Hollywood's bravest and most foolhardy memoir wasn't written by a movie star

'You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again' ranks No. 31 on our list of the best Hollywood books of all time because it's the ultimate Icarus story, unflinchingly detailing its author's descent. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

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Viking signs Elvis Costello memoir

Penguin Random House imprint Viking is to publish Elvis Costello’s memoir this autumn. Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink will offer “unique view of his unlikely and sometimes comical rise to international success, with diversions through the previously undocumented emotional foundations... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new memoir from Julie Andrews expected in fall 2017 (+video)

The new memoir by Julie Andrews will reportedly cover the time period in which she starred in such films as 'The Sound of Music,' 'Mary Poppins,' and 'Victor/Victoria.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Elvis Costello will reportedly release a memoir this fall

Costello's book will be titled 'Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink' and will be published by Penguin. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin releases The Fault in Our Stars trade paperback

Penguin will next month release a new paperback edition of John Green’s The Fault In Our Stars for physical bookshops.   The retail version of the book still features the cover design by Rodrigo Corral but on a black background, instead of blue. It will be released on the 2nd April and will... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new memoir from Julie Andrews expected in fall 2017

The new memoir by Julie Andrews will reportedly cover the time period in which she starred in such films as 'The Sound of Music,' 'Mary Poppins,' and 'Victor/Victoria.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mandela's memoir to be published

A sequel to Nelson Mandela's 1995 autobiography Long Walk to Freedom is to be published next year. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2015-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Arterton to star in film of Carey's dystopian novel

Gemma Arterton, Paddy Considine and Glenn Close will star in the film adaptation of M R Carey’s novel The Girl With All the Gifts (Orbit) called “She Who Brings Gifts” for Altitude Film Entertainment. The film will be the debut of director Colm McCarthy, who has previously directed on TV shows... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rotherham abuse survivor memoir to HC

Harper Element has signed a first-person account from a survivor of the Rotherham abuse scandal. Publisher Natalie Jerome and interim editorial director Kate Latham acquired world English language rights in Violated: My True Story as a Survivor of the Rotherham Abuse Scandal by Sarah Wilson... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Carrie Brownstein's memoir is coming this October

Brownstein's band Sleater-Kinney released a new album, the first in several years, this past January. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Andrew Sharples' top 10 war memoirs

From thrilling accounts of derring-do to bitter descriptions of the human fallout, here are 10 memoirs of conflict which inspired and moved meI’ve always been fascinated by war. From the earliest age, I loved reading books on the subject and was captivated by stories of courage and... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Who Will Make You Sick of Comic Book Movies, DC or Marvel?

With the abundance of comic book movies being made there’s bound to be backlash, but will it be Marvel or DC that pushes us over the edge? The post Who Will Make You Sick of Comic Book Movies, DC or Marvel? appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2015-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Movie Alert: 'Home'

From DreamWorks Animation and 20th Century Fox comes 'Home,' a feature-length film adaptation of Adam Rex's 'The True Meaning of Smekday.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Myrmidon buys memoir from occupied France

Myrmidon has acquired the true story of a young British girl and her family trapped in France during the Second World War after her father is incarcerated by the Nazis. Kate Nash, director at Myrmidon, acquired world rights to the memoir, titled Nell and the Girls, direct from the author,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Virago acquires Mackay memoir and backlist

Virago has acquired a memoir by Shena Mackay, plus the writer’s entire backlist. Publisher Lennie Goodings bought world rights to the books from David Miller at Rogers, Coleridge and White. Mackay published her first book, written when she was a teenager, at the age of 20 and has since written... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fig Tree signs Abramović memoir

Fig Tree has acquired a memoir by contemporary performance artist, Marina Abramović. Juliet Annan, publishing director of Fig Tree, bought UK and British Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, in the as-yet-untitled memoir at auction from Caspian Dennis at Abner Stein in association with Kuhn... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Poetry memoir for Blackfriars

Little, Brown's digital-first list Blackfriars has acquired a memoir by performance poet Hollie Poetry. In her first acquisition for the list, Rhiannon Smith bought UK and Commonwealth rights to Nobody Told Me by Poetry, also known as Hollie McNish, from Becky Thomas at Fox Mason.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Ebury Press to publish Hynde memoir

Ebury Press is to publish the memoir of Chrissie Hynde, frontwoman of The Pretenders, acquired in a “major deal”. Publisher and deputy m.d. Jake Lingwood bought world English and translation rights, excluding North America, while Gerry Howard, v.p., executive editor at Doubleday, Penguin Random... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'War and Peace' BBC adaptation will star Jim Broadbent, Gillian Anderson

The adaptation will also star actors Paul Dano and Lily James. It's being directed by Tom Harper of 'Peaky Blinders.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Campbell Newman memoir rejection not political, says publisher

University of Queensland Press denies author Gavin King’s allegation the book was rejected because Newman’s government axed the Premier’s Literary AwardsThe University of Queensland Press has rejected Campbell Newman’s proposed tell-all memoir.The book’s author, Gavin King, claimed UQP knocked... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Movie Alert: 'Insurgent'

The sequel opens where 'Divergent' left off, with Tris and Four on the run following the uprising in Chicago. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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