Posted on September 17, 2025 at 7:59 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek
Catch up quick with the bookish news of the past few days ... or take a deeper dive into each story. Your choice!
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Ann M. Martin’s bestselling book series The Baby-sitters Club is becoming a musical; the show, which will premiere theatrically in spring 2027, will take place when the main characters are in their mid-twenties and reuniting as they promised each other they'd do (Deadline).
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Speaking of a group of women in their twenties, you can read an excerpt of Angela Flournoy's just-released novel, The Wilderness (Literary Hub).
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Make sure your computer or your YouTube account has the sound volume relatively low — then watch the trailer for the adaptation of Freida McFadden’s The Housemaid, starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried; the movie opens December 19 (YouTube).
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With the movie adaptation of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club just barely out, director Chris Columbus and cast members Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Celia Imrie, and Ben Kingsley say they're eager to bring the rest of the mystery series to life (Entertainment Weekly).
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Check out the cover of Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé's The Heirs; the fourth book about the Button family will come out June 2 (Cosmopolitan).
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Harper’s Bazaar is launching a literary newsletter, and Brittany Allen points out that it's not alone in trying to capitalize on the Substack-fueled popularity of newsletters (Literary Hub).
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