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- Variety· 8 OctJapanese Game Show ‘Save Money’ Snapped Up by NBCUniversal Formats (EXCLUSIVE)
Japanese game show “Save Money” has been acquired by NBCUniversal Formats, a division of Universal Studio Group. The company snapped up the worldwide format distribution rights outside of Japan. The show was developed and produced by Chukyo TV.
- Deadline· 8 OctGrace Harper Brighouse On Bringing Her Camden Film Festival-Winning Doc ‘Dependence’ Back Home To London — LFF
The 2026 London Film Festival rolls into action this week. And among the headline international galas, there is once again a strong collection of homegrown titles.
- Deadline· 8 OctHande Erçel To Star In Nader Saeivar’s Berlin-Set Drama ‘Diaspora’
EXCLUSIVE: Turkish star Hande Erçel has been unveiled as the lead actress in Iranian director and screenwriter Nadar Saeivar’s upcoming Germany-set drama Diaspora ahead of an early 2027 shoot.
- Literary Hub· 8 OctAnne Carson has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Today, the Swedish Academy awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature to Canadian author Anne Carson, for “her bold and inventive oeuvre that in playful dialogue with the classical tradition has created new forms for contemporary literature.” The Academy’s permanent
Also atBook Riot - TVLine· 8 OctWhat To Watch Thursday: Below, Cupertino, And Eternally Yours Debut, Georgie & Mandy, Elsbeth, And SVU Return, And More
On TV this Thursday: Below, Cupertino, and Eternally Yours make their debuts, and Georgie & Mandy, Elsbeth, Law & Order, and SVU all return.
- Deadline· 8 OctLauren Ash, Mae Martin & Randall Park Join Crave Comedy ‘Meatballs’
EXCLUSIVE: Lauren Ash (Superstore), Mae Martin (Wayward) and Randall Park (Wandavision) are joining the campers at Crave comedy Meatballs.
- Deadline· 8 OctBBC Apologizes “Unreservedly” And Removes Article Accusing PinkNews Founder Of Sexual Misconduct
The BBC has “apologized unreservedly for the defamatory allegations” made in a documentary and accompanying article about the founder of one of the UK’s leading LGBTQ+ publications and his husband. The BBC this morning removed from its website the original PinkNews article.
- Book Riot· 8 OctSimmer Down: 5 Agonizingly Slow Burn Romances
Get ready for deliciously slow burning romance that feels more true to life. Each one offers well-developed characters and plenty of pining.
- Book Riot· 8 OctThe Bestselling Books of the Week, According to All the Lists
USA Today, Publishers Weekly, NYT, Amazon, and Indie Booksellers all have their own bestseller lists. Here are the combined results.
- Book Riot· 8 OctMust-Read Horror Books Perfect for Fantasy Readers
Get into spooky season with these horror books for fantasy readers, bringing all the magic and imaginary worlds with thrills and scares.
- Variety· 8 OctWim Wenders Boards Peter Lindbergh Documentary ‘Truth:Beauty’
Wim Wenders has boarded “Truth:Beauty,” a feature documentary about legendary German fashion photographer Peter Lindbergh, as executive producer.
- Book Riot· 8 Oct2027 Latine YA Books for Your TBR
We've got a whole lot of great new reads to look forward to in 2027, including this wide array of Latine YA books.
- Book Riot· 8 OctBoo Who?: New Ghost Stories for Kids
Give young readers a good scare with BOO(K)S! Check out these ghost stories for kids of all ages.
- Deadline· 8 OctNiamh Algar & Fanny Ardant Starring In UK-Greek Series Set In AI-Controlled Luxury Resort
Niamh Algar and French cinema legend Fanny Ardant are leading a thriller series set in an AI-controlled, high-end luxury resort. Harmonia is a rare UK-Greek co-pro coming from Adolescence co-producer Warp Films, ITV Studios and Greek pubcaster ERT.
- Variety· 8 OctCharlotte Gainsbourg on Listening to ‘Controversial’ Kanye West and Working With ‘Tortured’ Lars von Trier at Busan
Charlotte Gainsbourg had one artist to recommend to the crowd at her Busan International Film Festival masterclass, and it was not a safe pick. “I’m not good for recommendation.
- Literary Hub· 8 OctOn Hannah Arendt and Mary McCarthy’s Decades-Long Friendship
Hannah Arendt’s homeland was populated with friends, most of them men—at least that is what her published correspondence would lead you to believe. The published letters between Arendt and her friends include books with Martin Heidegger, Karl Jaspers, Heinrich Blücher,
- Literary Hub· 8 Oct5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week
Our fivesome of fantastic reviews this week includes, Zain Khalid on Ayad Akhtar’s The Radiance, Franklin Schneider on MrBeast and James Patterson’s The Most Dangerous Games, Jason Mott on T. Geronimo Johnson’s The Occidental Book of the Dead, Sam Worley
- Literary Hub· 8 OctIt Begins On the Page: How Relationships Between Readers and Writers Are Made
We don’t usually understand literature as a dialogue. Typically, when publishing professionals think of readers, they think they need to entice them to buy the book so they may have hours of pleasant or enriching cultural entertainment. The author’s name
- Literary Hub· 8 OctOne Night in Frankfurt: Scenes From the Incomparable Heinrich Maria Ledig-Rowohlt Translation Prize Dinner
Forty years ago in October 1986 I attended my first Frankfurt Book Fair. On the first day of meetings my friend and colleague Gary Fisketjon and I were introduced to Heinrich Maria Ledig Rowohlt, an elegant, charismatic 78-year-old German publisher
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