EXCLUSIVE: U.S. novelist Kimberla Lawson Roby, who’s finest recognized for her ‘Reverend Curtis Black’ e book collection, has retained L.A.-based boutique leisure authorized agency Newell Legislation Group to signify her catalog of 28 novels for movie and TV variations.
Roby has offered three million copies worldwide throughout her three decade profession, however whereas her work has been praised for its trustworthy and compassionate exploration of religion, household, relationships, and the complexities of the Black expertise, it has by no means been tailored to the massive or small display screen.
Her ‘Reverend Curtis Black’ books revolve across the tumultuous private lifetime of a charismatic preacher. The ninth e book within the collection, The Reverend’s Spouse, received the NAACP Picture Award for Excellent Literary Work – Fiction.
Standalone works embody longtime feminine friendship story Sisters Pals Perpetually and the non-fiction work The Girl God Created You to Be.
Roby, who has a loyal fan base and is a daily inspirational visitor speaker, will work with Newell Legislation Group’s Packaging & Gross sales staff, headed by Ty Cameron, to strategically place her library for adaptation throughout tv, restricted collection, and have movie.
The corporate plans to actively introduce the literary properties to brokers and search partnerships with established manufacturing corporations, studios, and media corporations.
“I’m thrilled to be working with Ty Cameron, Quincy Newell, and everybody at Newell Legislation Group,” stated Roby.
“For a few years, my readers have requested me when my work might be tailored for tv and movie, so being represented by Newell Legislation Group is a superb blessing. I’m additionally excited to have such a prestigious and extremely skilled legislation agency, working to convey my beloved characters and storylines to the display screen. That is actually a dream come true, and I’m grateful.”
The Newell Legislation Group’s Cameron believes the time is ripe for an adaptation push on Roby’s work as a result of rising demand for religion adjoining, character-driven tales that interact audiences whereas reflecting cultural authenticity.
“Mrs. Roby’s novels signify a goldmine for adaptation,” stated Cameron. “Their layered characters, ethical complexity, and genuine, up to date themes make them not solely viable however extremely sought-after content material for movie and tv. Audiences are hungry for grounded, emotionally wealthy storytelling inside the religion, household drama, and girls’s fiction genres, that are persistently among the many highest-performing sectors in each streaming and conventional media.”