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TV Alert: 'The Midnight Club'
Christopher Pike's YA horror novel 'The Midnight Club,' which was published nearly 20 years ago, has found its home with streaming service Netflix and will make its screen debut on October 7.
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Movie Alert: 'Catherine Called Birdy'
Medieval mishaps and smarmy suitors are afoot in the upcoming film adaptation of 'Catherine Called Birdy,' based on the 1994 Newbery Honor-winning novel by Karen Cushman.
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Movie Alert: 'Pinocchio'
Disney is set to release a live-action and CGI film retelling of Italian author Carlo Collodi and illustrator Enrico Mazzanti's 'Pinocchio,' the classic children's tale that follows a puppet's journey to escape his owner to become a "real boy."
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Movie Alert: 'Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between'
This week, 'Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between,' based on the 2015 novel of the same name by Jennifer E. Smith, is available to stream on Netflix.
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Movie Alert: 'Love & Gelato'
We spoke with YA author Jenna Evans Welch about the process of seeing her 2016 debut, 'Love & Gelato,' adapted for the screen.
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TV Alert: 'The Summer I Turned Pretty'
Sunny summer days are on the horizon and so is love in Jenny Han's 2009 book turned screen adaptation of 'The Summer I Turned Pretty.'
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Book to Film and Back: 'Star Child' Returns to Print with A24
Indie entertainment company A24's publishing division is bringing Claire A. Nivola's 2014 picture book 'Star Child' back into print in a redesigned and expanded edition; the book was prominently featured in the 2021 film 'C’mon C’mon,' written and directed by Mike Mills.
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Movie Alert: 'Along for the Ride'
'Along for the Ride,' based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Sarah Dessen, is coming to Netflix.
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Movie Alert: 'The Bad Guys'
Australian author Aaron Blabey's popular graphic novel series The Bad Guys is hitting the big screen.
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Movie Alert: 'Better Nate Than Ever'
This week, Broadway buffs and readers alike can expect to see Nate, the titular character of Tim Federle's 2013 middle grade novel 'Better Nate Than Ever,' sing and dance his way onto the screen; the film adaptation is set to be released on Disney+ starting April 1.
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TV Alert: 'Theodosia'
A live-action adaptation of the Theodosia series by Robin L. LaFevers will begin streaming on HBO Max starting March 10.
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Paramount Options Rediscovered Wright Novel for Seven Figures
The rediscovered, initially unpublished, novel by Richard Wright, 'The Man Who Lived Underground,' has been optioned by Paramount in a seven-figure deal.
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Ken Burns and Lynn Novick Turn Their Lens, and Jeff Daniels's Voice, to Hemingway
In the run up to 'Hemingway,' a three-part, six-hour documentary to run on PBS April 5-7, three of the series' major participants discussed what it was like to take on the complicated author. Scribner will publish the official tie-in.
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Visualizing 'Between the World and Me'
HBO's status as a skillful producer of African American-themed material will continue to rise after the release of 'Between the World and Me,' the cinematic adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates's 2015 NBA-winning work of nonfiction.
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Oprah Interview with 'American Dirt' Author Airs March 6 at Midnight
Oprah Winfrey's interview with Jeanine Cummins, the embattled author of 'American Dirt,' which was criticized by Latinx activists for containing stereotypical depictions of Mexican immigrants, will air on March 6 at midnight.
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Movie Alert: 'Dolittle'
Based on the 1923 Newbery Medal-winning novel 'The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle,' Universal Pictures' $175 million adaptation called 'Dolittle' will sail into movie theaters on January 17.
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Formerly Self-Published Italian Author Lands Netflix Series
Netflix will produce a new series titled 'Zero,' an Italian-language show based on the work of 27-year-old Antonio Dikele Distefano, a formerly self-published Italian author whose books have sold hundreds of thousands of copies since he signed with Mondadori.
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HC Launches Film Shingle with Sony, Former Fox 2000 Head
In what it's dubbing an "unprecedented partnership," HarperCollins and Sony Pictures Entertainment are investing in the former team at Fox 2000 to find and produce content based on (but not restricted to) literary material.
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The Netflix Literary Connection
The streaming service has been on a book acquisition spree over the past year, developing screen adaptations of dozens of novels, series, short story collections, and graphic novels, many of which are aimed at children and teens.
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Book to Film Deals, Week of September 24, 2018
This week's hot book to film deals include Ann Patchett's bestseller 'State of Wonder,' and Amy Chozick's memoir about Hillary Clinton.
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