Film-to-page buzz: Anna Kendrick is set to direct the movie adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s LGBTQ hit “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo,” with the novel’s Golden Age Hollywood romance and BookTok-fueled popularity front and center. Publishing & rights: Wiley has agreed to buy Emerald Publishing for £337m, a major consolidation move in academic publishing. Book-to-screen legacy: “Cape Fear” returns as an Apple TV series, extending John D. MacDonald’s 1957 thriller into a nine-hour Southern Gothic rework. Children’s media expansion: “Warrior Cats” (90M+ copies) is being developed as an authorized animated series for Tencent Video, debuting in 2028. Local literary life: St. Marys Museum’s summer exhibit “Building St. Marys” and author talk with architecture expert Shannon Kyles kick off June 6, while Burm Booksellers hosts B.K. Clay’s signing June 26. Industry & AI policy: Publishers will be able to opt out of having their content used for AI features in Google Search, via a CMA “world first.” Space science for readers: Operation Period is raising $1.2m to study menstruation in microgravity with Virgin Galactic.