When Nina Simon’s mother was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer in 2019, she began taking care of her. The process, as well as their shared love of murder mysteries, became the basis for SimonR…
SANTA CRUZ — When Nina Simon’s mother was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer in 2019, she began taking care of her. The process, as well as their shared love of murder mysteries, became the basis for Simon’s debut novel, “Mother-Daughter Murder Night.”
“My book came out in a week where Stephen King had a new book out,” she said. “There were a lot of heavy hitters with big books coming out. I feel like this whole story has been such a long shot, the fact that I wrote this book when my mom got sick, the fact that we got to the finish line and my mom is doing well. To me, it’s both unbelievable and extraordinary, but it’s in keeping with the extraordinary path that this story has been on since the beginning.
One likely sales driver was its inclusion in Reese’s Book Club, a project started by Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon in 2017 that highlights a different book by a female author each month.
“Mother-Daughter Murder Night” has also been optioned by Kapital Entertainment for a possible adaptation. Simon said it had been optioned a few months ago, but the writers’ strike put it on the back burner. With the Writers Guild of America reaching a tentative agreement with Hollywood studios, it means the process is now moving again.
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