Fiction Writing News: Page 14
Kindle Worlds Announces Deals With Veronica Mars, G.I. Joe and Ravenswood (February 5, 2014): Kindle Worlds inked new deals to allow creation of paid fan fiction in the worlds of Veronica Mars, G.I. Joe and Ravenswood.
Swedish Crime Writer Henning Mankell Chronicles His Cancer Journal for Newspaper (February 1, 2014): Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell will write about his serious cancer diagnosis and upcoming treatment plans for Swedish newspaper.
J.K. Rowling Suing The Daily Mail For Libel (January 31, 2014): J.K. Rowling is suing The Daily Mail for libel over an article claiming Rowling misrepresented her past as an impoverished single mother.
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross to Write the Score for Gone Girl Movie (January 29, 2014): Oscar winners Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross are writing the score for the David Fincher film Gone Girl, which is based on the bestselling novel by Gillian Flynn.
Video: Mindy Kaling Stars in the Book Trailer for B.J. Novak's New Fiction Collection (January 24, 2014): Mindy Kaling and B.J.Novak star in this hilarious book trailer for Novak's new short story collection, One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories.
Simon and Schuster Launching New SF Imprint Called Simon451 (January 17, 2014): Simon and Schuster is launching a new sf imprint called Simon451. The first book is by the X-Files' Gillian Anderson and Jeff Rovin
Penguin Random House, Twitter and AAP Launch Second Annual TwitterFiction Festival (January 10, 2014): Alexander McCall Smith, Brad Meltzer are headlining the TwitterFiction Festival which features top authors and aspiring writers. The call for entries is open now.
Kensington Acquires Lyrical Press as its Digital Imprint (January 10, 2014): Kensington Publishing purchased Lyrical Press as its lead digital imprint. Kensington is actively acquiring new titles for the imprint and increasing marketing support.
Danielle Steel Named a Chevalier of the Legion d'Honneur by French Government (January 9, 2014): She's sold 600 million books worldwide. Now Danielle Steel has been awarded the French government's highest honor, the Chevalier of the Legion D'Honneur
British Lawyer Who Blabbed J.K. Rowling's Secret Pen Name Gets Fined and Reprimanded (January 3, 2014): Christopher Gossage, the attorney who revealed that J.K. Rowling is also Robert Galbraith, has been fined and reprimanded by Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Shia LaBeouf Apologizes for Plagiarism Using Sky Writing (January 2, 2014): Shia LaBeouf hires sky writing plane to apologize to Daniel Clowes for plagiarizing his work in new film.
Trailer for Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond Starring Dominic Cooper (December 30, 2013): The BBC is releasing a miniseries about James Bond author Ian Fleming and his real life spy exploits.The miniseries stars Dominic Cooper.
David Lagercrantz Hired to Pen More Books in Stieg Larsson's Millenium Series (December 17, 2013): David Lagercrantz has been hired to write more books in Stieg Larsson's Millenium series, which began with The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.
New University of Colorado-Ricoh Study Finds Readers Won't Give Up Printed Books (December 9, 2013): Ricoh and the University of Colorado study finds consumers won't give up on printed books for ebooks. Says 60% of downloaded ebooks are never read.
Amazon.com Launches Short Story Imprint Called StoryFront (December 8, 2013): Amazon.com launches new short story imprint called StoryFront. It will publish short works and poetry by emerging and established authors.
President Obama and Daughters Sasha and Malia Visit Independent Bookstore for Small Business Saturday (December 1, 2013): President Obama kept up his family tradition of visiting an independent bookstore on Small Business Saturday. First daughters Malia and Sasha accompanied him on the trip.
Three Unpublished J.D. Salinger Manuscripts Leaked Online (November 30, 2013): Three J.D. Salinger manuscripts that are only available to scholars at Princeton and UT have been leaked online after a strange Ebay auction.
Buttercupgate: Suzanne Collins Forces Director of Hunger Games to Fire Cat Who Played Buttercup, Part Recast (November 27, 2013): Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins forced the director to fire the black and white cat cast as Buttercup in the movie. A new more buttery colored cat has now been cast in the role
E.L. Doctorow's Accepts the 2013 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters (November 26, 2013): E.L. Doctorow gave an interesting speech about the Internet and free speech as he accepted the 2013 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters
James McGrath Wins the National Book Award for Fiction (November 26, 2013): James McGrath won the 2013 National Book Award for Fiction for his novel, The Good Lord Bird
