Fiction Writing News: Page 17
ALA Launching LibraryReads this Fall, Featuring Monthly Book Picks (June 29, 2013): American Library Association launching LibraryReads this fall. The site will feature top ten recommended reads from librarians across the U.S.
Random House's Hogarth Asking Novelists to Write Prose Versions of Shakespeare's Plays (June 29, 2013): The Hogarth imprint of Random House is asking novelists to rewrite all of Shakespeare's plays in novel form.
Sam Taylor-Johnson to Direct 50 Shades of Grey Movie, Release Date Set (June 27, 2013): 50 Shades of Grey movie to be directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, will be released in August, 2014.
Author and Screenwriter Richard Matheson Dead at 87 (June 26, 2013): Richard Matheson, author behind such movies as I am Legend and Reel Steel has died at 87.
Lauren Weisberger Launches Revenge Wears Prada in London (June 22, 2013): Lauren Weisberger launched Revenge Wears Prada in London. A stiletto-off was held to help launch the sequel to The Devil Wears Prada.
William Morrow Signs Greg Iles to a Three Book Deal (June 11, 2013): Bestselling author Greg Iles moves to HarperCollins. His new Penn Cage trilogy will be published by William Morrow.
Scottish author Iain Banks Dies at 59 (June 9, 2013): Bestselling Scottish author Iain Banks died today at the age of 59. He announced in April that he had inoperable, terminal gall bladder cancer.
George R.R. Martin Watches Fans' Reactions to Game of Thrones Red Wedding Scene (June 6, 2013): Author George R.R. Martin got a big kick out of watching fans' reactions to the infamous Red Wedding Scene from HBO's Game of Thrones
Sotheby's to Auction First Edition of The Great Gatsby (May 29, 2013): Sotheby's New York will auction a first edition of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald at an auction on June 11, 2013.
Newly Discovered Pearl Buck Novel to be Published (May 28, 2013): A previously unpublished novel by Pearl Buck has been found in a storage unit in Texas. It will be published by Open Road in October.
Amazon's Kindle Worlds Lets Writers Publish Fan Fiction (May 27, 2013): Amazon's has launched Kindle Worlds, a new platform for fan fiction. It launches with Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars and Vampire Diaries.
Lydia Davis Wins Man Booker International Prize 2013 (May 27, 2013): American author Lydia Davis is the winner of the Man Booker International Prize 2013. She is known for her short short stories as little as two sentences long.
Dan Brown Talks Inferno With Stephen Colbert (May 21, 2013): Dan Brown discusses his book Inferno on The Colbert Report. Stephen makes anagrams out of Dan's name.
J.K. Rowling Reveals the Origins of Quidditch in Unique Annotated First Edition to Be Auctioned for Charity (May 18, 2013): J.K. Rowling says she invented Quidditch after a fight with her boyfriend. She reveals other tidbits in annotated edition of Harry Potter being auctioned for charity.
Five Authors Selected as Candidates for Nobel Prize in Literature (May 17, 2013): The Permanent Secreatry of the Swedish Academy announced there are now five candidates for the Nobel Prize for Literature. As is tradition, the names were not revealed.
Stephen Colbert and Carey Mulligan Get Intellectual and Discuss The Great Gatsby (May 11, 2013): Carey Mulligan admits a dark secret to Stephen Colbert -- she can't read and has no idea what The Great Gatsby is about. But LeVar Burton is there to help.
Translators Working on Dan Brown's Inferno Kept Locked in Publisher's High-Security Basement for Days (May 10, 2013): Translators working on translating Dan Brown's Inferno into multiple languages were kept locked in the basement of for several days. They were watched by armed guards.
Harper Lee Suing Literary Agent for Stealing To Kill a Mockingbird Copyright (May 4, 2013): Harper Lee is suing her literary agent, Samuel Pinkus, for tricking her into singing a document that signed her To Kill a Mockingbird copyright over to him.
Mitch Albom Signs Three Book Deal With HarperCollins (May 2, 2013): Mitch Albom is leaving Hyperion for HarperCollins. He has signed a three book deal with Harper and the first novel will be published in November.
William Morrow Announces Witness, a Digital Mystery/Thriller Imprint (April 30, 2013): William Morrow has announced plans to launch Witness, a digital imprint that will publish mystery, suspense and thriller novels. The imprint will launch in October, 2013.
