The Australian author-illustrator team behind the ‘Real Pigeons’ books – Andrew McDonald and Ben Wood – are headed into film development with Nickelodeon.
CBC’s ‘Canada Reads’ Sets New Dates: A Shortlist Narrowed by Passion
Coronavirus Updates: The typically arresting literature-debate show ‘Canada Reads’ now has new pandemic-era dates, and a strong lineup of five books.
During Cannes: Australia’s Screen Queensland Enters a New Wattpad Partnership
Not a normal first-look deal, Wattpad announces a partnership with a state-owned film development company in Australia, Screen Queensland.
Frankfurter Buchmesse ‘Sends’ Publishers, Agents to Cannes Online
Frankfurt’s program in which publishers and agents can present properties to producers at Cannes this year is playing out in the digital space.
The ‘Astérix’ Rights Universe Widens: Papercutz’s New USA Editions
With new translations from the original French by Joe Johnson, Papercutz’s new publication of the Astérix canon begins on July 14.
Tales From Simon Stålenhag: The Artist-Author on His New Amazon Original Series
‘My collective seashell,’ as Simon Stålenhag puts it, ‘sounds like that’—his artwork, his texts, and the new cinematic treatment by Nathaniel Halpern.
Coronavirus Worklife: Canada’s Kids Can Press Premieres ‘CitizenKid’
Even while working from home, the Kids Can Press children’s book team in Toronto will see a premiere today of a new film based on its CitizenKid series.
Rights Roundup: New Titles Entering the International Marketplace
From Germany, Spain, Cameroon and France, the United States, Québec, Greece, Majorca, and the United Kingdom, our titles today are in the early stages of their rights sales.
Rights Roundup: Tracking Strong Sales in International Deals
Today’s deals come from India, Sweden, the UK, Finland, Italy, and Norway and include art books, adult fiction, kids’ nonfiction–and historical train tales.
Wattpad’s Verticalization: Now Making Its Own International Adaptations
Taking a more aggressive stance in development of its properties, Wattpad Studios announces projects and writers for new film and television adaptations.