Organizers of October’s Frankfurter Buchmesse tell reporters that the show will be firmly in touch with books’ place in current affairs.
At Frankfurt: Friday Will Be Book-to-Screen Day 2024
Frankfurter Buchmesse’s Book-to-Screen Day on October 18 will include an adaptation prize for filmmaker Aslı Özarslan (‘Ellbogen’).
Canada’s CBC Opens a New Literary Radio Program
Formerly featured on ‘Canada Reads’ and ‘Jeopardy,’ Mattea Roach is to host CBCbooks’ new ‘Bookends’ weekly literary discussion show.
China Bestsellers in July: Dreams of Red-Hot Book Sales
As China’s school reading lists sell the classics, ‘Dream of the Red Chamber’ is being newly adapted in dance, museum shows, and on screens.
Frankfurter Buchmesse’s 2024 Rights Center Sells Out
With 320 agencies in its Literary Agents and Scouts Center, Frankfurt Book Fair will also feature a Games Business Center and a Book-to-Screen Day.
China Bestsellers: May’s Television-Fueled Nonfiction Win
On China’s nonfiction list in May, Fei Zhi’s army of ‘Cats’ books were held at bay by the TV-powered arrival of Li Juan’s ‘My Altay.’
Spain’s Liber 24 Issues a Book-to-Film Adaptation Award
Liber 24 names director Patricia Font’s film of Francesc Escribano’s book, ‘The Teacher Who Promised the Sea,’ for its book-to-screen award at Barcelona.
Arpita Das: Screening the Word
With a surge of streaming services in India, writes Arpita Das, publishers must play a more active role in book-to-film adaptations.
Marwan Hamed: Bringing Arabic Literature to the Big Screen
Egyptian filmmaker Marwan Hamed discusses his successful adaptations of popular novels and his role in promoting Egyptian culture through film.
Scholastic’s Acquisition of Canada’s 9 Story Media Group
Scholastic’s Peter Warwick says the acquisition of Toronto’s 9 Story Media Group will bring ‘the pages of our books to life on screens and through merchandising.’