D.H. Lawrence. Cormac McCarthy. Gabriel García Márquez. Ian McEwan. Books by all these authors and more are hitting screens this fall, in all genres: horror (Stephen King), suspense (Dennis Lehane), fantasy (Philip Pullman), sci-fi (Richard Matheson); western (Elmore Leonard)—even Beowulf is now a movie! More remarkable still, two books—Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover and Matheson's I Am Legend—are each now in their third round of adaptation. Has Hollywood gone completely literary? Is this the year books do to movies what reality programming did to television? Odd, perplexing, inexplicable. Still, you won't hear us complaining.
AugustThe Nanny DiariesStarring Scarlett Johansson, Laura Linney, Paul GiamattiDirected by Shari Springer Berman and Robert PulciniRelease date August 24 (Weinstein Co., wide)Based on the novel by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus (St. Martin's, Aug.; 675,000 combined trade paper/mass market)Johansson slips out of period costume and into the role of Park Avenue nanny. Redemption for McLaughlin and Kraus should Citizen Girl, too, get optioned?September
3:10 to Yuma
Starring Christian Bale, Russell Crowe, Ben Foster
Directed by James Mangold
Release date September 7 (Relativity Media/Lionsgate, wide)
Based on the story from Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories by Elmore Leonard (HarperTorch, Aug. 28; 75,000 mass market)
This remake of the 1957 film will acquaint Leonard's younger fans with his early pulp westerns.
Silk
Starring Michael Pitt, Alfred Molina, Keira Knightley
Directed by François Girard
Release date September 14 (Picturehouse Entertainment, limited)
Based on the novel by Alessandro Baricco (Vintage, Aug. 28; 40,000 trade paper)
A 19th-century French silkworm merchant travels to Japan, where he becomes obsessed with his silkworm dealer's concubine. The tie-in features a new translation by Ann Goldstein.
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Starring Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Sam Shepard
Directed by Andrew Dominik
Release date September 21 (Warner Bros., platform release in N.Y., L.A. and Toronto)
Based on the novel by Ron Hansen (Harper Perennial, Sept. 18; 30,000 trade paper)
An adaptation of Hansen's PEN/Faulkner Award—nominated book, reissued with an essay by the author about his experience watching the making of the movie.
Into the Wild
Starring Emile Hirsch, William Hurt, Marcia Gay Harden
Directed by Sean Penn
Release date September 21 (Paramount Vantage, wide)
Based on the book by Jon Krakauer (Anchor, Aug. 21; 150,000 trade paper)
Penn's screenplay treatment and direction of Krakauer's 1996 bestseller about a young man's tragic last days in the Alaskan wilderness rescue it from the backlist.
Across the Universe
Starring Jim Sturgess, Evan Rachel Wood, Eddie Izzard
Directed by Julie Taymor
Release date September 28 (Revolution Studios/Columbia, wide)
Tie-in:Across the Universe: Creating an Original Movie Musical by Julie Taymor (Newmarket, Oct. 1; hardcover)
Everyone from Phish to Cindi Lauper has covered this titular Beatles song; why not a movie musical? Director Taymor (The Lion King) conveys the hallucinogenic '60s with a mix of live action and painted/3D animation.
The Feast of Love
Starring Morgan Freeman, Greg Kinnear, Selma Blair
Directed by Robert Benton
Release date September 28 (MGM/Lakeshore Entertainment, wide)
Based on the novel by Charles Baxter (Vintage, Aug. 21; 75,000 trade paper)
Baxter's National Book Award—nominated reimagining of A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by Golden Globe— and Acadamy Award—winning director Benton (Kramer vs. Kramer).
The Game Plan
Starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Kyra Sedgwick, Madison Pettis
Directed by Andy Fickman
Release date September 28 (Walt Disney Pictures)
Tie-in:The Game Plan: The Junior Novel, adapted by Beth Beechwood (Disney Press, Aug.; 75,000 paper)
Playing a hard-partying quarterback who discovers a daughter he never knew he had lets the Rock showcase acting talents beyond the flexing of his right eyebrow muscle.
Goal II: Living the Dream
Starring Kuno Becker, Alessandro Nivola, David Beckham
Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra
Release date September 28 (Walt Disney Pictures/Milkshake Films, limited)
Novelization by Robert Rigby (Harcourt, Mar.; 100,000 paper)
This follow-up to Goal!: The Dream Begins, originally slated for summer, will give soccer fans a kick.
