Some movie stars come to New Zealand for the adventure, others for the spectacular scenery. Not Timothy Spall. First thing he does when he's here for work is take advantage of our cheap underwear. Speaking for the first time about his time in Christchurch last Spring making an adaptation of Margaret Mahy's Carnegie Medal-winning 1984 book The Changeover, the 60-year-old admits that his top priority upon arriving here was heading to the place where "everyone gets a bargain". "Yes, It seems I come to New Zealand every 14 years," the avuncular Battersea-born Spall says , referring to previous visits to make an ad (which never aired) and The Last Samurai. "And I always go straight to The Warehouse and buy a load of pants." Continue reading at 'Stuff'
[ Stuff | 2017-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with:
#timothy spall
#margaret mahy
#top priority
She's a USA Today bestselling author who sells up to 300 books a day and has droves of fans in America â but you won't find Kiwi Leeanna Morgan's name in New Zealand's literary annals. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2016-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#kiwi author
Hitting shelves next week are a picture book tribute to the creator of Peter Rabbit, a middle grade novel featuring two pranksters, and a YA novel centering on the romance of two teens from different worlds. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#ya books
#hitting shelves
#peter rabbit
#middle grade
Interactive entertainment company To Play For has acquired virtual reality (VR) rights to the Fallow Trilogy by Amy Lankester-Owen, in the first deal for the books. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#ya trilogy
Think creepy clowns are scary? Check out the nightmare-inducing new cover of the Middle East edition of Bloomberg Businessweek, titled "President Whoever" and subtitled "For the Middle East, does the result of the US presidential election even matter?"The cover mashup of Donald Trump and Hillary... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#bloomberg businessweek
#middle east
#presidential election
#magazine calls
#simon dumenco
#twitter @simondumenco
Virginia Macgregor and Chloe Seager will be published the under new YA imprint HQ YA next year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Sales have risen 10%, thanks to TV adaptations and clever marketing. As four publishing houses unveil new looks, John Walsh investigates the battle for new readersImagine you have a sudden burning desire to read David Copperfield, Charles Dickens’s favourite of all his novels. Thanks to Project... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#living room
#british publishers
#putting lots
Macmillan Children’s Books has bought the UK and Commonwealth rights to two novels by US YA writer Jennifer E Smith. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#macmillan buys
#macmillan children
Silvertail Books is to bring four classic military thrillers by Mike Lunnon-Wood back into print. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#silvertail books
Esther Allen talks about the six-year process of translating the classic Argentine novel "Zama," which is finally available to U.S. readers 50 years after its original publication. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#original publication
Author Julie Mayhew answers back to criticism that young adult fiction is "robbing teenagers of the chance to become literate adults". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Penguin Press is to publish the first solo book from Henry Eliot, the editor-at-large of Penguin Classics and co-author of Curiocity (Particular Books). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#penguin press
#henry eliot
#penguin classics
Juno Dawson’s next YA novel will be a historical romance set partly in the 1940s. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#juno dawson
Andersen Press has acquired a YA novel by debut author and bookseller Catherine Barter. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#andersen press
#debut author
Netflix has acquired film rights to Sarah Pinborough’s psychological YA thriller, 13 Minutes (Gollancz), bringing Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, the creators of "Gossip Girl", on board to write. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#sarah pinborough
#gossip girl
When We Was Fierce by eE Charlton-Trujillo uses invented street dialect slammed by one reviewer as ‘rife with insult and lack of awareness’The publication of young adult novel When We Was Fierce has been postponed by its author and publisher following harsh criticism of the “deeply offensive”... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#young adult
#harsh criticism
#racial insensitivity
Princeton University Library has digitized 47 Russian children's books as part of its Cotsen Children's Library of international literature for young readers. The post Princeton’s Cotsen Library Digitizes Classic Soviet Children’s Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#books appeared
#international literature
#young readers
From Comic-Con guests like Cece Bell and Noelle Stevenson to the debut of new series and new imprints, children's and YA graphic novels continue to have a strong presence at the mammoth pop culture festival. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#cece bell
#noelle stevenson
#strong presence
The ebook-soundtrack company Booktrack announces an arrangement with Little, Brown on novellas for young people, following years of work in 'Booktrack Classroom.' The post Booktrack and Little, Brown Partner on YA Novellas appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#brown partner
Amazon.com has launched a Singles Classics range on Kindle featuring short stories and essays from writers such as John le Carré and Gloria Steinem. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#gloria steinem
If you're looking for some new reading material on your Kindle or inside Amazon's reading app, you're in luck. The online retailer announced Singles Classics: a collection of essays and stories from "well-known authors" that were published in "top ma... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2016-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#reading material
#inside amazon
#reading app