Norman Mailer's Pulitzer Prize-winning The Executioner's Song (Little Brown, 1979), about the execution of Gary Gilmore by the state of Utah, has been optioned for a limited series by A+E Studios and Thurline Entertainment. (Deadline Hollywood)
Temple Street Productions has acquired the three Rockton mystery novels (St. Martin's/Minotaur, 2017), written by Kelley Armstrong, about a commune for those seeking refuge in their lives, which has its first ever murder. (Deadline Hollywood)
Echo Lake Entertainment has optioned The Lairdbalor by Kathleen Kaufman (Turner, 2017), a fantasy novel about a 7-year-old boy trying to escape a world of unusual creatures. (Deadline Hollywood)
The Spanish graphic novel, Garbo: The Spy Who Fooled Hitler by Juste De Nin (Trilita Ediciones, 2017), about a chicken farmer who became a spy during WWII, has been optioned by Charlie Matthau and Denise O'Dell, and will be made with the title, "Bodyguard of Lies." (Deadline Hollywood)
The debut YA novel Flannery by Lisa Moore (Groundwood Books, 2016), about a teen girl in love with the school bad boy, has been optioned by Take The Shot Productions and Cameron Pictures. (Pub Mktpl)
Not Her Daughter by Rea Frey (St. Martin's/Griffin, August), about a woman who kidnaps a child, has been optioned by Argent Pictures. (Pub Mktpl)
