TV rights to Jessie Burton’s bestselling novel The Miniaturist (Picador) have been optioned by the company behind the adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall. London-based Company Pictures optioned the TV rights in a deal negotiated by Rich Green at ICM Partners on behalf of Juliet Mushens at the Agency Group, and Jeremy Miles for Company on behalf of m.d. John Yorke. The Miniaturist this week notched up its third number one position in the UK official top 50. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As useful (and as crazy thin) as e-readers can be, there's something terribly satisfying about thumbing through a sheaf of processed plant matter with words on it. While you'll never get the same sensory experience using a Kindle, Amazon at least tri... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2016-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BBC Books is publishing an in-depth account of the Class of '92’s takeover of Salford City FC, authored by the ex-Manchester United stars Gary Neville, Phil Neville, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and Nicky Butt, with chief football writer for the Mail on Sunday Rob Draper. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mumsnet editor Sarah Crown has joined Arts Council England to become its director of literature and the South West. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin is launching a new series of succinct collectible guides of contemporary poetry called Penguin Modern Poets. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster UK is to publish The Century Girls, a "unique, social history, female-narrative" by Tessa Dunlop. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jonathan Franzen’s Purity is to be made into a television show starring Daniel Craig. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster UK has acquired a series of novels from American YA author Cassandra Clare exploring the life and times of Magnus Bane, a character from her Shadowhunter series. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yellow Kite is publishing a series of mini books by Deliciously Ella this September Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vintage is publishing four new crime novels from classic crime author Francis Duncan. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus has confirmed there will be a new book in Stieg Larsson's Millennium series in 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus, the British publisher of Stieg Larsson's Millennium series, has announced a fifth book in the bestselling line, set for a 2017 release. Knopf will publish the book in the U.S. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Foreign rights to Audrey Carlan's erotica series, which was originally self-published and began topping ebook bestseller lists in the U.S. earlier this year, have now sold to a flurry of publishers around the world. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NowThis, the 4-year-old news and entertainment digital video service, has tapped a news progeny for a new series. Allison Williams, star of Girls and daughter of MSNBC news anchor Brian Williams, will take part in a multi-episode series about education called Edify. NowThis president Athan... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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‘Unstuffed,’ a Christian take on the decluttering craze, broke the top five in Religion Nonfiction. Plus, Wanda Brunstetter’s Amish Millionaire series tops the Fiction list once again with the latest installment, ‘The Stubborn Father.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Production company Lime Pictures has acquired the TV rights to Dawn Kurtagich’s YA novel The Dead House. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Viking is publishing three novels by a debut crime writer, Cara Hunter, following a "hotly contested" auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alex T Smith's bestselling Claude books are to be adapted into an animated series for Disney Junior EMEA. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The BBC and Netflix have announced they are co-producing a new TV series of Watership Down, based on the classic Richard Adams novel. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atlantic Books title Distress Signals, a thriller from debut Irish author Catherine Ryan Howard, has been optioned for TV by Great Point Media-backed Jet Stone Productions. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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