Plemons Joins Kirsten Dunst’s Directorial Debut ‘The Bell Jar’
• Domhnall Gleeson Takes On Mr. McGregor Role In ‘Peter Rabbit’
• Chris Pine Joins Ava DuVernay’s ‘A Wrinkle In Time’
• Danny Trejo And Jesse Metcalfe Join ‘In Stranger Company’
• Actress Lana Condor Joins ‘Alita: Battle Angel’
• Eric Bana To Star Opposite Forest Whitaker In ‘The Forgiven’
• Actor Cameron Monaghan Set To Star In ‘The White Devil’
• ‘Molly’s Game’ Adds Brian d’Arcy James
• Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events | Teaser Trailer 
• HBO Picks Up ‘Cormoran Strike’ Drama Based On J.K. Rowling’s Crime Novels
• CBS Developing ‘Under Suspicion’ Book Series Adaptation
• ‘The North Water’ Limited Series From See-Saw
• Dean Koontz Novel ‘Dark Rivers Of The Heart’ For TV

New Upcoming Book Releases

Legendry edited by Ellen Oh

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Generation One by Pittacus Lore

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo 

The Scattering by Kimberly McCreight 

Pulp by Robin Talley

Every Last Lie by Mary Kubica

All Out Anthology edited by  Saundra Mitchell 

Before She Ignites by Jodi Meadows

Birthday by Meredith Russo 

The Opposite of Here by Tara Altebrando

Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao 

Cover Reveals

(linking these all would be insane, but a goodreads search will find you all of them)

when dimple met rishi | roar | the sandcastle empire | wicked like wildfire | our dark duet

now I rise | traitor to the throne | flame in the mist | not like it's a secret | this is how it happened

spirit hunters | flower | thief's cunning | the crown's fate | gentleman's guide to vice & virtue

gallery of unfinished girls | dress code for small towns | rattled bones | geekerella | the hate u give

who's that girl | ramona blue | thick as thieves | beyond the neon shore | the hate u give

queer there and everywhere | blight | grit | one of us is lying | changes in latitude

and we're off | diving eden | the secrets of bedlam | bad romance | eliza and her monsters

avenged | a quiet kind of thunder | words on bathroom walls | final girls | obsidian & stars

girl in between | more than me | if I were here | I see london, I see france | once and for all

first we were IV | unfiltered | time of twins | the silent corner | heartless

the names they gave us | dream fall | these things I've done | alterations | girl out of water

you don't know me | york | four weeks, five people | history is all you | someone else's summer

♥ Lala

September Bookmark'd: Book and Adaptation News

Book News

• Maggie Stiefvater writing Ronan Trilogy.

• New Series Coming in 2018 from Amy Ewing

• The Radical Element from Jessica Spotswood

• Magicians series author Lev Grossman is writing a book about Camelot

• Zayn Malik has revealed he's writing a book

• F Scott Fitzgerald's 'last unpublished stories' set for release next year

• Dan Brown is writing another Da Vinci Code novel

• Mayim Bialik to write a girl's guide to growing up

• George RR Martin and Apple announce interactive Game of Thrones books collaboration

• Moonlight Sins from Jennifer L Armentrout

• Sara Barnard Writing A Quiet Kind of Thunder

Cover Reveals

windfall | all grown up | because you love to hate me | down among the sticks and bones | maybe in paris | fantastic beasts and where to find them | fragile like us | here we are | always and forever lara jean | children of eden | the last boy and girl in the world | norse mythology | lucky in love | the last magician | little & lion | my not so perfect life | the truth of right now | the names they gave us | a million junes | want | the love interest | bad mommy | something strange and deadly | thanks for the trouble

Adaptation News

• Fox Animation, Blue Sky Adapting Princess and the Frog Tale 'Frogkisser!' 

