Groundbreaking kids’ series A Kind of Spark is staffed by neurodivergent talent and treats its lead character like almost no other on TV. It’s cool, fun and powerfulNever before has there been a cool, edgy kids TV series that can attest to hiring neurodivergent actors, performing a script adapted from a book written by a neurodivergent author (also one of the show’s screenwriters) and employing neurodivergent consultants, crew and actors. That is, until now.“It was the most accessible experience I’ve ever had at work,” says Elle McNicoll, author of the children’s bestseller A Kind of Spark and one of the screenwriters for its adaptation as a CBBC drama. She and three of the cast members, all of whom are neurodivergent, are speaking to me on Zoom the day before the release of the tale of a young woman looking into her town’s history of witch trials. The first episode was screened the previous evening and there’s a palpable buzz in the air. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2023-04-11 15:12:44 UTC ]
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Delegates at this year’s FutureBook Conference will have the chance to receive a full day of training into coding, as part of the event. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-26 14:40:06 UTC ]
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Awesome Media & Entertainment and Two Rivers Media, have teamed up to adapt Susan Hill’s The Small Hand: A Ghost Story (Profile), about an antique book dealer, for Channel 5 in the first adaptation of a book by the author for seven years. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-21 14:39:05 UTC ]
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Latest series of the US hit show will recount the former White House intern’s affair with the then president that led to his impeachment in 1998Monica Lewinsky is among the producers on a new series of American Crime Story focusing on the Bill Clinton sex scandal.Titled Impeachment: American... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-08-07 11:59:39 UTC ]
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This fall, as novice writers and published authors alike sit down to write, kids and teens will be joining them in the creative challenge through the Young Writers Program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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An estimated 90% of all written works worldwide are not available in accessible formats. New Zealand is implementing the Marrakesh Treaty to help change that. Continue reading at The Conversation
[ The Conversation | 2019-07-23 20:01:52 UTC ]
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I’m back with more fragrances and Harry Potter characters! If you missed round one, be sure to check it out. ... Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2019-07-20 10:31:12 UTC ]
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BBC children’s channel CBBC has commissioned a live action adaptation of Enid Blyton’s classic boarding school series, Malory Towers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-01 18:19:22 UTC ]
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Trapeze has signed an empowering call to arms from journalist and author Rebecca Reid about how women need to assert themselves in day-to-day life. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-23 20:57:27 UTC ]
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The site’s journalists took part in an IRL protest after a series of tweets criticized the company’s refusal to recognize their affiliation with the News Guild. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2019-06-18 22:31:39 UTC ]
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The singer has been embroiled in a controversy with the actress after making claims that they dated in his new memoir, "Then It Fell Apart." Continue reading at The Huffington Post
[ The Huffington Post | 2019-05-30 01:16:02 UTC ]
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The action follows parents saying they have force-fed their children the toxic chemical as a “miracle cure.” Continue reading at The Huffington Post
[ The Huffington Post | 2019-05-29 19:16:25 UTC ]
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Scott, cocreator of YouTube sensation CinemaSins, which has over eight million subscribers, makes his authorial debut with a YA novel about teenage superheroes with disabilities who save the world through teamwork. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Friends, Romans, readers of great books: The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books has landed on Coachella weekend and there will be too much do in El Lay this weekend beyond the return of “Game of Thrones.” I’m Carolina A. Miranda, staff writer at The Times, with your weekly dose of cultural... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We talked to Lulu's v-p of marketing, Matt Briel, about the evolution of self-publishing and how Lulu's new open-source Print API and xPress app for Shopify are giving creators more control than ever. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It’s safe to say Reese Witherspoon knows a thing or two about strong female characters. Over the past two decades, the actress Continue reading at The Huffington Post
[ The Huffington Post | 2019-03-26 13:00:21 UTC ]
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Scholastic has acquired Can You See Me? by 11-year-old Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott, a novel inspired by Libby’s own experience with autism. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Historian Hallie Rubenhold’s story of Jack The Ripper’s victims, The Five (Doubleday), is to be turned into a drama series by Mainstreet Pictures. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-02-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook wants to be friendlier to TV networks and digital media publishers who have shows on Watch by giving these partners the ability to sell ads through their own ad technology, according to advertising and technology executives with knowledge of the initiative.The social media giant is... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As tech companies face mounting pressure to address their role in the California housing crisis, a band of corporations, philanthropies and foundations — including Facebook as well as the personal philanthropic company of Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg — are seeking to raise $540 million to... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2019-01-25 00:05:00 UTC ]
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As tech companies face mounting pressure to address their role in the California housing crisis, a band of corporations, philanthropies and foundations — including Facebook as well as the personal philanthropic company of Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg — are seeking to raise $540 million to... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2019-01-25 00:05:00 UTC ]
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