Robotham’s ‘The Secrets She Keeps’ to be adapted for TV
Michael Robotham’s thriller The Secrets She Keeps (Hachette) will be adapted into a six-part television miniseries, reports If. Premiering on Channel 10 in 2019, the series will be produced by...
‘These Broken Stars’ to be adapted for television
These Broken Stars, the first title of the YA science-fiction ‘Starbound’ trilogy by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner (A&U), will be adapted for a television series in the US, reports...
US morning TV show launches book club
US morning television show Today has launched what is being described as an ‘Oprah-like Book Club’. According to the New York Times, the books, which will include both fiction and...
Temple’s ‘The Broken Shore’ to screen on ABC
ABC Television has announced the cast for a television adaptation of Peter Temple’s novel The Broken Shore (Text). The novel will be adapted into a telemovie for ABC1 starring Don...
Network Ten’s ‘The Circle’ to end this week
The Circle, Network Ten’s weekday morning program aimed at women, will air for the last time this Friday after the network announced its decision to end the program for financial...
SBS subscription channel to screen new books show
Australian subscription television channel Studio will screen a new program dedicated to literature and writing from April. For the Love of Books is a 10-part series, which will screen for...
SBS subscription channel to screen new books show
Australian subscription television channel Studio will screen a new program dedicated to literature and writing from April. For the Love of Books is a 10-part series, which will screen for...
In Brief
New name for Victorian Writers' CentreThe Victorian Writers' Centre has announced that the organisation will be renamed Writers Victoria. The announcement follows a recent survey in which members were asked...
In Brief
Kobo to release 'Touch Edition' ereader The Weekly Book Newsletter understands Kobo is likely to release its new Touch Edition ereader locally in September. The new edition features a touch screen, with...
In brief
New NZ award for children's book illustrators The New Zealand Arts Foundation announced the establishment of a new award for children's book illustrators in December. The award will be named the...
AWGIE award winners announced
The Australian Writer's Guild (AWG) Annual AWGIE Awards were held in Sydney last week. Patricia Cornelius received the Richard Wherrett Prize for excellence in playwriting, for Tenderness--Slut. The prestigious prize...