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From page to screen
These are the latest books being adapted to your TV screen or movie theater.
Jenna Bush Hager’s production company to adapt first book for TV
Jenna Bush Hager opens up about the first project in development with her production company. She reveals the book “The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century” by Kirk W. Johnson will be turned into a series.
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Ella Berman teases her next book, 'Before We Were Innocent'
Three teenage girls go to Greece and only two come back in this thriller, written by the author of the Read With Jenna pick "The Comeback."
10 books to read this summer, according to bestselling author Harlan Coben
Including a novel with "tons of delicious twists and secrets."
All of the books on Barack Obama's 2022 summer reading list
Two Read With Jenna picks made the the former president's annual reading roundup.
Michelle Obama to publish a new book, 'The Light We Carry'
The former first lady described her new book, "The Light We Carry," as a collection of practices that she has used to stay grounded during times of uncertainty.
A new 'Bridgerton' book about Queen Charlotte is coming
The character, who does not appear in Quinn's original novels, is also at the center of an upcoming prequel series on Netflix.
5 books to read this summer, according to bestselling author Daniel Silva
Including a spy novel recommended by the master of spy fiction himself.
Gender fluidity is a part of Hawaiian culture. How a children's book is reclaiming that
"Ho'onani: Hula Warrior," a children's book based on a 2014 documentary, can help make conversations about gender identity easier to navigate.
6 books to read after 'These Impossible Things' by Salma El-Wardany
Including a novel about mother-daughter relationships and one that made El-Wardany "stop and read the sentences twice."
The best beach reads of all time, according to authors
Featuring romances, hidden gems, classics — and a debate about what a beach read even is.
Monica Brashears' 'House of Cotton' is an off-kilter fairy tale set in a funeral parlor
Brashears told TODAY she was inspired by her childhood in Appalachia, the writing of Toni Morrison and working retail. "I’d take advantage of lulls and conjure up worlds in my head," she told TODAY.
