Fearing the wrath of his nerdy online followers, software engineer and amateur author Andy Weir spent countless hours digging through Google to perfect technical details in what became a popular 2012 ebook about an astronaut stranded on Mars. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
[ Los Angeles Times | 2015-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with:
#nasa scientists
#software engineer
#astronaut stranded
Films based on books take 44% more at the box office in the UK and 53% more worldwide than original screenplays, research from the Publishers Association (PA) has shown. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#films based
#box office
#original screenplays
Among the titles optioned this week are a Stephen King short story from the 1970s and a biography of the notorious commodities trader and tax dodger Marc Rich, who was pardoned by Bill Clinton. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#film deals
#bill clinton
Taking head-on the critics who say that fine television and film production is eroding publishing's storytelling imprimatur, the Publishers Association's report asserts that the best–and best-earning–productions 'begin with a book.' The post New Report: Publishers Association Says the Best of... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#film production
#report asserts
#book appeared
#publishers association
Upcoming thriller The Whisper Man has been optioned for film as part of a major Hollywood deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#whisper man
The week of Frankfurter Buchmesse will be kicked off by the fair's second 5K fun run, and submissions have opened for this year's A Book Is a Film Is a Game program's awards. The post Frankfurt Notes: Pre-Buchmesse Fun Run; Film Adaptation Award Submissions appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#frankfurt notes
#frankfurter buchmesse
A Dodgers outfielder who was acquired primarily as a cost-cutting move last winter appears destined to start the July 17 All-Star game at Washington. Matt Kemp moved past Bryce Harper of the Nationals and into second place in voting among National League outfielders on Monday. With 10 days left... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#cost-cutting move
This week's notable options include a deal for the latest novel by Jessica Knoll, and a nonfiction title about Henry Ford. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#film deals
#jessica knoll
#nonfiction title
TV rights for former agent Hannah Begbie’s debut Mother have been sold to Clerkenwell Films following a four-way auction. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#debut sold
#agent begbie
#tv rights
Journalist Matt Cain’s novel, one of the fastest-funded in Unbound’s history, has won a six-figure film deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
For the first time, researchers will be able to access Facebook's data and publish their findings without pre-approval from the company. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2018-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#fight misinformation
Among the titles that caught the eye in Hollywood this week are a short story by father-son duo Stephen King and Joe Hill, an Ireland-set detective story that PW recently starred, and a novel about a mixed martial arts fighter. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#film deals
#short story
#joe hill
Faber & Faber has acquired To Provide All People, a "powerful virtuosic 'film-poem'" by prize-winning poet, novelist and playwright, Owen Sheers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#faber signs
#faber faber
#prize-winning poet
#owen sheers
This week's hot book to film deals include a novel recently optioned for Ron Howard to direct, and a TV series to be adapted from works by Paulo Coelho. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#hot book
#film deals
#ron howard
#tv series
#paulo coelho
Meg Wolitzer's latest is optioned by Nicole Kidman's production company, Universal Pictures nabs a 2018 graphic novel published by First Second, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#film deals
#meg wolitzer
#nicole kidman
#production company
Publishing's traditional position as society's main storytelling industry may be in jeopardy. At a Byte the Book session during London Book Fair, speakers discussed how publishers can remain competitive. The post Storytelling Competition from Film and Television: What Can Publishers Do? appeared... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#speakers discussed
#remain competitive
A collective roar resounded from a corner of the visitors’ clubhouse at Petco Park on Monday afternoon. Gathered inside the food room, a group of Dodgers were watching the Washington Nationals play the New York Mets. The players erupted when Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper launched a home run... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#petco park
#monday afternoon
#home run
The public-facing London Book and Screen Week opens with adaptation awards in film, television, gaming, audio, and stage. The post London Book and Screen Week CAMEO Awards Include Film, Stage, Gaming Adaptations appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
A forthcoming biography of Tiger Woods is nabbed for a docu-series, while HBO zeroes in on another Tom Perrotta property. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#film deals
#forthcoming biography
#tiger woods
Foyles bookshop on Charing Cross Road has a starring role in a forthcoming film starring Lily James. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#foyles bookshop
#forthcoming film
#starring role
Thriller debut Little Darlings by Melanie Golding has been optioned by Free Range Films, months after it was snapped up by HQ in a six-figure pre-empt. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#thriller debut
#six-figure pre-empt