Yōko Ogawa’s acclaimed surrealist novel—the story of a young woman, struggling to maintain her career as a writer on a island where objects are disappearing, who concocts a plan to hide her endangered editor from the Memory Police—was one of the sleeper hits of 2019, garnering rave reviews, a National Book Award nomination, and an […] The post Charlie Kaufman is adapting Yōko Ogawa's The Memory Police into a feature film. first appeared on Literary Hub. Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson is to publish the memoir of Charlie Gilmour, the son of Pink Floyd's David Gilmour. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The life of Penny Hoare, former deputy publishing director at Chatto & Windus, who died in May this year, will be celebrated at a memorial on Thursday 26th October. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook is still working out how to reduce the reach of fake news and misinformation on its site and today, it starts testing a new feature that sounds like it might be pretty useful. When an article link is shared in someone's News Feed, there will... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2017-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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First time in more than two years: the Association of American Publishers ' monthly StatShot report shows an increase in ebook sales in the US. The post Industry Notes: US Ebook Sales Slightly Up in May; Sourcebooks Signs With Gotham for Film, TV appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The day includes two sets of pitch sessions of books for possible film or virtual-reality development, each followed by networking sessions. The post At Frankfurt Book Fair: ‘A Book Is a Film Is a Game’ Networking Day Returns appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Screenwriter and 'Crazy Ex-girlfriend' executive producer Brosh Mckenna has adapted Charlotte Bronte's classic novel 'Jane Eyre,' into 'Jane,' an updated graphic novel coming in which Jane is now a young art student who lives in contemporary Brooklyn and works part-time as a nanny for the... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The forthcoming novel by James Patterson and Bill Clinton, as well as Karen McManus' YA bestseller 'One of Us Is Lying,' are among the books that have been optioned this week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author-bookshop relations are a key focus of the European and International Booksellers Federation conference at Frankfurter Buchmesse in October. The post EIBF Conference at Frankfurt Book Fair Features Author Alain Mabanckou appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing legend Fred Kobrak, 1928-2016, will be remembered by his colleagues, friends, and family at a memorial during this year's Frankfurt Book Fair. The post Frankfurter Buchmesse to Host Memorial Reception for Fred Kobrak appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Charlie Higson is writing a new book in the bestselling Fighting Fantasy gamebook series for Scholastic UK, set for an April 2018 release. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books being optioned this week include a Dracula prequel, a novel about Japanese internment camps and a lauded backlist title about an English professor at the University of Missouri. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Casey Affleck is to star in a Film4 adaptation of cult novel Stoner (Vintage Classics) by late author John Williams. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has bought world rights for the film tie-in edition of a memoir of skier turned "poker princess" Molly Bloom. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new adaptation of Lord of the Flies has drawn widespread criticism on social media for reimagining William Golding’s 1954 novel with a major twist - looking at what would happen if all those shipwrecked on the island were girls. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A memorial to celebrate the life of Mo Siewcharran will be held on 29th September in Twickenham, London. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Police are looking for a man who fled in a black SUV after fatally shooting someone late Monday afternoon in the Fairfax neighborhood of Los Angeles, authorities said. About 5:45 p.m., paramedics responded to Sierra Bonita and Melrose avenues, where they found a man wounded by gunfire, said LAPD... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Aldiss helped shape and elevate the science fiction genre, but he recognized its mutability. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2017-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber title The Cry by Helen FitzGerald is to be adapted into a drama series for BBC One. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The first of Deborah Harkness' bestselling All Souls Trilogy, A Discovery of Witches, is being adapted for Sky 1 and Now TV starring Matthew Goode and Teresa Palmer. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The forthcoming romantic comedy co-written by 'Rosie Project' author Graeme Simsion and his wife is nabbed for film by Fox Searchlight, while Pascal Pictures picks up the true tale of an Italian teenager who became an unexpected WWII hero. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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