Book to TV and Stage Alert

Hilary Mantel's Man Booker Prize winning novels Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies, historical novels fictionalizing the life and times of Oliver Cromwell and King Henry VIII court and marriages, have been adapted into a 6-part mini-series titled Wolf Hall airing this month on BBC Two and coming to America's PBS channels in April. The Royal Shakespeare Company is also bringing a version of these novels to Broadway in March.

Here is the trailer from BBC-Two:



There is still time to read these fascinating books before the series airs in April. Click on the book covers above to place the books on hold or stop in today to pick them up.

Bring Up The Bodies Wins Man Booker Prize

Hilary Mantel has been awarded her second Man Booker Prize for contemporary fiction by writers from the British Commonwealth and Ireland for her novel, Bring Up The Bodies.  Chosen from over 145 entries, the novel, the middle of a projected trilogy which began with Wolf Hall, tells the story of Thomas Cromwell, an adviser to Henry VIII and the downfall of Anne Boleyn.  Don't be fooled by the historical aspect.  The Man Book chair said the book is as much "Don Corleone as it is DH Lawrence".  Mantel's prize makes her the first in history to win for a direct sequel as well as the first woman to win two prizes.  The third book in the series, The Mirror and The Light, is due out in 2013.