Drama rights for BAFTA-winning foreign affairs correspondent Jonathan Rugman's book on the life and death of Jamal Khashoggi have been snapped up by Two Cities Television and Topic Studios, the production companies behind "Patrick Melrose" and "Spotlight". Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2019-10-02 16:26:21 UTC ]
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Historical novelist Rebecca Mascull has completed Vanessa Lafaye’s manuscript following the author’s death, HarperCollins has revealed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The week of Frankfurter Buchmesse will be kicked off by the fair's second 5K fun run, and submissions have opened for this year's A Book Is a Film Is a Game program's awards. The post Frankfurt Notes: Pre-Buchmesse Fun Run; Film Adaptation Award Submissions appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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I'm a big fan of some Surface hardware. Microsoft's own laptops and tablets are often well-made and very elegant. Quite frankly, if you want a Windows 10 PC, the Surface Laptop is a great pick. The Surface Pro is a solid choice too, although it can be difficult to use in a lap -- a non-starter... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2018-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Julia Roberts is set to star in an Amazon Studios adaptation of Chris Cleave’s 2008 novel The Other Hand (Sceptre), known in the US as Little Bee. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TV rights to Juno Dawson’s memoir The Gender Games (Two Roads) have been optioned by Benedict Cumberbatch's production outfit SunnyMarch. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Companies like Hearst and Vox Media navigate the publisher model of creating content they own and the producer model of selling shows they don’t. The post Digital publishers with Hollywood ambitions adapt to new economics appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Instagram appears to be diving further into the social commerce arena with the unannounced launch of a native payments feature that operates under the same rules as Facebook's payments system. The Facebook-owned app announced last March that it planned to enable people to book services or make... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2018-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Ucross Foundation, best known for its 20,000-acre artists' retreat ranch in Wyoming, honors Proulx. And Wattpad expands another its screen presence with a new film option from Sony Pictures Television. The post Industry Notes: Ucross Foundation Honors Annie Proulx, Sony Options Katarina... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Production company Eleventh Hour is teaming up with David Morrissey to adapt Louise Doughty's Whatever You Love (Faber) for television. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lindy West's memoir "Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman" might be headed to the small screen, with "Saturday Night Live" actress Aidy Bryant slated to star as the Seattle-based comedian and author. The Hollywood Reporter reports that actress Elizabeth Banks is set to executive produce a comedy... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From The Forsyth Saga to Game of Thrones, The Man in the High Tower and The Handmaid's Tale, books have provided the inspiration for some of television's most memorable shows. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2018-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The studio has acquired the estate of classic western novelist Zane Grey, with plans to revive the novelist's works and brand by developing film, TV, and publishing projects for a new generation. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Netflix adaptation of William Sutcliffe’s 2008 novel Whatever Makes You Happy is in development, the author has confirmed. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mammoth Screen has optioned TV rights to Strangeways (Pan Macmillan) by Neil Samworth, “a jaw-dropping, page-turning account of life in one of the country's most notorious jails” from a former prison officer. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bluebird publisher Carole Tonkinson has acquired a “timely, personal account” of a near-death experience by Tibetan monk Mingyur Rinpoche at auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The public-facing London Book and Screen Week opens with adaptation awards in film, television, gaming, audio, and stage. The post London Book and Screen Week CAMEO Awards Include Film, Stage, Gaming Adaptations appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Neil Gaiman and script writer Akiva Goldsman are teaming up to adapt Mervyn Peake’s Gormenghast series for television, according to Deadline. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Five decades after the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., thousands of people began to gather on the downtown streets of this Southern city and across the country to mourn his death, celebrate his life and rekindle his struggle for economic and social justice. In an echo of King’s... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thriller debut Little Darlings by Melanie Golding has been optioned by Free Range Films, months after it was snapped up by HQ in a six-figure pre-empt. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is there anything Star Trek writers can’t predict? Eight years before the first iPhone was released in 2007, science fiction writer David Gerrold was asked to write a column on the future of computing for a now-defunct magazine called Sm@rt Reseller. His description sounds eerily similar to the... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2018-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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