Bookmarks: August 23rd

Happy almost weekend, Savvy Readers! It’s time to catch up on your weekly book news!

1. HarperCollins announces actor Simu Liu’s memoir!

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Simu Liu, actor on the award-winning CBC comedy series Kim’s Convenience and currently slated for Marvel Studio’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, is writing a memoir! The memoir will recount his complicated childhood, including the weight of immigrant family expectations. You can read all about it here!

2. Alisha Rai got to create her dream dating app with The Right Swipe.

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The Right Swipe author Alisha Rai tells Bustle that, “on a selfish note, I also wanted to create my dream dating app, and I don’t know enough about technology to do it outside of the confines of a fictional world”—so she wrote a book! The Right Swipe follows Rihannon, creator of the dating app of Rai’s dreams, Crush. Read the full article here!

3. Start reading Cold Storage by David Koepp

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This week, HarperCollins Canada revealed the first chapter of Cold Storage by David Koepp (the screenwriter of Jurassic Park!). Get the first look into this wild and terrifying adventure HERE. We can’t wait to hear what you think!

4. Enter to win the Summer of Canadian Reading book of the week!

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Have you been following along with this summer’s Canadian reading suggestions? Check out summerofcanadianreading.ca to learn more about the weekly suggestions and how you can enter to win them ALL! Read more here.

5. The Savvy Reader fall fiction preview is still live!

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If you haven’t checked it out yet, what are you waiting for? You could be the winner of this entire stack of 15 advance reading copies—including new books from bestselling authors like Ann Patchett and Emma Donoghue! Find out more about each of these exciting upcoming reads and enter to win them all here!

 

Did we miss any big bookish news this week, Savvy Readers? Tell us in the comments or on Twitter @SavvyReader! Happy reading!

Ashley

Follow me on Twitter @ashleyposluns.

 

 

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