The National Book Critic Circle has announced their nominees for the most outstanding books of 2018. The nominees cover six categories: Autobiography, Biography, Criticism, Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry. There are also a number of other awards handed out to individuals and organizations. Some notable facts and nominees include: The Autobiography category is the only one to have six nominees. All other categories have five. Terrance Hayes was nominated for both Poetry (American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin) and Criticism (To Float in the Space Between: A Life and Work in Conversation with the Life and …
The film adaptation of John Green’s latest novel, Turtles All The Way Down, is moving forward with a new director. Image Via Teen Vogue Actress Hannah Marks will helm the adaptation. She was one of the stars of Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency, which ran for two seasons on BBC America. Her previous directorial effort was the 2018 film After Everything, which she wrote and directed. At only twenty-five, Marks is the youngest women ever to direct a major Hollywood film. The film will be written by Elizabeth Berger and Isaac Aptaker, who have worked on Love, Simon and This Is Us. Green will …
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences just released the nominations for this year’s Academy Awards, and book and graphic novel adaptations received their fair share of nominations. Here are the literary adaptations that were nominated: 1. Black Panther – 7 nominations including Best Picture Image Via The Wrap One of the highest-grossing and most popular films of 2018, this Marvel Comics film has become the first comic book adaptation to be nominated for Best Picture. It was also nominated for Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Production Design and Best Costume Design. …
It’s 2019, and that means that we’re getting a brand new Star Wars film this Christmas. With a new film on the horizon, comes new comic books. Marvel Comics has just announced a new series of Star Wars one-shot comics called Age of Rebellion. The nine issue series will debut in April and will run for three months. Each issue will cover a classic character from the original Star Wars trilogy. April will feature Princess Leia and Grand Moff Tarkin, with an anthology issue also scheduled. May will be all about Han Solo, Boba Fett, Lando Calrissian, and Jabba the Hutt. June will conclude the series …
Tony Hawk is a name usually associated with sports, but soon you could also associate it with theater. A Broadway musical adaptation of the Nick Hornby novel Slam is in development, and Tony Hawk is set to be both a producer and skate choreographer for the show. Image Via Goodreads The novel tells the story of Sam, a troubled teen who finds solace in the world of skateboarding. He eventually falls in love with a girl named Alicia, who complicates his life even more. Tony Hawk makes a brief appearance in the novel as one of Sam’s idols, giving …
