Idris Elba's production company Green Door Pictures has optioned and will adapt for TV Derek Owusu's forthcoming book Teaching My Brother to Read, which will be published by #Merky Books, the Penguin Random House-backed imprint launched by British musician Stormzy, Deadline reported.
Teaching My Brother to Read, "which was originally planned as an idea for a podcast, follows Owusu as he tries to connect with his brother, who was increasingly getting into trouble, by offering him £50 ($64) for every book he reads," Deadline wrote.
"Derek's book will be an inspiring exploration of brotherhood and how literature can influence and transform lives," Elba said. "We are genuinely excited about adapting this book as a work of fiction and nonfiction."