'Agent Storm' is planned as a movie

The memoir of an Al Qaeda double agent will be released this August and 'Captain Phillips' helmer Paul Greengrass could direct the film adaptation. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with: #film adaptation

Other news stories related to: "'Agent Storm' is planned as a movie"


PublisHer Plans Its First North American Event

The PublisHer international network for women in the book business announces a first North American meeting for late this month. The post PublisHer Plans Its First North American Event appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-09-17 22:05:13 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #book business #publisher plans


Movie Alert: 'The Wild Robot'

We spoke with Peter Brown about the experience of seeing 'The Wild Robot,' the first novel in his middle grade trilogy, adapted by DreamWorks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #first novel #peter brown #wild robot #movie alert


Pedro Almodóvar's first book, like his movies, blends reality and fiction: 'A fragmentary autobiography'

Pedro Almodóvar's first book consists of a mix of short stories and personal essays that amount to 'a fragmentary autobiography.' Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-09-16 10:00:58 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #short stories #personal essays #pedro almodvar


Sergio de la Pava, Agent of Change

As both a writer and a public defender, the author’s intentions are pure and his work transformative. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with:


Movie Alert: 'Uglies'

The feature-length film 'Uglies,' based on the first book in a YA series by Scott Westerfeld, begins streaming on Netflix on September 13. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #scott westerfeld #ya series #feature-length film #movie alert


What I learned from binging the Book Club movies.

I’ve been a part of many book clubs. The most successful one was the brain fruit of my most energetic friend. We met weekly, and she’d cook lavish multi-course meals inspired by the novels we chose. But the group lost momentum, as these things do. Some members moved away. Some drifted. The club... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-08-12 14:24:07 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #book club #book clubs


Power Ranking the Bookish Movies of 1999

Yes, it's really been 25 years since CRUEL INTENTIONS. Plus: book club picks for August, historical fantasy YA, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2024-08-07 15:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #book club #power ranking


Dallas-based RobotLAB expands to Houston, plans hotel-cleaning robots

A business out of science fiction — a robotics repair workshop — is now in Houston, aiming to provide automated workers to local businesses. Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2024-08-02 19:28:12 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #science fiction #local businesses


Kenya: Nairobi’s Macondo Festival Plans for Its Fourth Iteration

A public-facing event, the September Macondo Literary Festival will feature authors and culture from across Africa. The post Kenya: Nairobi’s Macondo Festival Plans for Its Fourth Iteration appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-08-02 19:13:35 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #literary festival #feature authors


Book Review: 'The Future Was Now' is a brilliant look back at the groundbreaking movie summer of '82

In “The Future Was Now,” former Entertainment Weekly film critic Chris Nashawaty explores the significance of the summer of 1982, which featured the release of eight groundbreaking science fiction and fantasy films Continue reading at ABC News

[ ABC News | 2024-08-01 22:54:26 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #science fiction #book review


How A24 won the movie merch game

A24 has developed a cult following for its movie merch, thanks in large part to the cult following of the designers who create it. In mid-July, cult clothier Online Ceramics, known for Deadhead-inspired tie-dye tees and stylistic screen prints that knife classic horror graphics with... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2024-08-01 09:30:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #publishing arm #large part


Vivendi Updates Plans to Spinoff Hachette in Three-Way Split

Vivendi has updated its plans to separate into three entities. One of these would be the newly named company, Louis Hachette Group, which includes Vivendi’s 63.5% majority stake in Lagardère, the parent company of Hachette Livre. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #hachette #hachette livre


Frankfurt Buchmesse and Bologna Plan Coordinated Games Areas

Frankfurter Buchmesse and Bologna Children's Book Fair are adding a 'games business center' to book-development trade-show assets. The post Frankfurt Buchmesse and Bologna Plan Coordinated Games Areas appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-07-18 10:52:21 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #frankfurter buchmesse #children's book #book fair #bologna children #frankfurt buchmesse


Movie Alert: 'Harold and the Purple Crayon'

The silver screen will turn a different color next month when 'Harold and the Purple Crayon,' based on the classic picture book by Crockett Johnson, makes its theatrical debut on August 2. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #picture book #silver screen #purple crayon #movie alert


Inside Tapas Entertainment’s Plans for Webtoons, Web Novels, and Publishing

With the debut of Webtoon on the U.S. stock market dominating comics world headlines last month, South Korea’s other webcomic and webnovel giant, Kakao Entertainment, and its Tapas platform are eyeing ambitions of their own. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #south korea


Country stars Eric Church and Morgan Wallen have big plans for ‘Field & Stream’—and they go well beyond a magazine

The century-old magazine’s new owners are turning it into a lifestyle brand that appeals to hunters, fishers, Republicans, and Democrats. Many legacy periodicals that have survived the internet are husks of their former selves. New owners come in, slash costs, and squeeze what revenue they can... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2024-07-07 11:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #print edition #lifestyle brand #field stream #big plans


ChatGPT and the movie ‘Her’ are just the latest example of the ‘sci-fi feedback loop’

Science fiction and technological innovation feed off each other in an ongoing back-and-forth that can play out over decades. Continue reading at The Conversation

[ The Conversation | 2024-06-28 12:18:28 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #science fiction


Spotify’s Basic plan returns to $11 a month by cutting audiobooks

Spotify has a new plan for US subscribers that keeps you on the old $11 monthly pricing — as long as you don’t mind ditching audiobooks. The new Basic tier includes the music and podcast content you get from Premium but without 15 hours of audiobook access, a recently added feature we suspect... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2024-06-21 18:36:40 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #audiobook #royalty model #$150 million #deceiving consumers #increase profits


An ex-talent agent's journey from Kashmir to Hollywood (and 32 addresses along the way)

The story of why Priyanka Mattoo quit her job as a Hollywood agent to pursue a career in writing has as many twists and turns as her literary debut, the memoir 'Bird Milk & Mosquito Bones.' Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-06-17 10:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #memoir #literary debut


Rights Edition Interview: Agent Urpu Strellman, Back to Publishing

With Helsinki Literary Agency selling up to 150 books yearly, its former CEO, Urpu Strellman, heads for her publishing roots at Art House. The post Rights Edition Interview: Agent Urpu Strellman, Back to Publishing appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2024-06-07 17:49:17 UTC ]
More news stories like this | All news stories tagged with: #literary agency #publishing appeared