Pop culture news for readers: May 1, 2024

Here's how pop culture and literature have been intersecting lately ...

• Director Greta Gerwig is leading a TV adaptation of C.S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia books, with filming set to begin in August (Screen Rant).

• Take a first look at the It Ends With Us adaptation, starring Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni; the movie based on Colleen Hoover's novel hits theaters August 9 (People).

• London's Barbican Centre is exploring author James Baldwin's efforts to break into Hollywood and why they failed during his lifetime (The Guardian).

• Reese's Book Club is celebrating its 100th pick with a party featuring ... Taco Bell (Instagram).