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'Romeo and Juliet' Spin-Off Book Already Made into Film
The upcoming Shakespeare spin-off, When You Were Mine by Rebecca Serle, which reimagines Romeo and Juliet from the perspective of Rosaline, won't be published by Simon & Schuster until May. But a film adaptation is already in the works, with Keira Knightly possibly in the lead. The film will likely be done by the time the book hits shelves.
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Random House Readies for 'One Day' Premiere
Back in 2007, Random House Films released its first feature, Reservation Road. The film only grossed a modest amount, but RH Films is now looking ahead to its second release, One Day.
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Harry Potter Breaks Box Office Records
The final chapter in the Harry Potter film franchise took in a record $168.5 million over the weekend, setting the bar for opening weekend box office and midnight opening box office.
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Movie Alert: 'Winnie the Pooh'
Winnie the Pooh, an animated feature-length film from Disney, arrives in U.S. theaters on July 15, the first big-screen Pooh story since Pooh’s Heffalump Movie in 2005.
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Authors on the Air June 20, 2011: Kissinger, Former Mayor Nagin, LouAnn Lofton
Henry Kissinger will talk with Tavis Smiley about his new text, On China.
The Daily Show will feature former mayor of New Orleans, Ray Nagin, in support of his new memoir, Katrina's Secrets: Storms After the Storm. -
Authors on the Air: ‘Mr. Popper’s Penguins’; ‘Green Lantern’; Robert Jay Lifton
Movies opening today include Mr. Popper’s Penguins, directed by Mark Waters and starring Jim Carrey and Carla Gugino. It’s based on Richard Atwater and Florence Atwater’s 1938 novel Mr. Popper’s Penguins (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers mti, 978-0316186469).
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Movie Alert: 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two'
While Harry Potter fans digest the news about J.K. Rowling's newly unveiled "Pottermore" Web sit, another, long-anticipated event looms on the horizon: the film release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part Two.
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Authors on the Air: ‘Miss New India’; Mara Hvistendahl; Jim Leyritz
Today on NPR’s Talk of the Nation, Bharati Mukherjee described Miss New India (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 978-0618646531).
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Authors on the Air: Tatum O'Neal; Jennifer Grant; Pico Iyer
Today on Good Morning America: actress Tatum O'Neal, whose Found: A Daughter's Journey Home (William Morrow, 978-0062066565) pubbed yesterday.
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Michael Koryta's 'Cypress House' Heads to Hollywood
Director Chris Columbus (Home Alone) has nabbed the film rights to Michael Koryta's thriller The Cypress House. Columbus, whose production company 1492 Pictures recently wrapped the movie adaptation of The Help (which will be out in August), plans to adapt Koryta's novel set in Florida during the 1935 Labor Day hurricane.
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Authors on the Air: ‘Go The F**k to Sleep’; ‘The Untold Story of Barack Obama’s Mother’; Maziar Bahari
On today’s Brian Lehrer Show, Adam Mansbach talked about his Amazon best-seller and web phenomenon Go The F**k to Sleep (Akashic Books, 978-1617750250), which officially pubs today.
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Authors on the Air: Simon Pegg; 'Man with a Pan'; Alex Prud’Homme
Authors on today’s Leonard Lopate Show include British actor/comedian Simon Pegg, who talked about his memoir Nerd Do Well: A Small Boy’s Journey to Becoming a Big Kid (Gotham, 978-1592406814), which pubbed last week.
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Authors on the Air: 'Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer'; Daisy Fuentes
Today, the movie Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer opens. Directed by John Schultz and starring Heather Graham, Jaleel White, Jordana Beatty, and Parris Mosteller, it’s based on the children’s series by Megan McDonald. Tie-ins from Candlewick include Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer (978-0763653514) and Judy Moody Goes to Hollywood: Behind the Scenes with Judy Moody and Friends (978-0763655518), both by Megan McDonald, and Judy Moody and The Thrill Points Race by Jamie Michalak (978-0763655525).
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'The Assassin’s Accomplice’: The Non Tie-In Tie-In
Kate Clifford Larson's The Assassin's Accomplice did not inspire the Robert Redford-directed film The Conspirator but, looking at the February paperback edition of her book, you would think otherwise.
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Authors on the Air: 'Get Rich Click!'; Kathy Griffin; 'They Call Me Baba Booey'
Authors on The View include Marc Ostrofsky, author of Get Rich Click! The Ultimate Guide to Making Money on the Internet (The Razor Media Group, 978-0982769607) and rapper-actor Ice-T, still promoting Ice: A Memoir of Gangster Life and Redemption-From South Central to Hollywood (One World/Ballantine, 978-0345523280).
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Authors on the Air: 'Demonic'; Cleopatra, Unwrapped; 'The Smart Stepdad'
This morning, The View interviewed Ann Coulter, whose Demonic: How the Liberal Mob Is Endangering America (Crown Forum, 978-0307353481) pubbed yesterday.
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Authors on the Air: Flavor Flav; Sarah Ferguson; Larry King
Tonight, Conan hosts Flavor Flav, whose new book is Flavor Flav The Icon: The Memoir (Farrah Gray Publishing, 978-0982702772).
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Authors on the Air: Larry King; Ice-T
This morning The View chatted with Larry King, whose My Remarkable Journey (Weinstein Books, 978-1602861237) is recently out in paperback.
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Authors on the Air: Submarine; 'Surprised By Love'; 'The Guardian Angel Diary'
Today's the opening of the movie Submarine, directed by Richard Ayoade and starring Craig Roberts, Sally Hawkins, and Paddy Considine. The book tie-in is Submarine by Joe Dunthorne (Random House, 978-0812978391).
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Authors on the Air: Tim Tebow; 'The Filter Bubble'; 'Fields of Combat'
This evening, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart interviews NFL player Tim Tebow, whose Through My Eyes (Harper, 978-0062007285) is just out this week.
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