Page to Screen: Carman's New YA and Sandell's Graphic Memoir By Rachel Deahl - 07/30/2009
This week in Page to Screen—PW's weekly column tracking film rights circulating and sold in Hollywood—Patrick Carman’s new YA novel makes the rounds, along with Laurie Sandell's graphic novel.
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking Reaches Young Readers Again By Lynn Andriani - 07/20/2009
In 1960, editor Judith Jones couldn't have known how much Mastering the Art of French Cooking would impact young cooks. Yet Nora Ephron, who moved to New York in 1962, says at the time, the cookbook was “standard equipment for an apartment: a couch and a copy of Julia’s cookbook.” Now, Julie & Julia has the chance to make MtA a must-have once more.
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Page to Screen: Resuscitating Robert Harris & Taming a Feral Dog By Rachel Deahl - 07/09/2009
This week in Page to Screen—PW's weekly column tracking film rights circulating and sold in Hollywood—CAA shops a Robert Harris backlister (after Roman Polanski drops out), and the life and times of an unforgettable canine.
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Page to Screen: Shopping a Facebook Update; 'Lavender Queen' Is Optioned By Rachel Deahl - 06/17/2009
This week in Page to Screen—PW's weekly column tracking film rights circulating and sold in Hollywood—Howie Sanders at UTA tries to option a Facebook update (along with a canine's life rights) and Inkwell sells Lavender Queen for film.
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Page to Screen: A P&P&Z-like Series Goes Out & Sony Nabs The Familiars By Rachel Deahl - 06/11/2009
This week in Page to Screen—PW's weekly column tracking film rights circulating and sold in Hollywood—Holly Frederick goes out with a Pride and Prejudice and Zombies-like trilogy and The Familiars gets optioned by Sony.
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Page to Screen: 'Familiars' & Franzen Draw Buzz By Rachel Deahl - 06/04/2009
This week in Page to Screen—PW's weekly column tracking film rights circulating and sold in Hollywood—a YA trilogy gets second-looks and Franzen first fiction in five years starts chatter.
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Page to Screen: The Clamor for Captain Phillips & an Emmy Winner's Novel By Rachel Deahl - 05/20/2009
This week in Page to Screen—PW's weekly column tracking film rights circulating and sold in Hollywood—producers clamor for the hero of the Somali-pirate showdown and an Emmy winner gets some first looks.
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Page to Screen: A YA Zombie Thriller & The Second Coming of Bridget Jones By Rachel Deahl - 05/06/2009
This week in Page to Screen—PW's weekly column tracking film rights circulating and sold in Hollywood—a YA zombie thriller gets fast-tracked and the scouts wonder whether the next Bridget Jones is upon us.
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Page to Screen: John Connolly's YA Novel & Giles Foden's Latest By Rachel Deahl - 04/30/2009
This week in Page to Screen—PW's weekly column tracking film rights circulating and sold in Hollywood—Steve Fisher shops John Connolly's new YA novel and AP Watt goes out with a new one from the author of The Last King of Scotland.
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Page to Screen: A Hot LBF Book and a Chef Memoir By Rachel Deahl - 04/22/2009
This week in Page to Screen—PW's weekly column tracking film rights circulating and sold in Hollywood—a novel about Russian Ballerinas is the talk among scouts and a young pastry chef’s memoir makes the rounds.
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Page to Screen: A Cookbook/Sex Guide and an Indian Chef in Paris By Rachel Deahl - 04/15/2009
This week in Page to Screen--PW's weekly column tracking film rights circulating and sold in Hollywood--it's all about food with a cookbook for guys trying to get laid and a novel about an Indian chef who hits the big time in Paris.
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Page to Screen: An Ape-Girl & A Bourne-like Thriller By Rachel Deahl - 04/08/2009
This week in Page to Screen--PW's weekly column tracking film rights circulating and sold in Hollywood--a novel about a girl with ape DNA and a Bourne-esque hit man thriller.
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Page to Screen: Werewolves in Reverse & A Flash Gordon-ish Comic By Rachel Deahl - 04/01/2009
This week in Page to Screen--PW's weekly column tracking film rights circulating and sold in Hollywood--a story about a boy and his dog against the world, and a Flash Gordon-esque graphic novel series.
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Page to Screen: Russo's Latest & a 'Dog Talker' By Rachel Deahl - 03/25/2009
This week in Page to Screen--PW's weekly column tracking film rights circulating and sold in Hollywood--Richard Russo hits the circuit and a St. Louis dog whisperer looks to get an extended 15 minutes.
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