Fussy’s favorites: Week of June 27, 2021

It’s easy to miss the occasional post or two online, so we’ve rounded up some of the highlights from our reader blog this week. 

Adaptations 

• Newly published Richard Wright novel is optioned for the screen 

• Audiobook narrators are giving more thought to voicing different races

• Critic wishes an unhappy 50th anniversary to "Willy Wonka" movie

Notable book clubs 

• Camilla's Reading Room book club hosts a special guest this week 

• This book club does far more than discuss the plot afterwards 

Reading road trips 

• Follow Oliver Twist through London and stay at an Austen house 

• Harry Potter play will return to the stage, but as a shorter version 

Political analysis

• New book: Trump scorned COVID task force 

• Chris Christie's new book aims to save the GOP