Tuesday, October 07, 2014

The Roundup with PW - Murakami Joint Fav for the Nobel Prize

The First 'Inherent Vice' Reviews Are In: Paul Thomas Anderson's adaptation of Thomas Pynchon's novel premiered at the New York Film Festival this weekend, and now the first reviews for the film have been posted across the web.

Murakami Joint Fav for the Nobel Prize: With just three days to go before the 2014 Nobel prize for literature is awarded, Haruki Murakami and the Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o are joint favorites to win the literary world’s greatest honor.

Bertelsmann Buys Out Jahr: Bertelsmann SE agreed to acquire full control of German publisher Gruner & Jahr, ending a 45-year-old partnership with the Jahr family as part of an acceleration of its digital strategy.

Portland's In Other Words Could Close: The Portland bookstore and community center, which has gained recognition as a filming location for the TV show 'Portlandia,' may close without an infusion of support.

'Olive Kitteridge' on the Small Screen: Slate's Sharan Shetty on why the TV adaptation of Elizabeth Strout’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel might be the best thing that airs on HBO this year.

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