• Fox 2000 Buying Hitchcockian Thriller Novel ‘The Woman In The Window’

• Simon VS Gets a Director and Throne of Glass Goes to Hulu

• Photos from the set of ‘Everything, Everything’ based on the novel by Nicola Yoon

• Ava DuVernay Sets Lead With 13-Year-Old Storm Reid For ‘A Wrinkle In Time’

• Johnny Depp To Star in ‘Murder On The Orient Express’ At Fox

• Studio 8 Nabs Richard Kadrey’s ‘Sandman Slim’ Book Series

• Jake Gyllenhaal & Carey Mulligan Star In ‘Wildlife’, Paul Dano’s Directing Debut

• Stephen King novella Hearts In Atlantis to get big screen adaptation

• NBCU Intl Plants ‘Trees’

• Open Road Picks Up Johnny Depp Dramatic Thriller ‘Labyrinth’

• Synchronicity Adapting ‘His Bloody Project’ As Series; Novel Shortlisted For 2016 Man Booker Prize

• ‘Lady Macbeth’ Acquired By Roadside Attractions

• New Don Winslow Novel Acquired By Fox

• Ridley Scott’s Scott Free‘The Littlest Bigfoot’: Kids Book To Be Made Into Animated Feature

• Christina Hendricks, Gillian Anderson Join Max Irons & Glenn Close For Agatha Christie’s ‘Crooked House’

• Fox Animation Picks Up ‘Zita The Spacegirl’ Book Trilogy For Chernin Entertainment

• PalmStar Media Pays $6.5 Million For Paulo Coelho Novel ‘The Alchemist’

• Rachel Weisz to Produce and Star in Adaptation of Naomi Alderman Novel ‘Disobedience’

• Katie Holmes’ ‘All We Had’ To Hit Theaters In December

• Bainframe Acquires Allen Steele’s ‘Coyote’ Sci-Fi Book Series For TV Adaptation

• Meryl Streep, JJ Abrams Team For WBTV Limited Series Based On 

• ‘The Nix’The Moonlight Team Is Adapting Colson Whitehead’s Underground Railroad Into a Limited Series

• The Dark Tower TV Series Will Star Idris Elba

• Hunger Games' Amandla Stenberg leading new YA film Darkest Minds

• Ready Player One Set Photos Show a Grungy Dystopia

New Adaptation Trailers

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August Bookmark'd: Book and Adaptation News

Book News

Lena Dunham is writing a book of short stories
Renee Ahdieh is coming out with a new Flame in the Mist duology
Zenith to be published by Harlequin Teen
Stephen and Owen King writing Sleeping Beauties
Sarah Dessen to publish new book Once and for All

Bill Nye to write middle grade science series

Pretty Little Liars star Ian Harding announces book of essays
There are 3 new Hogwarts ebooks coming out
We will be getting 2 more additions to the Ember in the Ashes series
Michael Crichton to write new novel, Dragon Teeth
Teherah Mafi working on persian fantasy novel 
A new collaborative novel is in the works, titled Feral Youth
Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman to write a new series together
Gemina illustrations will be done by Marie Lu

Recently Revealed Covers

by your side | hag-seed | the sky between you and me | he will be my ruin | suck less

this is not the end | odd birds | we are okay | the light between oceans | the wish granter

heartbeat of wing jones | the possible | noteworthy | at the edge of the universe | talking as fast as I can

Movie and TV Adaptation News

• Actress Ana de la Reguera Joins 'Everything Everything' 

• Seven Ways We Lie film rights to Jane Startz Productions

• Working Title TV, BBC Two Take Shine To ‘The Luminaries’ Gold Rush Epic

• Jayson Rothwell To Adapt Ken Follett’s ‘Code To Zero’ For Tandem Productions

• Catalyst Options YA Fantasy Novel ‘Cuckoo Song’ For Event Mini

• 'Let the Right One In’ to Be Reincarnated as TV Series

• George R.R. Martin’s ‘Wild Cards’ Coming To TV, ‘Game Of Thrones’ Author Says

• Josh Mond To Direct Fox’s Graphic Novel Adaptation ‘Jake Ellis’

• 'Astronaut Academy’ Rights Acquired With Aim To Blast Off In Film & TV

• Anne Hathaway Starring in Adaptation of Jenny Mollen’s Novel ‘Live Fast Die Hot’

