Good Morning, Midnight (Brooks-Dalton novel)

Good Morning, Midnight is the debut novel of Lily Brooks-Dalton.[1] It was published in 2016, by Random House.[2]

Good Morning, Midnight
AuthorLily Brooks-Dalton
PublisherRandom House

In an interview with the Chicago Review of Books Brooks-Dalton explained that one of her inspirations was exploring gender roles in parenthood and the differences between how men and women feel guilt over the abandonment of their children.[3]

Actor-director George Clooney acquired the movie rights to the novel in June, 2019.[4] Clooney directed and acted in the adaptation, entitled The Midnight Sky. Mark L. Smith, screenwriter for The Revenant, wrote the screenplay.[5]

According to website The Dream Cage the novel met with critical acclaim.[6]

References
  1. Eilis O'Hanlon (2016-08-15). "New Fiction: Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton". The Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 2021-01-04. Retrieved 2021-01-04. Good Morning, Midnight is strong on mood, whether it's the bleak, snowy outreaches of the Arctic or the surreal, sterile atmosphere on board the spaceship.
  2. Nancy Hightower (2016-08-16). "'Good Morning, Midnight' and other best new science fiction and fantasy". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 2021-01-01. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  3. Sara Cutaia (2016-08-17). "'Good Morning, Midnight' Imagines the World Gone Dark". Chicago Review of Books. Archived from the original on 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2021-01-04. The expectations of what women should value and what they are responsible for have permeated our culture for so long that it makes me wonder: if we all woke up in a totally different society tomorrow, would these gender disparities still exist? And how long would it take for those stigmas to fade? A decade? A generation?
  4. Justin Kroll (2019-06-24). "George Clooney to Direct, Star in 'Good Morning, Midnight' Adaptation for Netflix". Variety magazine. Archived from the original on 2020-09-07. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  5. Amanda N'Duka (2019-06-24). "George Clooney To Direct & Star In Film Adaptation Of 'Good Morning, Midnight' Novel For Netflix". Deadline magazine. Archived from the original on 2020-11-08. Retrieved 2021-01-31. The streamer said Monday that two-time Oscar winner George Clooney is attached to direct and star in a feature based on Lily Brooks-Dalton’s 2016 novel Good Morning, Midnight, which was adapted for screen by The Revenant scribe Mark L. Smith.
  6. "FILM - GOOD MORNING, MIDNIGHT". The Dream Cage. Retrieved 2021-01-04. Brooks-Dalton’s novel was met with critical acclaim and was named one of the best books of the year by Shelf Awareness and the Chicago Review of Books. The film will begin production in October.
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