Hopkins to Play Hemingway
There are reports that Anthony Hopkins has signed on to play Ernest Hemingway in a film entitled Papa. Directed by Roger Donaldson, the film is said to be based on the author’s encounter with Denne Bart Petitclerc, America’s youngest war correspondenct in the Korean War, who was inspired by Hemingway’s work on the Spanish Civil…
continue reading300 Million Served and Growing
J.K Rowling passed another mind-boggling milestone as it was announced that sales of her Harry Potter novels surpassed the 300 million mark worldwide. According to a BBC report, the series has been translated into 63 languages and that more than a third of the sales were based here in the US.
continue readingA Couple of Great Readings Today
There are two amazing readings scheduled for today so everyone in the Oxford, MS area and in San Francisco should mark their literary calendars. First, Robert Hicks is appearing at Square Books in Oxford to sign his debut novel The Window of the South. Yesterday, we featured some of agent Jeff Kleinman’s opinions about the…
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Food, wine, cars, sports, good stuff… that’s what the TheSportingLife.net is all about. The sporting life is an old euphemism for the good life and that’s what we’ve got to offer. Visit often for wine reviews, cigar talk, and other “guy stuff.” Visit here.
continue readingIf He Needs a Ghostwriter, or Some Help, Lemme Know
Publishers Lunch reported that Slowhand himself, Eric Clapton, is watching the time click down on the auction for his memoir. The auction is set to end on Wednesday and Clapton has reportedly already turned down an offer of 2.5 million pounds. Agent Ed Victor, who is representing rights for the sale, says, “Eric has known…
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