Morrissey to star in new Louise Doughty adaptation

Production company Eleventh Hour is teaming up with David Morrissey to adapt Louise Doughty's Whatever You Love (Faber) for television. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Louise Adler appointed publisher-at-large at Hachette Australia

New role comes seven months after publisher’s controversial resignation from Melbourne University PublishingLouise Adler has been appointed to a new role at Hachette Australia, seven months after her controversial resignation from Melbourne University Publishing.Adler takes up the new role at... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-09-04 01:58:53 UTC ]
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The 50 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of Goodnight Moon

Margaret Wise Brown’s classic children’s book Goodnight Moon was published on this day in 1947. It’s widely beloved, well-reviewed, and much parodied, and also hated intensely by a serious few. You know where this is going—I compile at least one of these one-star reviews pieces a month, but I... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-09-03 08:50:11 UTC ]
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PW Star Watch Names 50 Honorees for 2019, Its Fifth Year

In the annual PW Star Watch program, emerging talents in the North American publishing markets are honored. A 'Superstar' goes to Frankfurter Buchmesse. The post PW Star Watch Names 50 Honorees for 2019, Its Fifth Year appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2019-08-21 04:30:39 UTC ]
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Andrew Scott joins cast for BBC adaptation of Pullman's His Dark Materials

“Fleabag” actor Andrew Scott has joined the cast for the BBC adaptation of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-21 01:32:35 UTC ]
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Hamlyn bags book from Loose Women stars

Octopus imprint Hamlyn has bagged a book of anecdotes, laugh-out-loud moments and uplifting life lessons from ITV panel show “Loose Women”, marking its 20th anniversary. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-20 04:41:45 UTC ]
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BBC commissions adaptation of Macintyre's SAS history

The BBC has commissioned acclaimed screenwriter Steven Knight to adapt Ben Macintyre’s bestselling book SAS: Rogue Heroes (Viking).  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-19 07:33:17 UTC ]
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Gaiman on board for Gormenghast TV adaptation

Neil Gaiman will executive produce a new television series based on author Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast novels. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-18 19:21:19 UTC ]
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BBC reveals plans for animated adaptation of Morpugo's Mimi and the Mountain Dragon

The BBC has revealed plans for a special 2D animated adaptation of Sir Michael Morpurgo’s children’s book Mimi and the Mountain Dragon. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-18 15:46:37 UTC ]
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Introducing the 2019 Folio: 100 and Rising Stars Honorees

Throughout the year, we report on the good and bad things happening in and around the print and digital publishing world. Sometimes the stories offer true inspiration, while other times they make us and our readers cringe. But that’s business. What’s always consistent in what we report is... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-08-13 19:29:59 UTC ]
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Pan Mac snaps up British Superbike star Shane 'Shakey' Byrne's memoir in three-publisher auction

Pan Macmillan has snapped up the autobiography of Shane "Shakey" Byrne, the most successful British Superbike Championship rider in history, in a three-publisher auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-01 00:46:31 UTC ]
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Lagom picks up Instagram star Edmunds' breastfeeding guide

Bonnier Books UK imprint Lagom has picked up a breastfeeding guide from Instagram star and mum-of-three Chantelle Edmunds. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-31 15:29:10 UTC ]
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Star Watch 2019 Honorees Named

Fifty honorees from the U.S. and Canada were chosen for the fifth annual PW Star Watch program for their trailblazing spirit, innovative problem-solving, and leadership qualities. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Soccer star Megan Rapinoe signs book deal with Penguin Random House

Outspoken soccer superstar Megan Rapinoe will offer her takes on sports and current events in a new book for the Penguin Press. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-07-25 19:10:34 UTC ]
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The New York Times profiles Louise Erdrich’s Native American-focused bookstore.

The New York Times books section today featured a lovely profile by J. D. Biersdorfer of Birchbark Books & Native Arts, the Minneapolis bookstore owned by National Book Award-winning writer Louise Erdrich which provides indigenous-language guides, literature and crafts, alongside the latest... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-25 17:50:55 UTC ]
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Helen Monks Takhar’s millennial thriller set for TV adaptation

Helen Monks Takhar’s debut thriller about a millennial ‘snowflake’ intern pitted against an older editor, Precious You (HQ), is to be turned into a TV show. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-22 15:41:19 UTC ]
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Picador scoops astrology guide from Twitter stars the Astro Poets

Picador has scooped a witty 21st century astrology guide from Twitter stars the Astro Poets, helping readers navigate their friendships, career and love life. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-21 12:27:31 UTC ]
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Mitchell Beazley scoops cookbook from Masterchef and EastEnders star Partridge

Mitchell Beazley has scooped "EastEnders" actor and "Celebrity Masterchef" winner John Partridge's first cookbook, featuring dishes inspired by personal memories. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-18 13:09:51 UTC ]
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Live mics can't boost MLB All-Star Ratings

A new production wrinkle did little to boost interest in the MLB All-Star Game, as the TV turnout for Fox’s mic’d-up Midsummer Classic fell to an all-time low. According to Nielsen live-plus-same-day data, Tuesday night’s showdown between the American and National League headliners averaged... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-07-11 18:50:40 UTC ]
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Lee Iacocca, a star CEO who led Ford and saved Chrysler, has died

Lee Iacocca, the U.S. auto executive and television pitchman whose feel for consumers’ changing tastes helped produce the Ford Mustang and the Chrysler minivan and made him one of the first celebrity CEOs, has died. He was 94. His death was confirmed Tuesday by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in a... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-07-03 14:58:55 UTC ]
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Dani Shapiro’s bestselling memoir Inheritance to be adapted into a film

Good news, memoir fans: Variety reports that Dani Shapiro’s bestselling memoir Inheritance will be adapted into a feature by Killer Films, with Cami Delavigne (the co-writer of Blue Valentine) on board to write the script. The memoir centers on Shapiro’s discovery, after a DNA test, that the man... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-03 13:43:07 UTC ]
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