Fussy’s favorites: Week of July 18, 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.  

Literary history

• Immerse yourself in Jane Austen's life 

• First reviews for each Ernest Hemingway novel 

• Sylvia Plath's tarot cards rake in over $200,000 at auction

Book announcements from authors ...

• Emily St. John Mandel has a new book coming out in April 

• Booker winner Douglas Stuart announces his second novel 

... and from celebrities

• Prince Harry's memoir will come out in late 2022 

• Stacey Abrams is writing a children's picture book

• Actress Viola Davis is writing a memoir

• Obama-Springsteen podcast is becoming a book

From page to screen 

• Oscar Acosta's novels could be coming to TV

• Watch the trailer for The Last Duel

• Anansi Boys is becoming a TV show