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NONFICTION 1. Thicker than Water by Tyler Shultz, narrated by the author (Audible Originals) 2.

Ben Affleck is living his life up the way he wants to as he reaches 48 years old, mid-life crisis be damned!

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “Sucker Punch” by Laurell K. Hamilton (Berkley) 2.

HBO is clearly working hard to get the upcoming adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ book “Between the World and Me” on TV screens this year. When it was announced that the network was working on an adaptation of the book, people were already excited enough to see this story told at a time when American politics and social discourse is dominated by the death of George Floyd and the prevalence of Black Lives Matter protests.

Also Read: HBO to Adapt Ta-Nehisi Coates' 'Between the World and Me' as a TV Special“Between the World and Me” is currently in production under COVID-19 guidelines. The special is expected to debut this fall on HBO and will also be available to stream on WarnerMedia-owned streaming service HBO Max.HBO’s “Between the World and Me” is directed by Kamilah Forbes, who directed the Apollo’s original staging.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterHBO has set an all-star lineup of featured performers in the adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Between the World and Me.”The HBO version’s cast will include Angela Bassett, Oprah Winfrey, “Black Lives Matter” founder Alicia Garza, Joe Morton, Phylicia Rashad, The Roots’ Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter, Courtney B. Vance, Pauletta Washington, and Susan Kelechi Watson.

1. “Midnight Sun” by Stephanie Meyer (Little, Brown) 2. “Live Free or Die” by Sean Hannity (Threshold Editions) 3.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are setting down more permanent roots in California, and they aren't doing so in Los Angeles. The couple's reps confirmed that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have bought a home in Santa Barbara, about an hour and half outside of L.A., and moved there in July.This isn't surprising, as royal reporters Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand's book Finding Freedom revealed that their initial home in L.A.

Audible best-sellers for the week ending August 7th: Nonfiction 1. Thicker than Water by Tyler Shultz, narrated by the author (Audible Originals) 2.

Monica decided to celebrate her mother’s 69th birthday in style, and she had the most precious gift for the occasion. The T.I.

Melissa Etheridge spoke candidly about her son Beckett’s battle with opioid addiction nearly three months after he died from an overdose at the age of 21.“As the mother of someone who was addicted to opioids, it’s a struggle,” the Grammy winner, 59, told Rolling Stone on Thursday, August 6. “You want to help your child.

Melissa Etheridge opened up about her son's recent death in a new interview where she discussed addiction and if his life could have been saved. Beckett Cypher died in May 2020 from an opioid overdose.

1. “Too Much and Never Enough” by Mary L. Trump (Simon & Schuster) 2.

Melissa Etheridge is opening up about the tragic death of her son, Beckett Cypher.

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “1st Case” by Patterson/Tebbetts (Little, Brown) 2. “The Vanishing Half” by Brit Bennett (Riverhead) 3.