Michelle Weiner

Screen Gems has picked up SABINE by Gregg Hurwitz & Philip Eisner. An ambitious detective hunts a dangerous killer.

Chronicles the life and career of comedian, Noah, as a mixed race child born during apartheid rule in South Africa.

Chronicles the story of Hunter’s grandfather Addy and his siblings who decide at the start of WWII that their best of survival is to split up and scatter across Europe. The book spans six years and five continents as it follows each sibling.

Novelist James Hernandez is in love with his best friend’s fiancee Lou Bell and after years of his dreams being out of reach, betrayal and heartbreak bring James and Lou back together.

Authors Tom Angleberger and Paul Dellinger joined forces to write the recently published children’s book Fuzzy. Now the human and robot friendship novel is making its way into the film rights market in a big away and getting plenty of attention.

When Max befriends her new robot classmate Fuzzy, part of Vanguard One Middle School’s new Robot Integration Program, she helps him learn everything he needs to know about surviving middle school — the good, the bad, and the really, really, ugly.

Set in the seductive world of Manhattan’s fine dining industry, Sweetbitteris the debut novel from author Stephanie Danler that has been cooking with fire on the TV and film rights market and has become one of the summer’s hottest reads since it hit bookshelves in May.

When a twenty two year-old woman comes to New York, she manages to land a job as a “backwaiter” at a celebrated downtown Manhattan restaurant. What follows is her education: in oysters, Champagne, the appellations of Burgundy, friendship, cocaine, lust, love, and dive bars.

Buyers are hitting the ring for The Murder Of Sonny Liston: Las Vegas, Heroin, And Heavyweights from ESPN journalist Shaun Assael. The non-fiction book will be released in book stores on October 18, 2016.

In 1970 Las Vegas, Sonny Liston is cashing in on his fading notoriety in the casinos, while also dealing drugs and working as an enforcer for a crime syndicate. All of this as he’s trying to collect the money he believes the Mob owes him for having “thrown” the controversial Cassius Clay fight.

Ellen Feldman tackles controversial historical figure Margaret Sanger and the creation of Planned Parenthood in her timely new novel Terrible Virtue, which is currently building buzz on the TV and film rights market.

The provocative and compelling story of one of the most fascinating and influential figures of the twentieth century: Margaret Sanger, the founder of Planned Parenthood.

Explores the issue of extreme poverty and economic exploitation in the country by following eight families in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Milwaukee and their struggle to pay for housing.

Acclaimed young adult author Michael Grant will release Front Lines, the first installment of his new Soldier Girl series, in January but the World War II drama is already heating up the the rights market.

Set in an alternate version of World War II where women are called up to fight alongside men, this is the story of three young women and their struggle to defeat Hitler’s forces.

After her best friend dies in a drowning accident, Suzy retreats into a silent world of imagination, she crafts a plan to prove her theory — even if it means traveling the globe, alone. Suzy’s achingly heartfelt journey explores life, death, the astonishing wonder of the universe… and the potential for love and hope right next door.

The Thing About Jellyfish, a new, coming-of-age children’s novel from Ali Benjamin, has hit the film and television rights market. The novel was a National Book Award finalist.

Writer and food blogger serves of a new, female-driven tale that is being described as The Devil Wears Prada meets Kitchen Confidential. CAA is handling the film rights with Janklow & Nesbit repping the book which is in stores now.

An aspiring cookbook author discovers the glamour — and toxic realities — of the New York restaurant scene when she’s recruited to serve as a ghost writer and surrogate eater for a famed Times’ restaurant critic desperate to hide that he’s lost his sense of taste.

The novel tells the story of Emma Wood, who is one week out from her wedding when she sets out on a road trip with her best friend, Liv, to find her father who left home years ago. It’s being hailed as a comedic drama with a Bridesmaids flair.

Everyone’s expecting her to walk down the aisle, but something is telling her to run.

Famed food journalist Layne Mosler’s first memoir Driving Hungry, based on her popular blog Taxi Gourmet, has hit the rights market after a delicious reception from both critics and fans.

Based on the popular blog Taxi Gourmet, follows one foodie’s culinary adventures as she hails and cab and asks the driver to take her to their favorite restaurant in town.

Imperative Entertainment is moving forward with a feature adaptation of Paula McLain’s Circling the Sun. The Tracking Board first reported that Imperative had optioned the bestselling novel back in August.

A mother of three struggles to balance work, family, and happiness after her father gets sick, her marriage strains, her kids start to grow up, and her perfect job takes a surprising turn.

The hot book just hit shelves August 25th via Simon & Schuster, but has quickly been established as a fresh and funny must-read. The witty pae-turner presents an honest and original take on the age-old struggle to have it all – balancing work, family, and happiness.

Though it only hit shelves July 28th, the historical fiction novel has swiftly become one of the summer’s hottest reads and an exciting property primed for the screen. Set against the backdrop of early twentieth century Kenya, Circling The Sun centers on Beryl Markham, a record-setting aviator, adventurer, author, and racehorse trainer

Pitched as Clueless meets Silver Linings Playbook, a popular high school swimmer with OCD, who is uncomfortable with her queen-bee status, finds unexpected comfort in an underground poetry club introduced to her by a quirky classmate.

Follows an American journalist sent to Japan to cover a martial-arts competition, who becomes obsessed with finding a beautiful geisha pursued by both the Yakuza and a secretive religious organization, all centered around the mysterious demise of a B-movie director.

Follows an American journalist sent to Japan to cover a martial-arts competition, who becomes obsessed with finding a beautiful geisha pursued by both the Yakuza and a secretive religious organization, all centered around the mysterious demise of a B-movie director.