The movie version of "Cherry" underwhelms author Nico Walker

Posted on 02/25/2021 at 08:17 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Last night, during a virtual author event, we heard a writer praise the work filmmakers had done to adapt his...

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Tagged As: Literary Hub, Movie adaptation

What kind of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" remake will we get?

Posted on 02/09/2021 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Good news: Paramount Pictures may not be remaking its adaptation of Truman Capote’s novella Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Bad news: we...

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Tagged As: Lawsuit, Movie adaptation, TV adaptation

Filming to begin soon on movie version of "Catherine, Called Birdy"

Posted on 02/04/2021 at 08:16 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s Groundhog Day on the reader newswire today. Yesterday, we bemoaned the adaptation of Harold and the Purple Crayon; today,...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, Historical fiction, Movie adaptation

Live-action "Harold and the Purple Crayon" movie is in the works

Posted on 02/03/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

This is not the news we wanted to see during Children’s Authors and Illustrators Week. There’s a live-action version of...

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Tagged As: Children's literature, Movie adaptation

Nora Roberts "appalled" by fans' reaction to casting of Alyssa Milano

Posted on 01/27/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s not unusual for bookworms to be a little fired up over news that a beloved novel will become a...

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Tagged As: Movie adaptation, Politics, Romance

Watch the trailer for "The Luminaries," speculate about "White Noise"

Posted on 01/21/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Literary Hub has updates on two more bookish adaptations, with mixed feelings overall. The writers there are optimistic about the...

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Watch the trailer for the adaptation of Nico Walker's "Cherry"

Posted on 01/15/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Nico Walker’s debut novel, Cherry, was a surprise hit in 2018. So it’s probably no surprise, then, that it’s becoming...

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Literary movies and TV shows to watch for in 2021

Posted on 01/14/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’ve already missed the premieres of a few, but Literary Hub has rounded up the bookish TV shows and movies...

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"The Girl Before" will still become a movie, but for TV

Posted on 01/11/2021 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

2020 continues in some ways, even though the year has changed: namely, in that a bestselling book will become a...

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Tagged As: Movie adaptation, Thriller

Tiffany Haddish to star in "Landscape with Invisible Hand" movie

Posted on 01/07/2021 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The movie adaptation of M.T. Anderson’s novel Landscape with Invisible Hand is close to officially signing a star, reports Deadline....

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Tagged As: Movie adaptation, Science fiction