J K Rowling to write film

J K Rowling will write a new film based on Beasts and Where to Find Them, one of her Comic Relief... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Game Change’ Authors Writing Book About ‘Trump the Man’ and His Campaign

Mark Halperin, left, and John Heilemann on a panel about their series on Showtime, “The Circus,” in January 2016. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2017-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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George Galloway to write children's books

The former MP says the books about an 'ethical pirate' will be published later this year. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2017-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former commando Johnny Mercer MP writes autobiography for Pan Mac

Pan Macmillan has acquired We Were Warriors, the autobiography of former commando-turned-MP Johnny Mercer, comprising an account of life on the frontline during the Afghanistan war. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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YouTuber Ali-A to write graphic novel for Puffin

YouTube gaming star Ali-A’s first book will be published by Puffin and Random House Children’s Books US. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Audio download chart: Rowling's reign continues

J K Rowling’s full Harry Potter series thunders back into January's audio chart. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Howard Cunnell | 'I wanted to write the stories that were about love'

Howard Cunnell's Fathers & Sons is a memoir about a search for identity and what it is to be a man that packs a punch that belies its brevity and, despite taking us to dark places, it’s a book about all kinds of love. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fundraiser to commission writing from Trump's banned countries

An online literary journal is fundraising to commission new work and translations from the seven countries in Donald Trump’s "Muslim ban". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mick Jagger's autobiography he couldn't recall writing

Publisher reveals memoir written by Mick Jagger that the singer couldn't remember writing Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2017-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Val McDermid writes apocalyptic Radio 4 drama about antibiotic resistance

Val McDermid has written an apocalyptic science thriller on the failure of antibiotics for BBC Radio 4, entitled "Resistance". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AWP 2017: Politicized Writing Conference Ends With White House Vigil

This year's politically-charged AWP conference concluded Saturday evening with a candlelight vigil outside the White House and strong sales reported from the book fair floor. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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JK Rowling hits back over threats to burn Harry Potter books

JK Rowling mocks Twitter users who threaten to burn her books because of her anti-Trump stance. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2017-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Writing North wins bid to run £40k David Cohen Prize

The UK’s answer to the Nobel Prize for Literature – the £40,000 David Cohen Prize  - is now being managed by New Writing North. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Elton John writing Devil Wears Prada musical for Broadway

Sir Elton John and Paul Rudnick are writing a Broadway musical based on Lauren Weisberger’s novel The Devil Wears Prada (HarperCollins). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rowling’s ‘Fantastic Beasts’ and Narrator Redmayne Land at Audible

Audible has announced that 'Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' by J.K. Rowling and narrated by Academy Award-winning actor Eddie Redmayne is now available as a digital audiobook. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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J K Rowling praises booksellers to mark first Specsavers Bestseller Awards

J K Rowling has praised booksellers as she and other authors, including Paula Hawkins and Joe Wicks, were honoured at the Specsavers Bestseller Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Howard Jacobson writes Donald Trump novella Pussy in 'a fury of disbelief'

Comic fairytale was written in the weeks since the November presidential election and aims to offer readers the ‘consolation of savage satire’In reply to Donald Trump’s election victory – and in lightning quick time – novelist Howard Jacobson has delivered a comic fairytale that the Man Booker... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ruth Davidson to write book on powerful women for H&S

Hodder & Stoughton has commissioned Scottish Conservative Party leader Ruth Davidson to write a book about the life lessons learned by the world’s most powerful women. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alt-writing: how the far right is changing US publishing

Rightwing writers, ranging from conservative to lunatic fringe across all genres, have long been a lucrative books market. Will the new era see it grow?He compares feminism to cancer, called transgender people “retarded” and once labelled a BuzzFeed reporter a “thick-as-pig-shit media Jew”. So... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apprenticeships offered to write for Zombies, Run! game

Novelist and games designer Naomi Alderman is offering early-career writers traineeships to write for Zombies, Run!, a smartphone fitness game. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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You Can Write a Best-Seller and Still Go Broke

In 2012, a month after the publication of her memoir, Wild, Cheryl Strayed was on a book tour, soaking up the wonder of her first big success as an author, when her husband texted her to say that their rent check had bounced. “We couldn’t complain to anyone,” Strayed told Manjula Martin, editor... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2017-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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