The week in literary film and TV news.

The week in literary film and TV news.

By Dan Sheehan | October 16, 2020

We won't get to see Lupita Nyong’o star in <em>Americanah</em> after all.

We won't get to see Lupita Nyong’o star in Americanah after all.

By Dan Sheehan | October 15, 2020

Controversial indie screenwriter Christopher Moltisanti throws support behind Biden.

Controversial indie screenwriter Christopher Moltisanti throws support behind Biden.

By Dan Sheehan | October 15, 2020

We're getting another gigantic Richard Powers novel in 2021.

We're getting another gigantic Richard Powers novel in 2021.

By Dan Sheehan | October 15, 2020

Glenn Close is unrecognizable in the first trailer for <em>Hillbilly Elegy</em>.

Glenn Close is unrecognizable in the first trailer for Hillbilly Elegy.

By Dan Sheehan | October 14, 2020

Charlie Kaufman is adapting Yōko Ogawa's <em>The Memory Police</em> into a feature film.

Charlie Kaufman is adapting Yōko Ogawa's The Memory Police into a feature film.

By Dan Sheehan | October 9, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • House of Day, House of Night
  • The Award
  • Daring to Be Free: Rebellion and Resistance of the Enslaved in the Atlantic World
  • Casanova 20: Or, Hot World
  • Frostlines: A Journey Through Entangled Lives and Landscapes in a Warming Arctic
  • The Six Loves of James I

Zachary Quinto and Jim Parsons break out their Tennessee Williams and Truman Capote impressions.

By Dan Sheehan | October 8, 2020

It's been a bittersweet week for surf literature.

By Dan Sheehan | October 7, 2020

Ethan Hawke's new (autobiographical) novel is full of rage and sex and longing and despair.

By Dan Sheehan | October 5, 2020

Irish poet Derek Mahon has died, but he left behind this lyric of hope.

Irish poet Derek Mahon has died, but he left behind this lyric of hope.

By Dan Sheehan | October 2, 2020

"Any sort of drug distorts it." Truman Capote on writing under the influence.

By Dan Sheehan | September 30, 2020

Tremble, puny book awards, before the awesome power of Obama's memoir.

Tremble, puny book awards, before the awesome power of Obama's memoir.

By Dan Sheehan | September 29, 2020

An incomplete history of <em>Cat on a Hot Tin Roof</em>: the good, the bad, and the ugly.

An incomplete history of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: the good, the bad, and the ugly.

By Dan Sheehan | September 28, 2020

The greatest job in the literary world is accepting applications again.

The greatest job in the literary world is accepting applications again.

By Dan Sheehan | September 24, 2020

Happy 185th wedding anniversary to Edgar Allan Poe and Virginia Clemm.

Happy 185th wedding anniversary to Edgar Allan Poe and Virginia Clemm.

By Dan Sheehan | September 22, 2020

10 covers for Stephen King's <em>It</em>, ranked from least to most terrifying.

10 covers for Stephen King's It, ranked from least to most terrifying.

By Dan Sheehan | September 16, 2020

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