# Tahmima Anam’s New Novel ‘Good Books’ Being Adapted for TV With Pacesetter, Kudos and ‘Emily in Paris’ Writer (EXCLUSIVE)

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/tahmima-anams-new-novel-good-books-being-adapted-for-tv-with-pacesetter-kudos-and-emily-in-paris-writer-exclusive/
- Published: 2026-10-29T11:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T12:21:25+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/tahmima-anam-good-books-tv-pacesetter-kudos-emily-in-paris-1236933613/
- Topics: Entertainment, TV

## Key points

- *Good Books* is in television development with Pacesetter Productions and Kudos.
- Tahmima Anam is adapting the novel with Alison Brown.
- The book is scheduled for publication in 2028.

## Summary

Tahmima Anam’s forthcoming novel *Good Books* is being developed for television by Pacesetter Productions and Kudos. Anam is adapting it with Alison Brown, whose credits include *Emily in Paris*, *Younger* and *Upload*. The project brings the publishing-world story to screen before the book’s planned release in 2028.

The novel follows Raya Chatterji, who meets respected London literary agent Prue McNeill while working at a New York bookshop; the encounter brings a new career, a return to Raya’s birthplace and secrets from her past. Publishers have described the book as exploring how books are made and who gets to shape them, alongside imposter syndrome and relationships between mothers and daughters. Anam is known for the Bengal trilogy and award-winning novels including *A Golden Age* and *The Good Muslim*.

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