Sandstone's Norwegian detective bound for TV

Sandstone author Jorn Lier Horst has partnered with Norway's Cinenord and Danish production company Good Company Films to bring the protagonist of his novels, Chief Inspector William Wisting, to TV. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Facebook for iOS now integrated with OpenTable reservations and Rovi TV info

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[ Engadget | 2013-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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VIDEO: How to Make the Perfect Comic Book TV Show

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NBCUniversal Taps Lion Forge Comics to Develop Digital Comic Books Based on Beloved 80s TV Shows

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Shakespeare detective novels to Exhibit A

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Thatcher, Le Carré and TV stars help book sales rebound

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Sandstone longlisted for Desmond Elliott Prize

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Can Amazon Transform TV?

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Journalism Orgs Launch Free ebook for Preventing, Detecting and Handling Plagiarism and Fabrication

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Strib: 'TV Everywhere' Model Best for Papers

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Facebook Eying Movies, Books, TV as Next Dominant Social Content

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Philip K Dick novel heads to TV

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Quadrille acquires Sewing Bee TV tie-in

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