David Benioff and DB Weiss to adapt The Three-Body Problem and two sequels with Alexander WooGame of Thrones co-creators David Benioff and DB Weiss are to adapt a series of hit science fiction novels by Chinese author Liu Cixin for Netflix. Together with Alexander Woo, who has worked on television series including True Blood, Benioff and Weiss’s first project in a reported $200m (£164m) deal with the streaming giant will see the showrunners bring The Three-Body Problem and its two sequels – known as the Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy – to television.Netflix’s Peter Friedlander described the books as having “changed what science fiction meant to me for ever”, saying: “[Cixin’s] ability to interweave science with fiction made his vision of the future and extraterrestrial contact feel more realistic than any other science fiction I’ve read. I was also drawn in by the story of all of humanity [being] vulnerable to the same external threat and how this both unifies and divides humans.” Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2020-09-01 14:29:32 UTC ]
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Columnist Kristin B. Tate warns that demographic shifts will turn red cities blue. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-03-06 13:00:00 UTC ]
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After an eight-year wait, Hilary Mantel’s third Cromwell book finally hit bookshelves this week, hailed by critics as a triumphant finale to what Fourth Estate has called an “extraordinary journey” for both publisher and author. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-05 02:20:11 UTC ]
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The novel is part of a wave of books about the tumultuous 17th and early 18th centuries. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-20 17:15:47 UTC ]
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Jerry Mitchell recounts how his reporting helped reopen cases against civil-rights-era killers. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-02-14 13:00:00 UTC ]
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If you're a One Piece fan, this may be the best or the worst piece of news ever, depending on how you feel about Netflix's anime adaptations: The streaming giant has approved a 10-episode live-action series based on the classic manga and anime. Even... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2020-01-30 02:20:00 UTC ]
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Niantic's real-world events for 2019 were so successful that they generated $249 million in tourism revenue across Chicago, Dortmund and Montréal. That's what the company has revealed in a new events website, which it launched alongside its fe... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2020-01-23 13:44:00 UTC ]
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Suzanne Collins’s upcoming fourth book in her bestselling series is not exactly what fans were hoping for. The minds behind The Hunger Games are catching fire from fans of the books upset that President Snow is going to be the subject of a prequel entitled The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes,... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2020-01-22 12:20:56 UTC ]
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Christopher Tolkien helped edit and publish much of J.R.R. Tolkien's work after the science fiction and fantasy writer died in 1973. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2020-01-17 19:03:20 UTC ]
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Charlie Mackesy’s “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse” began as a beloved Instagram account. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-01-15 13:00:00 UTC ]
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There have been some ambitious Minecraft projects before, but this one may win for sheer sophistication. The modding team Floo Network is creating Minecraft School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a Harry Potter-themed role-playing experience inside a Mi... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2020-01-13 18:43:00 UTC ]
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These 2020 YA book covers showcase disability representation -- and may be the start of the sea change we need. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-01-13 11:37:47 UTC ]
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Hilary Mantel has cast actor Ben Miles to narrate the W F Howes audiobooks of her Wolf Hall trilogy, revealing he helped shape final volume The Mirror and the Light (Fourth Estate). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-06 01:27:04 UTC ]
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Prolific writer M C Beaton, creator of the much-loved Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth crime series, has died. Beaton passed away on 30th December aged 83, after a short illness, her publisher Little, Brown said. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-31 13:58:01 UTC ]
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The creators of the BIG CITIES LITTLE FOODIES children's book series talk representation and exploring the locations, food, and culture of Asia. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-12-23 11:37:17 UTC ]
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Martin Scorsese’s mob movie was streamed by more than 26m accounts worldwide, securing 13.2m views in its first five days in the US aloneNetflix has announced that Martin Scorsese’s new mob movie The Irishman has been watched by over 26m accounts in its first seven days on the streaming... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-12-11 11:39:42 UTC ]
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Blacksad: Under the Skin has been available on Steam since mid-November, but don't worry about buying it if you'd rather play on a console -- you only have a few more days to wait. The noir detective game, based on a graphic novel series, will be out... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2019-12-07 09:55:00 UTC ]
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Hilary Mantel is appearing at the Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall on 6th March to promote her third novel in the Thomas Cromwell trilogy, The Mirror & the Light (4th Estate). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-26 03:34:10 UTC ]
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The L.A. Times Book Club will read "Barking to the Choir" by Homeboy Industries founder Gregory Boyle. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-11-23 16:00:23 UTC ]
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Anime NYC 2019, held at the Javits Center November 15-17, expanded to fill the entire 410,000 square foot main exhibition floor of the convention center, with booths from anime, game, and manga companies and all kinds of merchandise. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
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