Lust, Caution
Starring Tony Leung, Wei Tang, Joan Chen
Directed by Ang Lee
Release date September 28 (Focus Features, limited)
Based on the story by Eileen Chang (Anchor, Sept. 4; 40,000 trade paper)
Other tie-in:Lust, Caution: The Story, the Screenplay, and the Making of the Film by Eileen Chang and James Schamus (Pantheon, Sept. 4; hardcover)
Lee's first film since the Acadamy Award—winning Brokeback Mountain is a rendering of Chang's love story/political thriller set during the Japanese occupation of Shanghai. Pantheon tie-in will include the original story.
October
Gone, Baby, Gone
Starring Morgan Freeman, Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan
Directed by Ben Affleck
Release date October 10 (Miramax, limited)
Based on the novel by Dennis Lehane (HarperCollins, Sept. 25; 250,000 mass market)
Affleck's directorial debut adapts Lehane's bestselling 1998 novel about two Boston-area detectives whose investigation of a girl's kidnapping throws their personal and professional lives into a tailspin.
Dan in Real Life
Starring Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook
Directed by Peter Hedges
Release date October 12, limited; October 19, wide (Touchstone)
Tie-in:Dan in Real Life: The Shooting Script (Newmarket, Oct. 12; 7,500 trade paper)
The Oscar—nominated writer/director of Pieces of April and novelist of What's Eating Gilbert Grape directs Carell in this romantic comedy about a widower who falls for his brother's girlfriend.
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Starring Cate Blanchett, Clive Owen, Geoffrey Rush
Directed by Shekhar Kapur
Release date October 12 (Universal, wide)
Novelization by Tasha Alexander (HarperEntertainment, Sept. 25; 25,000 trade paper)
The sequel to Elizabeth (1998) with Blanchett as Elizabeth I explores the queen's relationship with Sir Walter Raleigh (Owen). Alexander (And Only to Deceive) writes the novelization.
Reservation Road
Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Connolly
Directed by Terry George
Release date October 19 (RH Films/Focus Features, limited)
Based on the novel by John Burnham Schwartz (Vintage, Sept.; 100,000 trade paper, 150,000 mass market)
A car accident in modern-day suburban Connecticut irrevocably changes the lives of two men. Schwartz co-wrote the screenplay of his 1999 novel with director George (Hotel Rwanda).
30 Days of Night
Starring Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Danny Huston
Directed by David Slade
Release date October 19 (Sony Pictures/Ghosthouse Studios)
Based on the miniseries of comic books by Steve Niles, illus. by Ben Templesmith: Complete 30 Days of Night Trilogy (IDW, Oct. 15; slipcased hardcovers)
Novelization by Tim Lebbon (Pocket Star, Sept. 25; 60,000 mass market)
Niles and Templesmith's horror comics go Hollywood. Bram Stoker Award—winner Lebbon (As the Sun Goes Down) writes the novelization.
O Jerusalem
Starring J.J. Field, Said Taghmaoui, Maria Papas
Directed by Elie Chouraqui
Release date October 24 (Samuel Goldwyn Films, limited)
Based on the book by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre (S&S, Sept. 4; 10,000 paper)
This tie-in edition of the classic 1972 account of the birth of Israel, last published in 1988, features a new introduction by Lapierre.
Martian Child
Starring John Cusack, Joan Cusack, Amanda Peet
Directed by Menno Meyjes
Release date October 26 (New Line Cinema, wide)
Based on the novel by David Gerrold (Tor, Sept. 4; mass market and trade paper)
Hugo- and Nebula Award—winner Gerrold's semiautobiographical 2002 novel about a sci-fi writer who adopts a boy claiming to be from Mars. Meyjes, who usually screenwrites (The Color Purple), dons director's cap.
November
American Gangster
Starring Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Cuba Gooding Jr.
Directed by Ridley Scott
Release date November 2 (Universal, wide)
Based on the story from American Gangster: And Other Tales of New York by Mark Jacobson (Grove, Oct. 24; 25,000 trade paper)
Novelization by Max Allen Collins (Forge, Oct. 2; 350,000 mass market)
A police detective (Crowe) and drug czar (Washington) face off in 1970s Harlem in this film that spent seven years in production limbo.
