A carreira de escritor de Thelonious "Monk" Ellison estagnou porque o seu trabalho não é considerado "suficientemente negro". Monk, um escritor e professor de inglês, escreve um romance satírico sob um pseudónimo, com o objetivo de expor as hipocrisias do mundo editorial. O sucesso imediato do livro força-o a envolver-se mais profundamente na sua identidade assumida e desafia as suas visões de mundo mais arraigadas.
Antes de Ina, antes de Rachael, antes de Emeril, existia Julia, a mulher que mudou para sempre a maneira de cozinhar da América. Mas em 1948, Julia Child era somente uma mulher americana que vivia em França. O trabalho do seu marido levou-a a Paris, e com o seu espírito incansável, Julia tinha um enorme desejo de fazer algo. Quinze anos depois, Julie Powell está estagnada. Perto dos 30, a viver em Queens e a trabalhar num cubículo, enquanto as suas amigas alcançam carreiras de sucesso, Julie procura um projecto para focalizar as suas energias. Decide assim passar exactamente um ano a cozinhar as 524 receitas do livro “Julia Child's : Mastering the Art of French Cooking” e cria uma blog onde relata as suas experiências.
The publication of a new dictionary titled The Great Passage progresses. Mitsuya Majime, originally from publisher Genbu Shobo's sales department, has been recruited by Kouhei Araki, a veteran editor of the dictionary department who is looking to retire soon. The dictionary department is known internally as the "money-eating insect," but Mitsuya uses his perseverance and attachment to the words in order to become a great editor. Mitsuya, who has poor social skills, finds himself working with another man named Masashi Nishioka, who is able to express himself better.
Gloss was a television drama series in New Zealand that screened from 1987-1990. The series was about a fictional publishing empire run by the Redfern family. It was a starting point for many actors who went on to many productions in New Zealand, Australia and around the world including Temuera Morrison, Miranda Harcourt, Peter Elliott, Lisa Chappell, Danielle Cormack and Kevin Smith. Writers for the show included James Griffin, who went on to write Outrageous Fortune, Rosemary McLeod and Ian Mune. The show's title theme song was performed by Beaver Morrison. The show has not been rescreened since its original screening, but selected extracts have been made available for viewing on NZ On Screen.
