Hello, book lovers! Publishing insiders at the London Book Fair say we’ll be reading a number of celebrity-penned fiction in the coming year, but in just a few weeks we’ll be reading quite the celebrity memoir from Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis. Netflix will even air a special interview with Davis and none other than Oprah Winfrey. Meanwhile, competing streaming service Hulu has further captivated Sally Rooney fans with an extended trailer for its upcoming series adaptation of Conversations With Friends. Of course, this is hardly the only book-centered entertainment readers have to look forward to this year, and Town & Country has a comprehensive list to get you up to speed on all page-to-screen adaptations headed your way. But, without further ado, enjoy this mix of stories from the book world.

Tony, Oscar and Emmy-Winner Viola Davis Dives Into Emotional Past in New Memoir: Finding Me explores her journey out of poverty and the abuse she survived in childhood; Davis will join Oprah Winfrey in a Netflix special to discuss the book on April 22. — People

Hulu Drops Extended Trailer for Upcoming Conversations With Friends Series: After the smashing success of adapting Sally Rooney’s Normal People, fans cannot wait for Hulu’s next crack at Rooney, which promises to be irresistibly “messier” than the last. — W Magazine

2022 U.S. Book Show Welcomes Bestselling Authors John Grisham and Celeste Ng: Held virtually May 23-26, the aforementioned authors will speak during the event’s adult fiction day on May 25. — Publishers Weekly

Poet Amanda Gorman to Appear at Los Angeles Times Festival of Books: Call Us What We Carry, Gorman’s latest collection of poems, “pierces the pandemic’s silence and isolation, speaking to our collective grief in a confounding historical moment.” — LA Times

Awards and Accolades Worthy of Note: The National Book Foundation announced its “5 Under 35” list of writers (Vulture); Colm Tóibín’s The Magician on this year’s Walter Scott Prize shortlist; The Story Prize has been awarded to Brandon Taylor’s Filthy Animals; the New York Public Library announced the 2022 Young Lions Fiction Award finalists, including Mateo Askaripour’s Black Buck; Carter Malkasian’s The American War in Afghanistan wins the 2022 Lionel Gelber Prize; Fortnum & Mason has announced the shortlist for the 2022 Food and Drink Awards; and Winning Writers announced the winners of this year’s Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest.

Diana Gabaldon Will Join Star-Studded Masters Lineup at ThrillerFest XVII: The upcoming thriller-focused conference, held May 31 – June 4 in NYC, will also showcase genre masters Sandra Brown, Lee Child, Heather Graham, John Stanford and R.L. Stine. (If you’re a thriller fan, check out Jon Land’s April Thrill List!)— ThrillerFest

London Book Fair Reveals 5 Interesting Reading Trends: What will we be reading next year? Insights from the London Book Fair suggest celebrity fiction, dark women’s fiction, self-help and more! — The Guardian

31 Book-to-Film Adaptations for Your Growing TBR in 2022: From Peacock’s upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s Firestarter to Suzanne Allain’s Mr. Malcolm’s List, not to mention (again) Hulu’s Conversations With Friends, this year’s entertainment is one for the books! — Vulture

Thrilling Art Heist Debut Scores Netflix Film Adaptation: Grace Li’s Portrait of a Thief follows a group of American Chinese college students on a series of amateur heists. — Entertainment Weekly

11 Sizzling and Heart-Melting Enemies-to-Lovers Romances: If you’re in need of more content after finishing Bridgerton Season 2, look no further! Including Sonali Dev’s Recipe for Persuasion and Emily Henry’s Beach Read, these romances are sure to make you swoon. — Town & Country

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