Bee Movie
Voices of Jerry Seinfeld, Renée Zellweger, Chris Rock
Directed by Steve Hickner and Simon J. Smith
Release date November 2 (DreamWorks Animation, wide)
Tie-ins from HarperEntertainment: seven titles including Bee Movie: Barry's Day Out by Scout Driggs (Sept.; 150,000 paper); Bee Movie: The Junior Novel by Susan Korman (Sept.; 175,000 paper) and other 8x8 and mass market paperbacks
Other Tie-ins:Bee Movie Mad Libs (Price Sloan Stern, Oct.; 75,000 paper activity); Bee Movie: The Guide to the Sweet Life (DK, Sept.; 50,000 hardcover); The Art of Bee Movie by Jerry Beck (Chronicle, Nov. 1; 15,000 hardcover)
Seinfeld's first motion-picture script examines the stinging repercussions of bees suing humanity; computer-animated.
Lady Chatterley's Lover
Starring Marina Hands, Jean-Louis Coullo'ch, Hippolyte Giradot
Directed by Pascale Ferran
Release date November 9 (Kino International, limited)
Based on the novel by D.H. Lawrence (Grove, Aug. 3; 10,000 trade paper)
This César Award—winning French-language version of Lawrence's classic is based on his second write-up of the story, “John Thomas and Lady Jane.”
No Country for Old Men
Starring Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin
Directed by Ethan and Joel Coen
Release date November 9 (Miramax, wide)
Based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy (Vintage, Oct. 9; 150,000 trade paper)
A dark, violent thriller set along the U.S./Mexican border in 1980. The Coen brothers faithfully adapt McCarthy, but not without their trademark tragicomic touch.
Beowulf
Starring Anthony Hopkins, John Malkovich, Angelina Jolie
Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Release date November 16 (Paramount, wide)
Novelization by Caitlín Kiernan (HarperEntertainment, Sept. 25; 150,000 mass market)
Other Tie-ins:Beowulf: The Script Book (HarperCollins, Oct. 23; 50,000 trade paper); The Art of Beowulf by Steve Starkey and Mark Cotta Vaz (Chronicle, Nov. 16; 17,500 hardcover)
Paramount uses the performance-capture techniques first seen in The Polar Express. Screenplay by Oscar-winning writer Roger Avery and author Neil Gaiman, whose Stardust took to the screen this summer.
Love in the Time of Cholera
Starring Javier Bardem, Benjamin Bratt, Giovanna Mezzogiorno
Directed by Mike Newell
Release date November 16 (New Line Cinema/Stone Village Pictures, wide)
Based on the novel by Gabriel García Márquez (Vintage, Oct. 9; 100,000 trade paper)
Other Tie-ins:Love in the Time of Cholera: A Portrait of the Film Based on the Gabriel García Márquez Novel (Newmarket, Nov. 16; 15,000 simultaneous trade paper/hardcover)
García Márquez's classic tale is now a $50-million movie with a Shakira soundtrack. Magic realism, indeed; adapted by Oscar-winning screenwriter Ronald Harwood (The Pianist).
Margot at the Wedding
Starring Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jack Black
Directed by Noah Baumbach
Release date November 16 (Paramount Vantage, limited)
Tie-ins:Margot at the Wedding: The Shooting Script (Newmarket, Nov. 16; 7,500 trade paper)
Another portrait of strained family relations following writer/director Baumbauch's Oscar-nominated The Squid and the Whale.
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
Starring Natalie Portman, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Bateman
Directed by Zach Helm
Release date November 16 (Walden Media/20th Century Fox)
Tie-ins from Scholastic Licensed Publishing:Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium: Magical Movie Storybook (Sept., paper over board) and five other titles, including Movie Novelization (Oct., paper) and Mr. Magorium's Paper Airplane Designs (Oct., paper)
A young pianist (Portman) inherits a magical toyshop from her eccentric employer (Hoffman).
