BBC and Netflix to co-produce Watership Down series

The BBC and Netflix have announced they are co-producing a new TV series of Watership Down, based on the classic Richard Adams novel. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Richard Adams' estate wins back Watership Down rights

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 at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-01 14:49:56 UTC ]
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Meredith Taps ‘Access Hollywood’ EP for ‘People’ TV Series | People on the Move

[caption id="attachment_180858" align="alignright" width="150"] Rob Silverstein[/caption] Meredith Corp. is planning to launch a syndicated daily TV show based on the People brand, the company said Tuesday, bringing on longtime "Access Hollywood" showrunner Rob Silverstein as executive... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2020-05-20 20:57:57 UTC ]
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Complete Fiction and Netflix option Jonathan Stroud's Lockwood & Co

New production company Complete Fiction will develop Jonathan Stroud's Lockwood & Co series with Netflix. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-20 15:05:10 UTC ]
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Hot Key to publish standalone addition to Black's Folk of Air series

Hot Key Books, an imprint of Bonnier Books UK, will publish How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories by Holly Black, a standalone book from the same universe as her Folk of Air children's series. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-20 06:55:08 UTC ]
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Diversion Debuts Nonfiction Podcast Series

Diversion Publishing is launching Diversion Podcasts, a new production unit and podcast studio that will develop and release original nonfiction audio series hosted by veteran nonfiction authors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Reynolds and Blanchett join in Roald Dahl Youtube fundraiser series

The Roald Dahl Story Company has brought together filmmaker Taika Waititi and a host of stars including Ryan Reynolds and Cate Blanchett for "James and the Giant Peach, with Taika and Friends", a story-telling series on the Roald Dahl Youtube.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-18 17:28:18 UTC ]
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Cambridge Opens an Essay Series, New Writings on the Pandemic

To 'provide a resource in time of need,' Cambridge University Press reaches out to its experts and specialists around the world for reflections on the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. The post Cambridge Opens an Essay Series, New Writings on the Pandemic appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. ... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-05-15 17:05:00 UTC ]
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The book behind the cable series ‘Mrs. America’

‘Divided We Stand’ digs into the previously untold story of the successful backlash against the Equal Rights Amendment. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-05-14 08:11:35 UTC ]
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DK to publish first educational fiction series

DK will publish its first educational fiction series The Secret Explorers, developed in association with packager Working Partners. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-06 09:07:52 UTC ]
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Five things we learned about Michelle Obama from her Netflix documentary ‘Becoming’

One of them is that if you’re holding out hope for her to save 2020, it’s not going to happen. “Your life isn’t yours anymore,” says Michelle Obama at the outset of Becoming, the new documentary based on her 2018 memoir of the same name. She makes the poignantly self-aware comment as she... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2020-05-06 06:30:05 UTC ]
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Little Tiger acquires 'darkly comic' middle-grade series

Little Tiger Group will publish new middle-grade series by Rachel Delahaye, illustrated by George Ermos. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-01 11:07:51 UTC ]
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Lockdown TV: Netflix Dominates, News Surges and Bea Arthur Is Still Golden

But after a peak in March, the audience has started to shrink. “There’s only so much content people can consume,” a Nielsen executive says. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2020-04-30 21:29:30 UTC ]
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Netflix to release documentary centred on Michelle Obama's book tour

Following the publication of Michelle Obama's autobiography Becoming (Viking) in 2018, Netflix is releasing a documentary film of the same name, directed by Nadia Hallgren. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-28 03:41:08 UTC ]
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Michelle Obama 'Becoming' documentary is a surprise new Netflix release

A documentary chronicling former First Lady Michelle Obama's book tour for her bestselling memoir, "Becoming," is coming to Netflix next month. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-04-27 17:00:12 UTC ]
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Evaristo, Webb and Gaiman join BBC Arts Big Book Weekend

Bernardine Evaristo, Robert Webb and Neil Gaiman are among the line-up for the Big Book Weekend, a three-day virtual festival broadcast by BBC Arts. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-25 10:45:46 UTC ]
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Series Are the Alpha at Wolfpack Publishing

Wolfpack Publishing, a genre publisher with more than 90% of its business in digital book sales, is finding success with its direct-to-consumer focus during nationwide shelter-in-place orders—especially considering its emphasis on series. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH launches virtual Penguin Talks series with Speakers for Schools

Penguin Random House has launched a collaboration with charity Speakers for Schools delivering a series of virtual educational events from its authors, streaming to thousands of students across the UK. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-23 20:41:22 UTC ]
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S&S UK bags 'super commercial' middle-grade series in six-figure pre-empt

Simon & Schuster Children’s UK has pre-empted a "major", three-book middle-grade series from debut children's author Larry Hayes, in a six-figure deal struck following a "high-speed pitch" via video conferencing platform Zoom. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-21 06:25:25 UTC ]
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Greg James and Chris Smith team up with National Literacy Trust to launch new series

The National Literacy Trust's new Author of the Week series will kick off with Greg James and Chris Smith, authors of the Kid Normal series. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-20 21:56:16 UTC ]
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Profile Books to publish 'much needed' celebration of British farm produce

Profile Books will publish a new book by Ned Palmer, author of A Cheesemonger's History of the British Isles. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-20 02:27:22 UTC ]
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