Kathleen Barber's Blog

I have the best news! Apple ordered a 10-episode series of ARE YOU SLEEPING, meaning that the book will officially be coming to life on your screens! I'm so, so thrilled — I absolutely cannot wait to see what the incredible team working on the adaptation comes up with!

You can read more about it in these posts from Deadline and Variety. I hope you're as excited as I am!

I received a copy of the full cover for the paperback edition of Are You Sleeping in the mail yesterday, and I am absolutely blown away by how gorgeous it is! You can see it here on Instagram! I am so, so excited for this paperback to be out in the world and on your shelves! Mark your calendars for the paperback release on March 6 — and you can preorder here!

Have you heard the great news about the television adaptation of Are You Sleeping? Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine and Chernin Entertainment are developing a series based on the book for Apple's new streaming network! There's some major talent attached: Octavia Spencer is set to star, Nichelle Tramble ("The Good Wife," among others) will write, and Sarah Koenig (host and co-creator of "Serial") will consult.

I imagine it goes without saying, but I am totally over the moon about this news! Every author dreams of seeing their books come to life, and I'm excited to see how AYS is translated for the screen. To have so many phenomenally talented women associated with the project is icing (the most incredible icing!) on the cake!

Here are a couple of links where you can read more about the project:
http://deadline.com/2018/01/are-you-s...
http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/are-y...
http://www.vulture.com/2018/01/octavi...