▁Film ▁rights ▁were ▁acquired ▁by ▁Amy ▁Pascal ' s ▁production ▁company , ▁Pascal ▁Pictures , ▁which ▁produced ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Ghost b ust ers , ▁Spider - Man : ▁Home coming , ▁The ▁Post ▁and ▁Mol ly ' s ▁Game . ▁Pascal ▁Pictures ▁acquired ▁the ▁rights ▁in ▁August , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁less ▁than ▁four ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁novel ' s ▁Canadian ▁and ▁UK ▁debut . ▁ ▁A yes ha ▁at ▁last ▁was ▁listed ▁for ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Book ▁Awards , ▁and ▁was ▁short list ed ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Kob o ▁Emer ging ▁W riter ▁Prize , ▁and ▁long list ed ▁for ▁the ▁Stephen ▁Le ac ock ▁Hum our ▁Award . ▁ ▁H ear st ▁UK ▁announ ces ▁a ▁Big ▁Book ▁Award , ▁with ▁each ▁of ▁its ▁major ▁publications ▁naming ▁one ▁title . ▁ ▁Cos m opol itan ▁UK ▁named ▁A yes ha ▁at ▁last ▁as ▁its ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁choice , ▁stating ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁clever ▁hom age ▁to ▁Jane ▁Aust en ' s ▁P ride ▁and ▁Pre jud ice ▁that ▁you ' ll ▁love , ▁even ▁if ▁you ▁never ▁got ▁round ▁to ▁reading ▁the ▁original . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁B ust le ▁magazine ▁asked ▁not ew orth y ▁authors ▁of ▁first ▁nov els ▁to ▁recommend ▁their ▁favour ite ▁nov els ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁They ▁selected ▁J ala ud din , ▁who ▁recommended ▁A ▁Dead ly ▁Div ide , ▁a ▁police