Emma Donoghue's Room received more acclaim on Feb. 28 when Brie Larson, star of the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize and Commonwealth Writers' Prize-winning novel's film adaptation – for which Donoghue wrote the screenplay – ... Read More »
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Irish-Canadian author Emma Donoghue has been nominated for an Academy Award for her screenplay adaptation of her 2010 novel, Room. The film's star, Brie Larson, won a Golden Globe earlier this week for her performance. ... Read More »
Even if Ang Lee's adaptation of Yann Martel's novel Life of Pi doesn't receive a single Academy Award on Sunday night, the film is already a winner for the author. According to a press release ... Read More »
February 21, 2013 | Filed under: Book news
While they may not receive as much attention as the dog from The Artist, six out of nine films nominated for this year's Best Picture at the Academy Awards were adapted from books. Shane Smith, ... Read More »
February 23, 2012 | Filed under: Book news