Disney buys Judy Blume books to make into films

NOOOOO!

Oh! I'm reading Ian Rankin right now. I never managed to get into the TV production of Rebus, and I'm totally not picturing John Hannah.

I really love the Rebus books. Which book are you reading? I liked the TV adaptations, but they were boring at times despite the twisted subject matter. John Hannah was sufficiently weary and sarcastic to make it work, but I agree he wasn't that much like the Rebus in the books. For one thing, his Rebus was too likable - Book!Rebus is a magnificent bastard. And he was too young. It'll be interesting to see who they cast next.

Unlike the Wire In The Blood book, which just reeks of Robson Green.

I look forward to reading this book. Did you ever find a more concrete meaning for the phrase? I remember speculation in UnAmerican.

Both authors are pretty damned nasty to their protagonists.

It hurts so good.

I never managed to get into the TV production of Rebus, and I'm totally not picturing John Hannah.

Rankin agreed that Hannah was Not Rebus, but he hasn't seen the actual shows. He did help Hannah with his Method research, via taking him out and getting him so drunk, he was crawling home, Rebus-style.

But let me say the thing I wanted to say to many of the people at the reading: PELECANOS!!! Kickass world-building, really interesting reading about the real (non-political) DC, great use of music, fabulous characters -- some of whom appear, at least briefly in each book. The new one is about his new-ish cop character, Derek Strange, mostly about the 1968 riots, but Nick Stefanos, who was the main character in some other books, pops up as a little kid in one scene.

I like Pelacanos muchly...he feeds that spot nourished by Tarentino, Leonard, maybe the Sopranos...very important place in my heart, if not the most law-abiding.

One of the really minor things that first endeared me to Pelecanos is the way he always tells you how much tip people leave -- and his main characters are always good tippers, due to most of them having some tie to a Greek diner. Of course, Pelecanos's father had an actual diner in real life, where he worked from the time he was 11.

Loving the Rankin talk, I wonder if he ever reads in Toronto -- off to google.

Oh, I have a ticket to a Guy Gavriel Kay reading/panel next week. This tour is to support his new book, Last Light of the Sun, a book a friend said was like it was written for me (saxons and vikings and bears, oh my!). I bought the book, but haven't had a chance to read it because of moving into my new place. I'll read it this weekend (around friends visiting).

ETA: Looks like Rankin was here in '01 promoting Resurrection Men, but not since.

Disney buys Judy Blume books to make into films

Oh, ack. Pfui.

First Narnia and now this? I tremble to think what's next.

I love when writers put in that kind of life detail, Jesse. I do it in my stories.

Disney buys Judy Blume books to make into films

Oh, ack. Pfui.

Unfortnately, I forsee the casting of Dakota Fanning as Margaret.