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Author Shelley Read's Bestseller Sparks Film Adaptation
1/27/2026
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Story summary
- Shelley Read, author of Go as a River, has sold over 1 million copies since its 2023 release.
- A film adaptation of Go as a River is in development.
- The novel is set in Colorado from the 1940s to the 1970s and follows a farm girl’s romance with an Indigenous man.
- Read is a former educator who began writing after early retirement, inspired by local history.
