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Natalie Portman to adapt Amos Oz

Possibly encouraged by Sarah Polley's Academy Award-nominated Alice Munro adaptation Away from Her, fellow starlet Natalie Portman has decided to helm her own classy literary adaptation, in this case of a work by Israeli author ... Read More »

February 15, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Bigshot Hollywood director films book trailer

By Scott MacDonald

According to Entertainment Weekly, Charlie's Angels director McG has created three teaser spots for a kinda trashy-looking book called Celebutante. [...] it's a Hollywood satire [...] by Amanda Goldberg (daughter of film producer Leonard Goldberg) ... Read More »

February 1, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

New York writers have more fun

By Stuart Woods

Most young writers can only dream of the buzz being generated by Beautiful Children (John Murray/McArthur & Company), the debut novel of Las Vegas-born, Manhattan-based author Charles Bock. In a lengthy profile in last weekend's ... Read More »

January 29, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Alice Munro = Oscars gold

By Stuart Woods

Canadian talent fared well in this year's Oscar nominations, announced this morning. And in case you needed an excuse to catch the February 24 ceremony “ if it happens “ there's a publishing tie-in, too. ... Read More »

January 22, 2008 | Filed under: Awards

Battle of the Bonds

By Nathan Whitlock

From MI6.com (which, we assume, is your one-stop shop for all things James Bond): James Bond legends Sean Connery and Roger Moore will go head to head with rival books this autumn, after Weidenfeld cajoled ... Read More »

January 21, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

FYI: Ian McEwan Q&A in TNR

By Nathan Whitlock

Ian McEwan is the subject of a Q&A in The New Republic that ranges from the perils of movie adaptations, the worth of literary realism, and McEwan's rarely concealed view on religion. McEwan also offers ... Read More »

January 14, 2008 | Filed under: Authors

Writers strike = kids’ book boom?

By Scott MacDonald

From United Press International: Several people sidelined by the Hollywood writers strike said they are penning children's tales to pass the time while they wait to go back to work. "It's kind of a nice ... Read More »

January 11, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: The Golden Compass stays on one shelf, Alice Walker goes to Emory, and more

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: The Golden Compass not pulled from library reading contest after complaint (The Sudbury Star) Alice Walker's papers go to Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia (The Associated Press) A lot of nerds “ ... Read More »

December 19, 2007 | Filed under: Book links

Knighton heading to Sundance

By Scott MacDonald

The Hollywood Reporter has announced the 13 projects chosen for the Sundance Film Festival's highly competitive January Screenwriters Lab, and among the lucky winners is Vancouver author Ryan Knighton. Knighton has fashioned his 2006 memoir ... Read More »

December 14, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops deep-sixes positive review of The Golden Compass…. sort of

By Nathan Whitlock

From The Baltimore Sun: Days after its publication, a largely positive review of the film version of The Golden Compass that appeared in Catholic newspapers across the country was retracted this week by the United ... Read More »

December 13, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

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