Taika Waititi’s production company Piki Films has optioned New Zealand writer Tina Makereti’s novel The Imaginary Lives of James Poneke (Lightning Books, 2019) for adaptation as a feature film. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-28 17:50:39 UTC ]
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Cornerstone has unveiled E L James’ The Mister with a colourful publicity campaign including a “Superfan Sleepover” and a pop-up branded piano in Sloane Square with a female pianist. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E L James has said she has written a paranormal romance, a "ghost story set in contemporary London", according to an interview in the New York Times. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The highly anticipated film adaptation of J.D. Vance's memoir "Hillbilly Elegy" has its first star: six-time Academy Award nominee Amy Adams. The actress is the first announced cast member of the planned Netflix film, which will be directed by Ron Howard, Variety reported Thursday. Screenwriter... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As the bookseller winds down, religion publishers and retailers make contingency plans. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sitting down in a back room at a Dave & Buster’s restaurant in Hollywood, actors Zachary Levi, Asher Angel and Jack Dylan Grazer are amped-up — and not just because they’ve been playing Tomb Raider and Space Invaders arcade games for 20 minutes. In recent days, the three have been watching... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hip-hop artist Akala and Will Eaves are among the authors on the shortlist for the centenary awards of the James Tait Black Prizes. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg took to the Instagram blog this evening saying "We have heard feedback that we must do more – and we agree" (the post was also published as an op-ed in the New Zealand Herald). Despite the lack of credibility big te... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2019-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones m.d. James Daunt has warned the business cannot afford to pay the real living wage to its most junior staff and increase the pay of its most experienced booksellers, as nearly 8,000 people backed the campaign calling for the rise. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new platform for underrepresented writers, Untitled, has launched with its first free salon taking place next month in London. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Starring Jared Leto and Matt Smith, Morbius - based on a comic book - is set for release next summer. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2019-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Managing director says book chain ‘simply not profitable enough’, as Sally Rooney, Val McDermid and other authors write to protestMore than 1,300 writers including Kerry Hudson, David Nicholls, Sally Rooney, Michael Rosen and Val McDermid have backed a campaign for Waterstones booksellers to be... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E L James will appear at Chelsea Old Town Hall to celebrate the publication of her upcoming novel The Mister. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Ink Factory has snapped up film and television rights to The Plotters (Fourth Estate) by Un Su Kim. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canadian instapoet Rupi Kaur talks to us about her poetry journey and love of live performance, following a sold-out UK event during London Book Fair. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“Lackawanna Blues,” Ruben Santiago-Hudson’s theatrical memoir about being raised by a big-hearted proprietor of a boardinghouse for castaways and strays in an industrial upstate New York city near Buffalo, was turned into a TV movie that won S. Epatha Merkerson an Emmy Award. But the compact... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bee Wilson’s writing on food and gastronomy continues with an urgent call to assess our consumption. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Max Porter’s second book Lanny (Faber) has been optioned by BBC Films, actress Rachel Weisz and The Bureau production company. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline has scooped a second book by comedian and Netflix star James Acaster, revealing his obsession with buying music released in 2016. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amblin Partners has acquired the film rights to award-winning writer and journalist Simon Parkin’s forthcoming non-fiction book A Game of Birds and Wolves: The Secret Game That Won The War (Sceptre). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This year’s London Book Fair will host a live podcast stage for the first time with a line-up featuring Ian McEwan, Caroline O’Donoghue, Daisy Buchanan and many more. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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