BBC to adapt Hilary Mantel’s French Revolution book
Hilary Mantel has had a smash success with her Tudor-era historical novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, recently turned into a successful TV adaptation by the BBC, airing… Read more »
Hilary Mantel has had a smash success with her Tudor-era historical novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, recently turned into a successful TV adaptation by the BBC, airing… Read more »
Fitzwilliam Darcy is one of Jane Austen’s most iconic characters—brought to life in screen adaptations by the likes of Laurence Olivier, Colin Firth, and Matthew Macfayden. Now, an English author… Read more »
Last month, we reported at Moby Lives about the smash success that Johanna Basford had with two coloring books she created for adults: Secret Garden and Enchanted Forest. American publishers… Read more »
A trove of writings by Mark Twain has been discovered by scholars at the University of California, Berkeley, Janie Har reports for the Associated Press. The prolific author lived for… Read more »
Chain restaurant Chipotle Mexican Grill has, for about the past year, been featuring short stories by well known authors on its takeout cups and bags. The first round featured big… Read more »
Late last week, President Obama unveiled a new plan to donate e-books to children from low-income families. Cory Turner reports for “All Things Considered” on NPR that he made the… Read more »
With the city of Baltimore reeling from the riots and looting earlier this week, an anarchist bookstore has stepped in to provide some order amid the chaos. Judith Rosen reports… Read more »
A Long Island woman is facing a lot more than overdue fines from the New York Public Library over several rare books that were taken from the collection. Nicole Hong… Read more »
After a long controversy over the mental stability of author Harper Lee, and whether she was competent enough to approve the publication of the long-awaited follow-up to her seminal To… Read more »
The Tennessee Senate has voted against making the Bible the official state book. As reported here on Moby Lives, the measure was proposed by several weeks ago, and approved by the state’s… Read more »