Daniel Radcliffe produces film about his paralysed Harry Potter stunt double

Documentary tells story of David Holmes who sustained a spinal injury during filming of The Deathly Hallows: Part 1Daniel Radcliffe has teamed up with his Harry Potter stunt double, who became paralysed after an on-set accident, for an HBO documentary.David Holmes worked closely with Radcliffe on the Harry Potter films until he sustained a spinal injury during filming for The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 in January 2009. The gymnast from Essex, who was selected to play Radcliffe’s double in the first film, broke his neck and was paralysed from the chest down. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2023-10-25 14:32:27 UTC ]
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Ebury Press signs Harry Redknapp

Ebury Press has signed the autobiography of football manager Harry Redknapp in a two-book deal... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Russia’s Ebook Market Doubles in 2012, But Still Plagued by Piracy

The Russian ebook market more than doubled in 2012, to 250 million rubles (USD $8 million), but remains just 1% of market. Some 95% of ebooks downloaded are pirate editions. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has chosen colourful woodcut designs for a repackage of the Harry Potter adult... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Publishers' online communities to double

Publisher–generated online communities, such as HarperCollins’ InkPop, Gollancz... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Harris, Mosse and ABBA among pre-LBF deals

New deals for Joanne Harris and Kate Mosse have been sealed just ahead of the London Book Fair.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atlantis book and film for Penguin

Penguin is teaming up with film production company Amber Entertainment to produce a book and film... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Film rights sold for Bologna hit

The film rights to YA debut novel Half Bad by Sally Green have been snapped up by Fox 2000, hard... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Lewis Lapham: The Digital Age Will Produce “a Montaigne and a Shakespeare”

Lewis Lapham, editor of Lapham's Quarterly, believes we are still in the experimental phase of digital media, waiting for the next online Shakespeare to emerge. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Lee Harris promoted at Angry Robot

Angry Robot has promoted Lee Harris to the position of senior editor, with immediate effect.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Penguin produces app of Anne Frank's Diary

Penguin has released a digital version of Anne Frank's famous diary, with Penguin imprint... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Publishing’s Most Prolific Blurber Immortalized on Film

The work of the book business' most imaginative, funny and prolific blurber, author Gary Shteyngart, gets immortalized in a new documentary. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Unique double for British novelist

British writer and two-time Booker Prize winner Hilary Mantel has been named novelist of the year at Britain’s Costa Book Awards for ‘Bring Up the Bodies’. Continue reading at Stuff

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Magazines Double Down On Tablet Commitment

The magazine industry’s faith in the future of tablets is not easing up, even though advertiser support for digital editions has been slow in coming and these platforms still represent a small fraction of overall distribution for most books. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

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