Link to the thread on the book.

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Sedgewick nabs Zarr novel 'Story of a Girl'
The deal: Kyra Sedgwick and Emily Lansbury option Sara Zarr's "Story of a Girl," a National Book Award finalist about a 13-year-old girl whose father catches her having sex in a car with a boy, and whose life is dramatically altered by the experience.
The players: Sedgwick and Lansbury producing; Laurie Collyer ("Sherrybaby") attached as writer and director. Zarr is represented by Michael Bourret with Dystel & Goderich Literary Management. The book is published by Little, Brown.
The back story: The next time your teenager raves about a novel, pay attention: It could become your next movie. . . .
Los Angeles Times, January 31

Wow! Congrats, Sara!!

It was inevitable.

I am soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo pleased. Sara deserves this.

Well done, Sara!

How are you going to top this?

When is your head going to stop spinning?

Woo-hoo! Way to go, Sara!

Great news, Sara! I've admired Sedgwick as an actress, especially in her current series The Closer, some recent episodes of which she's also credited as producer--which can mean a lot of things, of course. Anyway, this is great, and I'm happy for you!

Well, Sara, you've just ruined the game Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon for ALL of us. Thanks a lot.

Congratulations, Sara!! What a great event, moment, experience, feeling, happening, accomplishment, emotional ride...

Wow, Sara. We can say "We knew you when you were only an A&F newbie..."

Congrats!

This is really great, Sara! Congrats -- I mean, Jeffrey has it pegged ... my head is spinning in association.

Cool Sara, congratulations.

Matt

Congratulations! And that's so great about Kyra Sedgwick's involvement with the project: she's the real deal. I bet you'll end up with a fine movie.

Wow.

I still have a kind note you wrote about one of my posts, a long while back, taped up on my wall for encouragement. First it was just a note from a nice person. Then it was a note from a published novelist. Then an acclaimed novelist. But now, a movie person! Maybe I'll have to get a little spotlight put in, really make those couple sentences stand out...

Ron