Soon HBO will have another show based on an acclaimed book in its lineup. Olive Kitteridge, a show based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Elizabeth Strout, will premiere on November 2nd. You can see the trailer (along with a brief analysis) over at Slate. FYI, Strout wrote a Year in Reading entry for us.
Olive Kitteridge on HBO
How Should an Interview Be?
My Millions social media teammate Emily M. Keeler is probably too humble to write a Curiosity about her kickass interview with Sheila Heti. But not I, dear readers! Not I.
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Tuesday New Release Day: Basu; Fuller; Bollen; Spencer; Fallon; Laird
Out this week: The Windfall by Diksha Basu; Quiet Until the Thaw by Alexandra Fuller; The Destroyers by Christopher Bollen; River Under the Road by Scott Spencer; The Confusion of Languages by Siobhan Fallon; and Modern Gods by Nick Laird. For more on these and other new titles, go read our most recent book preview.
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NASA’s Science Fiction
Science fiction is about to get a lot more scientific. Tor and NASA will be collaborating on some book projects.
Are You Feeling Lucky?
Hobart’s got a “Wish List” for submissions to its next issue, and with any luck they might just pull it off.
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McSweeney’s Newspaper Issue Preview
McSweeney's offers a nine-page sneak peek at its forthcoming newspaper issue.
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Take a Look, It’s In An e-book
Reading Rainbow frontman LeVar Burton plans to launch "an educational iPad app that lets children explore topics of interest."
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