• Sam Mendes in Talks to Direct Disney’s Live-Action ‘James and the Giant Peach’

• Focus Features’ ‘A Monster Calls’ Dials Up Christmas Weekend Release

• 'Beauty and the Beast’ Photo Reveals First Look at Dan Stevens’ Prince 
• Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman Team to Adapt Novel ‘Truly Madly Guilty’
• James Franco Developing Crime Movies ‘Smonk,’ ‘Poachers,’ ‘Hell at the Breech’

• Black Label Media Acquires Emily Giffin’s ‘First Comes Love’

• 'Brave New World’ to Be Adapted by Grant Morrison, Brian Taylor for Syfy

• Benedict Cumberbatch to Star in, Produce ‘Rogue Male’ Adaptation
• 'The Death Cure' Will Resume Filming in February 2017

• Daisy Ridley to Star in Adaptation of YA Novel ‘Chaos Walking’

• Amy Adams’ ‘An Object of Beauty’ Adaptation Finds New Writer

• James Corden, Rose Byrne to Star in ‘Peter Rabbit’ Live-Action/Animation Hybrid

• 'We Have Always Lived in the Castle' Casting News

• 'Girl on the Train' Writer to Adapt Hot Novel 'Eileen' for Fox Searchlight

• 'Gossip Girl' Creators Adapting YA Mystery Novel '13 Minutes' for Film

• First Look at 'Brain on Fire' Adaptation

• Trailer for 'A Dog's Purpose' Adaptation Arrives
• Anna Paquin to Join Cast of Netflix Miniseries 'Alias Grace'
• 'The Mist' Has acquired David Boyd to Direct

• 'A Little Life' by Hanya Yanagihara Picked Up for  Limited TV Series
• A Three Part Adaptation for 'The Miniaturist' ordered by BBC One

♥ Lala

July Bookmark'd: Book and Adaptation News

Book News

• The sequel to This Save Song gets titled 'Our Dark Duet'.
• Lindsay Lohan is writing a book on how to overcome obstacles.
• Ellie Kemper to write a 2018 memoire.
• Anna Faris writing memoir titled 'Unqualified'.
• Joey Graceffa is writing a YA dystopian called 'Children of Eden'.
• Emery Lord to release new book 'The Names they Gave Us.'
• 'Every Heart a Doorway' by Seanan McGuire is continuing with 2 more books.
• Patrick Ness to publish new book titled 'Release'.
• Sara Raasch is working on a new untitled duology.
• A new collaborative book titled 'Unconventional' is in the works.
• Becky Albertalli to release 2 books with Balzar + Bray.
• Sara J Maas to add additional novels to 'A Court of Thorns and Roses' series.

Recently Revealed Covers

Bad Boy | The X-Files Origins | The X-Files Origins #2 | The Summer that Melted Everything

Her Every Fear | Fireworks | The Careful Undressing of Love | Vampire Academy | The Chemist

Me and Marvin Gardens | Scrappy Little Nobody | Goodbye Days | Till Death | Flying Lessons

Movie and TV Adaptation News

• First images from Stephen King's The Dark Tower adaptation have surfaced.
• Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver gets an April 7th release date.
• Oprah Winfrey joins the last of A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle.
• Veronica Roth's Ascendant (the 4th Divergent film) to skip theatrical release.
• Samira Wiley joins the cast of The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.
• Asa Butterfield joins the cast of The House of Tomorrow by Peter Bognanni.
• Kirsten Dunst to direct Dakota Fanning in Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar adaptation.
• Universal options Matt Ruff's The Monkeys with Margot Robbie to star.
• Alexandra Bracken's The Darkest Minds gets a director.
• John Crowley to adapt Donna Tartt's The Goldfinch.
• First promo shots from Riverdale (based on the Archie comics).
• Sony Pictures options This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab.
• Jim Hensen Company to adapt Wee Free Men.
• Nicola Yoon's Everything, Everything casts Amandla Stenberg and Nick Robinson.
• Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr gets a director.
• Castle Hangnail being adapted for Disney.

