Marianne Doherty

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It's Monday again and today I'm reading "The Dark Lord's Guide to Dating" by Tiffany Hunt

What book(s) are you reading this week?

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Book cover for How to say Goodbye in Cuban by Daniel Miyares. Image shows the silhouette of a boy on the prow of a boat, looking back to land in the distance.

I’m reading the excellent How to Say Goodbye in Cuban by Daniel Miyares which we’re reading for our graphic novels book club. A very timely read.

It’s really scary isn’t it? Hope everyone is able to stay safe.

Don't suppose any of my followers on here are involved with a London bookshop and would be interested in having me pop in to sign some copies of The Notwitches? I'm going to be in town towards the end of the month and would love to visit a few stores. My DMs are open if so!

I think I was probably in love with Gilbert too. 😂

Yeah, it’s very poor show from Netflix. Really rubbish if the story is left hanging.

Hopefully one day!

Exactly, it’s such a risk. I would generally rather read the books first. But when I was young I wasn’t a great reader and lived off Jane Austen adaptations and old films. So it’s great when you see an adaptation done well and does often lead folk to discover the books.

Is it not 3? I’m watching it now and really trying hard to adjust my expectations that it will be as perfect as the 80s TV series. If I’d never seen that or read the books I’d probably love it.

I was thinking about Llama Out Loud. I love that series. Though I don’t think my kids would find it as funny without my awful cockney accent for the llama. More kids with fake tashes on TV - I agree!

Not knowing anything about these things I kind of thought a lot of authors wouldn’t want their books adapted. I would LOVE to see your books adapted though. You’d think that with the popularity of K-drama that more British Asian stories would now be sought out for TV and film.

Glad you enjoyed it! If you like that you’ll likely also enjoy Squished if you haven’t tried it already.

Great suggestions!

SJ Wills’s Bite Risk! Namina Forna’s The Gilded Ones!! Rebel Skies by Ann Sei Lin. Inkbound by Philippa Leathley. Sue Lynn Tan’s epic fantasy romances. Danielle Jawando’s YA books. So many. #kidlituk #kidsbooksfriday

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No I’m not sure I did. I shall seek it out and see what I reckon.

Congratulations! So excited by the new graphic novel category!

No apologies needed at all. I only do it on a Friday cause I’m off work myself. And I think it’s great that folk still catch up with it over the weekend when they maybe have a bit more time. Book chat is for every day after all! ❤️📚

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My latest article for Educate magazine is all about verse novels. In it, I explore how they can help make reading possible for children who might feel overwhelmed by the amount of text on a page, why they work brilliantly as read-alouds and how they're helpful for developing empathy.

I slept on it.
And came up with The Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner.
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If, and only if, it was done to the standard of his Lockwood books adaptation, l would love to see Jonathan Stroud's superb Scarlett & Browne trilogy on the big screen. Given the scope of the altered landscape (it's futuristic) animation might work best.
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Yes there was. It looks amazing.

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I too am still angry about this. Normally I shy away from anything remotely scary but I loved this adaptation. Madness to cancel it with such an enthusiastic fanbase.

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