On Tuesday, when "Malorie" is released, readers can find out what happened to the cautious heroine played by Sandra Bullock in the movie. The movie was so popular, it turned Malerman's taut novel into a New York Times best-seller five years after its original publishing date. The 2018 Netflix adaptation of "Bird Box" became a huge hit and - thanks to memes, gifs and late-night TV jokes - a cultural phenomenon. In the metro Detroit author's terrifying 2014 debut novel "Bird Box," blindfolds were key to surviving a world where just looking at mysterious creatures turned humans violent and insane.Īnd how's this for a parallel to 2020's coronavirus pandemic? For much of the book, the characters stay quarantined inside to protect themselves from a threat they can't - or, at least, shouldn't - see. "Malorie is 100 percent that kind of person: 'We know this works. Great! Done!," said Malerman, 44, speaking by phone a day after the start of Michigan's new mask requirement. "It's this little piece of cloth, you put it over your face and it decreases the chances of you and someone else getting sick. Like the title character of his new book, "Malorie" - the sequel to his best-selling "Bird Box" - Josh Malerman has a strong viewpoint on face coverings.
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