New Trailers for Adapted Works

The Girl on the Train

A Monster Calls

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Ben Hur

July Adaptation Releases

tulip fever | the bfg | into the forest | indignation | mike and dave need wedding dates | nerve

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June Bookmark'd: Book and Adaptation News

Book News

• The Lunar Chronicles is getting some graphic novels.
• Jennifer L. Armentrout is writing a new book called Till Death.
• Kelly Osbourne's new memoire: There's No F-ing Secret
• The Suicide Squad is releasing a movie tie-in book.

Recently Revealed Covers

Dare You | Long May She Reign | King's Cage | The Thousandth Floor | Freedom's Slave

The Last of August | Rise of Fire | The End of Our Story | Nevernight | Blood of Wonderland

The Ship Beyond Time | Wait for Me | The Upside of Unrequited | Literally | Shadowcaster

Movie and TV Adaptation News

• ‘13 Reasons Why’ Netflix Series: Dylan Minnette & Katherine Langford Lead Cast
• Director Thea Sharrock Tapped to Adapt YA Novel ‘The Selection’ 
• ‘Pitch Perfect 2’ Helmer Elizabeth Banks Circles ‘Red Queen’ To Direct
• Near-Death Memoir ‘My Descent Into Death’ Acquired By Alcon
• James Franco To Star In ‘Drunken Fireworks’; Stephen King Short Story
• Awesomeness Films Acquires YA Novel ‘Spontaneous’
• David Heyman And Studio Canal Reteam For Classic Tale ‘The Secret Garden’
• Dwayne Johnson Producing Sony Adaptation of Graphic Novel ‘Son of Shaolin’
• Doug Liman in Talks to Direct Adaptation of YA Novel ‘Chaos Walking’
• ‘Short Term 12’s’ Keith Stanfield to Star With Nat Wolff in Netflix’s ‘Death Note’
• Chuck Paluhniuk’s ‘Lullaby’ Movie Reaches $250,000 Kickstarter Goal
• Angelina Jolie Circles ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ Remake
• T.J. Miller Joins Steven Spielberg’s ‘Ready Player One’
• BBC Commissions Agatha Christie Drama ‘The Witness for the Prosecution’
• J.J. Abrams Developing TV Series Based on Michael Jackson's Last Days
• Margaret Atwood’s 'Alias Grace' is coming to CBC and Netflix as a miniseries.
• Number 9 Films And StudioCanal-Owned RED Teaming Up for Henry James Adaptation ‘Portrait Of A Lady’
• Chuck Palahniuk's "Survivor" to Become TV Series
• A 'Prep' TV Show: Curtis Sittenfeld's Bestseller Could be Coming To HBO

New Trailers for Adapted Works

The Girl with All the Gifts

Inferno

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Liam's Ocean Birthday

I've been neglecting this blog lately, so thought I'd catch up with a post I never put up - Liam's 5th birthday party! As always, we take the low-key route when it comes to birthdays and just went camping with a few family friends. But I still like to throw together a little theme of Liam's choosing, even if there are only a few kids there.
So here you have Liam's ocean-themed 5th birthday!

That sandcastle cake was a failed attempt at something like this, and was left with just a huge pile of cooked cake crumbs, so I shoved them inside a sandcastle pail, and this came out. It was not. edible.

The watermelon was cut into a shark by my husband, whom I've extremely grateful for, as if I was in charge of it...well, let's refer again to the failure that was the sandcastle cake...

We made ocean water and waves from blue jell-o and whipped cream (no, this was clearly not a vegan friendly party) in those plastic cups and then had some gummies and chocolate to throw into your own personal sea cup.

The cups I decorated with just a few quick swipes of blue paint, and had blue juice and ice tea to act as the "ocean water" and "lake water".

And that's pretty much it. We had a fantastic weekend in the wilderness with the kids, and Liam's adorable white "5" shirt from cafe press got sufficiently filthy!

Oh and on the drive home, he lost his very first tooth!

Lala