It’s Their Content, You’re Just Licensing it

Recent automatic updates to e-book editions of works by Roald Dahl, R.L. Stine and Agatha Christie are a reminder of who really owns your digital media. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'

[ The New York Times | 2023-04-04 23:45:06 UTC ]

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Roald Dahl's Welsh roots

Lleucu Siencyn takes a look at Roald Dahl's Welsh roots, and how Wales wil celebrate the centenary of his birth. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: July 4, 2016

Siblings Lee Goldberg and Tod Goldberg appear on our Hardcover Fiction list, with books co-authored by Janet Evanovich and Brad Meltzer. Plus Roald Dahl’s ‘The BFG’ has a big week before its big-screen debut, and much more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alice-Miranda books will be turned into TV series

Roald Dahl's Matilda may have her own stage show but Australian author Jacqueline Harvey's Alice-Miranda character has snaffled her first animated international television series. Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald

[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2016-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BFG tops lists of children's books which develop empathy

Roald Dahl’s BFG and Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird have topped the list of books parents said best helped children develop empathy. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Roald Dahl scores first number one in book chart

Roald Dahl has scored his first ever Official Top 50 number one, as World Book Day title The Great Mouse Plot (Puffin) leapfrogged Cavan Scott’s The Escape: Star Wars (Egmont). The Great Mouse Plot, illustrated by Quentin Blake, sold 32,096 copies for £32,096, according to Nielsen BookScan’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin releases second Twits app

Penguin Random House (PRH) UK has released a second app based on Roald Dahl’s The Twits, featuring the first ever rendering of Mr and Mrs Twit in 3D, entitled "Roald Dahl’s House of Twits". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cardiff to celebrate Dahl centenary in 2016

A city-wide celebration of Roald Dahl, including theatrical spectacles and art exhibitions, will take place in Cardiff next year to celebrate the author’s centenary. For the "City of the Unexpected" event, co-producers National Theatre Wales and Wales Millennium Centre will organise live events... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors' profiles key in resurrecting fiction brands

The reputation of an author writing a continuation novel in a well-established brand series is just as important as the brand itself, publicists have told The Bookseller. Novelist Sophie Hannah added that authors who are fans of the series they are writing in can channel the original author... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dahl’s Charlie tops Sainsbury's list of books kids 'should read'

Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Puffin) is the book parents most think their children should read before the age of 16, according to a survey from supermarket Sainsbury's. Sainsbury’s asked 2,000 parents which 50 books children should read by the time they are 16 to celebrate... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Patterson most borrowed author but loan numbers fall

James Patterson remains the most borrowed author in UK libraries for the eighth year running, according to data released today (13th February) by the Public Lending Right (PLR). Daisy Meadows holds firm in second place, while fellow children’s authors Julia Donaldson and Francesca Simon remain... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Mac signs Finnish cosy crime

Pan Macmillan has bought a Finnish detective series, described as a “Nordic take on Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple”. Natasha Harding acquired world English rights to the books, to be called The Lavender Ladies Detective Agency in the UK, by Minna Lindgren from the Elina Ahlback Literary... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Minchin to leave Penguin for Riot

Penguin Children’s publicity director Adele Minchin is to leave Penguin after 14 years to join PR agency Riot Communications as associate director. At Penguin, Minchin devised PR campaigns for the likes of Eoin Colfer, Meg Rosoff, Emma Thompson and Madonna, as well as helping mastermind digital... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rylance to play BFG in Spielberg film

Actor Mark Rylance will play the title role in The BFG, Steven Spielberg's film of Roald Dahl's much-loved children's book about a "Big Friendly Giant". Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2014-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Agatha Christie: What one writer discovered in her personal notebooks

Author John Curran discusses Christie's writing approach and her never-ending appeal. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Never-before-published section of 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' is available for reading

The children's book by Roald Dahl is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Roald Dahl's The Witches comes to life

Roald Dahl's beloved children's book The Witches gets a timely work-out in this one-man show. Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald

[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2014-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin defends new 'Charlie' cover

Penguin has defended the new cover for the Penguin Modern Classics version of Roald Dahl’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dahl's BFG to be Spielberg film

Steven Spielberg will direct a film version of Roald Dahl’s The BFG for DreamWorks,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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World Book Night 2014 titles include 'Wild,' 'Where'd You Go, Bernadette'

The titles which will be distributed for free as part of World Book Night include works by Cheryl Strayed, Maria Semple, Agatha Christie, and more. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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