As we head home for the weekend, we wanted to make sure you had plenty of publishing headlines to keep you busy. Email GalleyCat to get all our publishing stories, book deal news, videos, podcasts, interviews, and writing advice in a daily email newsletter.
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We found out that fictional Mad Men character Roger Sterling will publish his memoir in real life.
Danny DeVito will star in an an adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, joined by Zac Efron and Betty White.
The parenting handbook What To Expect When You’re Expecting will be adapted as romantic comedy.
Barnes & Noble unveiled a Color Nook (see the video embedded above) and eBook readers debated: was it revolutionary or a mistake?
After considering thousands of actors, director Ang Lee cast unknown Suraj Sharma as the lead in his 3-D Life of Pi adaptation.
Johnny Depp narrated the audiobook for Keith Richards’ memoir, Life.
After protests and governmental negotiations, The Hobbit will be filmed in New Zealand.
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