Nghi Vo’s demonic adaptation of ‘The Great Gatsby’ might be — gasp — jazzier than the original

“The Chosen and the Beautiful” doesn’t wholly reimagine the Roaring Twenties; it simply adds black arts to the illicit inebriation. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2021-06-18 12:00:00 UTC ]
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The adaptation game

In an overcrowded market with the proliferation of streaming platforms alongside the traditional broadcaster, creating content based on previous IP is an ever-growing trend (see today’s news piece on Netflix). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-26 02:33:21 UTC ]
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Edith Wharton’s groundbreaking Pulitzer was originally meant for Sinclair Lewis.

This week we’re celebrating the 160th birthday of Edith Wharton—novelist, short story writer, and the first woman to win a Pulitzer prize. But as it turns out, the 1921 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction wasn’t initially meant to go to Wharton—the jury wanted to give the honor to Sinclair Lewis, but they... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2022-01-25 17:30:38 UTC ]
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Pinch of Nom train thunders on as Yanagihara tops Original Fiction

Kay Featherstone and Kate Allinson's Pinch of Nom Comfort Food (Bluebird) has reigned in the UK Official Top 50 number one spot for a fifth week in total, shifting 33,624 copies last week. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-18 10:37:05 UTC ]
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Quadrille to publish companion book to 'The Great British Sewing Bee'

Quadrille is publishing a companion book to the eighth series of BBC1's "The Great British Sewing Bee". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-14 07:31:43 UTC ]
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Most Anticipated: The Great First Half 2022 Book Preview

In this, our first preview for Pandemic Year Three, we offer up nearly 200 books, with the hope that they can, in some small measure, act as a balm, an escape, a distraction, a source of pleasure, a reason for hope, a source of light in the darkness. The post Most Anticipated: The Great First... Continue reading at The Millions

[ The Millions | 2022-01-13 11:00:37 UTC ]
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New Bambi Translation Reveals the Dark Origins of the Disney Story

A new edition of Felix Salten's 'Bambi: A Life in the Forest' will be released next month, translated by Jack Zipes and featuring illustrations by Alenka Sottler; this is the first English version to be published since 1928. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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5 great new thrillers and mysteries for your 2022 TBR pile

Escape the midwinter doldrums with new books by Lisa Gardner, Elizabeth George, Alafair Burke and more Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-01-06 13:00:32 UTC ]
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T.S. Eliot may have been flawed, but a new book reminds of his greatness on the page

As we reach the centenary of "The Wasteland," a new look at Eliot beyond the poem that defined him Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2022-01-05 13:00:19 UTC ]
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Tracing the origins of today’s ultraconservatives

What if extremism is an essential part of the Republican Party, asks John S. Huntington. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-12-30 13:00:00 UTC ]
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Great Northern scoops TV legend Chris Tarrant’s first memoir

Great Northern Books has scooped Chris Tarrant's first memoir, It's Not a Proper Job, where the presenter reflects on his 50-year career at the heart of British TV. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-22 17:29:54 UTC ]
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Liu’s queer adaptation of 'Hamlet' signed by Solaris

A queer sci-fi retelling of Shakespeare’s "Hamlet", The Death I Gave Him by Em X Liu, has been signed by Solaris. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-19 15:34:27 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury lands official book of Channel 4's The Great British Dig

Bloomsbury has landed the official book of Channel 4’s hit show "The Great British Dig".  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-15 00:01:29 UTC ]
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Mr B's micro-press publishes Sayarer as first original title

Bookseller Nic Bottomley's publishing outfit Fox, Finch & Tepper has signed and published its first original book, an account of an impromptu biking adventure by award-winning travel-writer Julian Sayarer. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-12-08 08:31:26 UTC ]
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Nikole Hannah-Jones dives into the origins and language of 'The 1619 Project'

Nikole Hannah-Jones joined Times executive editor Kevin Merida for an insightful L.A. Times Book Club conversation about her book "The 1619 Project." Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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The Great and Powerful Oz(zes): Business and Personal Finance Books 2021

These new books draw back the curtain to depict the individuals pulling the levers at some of the past century’s most powerful organizations. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-11-26 05:00:00 UTC ]
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‘True Grit’ is a modern classic, but it’s not the only great work by Charles Portis

I binge-read Portis’s books — “Norwood,” “The Dog of the South” and more. They offered just the lift I needed. Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2021-11-24 12:00:00 UTC ]
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W F Howes launches WFH Original list of audio exclusives after strategic shift

After five years at the helm of W F Howes, Miles Stevens-Hoare has led the audio pioneer through a huge growth spurt, and is now moving into creating its own audio-first content, launching the WFH Original list.   Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-11 21:35:34 UTC ]
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PA poll shows books are source of great pride for UK

New polling from the Publishers Association (PA) has revealed 61% of respondents feel proud when a UK book has global success, as the organisation continues to urge against copyright changes. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-08 22:10:30 UTC ]
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Meyrick's DCI Daley to be adapted for TV

Denzil Meyrick's DCI Daley series will be adapted for television, and will star "Game of Thrones" actor Rory McCann in the lead role.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-11-08 00:02:39 UTC ]
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8 Great Novels That Take Place Over the Course of a Day

A book that takes place in one day offers immersion in a character’s life and consciousness, with the added resonance of a creative constraint that mirrors our own lived experience of 24 hours with changing light, ticking numbers, and the book-ends of sleep. My attempt to try this in... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2021-10-19 08:50:02 UTC ]
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