Series based on Harry Potter author’s novels written under pseudonym will face ITV’s hit period drama on Sunday nightsThe BBC is banking on JK Rowling’s magic touch in a Sunday night ratings battle between the sumptuous ITV costume drama Victoria and its own thriller, Strike, adapted from crime novels by the Harry Potter author.Surprise hit Victoria, starring Jenna Coleman and Tom Hughes as Victoria and Albert, is back for a second series after a 500,000 ratings triumph over the BBC’s Cornish period drama Poldark last year. ITV is hoping for repeat success over Strike, adapted from the novels Rowling published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, and starring Tom Burke as the damaged war veteran turned detective Cormoran Strike and Holliday Grainger as his sleuthing partner Robin Ellacott. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2017-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Local fans of the "Harry Potter" books and films series are gearing up this weekend for something they've long yearned for — one more journey to the wizarding world."Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," a book edition of a play debuting this weekend at London's West End Palace Theatre, will be... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2016-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Buoyed by the success of popular podcasts like Serial and This American Life, the Interactive Advertising Bureau is hosting its second annual Podcast Upfront this fall to bring together publishers, advertisers and agencies. Twelve media and podcast companies (up from eight last year) will... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2016-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Graphic novelists Sandra Marrs and John Chalmers, known jointly by their company name Metaphrog, have won The Sunday Herald Scottish Culture Awards 2016 for Best Visual Artist. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wednesday, at a hearing in its bankruptcy proceedings, the retailer won a short extension in the amount of time it has to find a buyer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers are hoping that the release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child later this month will offset the negative impact economic uncertainty has had on footfall following the Brexit vote. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury will publish a new edition of J K Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The EU referendum debate has deteriorated into one of the most "divisive and bitter political campaigns ever waged" with some "racists and bigots" directing the Leave campaign, author JK Rowling has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mumsnet editor Sarah Crown has joined Arts Council England to become its director of literature and the South West. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Executive editor Gillian Britt explains the brand’s unique format. The post What Publishers Can Learn from Eat Drink Lucky’s E-Mail Success appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The BBC is making an hour-long documentary about the founding of Virago for BBC Four. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Chicken House has acquired a debut novel, The Elephant Thief, by Jane Kerr following a three-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The BBC today relaunched Love to Read, a campaign that celebrates reading for pleasure, at Hay Festival. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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J K Rowling under her pseudonym Robert Galbraith has progressed to the shortlist of the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hurst Publishers has signed The Mayor of Mogadishu: The Story of Chaos and Redemption in the Ruins of Somalia by Andrew Harding, a former BBC Africa correspondent. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canongate is to publish Penguin Bloom: The Odd Little Bird Who Saved a Family by Cameron Bloom and Trevor Bradley Greive on Super Thursday (6th October). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Star of Africa (Avon) is the star of The Bookseller’s first-ever Weekly E-Book Ranking. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The BBC has been in the publishing business, either on paper or online, for its entire 93-year history (Is it really the BBC’s role to publish free recipes for harissa spiced lamb?, 20 May). Why are the Tories suddenly intimidated by this? I thought that capitalism welcomed competition? As a... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cookery and travel publishers are divided over whether the removal of free recipes and some travel articles from BBC websites will benefit the industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Educational publishers have raised concerns over the BBC’s revision platform Bitesize, after the organisation launched a free app with cross-promotion on BBC TV and Radio. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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J K Rowling has been honoured by PEN America with the 2016 PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award. The Harry Potter author received the award for her work that "opposes oppression in any form" and "champions the best of humanity". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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