TV series for Herron's Slough House with Gary Oldman

Mick Herron’s Slough House series is being adapted for television by Apple TV, with Gary Oldman cast in the role of Jackson Lamb. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Ladybird Book of the Ex in new spoof series

Penguin Michael Joseph has announced a new tranche of Ladybird Books for Grown-ups titles, including The Ladybird Book of The New You, The Ladybird Book of Balls, and The Ladybird Book of The Ex.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Neil Patrick Harris writes magical children's series for Egmont

US actor Neil Patrick Harris, star of hit TV series "How I Met Your Mother", is writing “a magical middle grade series” for Egmont. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Constable signs Neil Broadfoot to pen new Stirling-set crime series

Constable has signed crime writer Neil Broadfoot in a three-book deal to write a new contemporary series set in Stirling in Scotland. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mahnke pens myth series for Wildfire

Wildfire has bought three titles in a new illustrated series by Lore podcast producer Aaron Mahnke exploring the historical provenance of the "myths, mysteries and frightening folklore that fill our stories and nightmares to this day". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canada’s Qurtuba Publishing House: ‘Reclaiming the Muslim Narrative’

Producing practical books for Muslims in contemporary culture, Ottawa's Qurtuba Publishing House considers readers' responsibility as well as society's.  The post Canada’s Qurtuba Publishing House: ‘Reclaiming the Muslim Narrative’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House shows Pride in LGBTQ authors

Penguin Random House this weekend took to the streets of central London to march in support of Pride, an annual event which this year marked 50 years since the decriminalisation of homosexuality in England. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson to sell 22% stake in Penguin Random House

Pearson has agreed to sell 22% of its stake in Penguin Random House (PRH) to co-shareholder Bertelsmann, valuing the publisher at $3.55bn (£2.76bn). The deal means Bertelsmann will increase its control over the publisher, owning a 75% stake, while Pearson will own the remaining 25%. The deal is... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unbound's Pure lands Channel 4 drama series

Unbound title Pure by Rose Bretécher is to be made into a six-part drama series for Channel 4 by the producers of "Doctor Foster". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson sells 22% stake in Penguin Random House

Shares in the publishing firm rise after it says the sale will raise about $1bn (£776m). Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2017-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Rare, creepy' psychological thriller The House Swap to Transworld

Transworld is publishing psychological thriller The House Swap, and another as-yet-untitled novel, by Rebecca Fleet. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alward signs new series with S&S set in near-future

The Potion Diaries author Amy Alward has signed a new series with Simon & Schuster, set in a near-future society where mobile phones have been replaced by “smart pets”. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Peter Ackroyd’s Queer City optioned for TV

Peter Ackroyd’s latest non-fiction Queer City (Chatto and Windus), looking at London through the history and experiences of its gay population, has been optioned by Two Halves Pictures for television. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Notes: Canada’s Kids Can Press to Adapt YouTube ‘Carmilla’ Series into YA Book

Following the cult success on YouTube of the vlog-series ‘Carmilla,’ a book deal has been struck between Toronto’s Kids Can Press and Shaftesbury films. 0″ height=”276″ /> Poster artwork for the coming film treatment of ‘Carmilla’[/caption] n a statement from the Los Angeles presentation of... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Samuel West to narrate new Inspector Morse audio series

Actor Samuel West is reading the entirety of late Colin Dexter’s Inspector Morse series, as well as the short story collection Morse's Greatest Mystery and Other Stories, for a new audio series from Pan Macmillan.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Lean Back': Facebook Looks to Woo Viewers and Brands With TV-Like Content

Facebook wants users to "lean back." No, that's not the sequel to Sheryl Sandberg's book "Lean In"; it's how people watch TV, unlike the way they scroll through the News Feed.For months, Facebook has been talking to its biggest media and publishing partners to introduce TV-worthy programming to... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Novel based on Arandora Star tragedy optioned for TV

Natalie Dye’s debut novel about the sinking of the Arandora Star ship during World War Two, killing 865 people, has been optioned for television. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Husband-and-wife series to Egmont after 'hotly contested' auction

Egmont has acquired the first joint series from writers Katie and Kevin Tsang following a "hotly contested" auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When good TV goes bad: how Jonathan Ross’s couch got so bare

Before Sachsgate felled his career, Wossy was top of the chatshow tree. Now he makes do with Gino D’Acampo while Graham Norton entertains Tom CruiseBack at the end of March, Graham Norton staged a live version of his chatshow for Comic Relief. One of the many guests on his extended sofa that... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pushkin House Russian book prize goes to Blakesley

Art historian and curator Rosalind Blakesley has won the fifth annual Pushkin House Russian book prize for her title The Russian Canvas: Painting in Imperial Russia, 1757-1881, published by Yale. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Goodsill options The Lie Tree for film and TV

US film and TV producer Louise Goodsill has optioned Frances Hardinge's award-winning novel The Lie Tree (Pan Macmillan Children’s Books). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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