Netflix to adapt YA thriller 13 Minutes

Netflix has acquired film rights to Sarah Pinborough’s psychological YA thriller, 13 Minutes (Gollancz), bringing Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, the creators of "Gossip Girl", on board to write. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'YA débutants are finding it harder to break through into the mainstream'

Publishers are failing to take on début Young Adult writers and are instead concentrating on established UK YA writers and US imports, according to some leading figures in the industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Oliver Harris thriller series to Little, Brown

Little, Brown has acquired two books in a new thriller series from Oliver Harris at auction.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Original' take on psychological thriller to Del Rey

Ebury imprint Del Rey has acquired The One, an "original and modern take on a psychological thriller" by John Marrs. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One for the Ages: Cubs-Tribe Thriller Is Most-Watched MLB Game in 25 Years

In what may very well go down in the books as the single greatest Game 7 in World Series history, the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night exorcised a 108-year-old demon in front of the largest national TV audience to tune in to a baseball game in 25 years.According to Nielsen live-plus-same-day... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New York Magazine Publisher Larry Burstein Leaving After 13 Years in Role

Larry Burstein, who has served as publisher of New York magazine for the last 13 years, is leaving that role, he announced in a memo to staff Friday morning.Mr. Burstein was on his third term as a New York magazine employee -- he worked as an account executive in the early 1980s, returned in... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-11-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Juno Dawson and Alex T Smith team up for YA story

Author Juno Dawson and illustrator Alex T Smith have teamed up to create a YA novel, which will be published by Barrington Stoke in October next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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YA author wins Edinburgh First Book Award

YA author Kathryn Evans has won the 2016 Edinburgh International Book Festival First Book Award for her début novel, More of Me (Usborne). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One adaptation of the Bible you've never seen before: graphic novel

Christian publisher Kingstone recently released a 2,000-page graphic novel adaptation of the Old and New Testaments, which it claims is the world's longest graphic novel. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2016-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Kids' and YA Books: Week of October 31, 2016

Hitting shelves next week are a picture book tribute to the creator of Peter Rabbit, a middle grade novel featuring two pranksters, and a YA novel centering on the romance of two teens from different worlds. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Peter Jackson adapting Mortal Engines for film

Peter Jackson, the film director behind The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies, is adapting a film version of Philip Reeve’s Mortal Engines (Scholastic). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'World first' virtual reality deal struck for YA trilogy

Interactive entertainment company To Play For has acquired virtual reality (VR) rights to the Fallow Trilogy by Amy Lankester-Owen, in the first deal for the books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Transworld acquires unagented debut thriller What Alice Knew

Transworld Publishers has acquired What Alice Knew, an addictive psychological thriller by an unagented debut author TA Cotterell. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins UK and William Morrow buy editor's debut thriller

HarperCollins and William Morrow have snapped up The Woman in the Window, a debut psychological thriller in the vein of “Rear Window", which has already had film rights sold to Fox 2000. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orenda signs 'dark, sexy' psychological thriller

Orenda Books has signed The Other Twin, a "dark, sexy" debut psychological thriller by Lucy V Hay. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Whatever You Do, Don’t Watch This Teaser for Netflix’s Lemony Snicket

The Netflix adaptation of Daniel Handler's book series debuts on January 13, 2017. (Yes, that's Friday the 13th.) And the sight-gag-filled teaser is here. The post Whatever You Do, Don't Watch This Teaser for Netflix's Lemony Snicket appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2016-10-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MJ wins 'fastest-selling debut' thriller in nine-way auction

Michael Joseph has won a new debut thriller, The Chalk Man by C J Tudor, in a nine-way publisher auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Potter tops nation's favourite book-into-film adaptations

The Harry Potter series is the nation's most-loved book-into-film adaptation, according to a survey, with classics also ranking high in list. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Peter Rabbit adaptation coming in 2018

Sony’s Columbia Pictures has announced it is creating a live-action, CG motion picture based on the works of Beatrix Potter. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder acquires two Sarah Lotz thrillers

Hodder & Stoughton has acquired two new books from Sarah Lotz, author of thriller The Three (Hodder). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New HQ YA titles revealed

Virginia Macgregor and Chloe Seager will be published the under new YA imprint HQ YA next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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