Enchanted
Starring Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, Susan Sarandon
Directed by Kevin Lima
Release date November 21 (Walt Disney Pictures)
Tie-ins from Disney Press: five titles including Enchanted: The Junior Novel by Jasmine Jones (Sept.; 100,000 paper); True Love's Kiss, adapted by Sarah Nelson (Sept.; 50,000 paper) and other early readers and 8x8 paperbacks
Tie-ins from Random/Disney:Enchanted: Reusable Sticker Book; Sweet Dreams and Happy Endings: Hologramatic Sticker Book (Sept.; 250,000 combined activity books)
Animation meets live-action as Adams plays a prototypical Disney princess banished to present-day Manhattan by a villainous queen (Sarandon).
The Mist
Starring Marcia Gay Harden, Thomas Jane, William Sadler
Directed by Frank Darabont
Release date November 21 (Dimension Films)
Based on the story by Stephen King (Signet, Oct. 2; paper)
Several years in development, this adaptation of King's longest entry in the 1980 horror anthology Dark Forces—and later, in Skeleton Crew—rematerializes, only to shroud a small Maine town entirely in mist. Director Darabont's third King movie.
December
Atonement
Starring Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Vanessa Redgrave
Directed by Joe Wright
Release date December 7 (Focus Features, limited)
Based on the novel by Ian McEwan (Anchor, Nov.; 300,000 each trade paper and mass market)
Script by Christopher Hampton, the man responsible for bringing Pierre Choderlos de Laclos's epistolary novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons) to the screen in 1988.
The Golden Compass
Starring Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Dakota Blue Richards
Directed by Chris Weitz
Release date December 7 (New Line Cinema)
Based on the first book in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy (Knopf, Sept.; 1 million each digest and mass market)
Tie-ins from Scholastic Licensed Publishing: seven titles, including Movie Storybook (Nov.; paper over board), Official Illustrated Movie Companion (Nov.; paper), The World of the Golden Compass (Nov.; paper) and other early readers and activity books.
Other Tie-ins:Exploring Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials: An Unauthorized Adventure Through The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass by Lois H. Gresh (St. Martin's/Griffin, Nov.; paper); Shedding Light on His Dark Materials by Kurt Bruner and Jim Ware (Tyndale/SaltRiver, Oct.; hardcover)
New Line is hoping that this long-awaited adaptation will kick off its first big trilogy since Lord of the Rings.
I Am Legend
Starring Will Smith
Directed by Francis Lawrence
Release date December 14 (Warner Bros., wide)
Based on the novel by Richard Matheson (Tor, Oct. 30; 200,000 trade paper)
Smith stars as Robert Neville, the last man on Earth, but he is actually the third man to fill those shoes; Matheson's 1954 SF novel was previously adapted in 1964 and 1971.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Starring Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Max von Sydow
Directed by Julian Schnabel
Release date December 17 (Miramax, limited)
Based on the memoir by Jean-Dominique Bauby (Vintage, 1998; trade paper)
The late journalist Bauby wrote his 1997 memoir with 200,000 blinks of his left eyelid after a stroke rendered him otherwise immobile. Schnabel, who insisted the film be in French, the language in which the book was written, won Best Director at Cannes.
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Starring Nicolas Cage, Helen Mirren, Jon Voight
Directed by Jon Turtletaub
Release date December 21 (Walt Disney Pictures/Jerry Bruckheimer Films)
Tie-ins from Disney Press:National Treasure, Book of Secrets: The Junior Novel by Ann Lloyd (Nov.; 75,000 paper); National Treasure: The Golden Door by Catherine Hapka (Nov.; 50,000 paper)
The sequel to the 2004 action-adventure flick that reaped $347.5 million worldwide. Also starring Harvey Keitel and Ed Harris.
The Other Boleyn Girl
Starring Natalie Portman, Scarlet Johansson, Eric Bana
Directed by Justin Chadwick
Release date see below (Sony Pictures, wide)
Based on the novel by Philippa Gregory (Pocket Star, Sept. 25; 500,000 mass market); (Touchstone, Sept. 25; 200,000 trade paper)
Johansson slips back into period costume. Adapted by Peter Morgan, the screenwriter behind The Queen and The Last King of Scotland. (By the time Touchstone learned The Other Boleyn Girl was going to be bumped from a Dec. 21, 2007, to a Feb. 29, 2008, release, Pocket had already shipped its tie-in, so Touchstone followed suit.)
