Patrick Ness News

BBC America made a series of announcements at today's TCA including:

After a sold out run in NYC at the Emerging Artists Theatre and an acclaimed production at the Detroit Fringe Festival earlier this year, popular up and coming actor/writer Tim Realbuto will bring his play YES back to NYC for a short run at the Hudson Guild Theater Off-Broadway in January 2016.

Tim Realbuto, the NYC based award winning writer and performer, who recently ended a year-long tour of his popular show 'Wunderkind', which he created and starred in about his life growing up in the theatre, will travel all the way to Detroit, Michigan to be a part of the prestigious Detroit Fringe Festival.

Tim Realbuto, the NYC based award winning writer and performer, who recently ended a year-long tour of his popular show 'Wunderkind', which he created and starred in about his life growing up in the theatre, will travel all the way to Detroit, Michigan to be a part of the prestigious Detroit Fringe Festival.

For culture lovers, there's really only one place to be this autumn and that's The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival. Running from Friday till Sunday, October 2-11 the Festival boasts speakers as diverse as Ronnie Wood, Martha Lane Fox, Matthew Bourne, George the Poet, Garry Kasparov, Jeanette Winterson, Nick Clegg, Nigel Mansell, Carrie Hope Fletcher, Nick Frost, Nigella Lawson, Bill Bryson and Gino D'Acampo.

After an extensive audition process, actor/playwright Tim Realbuto has cast Joe Blute to star alongside him in the premiere of his new play 'Yes', opening June 2nd as part of the Emerging Artists Theatre New Work Series.

Award winning actor and writer Tim Realbuto (Ghostlight; 'The Sopranos') will present his newest play 'Yes' as part of the 12th Annual Emerging Artists Theatre New Work series. 'Yes' will perform on Tuesday, June 2nd at 7:00 PM at the TADA! Theatre, 15 West 28th Street. All tickets are $ 10.

Scholastic (SCHL), the global children's publishing, education and media company, today released four exclusive new images from the eagerly anticipated fully illustrated edition of J.K. Rowling's bestselling Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Bloomsbury UK also revealed the images simultaneously.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Oct, 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ Hudson Booksellers, a brand unit of travel retailer Hudson Group, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dufry, AG of Basel, Switzerland, has announced its list of the Best Books published in 2014. Hudson operates 60 full-service bookstores and over 400 Hudson News newsstands in airports and transportation terminals throughout North America, and sells books online at www.HudsonBooksellers.com.

Production has begun on A Monster Calls, directed by Juan Antonio Bayona, Goya Award-winning director of the worldwide smash The Impossible.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sigourney Weaver has signed on to join Liam Neeson and rising star Felicity Jones in Juan Antonio Bayona's film adaptation of Patrick Ness' children's A MONSTER CALLS.

According to Deadline, rising star Felicity Jones has been tapped to lead Juan Antonio Bayona's film adaptation of Patrick Ness' children's A MONSTER CALLS.

Ruth Ozeki's A Tale for the Time Being saw off competition last night from Anne Carson, Thomas Pynchon, Patrick Ness and James Smyth to secure the Red Tentacle (Novel) award. It was selected by a panel made up by fellow authors Kate Griffin, Nick Harkaway and Will Hill; TED fellow Anab Jain; and whitefox founder Annabel Wright.

Last week, more than 500 booksellers, along with publishers and authors, converged on Seattle for the American Booksellers Association's ninth annual Winter Institute--three days of seminars, socializing and shoptalk (even more energizing than Seattle's collective euphoria over the Seahawks). Adding to the excitement was the abundance of authors, numbering more than 100. Many of them were on hand Thursday evening to sign books, something I'd grown blasé about--until I walked into the hotel ballroom. I gasped, grabbed the nearest arm and exclaimed, 'Look! It's Cynthia Bond!' I sidled over to her table as casually as I could, but then started to gush like a tween at a One Direction concert. Her novel Ruby (to be published by Hogarth in April), the 'unforgettable story of a man determined to protect the woman he loves from the town desperate to destroy her,' is one of the most stunning books I've read this year--order it now in advance from your indie bookstore.

It was announced today that Ruth Ozeki's Booker-shortlisted novel, A Tale for the Time Being, is on the shortlist for the Kitschies Red Tentacle Award.

Somerville, MA – 12-16-13 – Candlewick Press announces E-Volt, a new source for young-adult e-book deals and information. YA readers can plug into monthly E-Volt alerts, where they can discover their next favorite novel as an instant deal for $2.99 or less. Each month spotlights several titles – both backlist favorites and new releases – that are available for a range of e-readers, as well as bonus content including chapter teasers, audio clips, videos, author bios, quotes, and more. By following http://e-volt.tumblr.com/ readers will be tuned in to Candlewick's newest YA e-book offerings as well.

The Guardian revealed yesterday that illustrator Jim Kay will be reimagining the whole of JK Rowling's beloved Harry Potter universe, with the launch of a new fully illustrated edition of the series, beginning with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in September 2015.

The shortlist has been announced for the only national literary award voted for entirely by kids - the Red House Children's Book Award.

With the holiday season only a few months away, it's time to start thinking about all of those 'impossible to buy for' friends and family. Books represent the perfect stocking stuffer and, this Christmas and Hanukkah, there are some fantastic new reads to choose from. To make your gift giving easier, TheReadingRoom.com has revealed its favorite fiction, non-fiction, young adult fiction and children's books that boast an unbeatable combination of fascinating subject matter and great writing.

Candlewick Press, which publishes outstanding children's books for readers of all ages, announced today that it will begin selling books on Apple's iBookstore. Readers can also download Candlewick Press titles from the iBookstore on the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch or at iTunes.com/iBookstore - just in time for holiday travel and gift-giving.