When Nigel Newton, the founder of Bloomsbury Publishing, brought home a manuscript for “Harry Potter. The Philosopher’s Stone” by a then-unknown J.K. Rowling, his daughter Alice regarded it as “probably one of the finest books an 8/9 year old could read.” After captivating the hearts and imaginations of youngsters all across the world, it is … Read more
Lionsgate has acquired the film rights to Kayvion Lewis’ novel Thieves’ Gambit. The young adult suspense novel centres on a young lady who is forced to compete in a tournament. Steven Caple Jr. will serve as both producer and director. Outbidding rival studios, Lionsgate has acquired the film rights to Kayvion Lewis’ forthcoming young adult … Read more
According to the prosecution, the Oregon romance novelist who wrote the fictional book “How to Murder Your Spouse” and is suspected of killing her husband in real life tripped up and confessed to the shooting by mistake. Nancy Crampton Brophy, 71, who is suspected of killing her husband, reportedly went into detail about the shooting … Read more
The Percy Jackson And Olympions series at Disney+ has cast two more of its young heroes. Leah Sava Jeffries (Empire, Rel) and Aryan Simhadri (Disney+’s Cheaper by the Dozen) will star with Walker Scobell in the show based on author Rick Riordan’s novel series. They’ll play Percy’s close friends Annabeth Chase and Grover Underwood. Ordered to series in … Read more
The 44-year-old son of famed US novelist Paul Auster died on Thursday, just over a week after he was charged with the death of his infant daughter, according to New York police. Daniel Auster died of an accidental drug overdose, the New York Post reported. The New York Police Department told AFP that Auster was … Read more
SYDNEY – The reopening of Australia’s international borders following a two-year closure due to COVID-19 could trigger the rise of new forms of influenza, according to a leading virologist. Professor Kanta Subbarao, writing in the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) on Monday, said that the lifting of quarantine regulations posed the potential for “novel flu … Read more
In a world where human wants everything instantly; from coffee to movies, production houses have also geared up making short films which can be viewed on mobile phones and does not take much time from a hectic routine. But once in a while, a film is made that leave us dwelling for days. We find … Read more