Charlie Wilson's War
Starring Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Directed by Mike Nichols
Release date December 25 (Universal)
Based on the bookCharlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent Changed the History of Our Times by George Crile (Grove, Oct. 13; 150,000 trade paper)
The story of a Democratic Texas congressman who conspired with a rogue CIA operative to launch the biggest and most successful covert operation of all time.
TV—Ongoing Series
Angelina Ballerina (PBS Kids and PBS Kids Sprout)
Tie-ins from Grosset and Dunlap:Christmas in Mouseland (Sept.; 30,000 hardcover); Sticker Stories: The Nutcracker (Sept.; 50,000 novelty paper); Jewel Sticker Stories: A Day at Miss Lilly’s (Nov.; 40,000 novelty paper)
Tie-ins from Viking:Angelina’s Ice Skates by Katharine Holabird, illus. by Helen Craig (Sept.; 12,500 hardcover); Angelina’s Invitation to the Ballet by Katharine Holabird, illus. by Helen Craig (Sept.; 20,000 hardcover)
The Backyardigans (Nick Jr.)
Tie-ins from Simon Spotlight:Agent Secret, adapted by J.C. Schwanda, illus. by Susan Hall (Sept. 11; 150,000 Ready to Read); Super Spies, adapted by Alison Inches (Aug. 28; 150,000 Ready to Read)
Other tie-in:The Backyardigans: My First Mad Libs (Price Sloan Stern, Sept.; 60,000 novelty paper)
Barney (PBS Kids and PBS Kids Sprout)
Tie-in:Barney’s Christmas Countdown (Scholastic Licensed Publishing, Oct.; board book)
Battlestar Galactica (SciFi)
Tie-in:Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy by Jason T. Eberl (Wiley-Blackwell, Dec. 10; 8,000 paper)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Angel; Firefly (reruns currently playing on FX, TNT)
Tie-in:The Psychology of Joss Whedon: An Unauthorized Exploration of Buffy, Angel, and Firefly by Joy Davidson (BenBella, Dec.; 7,500 trade paper)
Care Bears (CBS)
Tie-ins from Scholastic Licensed Publishing:Care Bears Christmas Cheer (Oct., trade paper); Care Bears Snow Fun (Dec., trade paper)
Charlie and Lola (Playhouse Disney)
Tie-ins from Candlewick:Charlie and Lola’s Numbers by Lauren Child (Aug., board book); Charlie and Lola’s Opposites by Lauren Child (Aug., board book)
Tie-ins from Dial Books for Young Readers:Say Cheese! (Sept.; 25,000 picture book); An Extremely Wintery Winter Activity Kit (Oct., 60,000; novelty)
Tie-ins from Grosset & Dunlap:Boo! Made You Jump! (Sept.; 60,000 paper); This Is Actually My Party (Oct.; 30,000 paper)
Clifford the Big Red Dog and Clifford’s Puppy Days (PBS Kids and PBS Kids Sprout)
Tie-ins from Scholastic Licensed Publishing:Clifford and His Friends (Sept., paper); Clifford’s First Christmas(Gel Pack Book) (Oct., paper over board)
CSI (CBS)
Tie-in:CSI: Crime Scene Investigation—Mortal Wounds by Max Allan Collins (Pocket Books, Nov. 20; 25,000 trade paper)
Curious George (PBS)
Tie-ins from Houghton Mifflin Children’s Books:Curious George Snowy Day (Sept.; 25,000 paper picture book); Curious George Roller Coaster (Sept.; 35,000 paper early reader); Curious George at the Zoo: A Touch and Feel Book (Oct.; 50,000 board book); Curious George Takes a Trip (Oct.; 35,000 paper early reader)
Daily Show (Comedy Central)
Tie-in:Daily Show and Philosophy/Moments of Zen in the Art of Fake News by Jason Holt (Wiley-Blackwell, Sept. 10; 8,000 trade paper)
Dexter (Showtime)
Tie-in:Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, stickered trade paper)
The Doodlebops (Disney Channel)
Tie-ins from Scholastic Licensed Publishing:Doodlebops: Rock & Bop (Sept., trade paper); Doodlebops: Superstars! (Sept., trade paper); Doodlebops: We’re Gonna Take a Bus Ride! (Sept., trade paper); Doodlebops: Where’s Moe? (Sept., trade paper)
Dora the Explorer (Nick Jr.)
