TV Alert: 'The Summer I Turned Pretty'

Sunny summer days are on the horizon and so is love in Jenny Han's 2009 book turned screen adaptation of 'The Summer I Turned Pretty.' Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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BAFTA seeks writers for children’s film and TV

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is looking for aspiring writers of children’s films and TV shows for its new writing forum. The competition is part of the BAFTA Rocliffe New Writing Forum, a long-running initiative which was created to give a platform to undiscovered... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones Summer Book Club titles revealed

Two novels from Pushkin Press have made it onto the Waterstones Summer Book Club collection. The chain retailer has revealed the 10 titles it will champion by recommending to customers over the summer, with Pushkin Press’ One Night Markovitch by Ayelet Gundar-Goshen and The Brethren by Robert... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing Turns to YouTube for Salvation

As YouTube stars start to publish books they are bringing their millions of fans into bookstores, giving the book business an unlikely windfall. The post Publishing Turns to YouTube for Salvation appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bugging Out: The Must-Read Insect Books of the Summer

A preview of some great fiction and non-fiction books published this summer. The post Bugging Out: The Must-Read Insect Books of the Summer appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2015-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For TV shows based on books or comics, fans are a mixed blessing

During a recent talk show chat, "Game of Thrones" actress Maisie Williams revealed she had listened to fans' online opinions when crafting her scrappy Arya Stark character, originally written as a left-handed swordswoman in George R.R. Martin's book series. "The fans are so die-hard; they're... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mantle debut optioned for TV

A debut novel published by Mantle, Ray Celestin’s The Axeman’s Jazz, has been optioned for television by independent film production company See-Saw Films.  See-Saw Films, which produced “The King’s Speech” and “Shame”, optioned the rights from Lucinda Prain at Casarotto, Ramsay &... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Movie Alert: 'Paper Towns'

For Nerdfighters everywhere, the countdown commences. Paper Towns, the second film adaptation inspired by a John Green novel (following The Fault in Our Stars) will hit movie theaters on July 24. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ALA 2015: Summer of Love

If you’re going to San Francisco for the 2015 American Library Association Annual Conference, June 25–30 at the Moscone Center (MC), you may want to wear some flowers in your hair—it should be quite a party. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Turning a Long Lost Cookbook Into a Bestseller

How Schocken brought 'The Vilna Vegetarian Cookbook' back to life, and made it a bestseller. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Type Books Turns Window Displays into Art

On Toronto’s Queen Street West, there is a nine-year-old independent bookstore that has taken the art of window displays to a whole new level. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why TV Is Still the Most Effective Advertising Medium

With competition from Netflix and a host of new digital video providers, the television industry has undergone seismic changes over the last five years. But one thing has remained constant: TV is still by far the most effective advertising medium. That's the finding of a new study Turner... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TV for Highsmith's Ripley

Television 360, Endemol Shine Studios and publisher Diogenes are teaming up to bring Patricia Highsmith’s Tom Ripley books to television. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hardbacks lead summer reading line-up

Publishers and booksellers are expecting this year’s summer reading to be driven by key hardback releases, contrasting sharply to the focus in recent years on paperback and backlist. Nearly all retailers contacted by The Bookseller heavily tipped two of the most hyped books of the year to top... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Content overload on the web is a turn-off: here's how to manage it

Creative distribution strategies and smart data can help brands and publishers deliver the right content to the right person at the right timeRemember the early days of the internet? Searching the net, jumping from one site to the next. Listening to that oddly alluring dial-up modem noise, while... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sin Is In: 7 (Deadly) Sin Books for Spring and Summer

Sun, sand, and--sin? Shelve the beach reads for books that explore the shadows of evil-doing and guilt. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nicholls and Hornby in R&J summer picks

WH Smith has released its Richard and Judy Summer Book Club titles, featuring David Nicholls, Nick Hornby and Joel Dicker in the mix.   The eight titles feature two from publisher Orion - No Safe House by Linwood Barclay and Summertime by Vanessa Lafaye, while Nicholls’ Us (Hodder) and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The U.N. Turns to Comics to Promote Global Goals

In collaboration with Reading With Pictures and a number of publishers, the United Nations is planning The Comics Guide to Global Goals, a series of 17 comics that address the world's toughest development problems. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book trade turns red for Ed

The book trade has abandoned the Liberal Democrats in favour of Labour and the Green Party in the five years since the last election, according to a poll of voting intentions conducted by The Bookseller. Support for libraries and making Amazon pay a fair share of tax are the issues the trade is... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harper360 Turns U.K. Cookbook Into U.S. Hit

In March 2015, British singer Sam Smith took to Instagram to tell his 3.6 million followers that one woman, Amelia Freer, had changed his life with her book, "Eat. Nourish. Glow.," which he credited with his recent weight loss. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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