
Bourne books will be honoured with the Variety Blockbuster Book to Film Award
at the third annual Quill Awards. The awards are a joint venture by Reed Business
information. and NBC Universal's Television Stations unit.
Tony Gilroy, who scripted the Bourne trilogy, will accept the award at the
ceremony on oct 22.
Variety VP and editor-in-chief Peter Bart said hat the publication has the credit
of heralding the best in filmed entertainment.
"The Jason Bourne trilogy has kept the country on the edge of its seats, much
as did Robert Ludlum's books, which are still with new editions by Eric Van Lustbader
the Bourne bestseller tradition. It's a pleasure to celebrate the directors' terrific work,
based on these blockbuster books,"