Fiction Writing News: Page 24
Harry Potter Inspires Paper That Spells Out Blood Type (May 2, 2012): J.
Stephen King Gets Profane, Political (April 30, 2012): Stephen King is mad as hell and he's not going to take it anymore.
Neal Stephenson Stars in Book Trailer Which Pokes Fun at Book Trailers (April 26, 2012): Amazon Publishing's 47 North imprint just put out a hilarious -- and clever -- book trailer for the new book, The Mongoliad: Book One.
Jackie Collins Explains Her Decision to Self-Publish, Gives Advice to Writers (April 25, 2012): Bestselling author Jackie Collins raised some eyebrows when she decided to self-publish a book.
Tor, Forge, Orb and Starscape Ebooks to Go DRM Free in July (April 24, 2012): Tom Doherty Associates, the publisher of Tor, Forge, Orb, Starscape and Tor Teen announced today that its ebooks will now be Digital Rights Management (DRM) free.
2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes Announced (April 23, 2012): The winners of the 2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were announced Friday, April 20, 2012, during a public ceremony held in the Bovard Auditorium on the campus of USC.
The Real Reason No Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Was Awarded This Year (April 17, 2012): In an interview with The Daily Beast Pulitzer Fiction Prize jury member Maureen Corrigan, NPR book critic and critic in residence at Georgetown University, reveals the real reason why no Pulitzer for fiction was awarded this year.
Novelist William Boyd to Write Next James Bond Novel (April 17, 2012): HarperCollins announced that award-winning novelist William Boyd will write the next James Bond novel.
Davian Aw Wins 2012 Lyttle Lytton Contest (April 16, 2012): The winner of the 2012 Lyttle Lytton Contest for bad writing has been announced.
Shortlist for Independent Foreign Fiction Prize Announced (April 12, 2012): The shortlist for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize has been announced.
Little, Brown Announces Title, Description and Release Date for J.K. Rowling's Next Novel (April 12, 2012): Little, Brown has announced the title and release date of J.
Herman Wouk Inks New Book Deal With Simon and Schuster at 96 (April 9, 2012): Now this is impressive.
2012 Indies Choice and E.B. White Read-Aloud Award Winners Announced (April 7, 2012): The winners of the 2012 Indies Choice and E.
Previously Unpublished Kurt Vonnegut Novella Published as Kindle Single (March 25, 2012): A previously unpublished 20,000-word novella by Kurt Vonnegut has been published as a Kindle single by RosettaBooks.
Steven Millhauser Wins The Story Prize (March 24, 2012): Steven Millhauser is the winner of The Story Prize for books published in 2011.
Vintage Books Acquires License to Publish Ian Fleming's Bond Backlist in Ebook Form (March 16, 2012): The Random House Group and Ian Fleming Publications Ltd announced that Vintage Publishing, a division of Random House, has acquired a ten-year license for Ian Fleming's entire James Bond backlist in print and ebook format, along with Fleming's two nonfiction titles.
Joe Hill Talks About His New Novel Horns (March 15, 2012): Joe Hill talks about his new novel, Horns.
Kyung-sook Shin is First Woman to Win Man Asian Literary Prize (March 15, 2012): Kyung-sook Shin has been named the first woman to win the Man Asian Literary Prize.
Trailer for HBO's Hemingway & Gellhorn Starring Clive Owen and Nicole Kidman (March 15, 2012): HBO went all out for its upcoming movie, Hemingway & Gellhorn.
Thirteen Judy Blume Novels to be Released as Ebooks (March 12, 2012): Today's teens can now experience Judy Blume's famous novels in ebook versions.
