Category Archives: TV

Syfy mines best-selling backlist for new projects

Posted on 24 April 2012 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Despite having a channel name that must be abhorrent to readers everywhere, the Syfy network has scooped up the rights to a few lesser-known titles from best-selling authors Stephen King and Charlaine Harris. Harris’ Harper Connelly series, featuring a tough … Continue reading →

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What to read after ‘Downton’

Posted on 8 February 2012 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Series 2 of the popular TV drama “Downton Abbey“ has just two more weeks to go on PBS. What’s a fan to do when the upstairs/downstairs intrigue ends (other than wait for the Christmas special, of course)? Books hold the answer. … Continue reading →

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Maurice Sendak and the Grim Colberty Tales

Posted on 26 January 2012 by Cat, Assistant Editor

After reading Dave Eggers’ Vanity Fair portrait on Maurice Sendak (“My work is not great, but it’s respectable.”) and listening/crying through Terry Gross’ interview of Sendak on “Fresh Air” (“I cry a lot because I miss people. They die and … Continue reading →

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Jonathan Safran Foer writing pilot for HBO

Posted on 24 January 2012 by Eliza, Associate Editor

Calling all Jonathan Safran Foer fans! Did you love the adaptation of Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close? Yes? Then you can take comfort in the fact that the movie got a Best Picture nomination this morning (puzzling many) and a … Continue reading →

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Literary humor

Posted on 18 February 2011 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Like Eliza a few weeks ago, I’ve spent the last few days at home fighting the flu. I’ve definitely done some reading–Meg Wolitzer’s The Wife; a reread of Shriver‘s So Much for That for our upcoming podcast. But ever since … Continue reading →

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‘Saturday Night Live’ on the bestseller phenomenon

Posted on 7 December 2010 by Trisha, Managing Editor

I haven’t watched an entire episode of “Saturday Night Live” in a while, but occasionally they really get it right. Check out this take on the bestseller phenomenon, featuring Robert DeNiro. The fake book titles alone make it worth watching. … Continue reading →

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Another small screen adaptation for Charlaine Harris

Posted on 20 October 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

Charlaine Harris (and “True Blood”) fans rejoice! The author’s Harper Connelly books are being adapted into a series for CBS called “Grave Sight.” Here’s more from Variety: “Grave Sight”—titled after Harris’ first Harper Connelly book—will come from Ridley Scott and … Continue reading →

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Jennifer Weiner is writing for the small screen

Posted on 11 October 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

Jennifer Weiner announced on Friday (via her Twitter) that she is going to Hollywood. Here’s more from Deadline.com, which summarized the four shows which received “official pilot orders” by ABC Family: “The Great State of Georgia” is an ABC Studios’ … Continue reading →

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‘The Prince of Tides’ . . . on TV?

Posted on 20 September 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

Last week Deadline Hollywood reported that ABC is developing a series adaptation of Pat Conroy’s The Prince of Tides. Here are some details from correspondent Nellie Andreeva: I hear the hourlong project is expected to stay closer to Pat Conroy’s … Continue reading →

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‘The Pillars of the Earth’—amplified

Posted on 23 July 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

The eight-hour miniseries of Ken Follett‘s The Pillars of the Earth starts tonight on Starz at 10 p.m. EST, and you can also now download Penguin’s nifty “Amplified Edition” of the novel for your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. Buy … Continue reading →

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Would you watch “Oh, Jackie!”…?

Posted on 29 June 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

Jacquelyn Mitchard made it big when The Deep End of the Ocean was chosen for the first Oprah’s Book Club pick in 1996. Eighteen books later, after losing all of her investments in a Ponzi scheme, the bestselling author is … Continue reading →

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Reality TV stars tamper with classic fiction

Posted on 24 June 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

We’ve already posted once today about book jackets-meet-reality TV, so why not continue on the topic? Bravo recently launched a new program called Work of Art, in which artists compete for a solo show at the Brooklyn Museum (and a … Continue reading →

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‘Country Bunny’ coming to TV

Posted on 21 May 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

Du Bose Heyward’s classic 1939 picture book The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes—in which a mother bunny dreams of being an Easter Bunny–will be adapted into a series of animated holiday specials for TV and DVD. Animation Studio … Continue reading →

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A “Tru Blood” beverage

Posted on 13 May 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

Charlaine Harris fans will be excited to hear that HBO show True Blood—based on the Sookie Stackhouse books—will be made into a comic, according to an article from USA Today: Creators of the blood-drenched show have teamed with comic veterans … Continue reading →

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Don’t bore Nina!

Posted on 2 February 2010 by Eliza, Associate Editor

As a major Project Runway devotee, I was thrilled to learn that Nina Garcia has sold a book to Hyperion’s Voice imprint. Titled Nina Garcia’s Look Book, the guide will feature advice on what to wear for “every occasion” and … Continue reading →

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