Author Archives: dshannon

July 11, 2022

A Sequel Film of A SIMPLE FAVOR has been announced

Director Paul Feig, writer Jessica Sharzer, and stars Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick will reunite in a sequel to the popular 2018 film based on Darcey Bell’s book. Filming will likely take place next year in Capri, Italy.

December 7, 2021

THE FIVE WOUNDS wins First Novel Prize

Kirstin Valdez Quade’s THE FIVE WOUNDS is announced as winner of The Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize at The Center’s Annual Awards Benefit and 200th Anniversary Celebration.

November 4, 2021

UMA WIMPLE CHARTS HER HOUSE

UMA WIMPLE CHARTS HER HOUSE is named one of the 30 best children’s books of 2021 by Parents Magazine.

July 12, 2021

In his new collection of essays: ON BEING SHORT: MEN, MASCULINITY, AND OTHER DISASTERS, Jess Row examines the paradoxical, problematic, dysfunctional lives of American men in the 21st century. The essays will weave together Row’s own experience and social observations into a larger narrative of how American masculinity has fragmented and devolved since the 1970s. The book will be published by Graywolf.