PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST-SELLERS

1. “Dog Man: Grime and Punishment” by Dav Pilkey (Graphix)2. “All the Devils Are Here” by Louise Penny (Minotaur)3.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Finding Hopwood, the memoir penned by actor and producer Hopwood DePree, has secured a global publishing deal after an auction. Executive editor Rachel Kahan of William Morrow, a division of HarperCollins USA, landed the book with a six-figure advance.DePree’s book chronicles his journey moving from Hollywood to northern England to rescue his dilapidated 600-year-old ancestral home, Hopwood Hall Estate.

HARDCOVER FICTION1. “Thick as Thieves” by Sandra Brown (Grand Central Publishing)2. “The Vanishing Half“ by Brit Bennett (Riverhead)3.

1. “Midnight Sun” by Stephenie Meyer (Little by Brown Books for Young Readers)2. “Thick as Thieves” by Sandra Brown (Grand Central Publishing)3.

Ian Mitchell, bassist for the Bay City Rollers, has died at the age of 62, according to a post on the group’s Facebook page.With hits including “Saturday Night” and “Bye Bye Baby,” the tartan-clad Scottish group were a pre-punk 1970s phenomenon in the UK and enjoyed several hits in the US.“We are deeply saddened by the news of Ian Mitchell’s death,” the brief message reads. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Wendy, their family and friends.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentPAMPLONA —  No presentation at Conecta Fiction is as important as its CoPro Pitching Sessions, packed this year with 12 scripted series projects from Latin America and Europe. 2020’s hybrid edition – with Spanish producers and creators pitching in Pamplona, Latin Americans mostly online – is proving no exception.

There are few places in the world that hold the same mystique as Paris, France, especially if you live in the US. For many young people, the idea of working and living in Paris is something you can only dream about.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentBursting onto the Latin American film-TV scene in the second half of last decade, Colombia’s Fidelio Films has struck a development and co-production deal with Stories, the burgeoning film-TV arm of Spain-based publishing giant Editorial Planeta.The news comes as Fidelio prepares to present at Spain’s Conecta Fiction, a Europe-Latin America TV production forum, the supernatural drama series “Tenebris,” which won an Our Local is Global grant from

Leonard Cohen fans were not impressed Thursday after his song “Hallelujah” was played twice during the Republican National Convention.

1. “Midnight Sun” by Stephenie Meyer (Little by Brown Books for Young Readers)2. “Untamed” by Glennon Doyle (The Dial Press)3.

Battlestar Galactica will be streaming in the UK on BBC iPlayer next month.The BBC announced on Wednesday (August 26) that the complete series will be available as a box set from September 5, joining box sets of the likes of Heroes and Killing Eve.The series, which aired on Syfy in the US between 2004 and 2009, will also air on BBC Two.BBC iPlayer controller, Dan McGolpin, said in a statement: “Battlestar Galactica is regarded as one of the best sci-fi series ever made and it holds appeal for

Nordstrom Anniversary Sale, where there are still deals on pretty much everything. One category we're especially excited to see: plus size clothing.Among Nordstrom's size inclusive clothing are items from popular brands like Good American, Madewell, Nike, Spanx and BB Dakota.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThese are boom times for hit songwriters, with catalogs being snapped up by Hipgnosis, Shamrock and others — and the latest big acquisition comes from Spirit Music Group, which announced that it has acquired the publishing catalog of Grammy-nominated songwriter and former “American Idol” judge Kara DioGuardi.

US talk show host Larry King has spoken for the first time following the deaths of two of his children, who died just weeks apart.Reports emerged last week that King’s only daughter Chaia, 51, had died on 20 August following a battle with lung cancer.It was also reported that King’s son Andy, 65, had died two weeks before that, with no cause of death being given at the time.On Saturday evening (22 August), the presenter and journalist broke his silence with a Facebook post thanking fans for

1. “Midnight Sun” by Stephenie Meyer (Littleby Brown Books for Young Readers) 2. “Live Free or Die” by Sean Hannity (Threshold Editions) 3.