Netflix royalty: Shonda Rhimes’s winning streak continues with Bridgerton and Inventing Anna

From Grey’s Anatomy, which premiered 19 seasons ago, to now, Rhimes rarely misses the mark For decades, television held the period drama to the rule of three Ms: make it love-shy, make it British, make it unapologetically white. Anything that fell short of this standard risked never making it to air.When Netflix announced plans to develop a one-hour show based on the Bridgerton novel series in 2018, they appeared to have it all wrong. Not only was bestselling author Julia Quinn – a New Englander! – playing Jane Austen and spilling sex all over the page, but her adaptation would feature a multiracial cast. It had all the ingredients of a giant flop, and might well have been if someone other than Shonda Rhimes had been stirring the pot. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2022-03-19 07:00:21 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Goblinproofing One's Chicken Coop wins Diagram Prize

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Prospect Books wins André Simon award

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Niche authors hit' by Amazon's ebook royalty rates

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A "Netflix for children's books"?

Sproutkin, a new web startup, is launching a children's book subscription service based on the Netflix model. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pichon wins Blue Peter Book Award

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder, Penguin and Bloomsbury win at BMS marketing awards

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tom McCarthy, James Salter win $150,000 Windham-Campbell Prizes

Tom McCarthy and James Salter are among the winners of the inaugural Donald Windham-Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes. Tom McCarthy and James Salter are among the winners of the inaugural Donald Windham-Sandy M. Campbell Literature Prizes, announced Monday at Yale University's Beinecke Rare... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloody Sunday books win Christopher Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize

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Cornwell wins $50m lawsuit

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[ Fast Company | 2013-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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