Posted on January 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM 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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Ronan Farrow has signed a multi-project deal with Audible, beginning with the investigative podcast Not a Very Good Murderer, which will premiere March 20; Farrow is a journalist and the author of the bestseller Catch and Kill (Variety).
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Watch a trailer for the adaptation of Wish You Were Here by Renée Carlino; the movie, coming out January 17, marks the directorial debut of Julia Stiles (YouTube).
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Periplus has announced its 2025 fellowships; forty-eight writers of color in the US will receive a mentorship with a Periplus member, including such big names as Rachel Khong, Deesha Philyaw, and Bryan Washington (Literary Hub).
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Carole Wilbourn, a self-described — and the self-proclaimed first — cat therapist who wrote several books on feline behavior, died December 23 at age eighty-four (The New York Times).
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