A new series is stepping into the fraught territory of Northern Ireland in the 70s by telling the real-life story of a woman abducted by the IRA. Its creators talk about truth, reconciliation and trying to depict both sides of the conflict“To be honest, I’d always thought of the Troubles as a male story,” says the US author and journalist Patrick Radden Keefe, when asked what first attracted him to the events covered in his 2018 bestselling nonfiction book Say Nothing. “So, part of it for me was the novelty of the idea that there was this woman in the IRA and she had gone on hunger strike with her sister in 1973.”Now an executive producer on the TV adaptation of his book, Keefe first heard about its subjects in 2013, when he read a New York Times obituary of the IRA volunteer Dolours Price, which mentioned the abduction and disappearance of widowed mother of 10 Jean McConville. “Right there, in this little article, were the seeds for the whole thing: the idea that there were these two very different women, and how they were connected by these acts of violence.” Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2024-11-12 11:00:55 UTC ]
WPP reports its second-quarter earnings on Friday,with some better-than-expected surprises. The company sees its revenue return to growth, up 1.6 percent in the first half of the year and 2.3 percent in the second quarter. In North America, revenue rises 0.4 percent in the second quarter but... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-08-09 19:31:00 UTC ]
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Megan Rapinoe, captain of the US women’s soccer team and everyone’s summer crush, now has a book deal! She’ll be writing an adult nonfiction book for Penguin, which “will include anecdotes from Ms. Rapinoe’s life,” as well as a middle-grade book for Razorbill, speaking to “the power young people... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-07-25 14:47:19 UTC ]
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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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On the lessons one reader gained through reading Toni Morrison's new nonfiction book collecting her essays, speeches, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-07-10 10:33:01 UTC ]
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Tiger Aspect has signed TV rights to Caroline Hulse’s début The Adults (Orion), a novel about a divorced couple’s attempt to create the perfect Christmas getaway for their daughter and their new partners. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This week: Ann Leckie's new novel, plus an outstanding true crime book set in Northern Ireland. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Belfast International Airport has teamed up with BookTrust in Northern Ireland to launch activities and events for school children. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The first episode of the My Brilliant Friend TV adaptation will broadcast in the UK on Sky Atlantic on 19th November. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A podcast symposium, involving some of the UK’s most established book podcasters, will take place at FutureBook Live, The Bookseller’s publishing conference, due to take place on 30th November in London. Hosted by Clarissa Pabi, manager and executive producer of Mostly Lit, the session,... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The 17th woman to win the Man Booker Prize for Fiction, Anna Burns has won for 'Milkman,' set in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. Her publisher, Faber & Faber, becomes the second biggest winner of Man Booker titles. The post Northern Ireland’s Anna Burns Wins 2018 Man Booker Prize for... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Among the notable book-to-film deals this week is a nonfiction book on women's suffrage which sold to Amblin TV with Hillary Clinton attached as a producer, and Netflix's purchase of a memoir by the founder of Nike. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Long-time Hearst exec Joanna Coles is departing the company, Coles confirmed in a Instagram post on Monday. This announcement follows in the wake of the recent appointment of Troy Young to president of Hearst Magazines. "My route is being recalculated. It's time for a new adventure. I'm going to... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2018-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Joanna Coles doesn't spend much time online.The chief content officer at Hearst, executive producer on the Freeform series "The Bold Type," and author of the new book "Love Rules," is certainly incredibly busy. But during a brief moment when she wasn't on panels at Cannes she told Ad Age that... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2018-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HMH nabs a Brit’s debut rom-com, S&S buys a nonfiction book from the creator of a forthcoming BET dramedy, Andrews McMeel invests in another Instagram poet, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Murray is publishing Michael Hughes' "vivid, funny and brutal" reimagining of Homer's Iliad, set at the end of the Troubles in Northern Ireland in the mid-1990s. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fierce bidding wars between publishers saw several big deals happen for politically charged novels at this year’s fair, as new books from Jeanette Winterson and Caitlin Moran were also revealed• What will you be reading next year? A roundup of London book fairFrom a distance, the only thing that... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S preempts a nonfiction book by a lauded reporter, Chronicle re-ups a Marlon Bundo co-creator, Thomas & Mercer lays down six figures for an indie bestseller, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Misha Glenny talks about bringing his novel on global crime to the small screen in his role as executive producer and script consultant. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A 2005 sci-fi novel published by Tor and a nonfiction book about an author's experience in the world of sports betting are among the novels which have just been optioned. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“Whatever the opposite of FOMO is, I have that.” I believe that your dreams and your day job can coexist. I always have at least four projects going on at the same time, and I switch frequently between them. If I’m struggling to work on a project for Windows Insiders, I’ll write a chapter of a... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2017-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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