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SlashFilm reveals that director Jason Reitman (Thank You for Smoking, Juno) is in talks to develop Labor Day into a feature film.

“Maynard’s inventive coming-of-age tale indelibly captures the anxiety and confusion inherent in adolescence, while the addition of a menacing element of suspense makes this emotionally fraught journey that much more harrowing,” declares Booklist.

Reitman’s adaptation of Walter Kirn’s novel Up in the Air is scheduled to hit theaters later this year.

Recently I've found myself involved in numerous conversations about favorite children's books. Perhaps these talks are the result of the surge in young adult fiction (most recently, of course, being the Twilight series). One thing I've noticed–bringing up kid's books with a group of adults causes an immensely different reaction than say, bringing up religion or politics. Rather than heated arguments, people let out exclamations of "Oh my god! I LOVE that book!" or get wide-eyed with excitement and wave their arms wildly, practically jumping up and down like a 5-year-old (maybe that's just showing the true maturity of my friends). Now that I think about it, these recent conversations are the result of the upcoming release of Where the Wild Things Are (Chills! Chills, I tell you, from the trailer alone! SO excited for the movie!) A beloved book of so many of our own youths is being made into what looks to be an amazing movie. Huzzah! My absolutely favorite kid's book is and always will be The Monster at the End of This Book, narrated by none other than Grover. Know this one? If not, you need to set aside 2 minutes to read it (plus you can say you read an entire book today). My mom used to read this book to me, doing the most fantastic Grover impression she could conjure. And no matter how many times we came to find out who the monster at the end of the book was (I won't spoil it for you), I still held my breath as the brick wall crashed down and the ropes shredded apart at the turn of each page. And my mom, such an amazing mom she is, would be just as shocked as I was when the monster was revealed. I get so excited when I sell someone that book. I tell them my own story and, quite often, they've had a similar experience as a child. Few things can so quickly transport adults back to their childhood like their favorite book as a child. Think about it–what is your favorite children's book? Do you remember how you felt when you read your favorite book as a child? Are you smiling right now just thinking about it? When is the last time you sat down and read ________? Maybe today's a good day.

–Lindsey

Hell is not so bad, actually its quite a lively, fun place… if you’re Satan that is. If you happen to be newscaster Hatcher McCord, it can be a little rough. Hatcher delivers the Evening News From Hell, forced to improvise every word since the teleprompter only displays inane obscenities, his girlfriend, headless Anne Boleyn, is obsessed with her old beau, Henry VIII, and he can only get in touch with his boss, the Devil, through voice mail.

Just as in his previous works Severance, historical figure’s internal monologues the instant of their decapitation, and Intercourse, monologues of famous couples as they… couple, Butler is a master at making impossible insights come off as perfectly reasonable.

Eighteen years after the publication of Generation X comes the sequel to Douglas Coupland’s groundbreaking novel.

Praise for Generation A:

“Coupland scatters his smartly satirical observations throughout….This is a clever, brilliant book — and it’s loads better than Generation X…funny and profound.” Esquire UK

“Coupland still satirizes pop culture better than anyone. This globe-spanning tale, set in the near future, is masterfully told and often hilarious.” GQ UK

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