Fiction Writing News: Page 22
Simon & Schuster to Publish Dystopian Novel by Kendall and Kylie Jenner (June 28, 2012): You might want to sit down for this one.
Janet Evanovich Discusses How Success Has Changed Her and Why 50 Shades of Grey is Dangerous (June 27, 2012): Author Janet Evanovich talked to Forbes magazine about how she got her original inspiration for her bestselling Stephanie Plum series, how success and being financially secure has changed her life.
John Irving Writes the Last Sentence of the Story First (June 26, 2012): John Irving talked about his writing process with Time magazine. He says he writes the last sentence of a story first.
Consumer Federation of America Blasts Critics of DOJ's Ebook Price Fixing Lawsuit (June 25, 2012): In a statement issued today the Consumer Federation of America blasted critics of the Justice Department's lawsuit against Apple and major book publishers for ebook price fixing.
Hilarious Music Video Implores George R.R. Martin to Write Faster (June 25, 2012): This hilarious and entertaining music video implores George R.R. Martin to write faster before the Game of Thrones series on HBO finishes before his books are released.
Janet Evanovich Signs Eight Book Deal With Random House (June 24, 2012): Publisher's Weekly reports that bestselling author Janet Evanovich is sticking with Random House.
Alice Walker Refuses to Allow The Color Purple to be Published in Israel (June 20, 2012): Alice Walker is refusing to all her Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning novel The Color Purple to be translated into Hebrew by Israeli publisher Yediot.
Keira Knightley and Jude Law Star in Tom Stoppard's Adaptation of Anna Karenina (June 20, 2012): Tom Stoppard adapted the screenplay for the Focus Film's version of the classic Leo Tolstoy novel, Anna Karenina.
Harry Potter Books Now Available to Borrow for Free For Amazon.com Prime Members (June 19, 2012): Amazon announces that Amazon Prime members can borrow all seven Harry Potter books through the Lending Librayr.
Open Road to Publish All of Pearl S. Buck's Novels as Ebooks (June 18, 2012): Open Road Integrated Media is publishing all of Pearl S.
Jon McGregor's Even the Dogs Wins 2012 Impac Dublin Award (June 16, 2012): Jon McGregor's novel, Even the Dogs, won the 2012 International Impac Dublin Literary Award.
Chicago Tribune Announces Nelson Algren Award Winners (June 15, 2012): The Chicago Tribune has named Jeremy T.
Hachette Launches New Book Imprint Called Redhook (June 14, 2012): Hachette Book Group announced today that it will launch a new commercial fiction imprint.
Terry Goodkind to Self-Publish Next Novel (June 14, 2012): Terry Goodkind is self-publishing his next novel, which is a huge move for a major bestselling author.
Thomas Pynchon Relents and Allows His Books to Be Published in Digital Format (June 13, 2012): Thomas Pynchon, the author of The Crying of Lot 49, the National Book Award-winning Gravity�s Rainbow and V.
Florida Keys Facebook Contest Seeks Hemingway Look-Alikes (June 13, 2012): A Florida Keys contest is seeking Ernest Hemingway look-alikes.
Paramount to Make Film of Libba Bray's Upcoming Series, The Diviners (June 12, 2012): Bestselling author Libba Bray just snagged a very nice movie deal for the rights to her upcoming novel, The Diviners.
Winners of 2012 Horn Book Awards Announced at BookExpo America (June 11, 2012): The winners of the 2012 Horn Book Awards have been announced at BookExpo America.
Pig Named After Terry Pratchett's Novel Snuff at Hay Festival 2012 (June 7, 2012): British fantasy author Sir Terry Pratchett's novel Snuff won the 13th annual Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for comic fiction.
President Obama Releases Statement About the Death of Ray Bradbury (June 6, 2012): It's not often that a sitting president issues a statement about the death of an author.
