The publishing business mirrors the natural world in many ways: it’s a fertile, creative process influenced by myriad conditions, some as unpredictable and unforgiving as weather. The coming of the ebook and digital publishing to the Canadian book industry can be compared to the approach of climate change. Although the digital revolution was long predicted, there were ebook deniers and those who predicted the end of publishing and bookselling civilization. In recent years, Canadian publishers prepared, digitizing their frontlists and backlists as fast as they could, while watching the effects of the phenomenon as it washed through the U.S. industry first. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Good news for fans of layered, literary, female-led dramedies: SMILF creator Frankie Shaw is set to direct a feature film adaptation of T Kira Madden’s acclaimed 2019 memoir Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls. “T Kira’s story is a lesson in radical self-acceptance, an open-hearted love... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-03-23 14:43:01 UTC ]
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The new coronavirus is causing unprecedented disruption for independent publishers, but despite those challenges more than half a dozen indies said this week that they were managing to make a somewhat smooth transition to remote work while rallying in support of independent booksellers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Sally Rooney’s takeover of the world continues apace today with the announcement that the Irish literary phenom’s debut novel Conversations With Friends will be adapted into a twelve-part series for the BBC. Like the upcoming BBC/Hulu adaptation of Rooney’s 2019 juggernaut Normal People, which... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-02-25 18:39:10 UTC ]
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BBC One will adapt Kit de Waal's novel My Name is Leon (Simon & Schuster) into a film. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-24 20:59:15 UTC ]
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BBC Three is adapting Sally Rooney’s 2017 debut novel, Conversations with Friends, into twelve half an hour episodes directed by Oscar-nominated Irish film director Lenny Abrahamson. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-24 15:37:51 UTC ]
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A teaser trailer for the upcoming BBC television adaptation of Malorie Blackman's Noughts + Crosses has been released. Jack Rowan appears in the trailer as Callum and Masali Baduza as Sephy, as they embark on a forbidden and passionate romance across race and class divides. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-02-14 00:25:57 UTC ]
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These days, it seems like every book that gets even the barest amount of hype gets snapped up by a production company in the first month of its publication, but that doesn’t necessarily mean those are the books whose adaptations get made. 2020 starts out with a whole host of movies adapted from... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-01-16 09:50:47 UTC ]
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Five faith-based titles are undergoing film adaptations this year, including the true story of friendship between an African American reverend and a KKK member in ‘Burden’ and a star-studded take on Ken Wilber’s memoir, ‘Grace and Grit.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-08 05:00:00 UTC ]
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HBO’s take on the Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons comic succeeds where all others have failed, but it is yet another DC project made without Moore’s approvalIt’s been profoundly depressing to watch Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’s Watchmen mutate into a cottage industry for DC Entertainment. The comic... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-12-23 13:46:56 UTC ]
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Good news, lovers of brooding Irish actors and tragicomic literary noir: Michael Fassbender—the Academy Award-nominated Hiberno-German star of Inglourious Basterds, Shame, and the latest incarnation of the X-Men movies—has optioned the film rights to Night Boat to Tangier, Irish author Kevin... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-12-18 17:38:18 UTC ]
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Two novels from Peter James' Roy Grace series will be adapted for ITV by screenwriter and 'Endeavour' creator Russell Lewis. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-18 16:48:42 UTC ]
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A daily roundup of the most interesting and awesome bookish links from around the web! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-12-18 11:30:11 UTC ]
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Want to experience the bard(s) as they were meant to be enjoyed without being pelted in the head with rotten vegetables by the haters? We got you. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-12-04 11:39:41 UTC ]
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A daily roundup of the most interesting and awesome bookish links from around the web! Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-11-26 11:30:58 UTC ]
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Film director Richard Curtis has signed a deal with Locksmith Animation to create an animated feature based on his festive children's books, in a project described as "Love Actually for kids". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-06 05:51:00 UTC ]
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On the sanitization of the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga for the kid-friendly anime adaptation, and the ethics of drastically modifying the story for marketing. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-11-04 11:42:51 UTC ]
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I have no idea how one goes about adapting a poetry collection into a TV series, but it looks like I’ll find out soon—AMC Studios is creating an Afrofuturistic anthology series based on Eve L. Ewing’s debut collection Electric Arches. According to Shadow and Act, “The Electric Arches anthology... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-10-31 17:27:27 UTC ]
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When the minds of two creatives come together, it's a beautiful thing: here are eight of Neil Gaiman's works that have been adapted by artists. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-10-18 10:41:08 UTC ]
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In the past, the customer journey was thought to be, or at least accepted as, primarily linear — meaning customers followed a predictable path to purchase over and over. For example, an individual might see a commercial, research the product online and head into the store to purchase it. It... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-10-10 14:00:00 UTC ]
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Is it panel-to-panel representation? Is it casting? This reader has some opinions on what makes a good comic book adaptation, and some good candidates. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-10-03 10:42:51 UTC ]
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