Tie-ins from Simon Spotlight:Dora Saves Mermaid Kingdom, adapted by Michael Teitelbaum (Sept. 11; 250,000 8x8 paper); Splish, Splash, Dora!, adapted by Emily Sollinger, illus. by Zina Saunders (Oct. 23; 150,000 bath book)
Drake & Josh (Nickelodeon)
Tie-in:TEENICK: Drake & Josh: Chapter Book #7: Josh Is Done (Scholastic Licensed Publishing, Dec.; trade paper)
Entourage (HBO)
Tie-in:Entourage: A Lifestyle Is a Terrible Thing to Waste by Tim Swanson (Pocket, Nov. 6; 100,000 hardcover)
Family Guy (Fox)
Tie-in:Family Guy and Philosophy: A Cure for the Petarded by Jeremy Wisnewski (Wiley-Blackwell, Sept. 1; 12,000 trade paper)
Go, Diego, Go! (Nick Jr.)
Tie-ins from Simon Spotlight:Diego Saves Christmas, adapted by Alexis Romay, illus. by Art Mawhinney (Oct. 2; 200,000 8x8 sticker book); Diego’sSafari Rescue, adapted by Ligiah Villalobos, illus. by Alex Maher (Nov. 27; 200,000 8x8 picture book); Save the Elephants!, adapted by Alison Inches, illus. by Ron Zalme (Nov. 27; 200,000 Ready to Read)
Gossip Girl (The CW)
Tie-in:Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar (LBYR/Poppy, Sept.; 150,000 trade paper)
Hannah Montana (Disney Channel)
Tie-ins from Disney Press:Hannah Montana Junior Novel #8: Seeing Green (Sept.; 250,000 paper); Hannah Montana Junior Novel #9: Face the Music (Dec.; 250,000 paper)
Heroes (NBC)
Tie-in:Heroes: Saving Charlie (Del Rey, Dec. 26; 125,000 hardcover)
Horseland (CBS)
Tie-ins from HarperFestival: four mass market titles including Horseland #1: Welcome to Horseland by Annie Auerbach (Sept.; 35,000 paper) and Horseland #4: Rein or Shine by Sadie Chesterfield (Dec.; 35,000 paper)
House (Fox)
Tie-in:House Unauthorized: Vasculitis, Clinic Duty and Bad Bedside Manner by Leah Wilson (BenBella, Nov.; 7,500 trade paper)
Jane and the Dragon (NBC)
Tie-ins from Candlewick:Jane and the Dragon and Jane and the Magician by Martin Baynton (both Mar.; 35,000 paper each)
Kyle XY (ABC Family)
Tie-in:Kyle XY: Under the Radar by S.G. Wilkens (HarperFestival, Dec.; 35,000 paper)
Lost (ABC)
Tie-in:Lost and Philosophy/The Island Has Its Reasons by Sharon Kaye (Wiley-Blackwell, Dec. 13; 8,000 trade paper)
Maisy (Noggin)
Tie-ins from Candlewick:Maisy Goes to the Hospital by Lucy Cousins (Aug., 25,000 hardcover); Maisy Big, Maisy Small by Lucy Cousins (Sept.; 50,000 hardcover)
Max and Ruby (Nick Jr./Noggin)
Tie-ins from Grosset & Dunlap:Max & Ruby’s Christmas Tree (Sept.; 30,000 board book); Sticker Stories: Max & Ruby’s Winter Adventure (Sept.; 30,000 novelty paper); Ruby’s Falling Leaves (Sept.; 25,000 paper)
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (Disney Channel)
Tie-ins from Disney Press: Sheila Sweeny Higginson’s Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Donald’s Christmas Gift (Sept.; 100,000 hardcover); Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Minnie’s Valentine (Nov.; 100,000 paper); and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey’s Easter Hunt? (Dec.; 100,000 paper)
Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Friends (Nick Jr./Noggin)
Tie-ins from Grosset & Dunlap/Callaway:The Bug Flu and The Most Perfect Parent by David Kirk (both Sept.; 10,000 hardcover each)
My Friends Tigger & Pooh (Disney Channel)
Tie-in:My Friends Tigger & Pooh: A Kite-tacular Adventure by Thea Feldman (Disney Press, Dec.; 125,000 paper)
Pokémon (Cartoon Network)
Tie-ins from Scholastic Licensed Publishing: Pokémon: Battle Frontier #3: Grovyle Trouble (Sept., trade paper); Pokémon: Shinnoh Handbook (Sept., trade paper); Pokémon: Battle Frontier #4: Deoxys in Danger (Dec., trade paper)
