Actor Adam Pearson feels disfigurement onscreen is often presented as a problem. He sees it very differently. He talks about karaoke in Croydon, rivalry with his twin, Oscar ambitions – and why his mum refuses to believe he’s famousAdam Pearson has a longstanding argument with his mother, Marilyn, about how well-known he is. The tension is most likely to surface when they are at home in Croydon and Marilyn asks the 39-year-old actor to do some menial household chore. For example: “We’ve recently put up a new shed, and tomorrow morning I’ve got to carry all the heavy stuff down to it,” says Pearson, with a weary shake of his head. “There’s literally a bag of cement. I said to her, ‘Why have we got a bag of cement?’ And she said, ‘We might need it one day.’ Fine! What day are we going to wake up and be like, ‘Oh, thank God we kept that bag of cement!’”So, a do-you-know-who-I-am moment then? Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2024-10-06 10:00:02 UTC ]
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Several UK publishers have their eyes on the UK rights to novelist Patricia Highsmith’s extensive diaries, which will for the first time tell of the author’s “heart-break, difficult choices, hard-won professional triumphs and a furiously fast-paced social life”. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-31 19:04:45 UTC ]
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Publisher Adam Matthew Digital is working with the Royal Shakespeare Company to digitise parts of the organisation’s archive and make them accessible to academics. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-31 09:28:08 UTC ]
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A young writer discovers her grandmother’s literary secret. The post Translation and the Family of Things appeared first on Guernica. Continue reading at Guernica
[ Guernica | 2019-10-29 12:00:48 UTC ]
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WHEN YA PUBLISHER Houghton Mifflin Harcourt put out Ariel Schrag’s Adam in 2014, it felt predetermined that this debut novel would eventually become a movie. Indeed, the promotional materials included a trailer for an imagined film, a digital elevator pitch. Moreover, as a preexisting YA... Continue reading at Los Angeles Review of Books
[ Los Angeles Review of Books | 2019-10-26 17:00:36 UTC ]
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“Little Weirds,” a new collection by the actress and comedian, isn’t the funny memoir you might have expected. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-10-25 09:00:27 UTC ]
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In a new book, Tom Sturges explores his father’s life in Hollywood — and at home. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-24 19:00:00 UTC ]
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Adam Kay's Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas (Picador) has made a surgical strike on the Amazon Charts Most-Sold: Non-Fiction number one, with the This is Going to Hurt sequel beating Elton John's Me (Macmillan) to the top spot. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-23 10:27:14 UTC ]
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In his latest book, Michael S. Heiser illustrates how the popular science fiction series can teach us about the Bible and God’s love for humanity. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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William J. Mann’s lengthy biography looks at the Oscar winner’s rise, fall and resurgence. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-18 15:48:58 UTC ]
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O'Connor's resistance of the "Southern writer" label, the secret order to "A Good Man is Hard to Find," and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Editor of The Bookseller Philip Jones will interview former indie publisher turned audiobook pioneer Mark Pearson at the Frankfurt Book Fair, ahead of the announcement of the shortlists for this year’s FutureBook Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-16 14:44:34 UTC ]
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The author talks about his new novel, “The Night Fire,” and why, despite TV and podcasting fame, he’s a book writer at heart. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-16 13:00:00 UTC ]
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But his memoir, “Beautiful on the Outside,” makes the comedic most of his low points. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-16 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Libraries are awesome, don't you agree? Looking up library services, beyond the books, here are seven cool library initiatives I found and love. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-10-08 10:36:16 UTC ]
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Canongate has landed a darkly funny memoir of loss and love by Jarred McGinnis. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-08 07:50:54 UTC ]
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TV rights to RG Adams' debut crime procedural, Allegation (riverrun) have been snapped up by producer John Giwa-Amu of Red & Black Films and executive music producer Mark Lo of Asylum Giant. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-02 23:15:35 UTC ]
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TV presenter and EastEnders actor Meryl Fernandes has joined the judging panel for the 2020 Blue Peter Book Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-02 09:23:36 UTC ]
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StudioCanal, Heyday Films and the Astrid Lindgren Company have revealed they are in early development on a film adaptation of Pippi Longstocking. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-01 23:59:31 UTC ]
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Steve Fisher is joining Adams Publishing Group as regional president of APG Media of Southern Minnesota. Before joining APG, Fisher Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-09-27 20:19:01 UTC ]
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Steve Fisher is joining Adams Publishing Group as regional president of APG Media of Southern Minnesota. Before joining APG, Fisher Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-09-27 20:19:01 UTC ]
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