Talking 'bout my Reputation (and sharing some rather good news.)
It’s just 3 weeks until Reputation, my political thriller/courtroom drama, is published and from having had too little news to share, I suddenly have rather a lot of it. Hot on the heels of last week’s announcement of the Anatomy of a Scandal release date and photos, comes the news that the dream team behind this adaptation hope to turn Reputation into a TV series, too.
Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories and Liza Chasin’s 3dot productions have “optioned” my fifth novel in what Deadline, the Hollywood news site, has described as our “reteaming.” Two Hollywood studios, Endeavor Content and Anonymous Content, are signed up and I’ll executive produce alongside Bruna and Liza and Made Up Stories’ Steve Hutensky and 3dot’s Margaret Chernin, too. An “option” doesn’t mean something will definitely be produced – the chances of that happening are always very slim – but, given the terrific job they’ve done with Anatomy, it’s hard not to be hugely optimistic and excited about this news.
Reputation is about a Labour MP who finds herself accused of murder when a tabloid journalist with whom she’s been entangled is found dead in her home. But it’s really about misogyny and the pressures women face – in person and on social media – as they navigate their way through public life.
I wrote it while giving notes on various drafts of the scripts for Anatomy of a Scandal, and feel the new thriller benefitted enormously as a result. So I’m completely thrilled that Bruna and Liza loved it, too. As they put it: “Sarah has crafted a gripping, addictive and timely political thriller that explores the pressure put on women in positions of power. We fell in love with the characters and world and are delighted to be teaming up again with Sarah to bring her masterful new book to life.”
Phew!
With news of a TV option, perhaps it’s fitting to share this terrific trailer, created by S&S, my publishers:
You can preorder signed copies from Waterstone’s via this link, or of course online or from your local independent bookshop, and I’d be incredibly grateful if you wanted to do so. Or – if you’re in the Whitley Bay area on Saturday – I will be talking about it, live, for the very first time. The first Bay Tales live show at the Whitley Bay playhouse has a few tickets left, here. It will be my first event for two years so I’m both a little anxious, and excited to be back, talking to readers about plots, twists and why I write. If you’re in the area, I’ll be chatting with fellow S&S thriller writers Louise Candlish, Russ Thomas and newcomer Kate Ruby, and would love to see you.
