Alex Slater
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This is the most I’ve seen written about this and I guarantee you one day this book will be published. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
$2m crime novel deal collapses amid questions over AI use
Agents withdraw Jerry Falade’s hotly anticipated debut after saying they can no longer authenticate ‘how the manuscript evolved’
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This was an honor. I shared the Tribeca Storytelling Summit Stage with 3 worldclass producers, and the esteemed errol barnett, and learned a lot about how they adapt properties for the screen and… | ...
This was an honor. I shared the Tribeca Storytelling Summit Stage with 3 worldclass producers, and the esteemed errol barnett, and learned a lot about how they adapt properties for the screen and sta...
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This interview with Yahdon is required reading for publishing people: lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2026/06/ask-...
After 6 months, folks still seem interested in what I've been up to, at least, according to the Publishers Marketplace ranking. In short, I've been building a new business that is helping fuel the white-hot fire that is today's book-to-screen market. Visit www.themediascout.com to find out more.
A writer's dream: sell your unpublished novella to a major film studio FIRST...then worry about getting it published later. deadline.com/2026/05/marc...
Marc Guggenheim Novella 'Persona' Movie Set; Paul Feig Directs
20th Century Studios has won a heated auction for Persona, a novella by Marc Guggenheim. The movie adaptation will be directed by Paul Feig.
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HOW did I miss this. people.com/pizza-huts-b...
Pizza Hut's 'BOOK IT!' Summer Reading Program Returns to Provide Voracious Young Readers with Pizza Parties and More
Pizza Hut's BOOK IT! program has announced the return of "Summer of Stories," where kids can earn personal pan pizzas and more for meeting reading goals. The program, open for kids in pre-K through 6t...
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Just sharing these points from The Big Picture and thinking about how literary adaptations are absolutely booming right now.
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Huge news from Ingram! If you're an author, make sure your publisher knows about what we're building. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Ingram Launches New Digital Catalog, DRC, and Ordering Platform
Covered, a digital catalog and galley service for booksellers, librarians, media, and publishers, aims to be a cost-effective alternative to Edelweiss and to fill a gap left by the closure of Baker & ...
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Huge news from Ingram! If you're an author, make sure your publisher knows about what we're building. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Ingram Launches New Digital Catalog, DRC, and Ordering Platform
Covered, a digital catalog and galley service for booksellers, librarians, media, and publishers, aims to be a cost-effective alternative to Edelweiss and to fill a gap left by the closure of Baker & ...
publishersweekly.com
"The fact that Heated Rivalry is based on Rachel Reid’s successful series of 'Game Changers' books helped it make its mark...as the panel was happening, HarperCollins was reporting a 6% uptick in sales at the book division." deadline.com/2026/02/why-...
Why Did ‘Heated Rivalry’ Strike Such A Chord? Top TV And Streaming Execs Have Some Ideas
Top TV and streaming programmers unpacked the "Heated Rivalry" phenomenon in a panel discussion at NATPE Global in Miami.
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"One agent told PW she was 'reeling' from the scope of the layoffs." www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
More Job Cuts at S&S
After confirming on Monday that the publisher had made limited reductions to its staff, Simon & Schuster made another round of layoffs later in the week. More than a dozen jobs have been cut, mostly o...
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."
Standing with and sending extra love to our Minneapolis bookstore friends and their entire community today 💜
“Hollywood has never stopped loving books…But it has rarely needed them this much.” Thus: www.themediascout.com.
This is the third or fourth time I've seen this headline and I'm starting to get a good hold of the plot now.
Vulture@vulture.com · 7mo agoMatt Damon says that Netflix wants its filmmakers to repeat the plot of the movie during its dialogue ‘three or four’ times because people are on their phones when watching movies at home.
There's a lot happening at MediaScout this month! Take a look behind the paywall with the Promo Code: FREEMONTH26. It's your window into the book world, from the leaders of the book world. Find the next hit adaptation. (Yes, there are MANY hockey stories in here.) www.themediascout.com
MediaScout: Book Adaptation Rights
Discover and acquire adaptation rights to turn books into screen masterpieces. Tailored for film and TV professionals.
themediascout.com
There's a lot happening at MediaScout this month! Take a look behind the paywall with the Promo Code: FREEMONTH26. It's your window into the book world, from the leaders of the book world. Find the next hit adaptation. (Yes, there are MANY hockey stories in here.) www.themediascout.com
MediaScout: Book Adaptation Rights
Discover and acquire adaptation rights to turn books into screen masterpieces. Tailored for film and TV professionals.
themediascout.com
There's a lot happening at MediaScout this month! Take a look behind the paywall with the Promo Code: AS2026. It's your window into the book world, from the leaders of the book world. Find the next hit adaptation. (Yes, there are MANY hockey stories in here.) www.themediascout.com
There's a lot happening at MediaScout this month! Take a look behind the paywall with the Promo Code: AS2026. It's your window into the book world, from the leaders of the book world. Find the next hit adaptation. (Yes, there are MANY hockey stories in here.) www.themediascout.com
I want to talk about a dystopian world we are entering - where every moment, event, and crisis just become commodities. Life stops being something we live, but something we sell and trade. It will breed both corruption & emptiness. 1/ A 🧵on why our politics can't ignore this.
I have many friends and former colleagues quoted in this article and I am very proud to know and support them all. thehill.com/homenews/lgb...
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If you’re in Minneapolis and need a place to just BE right now, Big Hill Books and Birchbark Books & Native Arts are both open and ready to welcome you with open arms.
“Their sleep gets better, their stress level, their impulse control, their empathy...If you could take what reading does to you and put it in a pill, it would be the fastest-selling pill in the world.” Thousands of books have since been donated to this school. www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...
How one Kansas City teacher built a reading culture in a school with no library
“You can see the shift around the school,” said one teacher. “... It’s impressive and inspiring to see someone do something so big in an out-of-the box way.”
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Warner Bros Discovery tells investors to reject latest $108bn hostile Paramount bid
Warner Bros Discovery tells investors to reject latest $108bn hostile Paramount bid
Board unwilling to accept hostile takeover despite $40bn guarantee from billionaire Larry Ellison Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) has again told its shareholders to reject an “inadequate” $108.4bn (£80bn) hostile takeover bid by Paramount Skydance amid an extraordinary corporate battle to control the media conglomerate. Paramount, controlled by the billionaire Ellison family, had sought to combat WBD’s criticism of its offer and claims it had “consistently misled” investors by saying it had a “full backstop” – a safety net to ensure it has sufficient funds – from the Ellisons. Continue reading...
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Literary agents: start the year off right. (Editors are not emailing you back this week anyway.) Check out MediaScout and get in touch with me about how Ingram can better serve you and your clients: www.themediascout.com.
MediaScout: Book Adaptation Rights
Discover and acquire adaptation rights to turn books into screen masterpieces. Tailored for film and TV professionals.
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