Fortune's Fool is a National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee

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There's a possibility that dream could come true. Terry Alford's previous book, A Prince Among Slaves (based on a true story), eventually was made into a TV movie -- about 20 years after it was first published...

Both Mike Kauffman and James Swanson were approached about film rights when their books first came out. I have no idea whether those offers are still on a table in a closet somewhere.