Although Maria Semple has written two previous novels—most recently the bestselling "Where’d You Go, Bernadette," with a film adaptation in the works—the one-time TV writer ("Mad About You," "Arrested Development") says writing them never gets easier. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
This week, Jojo Moyes fans gear up for the film adaptation of 'Me Before You’. Plus Debbie Macomber joins the coloring book revolution, animal behaviorist Frans de Waal explains why our fellow creatures are more intelligent than we think they are, and much more. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Paula Hawkins made her triumphant return to the iBooks U.S. bestsellers list for the week that ended April 24, with 'The Girl on the Train' taking the #2 slot in the wake of the release of the first trailer for its film adaptation last week. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Julia Roberts is set to produce and star in a film adaptation of Harlan Coben’s latest thriller Fool Me Once, according to Deadline. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Following actress Brie Larson’s Oscar win for her role in the film adaptation of ‘Room,' Emma Donoghue’s 2010 novel came in at #3 on the iBooks bestseller list for the week ending March 6. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Filming has finished and editing is underway for the film adaptation of Eleanor Catton' first novel The Rehearsal. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
"Steve Jobs" actor Michael Fassbender has been confirmed to star as Harry Hole in the film adaptation of Scandinavian crime writer Jo Nesbo’s global bestseller and thriller, The Snowman (Vintage). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hodder & Stoughton is to republish its 1970 bestseller The Strange Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst by Nicholas Tomalin and Ron Hall, to coincide with the film adaptation to be released in 2016. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
After the film adaptation of 'The Martian' dominated the box office during its opening weekend, Andy Weir's novel stayed put at #1 on Apple's iBooks bestseller list, for the week ended October 5 Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
With the film adaptation of Andy Weir’s 'The Martian' set to open in theaters on October 2, the novel topped Apple’s iBooks bestseller list for the week ended September 28. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Days after the film adaptation of 'Paper Towns' hit theaters, John Green's 2008 novel hit #1 on Apple's iBooks bestseller list. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
India's Ritesh Batra is to direct the film adaptation of The Sense of an Ending, Julian Barnes' Booker-winning novel, with British actor Jim Broadbent in the lead. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2015-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Mark Smith at Zaffre, the new adult fiction imprint at Bonnier Publishing, has sold US rights for L S Hilton's Maestra in a seven-figure pre-empt to Putnam. Maestra is the first of three psychological thrillers set in the art world, and has already been optioned by Columbia Pictures for a film... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
The first book acquired by Zaffre, the adult fiction imprint of Bonnier Publishing, has been optioned by Columbia Pictures for a film adaptation. Amy Pascal, a producer for the forthcoming "Ghostbusters", "Spider-Man", and Angelia Jolie's Cleopatra movie, is set to produce the film adaptation... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Ridley Scott is on board to produce a film adaptation of Anita Moorjani’s book about her four-year battle against cancer (Hay House). Scott has teamed with Giannina Facio and Colet Abedi to option Dying To Be Me, which will be produced through Ridley Scott Films and Cara Films Ltd,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Gemma Arterton, Paddy Considine and Glenn Close will star in the film adaptation of M R Carey’s novel The Girl With All the Gifts (Orbit) called “She Who Brings Gifts” for Altitude Film Entertainment. The film will be the debut of director Colm McCarthy, who has previously directed on TV shows... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Maria Semple’s 2012 novel Where’d You Go, Bernadette (Weidenfeld & Nicolson) is being adapted into a film, with Oscar-nominated Richard Linklater lined up to direct. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
As anticipation continues to mount for the Valentine’s Day release of the 'Fifty Shades of Grey' film adaptation, the book hit #1 on Apple’s iBooks bestseller list. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The wait is almost over for 'Seventh Son,' the film adaptation of Joseph Delaney's The Last Apprentice. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nearly two weeks after the premiere of its film adaptation, Laura Hillenbrand’s 'Unbroken' continues to dominate Apple’s bestseller list. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]