Sunday, December 30, 2012

Book Ad of the Week: THE LAST OF THE JUST (1960)

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November 10, 1960 The Last of the Just by André Schwarz-Bart Atheneum, 1960 Published in France as Le Dernier des Justes in 19...
Sunday, December 23, 2012

Book Ad of the Week: THE CHRISTMAS TREE (1969)

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September 28, 1969 The Christmas Tree by Michel Bataille William Morrow & Co., 1969 Michel Bataille's novel The Christm...
Sunday, December 16, 2012

Book Ad of the Week: THE WILBY CONSPIRACY (1974)

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March 27, 1974 The Wilby Conspiracy by Peter Driscoll J. B. Lippincott Co., 1972 Peter Driscoll's novel became the film THE W...
Sunday, December 9, 2012

Book Ad of the Week: ARMAGEDDON (1964)

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September 27, 1964 Armageddon by Leon Uris Doubleday, 1964 Leon Uris' novels became the movies BATTLE CRY (1955), THE ANGRY...
Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Books Into Films: "Big Investments in Story Values Which Have Not Yet Been Filmed" - Variety, 5/9/73

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Torn from the pages of Variety -- literally! -- here's another great "Books Into Film" post from William Wilson of Video Jun...
Sunday, December 2, 2012

Book Ad of the Week: ADDIE PRAY (1971)

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August 26, 1971 Addie Pray by Joe David Brown Simon and Schuster, 1971 Joe David Brown's novel was the basis for Peter Bogd...
Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Books Into Films: Announced in the Trades, Part 2

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A few months back, our friend William Wilson of Video Junkie Strikes Back from Beyond the Grave sent us the following Variety ads as a re...