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![This book may be middle-grade non-fiction, but it’s easily one of the most fascinating books I’ve read all year. In Master of Deceit: J. Edgar Hoover and America in the Age […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Marc-Aronson-duo-115x115.jpg "Marc Aronson on J. Edgar Hoover and America in the Age of Lies")
Marc Aronson on J. Edgar Hoover and America in the Age of Lies
Posted on August 15, 2012 | No CommentsThis book may be middle-grade non-fiction, but it’s easily one of the most fascinating books I’ve read all year. In Master of Deceit: J. Edgar Hoover and America in the Age […] -
![From Deadline – Lionsgate TV wants to raise the Jolly Roger. Lynda La Plante, the writer/producer behind the acclaimed Prime Suspect series (the Helen Mirren original), is developing a drama […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Villains-of-all-nations-CROP-115x115.jpg "Lionsgate TV wants Villains of All Nations")
Lionsgate TV wants Villains of All Nations
Posted on May 12, 2011 | No CommentsFrom Deadline – Lionsgate TV wants to raise the Jolly Roger. Lynda La Plante, the writer/producer behind the acclaimed Prime Suspect series (the Helen Mirren original), is developing a drama […] -
![From Deadline – Fox 2000 has acquired The Floor of Heaven, a non-fiction tome by Howard Blum, for Chernin Entertainment. The book tells the story of Charlie Siringo, a cowboy […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Floor-of-Heaven-CROP-2-115x115.jpg "Fox 2000 steps on The Floor of Heaven")
Fox 2000 steps on The Floor of Heaven
Posted on March 21, 2011 | No CommentsFrom Deadline – Fox 2000 has acquired The Floor of Heaven, a non-fiction tome by Howard Blum, for Chernin Entertainment. The book tells the story of Charlie Siringo, a cowboy […] -
![From DHD – Cue the triumphant music, because The Weinstein Company has snapped up screen rights to The Boys in the Boat, a non-fiction book by Daniel James Brown that […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/1936-team-on-water-115x115.jpg "TWC snaps up The Boys in the Boat")
TWC snaps up The Boys in the Boat
Posted on March 3, 2011 | 3 CommentsFrom DHD – Cue the triumphant music, because The Weinstein Company has snapped up screen rights to The Boys in the Boat, a non-fiction book by Daniel James Brown that […] -
![From THR – We’ve been hearing a lot about Houdini lately: first Dreamworks, then Syfy announced projects in development, and now Summit is moving forward on a Houdini feature to […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Secret-Life-of-Houdini-115x115.jpg "Summit moves forward on Houdini project")
Summit moves forward on Houdini project
Posted on February 22, 2011 | No CommentsFrom THR – We’ve been hearing a lot about Houdini lately: first Dreamworks, then Syfy announced projects in development, and now Summit is moving forward on a Houdini feature to […] -
![Book Jacket: From the acclaimed author of The Great and Only Barnum—as well as The Lincolns, Our Eleanor, and Ben Franklin’s Almanac—comes the thrilling story of America’s most celebrated flyer, Amelia Earhart. In […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Amelia-Lost-CROP-115x115.jpg "Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart by Candace Fleming – Review")
Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart by Candace Fleming – Review
Posted on February 16, 2011 | 2 CommentsBook Jacket: From the acclaimed author of The Great and Only Barnum—as well as The Lincolns, Our Eleanor, and Ben Franklin’s Almanac—comes the thrilling story of America’s most celebrated flyer, Amelia Earhart. In […] -
![From THR – Sony is heading back to the 60’s with a feature adaptation of Shelia Weller’s Girls Like Us, a non-fiction that traces the lives of Carly Simon, Joni […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Girls-Like-Us-115x115.jpg "Girls Like Us sets Director, Screenwriter")
Girls Like Us sets Director, Screenwriter
Posted on January 24, 2011 | No CommentsFrom THR – Sony is heading back to the 60’s with a feature adaptation of Shelia Weller’s Girls Like Us, a non-fiction that traces the lives of Carly Simon, Joni […] -
![From DHD – Having scored once with Seabiscuit, another Laura Hillenbrand bestseller, it only makes sense that Universal has acquired Hillenbrand’s latest bestseller, Unbroken: A World War II Story of […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Unbroken-115x115.jpg "Universal acquires Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken")
Universal acquires Laura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken
Posted on January 4, 2011 | No CommentsFrom DHD – Having scored once with Seabiscuit, another Laura Hillenbrand bestseller, it only makes sense that Universal has acquired Hillenbrand’s latest bestseller, Unbroken: A World War II Story of […] -
![From Beyond Hollywood – Steven Spielberg’s long simmering feature adaptation of Pulitzer Prize winning author Dorris Kearns Goodwin’s Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, is finally set to […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Team-of-Rivals-115x115.jpg "Daniel Day-Lewis is Spielberg’s Lincoln")
Daniel Day-Lewis is Spielberg’s Lincoln
Posted on November 22, 2010 | No CommentsFrom Beyond Hollywood – Steven Spielberg’s long simmering feature adaptation of Pulitzer Prize winning author Dorris Kearns Goodwin’s Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, is finally set to […] -
![From DHD – And you thought Hannibal Lector was scary. Get ready to meet Dr. H.H. Holmes, one of America’s first documented serial killers – Leonardo DiCaprio, his Appian Way […]](https://bookyurt.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Devil-in-the-White-City-115x115.jpg "The Devil in the White City is Leonardo DiCaprio")
The Devil in the White City is Leonardo DiCaprio
Posted on November 1, 2010 | No CommentsFrom DHD – And you thought Hannibal Lector was scary. Get ready to meet Dr. H.H. Holmes, one of America’s first documented serial killers – Leonardo DiCaprio, his Appian Way […]
