Two very different film versions of the children’s novel by Carlo Collodi first published in 1883 are about to go into production. And neither of them will look even a bit like the animated 1940 Disney version that generations of children have enjoyed over the years. Oscar winning actor Roberto Benigni (Life Is Beautiful) will star as Geppetto in director Matteo Garrone’s (Gomorrah and Dogman) live action version of Pinocchio. From Deadline Hollywood: Garrone will […]
Can there be a magic bullet? The quest for a magic bullet is to find a drug which can cure disease and do no harm. Microbiologist Adam Knight finds that the new antibiotic, Floracillin, he has discovered can cause cancer. He falls in love with a young talented singer, the daughter of the head of a pharmaceutical company who wants to acquire the commercial rights to Floracillin. But he becomes responsible for other bullets. Those […]
Food Tank has rounded up 19 books about food and agriculture that explore food policy, nutrition science, healthy eating, food justice, and the challenges of farming. Readers will be able to immerse themselves in new roles as activists, brewers, chefs, farmers, politicians, and more. Included in the list, consumer advocate, nutritionist, and author of six prize-winning books Marion Nestle’s Unsavory Truth offers readers another glance into nutrition: although nutrition advice may seem inspired by the […]
As November and National Novel Writing Month zoom towards us, author Sam Wiebe makes a case for economy with a push on the art of the short story and #ShortStoryReadingMonth, a initiative he’s made on Twitter. In a Facebook post a few weeks ago, Wiebe stated his case. “Let’s put Novel Writing Month on hold in favour of Short Story Reading Month. Thirty days of studying concise well-crafted short fiction is probably more valuable than […]
The 50th Man Booker Prize has been awarded to Anna Burns for the novel Milkman (Faber & Faber). Burns, 56, who was born in Belfast and lives in East Sussex, drew on the experience of Northern Ireland during the Troubles to write Milkman. Her first acclaimed novel, No Bones, was also set in this period. She saw off competition from two British writers, two American writers and one Canadian writer. Set in an unnamed city, […]
Growing up in a house filled with books might have a ”Powerful and Lasting effect” on the mind, according to a recent study. From Smithsonian Magazine: The study, published recently in Social Science Research, assessed data from 160,000 adults from 31 countries, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, Turkey, Japan and Chile. Participants filled out surveys with the Programme for the International Assessment of Competencies, which measures proficiency in three categories: literacy, […]
January 1970. Just over a week ago James Peterson was a high school freshman whose biggest worry was passing his geometry class. Now he’s in South Vietnam impersonating an army paratrooper. He’s not there for glory, but to make up for his cowardice and solve a mystery. But can a fifteen year old boy survive without any military training? Can he find the answers he seeks? Or will someone see that he’s shut down permanently? […]
Eden Robinson has been awarded the Copper Cylinder Award, a prize given annually for Canadian literature of the fantastic, selected by members of the Sunburst Award Society for books published during the previous year. Additionally, the 2018 Copper Cylinder Young Adult Award is shared by two works, Scion of the Fox by S.M. Beiko published by ECW Press, and Weave A Circle Round by Kari Maaren from Tor Books. Robinson received the prize for Son […]
Copyright © 2026 | WordPress Theme by MH Themes