Rescue Me (FX)
Tie-in:Rescue Me: The Official Companion to the Hit TV Series (Newmarket, Nov.; 10,000 simultaneous trade paper/hardcover)
Scooby-Doo! (Cartoon Network and Boomerang)
Tie-ins from Scholastic Licensed Publishing:Scooby-Dooby Doo’s Double Reader: Scooby-Doo Reader #1: Map in the Mystery Machine and Scooby-Doo Reader #2: The Mixed-Up Museum (Sept., trade paper); Scooby-Doo Case Files #3: The Scary Scooby (Oct., trade paper)
Shonen Jump’s Yu-Gi-Oh! (Cartoon Network)
Tie-ins from Scholastic Licensed Publishing:Shonen Jump’s Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Undefeated Hero(Chapter Book #4) (Nov., trade paper); Shonen Jump’s Yu-Gi-Oh! GX: I Challenge You! (Reader #2) (Nov., trade paper)
Shushabye Baby (Baby First TV)
Tie-in:Shushybye: Close Your Eyes by Steve Syatt, illus. by Frank Caruso (St. Martin’s, Nov.; 15,000 paper over board w/ CD)
SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon)
Tie-ins from Simon Spotlight:Atlantis SquarePantis, adapted by Erica Pass (Oct. 9; 125,000 8x8 paper); My Trip to Atlantis adapted by Sarah Willson (Sept. 11; 125,000 paper)
Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style (Bravo)
Tie-in:Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Taste and Style by Tim Gunn with Kate Maloney (Abrams Image, May 2007; hardcover w/ stickers)
24 (Fox)
Tie-ins:24: The Ultimate Guide by Michael Goldman (DK, Oct. 15; 60,000 hardcover); 24 Philosophy and Philosophy/The World According to Jack by Laura Weed (Wiley-Blackwell, Nov. 23; 8,000 trade paper); Jack Bauer for President: Terrorism and Politics in 24 by Leah Wilson (BenBella, Dec.; 7,500 trade paper); 24 Declassified: Storm Force by David Jacobs (HarperEntertainment, Dec. 26; mass market)
TV—SPECIAL EVENTS
SEPTEMBER
The Truth About Food
Air Date September 17—19 (six-episode series on the Discovery Channel)
Narrated by Mehmet C. Oz, M.D.
Produced by Alon Orstein
Tie-in:The Truth About Food: What You Eat Can Change Your Life by Mehmet C. Oz, M.D. (Bloomsbury, Sept. 12; 30,000 hardcover)
OCTOBER
Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost
Starring Aria Wallace
Directed by Eleanor Lindo
Air date October (Nickelodeon)
Tie-ins from Price Sloan Stern:Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost (Dec.; 20,000 paper); Roxy Hunter and the Secret of the Shaman (Dec.; 20,000 paper); Case #1: The Mystery of the Moody Ghost by Robin Dunne and James Kee (Dec.; 20,000 paper journal); Case #2: The Secret of the Shaman by Robin Dunne and James Kee (Dec.; 20,000 paper journal)
NOVEMBER
Hogfather
Starring Michelle Dockery, David Jason, Marnix van der Broeke
Directed by Vadim Jean
Air Date late November (ION)
Based on novel by Terry Pratchett (Harper NEEDS AN IMPRINT OR AT LEAST “HARPERCOLLINS” HERE/DR , Oct. 30; mass market)
DECEMBER
Olive the Other Reindeer
Voices of Drew Barrymore, Edward Asner, Jay Mohr
Directed by Steve Moore
Air date multiple national and cable stations, Thanksgiving through Christmas
Tie-ins from Chronicle:Olive, the Other Reindeer: Deluxe Edition by Vivian Walsh, illus. by J.otto Seibold (Dec., 90,000); Olive, the Other Reindeer: Pop-Up Advent Calendar (Dec., 65,000)
Shrek the Halls
Voices of Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy
Directed by Gary Trousdale
Air date December
Tie-in:Shrek the Halls Lift the Flap Book (Reader’s Digest, Nov; 100,000 board book)
