The creator of the bestselling graphic novels and TV series on turning 30, making playlists for her books and why it’s important to her to be visibly politicalAlice Oseman, 29, was born in Chatham, Kent and grew up near Rochester. While studying English at Durham University, she published her first novel, Solitaire, then expanded the story of two of its characters, Nick and Charlie, into two ebooks and a 2016 online web comic, Heartstopper. First published as a graphic novel in 2018, it has since become a bestselling series of books, with an acclaimed Netflix TV adaptation following in 2022. Season three of the show, executive produced and written by Oseman, premieres on Netflix next month.Heartstopper has been a huge success in two formats. What’s the transition been like for you as a writer from the graphic novel to the small screen?It’s actually more similar than you would imagine, perhaps because the comic is such a visual medium. So much about making them is about choosing what frames and what angles you’re showing the characters from, like the thought process that goes into directing something for the screen. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2024-09-22 08:30:04 UTC ]
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Singer Tina Turner has written a guide to life using Buddhist principles, to be published by HarperCollins. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-06 23:03:55 UTC ]
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Ted Hughes Award winner Jay Bernard and Indonesian poet Khairani Barokka have been named associate artists at the National Centre for Writing (NCW). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-05 18:33:14 UTC ]
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Brianna Labuskes' Her Final Words (Thomas & Mercer) has ended the three-week run of Ian Rankin's In a House of Lies (Orion) at the top of the Bookstat chart, as Kindle Unlimited titles flock into the top 10. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-08-04 04:21:26 UTC ]
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Full disclosure: I may not be the right person to answer the question posed in this headline. After all, I wrote my first novel almost entirely from bed. In fact, I am writing this essay from bed now. Like Edith Wharton, Colette, and Proust, I am more creative when reclined, and when... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-07-28 10:44:03 UTC ]
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As she plans her final awards season, Lisa Lucas takes stock of the progress the National Book Foundation has made in service to readers and authors. The post Lisa Lucas on the National Book Foundation: ‘Energetic and Dynamic and Exciting’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-07-27 17:13:39 UTC ]
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Nigerian-British author Irenosen Okojie has won the £10,000 AKO Caine Prize for African Writing with her short story “Grace Jones”, from 2019 collection Nudibranch (Dialogue). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-27 12:14:07 UTC ]
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This is definitely a clickbait title because I don’t really know the answer. In contemplating Nadim Shamma-Sourgen’s recently announced book deal with Walker Books (who will publish a collection of his “astonishing” poetry next summer) I have spent the last 15 minutes of my life cycling through... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-07-22 15:38:53 UTC ]
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Since the turn of the millennium, whether responding to globalisation, the rise of digital technologies, or the climate emergency, many writers have become increasingly preoccupied with place and its meanings. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-22 14:43:10 UTC ]
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The AKO Caine Prize for African Writing is a literature prize awarded to an African writer of a short story published in English. The prize was launched in 2000 to encourage and highlight the richness and diversity of African writing by bringing it to a wider audience internationally. The focus... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-07-21 08:47:42 UTC ]
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It’s time to stop talking about writing and write. The best-selling author of “Prep” and “Rodham” offers a plan. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2020-07-18 14:00:06 UTC ]
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Write what you know, they say. This is what I know. On November 19, 2013, my younger sister, Sarah, died of a drug overdose in the bathroom of her boyfriend’s home. She was 24 years old and an opiate addict. Her body wasn’t found for four days. Her dog was locked inside the house with […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-07-10 08:47:22 UTC ]
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'Too Much and Never Enough,' a book written about President Trump by his niece, is dark right from the get-go. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-07-09 18:03:41 UTC ]
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Kyle Cathie has compiled A Taste of Home to raise funds for The Passage, London's largest homeless charity. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-07 03:31:20 UTC ]
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Princeton Architectural Press will publish Sean and Karin Hepburn Ferrer's Little Audrey's Daydream, about actress Audrey Hepburn. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-07 02:24:58 UTC ]
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Mo Willems, Kyo Maclear, and other children’s book authors on what Arnold Lobel’s series means to them. Continue reading at Slate
[ Slate | 2020-07-03 14:30:00 UTC ]
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Two of the oldest and most respected radical English-language publishers have managed to be more relevant than ever by staying true to their roots. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Two of the oldest and most respected radical English-language publishers have managed to be more relevant than ever by staying true to their roots. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Author A G Smith has launched Paperchains, a project that aims to publish a book of writing by prisoners, homeless people and members of the armed forces about the coronavirus lockdown. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-29 23:21:12 UTC ]
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The National Book Award–winner tackles familial, and national, legacies of white supremacy in his latest book, 'Life of a Klansman.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Isaac Asimov’s Foundation trilogy has long been one of the great unadaptable science fiction works (read more on that here, along with a catalogue of Asimov’s awful serial harassment of women), but after 50 years, it has finally made it to screens. Starring noted tall man, Lee Pace (along with... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-06-23 14:28:10 UTC ]
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