Broadway producers countersue Harper Lee's estate

The Broadway producers of an adaptation of To Kill A Mockingbird are counter-suing the Harper Lee estate, which last month brought a suit against them arguing the script differed too much from Lee's original book. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ridley's innovation investigation goes to 4th Estate

HarperCollins imprint 4th Estate will publish an investigation into innovation by science writer Matt Ridley. The Genome author’s new book, How Innovation Works: Serendipity, Energy and the Saving of Time, focuses on the history and theory of innovation. It puts the development of new... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debut middle-grade writer Nicola Skinner signs with Harper Collins

HarperCollins Children’s Books has bought a "wickedly funny" middle-grade debut, about a girl who finds a packet of surprising seeds, by copywriter and journalist Nicola Skinner. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adaptive Books Acquires New Titles Plus the Zane Grey Estate

Founded in 2012 by veterans of the entertainment business, Adaptive Studios is an unusual business venture originally focused on repurposing moribund or abandoned movie scripts into new content for different media, including books, movies, and TV shows. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fourth Estate signs fiction from 'multi-talented' Inua Ellams

Fourth Estate is to publish two works of fiction by poet and playwright Inua Ellams. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: Lee Child Joins Jenny Han and Kevin Kwan In Top Ten

Lee Child’s 2011 Jack Reacher novel 'The Affair' jumped to #1 over Jenny Han’s 'To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before' (now at #2) following recent news that the series will be rebooted for a new TV series. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-09-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ex-Netflix exec and producer launch database for book adaptations

A US producer and former Netflix executive are embarking on a joint venture, 'TaleFlick', which offers a library of searchable books for adaptation across film, TV and digital media. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lee Child archive to be held at UEA

Lee Child is showcasing his archive, containing early drafts, manuscripts and correspondence relating to the Jack Reacher series, at the British Archive for Contemporary Writing at the University of East Anglia. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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4th Estate snaps up Day's tribute to failure

4th Estate will publish author and journalist Elizabeth Day's first non-fiction book, How to Fail: The Art of Succeeding Better, based on her successful podcast series. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Washington star Bryce Harper stays put after Dodgers make waiver claim

As the Washington Nationals conducted a fire sale of veteran players, sending second baseman Daniel Murphy to the Cubs and first baseman Matt Adams to the Cardinals, the Dodgers put in a claim to to acquire the biggest star on Washington’s roster: Bryce Harper. “I think we claimed him,” manager... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Producer, singer and DJ Navid 'Izadi' Hakimi, 32, delivered 'crazy, loving energy' to dance floors

One measure of producer, singer, DJ and keyboardist Navid Hakimi’s love of adventurous music could be found in the most basic of places: the influences category on his Facebook page. For the 32-year-old Hakimi, who was among five people — including his mother, Floria Hakimi — killed Sunday in a... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld wins Britain’s Got Talent winner Lee Ridley's first book

Transworld has won "a highly competitive" auction to publish stand-up comedian and "Britain’s Got Talent" winner Lee Ridley, aka Lost Voice Guy. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At PRH, Producing a Publishing Powerhouse

Five years after Penguin and Random House merged, we look back at how the two giants were integrated. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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4th Estate pre-empts 'darkly beautiful' Marilyn & Me

4th Estate has pre-empted a novel inspired by Marilyn Monroe and her Korean translator. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rocker Tommy Lee's drama with son Brandon gets ugly on Father's Day

President Obama during a news conference in 2012. The former president has shared his recent reading list. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Unblinking' Tash Aw novel to 4th Estate

4th Estate has signed an “unblinking” novel from prize winning Taiwanese author Tash Aw, described as “devastating” and “poignant”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stan Lee: Comic book legend, 95, 'sues old company for $1bn'

The Spider-man co-creator files lawsuit over improper sale of his company and digital impersonation. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2018-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adaptive Studios Acquires the Zane Grey Literary Estate

The studio has acquired the estate of classic western novelist Zane Grey, with plans to revive the novelist's works and brand by developing film, TV, and publishing projects for a new generation. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harper seals global deal for flood novel

HarperCollins has scooped world rights to Kassandra Montag’s After the Flood, a “riveting saga about a mother, her daughters, and their struggle to survive”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alderman nabbed by 4th Estate

Women’s Prize for Fiction winner Naomi Alderman has been poached by 4th Estate in a four book-deal, after more than a decade with Penguin Random House. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lee Child strikes one with The Midnight Line

Lee Child’s The Midnight Line (Bantam) has ended Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine’s run in the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 35,942 copies for £146,019. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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