Beetle Boy creator M G Leonard on the key to screen adaptations

Beetle Boy creator M G Leonard says the key to screen adaptations lies in balancing creative licence with loyalty to the source. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Boys' basketball: Fairfax holds off Westchester, 60-57

When his Fairfax High basketball team opened a 19-point lead  Wednesday night, Coach Steve Baik was probably wondering what all the fuss had been about concerning the Lions’ rivalry with Westchester. He quickly found out. Spurred on by a loud, enthusiastic home crowd and strong play from Luis... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Leaked Windows 10 build shows Creators Update is getting an ebook store

Google has one, Apple has one, Amazon has one, so Microsoft seems to feel that it should have one too. We're talking ebook stores, and a leaked version of Windows Mobile reveals that this is something that is due to be added to the Windows Store. While Microsoft has been slowly but surely... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BBC to adapt a second John le Carre novel

The BBC is set to adapt another John le Carre novel, The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, after its success with The Night Manager, which scooped awards at the Golden Globes last week. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Boys' basketball: After trailing, 15-0, Fairfax rallies to defeat Roosevelt

Down, 15-0, to start the game and down, 18-3, after the first quarter, Fairfax looked like it was going through the motions en route to a loss to Eastvale Roosevelt on Saturday at Fairfax. Then the Lions' guards, Ethan Anderson and Jamal Hartwell, got tough on defense, started to connect on... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wm. Paul Young’s ‘The Shack’ Heads to the Big Screen: A First Look

Go behind the scenes with Young and check out photos from the highly-anticipated film adaptation of ‘The Shack,’ which opens in theaters nationwide on March 3. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Laura Dockrill novel about overweight girl to Hot Key

Hot Key Books, part of Bonnier Zaffre, will next year release a new novel from children’s and YA author Laura Dockrill, entitled Big Bones. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Black Comics Creators Fund Diversity on Kickstarter

African-American self-publishers are using Kickstarter to meet the demand for comics with diverse stories and characters. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Julia Roberts to star in Maria Semple TV adaptation

Julia Roberts is starring in Annapurna Pictures' TV adaptation of Maria Semple's second novel Today Will be Different. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Boys' basketball: University is 9-0 after 89-69 win over South East

Westchester and Fairfax remain the favorites to win the Western League, but the most likely league team to be unbeaten well into January is University, which improved to 9-0 on Thursday with an 89-69 win over South East. Gabe Okmin scored 29 points, Jude Agbasi had 17 and Daisone Hughes had 16.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We're Going on a Bear Hunt adaptation: first look

Take a sneak peek at Channel 4's  TV adaptation of the classic picture book We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury (Walker Books). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wary of Trump, ALA Joins Coalition Advocating Key Tech Principles

The document urges Trump to pursue “policies that respect the principles that have allowed the internet to become what it is today." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FutureBook: Video is key in fast-moving world, says Whatley

James Whatley, planning partner for innovation at Ogilvy & Mather, kicked off the Futurebook Conference 2016 with a keynote speech highlighting the importance of video in a fast-moving, consumer-orientated world. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Netflix orders Beth Reekles adaptation

Netflix has commissioned a TV adaptation of Beth Reekles’ YA novel The Kissing Booth (Penguin Random House), according to Deadline. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Diversity is Key at Guadalajara Book Fair

The guest of honor at this year's Guadalajara International Book Fair was Latin America, and 20 Spanish-speaking countries from the region participated. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ten Rights Hacks: Actionable Advice From Two Key Players

The rights business is about relationships…and digital tools, say rights experts Kris Kliemann and Jane Tappuni. Here are their top ten tips for publishing rights professionals. The post Ten Rights Hacks: Actionable Advice From Two Key Players appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TV adaptation for Zadie Smith's Swing Time

Zadie Smith's just-published novel Swing Time (Hamish Hamilton) has secured a TV deal with Steve Coogan’s production company Baby Cow. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Keyes and Norton among Irish Book Awards winners

Marian Keyes, Graham Norton, Mike McCormack, Paul O’ Connell and Tana French are some of winners of the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards 2016 held in Dublin’s Double Tree Hilton yesterday evening (16th November). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two key areas publishing can work on to promote ethnic diversity

Perminder Mann on the two key areas the industry should work on to promote ethnic diversity. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One adaptation of the Bible you've never seen before: graphic novel

Christian publisher Kingstone recently released a 2,000-page graphic novel adaptation of the Old and New Testaments, which it claims is the world's longest graphic novel. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2016-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Peter Jackson adapting Mortal Engines for film

Peter Jackson, the film director behind The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, is adapting a film version of Philip Reeve’s Mortal Engines (Scholastic). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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