Book Ad of the Week: THE COURT-MARTIAL OF GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER (1976)

November 14, 1976

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

by Douglas C. Jones

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1976

Douglas C. Jones' novel of alternate history became the NBC television movie (airdate: December 1, 1977) starring James Olson as General George A. Custer, Brian Keith as the defense attorney, Ken Howard as the prosecuting attorney, and Blythe Danner as Mrs. Custer.

Book Ad of the Week: YEAR OF THE GOLDEN APE (1974)

October 20, 1974

Year of the Golden Ape

by Colin Forbes
[Raymond Harold Sawkins]

E.P. Dutton, 1974

Colin Forbes' 1977 novel Avalanche Express became the 1979 movie of the same name, but the major motion picture based on Year of the Golden Ape was never produced.

Book Ad of the Week: A TOUGH ONE TO LOSE (1972)

October 1, 1972

A Tough One to Lose

by Tony Kenrick

Bobbs-Merrill, 1972

Tony Kenrick's novels Two for the Price of One and Faraday's Flowers became the major motion pictures NOBODY'S PERFEKT (1981) and SHANGHAI SURPRISE (1986), respectively, but the film adaptation of A Tough One to Lose was never produced.

Book Ad of the Week: SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE

September 10, 1980

Soon to be a Major Motion Picture

by Abbie Hoffman

Perigee/Putnam,  1980

Despite the title, the major motion picture from Universal was never made.

Nice try, Abbie!

Book Ad of the Week: BURTON AND SPEKE (1982)

November 7, 1982

Burton and Speke

by William Harrison

St. Martin's/Marek, 1982

William Harrison's novel became the Bob Rafelson film MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON (1990), starring Patrick Bergin (as Richard Francis Burton) and Iain Glen (as John Hanning Speke), from a screenplay by Harrison and Rafelson.

Book Ad of the Week: KAMOURASKA (1973)

June 10, 1973

Kamouraska

by Anne Hébert

Crown, 1973

Anne Hébert's novel, first published in France in 1970, was the basis for the film KAMOURASKA (1973), directed by Claude Jutra and starring Geneviève Bujold and Richard Jordan.

Book Ad of the Week: THE BEAUTY TRAP (1969)

November 2, 1969

The Beauty Trap

by Jeanne Rejaunier

Trident Press, 1969

The Avco Embassy motion picture, to be presented by Joseph E. Levine, was never produced.