Sunday, June 25, 2017
Patriots’ Mitchell has 3-book deal with Scholastic Books
NEW YORK
New England Patriots wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell can be sweet when he wants to be.
Mitchell has a three-book deal with Scholastic, the children’s publisher told The Associated Press on Thursday. The books include a newly illustrated edition of his self-published “The Magician’s Hat,” to come out next May, and two more original works.
Mitchell is a literacy advocate who founded the “Read With Malcolm” program. With New England, Mitchell caught 32 passes last year during the regular season and another six in the Super Bowl, when the Patriots came from behind and defeated the Atlanta Falcons 34-28.
Fallon working on second picture book
NEW YORK
Jimmy Fallon is enjoying the picture-book business.
The talk-show host is working on his second illustrated story, “Everything is Mama,” Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group announced. The book is scheduled for Oct. 10 and is being billed by Macmillan as a “hilarious ode” to motherhood, told from the baby’s point of view. Fallon’s “Your Baby’s First Word Will Be Dada” was a best-seller published in 2015. Miguel Ordonez is the illustrator for both releases.
Fallon, 42, is the father of two girls, Winnie Rose and Frances Cole.
New John Green novel coming in October
NEW YORK
John Green fans, mark your calendar.
The author of the million-selling “The Fault in Our Stars” has a new novel coming Oct. 10, Dutton Books announced Thursday. The book is called “Turtles All the Way Down” and tells of a 16-year girl in search of a missing billionaire as she struggles with mental illness. “Turtles” is Green’s first book since “Fault in Our Stars,” which came out in 2012.
In a statement issued through Dutton, Green said the new novel was both invented and personal in its taking on the theme of mental illness. Green’s other books include “Paper Towns” and “Looking for Alaska.”
Associated Press