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‘Baldwin: A Love Story’ to Get Film From Obamas’ Higher Ground, Anonymous Content
Nicholas Boggs and The Disappearers author Marlon James, his partner, will co-adapt Boggs’s biography of James Baldwin, published to wide acclaim by FSG in August, with the help of producers from both studios. Anonymous Content most recently adapted Shelby Van Pelt’s novel Remarkably Bright Creatures.
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‘The Love Hypothesis’ Gets a ‘Female-Forward’ Film Adaptation
Director Claire Scanlon and producer Elizabeth Cantillon talk with PW about bringing Ali Hazelwood’s hit romance to the screen, satiating fan expectations, and keeping the focus on women.
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How Jordan Moblo Became Universal Studio Group’s Literary Tastemaker
In his unique role as EVP of creative acquisitions and IP management for Universal’s TV division, Moblo—who moonlights as a book influencer—serves as a “matchmaker” between studio execs and the books on their adaptation wishlist.
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To Watch or Not to Watch: September 2026
This month’s varied selections include adaptations of novels by Virginia Woolf, Charles Dickens, Alice Hoffman, and Ali Hazelwood.
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To Watch or Not to Watch: August 2026
This month’s book-to-screen adaptations include Ryan Murphy’s take on Bret Easton Ellis’s The Shards, a True Detective–style Green Lantern series, and a quiet film featuring Willem Dafoe as a poet.
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Authors Weigh In on Wilder’s ‘Little House’—Then and Now
In light of the new Netflix series based on the controversial classic, PW spoke with a trio of children’s authors about their connections to the story and hopes for the adaptation.
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TV Alert: ‘The Day You Begin’ by Jacqueline Woodson
Woodson’s 2014 picture book, illustrated by Rafael López, is hitting screens in the form of a one-hour animated special on August 4 from PBS Kids.
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With ‘Heartstopper Forever,’ Alice Oseman Writes Their Happy Ending
In the last decade, the author-illustrator’s Heartstopper webcomic has evolved into a hit graphic novel series and TV show that have inspired LGBTQ+ teens around the world. Now, they’re saying goodbye with the final volume and film.
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To Watch or Not To Watch: July 2026
On offer this month are modern takes on The Odyssey and the Little House on the Prairie books, a documentary about poet Mary Oliver, and the conclusion of Netflix’s adaptation of Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper series.
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Marissa Stapley Gets ‘Lucky’ in Hollywood
On the heels of the premiere of Apple TV’s series adaptation of her 2021 novel, the Canadian author discusses the interplay of the book and the TV show, and what researching con artists taught her about human nature.
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