Last week in book news:
Anarchy, the adaptation of the newly-discovered Shakespeare play, is due out in March and will be directed by Michael Almereyda. A modern take on Cymbeline, the story follows the fight for control of a city between corrupt police officers and a drug-dealing biker gang. The movie stars Ed Harris, Mia Jovovich, Dakota Johnson, Ethan Hawke, Penn Badgley, John Leguizamo, and Bill Pullman.
Idris Elba (The Wire, Luther) is developing a movie trilogy based off of the book Poe Must Die by Mark Olden. The story, set in 1840s New York City, has the famous author teaming with a renown boxer to pursue a sorcerer who murdered the fighter's wife.
Six finalists have been named for the Costa Short Story Award, given to an author of the UK or Ireland who creates "a single, previously unpublished short story of up to 4000 words written in English." A winner of the $5300 prize and two runners-up will be announced at the ceremony of January 27th. The complete list of finalists can be found here.
The winners of the 2015 Sidney Taylor Book Awards were announced, sponsored by the Association of Jewish Libraries, honoring "new books for children and teens that exemplify the highest literary standards while authentically portraying the Jewish experience."
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Monday, January 26, 2015
Monday, December 15, 2014
While You Were Reading: Americanah's New Leading Man and Upset Tories
In book news last week...
Variety is reporting that David Oyelowo (Selma, Interstellar) is signed on to play opposite Lipita Nyong'o in the film adaptation of Americanah, the novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. This novel, a National Book Critics Circle Award winner, follows two young Nigerian immigrants as they navigate race, relationships, and their futures in America. The movie, produced by Brad Pitt's company, Plan B, has no director or production or start date as of yet.
Australia's highest book award, the Prime Minister's Literary Award, was handed out on Monday night, though a last-minute announcement by P.M. Tony Abbott caused quite a shake up. The panel of judges had unanimously chosen Steven Carroll's A World of Other People, to win the prize. The Prime Minister, however, announced on the night of the book awards, that the prize was to be split between Carroll and his selection, The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan. This angered one judge, who told the press that the judges found Flanagan's novel to be "superficial, showy, and pretentious."
Hillary Mantel is facing renewed criticism over her latest book, The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher. The BBC recently announced its intention to broadcast the short story of the same name on Book at Bedtime in January. Former Cabinet Minister Lord Tebbitt has criticized the decision, has condemned the story as "perverted" and "hateful," and accuses the BBC of being deliberately provocative and showing bias against the Tories.
Knopf Publishing announced today that Judy Blume's next novel, In The Unlikely Event, will be published on June 2, 2015. The novel is a general family novel, based on Blume's own experience witnessing several plane crashes around New Jersey as a teenager in 1951 and 1952. The novel will follow people as they cope with the devastation of loss after these horrific events. This will be Blume's first novel aimed at adult readers since Summer Sisters, published in 1998.
Variety is reporting that David Oyelowo (Selma, Interstellar) is signed on to play opposite Lipita Nyong'o in the film adaptation of Americanah, the novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. This novel, a National Book Critics Circle Award winner, follows two young Nigerian immigrants as they navigate race, relationships, and their futures in America. The movie, produced by Brad Pitt's company, Plan B, has no director or production or start date as of yet.
Australia's highest book award, the Prime Minister's Literary Award, was handed out on Monday night, though a last-minute announcement by P.M. Tony Abbott caused quite a shake up. The panel of judges had unanimously chosen Steven Carroll's A World of Other People, to win the prize. The Prime Minister, however, announced on the night of the book awards, that the prize was to be split between Carroll and his selection, The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan. This angered one judge, who told the press that the judges found Flanagan's novel to be "superficial, showy, and pretentious."
Hillary Mantel is facing renewed criticism over her latest book, The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher. The BBC recently announced its intention to broadcast the short story of the same name on Book at Bedtime in January. Former Cabinet Minister Lord Tebbitt has criticized the decision, has condemned the story as "perverted" and "hateful," and accuses the BBC of being deliberately provocative and showing bias against the Tories.
Knopf Publishing announced today that Judy Blume's next novel, In The Unlikely Event, will be published on June 2, 2015. The novel is a general family novel, based on Blume's own experience witnessing several plane crashes around New Jersey as a teenager in 1951 and 1952. The novel will follow people as they cope with the devastation of loss after these horrific events. This will be Blume's first novel aimed at adult readers since Summer Sisters, published in 1998.
Monday, December 8, 2014
Monday News Roundup
In book news over the weekend...
Warner Brothers is reaching out to Christopher Nolan to direct the studio's upcoming adaptation of Ready Player One. This sci-fi adventure was a best seller, so with a heavyweight like Nolan directing, it's sure to be a box-office hit.
Amid rumors over the weekend that Zoe Sugg, aka Zoella, did not write Girl Online, Penguin Random House has confirmed that the bestseller was ghostwritten.
J.K. Rowling is promising Twelve Days of Harry Potter on her site, Pottermore. Beginning on Friday, December 12th, the site will feature "brand new writing by J.K. Rowling and even a new potion or two," according to the site's newsletter. The Telgraph is reporting that one of these stories will feature Harry Potter's nemesis, Draco Malfoy.
Cary Fukunaga, the director of the hit HBO series True Detective, has been confirmed as on board the new production of Stephen King's It, expected out 2015. Producer Dan Lin (Sherlock Holmes, Terminator) says the book was too big for one movie, so the plan is to split it into two separate films. Lin says they've also gotten King's blessing on the script, saying he told Fukunaga "Go with God, please! This is the version the studio should make." With that kind of endorsement, I'm excited!
A Kansas District Court has ruled that the original case files and field notes from the quadruple murder made famous in Truman Capote's In Cold Blood are to be released. The case files, kept by the investigating detective, are now in the hands of his son, Ronald Nye, and will be published in a book co-authored by Gary McAvoy. Nye says the case files contain discrepancies that cast doubt on the accuracy of Capote's original story.
Warner Brothers is reaching out to Christopher Nolan to direct the studio's upcoming adaptation of Ready Player One. This sci-fi adventure was a best seller, so with a heavyweight like Nolan directing, it's sure to be a box-office hit.
Amid rumors over the weekend that Zoe Sugg, aka Zoella, did not write Girl Online, Penguin Random House has confirmed that the bestseller was ghostwritten.
J.K. Rowling is promising Twelve Days of Harry Potter on her site, Pottermore. Beginning on Friday, December 12th, the site will feature "brand new writing by J.K. Rowling and even a new potion or two," according to the site's newsletter. The Telgraph is reporting that one of these stories will feature Harry Potter's nemesis, Draco Malfoy.
Cary Fukunaga, the director of the hit HBO series True Detective, has been confirmed as on board the new production of Stephen King's It, expected out 2015. Producer Dan Lin (Sherlock Holmes, Terminator) says the book was too big for one movie, so the plan is to split it into two separate films. Lin says they've also gotten King's blessing on the script, saying he told Fukunaga "Go with God, please! This is the version the studio should make." With that kind of endorsement, I'm excited!
A Kansas District Court has ruled that the original case files and field notes from the quadruple murder made famous in Truman Capote's In Cold Blood are to be released. The case files, kept by the investigating detective, are now in the hands of his son, Ronald Nye, and will be published in a book co-authored by Gary McAvoy. Nye says the case files contain discrepancies that cast doubt on the accuracy of Capote's original story.
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
NEWS ALERT!: Mr. Mercedes First in a Trilogy
Can't get enough of Detective (Retired) Hodges and his crew? No worries!
Stephen King announced that Mr. Mercedes is the first book in a trilogy, with the second, Finders Keepers, due out next year.
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