Archive: June 2011 (21-23 of 23)

Jun 3 2011 07:24 AM ET

Sweet news for 'Sweet Valley' fans: A new spin-off!

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Hey, Sweet Valley fans! How many of you loyalists out there are still trying to get over the fact that Jessica Wakefield became (SPOILER ALERT) Mrs. Todd Wilkins in Sweet Valley Confidential? That Elizabeth Wakefield hooked up with Bruce Patman? Well, I deliver to you an antidote to the Confidential withdrawal: The Sweet Life, a digital-only spin-off series from St. Martins.

The publisher has not yet responded to EW’s requests for comment, but it appears as though the series might focus on Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield in their 20s. UPDATE: St. Martins confirms that the series will pick up three years after Confidential. READ FULL STORY »

Jun 2 2011 10:53 AM ET

On the Books June 2: Elizabeth Taylor-Richard Burton book optioned for Martin Scorsese, Emma Watson reads 'Chicken Soup,' a new Pearl Jam book, and more

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++ Furious Love, Sam Kashner and Nancy Schoenberger’s in-depth chronicle of the late Elizabeth Taylor’s passionate, volatile love affair and two marriages to Richard Burton, has been optioned by Paramount Pictures as a future directing project for Martin Scorsese, Deadline reports. Taylor and Burton met on the set of Cleopatra, setting off a worldwide media frenzy and perhaps the modern day obsession with celebrity couplings. Vanity Fair ran a lengthy excerpt of Furious Love as a cover story last summer. READ FULL STORY »

Jun 1 2011 01:58 PM ET

Glenn Beck to helm a new book publishing imprint with Simon & Schuster

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For fans who are dreading the end of Glenn Beck’s daily Fox News show, there’s reason to celebrate; and for his detractors, something to groan about. Beck’s media empire won’t be shrinking any time soon: The conservative talking head has signed a deal with Simon & Schuster that includes the launch of a new book imprint called Mercury Ink, an extension of Beck’s production company Mercury Radio Arts. READ FULL STORY »

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