What happened to the film career of Preston Sturges? His son investigates.

In a new book, Tom Sturges explores his father’s life in Hollywood — and at home. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

[ The Washington Post | 2019-10-24 19:00:00 UTC ]
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Douglas Preston on Amazon, Authors United, and What’s Next

Throughout the months-long dispute between Amazon and Hachette over ebook sales terms, Douglas Preston was one of the most outspoken authors on the matter. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jeremy Paxman in £1m book trilogy about his BBC career – report

The former Newsnight presenter’s first subject will be Britain over the last 50 years while the second will be about his TV careerJeremy Paxman will reportedly tell of his decades-long career at the BBC as part of a three-book deal for almost £1m. The former Newsnight presenter will not pull any... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-11-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indies First: What's happening at a bookstore near you?

Indies First, in which authors appear at independent bookstores and sometimes work as booksellers, will be happening again this year on Small Business Saturday. Take a look at who's signed up. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Preston: 'Authors United will fight on'

Campaign group Authors United will continue its “efforts to persuade” the Antitrust Division of the Justice Department in the US to look into Amazon’s market practices, saying there are "still many open questions about Amazon's market power". The group was set up by American author Douglas... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Film deal for Caitlin Moran novel

Newly formed production company Monumental Pictures has acquired the film rights to Caitlin Moran’s novel How to Build a Girl (Ebury Press). Moran and John Niven will adapt the book for the big screen, with Film 4 backing the project. Moran’s debut novel follows teenager Johanna Morrigan, who... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marvel unveils huge new slate of superhero films

Marvel has unveiled plans for a slate of new superhero films, expanding its already wildly successful comic book universe — and breaking ground with its first solo black and female hero movies. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2014-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rylance to play BFG in Spielberg film

Actor Mark Rylance will play the title role in The BFG, Steven Spielberg's film of Roald Dahl's much-loved children's book about a "Big Friendly Giant". Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2014-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Film and TV deal for Smith's Desert God

Anna Lena Films has acquired the film and TV rights for Wilbur Smith’s novel Desert God, published by HarperCollins. The rights were bought from Kevin Conroy Scott at Tibor Jones Management. The deal also includes film and TV rights to River God and The Seventh Scroll, also from the Epic... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Potter film spin-off to be a trilogy

J K Rowling’s Harry Potter film spin-off, inspired by Hogwarts textbook Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, will be a trilogy. Warner Bros has announced that the three films, which will follow Fantastic Beasts author Newt Scamander and are written by Rowling herself, will have release... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-10-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ex-wife obtains injunction against book to protect son

Book by well-known performing artist who cannot be named is based on his own experiences of childhood sexual abuseA British performing artist has been forced to shelve a book based on his experiences of childhood sexual abuse after his ex-wife obtained an injunction to prevent their young son... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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iBooks Bestsellers: Book to Film Titles Lead

Gillian Flynn's 'Gone Girl' hit #1 at both the weekend box office and on Apple's bestseller list. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors ask the government to investigate Amazon

The Authors Guild met with Justice Department officials to ask the agency to launch an investigation into Amazon, expressing concern that the retail giant might be violating antitrust law in its fight with Hachette over ebook terms. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors will fire back at Amazon with calls for a government investigation

If you've been following the protracted war between Amazon and Hachette, you know that Amazon's been stymieing sales of certain books by making it impossible to pre-order them, and pushing back delivery of others all over a ebook contract dispute.... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2014-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Journey Through Literary Sicily in Film

Earlier this year, Felice Cavallaro, a highly regarded journalist from the Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Sera, launched the Road of Writers—a project to rediscover and celebrate Sicily’s great writers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hanks and Howard to reunite for 'Inferno' film

Tom Hanks and Ron Howard are set to reunite to produce a film based on Dan Brown's Inferno.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazine Veteran Sally Preston Named North America President at Orion Capital

Longtime magazine publishing executive Sally Preston has been named North America president of Orion Capital, effective Sept. 3.She succeeds Tony Harridine, who has moved back to Australia, the company said.Ms. Preston was most recently VP-publisher at Time Inc.'s Real Simple magazine, and... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New film deal for Moyes' latest

Jojo Moyes' chart-topping novel The One Plus One (Penguin) has been optioned by Hollwood film... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Buzzfeed got $50m in venture capital. What happens next?

Silicon Valley firm Andreessen Horowitz has more than doubled investments in the meme-tastic site. Can traditional media companies compete?Venture capital funds exist to make risky bets. Theyre intended to be a place where excess cash can find a better return than in a bank or bonds.So how... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Review: Out of Print, a Film by Vivienne Roumani

Out of Print, the film documentary by Vivienne Roumani about the state-of-affairs in the book business and the culture of reading in America circa 2013, is worth seeking out. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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