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

[Linda Anderson]

Fortune's Fool by Terry Alford has been named a National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee. Congratulations, Terry!

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/19/busine...-well&_r=0

[Carolyn Mitchell]

Thanks Linda for sharing this news! Congrats Terry!

[Eva Elisabeth]

(01-19-2016 07:12 PM)Carolyn Mitchell Wrote:  Thanks Linda for sharing this news! Congrats Terry!

I second both!

[L Verge]

No one deserves it more. (Hi, Linda)

[jonathan]

I've just started reading this book. I'm only a couple chapters in, but so far I'm enjoying it very much. It occurred to me how great it would be if this book could be made into a movie, or better yet a miniseries. With so much going on in the world of television these days, it seems like the time has never been better for a really well done, in-depth look at the Lincoln Assassination. With HBO, Showtime, Netflix, Amazon, etc. all getting into original programming, seems like one of them would be open minded towards this kind of thing. I think it would be very popular if done *right* and advertised. As we all know, it's a fascinating story. There is no need for embellishment or artistic license. Just tell the story as it happened and I believe people would watch. I'm not saying I think it would break records, but I think it would be worthwhile and profitable for the content creators. And let's face it, outside of a relatively tiny group of us, nobody knows anything about JWB except that he was an actor who killed Lincoln. It would just make me so happy if someone would take on this project, make it a 5 or 6 night miniseries, and look at the life of JWB, with special attention on the conspiracy, assassination, and manhunt (obviously). I realize this will very likely never happen, but a boy can dream, right??

[L Verge]

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.

[jonathan]

Yeah I knew that there was talk about HBO doing Manhunt. Matter of fact, seems like Swanson had tweeted something to the effect of "Stay tuned" *relatively* recently. But I think even that was a couple of years ago, so I've kind of given up that fantasy. I just think it would be so, so wonderful if it got done, and done right. A miniseries would allow the writers to really stretch their legs and get deep into the story, whether it was *only* the conspiracy/assassination, or a JWB life story. I'll keep hoping.

[Miss_Bellatrix]

I purchased "Fortune's Fool" a few days ago. I hope to get around to reading it soon! After finishing "Manhunt" (and very much enjoying it!), I want to learn more about Booth. I figured this book would be a good place to start.