Today, the movie Ramona and Beezus opens, directed by Elizabeth Allen. Starring Joey King, Selena Gomez, John Corbett, Bridget Moynahan, Ginnifer Goodwin, and Hutch Dano, it’s based on the Ramona novels by Beverly Cleary. Tie-ins from HarperFestival: Beezus and Ramona (978-0061914614, $5.99) and Ramona's World (978-0061894077, $5.99).
This evening, The Pillars of the Earth miniseries premieres on the Starz cable network. Directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, it stars Ian McShane, Donald Sutherland, Eddie Redmayne, and Hayley Atwell, and is based on Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth (Signet tvti, 978-0451232816, $9.99; Penguin Audio unabridged CD, $59.95). PW’s review declared, “Manipulating a complex plot in which the characters interact against a broad canvas of medieval life, Follett has written a novel that entertains, instructs and satisfies on a grand scale.”
Authors on today’s Leonard Lopate Show:
Publishing insiders Sam Barry and Kathi Kamen Goldmark, authors of Write That Book Already! The Tough Love You Need to Get Published Now (Adams Media, 978-1605501475, $14.95).
Beth Raymer with Lay the Favorite: A Memoir of Gambling (Spiegel & Grau, 978-0385526456, $25). PW declared “It's hard not to like the breezy, ingenuous voice of this plucky protagonist who proves she's game for any kind of new experience.”
On The Bob Edwards Show, scholar Oren Harman discussed The Price of Altruism: George Price and the Search for the Origins of Kindness (W. W. Norton, 978-0393067781, $27.95).
The Wendy Williams Show hosted Laurie Ann Levin, author of God, the Universe, and Where I Fit In (HCI, 978-0757314407, $15.95).
Due to the nature of live programming, scheduling is subject to change.
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