I watch movies and TV shows as much as I read. I especially enjoy films and programs that are based on books, and there are a lot of them these days. It’s clear that authors create characters and plots that can be adapted for the big and small screens. I enjoy seeing what stays the same and what changes, and how scenes are set up and interpreted. Sometimes programming surprises me. I look at a crowd scene and think about how that is staged. I think about the costuming that is created. I think about how a shoot is done, knowing that filming multiple scenes in a location even when they are not in order is typically the most cost-effective.

This Bookreporter.com Special Newsletter spotlights a book that we think is a great summer reading selection. Read more about it, and enter our Summer Reading Contest by Thursday, May 16th at noon ET for a chance to win one of five copies of THE MINISTRY OF TIME by Kaliane Bradley, whichis this month's #1 Indie Next pick and a “Good Morning America” Book Club selection. Please note that each contest is only open for 24 hours, so you will need to act quickly!

In this newsletter, you will find books releasing the weeks of May 13th and May 20th that we think will be of interest to Bookreporter.com readers, along with Bonus News, where we call out a contest, feature or review that we want to let you know about so you have it on your radar.

This week, we are calling attention to our review of Mary Kay Andrews' new novel, SUMMERS AT THE SAINT, which will be a Bookreporter.com Bets On selection. Welcome to the St. Cecelia, a landmark hotel on the coast of Georgia, where traditions run deep and scandals run even deeper. Told with MKA's warmth, humor, knack for twists, and eye for delicious detail about human nature, this book is a beach read with depth and heart.

This Bookreporter.com Special Newsletter spotlights a book that we think is a great summer reading selection. Read more about it, and enter our Summer Reading Contest by Wednesday, May 15th at noon ET for a chance to win one of five copies of ANIMALS I WANT TO SEE: A Memoir of Growing Up in the Projects and Defying the Odds by Tom Seeman, whichis now available. Please note that each contest is only open for 24 hours, so you will need to act quickly!