But soft, what light through yonder television breaks?
No writer can truly enter the canon without a suitably gritty origin story. Edgar Alan Poe finally got one with the 2012 film The Raven, as did Truman Capote with 2005’s… Read more »
Amazon picks up The Last Tycoon adaptation, casts Kelsey Grammer in lead
When we last reported on the television adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s unfinished novel The Last Tycoon, it was slated to air on HBO, and it was 2013. In the world of prestige TV… Read more »
The BBC is axing arts coverage, but Lily Cole and Harry Styles will save us all
As Tony Hall settles in to his new job as Director General of the BBC, he should have two things on his mind: placing arts programing at the centre of… Read more »
Children’s authors writing Doctor Who stories
The British sci-fi show Doctor Who is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and to mark the occasion, Puffin — in partnership with BBC Worldwide — will publish 11 short stories about the… Read more »
Literary Death Match headed for TV
If you’ve never been to a Literary Death Match, you are seriously missing out; but luckily, you might have the chance to see one on TV soon. Co-created by Todd… Read more »
David Simon, creator of The Wire defends infidelity and calls media coverage of Petraeus affair “grist for the usual mill”
I like David Simon, I really do. Following my Netflix binge on The Wire some years back, I tracked down what was available online of Simon’s journalism and proceeded to… Read more »
Slideshow: TV’s top bookstores & libraries
The nominations for the 2012 Emmy Awards were announced on Thursday morning, with literary adaptations such as Game of Thrones, Game Change, and Sherlock in the mix for the top… Read more »