Justin Kroll Film ReporterAfter a fierce bidding war, Sony Pictures and SK Global have acquired the film rights to bestselling author Kevin Kwan’s new novel “Sex and Vanity,” which became an instant New York Times bestseller after its release on June 30.Published by Doubleday, this is Kwan’s first novel since the release of his “Crazy Rich Asians” trilogy, which became a worldwide phenomenon and was adapted into a critically acclaimed and box office hit film earning $240 million worldwide.Selected as “Good Morning America’s” Book Club Pick for July, “Sex and Vanity” is the glittering tale of a young woman who finds herself torn between two men: the WASP-y fiancé of her family’s dreams and George Zao, the man she is desperately trying to.
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