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‘The Grays’ is in development by Netflix from Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television, with Katie Rose Rogers set to write the series. Putting a twist on Wilde’s 1890 novel, ‘The Grays’ has a contemporary setting in the modern beauty industry instead of the Victorian London setting. Most controversially, the TV show will also reframe the lead protagonists Dorian Gray and Basil Hallward as siblings Doran and Basil Gray. Related Elon Musk moves to foreclose on actor Gene Wilder's former homeCate Blanchett to return to the stage in production of 'The Seagull'In the original novel, Basil ...
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A six-month investigation carried out by the Index on Censorship revealed that 28 out of 53 librarians surveyed - 53% - reported being asked to remove books. In over half of these cases, the books were taken off the shelves. One school librarian who took part in the study was allegedly instructed to remove all books with LGBTQ+ themes following a single complaint from one parent about a specific book. Notable titles that have faced complaints include "This Book Is Gay" by Juno Dawson, "Julián is a Mermaid" by Jessica Love, and "ABC Pride" by Louie Stowell, Elly Barnes, and Amy Phelps. Several ...
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Pope Francis has written a letter in which he advises that reading novels and poems should be encouraged in the training of future priests. The head of the Catholic church cites authors like C.S. Lewis (“The Chronicles of Narnia”) and Marcel Proust (“In Search of Lost Time”) alongside poets like Paul Celan, Jorge Luis Borges and T.S. Eliot in the letter, “On the Role of Literature in Formation”, which was written on 17 July and published in various languages on Sunday. Pope Francis writes that literature is “listening to another person’s voice” and that while it is often considered unnecessary...
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Following a competitive auction, Universal Pictures obtained the movie rights to Britney Spears' best-selling memoir "The Woman in Me", which has sold over 2.5 million copies since its release last October. The rights deal reportedly received interest from Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt’s Plan B, Sony, Warner Bros, Fox, Disney and Netflix. Marc Platt, the producer behind Wicked and La La Land, will produce the film, with Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians, In the Heights) set to direct. Spears herself celebrated the news on X, tweeting, “Excited to share with my fans that I’ve been working on a secret...
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The longlist for this year’s Booker Prize for Fiction was announced this week, with a number of European authors among the 13-strong class of 2024. As well as including works by a Dutch and a Native American writer for the first time – Yael van der Wouden’s "The Safekeep" and Tommy Orange’s "Wandering Stars", respectively – the selection is notable, judges and critics say, for its variety. “There is no single register here,” wrote Edmund de Waal, the chair of judges, in a statement accompanying the list. “We need fiction to do different things – to renew us, give solace, to take us away from o...
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Elena Ferrante is one of the most acclaimed authors in the world. Yet, interviews with her are nearly impossible to find, as she (or he or they) maintains an extremely low-key profile to keep her identity secret. To this day, readers do not know who Ferrante truly is. What they do know, however, is that she is making history. “In the area where narcissism is overwhelmingly present, Elena Ferrante has decided to erase her ego,” Enrica Ferrara, scholar in Italian literature at Trinity College Dublin and novelist tells Euronews Culture about the Italian writer Ferrante. Earlier this month, The Ne...
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Lisa Jewell and Rebecca Yarros were the big winners at the TikTok Book Awards for the UK and Ireland this year, in a ceremony held at the Sea Containers Hotel on the South Bank. 56-year-old writer Jewell won Book of the Year (UK & Ireland) for her 21st novel ‘None of This is True’. The bestseller crime novel follows a podcaster who gets entangled in the dark complex life of a woman she agrees to interview. BookTok influencers: Revolutionising reading or bringing about "the end of the world"?#BookTok decides: TikTok launches its first ever Book AwardsJewell, who has been publishing novels since...
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Author Salman Rushdie does not have to turn over private notes about his stabbing to Hadi Matar, the man charged with attacking him, a judge ruled yesterday (Thursday 18 July). The alleged assailant’s contention was that he was entitled to the material as he prepared for trial. As we reported earlier this year, the trial was postponed and Rushdie's attacker was allowed to seek material related to Rushdie's upcoming memoir about the attack before standing trial. Matar’s lawyers in February subpoenaed Rushdie and publisher Penguin Random House for all source material related to Rushdie’s memoir ...
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MSNBC's Rachel Maddow thinks it's very interesting that Republican vice presidential contender J.D. Vance named his venture capital firm after a magical object from the series The Lord of the Rings (LOTR). "Lord of the Rings is sort of a favorite cosmos for naming things and cultural references for a lot of far-right and alt-right figures both in Europe and the United States," said Maddow on Wednesday. She further noted that Peter Thiel, a billionaire venture capitalist and supporter of Vance, also named one of his companies, Palantir, after a LOTR item. It is absolutely true that Vance and Th...
Reason
Berlin's biggest literature festival, taking place in September, will feature around 150 authors from 50 countries, organizers announced on Wednesday. Notable authors such as Rachel Cusk, Olivia Laing, and Elif Shafak will present their new works to literature enthusiasts at the event, which welcomes around 20,000 visitors every year. Festival curator Helon Habila had highlighted themes like collective trauma, environmental issues, and human rights as key topics, reflecting the current global climate of pandemics, wars, and climate change. Young visitors are also catered for at the 24th editio...
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