Matthew Van Meter tells the story of Gary Duncan and the state’s role in the rights movement. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-09-04 12:00:00 UTC ]
David Benioff and D B Weiss, creators of HBO’s "Game of Thrones", are adapting Cixin Liu’s science fiction trilogy The Three-Body Problem for Netflix. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-09-02 17:51:43 UTC ]
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling says she is returning an award from a human rights group linked to the Kennedy family after the president of the organization criticized her comments about transgender issues. Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2020-08-28 20:34:31 UTC ]
PRH Grupo Editorial gets translation rights to English-language titles from Wattpad Book, a world Spanish exclusive. The post Spain’s Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial and Canada’s Wattpad Strike Rights Deal appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-08-28 01:10:03 UTC ]
Warner Bros TV has acquired TV rights to Diane Cook's Booker-longlisted novel The New Wilderness, published this week by Oneworld. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-08-13 05:38:11 UTC ]
Rep. John Lewis, a fearless leader during the Civil Rights Movement, a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Honor, and the author of the March trilogy, a graphic memoir of the Civil Rights Movement and the first work of comics arts to receive a National Book Award, died on July 17. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
Sony Pictures has bought the film rights to Kevin Kwan's new novel Sex and Vanity (Hutchinson). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-07-12 16:38:32 UTC ]
Ulverscroft has acquired the large print, audio and download rights to Captain Tom Moore’s autobiography, Tomorrow Will Be a Good Day. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-29 23:00:42 UTC ]
Macmillan Children’s Books has scooped a second Christmas "Winston" title from Alex T Smith and signed a deal for screen rights. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-25 10:20:45 UTC ]
The Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) has joined up with New York's Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency to help members with the management and licensing of their rights. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-19 11:38:35 UTC ]
the Italian book business opens 'New Books from Italy' to promote contemporary titles, industry directories, and translation funding opportunities. The post New Books From Italy: Launching an International Rights Sales Program appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-06-11 13:55:15 UTC ]
Andrea Joyce, until recently rights director at Canongate, is to handle rights for Edinburgh-based literary agency Jenny Brown Associates. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-04 13:35:17 UTC ]
The estate and family of author Richard Adams has won back the rights to Watership Down, in a High Court case against American film producer Martin Rosen. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-06-01 14:49:56 UTC ]
Three books about the roadblocks for women seeking abortion — or simply dignity and control over their bodies. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-05-13 10:00:00 UTC ]
Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X had a symbiotic relationship, Peniel E. Joseph writes. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-05-08 12:00:00 UTC ]
Ava Eldred’s debut YA thriller The Boyband Murder Mystery has been optioned by MGM's Orion TV and digital entertainment start-up Brat in a "heated" four-way auction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-05-07 08:52:39 UTC ]
'Rights departments of publishing houses invariably seem the poor relation of the sales team,' says Richard Charkin. The pandemic is a prompt to reconsider. The post Richard Charkin: Let’s Hear It for Book Rights Sales People Worldwide appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-04-24 14:43:14 UTC ]
Having caught its stride in 2019, Ukraine's book market now is weathering the pandemic—and opening a new translation grant for rights buyers. The post Ukraine Opens New Rights Support Grants for International Publishers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-04-24 13:09:08 UTC ]
Learn about the Library Bill of Rights, with explanations and examples of how library users might apply them in their own use of their libraries and more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2020-04-20 10:32:09 UTC ]
Jeffrey Archer has signed a deal with digital publisher Saga Egmont to make his 37 books available across 11 languages. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-15 09:23:29 UTC ]